Step 4: Kūrma Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 4: Breathing Technique -
Kūrma Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatiḥ, Verse
79
निमिलोन्मिलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठम्-इव
स्थितिर्नेत्रयोश्-च शरीरस्य कूर्म-कुम्भःस
उच्यते भवतो'भ्यास-वशान्-मनो-वातौ
स्थिरावुभौ
Nimīlonmīlane tyaktvā pīṭhe
kāṣṭham-iva sthitiḥ
Netrayoś-ca śarīrasya kūrma-
kumbhaḥ sa ucyate
Bhavato'bhyāsa-vaśān-mano-
vātau sthirāvubhau
Akashic Revelation
When the blinking of the eyes
are controlled and one
becomes perfectly steady in the
asana like a log of wood and
devoid of movements of the
eyes and the body, it is called
Kūrma-Kumbhaka. With the
practice of this Kumbhaka, one
attains steadiness of vayu and
mind.
Technique
- Remaining Vajrāsana, fix your sight at one point and stare
- Do not blink your eyes. Do not allow your eye balls to move. Do not move your body.
- While you stare intensely, automatically the breathing will stop. Hold the breath as long as you can.
- When you can't hold anymore, relax.
- Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
