As must of us know, many animals must pant in order to keep cool. This works because the act of panting dramatically ups the amount of saliva in the mouth as the tongue is being stretched. The air doubly collects moisture from the surrounding area and ends up being ‘swamp cooled’ when it passes through your mouth’s ‘wetland’. This means that your blood is cooled before it even reaches your brain! It’s not surprising that this technique is named as such. “Sitali” means “cool”. The Sitali Pranayama is a yogic breathing technique that greatly reduces the principle we refer to as “pitta”. (Which is simply the body’s catabolic process).
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I know that you all are probably as excited to try this technique as I was when I first tried it, so I’ll get right to the point. I just want to warn you of two things – Firstly, when you try out this breathing technique, make sure that your head is up and your neck is upright. This will ensure that your muscles in your chin and neck are not blocked or constricted. Remember, this is done without doing jalandhara bandha when you inhale. On another note, make sure you combine this with others so that your mouth can continue to be saturated in saliva.
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