MAHAT - YOGAThe
complete grand breathePRESENTED BY
PRANA AYAMA
VISWA MITRA Foundation1720, P & T block, 3rd Cross,
Aniketana Road, Kuvempunagar, Mysore 570023
94480.52184
Inspiration & source my gurus
Shri Narasimha Murthy, Adi Shankara Yoga Kendra, Basavangudi,
Bangalore aged 75 years now, experimenting & preaching since 45
years Disciple of a Himalayan Guru
Inspiration & source my gurus
Shri Raghavendra ShenoyRashtrothana Shareerika Shikshana Kendra,
Bangalore Master of Asanas Direct Disciple of Yogic Genius Shri
B.K.S Iyengar Practising & preaching Asanas since 25 years
Knows each & every part of the internal body & inspires
each student to know the
PranaBasic Energy
[Physical, Mental, Spiritual & Cosmic..]
[Heat, Light, Gravity, Magnetic, Electricity]
[Life, spirit, Vigor, Vitality, Power]All vibrations or Dynamics
or Movements in the Nature is Prana
Pranaforms
Air Water Food Emotions Activities
very strong strong strong average average
Ayamathe management
Stretch Extension Expansion Length Breadth Regulation
Prolongation Restraint Control
Prana-AyamaEnergy-Management
The Act or the Art of the Self energising Force embracing the
body with extension, expansion & control
Qualities of Prana
Strongerwhen the entire body is pure by air, water, food &
majority of the impure waste is thrown out of the body
AverageWhen the entire body is a mixture of pure & impure
air, water, food & waste
WeakerWhen the entire body is full of wastes & lesser place
for good & quality air, water & food
Air & prana AirIn the Atmosphere
BreatheWhen the air enters the nose
PranaWhen the Breathe fulfils it purpose & converts to
energy or prana.
Breathing tools
Brahma [Adi, Raw-material]Air in the Atmosphere
Vishnu [Madhya, work in process]Process of Breathing
Maheswara [antya, Finished goods]Purpose of Breathing
Breathing organs & tools
Nose Pharynx Larynx Trachea Lungs Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli
[air sacks] Capillaries or Blood vessels Blood
Importance of Nose in breathing
Filtersbad smell
dust, harmful bacteria, viruses, foreign objects,
Warms& makes accept
cooler air from outside suitable for body to
Moisturises
Adds content of water so that the Dry air does not rub &
damage the inner walls of the Air tube
Nostrils
Right Surya Male Heat, bile, fire Physical Day Rudra Pingala
work
Left Moon Female Mucus, kapha, water Mental Night Vishnu Ida
relaxation
Contents of Air Inhaled
Nitrogen 79% Oxygen 20% Carbon di oxide 1% & other gases
Contents of Air exhaled
Nitrogen 79% Oxygen 16% Carbon di oxide 4% Other gases 1%
Respiratory System Nose Throat Lungs
Systems directly affected by Breathing
Respiratory Circulatory Cardiac Digestive Excretory
Systems in-directly affected by Breathing
Nervous system Muscular system Skeletal system Endocrine
system
Oxygenwhy inside
Vital nutrient for the bodyNo food weeks No water No oxygen body
will withstand for body will withstand for days not even
minutes
Purifies the blood Removes toxins from blood & from the
body
Breathing at present
Alveolic Air
5%
Dead Air in the nose, pharynx, larynx trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles
95%
Breathing Proposed
Alveolic air 50%
increase gradually from 5% upto
Dead Air from
Decrease gradually 95% to 50%
How to increase Alveolic Air
Reduce Food levels, so that v get extra space B aware about ur
postures of sitting, standing & sleepingthere shud not b
congestion or contractions in the lungs by bad postures Increase
Each Breathing Time, ie., deeper breathing [can b achieved by
practise only over a period of time]
Factors influencing Breathing
