AnulomVilom AnulomVilom : Benefits, Method, Precautions, Modifications

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Anulom vilom is not just a breathing exercise. It is a yoga posture that has many hidden benefits. This is a breathing exercise. It helps us to release stress. Only humans have this rare ability to breathe consciously and even control the breathing. Its only breathe that we do every single day without acknowledging it. The literal meaning of Anulom is ‘in a natural direction.’
Vilom means ‘produced in reverse order.’
It is a stress relieving breathing yoga. In this yoga posture we breathe from one nostril and fill our lungs with air to the full capacity. Then we breathe out the filled air. This process can be repeated several times. Anulom vilom affects the mind and body by the mechanism of nadis system i.e. energy channel. It treats nostril related problems. It is known for the treatment of nostril related problem. Practicing anulom vilom pranayam can cure many problems. This practice regulates the breath and control the extension and expansion in the body.
In a research it was reported that people in general tend to breathe 50% less that their actual capacity of breathing. Shallow breathing has become an unconscious breathing habit for many people. It is very important to breathe properly. This process involves holding one nostril closed while inhaling and other nostril closed while exhaling. This is a reverse and repeated process. This yoga posture will help you in blood circulation. Practicing this posture is safe without many side effects. Many people performs this pose without any specific side effects. People from all the age group can perform this posture. There is evidence that alternate breathing can benefits your brain.
Anulomvilom is a calming pose that is useful for meditation and practicing breathing exercises. This pose also helps to promote proper seated posture.
Each time you perform anulomvilom, you should alternate which leg you place on top. While performing the pose, allow the crown of your head to lift as your spine elongates and press your sitting bones down into the floor. You should focus on keeping your spine straight in this pose.
While performing anulomvilom, focus on moving your breath through your body. You may find closing your eyes helps you relax into the pose. You can hold the pose for as long as you need to calm your mind. Recomanded  to repeate for 15 to 30 Minutes daily. Each Set can continue from -  20 seconds to 45 seconds as per breath condition
Benefits:

• Practicing this pose will help you to improve the oxygen level: This pose will help you to improve the oxygen level in your body. Practicing this pose will help you to maintain the oxygen level of your body.
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• Brain functioning: This pose will enhance the functioning of brain. It refreshes your brain increase the functioning of your brain. It helps to create a better neural correlation.
• Calms your mind: This pose will calm down your mind and balances the energy challenge. Practicing this pose will help you to maintain anger issues. You can cure the anger related problem by practicing this pose for 5 minutes to 10 minutes a day.
• Balances your energy channels: This pose will help you to balance the energy channels. Alternative breathing will help you to bring equilibrium between solar and lunar energies in your body. It will help you to balance the body temperature of your body.
• Reduce stress: This pose will help you to reduce stress. It is a great pose that will help you to reduce the stress.
• Reduce weight: This pose might help you in reducing weight. Though weight loss depends on body type of an individual.
• This pose will help you in reducing migraine problem: Practicing this pose will be beneficial in migraine. It will help you to reduce the migraine problem.
• Prevent eye stroke: This pose will prevent you from eye stroke. Eye stroke is a problem of eye caused due to lack of blood flow to your eye. This pose will enhance the blood flow and reduce the chances of eye stroke.
• This is a great yoga posture to cure cold: This pose will help you to reduce the cough and cold problem.
• This will help you to cure the problem of reproductive organs: If you are suffering from reproductive organs related problem.
• Increase blood circulation: This pose will enhance the blood circulation. This is a great pose that will help you to increase the blood circulation of your body.
• Cure for diabetes: This is a great pose to cure the diabetes. Practicing this pose will help you to cure diabetes. It is very effective in improving the glucose level in your body which is responsible for diabetes.
• This pose will help you to detoxify your body: This is a great pose that will help you to detox the body.
• Cure for asthma: this pose will help you to cure the asthma related problem of your body.
• Practicing this posture will balance the blood pressure. This is a great pose that will help you to balance the blood pressure in your body.
• Treat constipation: This pose will help you in treating the constipation problem.
• Digestive system: This pose will help you to strengthen your digestive system.
• : This pose will help you to enhance the performance of your lungs.
• Practicing this yoga posture will help you to regenerate the cells. This pose will regenerate the dead cells which have the capacity of self healing.
• This yoga practice will make your skin looks brighter, lighter and healthier.
• Strengthen the nervous system: This pose will strengthen the nervous system.
• Reduces PMS: This pose will help to reduce the premenstrual syndrome in women.

• Precautions:

• Do not hold your breath for too long. If you feel any discomfort while holding the breath then exhale.
• Do not practice this pose if you have just recovered from any injury.
• Avoid practicing this pose if you have just recovered from head, nostril operation.
• Consult your doctor in case you have back pain.
• Consult your doctor or yoga instructor in case of pregnancy.
• Do not practice this pose if you are suffering from lungs or respiratory related issues.
• Consult your doctor if you are suffering from high or low blood pressure.
• If you have breathing problem then don’t practice this exercise.
• You should practice this posture with a yoga instructor.
• Consult your doctor first if you have sinus problem.
• If you had any kind of face surgery then you should avoid practicing this yoga posture.

• You can use wall to support your back if you can’t sit straight.
• You can hold your breath for 1 minute to give yourself a good challenge.
• You can sit on a chair if you have problem in sitting on the floor.
• You can change your hand position if you can’t continue. In place of right hand you can use the left hand.
• If your hips are stiff or your knees are strained, try sitting on thickly folded blankets. Sitting on blankets can also help prevent you from rounding your lower back or raising your knees higher than your pelvis. Even with this modification, use caution performing anulomvilom if you have problems with your knees or hips.