In yoga, there is a small but very significant area of practice - bandhas. These are so-called energy locks, allowing you to work out those muscle groups that are quite difficult to strengthen in everyday life. Also, bandhas in yoga allow you to preserve and retain the energy in the body, obtained during other practices.
What is it?
Simply put, the essence of reproducing bandhas boils down to the measured contraction of certain muscles and their soft but powerful tension. After which the body structures are held in this position for a while.
By contracting or tensing specific parts of the body, a person is able to completely control the movement of prana for a while. Such actions provoke greater susceptibility to the transition to higher states of consciousness.
This works because there is no clear division of the human body into physical, mental and pranic. The distinction is used only to facilitate the explanation of the key principles of yoga.
Progress in yoga is impossible without moving on to the practice of bandhas.
Most energy locks have a powerful effect on a person. When studying them, it is necessary to smoothly and methodically move towards the goal.
If the practitioner experiences noticeable discomfort when performing bandhas, the session should be stopped immediately and an attempt should be made to resolve the problem.
Maria
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