Jalandhara Bandha
Jalandhara Bandha Sanskrit: जालंधर[1] बंध, IAST: Jālandhara bandha[2][3]) is the chin Bandha described and employed in Hatha Yoga.
Etymology
Jālandhara bandha comes from Sanskrit: जाल Jāla, web[4] or net[5] and (Sanskrit: धर) dhara, "holding".[6] Bandha (Sanskrit: बंध) means "bond; contracting".[3]
Description
This bandha 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
- "Monier Williams Online Page: 420". Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- White 2011, p. 261.
- 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
- Macdonell, Arthur (2005). A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. Oxford University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ramaswami, Srivatsa (2005). The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-1-56924-402-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Singleton, Mark (2010). Yoga Body : the origins of modern posture practice. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539534-1. OCLC 318191988.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- White, David (2011). Yoga in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions). Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691140865.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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