Yoga and the Element Fire

Fire qualities are transformation, suddenness, intensity, radiance, and inspiration. The fundamental expression of fire is action, bringing about change, and it is embodied in the technique of bandha. Fire is cultivated, and expressed through the application of Uddiyana, Mula, and Jalandharabandha. The focus of this process is Uddiyananbandha.

The arena of fire is the abdomen, its source the solar plexus, its medium the nadis, and its control the throat. The superficial application of fire is to generate heat through momentum. The subtle application is to generate heat through Uddiyanabandha, while using Jalandhara, and Mulabandha to transform, and redirect it.

Establishing fire requires the utilization of subtlety; the sign of its presence is its opposite, radiance.