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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?

CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

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.
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Medicinal Effects of Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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Other Health Virtues

Affinity:
Heart Circulation Blood, Respiratory Health

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.

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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.

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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.

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Energy Vitality:
Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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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.

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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.

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Weight Loss:
Raises Thyroid

RAISES-THYROID

An herb that increases thyroid function.

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Strength, Muscle Health:
Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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

  • Nutmeg

    Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Adrenal-tonic, Nervine, Anxiolytic

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  • Chocolate (Cacao)

    Chocolate (Cacao) has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • Lavender

    Lavender has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Oats / Oatmeal

    Oats / Oatmeal has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Adaptogen, Anxiolytic

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  • Thyme (fresh)

    Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine, Adaptogen

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine, Anxiolytic

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  • Sage

    Sage has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine, Adrenal-tonic

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  • Shrimp

    Shrimp has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Raises-thyroid

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  • Anise

    Anise has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Nervine

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  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Expectorant, Raises-thyroid

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

  • Belly breathing

    Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Raises-thyroid

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  • Breathing Exercises

    Breathing Exercises has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Raises-thyroid

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  • Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

    Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Raises-thyroid, Adaptogen

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  • Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

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

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Raises-thyroid

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Expectorant, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • Alternate nostril breathing

    Alternate nostril breathing has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Adaptogen

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

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  • Shirodhara Treatment

    Shirodhara Treatment has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Adaptogen, Adrenal-tonic, Anxiolytic

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Joyful Belly is a recognized college of biocharacteristics medicine.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama) may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama) may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama). Please see your health care provider for more information.

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