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Published on Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 08:05, Updated on Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 17:10 in 
Tags: THE RIGHT ANGLE: For those who cannot devote time to exercise daily, here are a few quick Yoga moves.
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Yoga guru Suneel Singh prescribes a few exercises which can bring back the shine to the skin as well as reduce wrinkles, dark spots and stubborn forms of acne from the face. The exercise is called Kapol Shakti and has 10 steps to it.
- First Step: Sit comfortably (can sit on a chair or in Padmasana). Join the tips of the eight fingers and with the thumbs, close both nostrils. Inhale through the mouth filling up the cheeks like a balloon. Hold your breath for as long as you can and then exhale slowly, from the nose. This completes one cycle. Do this at least 20 times.
- Second step: Sit comfortably (can sit on a chair or in Padmasana). Chew as if there is something inside your mouth for a few minutes.
- Third step: Sit in a comfortable position and tap both your cheeks, alternatively with your fingers. Practice this for 5 minutes.
- Fourth step: Sit in a comfortable position and bend the neck backward. Then try touching the upper lip with the lower lip. Stay in this position for a minute or two and then slowly come back to your normal position. This completes one cycle and should be repeated 10 times.
- Fifth step: Sit in a comfortable position and on both hands, join your fingers (except the index finger) to the tip of your thumb. This is called Udaan Mudra and should be practiced for at least five minutes at a stretch.
- Sixth step: Sit comfortably. Put both thumbs inside your mouth and touch the upper jaw (palate). Next, spread your lips to stretch the muscles and then contract them to apply pressure on them. Do this at least five times.
- Seventh step: Raise your eyebrows as much as you can and open the eyes fully. Remain in this mudra for sometime and then lower your eyebrows slowly back to their normal position. Practice this at least five times.
- Eighth step: Sit in Vajrasana with your eyes open. Put your palms on your knees with your fingers spread out. Open your mouth to the full and inhale. Then stick out your tongue and then roar like a lion, while exhaling at the same time. Do this at least thrice.
- Ninth step: Sit in Vajrasana. Inhale deeply and stretch your hands skyward. Then exhale, bend forward and put your palms on the ground and touch your forehead to the ground as well. Stay in this position for a minute then come back up slowly. Repeat this exercise at least five times. (Caution: Patients suffering from back pain and heart problems are NOT ADVISED to practice this asana).
- Tenth step: Experts all over the world have concluded that laughing cures internal pressure and also relives the individual of many different ailments. Yoga experts have given separate recognition to “laughing Yoga”. Laugh loudly for a few minutes daily to increase your blood circulation as well as improve your digestive system. This will in turn ensure that wrinkles don’t show up on your skin too soon.
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