This breathing aimed to cool the body,
I had 3 of my own experiences with this
- a sore throat for 3 days and it's not getting better, I wake with a foul smell in my throat, and all day long, have gargle with salt water, gargle with iodine mouthwash, no significant changes, but after I tried this for 10 minutes during my drive, the sore throat became much better, the smells also reduced significantly.
- During the same drive around 1 hour, I also feel sleepy, the usual after lunch, and I try this breathing which wakes me up, I have tried multiple breathing for dealing with sleepiness during driving, and this one tops them all, other breathing I've tried is around 60%, while this is 90% alert.
- The next day a family of mine also coughed all day long, even after taking medication, drinking honey, and gargling using salt water which helped just a bit, but after trying this breathing the coughing reduced a lot from once every 90 seconds to once every 5-10 minutes.
So give it a try when you have inflammation, sore throat, sleepy during driving, or just want to cool off after exercise.
The key is to shape your tongue like a straw and put it between your lips to inhale, close your mouth, hold your breath, and then exhale through your nose. After 5 rounds you'll feel the cold in your tongue and it really helps a sore throat.
The steps are
- Inhale using your mouth through your tongue, slowly filling lungs and stomach for 10 seconds
- Hold your breath, while your mouth is closed for 5 seconds
- Exhale through the nose, slowly emptying lungs and stomach for 10 seconds
Repeat for 12 times or 5 minutes
This is part of pranayama breathing called sitkali
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Curl your tongue like a straw and inhale gently for ten seconds.
Close your mouth and hold comfortably for five seconds.
Exhale slowly through your nose for ten seconds. Return to normal breathing if uncomfortable.
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