Pranic breathing is a way to breathe which stimulates the flow of "spirit matter" through the chakra system. This "spirit matter" is referred to in the following exercise and in many available pranic breathing methods as "prana". It is also known as chi, qi, ki, or ruach and is recognized across systems as the energy which sustains life, being the breath of life itself.

While it is not energy in the strict scientific sense, channeled prana produces measurable heat variations in the physical body.

The following exercise is often performed by practitioners and healers of all backgrounds to energize their auras and balance their chakra system before conducting a healing. One of the many methods to approach it is to :


1. Lay, sit or stand with your spine erect. (rooting)
2. Keep your shoulders relaxed throughout the entire breathing sequence.
3. Put your hands on your lower abdomen.
4. Place your tongue on your palate - on the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep it there throughout the entire breathing sequence.
5. Inhale slowly through your nose, allowing the air to push your lower belly out. Pause for a moment.
6. Exhale through your mouth completely, feeling your abdomen pulling in, contracting as you do.
7. This is one cycle of pranic breathing.

From : http://www.jing-qi-shen.org/pranic_breathing.html

However, there are many other approaches; the central element here is to learn to breathe slowly using the diaphragm. With practice, it allows you to direct prana to any given chakra or area of the body where it is needed, facilitating cleansing and healing this way.

It is not necessary to know pranic breathing in order to perform the other exercises, yet this simple meditation is a good addition to the healing toolset, and to one's life hygiene.