
08/09/2022
The cause of ill-health is the ‘taḍāga’ or ‘pond.’ In a stagnant pond, dirt accumulates, and toxins increase. The abdomen is like the pond. If circulation and prāṇa flow are blocked in that region, it will cause ill-health.
Therefore, taḍāga-mudrā with pausing the breath after exhalation is particularly important. The idea is that the region of the lower abdomen (apāna region) will be drawn up on exhalation and come toward the agni (fire region) in the middle abdomen. The agni will be facilitated by the prāṇa (the inhalation component).
To help in this, external air should be inhaled with receptivity. Just like we take in food with the intention of digesting it, the function of prāṇa, which is to draw in the external air, should be encouraged, so that it helps increase the agni (fire, metabolism).
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