Benefits Of Pranayama

There are 1,82,0000 nadis (energy channels) in our body. When we breath, these are activated and that is why we are alive. When we breath through the left nostril, certain nadis function and when we breath through  the right nostril, certain other nadis function. So, when we alternate the breath through the nostrils, certain changes happen in the body and in our system. Our system gets purified. Fresh energy moves in system and the stress is eliminated. The lest nostril activates the functioning of the right brain and vice versa. So, when we alternate our breathing, all the brain waves get synchronised. Biochemical changes take places in the body. The endocrine glands function better and any imbalance in the body is smoothened out. There are innumerable benefits of pranayama.

Test whether you are stressed

Here is a simple way to test whether you are stressed. stand still in a quiet place and breath calmly. Look at your watch and count how many times you breath out over a minute. If you're not stressed, your breathing will be under eight breaths a minute; if you are stressed it could be anything up from eight breaths a minute.