Chin

Chin Lock
Position of readiness
Sit down on the floor in Padma Asana (lotus pose) or in Sukha Asana (easy pose) with spine straight. Look straight and put palms on their respective sides of knees.

Chin mudra
hand gesture in which the first finger is kept at the root of the thumb, the last three fingers are unfolded.
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Knees, Chest and Chin is usually done as part of the Sun Salutation vinyasa sequence. It is can be done as an alternative to Chaturanga Dandasana in the sequence for beginners.
Instructions:
1. From Plank position, drop the knees to the floor.

Using Jalandhara Bandha, the Chin or Throat Lock
Bandhas are energetic locks that contain the prana in the torso and concentrate it in the three main energy channels (nadis) of the body.

CHIN MUDRA - the posture of the hands during meditation where the thumb and index finger are together, the other three fingers separated
CHINTAN - to reflect, to consider
- ATMA CHINTAN - reflecting on "Who am I?", meditation on the Self ...

Chin mudra
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attitude of chitta or consciousness; upward hand position with thumb and first finger touching ...

Chin mudra ("consciousness seal"): a common hand gesture (mudra) in meditation (dhyana) , which is formed by bringing the tips of the index finger and the thumb together, while the remaining fingers are kept straight.

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In Chin Mudra Touch thumb and forefinger together or fold the forefinger as a zero and touch the root of thumb and keep the palm upwards.

The chin should be reaching towards the chest.
Triceps and shoulder blades close together, pressing the elbows into the floor.
Weight should be evenly distributed on the shoulders.

The CHIN is slightly down and pulled back, which straightens the spine, expands the chest and opens the heart center. This is called NECK LOCK.
MEANING OF THE MANTRA ...

The chin is to be pressed on the chest after contracting the throat. This bandh eliminates old age and death. The contracted veins in the throat ensure that the liquid from the skies is received here.

Reach the chin towards the toes. Do not press into the knees. Make the calf muscle of the extended leg firm and lift the muscles of your upper thigh into the hipÑthis will help stretch the hamstring muscles of the back thigh. Breathe easily.

Jalandhara Chin lock
Janusirasana Knee and head posture
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Lie with your chin out, as in the Half Locust, then take 3 deep breaths. On the third, lift both legs off the ground. They may not come up far at first, but with practise you may be able to lift them much higher.

Bandha involving Chin - Jalandhara Bandha
The Jalandhara Bandha or "chin lock" is done by pressing the chin close to the chest and dropping the head to help in maintaining immobility of muscle and air movements.

Either tuck your chin toward your chest, or lift your chin and allow your neck to relax, following the curve of your spine.
Hold the posture. Breathe. Focus your mind.

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4.3 Basic mudr�: Adi Mudr�
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4.5 Advanced compact mudr�: Prana Mudr� ...

Knees, Chest, and Chin.
Ashtanga yoga
eight fold path of yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi, a vigorous yoga to build strength, flexibility, and stamina.

In Savasana if the chin juts forward, there is there is a strong excitation of mental processes which interfere with relaxation. By adjusting your head position the brain relaxes.

Inhale and drop the chin to the chest if it is not already there. Hold for as long as possible and count how long you can hold.
It's hard to slowly exhale if you hold too long so stop a little short so that you don't have to exhale with such haste.

suck your stomach in and lift your chest as if it were a flower blooming, keep lifting until the top of your breast bone touches your chin (you can do this chest blooming "lift" while your seated in front of your computer now...) sit up very straight, ...

Take a deep breath and hold it, and, while dropping the chin again into jalandhara-bandha, you lift and raise your buttocks off the ground, your two palms pushing you off from the ground, and then gently drop the buttocks, ...

In such asanas such as halasana (plough), shoulder stand (sarvangasana), and bridge (setu bandhu), a chin lock may be inadvertently forced as the chin is often jutted into the sternum and the neck may be stretched too long or flattened.

Note: To ensure that you do not strain your neck while doing this asana, keep the chin away from the throat. This pose can be done from a seated or prone position.

This exercise is also similar to Sarvangasana but for Sarvangasana the chest is brought right upto the chin and touches the chest where as in Viparitkarani­mudra one has to support the bones of the heaps.

Sit in a comfortable meditative pose, preferably sidhhasana or siddha yoni asana and prepare yourself as for meditation with the spine erect - close the eyes and relax - place hands in chin or gyana mudra - practise kaya sthairyam (complete body ...

Sitting erect, lower your chin toward the breastbone and allow your head to hang limply. Look downward or close your eyes, and simply relax in this position for ten or twenty seconds. Breathe softly. Allow the stretch to penetrate.

Inhale, lift the chest, raising your chin slightly and gently bend backward as far as is comfortable. Straighten your elbows and keeping your hands clasped, draw your arms away from your buttocks. Look upward.

