NITHYA YOGA VIJNANA DINDIMA

Introduction

1. Bandhas are important yogic techniques practiced separately and also with pranayama. Without bandhas, pranayama would be incomplete. Bandha means to hold, lock or tighten. Bandhas lock the flow of prana into certain areas and redirect it up the sushumna nadi. They also restrain the downward motion of prana. Bandhas have profound effects on the physical, mental and pranic levels.
2. Bandhas can unknot the granthis or psychic knots. These knots represent psychic and mental blocks that prevent one from moving on to higher states of consciousness, and prevent the kundalini from rising up the sushumna nadi.
3. The three granthis are: Brahma granthi, Vishnu granthi and Rudra granthi.
4. Brahma granthi is associated with the muladhara area. It is linked to deep survival instincts and fears, fantasies, imagination, sexual desires and procreation.
5. Vishnu granthi is associated with the anahata chakra and linked to emotions like constant worrying, sentiments, delusion, attention need, pseudo love, attachment to personal relationships.
6. Rudra granthi is associated with ajna chakra. It is linked to obstacles generated by comparison and jealousy, possessiveness, ego identification- social and intellectual, yearning for siddhis and intellectual psychic powers.
7. The four main bandhas are jalandhara bandha, moola bandha, uddiyana bandha, and maha bandha (combination of the 3)