All practices
Breath
Prāṇāyāma
the extension of the life-force
Balancing
Nādī Śodhana
Alternate-nostril · balancing
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Ujjāyī
Victorious · ocean breath
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Bhrāmarī
Humming bee breath
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Solar · Heating
Sūrya Bhedana
Right nostril · solar · heating
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Bhastrikā
Bellows breath · fire
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Kapālabhāti
Skull-shining breath
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Lunar · Cooling
Candra Bhedana
Left nostril · lunar · cooling
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Sītkārī
Hissing breath · cooling
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Śītalī
Rolled tongue · cooling
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Subtle · Advanced
Mūrcchā
Swooning breath · advanced
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Plāvinī
Floating breath · rare
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Breathwork
Configurable breath pattern
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Begin seated, spine tall, after the bowels and before food. The heating breaths belong to the morning; the cooling to the evening.