Moola Bandha - the Master Key is for those dedicated yoga practitioners researching for the master key to unlock the abode of maha kundalini. Little has been written about the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yoga. Moola Bandha is a simple yet dynamic practice with profound physical, mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner.
The text focuses on the theory and practice of bandha. The physical, pranic and psychotherapeutic effects are explored, including the relationship between moola bandha and acupuncture. A concise practical section includes both preliminary practices and advanced techniques to enable the practitioner to pursue this sadhana to the utmost, thus awakening the primal energy within. Includes the drawings and diagrams.
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5 Stars Very Helpful for Yoga Enthusiasts!
Yoga practicioners of all levels will find this book beneficial as they seek to take their yoga practice to the next level. If you practice Ashtanga yoga, then you are undoubtably already familiar with the Moola Bandha, or “root lock.” If not, a little background is in order. In Indian yogic lore, this is the most important of the Bandhas (tightening of the areas of the body related to the location of the Chakras). The yogis believe substantial health and psychic benefits are to be gained through the practice. It is my opinion that practicing the Moola Bandha has greatly enhanced my yoga practice.
This book is divided into two parts. Part one focuses on the benefits of the Moola Bandha practice, while part two covers various poses and techniques for working the Moola Bandha.
As a relative new comer to yoga, I found this book to be intelligently written, insightful and practical. Recommended.
5 Stars Moola Bandha: A “lock” that liberates
Moola Bandha: The “Lock” That Liberates
The author of this tome, Swami Buddhananda, is a former physician and psychiatrist. Realising the limitations of traditional pyschotherapy and western medicine, Swami Buddhananda began a decade-spanning search for a more widely-available, practical and effective method to reintegrate the body, mind and spirit of his patients and a suffering and benighted humankind.
Experimenting with a wide range of western and eastern-derived therapies including the techniques of acupuncture, manipulative therapy and herbal medicine, his quest culminated in his discovery of yoga and its healing powers. This little volume is one of the results of that quest.
Moola bandha (the “perineal lock”) is a yogic technique intended to manipulate the flow of energies in the pranic body by closing off their nethermost channel in the Moolachakra region, via a dilation and contraction of the muscular structure around the perineum. This was one of the approaches taught by the author’s guru, and prompted the author to undertake an intensive theoretical and clinical study on the practice, an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yogas.
Moola bandha is a simple, easily learned yet powerful practice with a host of benefits - spiritual, mental and physical - for its practitioner. It is such a beneficial practice that one is left wondering at the reasons for the paucity of literature on the topic.
This book delineates the anatomical, physiological, endocrinological, neurological and psychic effects of Moola Bandha in clear, easily understood text supplemented where necessary by illustrations. Of particular interest to this reviewer was the attempt to relate the effects of Moola Bandha practice on the body with those of acupuncture, which chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
I ushesitatingly recommend Moola Bandha: The Master Key to every yoga student, practitioner and teacher and anyone with an interest in natural approaches to the healing of body, mind and spirit.
5 Stars Excellent - suitable for all levels.
This book is a gem… easy to use while doing the practise.. and a great reference for modifications to specific asanas.
Also, I found the comments provided for some poses to be especially helpfull - they are short and to the point.
5 Stars A Little Treasure
A very important book for Yoga practitioners in general and for Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Pranayama practitioners in particular.Clearly explains Moola Bandha, it’s anatomical and physiological aspects as well as neurological and endocrinological viewpoints.It relates the bandhas to the chackras,to Kumbhakas and asanas and describes the pranic effects.It also has a big practice section, which after all is the heart of the matter.A must have for serious practitioners, who will probably find themselves returning to the pages of this small book very often.