Food Clothing Shelter of Stay & work Culture of birth &
parents Emotions Activity Pollution
Benefits of Deeper breathingphysical
Increased purification of blood Decrease in Toxins Increase
Digestion Decrease Waste Improved Nervous System Improves
functioning the glands, producing chemical requirements of the body
Improves Lungs capacity & resistance Reduces Heart load &
makes Heart live longer Controls Weight of the body Regulate Heat
& cooling System of the body Improves Health & reduces
weakness Oxygen to brain & mind relaxes
Benefits of Deeper BreathingMentalIncreases thought power
Increases Imaginative power Calms the mind Analyses the subject
before us Removes fatigue Removes lethargy Removes monotony Removes
depression
Diseases of bad breathing
LungsAsthma, Bronchitis Heart.blockage, Attack
DigestiveDiabetes, Excretory Constipation, Bloodcancer, high
cholestrol BrainTumor, stroke, haemorrage,
Stages of breathing Rechaka
inhalation Kumbhaka hold inside Puraka Exhalation Shunya hold
outside
Counts of Healthy breathing Very
Healthy 10 breathe per min Healthy 16 breathe per min Average 20
breathe per min Sick 24 breathe per min
Agni
heat transforms solids to liquids & liquids to gas
Five elements..in our body
Vayu
dynamic & base for all energy transfers, supports Agni to
perform better
Prithvi Solid, stability, rigidity [bones & teeth] JalaAgent
, Moving, Transporting & Informative blood, lymph & other
fluids Regulates temparature, carry away
wastes,
Physical Breathe analysisLength
of Breathing Volume of Breathing Pressure of Breathing Speed of
Breathing
Lungs
Right .3 sectors or lobes Lower Middle Upper
Left. 2 sectors or lobes Lower Upper
Mahatyoga
Air passing into all the three lobes on the right & two
lobes on the left in a single breathing Inhalation..Lower, Middle,
Upper Exhalation.Lower, Middle, Upper Mahatyoga, is the foundation
of all prana-ayamas. Any pranayama, shud have the base of
Mahatyoga.
Kinds of Breathing
Mouth Noisy Fast Irregular Jerky Shallow Forced Nervous
Voluntary
vs vs vs vs vs vs
Nose Quiet Slow vs Regular Smooth vs Deep Effortless vs Relaxed
Involuntary
SYSTEMS OF BODY
SKELETAL MUSCULAR NERVOUS CIRCULATORY DIGESTIVE EXCRETORY
LYMPHATIC
BLOOD
TRANSPORTING AGENT FIGHTS ANTIBODIES
BLOODCONTENTS
RED BLOOD CORPUSULES WHITE BLOOD CORPUSULES PLATELETS
TRI NADIS
IDA
LEFT, CHANDRA, COLD, TAMAS, LAZINESS RIGHT, SURYA, HEAT, RAJAS,
ACTIVITY
PINGALA
SUSHUMNA BACKBONE, BALANCE OF HEAT & COLD
PANCHA PRANAS
PRANA APANA SAMANA UDANA VYANA
HEAD EXCRETORY SYSTEM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM THROAT & VOICE
CIRCULATORY & NERVOUS SYSTEM
NAGA KOORMA KRAKARA
UPA PRANASEYE LIDS
TEGU(IN KANNADA)
COUGH & SEENU YAWNING SHLESHMA
DEVADATTA DHANANJAYA
FOOD FOR YOGIS
PROTIENS CARBOHYDRATES FATS MINERALS IODINE GLUCOSE WATER
SPROUTED BEANS RICE OILS SALT SUGAR
PURPOSE OF SOLID FOOD 10/16 5/16 1/16
WASTES MUSCLES & ENERGY MANAS
ARI SHAD VARGAS
KAMA KRODHA LOBHA MOHA MADHA MATSARYA
TRI GUNASSATWIK RAJASIK TAMASIK
Tri-doshasVatta Pitta Kapha
windy heat cold
PANCHA KOSHAS ANNA
MAYA PRANAMAYA MANOMAYA VIGNANAMAYA ANANDAMAYA
BREATHE MANAGEMENT BENEFITS - PHYSICAL
STRENGTHENSDIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXCRETORY SYSTEM CARDIAC SYSTEM
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM
BREATHE MANAGEMENT BENEFITS - MENTAL
CONTROLS EMOTIONS REDUCES STRESS METHODICAL THINKING
Basic respiratory system
Respiratory system
Respiratory system
Lungs
Lungs.side view
LUNGS.comparision
Human body
heart
Digestive system
Digestive system
kidneys
Human body
Nervous system
Endocrine system
skin
brain
brain