Pranayama - Inhale The Future, Exhale The Past...
It is often said, "Pranayama - for Lungs; Meditation - for Mind; Yoga-Asanas - for Body; Walking - for Heart; Good Food - for Intestine; Good Thought - for Soul; Good Karma - for World...". Some students are in a hurry to begin 'real' pranayama. They go right to the later stages without first laying a quality foundation and thei r practice often suffers. This is not correct. They first have to find about what is it. This is also a part of the answer to the question "Who am I?". Also, there are some body gestures and mental attitudes which need to be looked into while practicing pranayama. The first two fingers of the right-hand palm and the left-hand palm are to be curved and last two fingers are to be kept straight and to be held together. Movement of fingers (in some types) is only expected and the rest of the parts should be at complete rest. The face should be kept quite gay and relaxed in order to practice breat...
