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VILOMA II:
INTERRUPTED EXHALATIONS
Vi means negation or against. Loma means hair or grain. Viloma means
against the grain. This pranayama pauses ujjayi breath on the exhale
once or twice.
Benefi ts
This heightens breath awareness and improves breath control. It also
emphasizes the power of release and letting go.
Exercise- Inhale for four counts.
- Exhale for two counts.
- Pause for two counts.
- Exhale for two more counts, emptying the lungs.
- Repeat for 10 rounds, activating the ujjayi breath.