Step 3: Urdhvaja Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 3: Breathing Technique -
Urdhvaja Kumbhaka
Technique
- Remaining in Padmāsana, inhale.
- Hold the breath.
- When you are exhaling, visualise the moon in your root center Muladharna chakra.
- Each time you exhale visualize the moon in each of your chakras.
For example: Inhale, hold the breath, exhale by visualizing the moon in your Swadishtana Chakra.
Note: This will completely make your
skin shine and glow. You will look at
least ten years younger.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatih, Verse 54 & 55
कृकाटिक-पृष्ठ-पार्श्वान्तेषु स्थितःशशि
रेचकाभ्यास-बाहुल्यात् क्रमात् नियोगतः॥५४॥
ऊर्ध्वोर्ध्वमित्यपानस्य कुम्भकोर्ध्वजसंज्ञितः
परकाय-प्रवेशःस्याद् घटिका-द्वितयोन्मिते ॥५५॥
Kṛkāṭika-pṛṣṭha-pārṣṭhānteṣu sthitaḥ śaśi
Recakābhyāsa-bāhulyat kramāt
niyogataḥ ||54||
Ūrddhvordhvamityapānasya
kumbhakordhvajasaṁjñitaḥ
Parakāya-praveśaḥ syād ghaṭikā-
dvitayonmite ||55||
Akashic Revelation
Sasi is situated in the neck, back, heel and the lower back. When one practices frequent Recakas and by visualizing concentrates on apana from place to place, it is called Urdhvaja Kumbhaka. Practice of this leads for two gatikas (48 minutes) leads to Parakay-pravesha Siddhi (ability to enter into another body.
