Step 6: Sama Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 6: Breathing Technique
Sama Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatih, Verse 99
आरेकपूरा मनसा नाभ्याद्-आशुगम् ध्रितिः
समःकुम्भो भगवत प्रोक्तः ष्री-चन्द्र-मौलिना
Ārekapūrā manasā nābhyād-āśugaṁ
dhṛtiḥ
Samaḥ kumbho bhagavata proktaḥ
ṣrī-candra-maulinā
Akashic Revelation
Without actually inhaling or
exhaling, when one mentally hold
the prana in the regions like navel
etc, it is described as Sama
Kumbhaka by Bhagavan Candra-
mauli (Śiva)
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Technique
1. Remaining in Ardha Padmāsana,
visualize you are holding your
awareness and breath in your
navel.
2. Neither inhale nor exhale.
3. Hold as long as you can.
4. When your body cannot hold
anymore, it will automatically
inhale.
5. Repeat holding with awareness on your navel 21 times.
