Nithya Kriya - Thyroid
Step 3: Triśūlā Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 3: Breathing Technique -
Triśūla Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhitih, Verse 193
घोणाभ्यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूतयेत् सदा
त्रिशूलाख्यःकुम्भ उक्तस्-त्रिशूलनुत्
Ghoṇābhyāṃ ca mukhenāpi
yugapat pūtayet sadā
Triśūlākhyaḥ kumbha uktas-
triśūlanut ||193||
Akashic Revelation
One should always inhale through
noth nostrils and mouth
simultaneously and hold the breath
(befire exhalation). This is Triśūla
Kumbhaka by Śiva which removes
three-fold sufferings
Technique
- In Pascimatanāsana, inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth.
- Hold the breath as long as you can.
- Then slowly exhale through the nostrils.
- Repeat the Kumbhaka 21 times.
