Led Pranayama Sequence Bhastrika
Guide to Ujjayi Breathing & Ashtanga Pranayama Seq • 7m 5s
To practice this pranayama technique you imitate the rhythmic pumping action of a blacksmith's bellows by rapidly contracting and releasing your abdomen and performing a long series of staccato, forced exhalations followed by immediate, reflexive inhalations.
Bhastrika is also one of the six kriyas that are well known, important purifying practices in classic hatha yoga, and this points to its digestive cleansing benefits.
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