· The purpose of this esoteric technique is to purify the mind and sageguard mental health. It enables you to resist negative external influences. It refreshes the circulation of the blood, completely cleanses the respiratory passages and counters the tendancy to feel cold. The HA (SUN) breath effectively eliminates the mental toxins and rapidly banishes feelings of depression and anxiety.
· Stand straight, with your legs slightly apart, and do the complete yogic breathing exercise. To do this, breathe in slowly through your nostrils while distending your abdomen (this is known as "abdominal” or low breathing as the air is drawn into the lower part of the lungs).
· Continue to breathe in slowly and deeply, while expanding the ribcage (this is known as "intercostal” or middle breathing as the air is drawn into the middle part of the lungs, while the abdomen and shoulders remain still).
· Continue to breathe in, expanding the upper part of the ribcage (this is known as "clavicular” or upper breathing: the air is drawn into the upper part of the lungs as the clavicles and shoulders are raised slowly). Breathe out by expelling the air sharply through your mouth.
In pratice, these 3 stages follow on smoothly and naturally to form the complete yogic breathing exercise, whose beneficial effects are incalculable. Practise breathing in this way for a few minutes, several times a day, sitting, standing or lying down.
· As you breathe in during the complete breathing exercise, raise your arms slowly to a vertical position, hold your breath for a few seconds, then lean suddenly forward and bring your arms down in front of you, making the sound "HA” as you expel the air through your mouth.
As you breathe out, the sound should be produced by the force of the air and not by your vocal chords. Perform this exercise for 10 to 15 minutes, so that you complete at least twenty HA breaths.
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