At the final stage of this asana you will be resting on your shoulders, chin touching the chest. In this position the legs should be stiff hard and together and the toes is pointing towards the ceiling. Do not shake.

  Use a blanket as needed to keep your forehead slightly higher than your chin so that you have the feeling of looking downward somewhat toward your chest.   Your chin should never be jutting out.

Neck Stretches: With hands resting on your waist, gently lower your chin to relax the back of your neck. Be sure the rest of your body is still sitting or standing tall in neutral posture; the only area that is bent is your neck.

Lie on your stomach, arms at sides and chin resting on the floor. Bend your knees, feet together.
Reach your arms back and grasp your ankles. Slowly raise your torso while arching your back until the abdomen bears the bodyweight.

Seitan, or "mien chin" in Chinese, is reputed to have been developed by Buddhist monks eager to discourage people from consuming animals.

Keep your chin up.
Remain in this position, holding your breath for as long as you can, then start inhaling. At the same time, slowly unwind the twist until the head, shoulders, and back are in the original position again.

Press the chin against the chest. Place the palms on the ground. Rest the body on the palms. Raise the buttocks slowly and strike them gently against the ground. The Asana must be intact and firm when you raise the buttocks.

Inhale with your arms at your sides and lift your chin slightly. As you exhale, open the arms, bend the front knee, and lower the chin.

With palms up, place the hands on the knees, form a circle with the thumb and forefinger and extend the remaining fingers straight ahead (this is known as the chin-mudra). Recommended for pranayama (Yogic breathing).

Press the chin against the chest (Jalandhara Bandha). Allow the back-shoulder portion and neck to touch the ground closely. Do not allow the body to shake or move to and fro. Keep the legs straight.

4. Bring the left knee near the chin, keeping the right one on the ground
5. In the third movement, bend both the knees together and touch them with the chin.
6. Do a rolling action by raising the hips and the neck alternately ...

Gently elongate your neck and allow the chin to tuck in slightly. Soften you face and close you eyes.
Breathe in and out through the nose and focus your awareness on you breath.
Notice how you are feeling.

When the neck is contracted by bending the head downwards, so that the chin may touch the chest, Prana goes through Brahmanadi. Assuming the seat, as mentioned before, one should stir up Sarasvati and control Prana.

Begin by lying flat on your belly with your chin resting on the ground.
Bend your knees and allow your feet to come close to your buttocks. Reach back and hold your ankles.
Squeeze your buttocks and press your pubic bone downward.

Keep hands parallel to the sides, chest forward, neck straight, abdomen and chin in. Slowly raise one arm to vertical position and simultaneously rise on the toes and inhale. Breathe in deep and stretch to the maximum. Gradually return to normal.

But it's personal, essential, and if I'm really paying attention, I can watch my poses evolve - not necessarily in getting my chin closer to my leg, or my feet closer to my head, ...

Lie down flat, face to the floor. Place your arms on your sides and stretch your hands backward,palms facing up. Rest your chin on the floor and look ahead. Raise your legs and your waist with your fists clenched. This may be done for half a minute.

Have the forehead be slightly higher then the chin. Use a blanket if necessary. Completely relax. Calm the mind letting go of any worries, thoughts or tension. When the mind wonders come back to your breath. Enjoy!
Breathe and stay for 10 minutes.

hroat lock' to restrict the flow of bereath through the throat - done by resting the chin on the upper sternum (chest).
Japa
("muttering") continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra ...

jalandhara bandha: net-holding lock. Like a fisherman would use to hold one end of his net beneath his chin, while casting out the rest of it.
Jana Yoga: yoga of knowledge.

- Heels pressing back
- Hips are same height as shoulders
- Lower toward floor slowly, with muscles
- If possible, allow chin to touch floor first
- As an adjustment, put knees on ground first, then lower toward floor ...

Yoga helps in slowing down the aging process by providing elasticity to the spine, firming up the skin, removing tension from the body, strengthening the abdominal muscles, eliminating the likelihood of a double chin, ...

Place a block in between the thighs and squeeze and lift the pelvis further up, pulling the sternum toward the chin. This technique really helps relieve the stress on the lower back and sciatic nerve. Breath and hold the pose for 20 seconds.

When the chest is arched as high as possible, drop your head and rest the very top of your head on the floor. Your chin should point to the ceiling.
While in this posture, breathe deeply and really enjoy the chest expansion.

Relax the chin and the cheeks, then the eyes and eyebrows, the forehead, and the scalp.
Finally, relax the brain. All cares and worries are gone.
Allow the mind and body to remain in this state of relaxation for at least 5 minutes more.

See also: Yoga, Breath, Asana, Body, Posture