Nithya Kriya
TRANSLATION
Contracting the throat, place the chin on the chest. This is called Jaalandhara Bandha. By this bandha the sixteen adharas are closed.
- 1. Remain in same asana
- 2. Inhale fully
- 3. Place the chin on the chest and contract the throat
- 4. Fix the Gaze at the tip of the nose
- 5. Hold as long as possible judiciously
- 6. Release the throat lock and exhale slowly, when you feel you can't hold anymore
- 7. Do this 21 times
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- 3. TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA
- KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 193
Ghonaabhyaam Cha Mukhenaapi Yugapath Poorayeth Sadhaa | ThrishoolinaaTrishoolaakhyaha KumbhaUkthas-Trishoolanuth ||193|