March 23rd, 2007 | admin

Shaucha pranayama or cleansing breathing is first step of pranayama. This cleanses lungs.

Take any comfortable yoga pose.

No need to shut eyes, keep hands on knees.

Slowly take a deep breath as if to fill your lungs.

Retain air inside as far as you donÂ’t feel uncomfortable.

Without taking in any air through nose or mouth, forcefully blow the air out through mouth. Slowly bend forward so that your forehead touches the ground. Completely breath out in ten to fifteen such blowing out. Adjust both the processes in such a way that breathing out will be complete while your forehead nears the ground.

Once you find there is no air left in the lungs rise and breathe as usually.

Repeat the steps five times.

Benefits
Both the lungs are cleansed and developed.