One question that has interested me is whether it is possible to use pranayama to improve sports performance. In swimming, especially, your lung capacity is a major factor in your endurance, and elite swimmers are able to hold their breath for 5+ minutes. Additionally, I noticed that even the quality of my training depends on the reservoir of energy that I subjectively feel inside myself. That is why I am curious as to how pranayama can be used to amplify vitality and increase sports performance. What is the process underlying it, and what is the best method?
Pranayam draws in excess energy from the cosmic vital, of which breathing is the physical means nature has evolved, a material instrumentation to draw the universal life energy. 8 – 8 – 8 is fine, but it is better to do nadi shuddhi (anulom vilom) first, for 6 months.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
