Bandha (yoga)

A Bandha is a "body lock" in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of mudra.[2][3]

Mode of action of bandhas and mudras, serving to trap energy-fluids (breath, prana, bindu, amrita) and thus help to unblock the central sushumna channel[1]

Maha Bandha ("the great lock") combines all the other three bandhas, namely:[4]

Mula Bandha, contraction of the perineum
Uddiyana bandha, contraction of the abdomen into the rib cage
Jalandhara Bandha, tucking the chin close to the chest

In Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, these three Bandhas are considered to be one of the three key principles of yoga practice.[5]

References

Mallinson & Singleton 2017, pp. Chapter 6, especially pages 228–229.
Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. pp. 230–231, 237–242. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.
Sanskrit text and English translation of the Pancham Sinh edition at sacred-texts.com (archive.org) pp. 95-127
Maheshwarananda, Paramhans Swami (2000). "Maha Bandha". Yoga in daily Life - The System. Ibera Verlag - European University Press. p. 429. ISBN 3-85052-000-5.
"Ashtanga Yoga Shala NYC - On Pranayama, Bandha and Drishti". Ashtangayogashala.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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[FOOTNOTEMallinsonSingleton2017Chapter_6,_especially_pages_228–229-1] Mallinson & Singleton 2017, pp. Chapter 6, especially pages 228–229.

[2] Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. pp. 230–231, 237–242. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.

[3] Sanskrit text and English translation of the Pancham Sinh edition at sacred-texts.com (archive.org) pp. 95-127

[4] Maheshwarananda, Paramhans Swami (2000). "Maha Bandha". Yoga in daily Life - The System. Ibera Verlag - European University Press. p. 429. ISBN 3-85052-000-5.

[5] "Ashtanga Yoga Shala NYC - On Pranayama, Bandha and Drishti". Ashtangayogashala.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.