Tri - Three , Bandha - spiritual lock
Bandhas are used for pranic healing by holding and directing the energy within seven chakras. Bandhas also tones, cleanses, energize our organs and our whole body.
There are three main bandhas:
1] Jalandhar bandha - chin lock
2] Udiyana bandha - abdominal lock
3] Moolbandha - pelvic lock
"MAHABANDHA - COMBINATION OF ALL THREE BANDHAS"
Let us now see all the three bandhas one by one.
JALANDHAR BANDHA:
✦ It is known as chin lock.
✦ It stimulates the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
✦ very good for people with thyroid problems.
✦ It massages the carotid sinus on both sides of neck which keep our heart rate down
✦It can be done either with fullness of breath or on the emptiness of the breath.
✦ PROCEDURE:
👉 Sit in the sukhasana or in padmasana if comfortable.
👉 Spine and shoulders should be erect.Keep your hands in chin mudra.
👉 Should not drop your neck.
👉 Inhale and hold your breath.
👉 Tuck your chin back and touch the chest with your chin. Then feel the lock on the chest.
UDIYANA BANDHA:
✦ It is known as abdominal lock.
✦ Supports abdomen, waist and our lower back. It also protect spine during other asanas.
✦ Tones, massages and cleanses the abdominal organs.
✦ This can be only done after the exhalation of the breath.We can't do it by keeping the breath in.
✦ PROCEDURE:
👉 Sit in sukhasana or in padmasana.
👉 Keep your spine straight.
👉 Keep your hands in chin mudra.
👉 Inhale and exhale all the way out
👉 Suck the abdomen in and bring it upwards towards the diaphragm. Hold it as long as possible. Release and then take breath.
MOOLBANDHA:
✦ It is known as pelvic lock.
✦ Strengthens our abdominal floor which supports the reproductive organs.
✦ It also provides a balanced and strong foundations to other asanas.
✦ PROCEDURE:
👉 Sit in sukhasana or in padmasana.
👉 Keep your spine erect.
👉 Keep your hands in chin mudra.
👉 Take a deep inhale and exhale all the way out.
👉 During exhalation pull the perineum muscles upwads.
👉 Keep them engaged as long as possible. Then release and take breath.
MAHABANDHA:
✦ Do all the 3 bandhas at the same time.
✦ Engage moolbandha first, udiyana bandha second and jalandhar bandha at last.
✦ Release the bandhas in reverse, that is jalandhar bandha first, udiyana bandha second and moolbandha at last.
" All these bandhas should be done in empty stomach"
[THESE BANDHAS CANNOT BE DONE PERFECTLY AT THE BEGINING; BUT PRACTICING IT DAILY MAKES IT PEFECT.]
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