Step 2: Bhastrika Prānāyāma (Breathing Technique)
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Step 2: Breathing Technique – Bhastrika Prānāyāma
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
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.
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Technique
1. In Durvāsana, rapidly inhale and exhale.
2. Pull the lower abdomen in
and up as you inhale and
exhale
3. Do this continuously for 7 minutes.
