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News18
18-05-2025
- Health
- News18
Breathe Through It: How Pranayama Supports Women's Emotional Health
Last Updated: One conscious breath can begin to change your chemistry, your capabilities, and your story In today's fast-paced world, women often carry invisible emotional burdens—not only from daily stressors, but also from emotional patterns passed down through generations. Himalayan Master Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu, a global authority on Pranayama, teaches that the breath is a powerful tool for emotional regulation and nervous system healing. Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu, Global Yoga Educator, Author & Founder of Akhanda Yoga Institute shares 5 powerful Pranayama and breathwork practices to support emotional wellbeing: • Kapalbhati (Shining Skull Breath): A detoxifying technique that uses short, forceful exhalations to clear mental fog, uplift mood, and release stagnant emotions. It's like an internal shower for your thoughts. • Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath): Stimulates the vagus nerve and soothes the nervous system at a cellular level. Its vibrational sound calms anxiety, reduces inner agitation, and helps gently release long-held emotional tension. Dr. Yogrishi has pioneered Restorative Raja Yoga—a unique system that combines specific gentle Asana with Bhramari to support deep self-healing, both Yogically and scientifically. • Anuloma Viloma (Alternate Nostril Breath): Harmonizes the brain's hemispheres, promoting emotional balance, focus, and steadiness—especially helpful during hormonal shifts. • Chandra Bhedi (Left Nostril Cooling Breath): Supports the parasympathetic nervous system, cooling emotional heat, regulating reactive states, and reconnecting you to your inner calm and intuitive wisdom. Dr Yogrishi teaches that conscious breathwork reprograms not only the individual nervous system but also inherited emotional imprints. One conscious breath can begin to change your chemistry, your capabilities, and your story. First Published: May 18, 2025, 20:14 IST
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
6 simple breathing techniques to instantly calm you down
Stressful situations are part and parcel of life. Whether it's the pressure of a deadline, a personal crisis, or simply feeling overwhelmed by a packed schedule, these moments can cloud our judgment and leave us feeling mentally foggy. At times, the mental overload can lead to indecision or trouble in focussing, which can interfere with our day to day work. Chronic stress can take a serious toll on the mind and the body. Prolonged stress can lead to a range of diseases like cardiovascular issues, depression, diabetes, and gastrointestinal distress. It is important to manage stress effectively for your long-term well-being. Breathing techniques for calmness Slow-paced breathing practices could have a real effect on the body's stress response. These methods are believed to influence the autonomic nervous system (ANS)—the part of our body that controls things like heart rate and digestion by increasing something called heart rate variability (HRV). Put simply, when you breathe slowly and intentionally, your heart rhythm becomes more flexible and adaptive, which is a good sign your body can handle stress better. Inhaling tends to speed up the heart rate, while exhaling slows it down. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Keventer One: Offices built for you Keventer ONE Undo The more variation between beats, the better your body is at bouncing back from stress, says a study published in Nature. Here are some breathing techniques suggested by prominent Yoga experts to help you manage stress better. 1. Abdominal breathing Place one hand on your belly and breathe slowly, expanding your abdomen with each inhale. Make your exhale just a little longer than your inhale. This simple shift activates the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response and brings you back into the body. (Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu, Global Yoga Educator, Author & Founder of Akhanda Yoga Institute) 2. Equal breathing Sit or stand straight, and relax your shoulders. If standing, keep your feet one foot apart. Keep your gaze fixed at the point ahead of you. Begin inhaling and count up to 3. Then while exhaling, count up to 3. You don't need to hold your breath. Continue inhaling and exhaling slowly and gently, while concentrating on the flow of your breath. Practice up to 4-5 rounds. (Yoga Guru Dr Hansaji Yogendra) 3. Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath) Inhale deeply, then exhale with a soft humming sound. The vibration calms the vagus nerve, reduces anxious energy, and grounds the mind in stillness. Just a few rounds can soften the inner noise. (Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu) 4. Chakravati Pranayama To practice this breathing technique, start by inhaling deeply, filling only your lungs while keeping your stomach still. As you breathe in, visualize gentle, clockwise circles forming in front of your nose. Use your right hand to trace three small, imaginary circles close to your nose with each breath, imagining the air flowing smoothly like a spring. After completing three circles, slowly exhale. Begin with just a few repetitions and, with practice, gradually increase up to 100 circles as your comfort and control improve. (Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar) 5. Box breathing (Square Breath) Inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4—and repeat. Used by high performers and athletes, this technique builds emotional resilience and steadies your internal rhythm. We don't need hours of meditation—just a few mindful moments. (Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu) 6. Shitali Shitali aids in blood purification. Additionally, it relieves stress and tension. Perform it 5–7 times. It has a calming effect on the entire nervous system and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system which induces muscular relaxation, eventually helping in stress management. (Dr. Mickey Mehta, Global Holistic Health Guru and Life Coach) 5 Yoga Asanas to Naturally Manage Low Blood Pressure | Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar One step to a healthier you—join Times Health+ Yoga and feel the change
