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Ana (breath)

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Dario Calvaruso

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The breath cycle (ana) has 4 components (avayava-s):

  • pūraka  (inhalation)
  • āntara kumbhaka (inner retention)
  • recaka (exhalation)
  • bahya kumbhaka (outer retention)

In the karaṇa the inner retention (āntara kumbhaka) and outer retention (bahya kumbhaka) are generally minimised up to the extend that are almost imperceptible and counted respectively as one with the inhalation (pūraka) and the exhalation (recaka).

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  1. Mātrā (count) | navakaranavinyasa

    […] The filling inhalation (pūraka) counted one with the inner retention (āntara kumbhaka) is the count of filling inhalation or pūraka-mātrā  (viz. I,III,V, etc). The exhalation (recaka) is counted one with outer retention (bāhya kumbhaka) is the “count of exhalation” (recaka-mātrā). The “count of filling inhalation” (pūraka-mātrā) and  the “count of exhalation” (recaka-mātrā) should be equal in duration and together form a complete breath (ana). […]

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