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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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    (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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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