Health Matters

Bhastrika Pranayama involves rapid movement of the belly like the bellows of a blacksmith. In this pranayama, equal emphsis is be laid on exhalation and inhalation


How to do it:-

1. Sit in the Padmasana ,Vajrasana or Siddhasana Pose, whichever is comfortable to you.

2. Breathe in through both the nostrils forcefully, till the lungs are full and diaphragm is stretched.

3. Then breathe out forcefully but make sure that the abdominal cavity does not blow up when you breathe in.

4. The pace should be about 1 second for inhalation and about the same for exhalation Do a round of 10 repetitions and then inhale completely, hold your breath in for 1-5 seconds and then exhale completely. This completes 1 round. Take a short break.

5.Work your way up to doing 5 rounds.

Benefits:-

1. Relieves inflammation of the throat and increases gastric fire.

3. Removes diseases of the nose and chest and eradicates asthma etc.

4. It gives good appetite.

5. It breaks and dissolve the tumors.

6. It enables one to know the Kundalini.

7. It removes all diseases which arise from excess of wind, bile and phlegm.

8. It gives warmth to the body.

. Purifies the Nadis considerably

10. Very much useful in Muscular Dystrophy and Oxygen deficiency disorders.

11. This Pranayama brings about a proper balance of the three Doshas i.e. Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, and maintains their balance. Blood is purified and the body gets rid of foreign objects and toxins.

12. Stabilizes Prana and calms mind, and helps the upward journey