1. POSITION
- Standing.
2. SEQUENCE
- Stand with your feet parallel with the heels kept together.
- Hands by the side of the thighs, fingers close to each other and respective thumbs bent and kept inside the palms.
- Relax yourself in this position.
- Tilt your head slightly backward and keep your eyes open and focus your awareness on the viçuddhi cakra.
- Inhale and exhale deeply and rapidly through the nose like the bellows of a blacksmith.
- Keep your arms by the side of the thighs.
- Continue as long as you can do comfortably without exhausting yourself.
- Finally, relax in Çaväsana.
3. BREATHING
- Natural and rhythmic breathing in the starting position.
- Breathe rapidly in the final position.
- Slow and deep breathing in Çaväsana.
4. DURATION
- Breathe rapidly 20 times.
5. AWARENESS
- On the rapid breathing and the viçuddhi cakra.
6. CONTRADICATION
- Do not attempt this posture while taking food or immediately after having your food.
- Vertigo.
- Varicose.
- Hypotension (High Blood Pressure).
- Cardiovascular problems.
- Hernia.
- Gastric Ulcer.
- History of Stroke.
- Epilepsy.
- Chronic asthma, bronchitis and those recovering from Tuberculosis should practise after consultation with doctor and under the guidance of an expert.
7. BENEFITS
- Burns toxins and removes diseases of kapha (phlegm), pitta (bile) and väta (wind).
- Improves the capacity of lungs and broadens the chest.
- Stimulate metabolic rate.
- Rapid and rhythmic movement of the diaphragm massages and stimulates visceral organs.
- Tones up the digestive system.
- Alleviates inflammation of the throat and accumulation of phlegm.
- Strengthen and tones up the nerves.
- Strengthen the shoulders, arms, and wrists and improves the shape of the hands.
- Induces calmness and develops concentration power.
- Improves blood circulation.
- Beneficial for those with sinus problems.
- Alleviates phlegm from the pharynx.
- Voice becomes resonant.
- Stimulates the viçuddhi cakra.
8. SPECIAL NOTE
- Your breathing should be rhythmic and without jerks.
- Remember to work within your capacity and never move into pain or overstretch yourself. This is the way to prevent injury.