Uḍḍiyāna Bandha

Uḍḍiyāna Bandha

it refers to a yoga technique used in some prāṇāyāma.

it refers to a yoga technique used in some  prāṇāyāma. After having exhaled all the air out of the longs, one has to pull its abdomen under the rib cage by taking a false inhale while withholding breath. When one feels the need to inhale, one must release first the abdomen completely and then inhale.

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