NETRA KUMBHAKA

Netra means eye and Netra kumbhaka is a practice to awaken the third eye.

NETRA KUMBHAKA-PRACTICE

Stage 1.

• In your comfortable seated posture take the right hand to Nasagra mudra
• Close the left nostril and inhale through the right and retain the breath*
• Close the right nostril, open the left inhale and again retain the breath*
• Retain the breath*
• Keep the breath even throughout     
• Practice for a few minutes

Stage 2.

• Now release the breath in the same order

*Throughout the whole of this practice avoid forcing or straining in anyway.   It’s advisable to practice under supervision. 

TRINETRA KUMBHAKA

• In your comfortable seated posture take the right hand to Nasagra mudra
• Close the right nostril, inhale through the left and retain the breath
• Close the left nostril, inhale through the right and retain the breath
• Open both nostrils and exhale
• Repeat for 5 mins   
• Trinetra kumbhaka is said to give threefold siddhis

Netra Tantra is divided into 22 chapters which describe various aspects of worshipping Amrtesa through Diksha (giving of a mantra), Chakras, Bhutas (5 elements) and meditation. Netra Tantra seems the mixture of many traditions within Saivism as well as other sects of yoga.