Hatha Yoga and Breath of Fire

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Dear Ranjit Kaur,

 

Typically, in hatha yoga bastrica and kapalabati are taught, not Breath of

Fire.

 

However many people that start Kundalini Yoga classes of Yogi Bhajan, are

not taught Breath of fire. Instead they are taught either bastrika or a

milder form of kapalabati. This may be due to many hatha yoga students and

teachers having taken the Kundalini Yoga classes but not having fully

understood how to do Breath of Fire, assuming Breath of fire to be either

the same as bastrika or bastrika with a greater thrust on the navel of a

milder form of kapalabati (i.e., less force on the exhale). This is rather

prevalent.

 

Pieter

 

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Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:55 AM

Digest Number 1434

 

 

Message: 3

Tue, 04 Feb 2003 10:39:25 -0800

"~ ranjit kaur ~" <ranjitk

Re: BOF + Hatha (was: Deva instead of Dharam on rising)

 

Sat Nam

 

I learned both Breath of Fire and Kapalabhati pranayams in Hatha classes

before I took Kundalini. I would be interested to hear if anyone has issues

with this?

 

Thanks,

Ranjit