Excelling In Sports - Level 1
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This Kriya is basically to increase the stamina in your body. Yogic body needs 4 ingrdients – flexibility, power, physique, stamina.
Steps to be followed:
- PADMA ASANA
- KAPAALABHAATI PRAANAAYAAMAA
- LAHARI PRAANAAYAAMAA
- ANDOLI PRAANAAYAAMAA
1. PADMA ASANA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 2, VERSES 31 TO 33 (More)
Uththanau Charanau Kruthvaa Ooru-Samsthau Prayathnathaha |
Oorumadhye Thathoththaanau Paanee Kruthvaa Thatho Drushau ||2.31||
Drushtim vinyasya naasaagre Dantamoolam cha jihvayaa |
Uttapya chibukam vakshas Yuttaapya bhavanam shanaihi ||2.32||
Idham Padmaasanam Proktham Sarva-Vyaadhi-Vinaashanam |
Durlabham yena kenapi Dheemataa labhyate bhuvi ||2.33||
TRANSLATION
One should with effort place the feet on the thighs, and place the upward-facing palms on the thighs.
Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth, press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward, that is slowly pull the prana upward.
This asana called as Padmaasana destroys all diseases, filled with power. Though difficult to be obtained by everyone, some intelligent people learn it.
TECHNIQUE
- Place the right foot on the left thigh
- Now place the left foot on the right thigh
- Place the hands between the thighs with the palms facing upwards
- Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth Press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward
- Exhale slowly
- Do this 3 times and release the chin on your chest and tongue pressed on the upper teeth
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT-
2. KAPAALABHAATI PRAANAAYAAMAA
YOGA RAHASYA, 1st CHAPTER, VERSE 100 (More)
TECHNIQUE
- Breathe out short and fast as you pull your lower abdomen in and up
- Allow the body to inhale by itself
- Do this for 7 minutes
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT-
3. LAHARI PRAANAAYAAMAA
YOGA RAHASYA, 1st CHAPTER, VERSE 100 (More)
TECHNIQUE
- Breathe in with short inhalation with one nostril
- Then with the other nostril, breathe out with short exhalation
- Do this for 3 minutes
IN PADMA ASANA, NEXT-
4. ANDOLI PRAANAAYAAMAA
YOGA RAHASYA, 1st CHAPTER, VERSE 100 (More)
- When you inhale role the tongue side ways
- Breath through your nose and mouth
- When you feel full close the mouth by rolling the tongue and touching the top of the mouth
- Hold as long as possible
- When you can’t hold any more, slowly breathe out through your nose
- Do this for 7 minutes
END OF KRIYA
