Pranayama Chikitsa

Pranayama Chikitsa refers to the treatment of varied ailments by breathing exercises. These exercises may be mental or physical. Pranayama has been practices in India for ages. In many Vedas and Upanishads, one can find references to pranayama. However, the first formal teaching of pranayama was given by Maharishi Patanjali in the first century B.C.
Pranayama is the vital force of life energy. It relieves a person fro mental stress and sufferings. Pranayama in fact helps to attain mental, physical and spiritual peace and composure. It helps you to stimulate various systems of your body and promote harmony among the same that ultimately leads to good physical health. Also, it keeps you free from varied ailments and slows down the ageing process.
Pranyama should be done in early morning and on the floor. You should be wearing cotton clothes while practicing pranayama. But it should be clearly etched in your mind that pranayama should be done only under the supervision of a competent yoga guru. So get started with it now!