Nithya Kriya - Excelling in Sports
Step 2: Kapalabhati Pranāyāmā
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(Breathing Technique)
Step 2: Breathing Technique - Kapalabhati Prānāyāmā
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Haṭharatnāvalī 1. 56
अथ कपालभस्त्रिका भस्त्रिवल्लोहकाराणां
रेचुपूरसुसम्भ्रमौ ॥
कआलभस्त्री विख्याता सर्वरोगविशोष्णी ॥ ५६ ॥
atha kapālabhastrikā
bhastrivallohakārāṇāṃ
recupūrasusambhramau ll
kaālabhastrī vikhyātā
sarvarogaviśoṣaṇī ll 56 ll
Akashic Revelation
One should rapidly inhale and
exhale like the bellows of an
ironsmith. This is the famous
kapāla-bhastrī, which removes all
the diseases. 56

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Technique
- Remaining in Pascimatanāsana, breathe out short and fast as you pull your abdomen in and up.
- Do this Prānāyāmā for 7 minutes.
