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Swami Ramdev

The energy that flows out of our body through Bahya or Abhyantar Kumbhak, pull up the rectum
Yog asana, pranayam and bandh is stopped and and genitals. In this bandh the area below the navel
taken in. bandh means to stop, controlling. gets contracted. This bandh should be done with
These bandhs are very helpful in pranayam. Bahya Kumbhak. Some practitioners do it for
Pranayam is incomplete without these several hours very easily. It should be practiced
bandhs. Here the different bandhs are being for long hours under the guidance of a qualified
described. Yog teacher.
Jalandhar Bandh: Sit in Padmasana or Benefits:
Siddhasana and breath in. keep the hands on ‹ The apana vayu moves up and synchronizes

the knees. Bend the chin downwards with prana or vital life energy. It
and try to touch the neck point. This arouses the Mooladhar chakra or
is known as Jalandhar bandh. Fo- Pelvic Plexus and arouses the
Moolbandh
cus in between the eyebrows. The kundalini.
chest should be stretched forwards. ‹ It cures constipation and piles
This bandh controls the network of nerves in the neck and increases digestive fire.
‹ It helps in upward movement of semen and it is very
area.
Benefits: important for following celibacy.
‹ It makes the throat sweet, melodious and attractive.
Mahabandh: Sit in Padmasana or any meditative
‹ Contraction of throat and closure of Ida and pingla
pose and do all the three bandhs at a time. This is known
nerves helps the prana or vital life energy to enter
as Mahabandh. All the benefits mentioned above are
sushmana.
obtained with its practice. All these three bandhs are
‹ It is beneficial in all throat diseases. It should be
applied in case of Kumbhak.
practiced in case of thyroid and tonsils.
Benefits:
‹ It arouses Vishudhi chakra.
‹ The prana move upwards.
‹ It purifies the semen and increases strength.
Uddiyan Bandh: The bandh, which arouses prana ‹ Mahabandh helps in the convergence of Ida, Pingla
and helps it in entering sushmana, is known as Uddiyan and sushmana.
Bandh. Stand straight and keep both the hands on the
knees. Breath out and relax the stomach. Do Jalandhar Right posture for pranayam: The spine should be
bandh and raise the chest slightly upwards. Contract absolutely straight at the time of practicing pranayam.
the stomach inside as much as possible. Breathe in and Sit in any meditative pose like Siddhasana, Padmasana,
repeat the above procedure. Practice it three times in Sukhasana, Vajrasana etc. If you cannot sit in any asana,
the beginning. The practice should be increased gradu- then sit straight on a chair and practice pranayam. The
ally. This bandh can be done sitting in Padmasana or spine should be straight; it should not bend at any place.
Siddhasana. Nowadays, we see people practicing pranayam in any
Benefits: posture, walking, or standing position. But this is not
‹ It cures all stomach related problems. correct. This could be very harmful at some point of
‹ It arouses the prana and purifies the Manipur chakra time. Pranayam arouses the vital life energy and all the
or solar Plexus. centers related to the spine. Therefore, it is necessary
to sit straight while practicing pranayam. Practicing
Moolbandh:Sit in Siddhasana or Padmasana and do pranayam in a sitting position helps in concentration.
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