This Pranayam can be practiced in any position. It can be practiced in either sleeping, or standing, or sitting position. If it is to be performed in standing position, then one should take the precaution of not keeping any hard furniture near the place of Pranayam.
This Pranayam can be practiced in any position. It can be practiced in either sleeping, or standing, or sitting position. If it is to be performed in standing position, then one should take the precaution of not keeping any hard furniture near the place of Pranayam.
This Pranayam can be practiced in any position. It can be practiced in either sleeping, or standing, or sitting position. If it is to be performed in standing position, then one should take the precaution of not keeping any hard furniture near the place of Pranayam.
This Pranayam can be practiced in any position. It can be
practiced in either sleeping, or standing, or sitting position. If it is to be performed in standing position, then one should take the precaution of not keeping any hard furniture near the place of Pranayam. One should have loose clothes while performing the Pranayam. In sitting posture, Sukhasan is the most suitable for the purpose. Both the hands can be kept on the knee joint if it is a sitting posture, or it can be kept on the waist if it is a standing posture. Eyes should be kept closed. Start taking deep and quick breaths. Respiration should be fast and deep. In normal breathing the respiratory rate is 15 to 18 per/minute. But in Kapalbhati Pranayam, the rate can reach up to 60 to 100 per/minute. Breathing should be
forceful. Most of the time breathing is abdominal; i.e.
abdominal muscles are more active than chest muscles. There should be more emphasis on the Rechak component. Efforts should be made to have a forceful Rechak. Exhalation is the active process in this Pranayam. The practitioner tries to bring out the air forcibly. With the forceful contraction of the abdominal muscles; one can create positive pressure in the chest. The positive pressure in the chest will push the air outside. As soon as the air is pushed outside, there will be negative pressure in the chest. This negative pressure will pull the air inside the lung. Again with the movement of the abdominal muscles one can push the air outside. So in the Kapalbhati Pranayam, Rechak is an active componant, while Purak is a passive componant. Kapalbhati can be done for 50 to 60 times in the beginning. Later on with practice, the number can be raised to 100 to 200 times. In the later stage one can perform Kapalbhati Pranayam, for 7 to 10 minutes. As soon as the process is completed, one should relax completely for 8 to 10 minutes. A person in the standing posture can lie down on the ground and relax. While a person in the sitting or supine position can remain in the same position and relax. One should keep the eyes closed while relaxing. This state of relaxation may lead to the state of meditation. It is easier to enter into the state of meditation after Kapalbhati. Speedy breathing helps to clear all the thoughts from the mind. Thus the mind will attain the state of thoughtlessness for a short period of time. In Yogic terms, Kapalbhati is meant for Deh-shudhi. It means internal cleansing of the body. There are five types of cleansing procedures in yoga. These are known as Neti, Dhoti, Basti, Nehli, and Kapalbhati.