Pranayama Technique – What Should You Think While You Do Pranayama?

What you think is what you become. This is more so, while doing Pranayama.

It is a well established fact that disease is directly related to the mind. A person with positive thinking will have greater strength to fight diseases than a person with a negative mindset.

Benefits of Pranayama can be doubled by adopting positive thinking. Pranayama and thinking patterns of a person are related in two ways.

1. Pranayama will yield more benefits, if it is done with a positive & calm mind.
2. Pranayama helps you to adopt a positive thinking, if practiced for a period of time.

Thus Pranayama technique is very beneficial in chronic (long-term) diseases. Though there might be ‘pain’, there will be lesser ‘suffering’. Yes Pranayama reduces suffering.

Before going further, about what one should think while doing Pranayama, please get to know by reading  (click on) What is Pranayama and How to do Pranayama breathing.

Mindset during Pranayama

These are the advisable ways in which mind should be thinking while you sit and do Pranayama. The basic idea is to think opposite to your negative point.

In anxiety

If you have anxiety –
While inhaling – Think that you are inhaling all the power and courage to tackle any given situation, by the grace of God.

While holding breath – Think that each and every cell of your body and mind is storing up energy and courage to tackle any given situation.

While exhaling – Think that you are throwing out all the anxiety, negativity, fear out of your body and mind through your breath.

This way, pranayama can be adopted as one of the best stress relieving techniques.

In depression

If you have depression –

While inhaling – Think that you are inhaling all the energy and happiness into your mind and body.

While holding your breath – Think that your body and mind is getting energized to work for a better tomorrow.

While exhaling – Think that you are throwing out all the sadness out of your mind, body and soul and out of your life.

In a student

If you are a student – Think that you are inhaling all the concentration power, intelligence and memory into your mind.

While inhaling – Think that you are taking in all the concentration, memory power and perseverance to study for longer hours into your body.

While holding breath – Think that the whole of your body and mind is getting filled up with concentration, dedication, will power and memory power.

While exhaling –Think that you are throwing away all your lethargy, laziness, tiredness out of your body, mind and soul through your breath.

In disease condition

If you have a disease –

First up, talk to your doctor, whether it is okay to do Pranayama. Usually, it is okay to Pranayama even if you are suffering from diseases like diabetes, osteoarthritis, etc.

While inhaling – Think that you are taking in the special energy into your mind, body and soul which will power you with new immunity and strength.

While holding the breath – Think that your body and mind is getting cleansed of all the toxins and micro organisms.

While exhaling – Think that you are throwing away all the toxins and micro organisms out of your body.

This way, Pranayama can be adopted to heal body and mind.  But please note that Pranayama might not suit a few people and expert guidance is highly recommended.

Most of the ideas expressed in this article have been adopted from DIVINE PARK