Nithya Kriya
Step 2: Breathing Technique – Antah Kumbhaka
Technique
- 1. In Bishithāsana, close your eyes
- Inhale
- 3. Hold the breath inside.
- 4. Exhale slowly.
- 5. Open your eyes and relax
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप पम्ग Kumbhaka Paddathih, Verse 28
सुषुम्पग्ून ूत्न निनव्ककेि चेूस् व्रचेिष-म्गून चुनग सुऽप्-कुम् कृवुनदू् suṣumṇāntargataṃ tasyāṃ nirvikalpena cetasā dhārayen-mārutaṃ yogi so'ntaḥ-
Akashic Revelation
kumbhaḥ śivoditaḥ
When the marut (prana) is retained in sushumna without any mental distraction by a yogi, it is called antah kumbhaka by Siva.