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Step 1: Shunyaka Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)

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Step 1: Breathing Technique – Shunyaka Kumbhaka

Technique

  1. Sit in Ardha Padmasana or in your preferred comfortable position.
  1. Exhale completely.
  1. Hold the breath outside the body. Keep your lungs empty as long as you can.
  1. During this Kumbhaka, visualize the moon on top of your head. Visualize nectar pouring from the moon and spreading all over your body.
  1. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.

1

Person sitting in Ardha Padmasana

2

Nose exhaling air

3

Hands pinching nose closed

4

Head visualizing moon on top

5

Repeat 21 times icon
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Pramāṇa - प्रमाण

Saura Purana, Chapter 12, Verses 22-24

Nithyananda Paramashivam sitting on a throne with an image of Lord Shiva in the background