3 Indian Breathing Techniques with My Host Sister (slow down with me)

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After spending 90 days here in Bangalore, India, Suneha has taught me about pranayama (or deep breathing) as part of your morning or evening ritual. If you are like me, we wake up with a stuffy nose and feel groggy. Doing these breathing exercises will clear out your sinuses and increase your energy levels.
Suneha guides us through three different breaths:
1) Alternative breathing - anulom vilom pranayama
2) Belly breaths - kapalbhati pranayama
3) Bee breathing - bhramari pranayama
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
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[@geetanjalikharbe8395]

learned from a yoga teacher, the anulom vilom = balances the heat and cold in the body. Also clears the nostrils (nasika) , kapalbaati = moves the air pressure around the diaphragm and massages all the organs, esp the ones below the diaphragm, bhramri pranayam = massages the nerves around all the sensory organs residing on the head, that is the ears, the nose, the one around the mouth and the eyes........

[@ErikDouds]

Thanks for the knowledge. I'll pin this so everyone else can learn

[@geetanjalikharbe8395]

@@ErikDouds thanks......Pranayam is really good, but we have to be careful not to over do it....... do only till you feel comfortable... our teacher use to keep reciting this, that comfort level is most important...... also try Surya namaskar, a very good whole body workout........helped me get rid of my lower back ache without any medication....

[@ErikDouds]

@@geetanjalikharbe8395 yes. one thing i love about yoga is that acknowledgement that everyone is on different levels, and that every level is welcomed and acceptable. ease into all new things is a lesson I've learned.

[@bhawanisinghindia2287]

Wow Amazing yoga class ✌️👍🌏🌍🌎🇮🇳

[@ErikDouds]

Appreciate it. Let us know if you want to see anything else.

[@pragnasanyal1798]

she's so pretty

[@avisekpl]

It’s so calm and peaceful...I have high blood pressure yoga and breathing helps me to keep myself calm and control BP..😊😊

[@ErikDouds]

Do you know what brought about the high blood pressure? Are there any types of breath or yoga that targets high BP? Thanks for always being supportive here 🙃

[@avisekpl]

Erik Douds I naturally do these yoga’s for controlling BP..for BP the main medicine is Peace ☮️.. thank you for being a very good friend for me 😊

[@saumyapandey7890]

Wonderful vlog, great teacher🙏Yoga teaches you to focus inside the core of your being, amidst the chaos of daily life and in this case surroundings as well😄😃

[@ErikDouds]

Yes. As an endurance athlete, I find the physical aspect to be the easy part of the battle. The inner determination and focus is everything, plus having a smile

[@SiddarthMV]

Relaxing and fun session 🙂

[@ErikDouds]

Would you enjoy seeing us build upon this series? Like next time diving more into a flow without as much explanation? I posted breathing for 5 mins on IG

[@HoneyBadgerz]

It definately worked on the crows!!🤪🙈 I think it should be tried in the early morning for more peaceful environment,can help you in concentration.

[@ErikDouds]

oh the assumption that the morning is more peaceful 🤣these crows are vendors are active all day. However, I love stepping out on the patio around 6:00 when it is cool in Bangalore and so quite. Definitely a beautiful part of the day.

[@soul6210]

😂😂😂the bloopers and namaskara...you two are fun to watch... Welllll I absolutely loved the slow down... m on duty now and it's lunch break I almost went into total calm down mode ...whoa ...and the host sister is gorgeous ! Hi sis...you took a cool session...😊hi to Jaya aunty aunty and family...I would love to see this again, and any other yoga class too... Thanks Erik for this fun session and cool music again...😊

[@ErikDouds]

You are always so supportive. I'll tell Suneha that we have more yoga classes to create.

[@soul6210]

That's cool...tkcr👍

[@RoshanLal-bd5dw]

Waiting for kathullu to appear after those chantings.😛 On serious note I wish you could visit Hampi(or try to if possible,keep covid-19 in mind while making decision) before leaving Karnataka.

[@ErikDouds]

Hampi is on my mind. It's close enough to bicycle to and would be amazing to see without as many tourists. However, COVID contact does have me extra concerned as a person with an autoimmune disease

[@doge3436]

How dd you feel after the excercises eric? Any positive changes in your mind or body?

[@ErikDouds]

I usually do pranayama in the morning to prevent what is known as the dawn phenomenon in diabetes (a natural rise in blood sugar). There is a video called 'Self-Care Routines for Diabetes During Travel (or lockdown) | 2 years on the road' where I talk about it a bit. Walking, breathing, biking are all definitely used to calm my nerves.