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Step 3: Bhrāmari Prānāyāmā (Breathing Technique)

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Step 3: Breathing Technique - Bhrāmari Prāṇāyāmā

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रम
Hathatatvakaumudi
(Chapter 10, Verse 18)

वेगाकृष्टम् पूरकं भृङ्गनादं भृङ्गीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥
योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्-चित्ते जाता काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा
॥ १८ ॥

vegākṛṣṭam pūrakam bhṛṅganādam
bhṛṅgīnādam recakam mandamandam ॥
yogīndrāṇāmevamabhyāsayogāc-citte jātā
kācidānandamūrcchā ॥ 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.

Illustration of Yogi in seated pose performing Bhrāmari Prāṇāyāmā, with instructional diagrams for breathing steps 1 to 4

Technique

In Durvāsana, inhale rapidly with the sound of a black bee.

Hold as long as you can.

When you cannot hold anymore exhale slowly with the sound of a black bee.

Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.