Breathing and Losing Weight
As we have discussed in the past Kapha in order to be in balance needs to move. At times due to the imbalances carried there may be difficulty moving but everyone can breath.
In the energy science breathing exercieses can be medicinal as they have direct physiologic consequences to the energy mindbody.
The Kapha balancing breathing exercises bellows breath(bhastrika or B) and forehead shining(kapala bhati or (KB). It is beyond the scope of the blog to give instructions on these techniques but to review the benefits.If you would like more information on technique ayurveda.com has a DVD on Pranayama for Self Healing which is on the home page. It is an excellent review of the physiologic consequences of this life supporting. Or you can to YouTube and search these breathing exercises.
But doing a breathing exercise and lose weight? Must be one heck of a breathing exercise, huh?
Not really. Particularly KB increase metabolism and digestive fire so much that it has been observed to cause a one pound weight loss per day in those who need to lose weight. For Vata types this kind of loss will not occur but digestive fire will become more balanced and their variable appetite will become more stabilized.
Running without running or exercising in place. Saving the joints and still getting a workout. Amazing! Runners are addicted to the endorphins that are elaborated during exercise. But these same molecules are released during KB, so runner's high without joint damage. Bliss tranquility peace and weight loss. What a combo!!
This is the power of the energy science completely misunderstood in our present culture. Imagine putting patients enrolled in bariatric surgery progams on a KB program.
So pranayam can be added to our nutritional format that brings about health, prevention of dis-ease and joy in living
See ya tomorrow To health as a skill Love Dr Bill
