Kapalbhati

         Kapalbhati

Today we are going to learn Kapalbhati.

kapalbhati also Alice skull shining breaths, or the Breath of Fire. The literal meaning of Kabbalah and parties Kapalbhati means forehead and bhakti means to blow or to shine. So when you do this particular breathing practice actually you start feeling little lighter and nicer cuppa tea falls into the category of should decrease the shutter Korea's There are six cleansing practice.

So compatibility is one of the decreases. In fact, it is initially used to clean the restaurant passages the channels so that the Brian after that we do becomes much more effective. Now, people who have high blood pressure, they should take a little care in fact they should avoid it people who have heart issues, cardiac problems, they should avoid those who have spinal injuries. They should also avoid it because there's a lot of movement into the abdomen. So they should take a little care while performing the practice.

During pregnancy, it is no no and also during menstrual cycle, it should not be practiced.

 If you see the benefits of Kapalbhati, Kapalbhati it actually allows us to balance the Constitution. Also, it stimulates digestion. It invigorates and and awakens the body. It also enhances the respiratory functions. It also relaxes the mind which can be very helpful to enter into meditative states. Now let us understand the technique of Kapalbhati. Kapalbhati initially should be done slowly and it should be gradually moved into a little faster pace and increase the number of strokes don't increase the number of strokes right from the beginning. In fact, I would recommend, do about 15 strokes only, but make sure that you do it in the right way. While I'm saying it in the right way, because I've seen a lot of people when they look upon it, the first common mistake which is seen is when they do cabal body, the whole body moves, it is not the movement of the whole body. It is a movement of the abdomen only.

So when you do Kapalbhati, your abdomen should move.

Second thing second common mistake is a lot of people make faces when they look at it

like this.

It should also be avoided because we are not using the facial muscles in this. So we're not going to move the body neither we're going to use the facial muscles. It's a movement that happens in there. abdomen, not in the spine, the spine remain steady, the chest also remains steady. The abdomen movement happens. What Another common mistake which people do is when they look above it, the abdomen goes in, in, in, in, and then the point comes in there is no room for the abdomen to go. And that is the reason why when you look upon it, it is an active exhilaration.

 That doesn't mean that you example the abdomen or in, in in because after a few strokes, you won't be able to go beyond and it will feel tightening at the same time. So what should be kept in mind is every time in the abdomen goes in when you perform a stroke, you could just relax the abdomen goal. The moment you relax the abdomen wall, some bread automatically goes inside. And then again it helps you to go into the second stroke. then relax third stroke, relax. Fourth stroke relax.

 The relaxation of the abdomen role is very crucial because in that passage happens. So we are only going to focus on exhilaration, but we have to just keep on relaxing the abdomen we have to not consciously breathing, breathing will happen automatically just keep our existing existing existing but after the exhilaration, the abdomen wall is just relaxed, we just leave it and again relax in relax and so on. So that you can continue for numbers of strokes at a stretch. With practice people can do thousand stroke at a stretch there is no harm in that. But with practice and you have to gradually improve, don't suddenly do it. Don't do 100 stoves 500 strokes right in the beginning if you have not got used to it, because some people when they move the abdomen instead of the abdomen going in, some people have the tendency to bring the abdomen out and then the wrong movement can also affect the diaphragm and also the breathing.

This can also affect your nervous system. so, do it carefully do it safely increase gradually. So few things to keep in mind. It's not facial expressions. It's not bodily movement or the movement in the spine. It is a movement of the abdomen, and every time the abdomen goes in, when you exhale, relax in, relax in, relax. Initially, what you can do is you can do one stroke for one second, according to scriptures, but you get the maximum benefit when you do 120 strokes in one minute,

which is equivalent to two strokes in one second, but don't run behind that. 

Why I'm saying so because when people start moving the argument wall too fast, the rhythm of the breath gets haywire and the breathing will also become erratic. That should happen gradually. Once you know that you are doing it in a comfortable way. And with practice, you're able to maintain this denigrate slowly and slowly increase the number of strokes, but not all of a sudden.

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In this cabal at the moment of the palms are kept like this, this call this a bowl are drawn since colors draw them. Keeping the pan like this on the knee will bring stability in your body because it will allow the body to remain fixed in one position. That's the reason why in compatibility we use this bound like a bowl or a throne and we fix it. Then when we begin, we always begin with half breath in or something which is called his chest in mid inhale position. 

And there is a reason why we should do the chest immediate inhale position because when you breathe to completely inside the chest, there is a possibility that the abdomen instead of going out when you inhale can start coming in the abdomen instead of going in when you exhale, can start coming out when you exhale, the abdomen who should go in when you exhale, not out. So that's the reason Why you breathing, allowing the chest to come to mid inhale position and fixing the chest and then working with the abdomen. 

So I will show you just 10 strokes for those who are new, they can start with 15 strokes, making sure that they are doing it gradually with ease. And then after 15 strokes, they should watch what is happening. Because at the end of cabal, Bharti how you have done it will be indicated. What do I mean by this is the end The end, if the breathing if you're gasping for the breath, if your breathing is becoming heavier, that means either you have exceeded beyond your limit or the movement is not proper. So you have to check that also at the end. Maybe sometimes the breathing will start becoming quieter.

That is what we should look for. So I'm doing 10 strokes of capacity, keeping the left bar and keeping them on the need to enroll them into the right arm on the abdomen to show you how the abdomen will move. So I start I breathe in half the chest expands half.

  Every time you exhale, the abdomen goes in and just relax the ball in, relax the ball in the breath comes out with force, this exhilaration, this forceful exhilaration will allow the respiratory tract to become clear. In fact, this explanation removes a lot of toxins from the body, either physical or mental and emotional in nature. So, this is how the Cabal party should be done. When you do this, make sure that your rhythm of the Cabal party is right. And your rhythm matches with every exhilaration with every stroke because a lot of times people Do it fast and the exhilaration goes erratic. 

So make sure that you exhale with the abdomen in and the nostril up the blood coming out of the nostril. Keep practicing like this. Initially you can, if you're beginner, you can start with 15 stores and three rounds of 15 strokes. Gradually, you can increase from 15 to 2020 to 3030 to 50. up to 16. What you can very easily do with regular practice, you can also go to about 100 strokes, 120 strokes in one round, and that's how we can do about three rounds.

Remember a few people when they do too fast, not in the right way, there is a greater possibility that they might start feeling giddy or dizzy. If you're feeling dizzy or giddy while practicing Kapalbhati. It is talking about the end lie down on your back till you feel stabilize. Then you get up and just check how you have done. Do it carefully. Because if you're playing with the threads, there is a possibility that you can also damage if you're not doing it the right way.

 So do it carefully.