{"id":264,"date":"2025-07-11T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2025-07-13T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:23:49","slug":"pranayama-cycle-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/index.php\/pranayama-cycle-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Pranayama Cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"264\" class=\"elementor elementor-264\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad89eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad89eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd9c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd9c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pranayama Cycles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7eba92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7eba92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e90ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e90ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"212\">This cycle consists of <strong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"178\">7 stages<\/strong>. Click on each stage for details:<\/p><h4 data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"264\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"264\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"262\">Stage 1: Beginner&#8217;s Virasana Cycle<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"344\">A gentle seated posture sequence to settle the body and prepare for breathwork.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93bde4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c93bde4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f61ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4f61ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Virasana\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY3ljbGljeW9nYS5jYVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1ZpcmFzYW5hLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana-1020x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana-1020x1024.png 1020w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virasana.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2ac62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d2ac62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f67ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f67ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"397\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"395\">Stage 2: Quiet and Gentle Breathing<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"419\"><strong data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"417\">Key guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"610\"><li data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"457\"><p data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"457\">Breathe only through the <strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"455\">nose<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"493\"><p data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"493\">Inhalation: <strong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"491\">soft and silent<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"567\"><p data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"567\">Inhalation and exhalation should be <strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"565\">longer than regular breathing<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"610\"><p data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"610\">Keep <strong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"610\">facial muscles relaxed and soft<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"687\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"687\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"654\">Stage 3: Bhastrika Breathing<\/strong> <em data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"685\">(Bellows Breath \u2013 30 rounds)<\/em><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"709\"><strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"707\">Key guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"1027\"><li data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"747\"><p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"747\">Breathe only through the <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"745\">nose<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"816\"><p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"816\">Inhalation and exhalation: <strong data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"814\">both sharp, forceful, and audible<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"879\"><p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"879\">During exhalation: <strong data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"877\">strong abdominal contraction inward<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"930\"><p data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"930\">During inhalation: <strong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"928\">abdomen expands outward<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"989\"><p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"989\">Maintain an <strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"976\">upright and elongated spine<\/strong> throughout<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1027\"><p data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1027\">Keep the <strong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1027\">facial muscles relaxed<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1080\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1080\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1078\">Stage 4: Quiet and Gentle Breathing<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1142\">Same as Stage 2 \u2014 to restore balance after the active breath.<\/p><h4 data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1230\">\u00a0<\/h4><h4 data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1230\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1185\">Stage 5: Bhramari Breathing<\/strong> <em data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1228\">(Humming Bee Breath \u2013 repeat as desired)<\/em><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1252\"><strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1250\">Key guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1545\"><li data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1290\"><p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1290\">Breathe only through the <strong data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1288\">nose<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1327\"><p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1327\">Inhalation: <strong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1325\">quiet and smooth<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1414\"><p data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1414\">Exhalation: <strong data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1393\">deep and accompanied by a humming \u201chummm\u201d sound<\/strong> through the throat<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1464\"><p data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1464\">Hands remain in <strong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1451\">Bhramari Mudra<\/strong> throughout<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1511\"><p data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1511\">Maintain an <strong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1509\">upright and straight spine<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1545\"><p data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1545\">Keep <strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1545\">facial muscles relaxed<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c565f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c565f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbe018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bbe018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pc1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pc1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjcxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY3ljbGljeW9nYS5jYVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1BjMS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pc1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pc1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pc1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14cb4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e14cb4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f21f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f21f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1679\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1593\">Stage 6: Nadi Shodhana Breathing<\/strong> <em data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1677\">(Alternate Nostril \u2013 start with right nostril, end with left \u2013 repeat as desired)<\/em><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1701\"><strong data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1699\">Key guidelines:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"2050\"><li data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1739\"><p data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1739\">Breathe only through the <strong data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1737\">nose<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1795\"><p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1795\">Inhalation and exhalation: <strong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1793\">both deep and silent<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1971\"><p data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1827\">One full round consists of:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1971\"><li data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1899\"><p data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1899\">Inhale through the <strong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1868\">right nostril<\/strong>, exhale through the <strong data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1897\">left<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1971\"><p data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1971\">Inhale through the <strong data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1939\">left nostril<\/strong>, exhale through the <strong data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1969\">right<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2016\"><p data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2016\">Maintain an <strong data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2003\">upright spine<\/strong> throughout<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2050\"><p data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2050\">Keep <strong data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2050\">facial muscles relaxed<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bde5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bde5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19df353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19df353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pc2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pc2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjgxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvY3ljbGljeW9nYS5jYVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL3BjMi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pc2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pc2.png 1024w, https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pc2-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f1f05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45f1f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c173111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c173111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2092\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2090\">Stage 7: Mudra Cycle III<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2144\">Includes the following sequence of hand gestures:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2262\"><li data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2167\"><p data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2167\"><strong data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2165\">Sampooti Mudra<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2191\"><p data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2191\"><strong data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2189\">Namaskara Mudra<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2225\"><p data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2225\"><strong data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2212\">Sampooti Mudra<\/strong> <em data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2223\">(repeat)<\/em><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2244\"><p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2244\"><strong data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2242\">Yoga Mudra<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2245\" data-end=\"2262\"><p data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2262\"><strong data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2262\">Gyana Mudra<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b162567 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b162567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bef4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8bef4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclicyoga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mudra-cycle-III.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mudra cycle III\" 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