Cooling Breath - Shitali Pranayama ~ Breathing Exercise

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Sometimes in our day-to-day life we get a bit hot-headed about things - even the coolest cucumber occasionally feels hot under the collar. The cooling breath is designed to do just what it suggests - cool the body, mind and spirit. Duration: 5 min

In Sanskrit this is called the Shitali Pranayama and it is especially effective as part of a summertime yoga practice, cooling the body from the inside out and can help ease the restlessness we feel when its just too damned hot!

Benefits: reduces mental tension and emotional excitement; relaxes the muscles, purifies the blood, tones the liver and spleen, reduces stomach acidity and improves digestion, reduces blood pressure

Contraindications: avoid this breath of you have any heart condition, asthma, bronchitis or emphysema; if you are normally cold as opposed to warm, you may wish to try a warming breath; also, if you suffer from chronic constipation avoid this breath.

Teacher: Kavita Maharaj

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• shitali
• breathing
• pranayama
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[VictorBright]

please forgive me.....please. ...But "WHO IS THIS WOMAN???! I say with all sincerity, I didn't know a woman could be so beautiful. I'm aghast! Total beauty, Inwardly and outwardly.

Yes I came to increase my knowledge of Yoga,and I'm sincere in that quest...but my God...wow..

I guess I still have some evolving to do, because she stopped me dead in my tracks....

Sorry...man!

[UniversalTruths]

You don't want to cool yourself while holding a position. This will cause your body to tighten and will the positions alot harder.

[jm108108]

ALL GLORIES AMAZING LECTURES! THANK YOU!

[anantgupta1234]

With Respect ----- Will you marry me dear

[Lehmann108]

She is great. This cools excessive pitta caused by yogic practices or because it is your nature.

[alanckaye]

I have to agree - I've watched a couple of her videos and she is captivating, charasmatic and quite beautiful. I want her teaching me yoga in my living room today, any chance? Ok, not possible but answer me this - how many cooling breaths do you do and since I am not a student of yoga, is it mostly breathing while holding a position? What does this cooling breath do for you?

[veda108]

i agree she is way hott, and a good teacher as well

[teefuses]

Can you recommend a specific type of meditation for people who workout on a regular basis?