Step 3: Bhrāmari Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 3: Breathing Technique –
Bhrāmāri Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
Apta Pramana - आप्त प्रमाण
Hathatattvakaumudi, Chapter 10,
Verse 18.
अथ भामरीज़म्भक
atha bhrāmari kumbhakaḥ - bhramari
kumbhaka
वेगाकृष्ट पूरकं भृंगनादं भृंगीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥
योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्चित्ते जाता
काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा
॥१८ ॥
vegākṛṣṭa pūrakam bhṛṅganādaṃ
bhṛṅgīnādaṃ recakaṃ
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. Remaining in VajrāsanaExhale
very slowly, with the same
buzzing sound like that of a
beetle – ‘hmmmmm.’ Note:
Your mind should be not
with the sound but the center
of the sound means the core
from where the sound is
coming - put your mind there.
2. Start inhaling slowly, with
this humming sound
concentrating on the core of
the sound.
3. Continue Bhrāmari Kumbhaka for 7 minutes.
