Murcha Pranayama

Moorcha or Murcha as it is commonly known means fainting in Sanskrit. The pranayama involves a prolonged full pause with the chin locked near the thyroid gland. This position is maintained by the practitioner, until he reaches the state of almost fainting. This pranayama is only practised by people who are well advanced in all other branches of pranayama. People who are successful in completing this exercise experience a prolonged, relaxed, euphoria and semiconscious swoon.