Benefits

• Increases the metabolic rate and helps in weight loss
• Improves digestive tract functioning, absorption, and assimilation of nutrients
• Energizes the nervous system and rejuvenates brain cells
• Improves blood circulation and adds glow to the face
• It stimulates abdominal organs and thus is extremely useful to those with diabetes
• Improves memory and concentration power.

How to do

• Sit comfortably with your spine erect. Place your hands on the knees with palms open to the sky.
• Your palms should face up, and each of your thumbs should touch the index finger making a circle.
• Now close your eyes, and inhale deeply by filling your lungs with the serene environment to rest within you, and a better life that awaits you.
• Focus on the light coming in from the central point of your forehead.
• Exhale the negativity, self-harming elements, confusion, toxic personalities from your life, and mind.
• Do repetitions for at least 15 minutes at the minimum to gain incredible results, and practice this more often if you feel stuck in life’s situations.

Tip

• The exhalation in the Skull Shining Breathing technique is active and forceful. So, just throw out your breath.
• Practice this technique at home on an empty stomach.

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Warning

• Heart patients should go slowly with their exhaling.
• If you have ulcers, be careful while practicing Kapalbhati.
• Keep in mind your limitations during the practice and work through the process accordingly.
• Those with high blood pressure should reduce their rate of Kapalbhati.