This is a clearing and cleansing practice through breath work. Kapala means skull and bhati means to shine, polish, cleanse. So Kapalabhati means Skull Shining Breath. It is a heating technique that increases the digestive fire by strengthening, massaging and toning the abdominal muscles and digestive organs and oxygenates the blood. It improves circulation especially to the brain which gives the skull shining effect. Through sitting in Sukhasana Pose (cross-legged), increasing the breath and the use of the abominal mucles on the breath we evoke into into this powerful Kapalabathi breath. Yoga breath ing exercises are powerful and transformative.
Part of the Ten days of Pranayama program
Anstrengung:
Dauer:11 Min.
Level:
Sportliche Anfänger, Mittelstufe
Sportliche Anfänger, Mittelstufe
Hilfsmittel:keine
Stil:Pranayama
Lehrer:in:Marlene Henny
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Ramani15.08.2014
Very clearly explained.
Thuy23.11.2014
Hi Marlene, I feel disappointed when I do pranayama, meditation or centering before practicing yoga. Because I have a tension from lower back along spine to neck, head and face. It makes me so painful. I know my lower arch, front rib is out but I can't control it. So I have a question: should we use mula bandha when we only centering before practicing yoga, do pranayama or meditation.
Please, help me to take tension away.
Thank you so much.
Marlene13.11.2015
before doing yoga, its best to do first centering, getting into the breath, cultivating regular breathing, more length in the breath, deeper breathing without tension or any form of force, then you can start doing pranayama exercise or first some yoga movements like chest openers and then pranamyama. You can also do some pranayama lying down on your back.
Sarah13.04.2015
Great guidance on this pranayama practice. Thank you Marlene :-)
Sandra18.08.2014
Hello Marlene, thank you...that was very clear. Just wondering if you use the moola bandha during the whole breath...or just with Kapalabhati and when breathing normally release the bandha? Thank you
Jill18.08.2014
Great explanation, thank you Marlene
CatherineH15.08.2014
Thank you, first time I have thought properly about breath work - that clarified things for me especially pumping using abdominals
Sigrid15.08.2014
Hallo Marlene,
thank you for your great introduction. I have a question: Does it make sense to tense the pelvic floor muscles during the exercise or does this affect the success of the breathing exercise?
Yours, Sigrid
Marlene19.08.2014
Hi there:-)
you should practice the basic techniques of pranayama without kumbhaka and bandhas for a long time and on a regular basis before attempting the bandhas and breath retentions in this breathing technique so i say, no bandhas, no breath retention.
Okay,:-)
David27.08.2014
Excellent class, feeling the benefit in my yoga class which I follow the breathing with....thank you!
Francine27.08.2014
very clear lesson, thank you.
Kahrina16.08.2014
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Joni04.11.2015
Thank you,
How many rounds do you suggest experienced yogis do?
Marlene13.11.2015
for more experienced yogis i suggest 5 to 8 rounds. No need to to more. If any dizziness is arising you need to stop and return into regular breathing.
Barbara21.10.2015
This was the most amazing and clear demonstration and explanation of Kapalabhati
pranayama I have ever seen and I have seen
many. For four years, I never missed even one day of practicing Kapalabhati. I suddenly realized it had been irritating a sinus problem I was having. I am going to try following you exactly and see if. I can do this without a problem
Your energy and charisma is exceptional.
Doug08.03.2017
Very helpful, thank you, Marlene!
Doug07.03.2017
Hi, thanks for the class! My question is, could you clarify the distinction between the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm muscles? You only mentioned the abdominals in your class but the diaphragm muscles are also involved in each breath, yes? Are they the same or different? Which muscles do what (inbreath and outbreath)? Thanks again! ;-Doug
Marlene08.03.2017
Hi Doug, thank you for your message and good question. The answer is YES, the diaphragm is very much involved with deep breathing. its the prime mover of your breath so at the moment you breath deep without tension, cultivating length on your breath the diaphragm is involved big time. I refer to the abdominal muscles on the moment you breath out the help together with the diaphragm to push the breath up and out. When you breath in diaphragm moves down to poor the breath in and when you breath out diaphragm moves up to assist the breath moving outward. In combination with the use of the abdominals with kapalabhati breath you get more of a pumping action on the exhale and is at the same time also a core strengthener in combination of doing kapalabhati breathing. Hope this is giving you a clear answer.
Catharina15.07.2017
Thanks for a very clear and informative description, I enjoyed this Pranayama very much (have tried it before but this was the first time I really got hold of it)! :)
Namaste <3