Step 3: Bhrāmari Prānāyāmā (Breathing Technique)
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Step 3: Breathing Technique - Bhrāmarī Prāṇāyāmā
Technique
- Either in Vajrāsana, Padmāsana or Ardha Padmāsana, inhale rapidly with the sound of a black bee.
- Hold as long as you can.
- Exhale very slowly with the sound of a black bee.
- Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
| If you cannot sit in any of these āsanas, you can just stretch your legs and keep. | | :--- |
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.
