By Dr Sanjay Chaturvedi
Excerpts of Book: “Pranayam”
Chapter III: Types of Pranayam
- Rechak
- Purak
- Kumbhak
There are 8 known types of Kumbhak
- Sahit (सहित)
- Surya Bhedi (सूर्य भेदी)
- Ujjayi (उज्जायी)
- Shitali (शीतली)
- Bhrastika (भ्रस्तिका)
- Murchha (मूर्छा)
- Kewali (केवली)
There are some regular Pranayam in practice.
- Sapt vyahti Pranayam (सप्त व्यहति प्राणायाम)
- Agni Pradipt Pranayam (अग्नि प्रदीप्त प्राणायाम)
- Agni Prasaran Pranayam (अग्नि प्रसारण प्राणायाम)
- Ekang sthambh Pranayam (एकांग स्तम्भ प्राणायाम)
- Hraday sthambh Pranayam (हृदय स्तम्भ प्राणायाम)
- Anulay vilom Pranayam (अनुलोय विलोम प्राणायाम)
- Madhy Rechak Pranayam (मध्य रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Vakchsthal rechak Pranayam (वक्षस्थल रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Dhirgh swas praswas Pranayam (दीर्घ स्वास प्रस्वास प्राणायाम)
- Nadi shodhan Pranayam (नाड़ी शोधन प्राणायाम)
- Nadi Avrodh Pranayam (नाड़ी अवरोध प्राणायाम)
- Shakti prayog Pranayam (शक्ति प्रयोग प्राणायाम)
- Tribandh Rechak Pranayam (त्रिबंध रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Tribhandh Kumbhak Pranayam (त्रिबंध कुम्भक प्राणायाम)
- Udharvmukh bhrastika Pranayam (उधर्वमुख भ्रस्तिका प्राणायाम)
- Vamrechak Pranayam (वाम रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Dakshin Rechak Pranayam (दक्षिण रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Mukh Purak Kumbhak Pranayam (मुख पूरक कुम्भक प्राणायाम)
- Vayveey Kumbhak Pranayam (वायवीय कुम्भक प्राणायाम)
- Vahyabhyntr Kumbhak Pranayam (वाह्यभ्यंतर कुम्भक प्राणायाम)
- Shamukhi Rechak Pranayam (शम्मुखी रेचक प्राणायाम)
- Chaturmukhi Pranayam (चतुर्मुखी प्राणायाम)
- Shitkar Pranayam (सीत्कार प्राणायाम)
- Prachrdan Pranayam (प्रच्छर्दन प्राणायाम)
- Chandra bhedan Pranayam (चंद्र भेदन प्राणायाम)
- Yantr gaman Pranayam (यंत्र गमन प्राणायाम)
- Sukh prasaran purak kumbhak Pranayam (सुख प्रसारण पूरक कुम्भक प्राणायाम)
- Sarvadwarbadhh Pranayam (सर्वद्वारबद्ध प्राणायाम)
- Kanthvaad Uda purak Pranayam (कण्ठवात उदा पूरक प्राणायाम)
- Kapalbhati Pranayam (कपालभाति प्राणायाम)
- Sarwang stambh Pranayam (सर्वांग स्तम्भ प्राणायाम)
Other Referred Pranayam in this book:
- Nadi Shodhan Pranayam
- Omkar Pranayam
- Pradavmay Pranayam
- Vedic Pranayam
- Sapt Vyahati Pranayam
- Bhramari Pranayam
- Shadmukhi Rechak Pranayam
- Murchha Pranayam
- Udsthal Shudhi Pranayam
- Ujjayi Pranayam
- Agni Pradipt Pranayam
- Kant-Vaat-Udar Purak Pranayam
- Nadi Avrodh Pranayam
- Chaturmukhi Pranayam
- Agni Prasaran Pranayam,
- Vamrechak Pranayam
- Kameey Kumbhak Pranayam
- Chandan Bhedan Pranayam
- Dakchin Rechak Pranayam
- Plavani Kumbhak Pranayam
- Sukchm Swas Prawas Pranayam
- Mukh Prasaran Purak-Kumbhak Pranayam
We have also discussed many other types of Pranayam in the following chapter along with the process and procedures.
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