Techniques of the breath to release toxic and suppressed energy

An angry individual lives in a constant toxic state. To remove this state, certain techniques of the breath can be utilised to release this toxic, suppressed energy and bring an individual back to a natural state of ease. Breath and emotions are totally connected to each other so with the use of breath, we can change the emotional state of our minds. The following techniques should be done intensely with a lot of focus and understanding so that the anger can flow out of your system with every breath.

Caution: Those with heart problems, high blood pressure should avoid exercise one and three and not hold the breath in exercise two. Pregnant women should avoid exercises one and three.

Exercise 1

• Sit back on your heels as shown

• Bend the arms at the waist, the elbows close to the body and make fists

• Raise both fists up, a bit higher than the head, keeping the elbows close to the body

• Exhale forcefully through the mouth (the cheeks puffed out) as you pull the arms down — taking the elbows behind the waist as shown

• Repeat 20 times, exhalation should be rapid, movements smooth not jerky

• Inhale deeply and slowly

• Exhale slowly.

Exercise 2

• Sit in padmasan, the eyes closed, the back straight and the palms resting on the knees

• Focus on your breathing

• Breathe in slowly

• Hold your breath to a count of 10

• Exhale slowly

• Repeat for five rounds

• Do another five rounds but this time hold your breath to a count of 20

• Keep your complete attention on the breathing.

Exercise 3

• Sit back on your heels as shown, place the palms on the knees as shown, keep the back straight

• Exhale forcefully and rapidly through the nose in quick succession, pulling the stomach in towards the spine as you exhale. Inhalation will be automatic and passive between every two exhalations

• Practice 30-50 inhalations at a stretch

• Repeat three times.