Science-Backed Benefits of Pranayama - A 7 Class Course:

1. Decreases stress
Pranayama reduces perceived stress levels in healthy young adults. The researchers speculated that pranayama calms the nervous system, which improves your stress responses

2. Improves sleep quality
The stress-relieving effects of pranayama may also help you sleep.

The technique known as Bhramari pranayama was shown to slow down breathing and heart rate when practiced for 5 minutes. This may help calm your body for sleep.

3. Increases mindfulness
For many of us, breathing is automatic. We do it without giving it much thought at all.

But during pranayama, you need to be aware of your breathing and how it feels. You also practice focusing on the present moment, instead of the past or future. This is known as mindfulness.

4. Reduces high blood pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is when your blood pressure reaches an unhealthy level. It increases the risk for some potentially serious health conditions like heart disease and stroke.

Stress is a major risk factor for high blood pressure. Pranayama can help minimize this risk by promoting relaxation.

5. Improves lung function
As a type of breathing exercise, the slow, forceful breathing of pranayama may strengthen your lungs.

6. Enhances cognitive performance
In addition to benefiting your lungs, pranayama may also enhance your brain function.

7. Reduces cigarette cravings
There’s evidence that yogic breathing, or pranayama, could decrease cravings in people who are trying to quit smoking.

In a 2012 study, just 10 minutes of yogic breathing caused a short-term reduction in cigarette cravings.

The bottom line...

Pranayama, or breath control, is a main component of yoga. It’s frequently practiced with yoga postures and meditation.

The goal of pranayama is to strengthen the connection between your body and mind.

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