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The word Bandha means "the lock" and, as per the Hatha Yogic literature, there are three fundamental bandhas: Moola Bandha, Udyana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha. Moola Bandha deals with the rectum, anus, control lock by breath control either in exhalation or inhalation, with retention of breath i.e. after you exhale you retain or after you inhale you retain. Moola Bandha can be practiced in both options, but in Sukshma Vyayama, it is practiced only in the inhalation option, i.e. you inhale and pull up your rectum and anus after pulling up the buttocks, thighs and legs. In traditional Hatha Yoga, however, the same Moola Bandha is performed in Padmasana both in the inhalation retention mode or exhalation retention mode.
Coming to Udyana Bandha, which is complete exhalation followed by a deep contraction of abdominal muscles (commonly called rectus muscles) and holding them up without breathing. It is also called Udya Bandha or Ajagara Mudra. It is said the Ajagara or the python, exhales and creates a vacuum and sustains that retention for a long time. When it sees the prey it releases the retention and due to the succeeding processes there is a great force of air that causes the prey to run into the python's mouth after which the python closes its' mouth for good. It is also called Udyana Bandha because of the exhalation and retention after the contraction of the abdominal muscles. This is a profound mudra and it can overcome all digestive problems, increase appetite to a great extent, reduce fat in the abdominal muscles, remove gastritis and diabetic conditions, activate the inactivity of pancreas and control the liver. A large number of activities related to digestion can be regulated and controlled by Udyana Bandha which is the central point of Sukshma Vyayama - Udara Sakthi Vikasika. The abdominal exercises start with Udyana Bandha. We perform abdominal breathing in different positions and different postures to get different effects of similar nature with respect to the abdomen.
The third and final Bandha is the Jalandhara Bandha, which is a "chin lock" where, exhalation retention or inhalation retention mode, the retention is done with a chin lock with closed eyes. The chin is pressed against the chest, with the eyes closed, with retention of the breath either after exhalation or after inhalation. This is called Jalandhara Bandha. This Bandha has got tremendous effects on the heart, lungs, brains, concentration power and on the eyes. It is dangerous to open the eyes when Jalandhara Bandha is performed as eyes will be affected negatively and damaged. So Jalandhara Bandha becomes the central point in half a dozen Sukshma Vyayama exercises where retention is involved, motion of the hands and motion of the head is involved. This a summary of the three bandhas.
For details of each bandha click the respective Bandhas
1. Uddiyana Bandha
2. Moola Bandha
3. Jalandhara Bandha
4. Maha Bandha
1. Uddiyana Bandha
2. Moola Bandha
3. Jalandhara Bandha
4. Maha Bandha
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