Inscribed in 2016 (11.COM)
on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Title EN: Tha-mula bandha (nauli) with Tha-uddiyana bandha
Internal yogic locks (bandhas) have some structural functions, but primarily they are energetic in nature, and on a very tangible level they regulate the flow of blood through the body. Anatomically a bandha is the co-activation (simultaneous tensing) or opposing muscles around a joint complex.