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forced exhalation only, reducing the thoracic volume in exhalation, while inhalation remains a restful process from extreme exhalation to the basal volume. In normal breathing inhalation is active and exhalation passive. Kapalbhati reverses this procedure, making exhalation a forced, active process, while inhalation remains the same restful process.
Types of Inhalation/Exhalation in Kapalbhati and Bhastrika
Type of breathing
Inhalation
Exhalation
Lung volumes
Normal
Active
Passive
Increased from and decreased to basal volume
Kapalbhati
Passive
Active
Decreased from and increased to basal volume
Bhastrika
Active
Active
Increased and decreased beyond basal volume
Lung Volumes Normal breathing Bhastrika
Kapalbhati
Lung volumes
Basal 2 uur
uit
BSY
U urine
Time
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