Description

• In yoga, sitali pranayama can be used to regulate the body temperature and still the mind after asana practice.
• It is particularly useful in hot weather.
• Sitali pranayama is also recommended by practitioners of the traditional Indian medicine of Ayurveda as a treatment for a pitta dosha imbalance.
• The pitta dosha is the body bio-element that controls metabolism, energy production and digestion.

Follow these steps to try Sheetli Pranayama :

1.  To practice sitali pranayama, the tongue is rolled, and then the breath is drawn in through the tongue as if through a straw.

2. Sitali pranayama differs from many other types of pranayama that are intended to warm the body.