Step 2: Bhrāmari Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 2: Breathing Technique -
Bhrāmari Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमा
Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 18)
Technique
1. Sit in Ardha Padmasana or
in your preferred
comfortable position.
2. Inhale rapidly with the sound of a black bee.
3. Hold as long as you can judiciously.
4. Exhale slowly with the sound of a black bee.
5. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
वेगाकृष्टम् पूरकं भृङ्गनादं भृङ्गीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥
योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्-चित्ते जाता
काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा ॥ १८ ॥
vegākṛṣṭam pūrakam bhṛṅganādam
bhṛṅgīnādam recakam mandamandam
॥
yogīndrāṇāmevamabhyāsayogāc-citte
jātā kācidānandamūrcchā ॥ 18 ॥
Akashic Revelation
One inhales forcefully to produce the
sound resembling that of a male bee
and exhales very slowly, creating a
sound similar to that of a female bee.
This technique fills the mind of a Yogi
with exceptionally ecstatic feeling.
