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Kapalbhati is a pranayama or Kriya.. Ans. A) pranayama; B) Kriya

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Primarily, Kapalbhati is a Kriya (cleansing technique). Secondarily, it is often practiced as a Pranayama due to its effects on the breath and energy.
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Primarily, Kapalbhati is a Kriya (cleansing technique).
Secondarily, it is often practiced as a Pranayama due to its effects on the breath and energy.

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Certified and 3+ years Experienced yoga instructor and Face yoga coach.

Kapalbhati is both a kriya (because it is cleansing technique that helps to detoxify the body, mainly the respiratory system), and a Pranayam(because it involes a specific breathing technique with rapid & forceful exhalations).
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Its a Kriya.
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Yoga n prayanama teacher with 3 years of experience

Kapalbhati is a kriyas .kapal means head .To clean the nasal passage we do kapalbhati
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Its both kriya as it helps in internal cleansing referred as shatkarma kriya in hatha yoga and also pranayam as it is a breathing technique that helps in expanding the lung capacity
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Kapalbhati is considered both a pranayama (breathing technique) and a kriya (cleansing technique) in yoga, specifically a type of kriya that involves cleansing through breathing.
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Ministry of ayush certified Yoga Instructor from mokshyatan yoga sansthan saharanpur.

Kriya
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Yoga Teacher / Trainer with more then 15 Years Experience.

A) pranayama
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International Teacher with 5 years of experience and RYT/RYS 900hr certified

Pranamaya
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Hatha Yoga Teacher with 5 years of Practice and over 1 year of Teaching experience.

It is both - one of the Kriyas under Shatkarmas as a cleansing technique, as well as a specific type of breathing technique i.e. Pranayama.
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