Remaining seated, position your hand over your nose and forehead for the technique called Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nāḍī śōdhana, or channel-cleaning, is a basic prāṇāyāma). Note that you should not do this or any breathing exercise when your stomach is full or heavy. Wait for at least two hours after meals.
The mantra ha sa ka is usually employed to loosen bondage to your physical body and enable astral travel. Let us use a slight variation: sa ka ha, which means “She is your friend.”
7 times — sa ka ha
Inhale left
Begin by breathing in deeply through your left nostril for a count of 8, with the sound of “sa”—filling your belly outward; again, like a pregnant woman.
Retain
Hold the breath for a count of 4, with the sound of “ka.”
Exhale right
Exhale through your right nostril for a count of 8, with the sound of “ha,” then, using the tip of your tongue, draw a triangle on your upper palate. (This connects the Indra Yoni with the physical yoni. It is helpful in controlling the powerful Kundalini currents.)
Inhale right
Now breathe in deeply through your right nostril for a count of 8, with the sound of “sa.”
Retain
Retain for a count of 4, with the sound of “ka.”
Exhale left
Exhale through your left nostril for a count of 8, with “ha,” and then draw the triangle just as before.
This completes one cycle. Repeat it seven times.
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