Khecari Mudra Tongue Stretching

Khecarī mudrā Article Talk खেচरी मुद्रा Khecarī mudrā (Sanskrit, खेचरी मुद्रा)[1][2] is a hatha yoga practice carried out by curling the tip of the tongue back into the mouth until it reaches above the soft palate and into the nasal cavity. The tongue is made long enough to do this with many months of daily tongue stretching and, in some versions of the practice, by gradually severing the frenulum of the tongue with a sharp implement over a period of months. First Stage Second Stage Third Stage Final Stage Four stages of Khecarī mudrā. The tongue (red) is progressively stretched, and the frenulum of the tongue (not shown) sufficiently severed, over a period of months, until it can be turned back so as to reach inside the nasal cavity, and supposedly manipulate the flow of bindu.

A screenshot of an encyclopedia article about Khecarī mudrā, showing diagrams of four stages in which the tongue is progressively stretched and curled back into the nasal cavity. The joke comes from the bizarre and extreme description of the yoga practice, often shared as an absurd reaction to something requiring impossibly long-term dedication or disturbing physical effort.

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