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Uddiyana Bandha
I’ve been working with a breathing practice related to uddiyana bandha, the abdominal lock in which you compress your abdominal muscles as far back to the spine as possible and draw the diaphragm up...
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Yoga Asana & Weight Loss
Yes, it’s January and the usual topics rear their heads. I’ve railed against marketing yoga for weight loss as much as a stretching routine. I’ve waxed mildly philosophical about contentment &...
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Mula Bandha
Thanks to Alisa who left a comment on the Jalandara Bandha post and asked about Mula and Uddiyana. I loved her description of the method she’d been using and tried it: “So far, the best practice I know...
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More on the Bandhas
In Leslie Kaminoff’s Yoga Anatomy, he addresses the Bandhas in the introductory remarks about breathing. ”Along with the rispiratory diaphragm, breathing involves the coordinated action of the pelvic...
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