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.
The cycle includes exercises such as:
What is it for?
Many practitioners have physical blocks and mental knots that need to be eliminated during yoga practice. These problems are usually eradicated at the very beginning of the journey. The most effective solution is to create an energy lock.
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.
The knots to be eliminated are in the human psychic body, but it is this physical tension that is able to most effectively rid the yoga practitioner of them.
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.
All these structures are closely intertwined and interconnected and, as a consequence, are able to significantly influence each other.
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.
You can only resume this practice if you are confident that there are no obstacles to implementing the lock.
Such methods should only be used under the supervision of a knowledgeable specialist. He must be able to explain the correct technique and resolve any problems and questions that arise in the process.
It is not recommended to start yoga with bandhas without prior preparation.
Maria
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