सम्यक्पद्मासनं बद्ध्वा समग्रीवोदरः सुधीः । मुखं संयम्य यत्नेन प्राणं घ्राणेन रेचयेत् ॥ २.६० ॥

samyakpadmāsanaṃ baddhvā samagrīvodaraḥ sudhīḥ । mukhaṃ saṃyamya yatnena prāṇaṃ ghrāṇena recayet ॥ 2.60 ॥

The intelligent yogi holds Padmasana and holds the neck and belly open (the body is aligned), closes the mouth comfortably (the inhalation is described in the next verse) and forcefully exhales through the nostrils.