1. Primary Prāṇāyāma Techniques
Anuloma Ujjāyī
– Inhale or Pūraka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
– Alternate Nostril Exhale (Starting with Left)
Viloma Ujjāyī
– Alternate Nostril Inhale (Starting with Left)
– Exhale or Recaka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
Pratiloma Ujjāyī
– Inhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
– Left Nostril Exhale
– Left Nostril Inhale
– Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
– Inhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
– Right Nostril Exhale
– Right Nostril Inhale
– Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
Sūrya Bhedana
– Right Nostril Inhale
– Left Nostril Exhale
Nāḍī Śodhana
– Left Nostril Inhale
– Right Nostril Exhale
– Right Nostril Inhale
– Left Nostril Exhale
2. Secondary Prāṇāyāma Techniques
Bhastrikā
– Fast Single Nostril Abdominal Breathing
– Changing Nostril after every Inhale (Starting with Left)
Śītalī
– Mouth Inhale through Tubed Tongue whilst Raising Head
– Lowering Head whilst Holding the Breath or Antar Kumbhaka
– Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
Sītkārī
– Mouth Inhale with hissing sound over Tongue
between slightly opened teeth whilst Raising Head
– Lowering Head whilst Holding the Breath or Antar Kumbhaka
– Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
Candra Bhedana
– Left Nostril Inhale
– Right Nostril Exhale
Bhrāmarī
– Inhale and/or Exhale through both Nostrils with Humming Sound
3. Ancillary Breathing Techniques
Ujjāyī
– Inhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
– Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control
(Not taught as a Prāṇāyāma technique per se,
but as a breathing technique in and for Āsana and Mudrā and
as an introductory or preliminary or transitional seated breathing exercise)
Kapālabhāti
– Fast Abdominal Breathing
(Technically a Kriyā so used on its own before or in Āsana, or in Mudrā
or as a seated preliminary technique before Prāṇāyāma
or as an introductory step towards Bhastrikā)
Olá! bhramari on the inhale? wow, do not remember you teaching me that, need to check that out. is it with mouth open or through the nose?
Big hugh
Ivan
Yes indeed, for example as described in the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā Chapter Two verse 68.
The commentary to that verse talks compares the inhale to male bee and the exhale to a female bee.
Both through the nostrils.
Hugs to you Bro
Thank you very much.
Please tell how to learn vishama vruti pranayama?j
Viṣamavṛtti Prāṇāyāma is a situation where the Ratio used is not equal.
Thus there are quite a few possibilities, given the choices and permutations with the four components in the breath.
But a starting point is one where we choose to work with just one option such as to make the exhale longer than the inhale using a simple technique such as Ujjāyī.
For example if you inhale 4″ exhale for 6″ etc.
This can be explored in appropriate Āsana or also within a simple seated Āsana.