| Pranayama is a combination of two words in Sanskrit | | | | completely. |
| - "Prana" means life, and "ayama" means the "mode to | | | | 3) Repeat this continuously for at least 40-50 times |
| control". This is basically a conventional technique that | | | | non-stop, before you take a break and relax for a |
| takes the help of breathing process done in a | | | | while. |
| controlled way to improve many other systems within | | | | 4) Continue this for at least 10 minutes daily. You can |
| the human body. In Pranayama you focus and control | | | | extend the limit gradually to 30 minutes daily. |
| your breathe that helps in gaining and enhancing the | | | | Benefits: |
| body's health, as well as in attaining a glowing skin too. | | | | Kapaal Bharti Pranayama when practiced on a regular |
| Pranayama can be done in addition to other yogic | | | | basis can help in: |
| asanas to gain maximum benefits. It should be done | | | | - Releasing hypertension |
| early morning with empty stomach. Regardless of this, | | | | - Preventing obesity |
| one can do pranayama at any time of the day; just | | | | - Healing Asthma and Diabetes |
| assure that you have not eaten anything at least 2 | | | | - Healing Allergies |
| hours prior to performing Pranayama. | | | | - Healing Cancer |
| In order to do Pranayama, you just need to sit quietly | | | | - Improving Concentration |
| on a comfortable place, in a comfortable position and | | | | - Giving a Natural Glow to Your skin, because of the |
| with comfortable clothing on. The place you choose | | | | controlled intake of oxygen. |
| for doing this breathing exercise must be free from | | | | Since breathing processes are the most vital part of |
| any outside distractions, unnecessary voices and | | | | living, pranayama can facilitate a lot in providing more |
| pollution. | | | | oxygen to different parts of body, including your brain, |
| Kapaal Bharti Pranayama is the easiest and simplest | | | | which controls all the other important parts. |
| form of Pranayama. It can be done as follows: | | | | Your skin gets benefited too, in this process, since this |
| 1) Take a deep breath, as much as you can, to fill your | | | | yoga technique can work as a cleanser as well as an |
| belly. | | | | important supplier of extra oxygen, to work as a |
| 2) Forcefully exhale the air out to empty your stomach | | | | natural re-vitalizer and anti-aging technique. |