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 * BREATHING TECHNIQUES
 * Anuloma pranayama
 * Ujjayi breath

The Serpent Hissing Breath [Sitkari]

1. Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth lightly, but keep a very small space open to inhale.

2. Inhale, making a hissing sound. This should occur naturally with your tongue placed lightly on the roof of your mouth. As with all yogic breathing, the inhale should be in three parts, smoothly and evenly- first fill your lower lungs, then middle and then top as with the Complete Yogic Breath.

3. Hold your breath as long as comfortable, and then exhale slowly and evenly through your nose.

The above constitutes one round. Perform 5 - 10 rounds.