Video: Kapalabhati | The Skull Shinning Breath

Kapalabhati is a pranayama practice as well as a shat kriya—one of the six cleansing actions of hatha yoga. With its emphasis on the exhalation, kapalabhati enhances elimination of volatile metabolic wastes and dispels sluggishness and congestion, while engaging the seat of apana in the lower belly.

Read Sandra Anderson’s companion article, Apana Vayu: The Anchoring Breath, for a grounding yoga routine that includes the practice of kapalabhati.

Video: Kapalabhati | The Skull Shinning Breath.