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Pranayama Flashcards

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Moksha

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Living in the present moment

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Prana

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Vital life force energy

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Ayama

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To expand/regulate/control/exercise the breath

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4
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Puraka

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Inhalation

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5
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Rechaka

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Exhalation

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Kewal Kumbhaka

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Retention. Not dead but not breathing. I.e, sneezing or being shocked

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Antar Kumbhaka

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Internal retention or the breath

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Bahir/bahya kumbhaka

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External retention of breath

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Diaphragmatic breathing

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“Abdominal”
Filling air in lower lobes

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Thoracic breathing

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Drawing air into the chest. Chest is lifted upwards

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Clavicular breathing

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Shallow breathing. Filling air in upper lobe/shoulders

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12
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Yogic breathing

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Diaphragmatic + thoracic + clavicular

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Ujjayi pranayama

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Tranquillizing
Contracting the glottis
No mudras
Sucking in air through a straw
Ocean sound
Beneficial for thyroid issues

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Nadi Shodhana

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Tranquillizing
Alternate nostril breathing
Left hand chin mudra, right hand in vishnu mudra
Start and end with left side

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15
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Bhastrika

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Bellows
Forceful inhalation and exhalation
Both hands in fist, raising elbows up and down
Detoxifies the lungs
3X 20-25 reps

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16
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Bhramari

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Humming bee breath
4 variations
-no mudra
-closing tragus
-in & out movement of index finger
-6 gates mudra

17
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Kapalabhati

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Energizing
Forehead shining
Forced exhalation only
Chin Mudra

18
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Sheetali pranayama

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Calming
Rolling the tongue (kaki mudra)

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Sheetkari pranayama

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Cooling
Hissing breath
Khechari mudra (tongue to dangle thing)
Inhale through teeth
Exhale through nostrils
Good for digestion

20
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Chandra Bhedana Pranayama

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Cooling pranayama
Moon piercing
Always inhale through left nostril
Always exhale through right nostril

21
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Surya Bhedana

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Sun piercing
Energizing/heating
Inhale through right nostril only
exhale from left nostril only
Good for digestion

22
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Bird Pranayama

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Tranquillizing & energizing
increases lung efficiency to max

23
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Yoga Nidra

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relaxation

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