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BANDHA
Bandh
is a special characteristic of Hatha Yoga. The various types of
bandhas have been described in Yoga texts. However none of them
defines the term "Bandh" as such. The three types of bandhas,
viz Jalandhar Bandh, Uddiyan Bandh and Mul Bandh have been described
in many of the ancient texts. With the help of these descriptions,
an attempt may be made to define the bandhas. Bandh may be defined
as a particular action involving pressure or strain on the muscles.
It is expected in Yoga to retain a firm pose in bandh as it is retained
in the asanas. The bandhas are to be studied mainly while studying
pranayama.
We
will study pranayam in detail afterwards. Bandhas have been described
in Hathapradeepika in the chapter relating to Mudras. In all, 10
mudras have been described in it. The chapter describes all the
three bandhas as mudras.
There
are three types of Bandha's :-
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