A guide for breathing methods for preparing for pranayama to decrease anxiety and calm your mind Pranayama is the ancient practice of controlling your breath. You control the timing, duration, and frequency of every breath and hold. The goal of pranayama is to connect your body and mind. It also supplies your body with oxygen while removing toxins. This is meant to provide healing physiological benefits. Here is a preview of what you'll learn... What you need to know before beginning Adham pranayama (abdominal breath) Nadhi sodhana pranayama (alternate nostril breath) Surya and chandra bedhana pranayama (sun and moon piercing breath) Ujjayi pranayama (victorious or conquering breath) Kapalbhati and bhastrika pranayama (shining skull and bellows breath) Bhramari pranayama (humming bee breath) Much, much more! Pranayama breathing practices have been known to help deal with allergy symptoms, and they can be helpful if you are prone to panic or anxiety attacks. It calms the body and the mind so that it can work as one cohesive system. Breathing is so simple, but we could all use some help with how we do it. I understand if you have read other books, and it just didn't help. This one is different. If you really want to learn how to practice pranayama breathing and reap all of the benefits that come with it, you are going to want to get this book.