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Kapalabhati ( sa, कपालभाति, kapālabhāti, "Skull-polishing") is an important shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Kapalbhati - Frontal Brain Purification
in ''Yoga Magazine'', a publication of Bihar School of Yoga. There are three forms of Kapalabhati: * ''Vatakrama'', a practice similar to the
Kapalabhati ( sa, कपालभाति, kapālabhāti, "Skull-polishing") is an important shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
words: ''kapāla'' meaning "skull", and ''bhāti'' meaning "shining, illuminating". It is intended mainly for cleaning the sinuses but according to the '' Gheranda Samhita'' has magical curative effects.in ''Yoga Magazine'', a publication of Bihar School of Yoga. There are three forms of Kapalabhati: * ''Vatakrama'', a practice similar to the
pranayama
Pranayama is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In Sanskrit, '' prana'' means "vital life force", and ''yama'' means to gain control. In yoga, breath is associated with ''prana'', thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the '' prana'' ''sh ...
technique of Bhastrika Bhastrikā is an important breath exercise in yoga and pranayama. It is sometimes treated as a kriya or 'cleansing action' along with kapalabhati to clear the airways in preparation for other pranayama techniques. Bhastrika involves a rapid and fo ...
or "Breath of Fire", except that exhalation is active while inhalation is passive, the opposite of normal breathing.
* ''Vyutkrama'', a practice similar to Jala neti, it involves sniffing water through the nostrils and letting it flow down into the mouth, and then spitting it out.
* ''Sheetkrama'', essentially the reverse of ''Vyutkrama'', in which water is taken through the mouth and expelled through the nose.
See also
* Kundalini energy * Tummo#Practice *Uddiyana bandha
A bandha ( sa, बंध) is a kriyā in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of internal mudra described as a "body lock," to lock the vital energy into the body. ''Bandha'' literally means bond, fetter, or "catching hold of".Iyengar, 1976: pp.435–437
Ma ...
References
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