Kapal bhati pranayam is a pranayam that purifies the intellect. kapal means skull and bhati means to shine the brain.Kapal bhati makes the skull shine.
MEANING....Forcible explusion of breath through the nose and its retention is Kapal Bhati. When we practise this pranayam with devotion and dedication,the Apan Vayu starts ascending from the mid of the spinal cord towards the skull and purifies the mid brain and when the breath is expelled out with great force ,this purifies the whole brain.
Benefits of this Pranyam are
1..It flushes out impure residual air from the lungs and fresh supply of air reaches the lungs. due to large absorption of oxygen it makes blood pure.
2....It purifies the nostril and respiratory system
3....Increases the power of memory and thinking
4....the angry person can control its anger.and the angry person become calm and quite by regular practise.
TECHNIQUE....Sit in padamassan or Sukhassan. place the palms on the knees. close the eyes gently.keep the back straight.Exhale up to maximum,then inhale up to the throat through the nostrils and apply mool band. now start expelling the breath through the nostrils with force number of times.let there should be little pause.
SIMULTANEOUSLY,with the forceful exhalations,contract side by side the lower abdomen towards the spine by inward strokes.perform this according to capacity. In the BEGINNING ,DO it 5 to 10 minutes. gradually increase it.
HEART PATIENTS AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM BLOOD PRESSURE SHOULD AVOID THIS PRANAYAM.
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