SHEETALI / COOLING BREATH
The word Sheetali (शीतली) means “the one that can cool you down”. The technique is very similar to the Seetkari pranayama.
Steps:-
- Sit in any comfortable meditation posture.
- Close your eyes and relax the whole body.
- Open your mouth & stretch your tongue outside the lips.
- Roll both sides of the tongue up so that it forms a tube.
- Practice a long, smooth and controlled inhalation through the rolled tongue.
- At the end of inhalation, draw the tongue in, close the mouth and exhale through the nose.
- The breath should produce a sucking sound.
- A feeling of icy coldness will be experienced on the tongue, the roof of the mouth and throat
- This is one round.
Benefits:-
- It removes excess heat in the body & cools the system thus reducing anger, anxiety and stress.
- The practice of Sheetali Pranayama before sunrise increases memory and intelligence.
- This Pranayama refreshes the body, mind & purifies the blood.
- Those people who feel tired, lazy and sleepy while getting up in the morning or even during the day, must practice this pranayama.
- By purifying the blood, it beatifies the skin, brightens the face and brings lustre in the eyes.
- This is also good for high BP, constipation, indigestion, acidity, ulcers, fever, skin disease and spleen enlargement.
- It harmonizes the secretions of reproductive organs and all the endocrine system.
- He, who practices this Pranayama regularly, will not be affected by poison and viral infection.
Precaution:-
- Avoid this pranayama in extreme cold weather. Also avoid if having cold, cough, asthma, tuberculosis, breathing problem, lung disorder, arthritis, low blood pressure or chronic constipation problems.
- Those with heart problems should consult a Yoga expert or a Doctor before attempting Sheetali Pranayama.
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