kapalbhati pranayama for diabetes

Kapalbhati Pranayama

It is power-breathing techniques that help to over come blues, stress, negative values and depression in few minutes. It is the only technique used particularly for mind purificication among all the yoga-cleansing exercises. It is one of the pranayamas that can cure diabetes. Though, cleansing breath is a simple procedure, but it is important that it should be done properly in accurate way.
Sit comfortably in any meditative posture either cross-legged or in vajrasana with spine erect. Exhale through both nostrils, contracting the middle and lower abdomen portions. Release the contractions quickly and immediately follow with another forceful exhalation. Inhale passively and effortlessly. Gradually increase the frequency to about 100 strokes/minute. After the round take a deep breath and gradually exhale.
It has been observed that the heat generated during this exercise has powerful effects on the respiratory system because it purifies the nasal passage and the lungs. Regular practice of this exercise will truly show amazing results. Since there is large-scale elimination of carbon dioxide and a huge absorption of oxygen this technique also increases in the lungs manifold.

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Anuloma-Viloma Pranayama

Ujjayi Pranayama

Ujjayi Pranayama stretches the breath, warms it before entering the lungs, and helps to build heat in the body. Ujjayi Pranayama is sometimes called the ocean sounding breath. Inhalation and exhalation are both done through the nose. Ujjayi breathing means breathing slowly through your nostrils – about 4 to 5 heartbeats in and about 4 to 5 heartbeats out. The air is taken into the back of the throat with a constriction of the muscles, resulting in a hissing sound – an ocean sound. As the throat passage is narrowed the speed of the air passing through it is increased. This makes the breath long and thin. This pranayama also clears the nasal passage and helps the thyroid gland to function smoothly and benefits respiratory disorders. The people suffering from high blood pressure should not practise Ujjayi.
Anuloma Viloma is in fact an alternate Nostrol Breathing Technique and a process of purification. It strengthens the lungs and calms the nerves. It helps the human body to get rid off the toxins that have built up through stress and pollution. This pranayama also helps to cure diabetes, cough and colds, insomnia, chronic headaches and asthma.
Sit in a comfortable meditative pose or in padmasana keeping the head, neck and spine erect. Fold your index and middle finger of right hand towards palm. Now thumb should remain towards right nostril and ring finger and little finger should be towards left nostril. Closing the right nostril with the thumb inhale through the left nostril. Now closing the left nostril with the ring finger and the little finger, exhale slowly through right nostril removing the thumb. After exhalation, inhale through the same nostril (right). Now closing the right nostril with thumb exhale through left nostril (removing the ring finger and the little finger) as per previous practice. This completes one round of easy Anuloma-Viloma. Care must be taken that the inhaling and exhaling should be done very slowly without making any sound. This exercise should be repeated 10 times.

Cleansing Processes

Shankha Prakshalana or Master cleansing is generally recommended for diabetes. Complete Shankha Prakshalana takes one day and is recommended once in 6 months, but smaller version of it can be done 3 months a week. This process cleanses the Gastro Intestinal tract completely. Cleansing process involves drinking 2 glasses of warm, salty water with lemon juice added to it. Then performing 6 different exercises speed up the peristaltic movements one needs to evacuate bowels. In 2 hours about 7 to 8 bowels are completed till the clear water is evacuated.