[PDF] Hatha Yoga Sri Venudas

What is Bindu hatha yoga?

Bindu has a different form of manifestation in each of the three realms; physical, subtle and causal. In hatha yoga, bindu often refers to sperm or ova in the physical body, but these are understood to be the grossest manifestation of the subtle bindu which drips as nectar from bindu visarga, the point at the top back portion of the head.

What is Siddhasana hatha yoga?

Hatharatnavaliagrees that some people consider this variation to be siddhasana, but other hatha yoga texts, such as Goraksha Satarkaand Shiva Samhita, describe siddhasana with one heel pressing the perineum and the other on top.

What are Hatha yoga practices?

The yogis devised eight specific techniques and these have become the tradi- tional hatha yoga practices of pranayama. The most important aspect of pranayama is kumbhaka. The manner in which you breathe in and out is also significant, but it is the retention which has to be developed.

What is Hatha Yoga Sloka?

The hatha yoga technique described here should not be confused with the kriya yoga practice of maha bheda mudra which is similar to maha mudra. The technique described in this sloka is similar to tadan kriya of kriya yoga. Today the practice is usually adapted and taught without jalandhara bandha. However, Swatmarma’s technique is as follows.