Breath in and you will feel how relaxed you become. Pranayama (Prāṇāyāma) is the practice of breath control in yoga. In modern yoga as exercise, it consists of synchronising the breath with movements between asanas, but is also a distinct breathing exercise on its own, usually practised after asanas. Kapalabhat, also called breath of fire, is an important Shatkarma, a purification in hatha yoga. The word kapalabhati is made up of two Sanskrit words: kapal meaning 'skull', and bhati meaning 'sh