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nearoanoke
USA
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 Posted - Jul 19 2006 : 12:32:11 AM
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Can siddhasana be considered a superset of mulabandha? Can it replace mulabandha completely? What are the specific advantages of the two.
Siddhasana i find requires lesser effort and is more stimulating of the two. Can siddhasana replace mulabandha completely or are there any advantages that will be missed if mulabandha is eliminated. Doing both at at time seems difficult. Is it just a matter of getting used to? Does anyone here does both at a time?
Thanks in advance!
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Richard
United Kingdom
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Posted - Jul 19 2006 : 08:57:32 AM
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Hi Near
I do both, The mulabanha is just a very slight flexing of the muscle there and for me just seems to occur naturally while doing spinal breathing, my siddhasana is achieved with the use of a rubber ball which makes it all quite easy. I think its good to remember that there shouldn't have to be any effort with these practices they should be pleasurable rather than a problem.  If and when you are happy and comfortable in siddhasana just try twitching that small area just in front of the anal sphincter the sensation is sexual but slightly different as it is in a slightly different location, your body and mind just want to do it simply because it is so pleasurable. 
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Edited by - Richard on Jul 19 2006 09:52:40 AM |
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nearoanoke
USA
525 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2006 : 11:14:04 AM
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Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply. Is it better to sit on a bed or other soft surface when you use the ball for siddhasana? |
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Scott
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2006 : 11:20:38 AM
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In my experience,
Siddhasana is different than mulabandha. In mulabandha you draw the energy upwards. In siddhasana the energy is taken everywhere in the body. Siddhasana replaces mulabandha, since it has a more refined effect.
This is just my experience though. It may be different from AYP protocol, so if that's the case, listen to AYP. |
Edited by - Scott on Jul 19 2006 11:23:01 AM |
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Richard
United Kingdom
857 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2006 : 2:21:18 PM
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Originally posted by nearoanoke
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply. Is it better to sit on a bed or other soft surface when you use the ball for siddhasana?
Yes definitely better. Just practice twitching the perineum when you are relaxing outside of practices until you feel that verry pleasant sexual sensation there, it is quite different that the normal sexual sensation at it seems to want to go up rather than down. If you caqnt move the perineum start with the anal sphincter you will find it in the end and be able to twitch it without moving the anal part.
Richard
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Shanti
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2006 : 07:28:01 AM
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Hi Near,
Siddhasana will increase your sexual energy and mulabandha (which also increases your sexual energy) along with sambhavi will help pull this energy up... and when done during spinal breathing this brings the energy up and down in our spinal nerve. If holding on to mulabandha is hard, you could try the asvini mudra. Yogani has it in the big AYP book and in lesson# 55.
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nearoanoke
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Posted - Jul 20 2006 : 11:19:39 AM
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Hi Richard,
Holding on to the flex of the anal sphincter muscle or perineum is somewhat difficult and may be it will change with practice.
Thanks for the link shanti
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