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Step 5: Breathing Technique - Kamala Kumbhaka

Technique

  • 1. Remaining in Garudāsana (Version II), Inhale through the right nostril.
  • 2. Retain the breath judiciously as long as you can.
  • 3. Exhale through the left nostril.
    • 4. Repeat this kumbhaka 21 times.

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप पम्ग Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 189

पनरचेदष-अक्-ि्ड्सुकुमनचत् चथ्नवकव || रेचचेचष-चेदष-इा-ुि्ड्सुकुमकन कमल्कभवन || १८९|| Pūrayed-arka-nāḍyāsu kumbhayitvā yathāvidhi || Recayec-ced-indu-nāḍyāsu Kumbhakaḥ kamalābhidhaḥ ||189||

Akashic Revelation

One should inhale through the right nostril and hold the breath properly and exhale through the left nostril. This is called Kamala Kumbhaka.

Step 6: Kumuda Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)