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Prabhakar moved page VRTTI PRANAYAMA to Vritti Pranayama
*Forst practise internal retention seperately, interspacing one antara between three or four cycles of normal breathing. Repeat the antara cycle five or six times. When this becomes easy and comfortable, decrease the interspacing. When this comes with ease, do puraka, antara kubhaka and rechaka without interspersion.
*Gradually decreases the number of cycles in between. Then perform puraka, [[antara kumbhaka]], rechaka and bahya klumbhaka without interspersion.
'''Visamavrtti Pranayama'''
*Visama means irregular. Visamavrtti pranayama is so-called because the duration of puraka, antara kumbhaka and bahya kumbhaka are varied. This leads to interrupted rhythm, and the difference in ratio creates difficulty and danger for the pupil unless he is gifted with strong nerves and good lungs.
*First start with inhalation, [[antara kumbhaka ]] and exhalation only in the ratio of 1:2:1. increases the ratios gradually to 1:3:1, and then to 1:4:1. Then adjust and adopt the ratio to 1:4:1 ¼; 1:4:11/4 and ;1:4:2. when this is mastered, and only then, add bahya kumbhaka gradually in the ratio of 1:4:2:1/4; 1:4:3/4 and 1:4:2:1. These four ratios constitute one cycle of visamavritti pranayama.
*At first the pupil will find it hard to maintain rhythm during rechaka, bahya kumbhaka and puraka , as gasping will ensue. But it all eases with long and uninterrupted practice.
