Mula Bandha/ Root Lock - Detailed Explanation | Bandhas with Michaël Bijker

[@yogalap]

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[@erezbendavid2105]

Michael you are a wonderful being 🙏 thank you for sharing youre knowledge 🕉

[@GG-ps3yy]

Best explaination of mul bandh I have seen so far. Many many thanks

[@yogalap]

You are very welcome. Peace and good energy!

[@omnamahshivayahiranya1399]

Thank you. Your voice is so relaxing and clear

[@erannaim4139]

Thank you sir! peace and love from Israel.

[@acsomiT]

Thank you Michael! I feel good following your videos!

[@yogalap]

Thank you for joining me ;) If you like to deepen your breathwork/pranayama, I'd highly recommend you to check out the Breath Is Life course: yogalap.com/courses/breathwork-pranayama Wishing you a beautiful journey ahead 🙏 Peace and good vibes!

[@nickyocean]

thank you brother for this guided meditation and explanations. may you be happy

[@yogalap]

Thank you for your comment. Peace and blessings brother.

[@rajendrajain7271]

Thanks Michel for teaching all this in real manner RK jain

[@wellnowdave]

Very nice thank you Michael, many blessings to you

[@yogalap]

Sending you peace, love and blessings David 🌞🙏❤

[@mistym7632]

Perfect 👍. Namaste 🙏🕉️❤️

[@Sibeckham]

Muchas gracias y bendiciones bro ✨💚

[@josephchristie9490]

like your approach to the bandas

[@yogalap]

Great to hear that Joseph, if you have any questions I will be happy to answer. Peace and blessings.

[@jaijaisun2282]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@yogalap]

You are so welcome 🙏❤️

[@iPhake]

"...All (Bandhas) are described as being done while sitting, primarily in conjunction with pranayama practices but 'never' in conjunction with other asanas..."

[@comovidro]

Amazing practice

[@yogalap]

Wonderful to hear. Peace and good energy🙏

[@carlosaparicio7509]

Thanks 🙏

[@comovidro]

2:10 start the practice (note for self)

[@gravedigger2295]

You look like a peaceful viking! Thank you for explanation brother!

[@sarahshaw-sehgal1146]

😂 so true!!!

[@jeninichols1141]

thank you, beautifully explained

[@yogalap]

Glad you liked it. You are most welcome. 🙏❤️✌️

[@buildyourownhuman]

Can you explain the differences in practice for men and women? I found most women practice the male center of muladhara near the perineum... instead of focusing on the cervix where they should...

[@thedolphin5428]

Get an anatomy book, and talk to a woman who has mastered the THREE PELVIC MUSCLE GROUPS. Pay attention to the physical coxxygeal nerve plexuses in male and female bodies as these are the physical trigger points for the psycho-sensitive Mooladhara Chakra.

[@buildyourownhuman]

@@thedolphin5428 mula banda is not a muscular activation... it's energetic... the muscles only serve to assist in training awareness.

[@comovidro]

Thanks

[@marcohatley4992]

Hi, I hope you gonna see my message. I don't understand how to breathe while, at the same time, I contract my perineum, when I contract I just breathe with the chest and not with the belly! Thx

[@yogalap]

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[@marcohatley4992]

@@yogalap done! It's really not expensive 10$ for all your knowledge, thx for the time you took for answer me and for your teaching!! Oss!!!

[@yogalap]

@@marcohatley4992 Great to hear that. Thank you for your support. I am sure you will find the course very insightful. Enjoy the sessions 🌞🙏❤️

[@PowerMindset07]

Are we supposed to hold on to the contraction during all the breaths or can we keep contracting and letting go

[@yogalap]

@@PowerMindset07 Namaste. You can keep contracting and letting go, normally it is not held for more than 10-30 seconds at a time or for the length of one breath hold. That being said, there are all kinds of ways in which you can apply this bandha (pulsing, after the inhale, after the exhale, and so on) and there are more guided full pranayama practices to be found in our Breath is Life course in which more things will become clear, see the link below. Peace, love and blessings 🙏 yogalap.com/courses/breathwork-pranayama

[@cborsv]

Thank you for the amazing explanation. From 0 to 10 being 0 completely relax to 10 being the maximum contraction of the pc muscle, how much would you say we contract this muscle?

[@buildyourownhuman]

10 when you're first starting, 0 when you master it... perineum gets completely removed from practice... the Bandha is higher up and doesn't require external muscles at all.

[@Sidandemily5423]

Thank you, well explained and very relaxing. How often should we do this exercise and for how long?

[@agusedo7762]

🤣

[@zion367]

I wish you would get an answer.

[@buildyourownhuman]

Daily for a minimum of 5 minutes... 3x per day until you feel the subtle bandha which doesn't actually involve the Anus or perineum at all. You should at least strive to isolate away from the abdomen and anus... both will inhibit the actual lock. And if you're a woman, the location is different as well...

[@danijelahorvat3203]

❤️🙏🏽❤️

[@gopalpillai4242]

great stufff, when i am contracting the moola bandha, it si trembling or shaking. Does that mean i am trying too hard or is it weak. shall i regress the contraction or keep that level of contraction to progress.

[@sportsmasternew7687]

I think you have to practice more Practice makes one perfect. Have a good day!

[@patrickcovault2280]

Hey I'm brand new but determined to learn. One of my inhibitors is my chronic overthinking. I have a serious question that may seem lewd, but I promise it's not intended that way. As a male,when I'm attempting the lowest muscle contraction/lock,does PROPER practice involve my testicles rising close to my body as I contract? Or am I doing something wrong?

