| While seated comfortably with spine straight, slowly | | | | expelling it just as rapidly. |
| rotate your upper body, neck and head to relax your | | | | Try three cycles of ten breaths each to begin with |
| muscles and remove tension. Then close your eyes, | | | | and at the end of each ten breath cycle, exhale slowly |
| breathe normally and focus your attention on the | | | | and deliberately, then breathe normally for a few |
| breath entering and leaving your nose as it supplies | | | | breaths before you repeat the cycle again. |
| life-giving energy to every part of your body. | | | | In the beginning, the most common side effect is a |
| After a minute, take in a deep breath through the nose | | | | feeling of light headedness. If this does not feel right to |
| and feel your stomach and chest expand as you fill | | | | you, limit your cycles to only one or two until your body |
| your lungs. As soon as you complete the breath, | | | | becomes used to Kapalbhati. Once you are |
| forcefully push the air out quickly and completely. This | | | | comfortable with this exercise, you can extend it to |
| exhalation should resemble and mimic the muscle | | | | ten cycles of thirty breaths each, always increasing |
| action during a cough where the stomach contracts | | | | the cycles gradually and only at the pace that your |
| and it should take one second to complete. As soon | | | | body tells you is right. |
| as the exhalation is complete, inhale rapidly and fully | | | | The ancient breathing technique of Kapalbhati done |
| and immediately exhale again forcefully as before. | | | | correctly increases your degree of mental awareness |
| Do not hold or pause the breath at any time during this | | | | and revitalizes your body instantly. |
| exercise. Each inhalation and exhalation should take no | | | | You should consult with your health professional |
| more than one second, with the main action coming | | | | before you begin any type of exercise program, |
| from your stomach muscles expelling the air from your | | | | including yoga breathing exercises. |
| lungs. You are rapidly filling your lungs with air and | | | | |