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8. Observe as the winds dissolve slowly into the uppermost top of the āḥ stroke seed syllable,
from the crescent (candra), the bindu (surya), and into the squiggle (nāḍa). A sign that the winds
are ready to enter the central channel is that your breath flows evenly through both nostrils.
9. Continuing to hold your breath for as long as you comfortably can, bring your awareness to
the nature of appearances as a projection of your mind. Focus on extending the time of your
breath, not on tensing your breath. If you start to feel some of your breath escaping through your
nose or mouth while you are holding it, breathe out fully and start again with a new Vase Breath.
10. Exhale slowly, silently, and fully through your nose, and extend your fingers out forward at
your knees. As you exhale, visualize the breath exiting upwards through your central channel.
11. Relax your body, and begin another round.
Never exhale just a little bit to leak air out – this can lead to subtle energy imbalances called
wind disease that may result in physical illness.
As a more advanced practice, especially in conjunction with Clear Light Yoga, pull the winds
into the heart cakra rather than the āḥ stroke seed syllable, and maintain the focus of your
awareness at your heart cakra.
Benefits: Develops health and longevity, peace and bliss, and stills conceptual thought. Brings
the Five Root Winds partially into the central channel. The more strongly the winds are brought
in, the hotter and more powerful the fireh blazes in Inner Heat Yoga.
Time: 10 minutes.
Poses – Āsanas
Perform the 17 poses listed below, slowly and meditatively.
Benefits: Brings strength and flexibility to your physical body and prepares it for subtle energy
yoga.
Time: 15 minutes.
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