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Kapalabhati
Пранаяма

Kapalabhati

Clears the lungs and brightens the mind in thirty seconds

Practice with Prana

Prana guides by voice and rhythm · no counting

Difficulty Intermediate
Pattern 0.3 · 0 · 0.5 · 0
Tradition Пранаяма

Kapalabhati – tradition: Pranayama (Hatha Yoga), India.

Pattern

inhale 0.3s – exhale 0.5s. Sixty cycles, about three minutes.

What it does

energy, lung cleansing, warming, sympathetic activation, improved digestion

Posture: seated with a straight spine.

Caution

pregnancy, hypertension, glaucoma, hernia.