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Kapalbhati (Sanskrit: कपालभाति, romanized: kapālabhāti, "Skull-polishing") is an important shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Sanskrit words: kapāla meaning "skull", and bhāti meaning "shining, illuminating".
Kapālabhātī, a skull polishing, and is a pranayama (breathing) practice intended to energize and balance the nadis, and the chakras. Specifically, it is a sharp, short outbreath, followed by a relaxation of the core that allows the body to inhale on its own. [2]
Bhastrikā [1] is an important breath exercise in yoga and pranayama. It is sometimes treated as a kriya or 'cleansing action' along with kapalabhati to clear the airways in preparation for other pranayama techniques. Bhastrika involves a rapid and forceful process of inhalation and exhalation powered by the movement of the diaphragm.
Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, "Prāṇāyāma") is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In yoga, the breath is associated with prana, thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the prana-shakti, or life energies. Pranayama is described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika 2.40–41, 2.77, translated by Mallinson & Singleton; As long as the breath is restrained in the body, the mind is calm. As long as the gaze is between the eyebrows there is no danger of death.
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Ujjayi Breath is also known as Ujjayi Pranayama. Sometimes referred to as "cobra breathing", it is also a helpful way for the yogi or yogini to keep their vital life force circulating throughout the body, rather than escaping from it. Ujjayi is said to be similar to the breathing of a new-born baby before their prana begins to flow out into ...
Nanammal was born on 24 February 1920 in an agricultural family at Zameen Kaliayapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. [5] At the age of eight, she learnt yoga from her father, eventually mastering more than 50 asanas. [5] Nanammal's father and grandfather were both 'Registered Indian Medicine Practitioners (RIMP)'.