Physical Exercises
Before engaging in the actual yogas, one begins by doing the "six exercises of Naropa". Trülkhor (Tibetan 'khrul-'khor)
- Filling like a Vase — a breathing technique
- Circling like a Wheel — rolling the solar plexus
- Hooking like a Hook — snapping the elbow into the chest
- Showing the Mudrā of Vajra Binding — moving the mudrā from the crown downwards
- Straightening like an Arrow — hands and knees on the floor with the spine straight; heaving like a dog
- Shaking the Head and Entire Body — pulling the fingers, followed by massaging the two hands
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