Step 5: Vyana Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)🔗

Technique

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप पम्ग Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 66

पनरनचत्पर् समगषहजष-जगदष-व्नप-चोगूभ सव््ात्कु्िेि कुममूेसनक-कचपि्ूष प्व्ू्-वकभेिोूभ समकष व्ित कुमक Pūrayitvāntarā samyag hṛj-jagad vyāpti-Yogataḥ Sarvāṅgasyākuñcanena kumbhite sūkṣma-cintanāt Pārvatī-vaktrabhenotaḥ samyak vyānasya Kumbhakaḥ ||66||

Akashic Revelation

Completely filling the chest and contracting the whole body during Khumbaka, with subtle concentration is termed as Vyana Kumbhaka by Devi Parvati

Step 5: Breathing Technique Vyana Kumbhaka

In Ardha Padmāsana,

• 1. Remaining in Ardha
  • Padmāsana, inhale deeply.
• 2. Hold the breath by

contracting the whole body.

• 3. Have intense awareness on

your whole body.

• 4. Then exhale as slowly as possible.
• 5. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.

This Kumbhaka will completely make your skin shine. The ageing effect on your skin will disappear

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप पम्ग Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 99

आरेकपनर् मिस् ि्भ्दष-आृुगमषक्नूभ समभ कुमो भगवू पो्भ ष्-चन-मौकलि् Ārekapūrā manasā nābhyād-āśugaṁ dhr̥tiḥ Samaḥ kumbho bhagavata proktaḥ ṣrī-candra-maulinā

Akashic Revelation

Without actually inhaling or exhaling, when one mentally hold the prana in the regions like navel etc, it is described as Sama Kumbhaka by Bhagavan Candra mauli (Śiva)

Step 6: Breathing Technique Sama Kumbhaka

Technique

• 1. Remaining in Ardha Padmāsana, visualize you are holding your awareness and breath in your
  • navel.
• 2. Neither inhale nor exhale.
• 3. Hold as long as you can.
• 4. When your body cannot hold anymore, it will automatically inhale.
• 5. Repeat holding with awareness on your navel 21 times.