What is Jivha Bandhas? | Jivha Bandha

Sit in any of the yogic sitting postures. Padmasana, Sukhasana etc. or sit erect in a chair. Or stand at ease with a distance of about 30 to 40 cms. between the legs, keeping the hands on the waiast.This Bandha is secured by tightly pressing the upper surface of the tongue against the hard and soft palates. The borders of the tongue are accommodated comfortably inside the encircling teeth of the upper jaw. In Sanskrit, Jivha means a tongue and Bandha means a lock, hence the name Jivha Bandha or tongue lock.

Sit in a comfortable position with the spine erect.Breathing is slow and steady.Now open the mouth and at the same time touch the upper surface of the tongue against the hard and soft palates and then suck it upwards so that only the fronulum is seen.

The whole tongue remains within the palate.In doing so, the border of your tongue is accommodated comfortably inside the encircling teeth of the upper jaw.Sit in this tongue lock position, fixing your sight on the tip of your nose.Sit in this position for 5 seconds and repeat 3 to 7 times.

Let the entire tongue touch the palate. The left and right sides of the tongue should be kept touching the respective inner sides of the gums. With the tongue still ‘sticking to the roots of the upper teeth, open the mouth completely. At this stage, the fold of membrane under the tongue is stretched and stands eret.

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