Sealing the First Gate combined with Breath 2

In addition, I offer you a new and very useful exercise. Before “sealing the first gate,” you should take a deep breath. When “sealing the gate,” a breath is held, accompanied by a “voice stop.”

The throat contracts at the vocal cords (Adam's apple), and the base of the tongue retracts. There is a feeling that the upper part of the throat is blocked and the tongue is in the throat. This exercise can be practiced as a stand-alone breathing exercise. Inhale, hold your breath, “stop your voice,” and then exhale.

1. Press the tip of your tongue against the alveoli. You can press your tongue to the “wind point” on the upper gum, to the “fire point” on the hard palate, or to the “water point” on the soft palate.

2. Inhale using “abdominal breathing”, expanding the lower abdomen while making a hoarse sound at the back of the throat. Feel how the diaphragm expands and fills with air. Imagine how the air fills the lungs from the lower lobes to the upper ones. When making a hoarse sound, make sure that your neck, throat and chest are relaxed.

Men:

3. “Sealing the first gate,” hold your breath and lightly contract the muscles adjacent to the opening of the penis. The muscles at the base of the penis (urogenital diaphragm) should be relaxed. In addition, you can perform the “voice stopping” exercise. Squeeze the muscles in the area of ​​the vocal cords (Adam's apple), and draw the base of the tongue into the windpipe. Hold your breath for a few seconds and then relax.

4. Focus your attention on the tip of your tongue and feel how an energetic connection is established between the tongue and the penis.

5. Exhale and relax.