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2 HONG SAU variations - shambhavi - ajapa japa - what is correct pronunciation

Summary

, 5 min

Why a variation can refresh a technique that has become boring, and the basic Hong-Sau method of mentally chanting with the breath. Two variations follow: breathing through the spiritual eye with eyes in Shambhavi Mudra, said to cool the brain via the frontal sinuses, and Ajapa Japa, listening to the breath's own sound as the true pronunciation.

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Hong-SauAjapa Japa
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Mentions
HRV ResonanceShambhavi mudraVisualization

Key moments

00:03Why variations keep a stale technique fresh01:13Basic Hong-Sau: mentally chant Hong on the inbreath, Sau on the out01:48Variation one: Shambhavi Mudra and breathing through the spiritual eye03:01Cooling the brain through the frontal sinuses03:36Correct pronunciation and Ajapa Japa, the chantless chant