today is all about taking a full yogic
breath
also known as three part breath or three
section breath coming up
what's up guys today is all about
filling your lungs to the maximum as
much air in your lungs as you possibly
can
using the yogic breath the pranayama
yogic breeding so first we're gonna talk
a little bit about what is pranayama and
what's so good about it
then i'm gonna take you through the
yogic breath it's a three section breath
or three part breath
but most importantly why is it so good
for free diving why should you
do yogic breathing if you're a free diver
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name is gert leroy helping you
master freediving but before we jump
into this video
when i started freediving my life just
simply changed for the better
freediving gave me a space a way to
relax my mind
and let go of all my tension i have
found my peace
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alright guys let's jump into this
pranayama what is this it consists of
two words
prana is life force or life energy and
yama is control or managing so we're
going to control
our life force sounds good right the way
that we move
think act and especially brief
contributes to the flow
of vitality of prana the universal
energy that runs through us and
everything around us
the goal of pranayama is to strengthen
the connection between your body
and mind okay yogic breathing so what is
that all about
when we do yogic breathing we are going
to inhale using
three parts of our body the lower part
the mid part and the upper parts
we're going to use all the respiratory
muscles that we have
to accomplish a full inhalation
by using this specific breathing pattern
we are breathing in a different way than
we are used to and we can reset our body
we can energize ourselves
and especially find peace within
ourselves calm
our minds full yogic breath relieves
stress
refreshes the mind and activates the
parasympathetic nervous system
encouraging a calmer more balanced state
of being overall
just the simple fact that you become
conscious about how you breathe
how you are using your respiratory
muscles to inhale the air in your lungs
only this the fact that you are
conscious about breathing
can make a hell of a difference so your
next question will be how many minutes
how long should we do this per day
well five to 15 minutes per day will
yield tremendous results
okay enough of that that's all cool but
what you want to know is
why do we have to use yogic breathing for
free diving
you can also use it as a warm-up before
you go diving let's see half an hour
before you start diving
or when you're on the boat on the way to
your dive spot you can start doing yogic
breathing
and this is where it gets interesting
you can also use it as a breathe-up
i have used this yogic breathing as a
breathe-up for many years
and actually i've done my deepest dives
on this is it the best breathe-up
no there is no such thing as the best
breathe-up is it a breathe-up that relaxes me
to the maximum that i enjoy
yes absolutely and that is what is
important if you find something
that you truly enjoy as a breathe-up then
go for it
but most importantly as a free diver you
want to hold your breath as long as
possible right
so you want to take in as much air as
possible and by applying by doing this
yogic breathing
this is probably the best way to fill
your lungs
fully so if you practice yogic breathing
enough you become good at it then you
can use this as your final breath
so the yogic breath is divided in three
sections the lower part or belly
the midsection where is your diaphragm
and the chest
so before i show you the whole yogic
breath we're gonna cut this down in
pieces so we're gonna start with belly
breathing so the idea is to put air into
your belly which is
physically not possible of course air
only goes into your lungs
but you have to visualize it you have to
think that you're putting air
into your belly so your belly is going
to expand while inhaling
and come back to its normal position
when you exhale
if you don't know how to do this you can
first try to stick out your belly
without breathing
just to get an idea of the motion
then we're going to do diaphragmatic
breathing so on the midsection where is
your diaphragm you have your
flying ribs on the outside by each
inhalation and exhalation they're going
out and in so again visualize the air
going only in this midsection when you
inhale your ribs flare out
when you exhale your ribs come back in
and then chest breathing the third
section we're gonna visualize
putting air only in the chest and
nowhere else it's like someone is
pulling your chest forward
you're gonna show us your chest and your
shoulders are gonna go backwards a
little bit
so now we're gonna put those three
sections together in one inhalation
first belly then diaphragm then chest
shhh
now if you want to spice this up a
little bit we talked about three part
breathing but you can also do
four part of four section breathing
you're going to add the throat
so we start with the belly then the
diaphragm midsection
and then the chest and then we're gonna
tilt the head backwards
and put some air in here that's an extra
little something and it will make your
breath
even bigger
it's only a little bit of air that you
can put in but that little bit
can make the difference if you're a free
diver
question of the day do you feel that you
can feel your lungs
more by applying this yogic breathing
let me know
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and here i have a video
of a complete 3-minute breath hold
course so go ahead and click on that
that's it guys see you next time peace
