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Step 2: Kumbh Raja Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)

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Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Kumbhaka Paddathiḥ, Verse 134

बलाद्-आकर्षयेद्-वायुं यावद् घ्राण-समुद्रणम् |
कुम्भयेच्-च तथा वायुम् कुम्भराजो'यम्-ईरितः
||१३४||
Balād-ākarsayed-vāyuṃ yāvad
ghrāṇa-sumudraṇam |
Kumbhayec-ca tathā vāyum
kumbharājo’yam-īritaḥ ||134||

Akashic Revelation

One should forcefully inhale air
and hold the breathby closing
the nose properly. This is called
kumbha raja.

Step 2: Breathing Technique – Kumbh Raja Kumbhaka

Yogi in Ghiradharāsana
Breathing technique step 1
Breathing technique step 2
Breathing technique step 3
Breathing technique step 4

Technique

  1. In Ghiradharāsana, forcefully inhale
  1. Hold as long as you can
  1. Then exhale very slowly when you can’t hold anymore.
  1. Repeat the Kumbhaka 21 times

Exhaling should be very mildly in a relaxed way.

Note: This will completely heal your migraine

Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam seated in meditation pose