Pranayam

Kundalini Yoga Pranayam

Whistle Breath

Whistling has many health benefits, including boosting lung strength, changing circulation, relaxing, and stimulating the Vagus nerve (by puckering the lips). The nerves in the tongue activate the higher glands such as the thyroid or parathyroid. 

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Sitkari Pranayama

Sitkari pranayama is used for cleansing and boosting glandular function. 

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Segmented Breath

Segmented breath is breath that is divided into several equal parts, stimulating the central brain and glandular system. With each division of the breath, we suspend the breath.

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Nostril Breathing

Learn about how the simple technique of Left, Right, or Alternate Nostril breathing can be used to energize, calm yourself, or create a deep sense of well-being and harmony.

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Long Deep Breathing

Long deep breathing is one of the most important foundational tools within the technology of Kundalini Yoga. This seemingly simple exercise promotes benefits across the physical, mental, and spiritual planes.

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Lion Breath

Lion breath is a powerful breath that cleanses out toxins and stimulates the throat chakra and thyroid gland.

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Develop Your Pranic Energy

This is a powerful exercise to develop your pranic energy and remove tension. It is a 5 minute meditation at most.

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Two-Stroke Breath to Connect the Subconscious and the Intuition

This is a 15-minute pranayama to connect the subconscious and the intuition. It calls for a 2-stroke inhale through the open mouth, and a 1-stroke exhale through the nose. 

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Sitali Pranayama

This practice is said to cool the body, add moisture to the system, and in the wisdom of Ayurveda, soothe a pitta imbalance.

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The 8 Stroke Breath for Energy and Stress Release

This pranayama brings your focus back to the breath. It is said that practicing it every evening for 11 minutes can restore the prana you have consumed throughout the day, and move you from stress to rejuvenation.

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