Nithya Kriya - Anxiety
Step 2: Triśūla Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 2: Breathing Technique –
Triśūla Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 193
घोणाभ्यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूतयेत् सदा
त्रिशूलाख्यःकुम्भ उक्तस्-त्रिशूलनुत्
Ghoṇābhyāṃ ca mukhenāpi
yugapat pūtayet sadā
Triśūlākhyaḥ kumbha uktas-
triśūlanut ||193||
Akashic Revelation
One should always inhale through
both nostrils and mouth
simultaneously and hold the breath
(before exhalation). This is Triśūla
Kumbhaka by Śiva which removes
three-fold sufferings
Technique
- Remaining in Varahāsana, bring your hands to a comfortable position and close your eyes.
- Inhale through nostrils and mouth completely
- Hold as long as you can, judiciously.
- When you can't hold, relax.
- Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