[@Hebsparks]

You’re doing it correctly 👍🏼👍🏼 Another way to check is to do it mid-urine stream ; if you stop the stream completely then you’ve done it correctly

[@patrickcovault2280]

@@Hebsparks ty my friend

[@evamichaels5725]

We breathe everything out and hold moolah bandha. Contract from lowest muscles, all the way up into a vacuum with belly.. is this correct? 🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@yogalap]

With only moola bandha you can also do when you keep breathing in and out, it is just contracting the muscles around the sexual organs and perineum. To make it more strong you can do it with full exhalation and combine it with Uddiyana bandha to create full vacuum.

[@evamichaels5725]

@@yogalap ok. Thanks, I do it wrong way for a year, only pulling naval to spine. I want to learn and do it correctly. Thank you Michael 🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@GG-ps3yy]

@@yogalap thanks so very much for explaining 🙏💐

[@rushankladdad8534]

For how long should u hold it

[@yogalap]

Dear Rushank, that depends when you are doing the bandha. In some types of sitting meditations you hold it constantly, in others you just apply it with the exhalation, in others you make a pumping motion with the bandha at the muladhara chackra. In some asanas you can hold it throughout the asana. Some yogis hold it for hours at a stretch to rise their energies through the chackra system. In other words, it depends when and what for you do Moola Bandha. If you can ask the question more specific I can answer more specific . Peace and blessings.

[@rushankladdad8534]

@@yogalap for how long u should hold ur parts tightly

[@audreydugan9668]

@@yogalap Thank you :)

[@yogalap]

@@audreydugan9668 You are most welcome :) Peace and blessings 🙏

[@Jesters_Thorny_Crown]

Is it safe to be locking Moola Banda while doing holding poses? I was holding child pose and practicing Moola Banda and it felt completely different than while sitting. As always, thank you ever so much for taking the time to create this type of content and answer questions. It certainly helped sell me on purchasing some of your Udemy courses. 💪🏽👊🏾✌🏽🤙🏾 ~J

[@zion367]

Too bad he does not answer questions...

[@Jesters_Thorny_Crown]

Sometimes he does. He has for me in the past.

[@zion367]

@@Jesters_Thorny_Crown oh yes, i see now. I guess its very challenging to answer all the questions asked under the videos.

[@iPhake]

All are described as being done while sitting, primarily in conjunction with pranayama practices but never in conjunction with other asanas.

[@Hebsparks]

Ashtanga yoga utilizes the Bandas during every asana

[@swamivivekanand7041]

Is it necessary to engage moolbandh during every pranayama and asanas

[@yogalap]

Dear abnishek, no it is not necessary to to in every pranayama and asana. The answer for which asana is too specific and also depends on the purpose. Ask me which one and I will tell you. Peace and blessings. Michaël

[@swamivivekanand7041]

@@yogalap sir like in kapalbhati,anulom vilom , bramhacharyasana...

[@swamivivekanand7041]

@@yogalap sir can we do moolbandh for celibacy....does it make or celibacy strong or weak.....

[@sportsmasternew7687]

@swami vivekanand : Obviously strong. Why would the saints like to make celibacy weak?

[@sportsmasternew7687]

@swami vivekanand : The correct name is "Swami Vivekananda"

[@deborahjordan235]

This is just the type of exercise that has caused hypertonic pelvic floors in women. Contracting those muscles caused me to be unable to urinate as the muscles were too tight. Now I have learnt exercises to RELAX that area every day. How come you are not teaching that they must be relaxed and giving instruction to relax the pelvic floor after doing these?

[@Akash11898]

Yes there are lots of do's and don'ts for root lock. Like taking low fibre foods and mostly liquid as it causes the apāña to rise upwards. An advanced teacher must be required while doing this else deliver unintended results

[@Akash11898]

Most of hatha yoga practices requires utmost attention from teacher. Doing alone is not good

[@sportsmasternew7687]

Hatha yoga was intented to be Practiced by the great saints who wanted to unify with the absolute. They are very risky. Being a Hindu brahmin , I have always been advised to perform those acts under direct supervision of an expert. Better if you have a guide.

[@LynnFishmanNurse]

I think this practice like the other bandhas or most pranayam, need to be done with care and a certain level of gentleness. Know your body.

[@encouraginglyauthentic43]

When you inhale you contract and when you exhale you release.

[@Zenned-Out]

Will this affect the prostate gland positively in some way? I imagine this is also helpful to hold and not release semen during sex. Thank you.

[@VivekVerma-zh2wk]

That's the side effect. It was not devoped for that purpose.

[@sportsmasternew7687]

Don't crave for worldly desires always. The bandhas are used to awaken the kundalini, thus unifying with the absolute. Some western persons may think this irrational, but persons like Shankaracharya, Ramanuja, Sri Ramakrishnadeva, Swami Vivekanandaji etc. had done this. Mulabandha helps one to get rid of bodily desires & pleasures and focus on the absolute. Don't remain worldly & bodily always. :)

[@thedolphin5428]

Sorry mate, but wrong. The correct way to learn and master Mool Bandha is to learn to first ISOLATE CONTROL only of the urinary muscle (Vajroli/Sahajoli) then only the anus (Ashwini), then only the perineum (Mool). For beginners, each individual muscle is contracted on a slow, long inhalation and relaxed on a slow, long exhalation. This is because people carry residual and chronic tensions in their pelvis which must be relieved before learning applying retentive bandhas. ONLY WHEN you have full control of EACH of those 3 muscles individually, should you then practising activating JUST the perineum muscle for Mool Bandha with breath retention. Your "private parts" have nothing to do with it -- male or female.

[@EnergiA854]

Contracting those muscles as if you are shitting?

[@MinatoNamikaze-ib7vq]

No.

[@kirkcrider7415]

I love this explanation! Thank you so much.

[@yogalap]

You are very welcome Kirk 🙏❤️