Hasyashana A balance of mind

Laughing has been considered most valuable thing as it brings you closest to proper Hasya mean laugh is a laughing yoga. Which help to set rid of irritation and stress and control anger. If you control your stress and anger your efficiency increases like anything. For a balance between mind and soul, this yoga is beneficial which neither require a yoga teacher nor any yoga equipment.

How to perform hasyasana

Laughing in any form is though to be beneficial but performing hasyasana as per procedure provides maximum benefits. For performing hasyasana, sit in sukhasana or padmasana, closing their eyes. Now start gradually by smiling and try to feel happy and think that you have nothing to do in the world and free from all burden and ailments. Gradually start laughing and increase intensity of laughing to louder and louder as much as you can and permitted. Laugh freely raising both your hands up. After reaching peak, gradually start decreasing the intensity with same pace as you have increased lowering the volume of laughter till it comes to a calm smile from where you have started. This completes one round.

Duration

Repeat the entire procedures for three rounds per day. You can do it even in the evening after your duty hours.

Benefits of hasyasana

This yoga is beneficial to overcome stress and anxiety. It balance your mind. It develops a healthy mind and gives a sense of relaxation keeping completely off from physical ailments as well as mental tensions like irritation, anger and depression. It even clears your throat and strengthens your lung.

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Om or Aum An absolute word

Om generally pronounced as aum while enchanting it not merely a word but a miracle, a power of the trinity Vishnu, Brahma and Mahesh. The sound revertebrates throughout the Universe and our bodies.. It should be enchanted in a meditative fashion to get maximum benefit.

How to perform Om chanting

Every day when we start performing yoga we should start by enchanting om and end by it. The proper procedure is as follows:
We should sit in sukhasana or padmasana and inhale to maximum of our lung capacity. Now word om should be enchanted by breaking it into three parts. After full inhalation open your mouth chanting Aa, then close your mouth opening partially and chant Oo and lastly after closing the mouth chant Mm. Making it Aum. This completes one cycle.

Duration
Om enchanting should be done at least five times when you start performing yoga and end by enchanting 5 times.

Benefits of Om enchanting

Om enchanting is the best way to energize yourself. While chanting om all the muscles of vocal cord gets activated. All the five senses gets stimulated. Om enchanting gives a special sense of being fit and it boosts energy circulation in our entire body.

Some more details about om or Aum
Of all the mantras, the most powerful and the significant one is the single-syllabled incantation called the Pranava. This is the OM. The available literature upon the significances of the Vedic mantra is almost voluminous. Nowhere in the world can we meet with a more sacred symbol that has got such a vast amount of significance.

From Vedic times until the present day the word 'OM' has been taken as a symbol and as an aid to meditation by spiritual aspirants. It is accepted both as one with 'Brahman' and as the medium, the Logos, connecting man and God. The entire history of the syllable is in the revelations of the Vedas and in the declarations of the Upanishads.

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Shavasana Yoga to control depression

Shav is a Sanskrit word meaning a dead body. This yoga is based on acquiring a posture of a dead body.
Now a days in this fast World most of the person are a victim of insomnia due to depression or mental fatigue. They are in search for a way of relaxation and ends up with something causing more tension. Shavasan is the best and simplest way to fight against today’s most common ailment.

How to perform Shavasana
It is the easiest and simplest yoga to perform and best way to attain mental peace. One should lie on the back, keeping both legs straight and apart by at least a foot. Both arms should be on floor a bit away from torso and palm should face above. Posture should be just like a dead body. Body should be at ease and loose enough and mind fully relaxed. The entire attention should be on breathing. Inhalation and exhalation should be from nostrils and in a rhythmic pattern.


Duration
The procedure should be performed for at least 5 minutes every day to attain calmness of mind and body and have maximum benefit.

Benefit of Shavasana
Depression, anxiety and mental disorder are the upcoming demons now a days and shavasana is the best way to fight against them. It also helps to get rid of physical as well as mental fatigue. It overcomes tension and is a great cure for insomnia. It keeps us cool and calm and provides the best way of relaxation.

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Bhramari Pranayama

Bhramari pranayama is useful for person in depression, anxiety, insomnia. It acts as a miracle in throat problem. This holistic approach of treating ailments are gaining popularity worldwide. Bhramari pranayama is done generally after performing Anulo Vilom pranayama for its full effect. The literal meaning of Bhramer is humming black bee because it gives a tingling sensation while doing it.

How to perform Bhramari Pranayama yoga

All pranayama starts by sitting in a posture of padmasana. Then one should close their eyes with both hands by four fingers and thumb on the ear. Now inhale and exhale forcibly with a humming or buzzing sound. Inhalation and exhalation should be from both nostrils and mouth should be closed. One should start slowly and then accelerate.

While perfoming bhramari pranayama one should take care that inhalation and exhalation should be from lungs and abdominal movements should be minimal.

Duration of Bhramari Pranayama

One should start by doing it 10-12 times which can be gradually increased to 25-30 times.

Benefits of Bhramari Pranayama

This yoga is very much useful for elevating mood and releiving anxiety and depression. This acts miracle in person with thyroid problems. It releases heat from body by perspiration and gives a feeling of pleasure. This yoga is also useful in lowering blood pressure and regulate circulation of blood. It is helpful in controlling asthama and other respiratory diseases.
Diabetes and heart diseases are said to be controlled. As anulom vilom is the main pranayama for these two silent diseases but a combination of both have an exponential benefit.

Precautions to be taken for Bhramari Pranayama

There may be a feeling of cold and tingling sensation, so it should be started slowly and increased gradually.
Breathing should never be stopped under any circumstances. Even if one feels dizziness they should stop the normal process and start normal breathing.

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Bhastrika Pranayama

Phlegm, bile and wind are known as main culprit for producing various physical disorders in our body, to balance them is the main benefit of this yoga. Bhastrika pranayama is mainly a combination of Kapalbhati and Ujjayee.In Sanskrit Bhastrika means 'bellows'. Rapid succession of forcible expulsion is a characteristic feature of Bhastrika.

How to perform Bhastrika Pranayama
Pranayama starts with sukhasana or padmasana posture, so one should sit in sukhasana posture with back straight and eye closed like meditaion, hand should be straight placed over the respective knees. Now there should be maximum exhalation and then inhalation through nostrils with full force and this should be done till one feel tired. Pattern should be rhythmic that is time for inhalation and exhalation should be more or less equal. During inhalation the lung should expand and and go back to original position during exhalation. Abdominal expansion should be minimum.

Duration
The whole process should be done 30-40 times, it should start with 10-15 times and gradually be increased.

Benefits of Bhastrika Pranayama

This yoga is very much useful in Muscular Dystrophy and Oxygen deficiency disorders. It balances wind, bile and phlegm as mentioned above.It supplies pure air thus helps in purification of blood. This yoga is helpful in countering obesity, asthama and lowers blood pressure. It also counters anxiety and depression.

Precaution
This yoga should be avoided in pregnancy and should be performed slowly by those who are suffering from high blood pressure and migraine. They should not give full effort. At initial stage or beginners should start slowly and increase the force gradually.

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