Nithya Kriya - Schizophrenia
Step 8: Breathing Technique -
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Kevala Kumbhaka
Technique
1. Remaining in Panjhāsana, hold the breath without inhalation or exhalation as it is.
2. Just hold the breath as it is as long as you can.
3. When you cant hold anymore, relax.
4. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhatih, Verse 86
Sahitaṃ Kumbhakaṃ kurvan-nāḍī-
śuddhiṃ ca vindati
Kevalaṃ Kumbhakaṃ nāda-
śravaṇaṃ siddhayo'khilāḥ ||86||
Akashic Revelation
Sahita Kumbhaka brings
purification of all the nāḍīs, while
Kevala - Kumbhaka leads to
hearing of mystical sounds and
bestows all the supernatural
powers.
