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Yogic Breath of Fire – Bhastrika Pranayama

Pranayama is an important part of yogic life because it opens the doors to subtle energy. Bhastrika pranayama is a heating practice that cleans your channels, removes blockages, and helps activate kundalini energy. Why is it called Bhastrika? Bhastrika pranayama is a traditional breathing exercise of rapid and rhythmic inhalation and exhalation. The Sanskrit word “bhastrika” means “bellows”. The hissing sound created by forceful breathing mimics the sound of a blacksmith’s bellows. Like the bellows gives oxygen to the fire, bhastrika pranayama increases the heat and circulation of prana. Bhastrika vs Kapalbhati Even though the practice of bhastrika pranayama resembles kapalbhati breathing, these two are different in many ways. BhastrikaKapalbhatiPranayama techniqueA cleansing techniqueInvolves the stomach and the entire respiratory systemInvolves the stomach and the diaphragmActive…

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Kapalbhati – More Than Just a Pranayama

What is kapalbhati? Just a Pranayam, or more? Kapal means forehead and bhati means to shine. Therefore, the term kapalbhati means a kriya or practice which makes the forehead shines. Even though kapalbhati is a type of pranayama, yogacharyas include this under shadkriyas. Shadkriyas are six cleansing practices which include neti, dhauti, basti, nauli, tratak, and kapalbhati. Kapalbhati is included in the sadkriyas as a cleansing pranayama to keep the respiratory system clean and healthy.   Why Kapalbhati? Prana or vital life force energy enters the body through breathing. If breathing is poor or the respiratory system is compromised by other illnesses like cough, mucous accumulation, asthma, allergies, etc., the body cannot receive the proper amount of life force energy. To maintain proper health of…

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Anulom Vilom Pranayama

Anulom Vilom pranayama is known as Alternate Nostril Breathing. It is a type of Nadisodhana pranayama. This is one of the first breathing exercises taught in yogic practices, so it is very common and well-known. Anulom means ‘in a natural direction’ and vilom translates to ‘the opposite or reverse direction’. So this pranayama is simply translated as alternate breathing. We will discuss its exact procedure later in the article, first, let’s look at why one needs to practice this breathing exercise. Why Practice Anulom Vilom Pranayama? The natural way of breathing alternates between two nostrils to maintain harmonized bodily function. At any given time, one of the nostrils has predominant airflow, and the other is partially blocked. In a normal healthy person, the flow of…

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Thin Poha Chevdo – Tasty Snack Recipe

Poha is the flattened rice, and Mamra is the puffed rice. They are made from any variety of rice but commonly made from white rice. Flattened rice is grayish-white color small rice flakes. They are made by partly cooking and drying, and then pressing gently to give the flattened shape. Because they are partly cooked and exposed to fire element in the process, they are lighter to digest than regular white rice. There are two varieties of flat rice – thick flat rice and super thin nylon flat rice.

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Oat Almond Burfi – The Best Sweet Treat for the Winter

Oat Almond Burfi is one of the best nutritious recipes for the winter season. According to the Ayurveda, in the winter season, Vata dosha or air and ether elements in our body easily go out of balance. Fire elements concentrate more on the core; that is the reason we feel more hunger in the winter season. And we can digest heavy food easily in winter than in summer.

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Is Pranayama Just Simple Breathing?

Many of you have heard the word 'pranayama.' However, you may not know what pranayama is. Most people just that pranayama is breathing exercises, and they are not wrong, but there is much more to pranayama than that. In Sanskrit, pranayama consists of two different words: 'Prana' and 'Ayama.' Prana means life force energy, and Ayama means to control or to increase. So the translation means to channel life force energy. Prana Prana should not be confused with the breath itself or oxygen. While oxygen is necessary for survival, infinite oxygen does not mean a never-ending life. For example, if a dying man is using an oxygen tube, that man will not live forever. Hence, oxygen is not everything. On the other hand, prana is…

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A Delicious Poha (Flat Rice) Recipe

Poha Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes ⏰Yield: 1 Serving 🍴 Ingredients: 1 cup Poha (Flat Rice) ½ cup water ¾ tbsp oil ¼ tsp cumin seeds 8 to 10 pieces of peanut/cashew/raisin ⅓ cup onion/potato ¼ tsp small pieces of green chili ¼ cup corn ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp fresh lemon/lime juice ½ tsp salt Cilantro and sunflower/hemp/pumpkin seeds for garnish Preparation: Wash the flat rice with room temperature water for a couple of times. Drain out excess water and then soak it with half a cup of water for 5 minutes. In a pan, pour the oil of your choice on low heat. Add cumin seeds in the warm oil, waiting for 5-10 seconds until they turn light brown, then…

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