Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles:

• Laṅghana Kriyā has two functional dimensions…
• Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar

Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes:

“In introducing the various Upāya offered within
verses 20 to 39 in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One,
Krishnamacharya talks about Das Upāya,
of which two are Śodhanam Sādhana
and eight are Śamanam Sādhana.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 20-39

“In Sūtra 1.32 Patañjali offers the first of eight suggestions
for a Śamanam Sādhana, or short term palliative for the
symptoms accompanying the obstacles as distractions.
Given the potential of Japa around Īśvara as a Śodhanam Sādhana
to nullify the effects arising from the influence of the Antarāya,
what is the purpose of the suggestions in these next eight Sūtra?”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 32

“This Sūtra is offering a way to palliate disturbance in the mind.
The approach here is an appropriate Pracchardana to,
as if, to spew or throw out the exhale in a proper way.
The exhalation is seen as the healing part of the breath.
So, some techniques must be used with this aspect of the
breath, even perhaps, the judicious application of chanting.
However, some people cannot even sit, let alone breathe.
Therefore, the practice of linking Āsana with the breath,
can help to initiate a settling in both the body and the mind.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 34

“In introducing the dual Upāya
within the role of the Sādhana Krama
outlined in Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two,
Patañjali introduces Kriya Yoga as a
Śamanam Sādhana, before integrating
its purpose into Aṣṭāṅga Yoga with its
deeper intention as a Śodhanam Sādhana.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two

“There are those Mudrā that are utilised
within Haṭha Yoga to stimulate Agni.
There are those Mudrā that are utilised
within Rāja Yoga to pacify the Citta Vṛtti.
Both work on containment, but with a
different focus and intentional outcome.”
– 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers

“The Haṭha Yoga processes of
Bṛṃhaṇa and Laṅghana Kriyā
are both energetic applications,
whether within Yoga or Āyurveda,
as in physiological processes that
are nourishing and  stimulating,
rather than the more usually seen
adapted psychological processes,
as in provoking mental lethargy or,
as in palliating mental disturbance.”
– 108 Yoga Practice Pointers