breath states question

Summary

March 21, 2013, 9 min

Answers to three viewer questions. The breath states are a mirror for tracking which spinal center is contacted, not a pranayama technique; touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth is a shortened Khechari Mudra, weighed against keeping still; and the Taoist microcosmic orbit is a health tool rather than a path into pratyahara.

In this video

Teaches

Five Breath States

Discusses

PranayamaPositive reinforcementKhechari mudraSitting Very Still (SVS)Microcosmic orbit

Mentions

Hong-SauChakrasPratyaharaKriya Yoga

Key moments

00:02Welcome and a viewer's thanks 00:34Question: where the breath states fit in the practice routine 00:59Breath states are a mirror, not a pranayama technique 02:05Pause the pranayama, check the breath states, then go back 02:36Celebrating each center reinforces the practice 03:29Cycle up and down the spine, or once up to the third eye?04:22Tongue to the roof of the mouth: a shortened Khechari Mudra 05:31Moving the body can break the deep state 06:39Question: the microcosmic orbit and spinal pranayama 07:42Kriya techniques are built to lead into pratyahara 08:45Closing: send more questions