Gimnastyka oddechowa
Gimnastyka oddechowa to ćwiczenia, które angażują układ oddechowy i mają na celu zwiększenie wydolności, poprawę stanu psychicznego lub ogólnego samopoczucia.
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Pochodzenie i historia
Ćwiczenia oddechowe znane są od czasów starożytnych w wielu kulturach i zwykle były częścią rytuałów oraz codziennych praktyk religijnych:
- w Upaniszadach znane jako Pranayama, sztuka właściwego oddychania (starożytny Hinduizm);
- w filozofii Quigong jako sposób osiągania wyższych stanów świadomości;
- jako część praktyk Sufi (Islam);
- ważna część "Modlitw Jezusowych" (prawosławie).
Modern styles
Nowadays breathing gymnastics can be used in various practices, usually for restoring the health or experiencing some spiritual effects:
- breathing exercises by Strelnikova, Frolov, Buteyko, Dr Faleev, etc.
- Holotropic breathing
- Rebirthing
and lots of others.
What about Prana Breath?
The origin of the trainings
Prana Breath app uses training patterns from Pranayama, Sufi and Buddhist practices, doctors' methods, etc. We organized those practices in a handy way so you don't need to read a lot to start experiencing the effects.
Still if you want to go very deep with breathing exercises, it's a good idea to find an experienced practitioner that can be your teacher, and practice under his/her supervision - the Master can see your mistakes, correct you and guide you. It's true about any of physical activity - sports, dancing, etc.
Benefits of practicing
- cerebral circulation improving, relieving migraine headaches
- memory sharpening
- concentration skill developing
- increasing stress resistance
- vivacity during the whole day
- anxiety reducing before the serious events (public speaking, examinations, etc.)
- boosting mood and improving general emotional background
- relaxing after a hard day
- sleep quality increasing
- need for sleep reducing
- lung vital capacity increasing, thus voice improving
- reducing the frequency and intensity of asthma attacks
- increasing physical endurance
- reducing the frequency of catarrhal diseases
- tissue immunity stimulating
- regular exercise skill and self-discipline developing
- reducing excessive appetite, which results in weight correction
You can find scientific proofs of those benefits in "Research articles".