Jalandhara Bandha
Jalandhara Bandha (IPA:/ɟɐːl̺n̺d̺ʱɐrɐ bɐndʱɐ/; Sanskrit: जालन्धर बंध,[1] IAST: Jālandhara bandha[2][3]) is the chin Bandha described and employed in Hatha Yoga.
Etymology
Jālandhara bandha comes from Sanskrit. Jāla Sanskrit: जाल means web[4] or "net"[5] and dhara (Sanskrit: धर) means "holding".[6] Bandha (Sanskrit: बंध) means "bond; contracting".[3]
Description
It is performed by extending the neck and elevating the sternum (breastbone) before dropping the head so that the chin may rest on the chest. Meanwhile the tongue pushes up against the palate in the mouth. [7]
References
- ↑ "SpokenSanskrit.de Entry: जालन्धर बंध". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ White 2011, p. 261.
- 1 2 Monier-Williams 1964, p. 720.
- ↑ "SpokenSanskrit.de Entry: जाल". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ Macdonell 2005, p. 99.
- ↑ "SpokenSanskrit.de Entry: धर". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ Ramaswami 2005, p. 4.
Sources
- White, David (2011). Yoga in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions). Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691140865.
- Macdonell, Arthur (2005). A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- Monier-Williams, Monier (1964). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Digitized and Searchable. Oxford University Press (Print) and University of Cologne (Digitized). ISBN 978-8-12150-200-9.
- Ramaswami, Srivatsa (2005). The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-1-56924-402-9.
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