| Relax and sit with your spine straight and close your | | | | you when to stop. At not time are you required to |
| eyes, watching your breath closely as it enters and | | | | force the completing of recommended cycles. Your |
| exits your body normally. After a minute, roll your | | | | body knows best. |
| tongue lengthwise and extend it outside your mouth, | | | | Sitali pranayama is unique in that it can temporarily |
| lightly holding it in a hollow straw shape with your lips. | | | | suppress hunger, thirst, cold and tiredness any time you |
| Then draw in air in a normal pace through this "air | | | | need to by giving your body what it needs. You can |
| straw", allowing it to fill every nerve and cell in your | | | | use it to cool down the body in hot weather and do |
| body with energy. Hold the breath for as long as you | | | | without food, water or sleep when you are engaged in |
| are comfortable, then exhale through your nose | | | | a mental or physical activity that requires these |
| normally. | | | | effects. |
| When the exhalation is complete, hold the breath for a | | | | As with all exercises, please consult a medical |
| few seconds and experience the lightness and | | | | professional before you begin, specially if you have a |
| emptiness of your body without air in your lungs. Then | | | | condition that needs special care and attention. |
| roll your tongue and draw a breath in through it again | | | | Pranayama and advanced yoga exercises are best |
| as before, repeating the cycle up to fifteen times. Here, | | | | performed under the guidance of a trained teacher. |
| you should always allow your body and mind to tell | | | | |