Core Pranayama Techniques and Their benefits
1. Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril / Anulom Vilom)
Technique: Alternately breathing through the left and right nostrils.
Benefits: Calms the mind, balances both brain hemispheres, and directly relieves sudden bouts of stress, depression, and anxiety.
2. Kapalabhati (Skull Shining Breath)
Technique: An involuntary, passive inhalation followed by sharp, forceful exhalations using abdominal contractions.
Benefits: Energizes the brain, strengthens abdominal muscles, and stimulates digestion and metabolism.
3. Bhramari (Bee Breath)
Technique: Exhaling slowly while making a controlled, continuous humming sound.
Benefits: Immediately soothes the nervous system, reduces hypertension, and alleviates tension, anger, and headaches.
4. Ujjayi (Ocean / Victorious Breath)
Technique: Breathing through the nose with a slight constriction in the throat, producing a soft oceanic sound.
Benefits: Builds internal heat, steadies the mind, and promotes heart and thyroid health.
5. Sheetali & Sheetkari (Cooling Breath)
Technique: Inhaling through a curled tongue (Sheetali) or through closed teeth with parted lips (Sheetkari).
Benefits: Lowers body temperature, reduces anger or stress, and helps lower blood pressure.
6. Bhastrika (Bellows Breath)
Technique: Forceful, rapid, and rhythmic inhalations and exhalations.
Benefits: Cleanses nasal passages, revives energy levels, and boosts metabolic fire.
7. Surya Bhedana (Sun-Piercing / Right Nostril Breath)
Technique: Inhaling exclusively through the right nostril and exhaling through the left.
Benefits: Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, generates internal heat, and elevates low energy or sluggishness.
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