photo; coach demonstrates the 'sucking upward' action inherent to a strong uddiyana bandha performance.
{Coach's Note: the following was lifted from the WF SanghaLounge, premiering November 15th}
STUDENT:
my awareness of uddiyana bandha first shifted when you showed me how to do it at WF intensive. what i was aware of is that i simply never felt like i had a firm hold on it. then i read in "Light on Pranayama" that the abdominal wall is contracted at the end of an exhale, and from there Uddiyana Bandha may be engaged with Jalandhara Bandha.
TEACHER ANANDA:
Okay, here is the main difference in the way Coach and i teach Uddiyana Bandha with all respect to Mr. Iyengar.
READ TEACHER ANANDA's critical answer to this all-powerful internal lock on today's DL!
