Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 Hi to everyone! I have done a range of yoga styles over the years, and have regularly done uddiyana and nauli. I wondered if these fitted with K Y? I think I saw them in an old 3HO publication, but with no schedules. Namaste - Mike ______________________________\ _____ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2000 Report Share Posted November 28, 2000 Sat Nam Mike: Uddiyana bhand (diaphragm lock) is often used in different kriyas, sometimes in postures other than the standing position often taught in other yogic forms. For example, a standard exercise to practice the bhands is to sit on the heels with the knees wide apart, rhythmically applying root lock (mul bhand), then diaphragm lock, then neck lock (jalandhara bhand), pulling the locks on the exhale, relaxing each lock before applying the next. I haven't run across a traditional nauli practice in KY, although Vatskar Kriya comes pretty close, and of course there are many more kriyas than I have seen or practiced. As far as schedules go, we recommend that kriyas are practiced for 40 days in a row (to break an old habit), or 90 days in a row (to establish a new habit), or for 1,000 days, to master a kriya. So, any schedules would be up to you! Blessings, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Dear Mike, Yes we do both of these. > uddiyana and nauli. I wondered if these fitted with K Y? Sat Nam, Gururattan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2000 Report Share Posted November 30, 2000 Dear Gururattan > > >Yes we do both of these. > > uddiyana and nauli. > It wasn't clear from the booklet I have whether e.g. uddiyana is only an adjunct to other techniques, or whether it can be used on its own. If on its own, I wonder if you have any suggestions for length of time per session, or number of repetitions... Obviously it is quite powerful, and has some similarity to an asana (in terms of muscular effort) - which are often repeated for e.g. 3 mins, as opposed to e.g. 11, 31 mins. BTW I am finding this list very helpful, as I am working by myself. Namaste - mike ______________________________\ _____ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2000 Report Share Posted December 1, 2000 Dear Mike, > It wasn't clear from the booklet I have whether e.g. uddiyana is only an adjunct to other techniques, or whether it can be used on its own. We use uddiyana or diaphram lock as part of the locks that we do holding the exhale out after various exercises. It can also be practiced separately, but I don't recall it being taught as a separate exercise. I use it especially working on the heart and solar plexus chakras. > > If on its own, I wonder if you have any suggestions for length of time per session, or number of repetitions... I don't. I think you will need to use your intuition here. BTW, some of our rs will not be familiar with what we are talking about. The locks or bhandas are explained on www.kundaliniyoga.org and in one of the KYT lessons. And Mike might like to explain his understanding of the diaphragm lock. SAt Nam, Gururattan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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