Step 6: Bhrāmarī Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 6: Breathing Technique –
Bhrāmari Kumbhaka
Apta Pramana Hathatattvakaumudi, Chapter 10, Verse 18. अथ भामरीर्ज़म्भक atha bhrāmari kumbhakaḥ - bhramari kumbhaka वेगाकृष्टं पूरकं भृंगनादं भृंगीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥ योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्चित्ते जाता काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा ॥१८ ॥ vegākṛṣṭa pūrakam bhṛmganādam bhṛmgīnādam recakam mandamandam ॥ yogīndrāṇāmevamabhyāsayogāccitte jātā kācidānandamūrcrchā ॥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.
Technique
1. In Muktāsana, your thumbs in the ears.
2. Hum intensely as deeply as possible, as loudly as possible.
3. Continue Bhrāmari Prānāyāmā for 7 minutes.
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