Pranayama Types-Sitkari Pranayama And Kapal Bhati Pranayama

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Sitkari Pranayama or Hissing Breath
This is done by opening lips, keeping the upper and lower teeth touching each other, then inhaling through mouth with hissing sound, then performing kumbhaka with bandhas and then exhaling with nostrils. The air passing via tongue, cools the blood, lowering the temperature of the blood.

How to do
Sit in a comfortable position. In this exercise, a hissing sound is produced when the breath is drawn in, through the mouth, with the tongue touching the upper palate. When the breath is drawn in, a hissing sound similar to 'si, si, si", is produced. Hold the breath until you can and then throw out the breath through both the nostrils.

Benefits

• Removes excess heat in the body.
• Cures diseases like acidity, hypertension etc.
• Harmonizes the secretions of reproductive organs and all the endocrine system.
• Relieves a bout of pain caused by arthritis.
• It makes the practitioner strong and invincible.