Viparit Karani Mudra - Inverted Psychic Attitude

Come into viparit karani pose. Close your eyes.

First focus on breathing with ujjayi breath.

Then focus on abdominal breathing.

Move on to awareness of the following chakras: vishuddi and manipura. Apply jiva bandha (tongue to top palate) or khechari mudra for the whole practice of viparita karani mudra.

While inhaling move awareness from manipura to vishuddi chakra and while exhaling move the awareness from vishuddhi to Manipur chakra. Continue with this movement 21 times.

Then move the awareness to the navel region, to the abdominal breathing and to manipura chakra.

Keep breathing with ujjayi and with abdominal breathing throughout the practice.

Benefits:

1. Stimulates the vishuddhi and manipur chakra and all the benefits of viparit karani practiced as an asana.
2. Creates sublimation of energy (from bottom to top of the body) and balances the pranic flow of energy.
3. Good for balancing the mind.

Precautions

High blood pressure, heart disease, neck or back pain. As per viparit karni, the asana.