Bhastrika a Kriya?

[Guest guest]

> Bastrika is another Kriya.<<br><br>Guy

Donahaye,<br><br>Well, I doubt that. <br>According to the

Hathayogapradipika & the Gheranda Samhita at least, Bhastrika is a

Pranayama, but NOT a Kriya. However, Kapalabhati is a Kriya

as well as a Pranayama; it is similar to Bhastrika,

but less forceful.<br>Are you sure that you are not

confusing the two?

[Guest guest]

Bhastrika can only be a pranayama when it involves breath retention.

[Guest guest]

> Bhastrika can only be a pranayama when it

involves breath retention.<<br><br>Guy

Donahaye,<br><br>But if Bhastrika is done without breath retention,

does this necessarily mean that it then becomes a

Kriya?<br><br>Svatmarama's Hathayogapradipika (II. 24-35) as well as the

Gheranda Samhita (I. 13-60) list six Kriyas in

all:<br><br>1. Dhauti<br>2. Basti (also mentioned as Vasti in

the Gheranda)<br>3. Neti<br>4. Nauli (also known as

Lauliki in the Gheranda)<br>5. Trataka<br>6.

Kapalabhati<br><br>No mention of Bhastrika there, with or without

breath retention.

[Guest guest]

So its not a kria (thanks for the correction) and

its not a pranayama...so tell me, mr kapalabati, what

is it?<br><br>Only 33 Asanas are mentioned in the

HYP - does this mean that Virabhadrasana is not an

Asana?<br><br>Only one god is mentioned in the bible, does this mean

Saraswati and Ganesh are not gods?<br><br>You can get

yourself caught up in lists and definitions from books -

better advice would be to seek out a true teacher and

learn to understand the practices. Yoga = 99% Practice

1% theory.

[Guest guest]

Ujjayi breathing, if I understand you correctly,

is not a Pranayama too,when done in the postures

without breath retention. But does that mean that Ujjayi

is a Kriya? Most certainly it is not. So tell me, Mr

Donahaye, what is it?<br><br>Perhaps, in the case of

Bhastrika in Tolasana, it's just like Ujjayi, only more

rapid, somewhat like panting...But then, Yoga is a most

subtle science, so it may just be that you are right

when you say that in Ashtanga Yoga at least, Bhastrika

without breath retention is considered to be a Kriya, who

knows? <br><br>THANK YOU anyway for your patience and

your replies.