So this Soma breathing seems to be essentially a combo of Mula and Jalandhara bandhas in some form, but missing the Uddiyana Bandha?
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He mentioned very briefly at 10:18s not by the name as āUddiyana Bandhaā but just saying to suck in the abdomen slightly up the diaphragm, so in a sense the lock is there 
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Ah ok, thanks @Yuichi, must have missed that part 
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I would be certainly interested, will this be like a one off video instruction or something similar close to that ? Hope we get the numbers even if 3 or 4, will place the donation and send you screenshot this evening if it goes ahead 
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Hey @anon32464289,
Iāll be honest. Right now, I am fully invested in the SEE course, so I wouldnāt be able to give the Soma Breath, full attention. Iām happy to pay the 1ā¬ now to access it in the future but I donāt think I can do the session anytime now.
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Thank you so much man 
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Excellent! And lucid explanation by the gentleman in the video too.
My favorite practice is - holding the three bandhas (locks), silencing the breath and then circulating as many mantras as possible in that state of void. After a while, the silence of breath and body assuming these lock-postures become spontaneous. It caused some social issues in the beginning (awkward lol) but over the years, I can now manage these betterā¦haha
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Yes, essentially the goal is to practice what is called Manonmani Kriya (manas - mind, unmana - turns inward).
What I do is practice the Mahamudra (which combines the three Mudras + Shambhavi mudra) and while holding the breath, begin to mentally rotate the mantra ascending and descending along the spine (central channel). Also, this will not cause any stiffness if done right as one of the pre-requites for this Mudra would be a good amount of Pranayama practices and a good level of mastery over individual bandhas - so that the breath is very fine and subtle. If that is ensured, when holding the breath internally, the effort part is negligible. The main problem would be if we apply too much effort to hold the breath (or for longer than the body permits).
Also, once an energized/attuned mantra is rotated, the capacity to further perfect the mudra seems to greatly increase because now the entire lineage of teachers and the deity personified by the mantra are now present assisting usā¦ 
Of course, this is my way (and just one of the many ways) of doing it. Accomplished folks like Dream get into this twilight state of Void-Light without any acrobatics with just a nod and a winkā¦ (Iāve seen him do that haha)ā¦
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I feel literally guided in a forceful way to learn this SOMA breathing(after stumbling upon this thread), so once I feel like I am able to do it correctly, I will go for ur modified version. Can u post the link for donating, and ofc, I will go to ur demonstration once I feel like I have mastered the basics. I feel this is one of those overlooked OP things, also seeing Maoshan invested is another giveaway how great it is.
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