Bhastrika Pranayama - Bellow Breathing
"Bhastrika" means the "bellows" in Sanskrit.Just as a blackcmith works his bellows, so are the abdominal muscles exercised during this practice in which air is forcefully drawn in and out.
Sequence:
- Sit straight in a comfortable posture. Padmasana is the best asana to adopt
- Let the left hand rest on the left knee and place the right hand next to the nose.
- Inhale and exhale quickly in short and shallow breaths through both nostrils from four to ten times.
- Close off both nostrils and apply both Jalandhara and Moola Bandha while retaining the breath.
- Raise your head and exhale through the right nostril to cool the body down.
- Now apply Uddiyana Bandha directly after the exhalation.
- Begin your practice with three rounds of ten pumpings and then very gradually work up to a maximum of eight rounds of a hundred pumpings.
Caution:
- Extending a series for so long can also cause dizziness.
- Comfort and not reckless excess should guide your motives and manner of doing.
- Excess in practice may induce dizziness, drowsiness and loss of consciousness.
Benefits:
- This pranayama makes you relaxed and revitalized.
- It revives and stimulates the nervous system and the circulatory system.
- Bhastrika breathing clears the mind of confusion and enhance your powers of focus.
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