Points of concentration: 16 vital points. (No concentration points in todays practice)
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
gulpha - 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 )
See Sribhashyam's Pranayama article on the page at the top of the blog.
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Andrea Panzer, a student of Sribhashyam for many years, has been helping me with this blog, she put up a post last week on the Mudra sessions that was based on a seminar in Heidelberg by Sribhashyam.
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