Pranayam - Rules and Precautions for pranayam.

• Select a clean and peaceful place for doing Pranayama. If possible, choose a place near a clean pond or river.
• The sheet or cloth (cotton or wool etc.) on which you sit must be a non-conductor of electricity. You should not directly sit on floor or gound.
• The cloths should not be very tight. They should be comfortable.
• The best time to do pranayam is early morning after finishing daily routine acts like cleansing mouth, emptying of bowels etc.
• If done in the evening Pranayama should be done after 3-4 hours of taking any food. It should always be tried to empty your bowls before pranayam practice.
• At whatever time you do, but try to maintain the same routine of time daily to get the maximum benfit of Pranayam.
• Keep your mind calm and composed. However, Pranayam can also calm down the disturbed mind and keep one happy.
• If you feel fatigued in the course of doing Pranayam , rest for sometime and then begin deep breathing, which will remove the fatigue.
• Pregnant women, hungry persons, persons suffering from fever and those who are lustful having no control on their passions should not do Pranayam .