Note
#8 Sirsa Asana or Taraka Mudra, 12 breaths, B.K. 5s kantha
Points of concentration: 16 vital points.
sirsa - the fontanel
murdhna - middle of forehead
bhrumadhya - between eyebrows
nasagra - extremity of the nose
talu mula - back of the palate
lalata - root of the uvula
kantha - throat
kantha kupa - back of the throat
hrdaya - middle of the heart
nabhi - navel
sroni - centre of the pelvis
mula - perineum
jangha- point at top of thighs
janu - point at middle of knees g
ulpha - point at middle of ankles pada angusta - point of the big toes.
Also of note...
Murdhna: the point located in front of the nose
Divya Chakshush: Point behind the head (occipital)
Aditya (the sun) is the disk of the sun, black and shiny,
The star: lying on his back to look as far as possible on the sky Taraka: the horizon point,
Kumbhaka
A.K. = Antah Kumbhaka (holding of breath after inhalation )
B.K = Bhaya Kumbhaka (holding of breath after exhalation )
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NOTE
Andrea at https://www.ashtanga-yoga-inspiration.com/home/blog/ mentioned that when Shribhashyam mentions “sitting”, whether with a concentration point for a one or two minutes or more or for pranayama, then we have a choice of four seated postures, five if we include Badha Kona Asana. Anata Asana, Danda Asana, Padma Asana, Vajra Asana ( Buddha’s seat) and Badha Kona Asana. Yesterday we had Sitali in Vajra Asana at the start of the practice, this morning it’s Badha Kona Asana.
As a general rule I’m choosing the Anata Asana photo when sitting is mentioned, but we can choose any of these if no posture is indicated.
I’m surprised Siddha Asana isn’t included, it’s my favorite go to posture for sitting but it’s not in the book.
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| Counting pranayama in Siddha Asana |
I’m assuming Shribhashyam taught other postures, he seems to have chosen postures for the book that he thought most people could do.
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