The Bandhas Bandha = lock or seal Physiologically the bandhas - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Bandhas Bandha = lock or seal Physiologically the bandhas correspond to key muscle groups in the trunk: the pelvic floor, the diaphragm, the deep flexors of the neck. These key areas can influence the curves of the spine and are
Bandha = lock or seal Physiologically the bandhas correspond to key muscle groups in the trunk: the pelvic floor, the diaphragm, the deep flexors of the neck. These key areas can influence the curves of the spine and are intimately related to the action of breathing.
practice as it requires an intimate understanding and felt sense of the response of the body to breathing
practice the bandhas will often draw on gently and unselfconsciously without our interference
The above images from Franklin, Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery Blandine Calais Germain, The Female Pelvis
Deep Layer of Pelvic Floor muscles
Superficial layer of pelvic floor muscles
Images from Blandine Calais Germain, The Female Pelvis
From David Coulter, the Anatomy of Hatha Yoga
‘the abdominal bag’, from Germain, The Female Pelvis ‘The diaphragm’, from Germain, Anatomy of Movement
disease, ulcerative colitis (but can be helpful for IBS and
menstruation
website entitled ‘Uddiyana Bandha’ in Documents/ Teaching; see also Pete Blackaby, Intelligent Yoga, p166 - 167
Corresponds to the deep flexors of the neck: rectus captious anterior and longus coli - ‘As they act, the agonists at the back of the skull, rectus capitus posterior and the sub-occipital muscles, will relax’, Pete Blackaby, Intelligent Yoga, p107
therefore to adapt this pose to minimise tension.