Rootlock -Navel lock- Mulbhand

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Sat Nam,

 

This past Sunday, I went to a KY workshop in london. It was great, we studied

the life cycles and did some yoga and meditation. It left me with a little

confusion about the different terms for Mulbhand, which I forgot to clarify

before leaving.

 

During one set, he asked us to maintain rootlock throughout one exercise and

continue breathing at the same time.. then a bit further on in the exercise he

said to add the navel lock. I had already been pulling in the navel as part of

the rootlock so was a bit confused. It was then that I realised that perhaps

the pulling of the anal sphincter muscle and the sex organs could be referred to

as 'rootlock', and the 'navel lock', just pulling in on the navel.

 

I had always though that 'Mulbhand' (where you pull the anal sphincter muscles,

the sex organs and the navel) meant 'Root lock', and that the two were

identical, 'Mul' meaning 'Root', and I thought that this lock always included

pulling in the navel. So I equated the two as being the same.

 

The fact that I was pulling the navel in also during root lock might explain why

I was finding it hard to breath properly at the same time and wondering why it

was so difficult and awkward. Are there any instances where you are supposed to

pull a full 'Mulbhand', navel included and continue breathing? It seems to be

very counter the flow of the respiratory system.

 

Could anyone clarify on these three separate terms?

 

Blessings,

 

Krishan-Shiva Kaur

 

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