✦ Pranayama

The 18 Pranayama Practices

Eighteen breath practices of the Shaiva and Hatha traditions.

Nadi Shodhana

Channel-Purifying Breath

Kapalabhati

Skull-Shining Breath

Bhastrika

Bellows Breath

Ujjayi

Victorious Breath

Bhramari

Humming Bee Breath

Sitali

Cooling Breath

Sitkari

Hissing Cooling Breath

Surya Bhedana

Solar Piercing Breath

Chandra Bhedana

Lunar Piercing Breath

Murcha

Swooning Breath

Plavini

Floating Breath

Anuloma Viloma

With and Against the Grain Breath

Viloma

Interrupted Breath

Samavritti

Equal Breathing

Kevala Kumbhaka

Spontaneous Retention

Sahita Kumbhaka

Deliberate Retention

Agnisara

Fire-Essence Breath

Bahya

External Breath Retention

18 entries

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