Part-6
Hello friends, in today's post, we will know about some of the initial yoga postures, its rules and benefits. So let's start ...
4 KAPĀLABHĀTI
Sthiti: Any meditative posture e.g. Sukhāsana/Padmāsana/Vajrāsana
Technique
- Sit in any meditative posture.
- Close your eyes and relax the whole body
- Inhale deeply through both nostrils, expand the chest.
- Expel the breath with forceful contractions of the pelvic and abdominal muscles and inhale passively.
- Do not strain.
- Continue active/forceful exhalation and passive inhalation.
- Complete 30 rapid breaths, then then take a deep breath, exhale slowly and relax completely.
- This is one round of Kapālabhāti.
- Each round shall be followed by being still for a while.
- Repeat 2 more rounds.
Breathing: Forceful exhalation by contracting the abdominal muscles, without any undue movements in the chest and shoulder region. Inhalation should be passive throughout the practice.
Number of rounds: Beginners can practice up to 3 rounds of 20 rapid breaths each. The count and rounds can be increased gradually over a period of time.
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Benefits
- Kapālabhāti purifies the frontal air sinuses; helps to overcome cough disorders.
- It is useful in treating cold, rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma and bronchial infections.
- It rejuvenates the whole body, and keeps the face glowing and vibrant.
- It strengthens the nervous system and tones up the digestive organs.
A word of caution
- Please avoid this practice in case of cardiac conditions, giddiness, high blood pressure, vertigo, chronic bleeding in the nose, epilepsy, migraine, stroke, hernia, gastric ulcer, pregnancy and during menstrual cycle.
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