is 20 minutes pranayama (Yoga) too much to start with ?
Question Posted Sunday April 17 2011, 2:44 am
Hi,
I have a query regarding Pranayama. Basically I am 26 years old and i recite mantras loudly everyday since past 4 weeks. So i recite a mantra as i exhale and inhale deeply to recite the mantra again with the next exhalation of breath. So my mantra japa is similar to pranayama. I do it for 20 minutes daily but i have observed that i get tired and my body feels choked with air and aches too. I have read that doing excessive pranayama can damage the body. So i want to know that was it okay to start with 20 minutes of pranayama or was it too much ? Have i harmed my body and can the damage be repaired ? Please suggest ways to recover any nervous damages or any other damages that could have been incurred due to this.
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