In this instructional video, internationally certified yoga instructor and breathing coach Badrinath Gella explains Kapalabhati, a yogic breathing technique aimed at detoxifying the body by expelling residual air and toxins from the respiratory system, sinuses, and frontal brain lobes. He details how to sit with an erect spine—using meditative postures like Padmasana, Sukhasana, Vajrasana, or a chair—followed by the specific breathing pattern of forceful abdominal exhalations with passive inhalations. Gella outlines contraindications, advising against practice for individuals with cardiac conditions, high blood pressure, vertigo, chronic nosebleeds, epilepsy, migraine, stroke, hernia, pregnancy, or during menstruation. He recommends beginners start with three rounds of 20 strokes (or 10 if needed), gradually increasing to 50‑100 strokes, and limiting sessions to 5‑10 minutes. The benefits described include sinus and respiratory detox, relief from cough, cold, asthma, and bronchial infections, enhanced digestion, nervous system strengthening, improved concentration and mental focus, and facial rejuvenation for a youthful appearance. The video concludes with a call to comment, share, and join a free five‑day mental detox challenge.
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A technique that helps you to remove the excess accumulated residual air in your body, which has been staying in your body for the days, for the years, for the months, which can be exchanged within 5 minutes of practice, that is called Kapalabhati, an important yogic detoxification practice. It detoxifies your body, detoxifies your— it removes the accumulated toxins in in your respiratory system, in your frontal lobes of your brain, and your sinuses. In this video, we are going to discuss how to practice Kapalabhati. What position, which position you have to sit while practicing Kapalabhati. How you should breathe during the Kapalabhati. What are the limitations? Who should practice and who should not practice Kapalabhati breathing? And the number of rounds you should practice Kapalabhati for the maximum results. And what are the benefits of Kapalabhati. Hi, I am Badrinath Ghella. I am an internationally certified yoga instructor and breathing coach. I have been teaching yoga from past 6 years across the world. Today I am going to talk to you about Kapalabhati breathing. Let's get in. Here I am sharing my screen to explain you the details of Kapalabhati. First, let's know, let us understand how to sit. While practicing Kapalabhati. You can sit in any comfortable position. There is no limitations, but make sure your spine is erect, your shoulders are back, your spine is straight and looking forward. This is very, very important. You can also practice while sitting on the chair. There is no problem of sitting on the chair, and it is highly recommended to practice in the meditative posture if you are comfortable, which gives maximum benefits. Especially Padmasana, Sukhasana, or Vajrasana. And secondly, the breathing pattern while doing Kapalabhati. It's a forceful exhalation. You have to exhale from your abdomen. You have to contract your abdominal muscles while you are doing the exhalation. Your abdominal muscles are contracted and passive exhalation and active inhalation. So exhale and do not focus on your inhalation. Inhalation will happen automatically. So that's the breathing. And the limitations, which are very, very important— who should not practice Kapalabhati, or who should be limited to practice Kapalabhati, take precautions during the practice of Kapalabhati. So especially if you are suffering with cardiac conditions, high blood pressure, giddiness, vertigo, chronic bleeding in nose, epilepsy, migraine, stroke, hernia, pregnancy, menstrual cycle, you should avoid practicing Kapalabhati. So the number of rounds— the many people ask this question. So the number of rounds, if you are a beginner, I suggest you to practice 3 rounds, minimum 3 rounds of 20 strokes. Each round has 20 strokes. Like that you should practice 3. If you cannot do 20, you can also do 10 in the beginning. Slowly, gradually, you can increase the numbers. You can increase to 50, 100, how It's up to your capability, but be, be moderate. Do not overdo it. Do it for 5 minutes, that's completely enough. 5 to 10 minutes is completely enough. Do not do it overly, do it because you are engaging your abdominal muscles. The benefits of Kapalabhati. So out of many benefits, I have wrote here few benefits. It purifies the frontal sinuses, frontal air in the sinuses. Which is very, very important. All the sinuses, it gets purified. It's one of the practices of detoxification. It eliminates the toxins. It eliminates the toxins from your frontal lobes and frontal sinuses and the respiratory tract as well. So it helps you to overcome cough disorders and treating the cold, sinus, asthma, and bronchial infections. It rejuvenates the whole body and keeps face glowing and vibrant. Kapal means skull, bhati means shining. The name itself says like shining, skull shining. So if you want to look younger, you should practice Kapalabhati. So it strengthens your nervous system, tones up your digestive system because you are engaging all the digestive muscles while you are exhaling. But be careful and do Limited practice, do not overdo it, and it improves the concentration, focus, and mental strength. It has huge number of benefits. It's highly recommended to practice by every yoga practitioner. I hope this video has given you the clarity. If you want more videos, please comment below and share this information with your friends. And if you want to join 5-day 5-minute mental detox Challenge. Find the link in the description and jump in. It's a free 5-day Mental Detox Challenge where we are discussing about different practices. Thank you. Namaste.
