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Step 2: Bhastrika Prāṇāyāma
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(Breathing Technique)
Step 2: Breathing Technique –
Bhastrika Prānāyāma
Technique
- In Vajrāsana, rapidly inhale and exhale.
- Pull the lower abdomen in and up as you inhale and exhale
- Do this continuously for 7 minutes.
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.
