It is advised to do Pranaayama 10 times before one starts chanting Gayatri mantra. During Pranaayama one is also advised to mentally chant the Gayatri Shiras.
The question is, what about those who are not taught the proper means of doing Pranaayama? It is certainly not advisable to experiment with breath control without the assistance of a Yoga instructor. It can lead to bad effects.
The alternative is to do some other thing that will have an effect approaching the effect given by Pranaayama. For those Brahmins who are not aware of the proper way of doing Pranaayama, it is advised to merely chant the Gayatri Shiras 10 times. As one of the key aims of Pranaayama is to relax and calm the mind, I have been chanting the Upanishadic Shaanti mantras instead, immediately after chanting the Gayatri Shiras 10 times. They seem have some positive effect on my concentration in the subsequent Gayatri japam.
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