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If you practice this Pranaym, you can live as much as a tortoise lives.

This is one of secret Pranayam of Yogis, called “Kurma Kriya”. I learned this Pranayam from Avadhoot Baba Shivananda of Shiv Yog ™.

This Pranayam has uncountable benefits; I would like to tell you some of them, and then will discuss how to do this Pranayam.

Benefits –

1. It gives longer life.
2. It increases prana.
3. It calms down thoughts.
4. Consistent practice of it, leads to thoughtlessness.
5. It keeps spinal-cord healthy.
6. It purifies nadis.

When you will practice this Pranayam, you will find how valuable it is? I’d say don’t take it lightly; this Pranayam is capable to give new life to your mind and body.

How to do this Pranayam?

Sitting position: just sit in a comfortable position of your choice; but it is advisable to sit on ground and make sure you are sitting on energy resistance material i.e., on blanket, piece of wood etc.

Hands position: keep 4 fingers of right hand behind the 4 fingers of left hand, and touch both thumbs making a triangular shape. Now keep this hands position at your navel in a way, navel comes at the center of triangular.

Head movements:  [Step 1] while taking breath-in from the nose, bend your head mildly backward (as far as you can) and mildly press your back with the end- of-head. [Step2] while releasing breath-out from the mouth, bend your head downward (as far as you can) and mildly press your chest with the chin.

Keep on repeating Step1 and Step 2, as far as you feel comfortable with this Pranayam.

Baba Ji tells Indian Siddhas learned this Pranayam from Tortoise, a tortoise most of the time keeps on doing the exercise like we did in Step 1 and Step2. This is the secret of tortoise long life, and now this secret is disclosed to you.