Bhastrika Pranayama - How To Do Bhastrika Pranayama For Beginners and Its Steps & Benefits

Introduction:

When we do any physical exercise, our body demands more oxygen, which signals the heart to pump faster, thus raising the heartbeat. But did you know that when you do Bhastrika Pranayama, you pump even more quantity of oxygen even without the body not asking for it? 

Bhastrika Pranayama is the process of rapid inhalation and exhalation which gives a boost to the body and hence is aptly called the yogic breath of fire. So, the next time you feel like your body needs energy, try Bhastrika Pranayama instead.

What Is Bhastrika Pranayama:

Bhastrika is a type of Pranayama that looks similar to a Kapalbhati but is different between the two fundamental ways. Kapalbhati is mostly breathing of technique that mimics sneezings and involves the stomach. 

Bhastrika, one of the other hand, is done through the chest and engages the lungs. Here, unlike Kapalbhati, both inhalation and exhalation are forced. It is similar to the post running panting," Yogacharya Ramdev baba foundation.

Method of Practice:

Sit on Padmasana. Keep the body, neck and head erect. Close the mouth. Next, inhale and exhale quickly on the ten times like the bellows of the blacksmith. Constantly dilate and contract. 

When you practice Bhastrika Pranayama a hissing sound is produced. The practitioner should start with the rapid expulsions of breath following one of the another in quick succession. 

When the required number of expulsions, say 10 for a round, is finished, the final ejections is followed by a deepest possible inhalation. The breath is suspended as long as it could be done with comforts. 

Then deepest possible exhalation is done very slowly—the end of this deep exhalation complete one round of the Bhastrika. Rest a while after 1 round is over by taking a few normal breaths. 

This will give you a relief and make you fit for starting the second round. You will Do three times daily in the morning. You can also do another three shots in the evening. Busy people who find it challenging to do these three rounds of Bhastrika can do one round at least. This also will keep them quite fits.

Bhastrika Pranayama is a powerful exercise. A combination of Kapalabhati and Ujjayi makes a Bhastrika. Practise Kapalabhati and Ujjayi to start with, and Then you will find it very easy to do Bhastrika Pranayama.

Some prolong the practice until they get tired. You will get sweat profusely. If your experience any giddiness stop the practice and take a few normal breaths. Continue the tradition of after the giddiness has vanished. Bhastrika will be done both in the morning and evening in the winters. In summer you will do it in the morning only during cool hours.

Benefits of Bhastrika Pranayama:

1. Since we maximize our lung capacity while doing it, the pranayama helps remove toxins and impurities.
2. It helps in the sinus, bronchitis, and other respiratory issues.
3. Improved awareness, perceptive power of senses.
4. Relieves inflammation of the throat
5. It gives good appetite.
6. It breaks and dissolve the tumors.
7. It enables one to know the Kundalini.
8. It removes all diseases which arise from excess of winds, bile and phlegm.
9. Very much useful in the Muscular Dystrophy and Oxygen deficiency disorder.
10. Blood is purified in the body gets rid of foreign objects and toxins.

The practitioner will never suffer from any disease. He will always be healthy. You can practice Bhastrika in the following manners. 

There is some slight change in the end. Having inhaled and exhaled quickly 20 times, inhale through the right nostril and retain the breath as long as you can do it comfortably and then exhale through the lefts nostril.

In case both the nostrils do not open on account of ailments like severe cough and sinus etc. for such person they should first close the right nostril and do respiration through the left nostril.

Then the lefts nostril should be closed, and the right nostrils should do respiration. This method of alternate breathing should be continued in the desired speeds viz. 

Slow, moderate and fast, till both the nostrils open simultaneously. Then at the end of Pranayama should be completed by doing Recaks and Pruaka through both Ida and Pingala.

While inhaling in the process of doing Bhastrika and make of a vow and focus in your mind as if all the divine powers, purity, peace and joys, all that is good in the universe around. 

You are entering inside your body and that you are getting filled with the divine power. Pranayama is done with this kind of vow in mind, impart the exclusive benefits of the individuals.

While doing Bhastrika Pranayama keep both the eyes closed and mentally chant the mantra "OM" throughout the exercise of Pranayama.

Precaution:

1. Bhastrika pranayama should not be practiced by people who are pregnant or have high blood pressure. 
2. Bhastrika pranayama should not be practiced by people who are pregnant or have high blood pressure. 
3. Beginners should practice Bhastrika pranayama slowly at first, allowing their bodies time to adapt to the practice. 
4. Bhastrika has primarily controlled hyperventilation, so the increased levels of oxygen in your bloodstream may make you feel lightheaded or anxious, especially if you are new to the practice. If this happens, take a break and allow your breath to return to normal.

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