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    कपालभाति, romanized: kapālabhāti, "Skull-polishing") is an important shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Sanskrit...
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    in the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā as kriya, are Netī, Dhautī, Naulī, Basti, Kapālabhātī, and Trāṭaka. The Haṭha Ratnavali mentions two additional purifications...
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  • It is sometimes treated as a kriya or 'cleansing action' along with kapalabhati to clear the airways in preparation for other pranayama techniques. Bhastrika...
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    nasal passages), trataka (cleanse eyes), nauli (abdominal massage) and kapalabhati (cleanse phlegm). The actual procedure for cleansing varies by the Haṭha...
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    (breathing through the rolled tongue), Bhastrika ("Bellows Breath"), Kapalabhati ("Skull-shining Breath", a Shatkarma purification), Surya Bhedana ("Sun-piercing...
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    of asanas, a first savasana, floor asanas, the last pranayama named Kapalabhati which is a shatkarma (a purification), and a final savasana that ends...
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    giving the example of the buzzing noise made while breathing in bhramari. Kapalabhati Tummo#Practice Uddiyana bandha Iyengar, B. K. S. (1979). Light on Yoga...
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  • out into sensual perceptions and mental activity.[according to whom?] Kapalabhati Pranayama Pratiloma ujjayi is a variant of ujjayi breathing, inhaling...
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    resting in śavāsana, continuing onto prāṇāyāma (breathing exercises) kapalabhati and anuloma viloma, followed by 6-8 rounds of sūrya namaskār, before...
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    Meanwhile, the tongue pushes up against the palate in the mouth. Kundalini Kapalabhati Tummo meditation Mulabandhasana Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017)...
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  • Matsyendrāsana Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Ardha Matsyendrasana 26 कपालभाति Kapālabhāti "Skull polishing" (not an asana: a shatkarma, a purification)...
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    breathing Pranayama – Practice of breath control in Yoga In particular, Kapalabhati and Bhastrika Primal therapy – Psychotherapy of Arthur Janov Reverse...
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    Karani List Nyasa Kumbhaka Sama vritti Shatkarmas Neti Dhauti Nauli Basti Kapalabhati Bhastrika Trataka Tapas Sādhanā Tantra Yogi Yogini Siddhi Mahasiddha...
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  • method of bhastrika (bellows breath) and the satkarma purification of kapalabhati (skull polishing) both energise the body with vigorous abdominal breathing...
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    this rise in temperature can be maintained for a longer period of time. Kapalabhati Crook & Low (1997), pp. 89–90. Tseten (2008), pp. 252–254. Senge (2015)...
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    along with breathing exercises like deep breathing (sama vritti or kapalabhati) and retention (kumbhaka). The most recommended asanas to develop cleavage...
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  • (fixed gazing), nauli (abdominal massage by the abdominal muscles), and kapalabhati (skull-polishing breath). In pranayama, he learnt surya bhedana (the...
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