Sukha Pranayama (kapal bhati)
Sit
comfortably In any meditation pose with head, neck and spine erect. Keep palms
on the knee and assume a gyana mudra. Let the eyes be closed. Then perform
natural breathing and feel the breath on the tip of the nose. Slowly feel the
flow of breath in and out of the lungs. Let the breathing be natural and
automatic.
While
doing pranayama, feel and observe the abdominal movement. Just inhale and
exhale very slowly and in a rhythmic manner. Let the abdominal wall slightly
move out while inhaling and let it go in on exhaling. Observe the rhythmic
breathing with the abdomen moving out and going in. Try to get the feeling that
you draw the cosmic energy with every inhalation, and that you are throwing out
tension, diseases and impurities. Do not allow any external thought to come in
your mind. Just breathe in and breathe out.
This pranayama gives
deep relaxation to the mind and body. It improves concentration and strengthens
the nervous and respiratory system. It is useful in depression, anxiety,
hypertension, lack of concentration and cardiac problems