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      <title>Hyperventilating</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I really have trouble with this. I guess the inhale does happen automatically but more CO2 is going out then O2 going in. It causes me to get dizzy and slightly hyperventilate. I must be doing something wrong. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I get so tired during this, sometimes I have to &#8220;fake it&#8221; to get done with this. It maybe the hardest thing for me during class.
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      <dc:date>2010-07-31T07:12:09-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>how to do the exhale breathing</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I am another newbie to Bikram, and I appreciate this forum greatly! I have been practicing for a month. when I began, I did the exhales by concentrating more on &#8220;pushing&#8221; the air out using my abs, but it didn&#8217;t seem as though I was able to keep the &#8220;form&#8221; throughout the sets. Now, I have begun to concentrate on &#8220;JUST&#8221; exhaling. Concentrating the breath coming from my mouth &#45; kind of like lamaze training, a &#8220;hu&#8221; sound. My abs are still engaged, (I can see them move in the mirror) but I&#8217;m not pushing from my abs. I have found I can do both sets of the breathing now, but am unsure if I&#8217;m doing it correctly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for your thoughts.
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      <dc:date>2008-08-24T13:34:14-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Back Pain during Kapalbhati Breathing</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I have been working to improve my Kapalbhati Breathing, but when I do the breathing, I get extreme pain in my mid back. Often, to the point that I have to stop to rest a few counts and re&#45;begin. Has anyone had this problem or know why it may be happening? Perhaps my abdominal muscles are weak? My teacher did confirm that it should not be hurting&#8230; Thank you!
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      <dc:date>2010-07-01T21:01:07-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Grabbing my hands behind my back&#63;</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have been practicing Bikram yoga for a little under two months. I love it and have been going six days a week. I noticed in this pose a few students are grabbing their hands behind their backs. For instance if my left leg is on the ground, right foot planted, both butt cheeks touching the floor, I put my left arm up and in front, and my right arm through my legs, hand facing out and &lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;I find it easier to stretch if I grab both hands behind my back.&lt;/span&gt;A few teachers have been correcting me lately and say to grab my knee with my hand or the inside of my thigh, but I do not feel the stretch as deep?!? Where should my hands be? I hope this makes sense&#8230;Thank you Gabrielle,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
namaste
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      <dc:date>2008-09-02T09:35:30-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Kapalbhati Breathing setup</title>
      <link>http://www.hotyogadoctor.com/index.php/site/forum/viewthread/314/</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi everyone!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I&#8217;ve got two questions:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;1. Is it more important to keep my spine straight, square to the floor, or do I have to reach my knees with my hands? Does it depend on the length of my arms? &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;2. Do I need to keep my shoulders relaxed even if they tend to round, or should I keep my chest up and my shoulder muscles engaged all the time?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Martina
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      <dc:date>2008-11-22T01:23:56-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Class staying together in breathing</title>
      <link>http://www.hotyogadoctor.com/index.php/site/forum/viewthread/216/</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;While we do the final breathing, our instructor claps and encourages us all to stay together, in terms of beat.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But I can&#8217;t hear anyone because I am breathing out.&amp;nbsp; Plus, I am exhausted.&amp;nbsp; And isn&#8217;t that alot to ask after 90 minutes in the heat ??&lt;br /&gt;
I&#8217;m tired!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What do you think Gabrielle?
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      <dc:date>2008-08-01T15:05:24-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Should the abs hurt in Kapalbhati breathing&#63;</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Y&#8217;all&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;creating a new thread here to move a post about final breathing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Namaste&lt;br /&gt;
Gabrielle &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.hotyogadoctor.com/images/smileys/smile.gif&quot; width=&quot;19&quot; height=&quot;19&quot; alt=&quot;smile&quot; style=&quot;border:0;&quot; /&gt;
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      <dc:date>2008-04-26T19:49:46-08:00</dc:date>
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