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Bee Breath (bhramari Pranayama)

Calming breathing exercise including humming that breaks up pressure and stagnation in the ear, sinuses, head and throat.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Home Remedy Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Bee breath (Bhramari Pranayama) is a calming breathing exercise that includes humming. The humming breaks up pressure and stagnation in the ear, sinuses, and head.

Breathing exercises can help restore energy and vitality (prana). They clear the respiratory tract, oxygenate the blood, strengthen metabolism, invigorate circulation, and cleanse the lymphatic system. Gentle breathing techniques relax the mind. There are many types of breathing exercises. Some breathing techniques are gentle with few negative side effects, such as belly breathing. Others, such as breath retention, have potential to harm.

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How to do Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Level: Gentle. This technique is contraindicated in instances of: pregnancy, high BP, epilepsy, chest pain, active ear infection. Do not practice lying down.

Close your eyes. Focus on your breathing.
Place your thumbs in your ears, your index fingers above your eyebrows, and your remaining along the sides of your nose. Keep each pinky finger near a nostril.
Breath in deeply through the nose. First, feel the diaphragm move down, allowing the lungs to expand and forcing the abdomen out; then feel your chest expand with your collar bones rising last.
Breathe out through the nose while humming. Note that the humming sound should originate in your throat, not as a result of your partially-blocked nostrils.
Repeat three times.

SUGGESTED USE

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Metabolic Nature of Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

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INCREASES Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas) Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic. Learn More	CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR LIQUEFIED ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED
DOSHAS The Three Doshas / Body Types According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history. The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded. Learn More	PACIFIES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	Affinity: Heart Circulation Blood, Respiratory Health
HERBAL ACTIONS (see all)	Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama) Experiences are Personal Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition. Mind, Stress & Sleep: Anxiolytic ANXIOLYTIC Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines. SEE ALL 'ANXIOLYTIC' FOODS / HERBS , Nervine NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature. SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS Energy Vitality: Adrenal Tonic ADRENAL-TONIC Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals. SEE ALL 'ADRENAL-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Respiratory-Health: Expectorant EXPECTORANT Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract. SEE ALL 'EXPECTORANT' FOODS / HERBS Immune System: Adaptogen ADAPTOGEN Herbs that promote stabilization of physiological processes and homeostasis. Adaptogens increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning. SEE ALL 'ADAPTOGEN' FOODS / HERBS Weight Loss: Raises Thyroid RAISES-THYROID An herb that increases thyroid function. SEE ALL 'RAISES-THYROID' FOODS / HERBS Strength, Muscle Health: Muscle Relaxant MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma. SEE ALL 'MUSCLE-RELAXANT' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Chocolate (Cacao)

Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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Bee Breath (bhramari Pranayama)

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How Does This Ayurvedic Home Remedy Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

How to do Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

SUGGESTED USE

Metabolic Nature of Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas)

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

ANXIOLYTIC

NERVINE

ADRENAL-TONIC

EXPECTORANT

ADAPTOGEN

RAISES-THYROID

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Foods with a Similar Nature to Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

Lavender has these Actions in Common

Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Sage has these Actions in Common

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Shrimp has these Actions in Common

Anise has these Actions in Common

Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

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Self Massage has these Actions in Common

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Shirodhara Treatment has these Actions in Common

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Mind, Stress & Sleep

Weight Loss

Respiratory, Lung, Throat & Sinus

CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

Mind, Stress & Sleep

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