Long Deep Breathing

Long deep breathing is one of the most important foundational tools within the technology of Kundalini Yoga. It is very simple, deeply healing and can create profound energetic shifts in people who remember to practice it. Long deep breathing is often the first exercise taught to new students of Kundalini Yoga since it is such a fundamental component of yogic science.

How to practice Long Deep Breathing

This breath can be practiced sitting in easy pose or laying down.

Firstly exhale the breath all the way out.

Inhale slowly into the belly, from the bottom of the rib, gradually expand the breath out into the side of the rib cage, up behind the back of the heart space and as you reach the extent of your in breath bring the breath all the way up to the collar bone.

Take a slight pause holding the breath here before you exhale.

To exhale: slowly release the breath from the collar bone, down through the back of the heart space, down through the sides of the rib cage, gently draw the belly in towards the spine as you reach the extend of your out breath, continuing to draw the belly back, compressing as much air from your lungs as you can.

Repeat for 3 - 11 minutes.

"It is your breath of life. You have to care for it.  We don’t remember that the breath has got any importance for us. We do not know that we are attached to the breath. We think it is automatic and our great grandfather must have signed a lease for it. We worry for everything in this world, but we do not worry on that which gives us life, that is our breath. Moment you don’t breathe, they throw you out. Breath is your everything and you have no time to meditate on that. You meditate on God, but not on the breath, which is the tender charge of God. I have to tell you one thing very clearly. I can only pass on the truth to you. I cannot sit in you and breathe.

Take a conscious breath. Conscious is: take it in as long and deep as you can and take it out as much as you can. That is called conscious breath.” (Conscious breathing is also called “mechanical” breathing.)

What is attractive in you is not you. It is your absolutely radiant body. That is a shining armor around you for protection and attraction both. And (its strength) depends how deeply you consume praana and how many times during the day you try to breathe absolutely mechanically.”