✦Prāṇa Saṁyama • Thermal Energetics & Kinetic Breath Pacer

Prāṇāyāma Explorer

"Cale vāte calaṁ cittaṁ niścale niścalaṁ bhavet" (HYP 2.2) — When breath is unsteady, the mind wanders; when breath is stilled, the mind dissolves into stillness. Practice classical Kumbhakas with thermal classification (Cooling, Heating, Balancing) and a real-time kinetic breathing pacer.

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Nāḍī Śodhana नाडीशोधन

⏱ 4:4:4

Alternate Nostril Purification (Anuloma Viloma)

Ujjāyī उज्जायी

⏱ 4:0:6

Victorious Ocean Breath

Kapālabhāti कपालभाति

⏱ 1:0:1

Skull Shining Cleansing Breath

Bhastrikā भस्त्रिका

⏱ 1:12:1

Bellows Breath

Śītalī शीतली

⏱ 4:4:6

Cooling Breath (Curled Tongue)

Bhrāmarī भ्रामरी

⏱ 4:0:8

Humming Bee Breath

Sūrya Bhedana सूर्यभेदन

⏱ 4:8:6

Solar Piercing Breath (Pingalā Activation)

Candra Bhedana चन्द्रभेदन

⏱ 4:4:6

Lunar Piercing Breath (Iḍā Activation)

Śītkārī शीत्कारी

⏱ 4:4:6

Hissing Cooling Breath (Tooth-Lock Prāṇāyāma)

Mūrcchā मूर्च्छा

⏱ 4:12:6

Mind-Dissolving Swooning Kumbhaka

Plāvinī प्लाविनी

⏱ 6:8:6

Floating Kumbhaka (Inner Prāṇic Buoyancy)

Kevala Kumbhaka केवलकुम्भक

⏱ 4:8:4

Spontaneous Effortless Cessation (Isolated Suspension)

✦ Prāṇa Maṇḍala • Kinetic Breathing Pacer

Nāḍī Śodhana (नाडीशोधन)

Inhale • पूरक (Pūraka) Completed: 0 cycles

Expand lung volume smoothly through the nostrils

Classical Technique & Physiological Science

🪷 Step-by-Step Technique

Adopt a stable meditative posture (Padmāsana, Siddhāsana, or Sukhāsana) with an upright spine.
Place left hand in Cin Mudrā on the knee; bring right hand into Viṣṇu Mudrā (index and middle fingers folded toward palm).
Gently close the right nostril with the right thumb. Inhale smoothly and silently through the left nostril for the count of 4.
Close both nostrils (thumb on right, ring finger on left). Retain breath comfortably (Antara Kumbhaka) with a neutral throat.
Release the right thumb; exhale slowly and evenly through the right nostril for the count of 4 or 8.
Inhale through the right nostril for 4; close both and hold; release left ring finger and exhale through left nostril for 4 or 8. This completes one full cycle.

🔬 Physiological Mechanisms & ANS Modulation — Synchronizes hemispheric cerebral blood flow and EEG alpha wave coherence. Modulates the autonomic nervous system between sympathetic and parasympathetic branches via the nasal cycle (nasopulmonary reflex). Lowers systemic cortisol and normalizes systolic arterial pressure.

⚡ Subtle Prāṇic Energetics (Nāḍī & Suṣumnā) — Purifies the 72,000 nāḍīs, harmonizing the lunar pathway (Iḍā / left nostril) and solar pathway (Piṅgalā / right nostril). Unlocks the dormant central channel (Suṣumnā) for spiritual absorption.

Coordinated Bandhas JALANDHARA, MULA

Optimal Practice Time ANYTIME

Mātrā Counts (In : Hold : Out) 4 : 4 : 4

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Medical Contraindications

Avoid forced Kumbhaka (breath retention) if suffering from acute hypertension, heart disease, or during acute nasal congestion/sinus infection.

📜 Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 2.7–10

बद्धपद्मासनो योगी प्राणं चन्द्रेण पूरयेत् । धारयित्वा यथाशक्ति भूयः सूर्येण रेचयेत् ॥

“Seated firmly in Padmāsana, the yogi should inhale through the lunar nostril, retain the prāṇa according to capacity, and exhale through the solar nostril.”