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My approach to the bandhas is mainly influenced by Simon Borg-Olivier. A bandha is a co-activation of opposing muscles to create strength
- SHOULDER JOINT COMPLEX - AMSA BANDHA
- ELBOW JOINT COMPLEX - KURPARA BANDHA
- HIP JOINT COMPLEX - KATI BANDHA
- WRIST JOINT COMPLEX - MANI BANDHA
- KNEE JOINT COMPLEX - JANU BANDHA
- CERVICAL SPINAL JOINT COMPLEX - JALANDHARA
- ANKLE JOINT COMPLEX - KULPHA BANDHA
- THORACIC SPINAL JOINT COMPLEX - UDDIYANA
- LUMBAR SPINAL JOINT COMPLEX - MULA BANDHA
Each joint complex can either be a heated Ha-Bandha or a cooling Tha-Bandha. Think of heat as accelerated particles put under pressure, high-pressure particles systems move towards low-pressure particle systems. Activation and deactivation of the muscles around our joint complexes are like a weather system.
In attempting to utilize bandhas through practice it can be quite a mind exercise to consider each and every joint. I think of adapting these like we would any other exercise, we focus on it and then go away and return, hopefully, each return we are able to adapt it a little more into our cerebral experience of life and practice.
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