Uddiyana Bandha (Upward Abdominal Lock)

Uddiyana bandha is a breathing technique you can practice anytime. I recommend using at the beginning of your yoga practice to stimulate the energy center in the belly. There are a host of benefits to this practice including...an increase in gastric fire which improves digestion, assimilation, and elimination, and purifies the digestive tract of toxins. This technique strengthens the abdominal muscles and diaphragm, stimulates blood circulation in the abdomen, and blood flow to the brain.
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