Description

• Kumbhaka pranayama is a type of yogic breathing exercise in which the breath is retained or stopped.
• In kumbhaka pranayama, the breath may cease after an inhalation or exhalation and for a specified length of time
• Kumbhaka pranayama is categorized based on when the breath is held. 
• The two main types that most yogis may practice are:

1. Antara (inner) kumbhaka, which is the holding of air in the lungs after an inhalation. Typically during pranayama, more air than normal is inhaled, filling the lungs.
2. Bahya (outer) kumbhaka, which is the cessation of breathing following an exhalation. Typically during pranayama, the yogi exhales more completely than normal, emptying the lungs.