CAMPBELLJD@webtv.net (J.D. Campbell) wrote:

falcon_god@my-deja.com wrote:
>While I practice Pranayama, I am constantly distracted by the need to
>swallow the saliva that builds up in my mouth and trickles down my
>throat.  This is highly irritating!  Are there any advanced Yogis out
>there who know how to deal with this problem?  Is there a way to
>overcome it or does one just learn to live with it?  Many kind thanks
>in advance!

In my opinion, the most important thing in pranayama is the content of
your spirit; if you think about matras and ratios, and keep
controlling things, first of all you won't accomplish much, and second
of all you could disturb your pranic flows. The simplest way to avoid
trouble is to keep your mind in a state of ecstatic devotion during
respiration; this way, your system will be revitalized. You can find
out if you're doing things wrong this way: if you have a need to yawn,
inhale deeply, sigh or in some other way recharge your system (which
happens spontaneously), that means that your "pranayama" is actually
draining your energy and that it's counterproductive. Keep it simple,
focus mostly on something that invokes high spiritual devotion, and
inhale, retain and exhale that emotionally-spiritual state. Retain
breath by prolonging inhalation; make an "infinite" inhalation of joy
and devotion, of bliss and love. Then you'll get real results.
Although, I would personally never recommend beginners to do
pranayama, since one must be an expert on one's energy system to do it
properly. I would advice the resonance technique that you can find on
my website. From that, one can gradually get to know one's system and
expand practice into complex pranayama.

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