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    This document describes the pranayama technique of samaveta pranayama. Samaveta pranayama involves breathing through both nostrils simultaneously in a slow, deep, and rhythmic manner. It begins with abdominal breathing to help make inhalation and exhalation wave-like motions. When practicing samaveta pranayama, one inhales fully, holds the breath briefly, then exhales fully in a slow, comfortable rhythm. Over weeks of practice, one can gradually increase the breath retention from 1 second to a maximum of 10 seconds. This simple pranayama technique helps prepare the lungs for more advanced practices and improves health by increasing oxygen intake and carbon dioxide discharge from the blood in the

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    This document describes the pranayama technique of samaveta pranayama. Samaveta pranayama involves breathing through both nostrils simultaneously in a slow, deep, and rhythmic manner. It begins with abdominal breathing to help make inhalation and exhalation wave-like motions. When practicing samaveta pranayama, one inhales fully, holds the breath briefly, then exhales fully in a slow, comfortable rhythm. Over weeks of practice, one can gradually increase the breath retention from 1 second to a maximum of 10 seconds. This simple pranayama technique helps prepare the lungs for more advanced practices and improves health by increasing oxygen intake and carbon dioxide discharge from the blood in the

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    Topic 1

    Pranayama: Samaveta Pranayama


    Within us t here are various Iorms oI energy
    which per meat e and sur r ound our bodies.
    These are closely connect ed with our health,
    t hi nki ng and the way we react to the ext ernal
    world. Some oI these energi es are well known:
    nervous energy, chemical energy and so on.
    Yet t here are some which are not normally
    perceived in t he everyday liIe oI most peopl e.
    It is these subtle Iorms as well as t he grosser
    Iorms oI energy that the practices oI pranayama
    seek to harmonize and manipulate. The met hod
    oI gai ni ng mast er y over t hese ener gi es
    ( pr anas) i s an i ndi r ect one, cont r ol and
    mani pul at i on oI r es pi r at i on, t hough t he
    control oI energy that we derive I r om oxygen
    dur i ng breat hi ng is direct.
    Thi s subject oI pr ana and pr anayama will be
    Iully discussed in t he next lesson
    1
    . In this topic
    we will describe one oI t he simplest practices
    oI pr anayama called samaveta pranayama.
    The Sanskri t wor d% -,0,C*#, means ' to-
    gether' . Ther eI or e samaveta pranayama is a
    practice where one breat hes t hr ough bot h the
    nostrils. This mi ght seem to be an obvious and
    inconsequential statement, but t he practice is
    so named to distinguish it I r om ot her tech-
    niques oI pr anayama where t he Ilow oI air is
    directed in one nostril by physically or mentally
    prevent i ng t he Ilow in t he ot her nostril.
    SAMAVETA PRANAYAMA
    Sit in a comIortable position, preIerably in one
    oI the meditative asanas
    2
    . II at this stage you
    Iind these meditative asanas uncomIort abl e
    you can sit in a chair or against a wall with t he
    Ieet outstretched. The essential t hi ng is t hat
    the spine remai ns erect. II necessary, wrap a
    blanket ar ound you iI t he at mospher e is cold.
    Close the eyes.
    Start to practise yogic breat hi ng
    3
    .
    Try to make t he movement oI t he abdomen
    and t he chest as rhythmical as possible, so that
    as you inhale t here is a wavelike mot i on I r om
    the abdomen to t he chest and as you exhal e
    t here is a wavelike mot i on I r om t he chest to
    t he abdomen. Don' t strain but try to br eat he
    as deeply as possible, expel l i ng and i nhal i ng
    t he maxi mum amount oI air.
    Keep your eyes closed t hroughout the practice.
    Cont i nue in this way Ior a Iew mi nut es.
    Now you will begin t he practice oI samaveta
    pranayama. At t he end oI inhalation, hold t he
    breat h Ior a second or so, without straining.
    Then breat he out. Your breat hi ng should be
    as slow as is comIort abl e.
    Exhale as much air as possible and then inhale.
    Again hold t he breat h Ior a short time and
    t hen exhale. Cont i nue in this way Ior as long
    as you have time.
    AB'?@(-./ ->/ '*@*.@(-./
    Over a peri od oI weeks slowly increase t he
    time oI breat h ret ent i on Irom a second or so
    to a maxi mum oI ten seconds. Do not hold t he
    breat h Ior l onger t han is comIort abl e. Thi s is
    i mport ant . With practice the time oI breat h
    ret ent i on will increase automatically.
    #*.*>(@,/
    Thi s is an excellent practice in pr epar i ng t he
    lungs Ior mor e advanced practices oI pr ana-
    yama. At t he time oI ret ent i on t he amount oI
    oxygen taken up by t he blood and t he amount
    oI carbon di oxi de which is di scharged by t he
    blood into the lungs is increased. When peopl e
    breat he quickly and shallowly t he exchange
    between t he circulating blood and t he lungs is
    very small. The increased exchange dur i ng
    samaveta pr anayama helps to revitalize t he
    body and i mprove t he health.
    /%#01*
    1
    Book I, Lesson 3, Topic 3
    2
    Topic 5 oI this lesson Ior the Iirst two simplest
    positions. For details on classical meditative
    asanas reIer to Book I, Lesson 7, Topic 2.
    3
    Book I, Lesson 1, Topic 4
    57

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