Guest guest Posted May 13, 2001 Report Share Posted May 13, 2001 Sat Nam Jessie: > i have begun to use the nabhi kriya to develop my navel center >(well, today was my first day, so i really have just begun!). I >really enjoy this set, actually--well, at least the after-effects, >and i was wondering if people begin to enjoy kriyas that their body >needs more than another kriya that their body and spirit need less. Sometimes I intensely dislike the kriyas that I need the most, at least the first few times I do them. My first teacher taught me to choose my 40-day sets based on this response; she and I have both found this an very effective technique. That doesn't mean they are the most physically challenging (necessarily), but those which bring up strong emotional responses (a sign of resistance) often indicate aspects of ourselves that need work. >For example, I feel immediate effects when i work on my navel >center, but less effects overall when i work on my magnetic field. >Is this because the magnetic field/ 8th chakra is a more subtle >energy? Could also be that you naturally have a very strong magnetic field and that is why you get less effect. > Also, just for fun, i was wondering what your personal favorite >kriya or meditation was! My favorite kriya changes a lot - every time I'm about halfway through a 40-day set, I decide this is now my favorite kriya. :-) But I'm particularly fond of the nabhi kriya (I'm totally biased here, since I'm also doing it right now), and "Transforming the lower triangle to the upper triangle" and "Prosperity". My two favorite meditations, no question about it, are Sodarshan Chakra Kriya and the 1-minute breath. Joy, love, peace, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2001 Report Share Posted May 13, 2001 > Sadhant wrote: > Sometimes I intensely dislike the kriyas that I need > the most, at > least the first few times I do them. My first > teacher taught me to > choose my 40-day sets based on this response; she > and I have both > found this an very effective technique. That > doesn't mean they are > the most physically challenging (necessarily), but > those which bring > up strong emotional responses (a sign of resistance) > often indicate > aspects of ourselves that need work. > I completely agree with this, for me the kriyas I seem to need most are the ones that are harder for me to stick with or seem to need more effort put into them. > >For example, I feel immediate effects when i work > on my navel > >center, but less effects overall when i work on my > magnetic field. > >Is this because the magnetic field/ 8th chakra is a > more subtle > >energy? > > Could also be that you naturally have a very strong > magnetic field > and that is why you get less effect. > > > Also, just for fun, i was wondering what your > personal favorite > >kriya or meditation was! > > My favorite kriya changes a lot - every time I'm > about halfway > through a 40-day set, I decide this is now my > favorite kriya. > > :-) I love the warm ups I do before every kriya--ego sintonizer, different back flexes, arm rolls, and streching my legs while deep breathing. I don't know the names of these. My favorite kriyas now are for the spinal energy and also elimination, but they are also always changing. The meditation I always feel so much is this: sitting in easy position with hands in gyan mudra, 5 minutes chanting "SA TA NA MA", touching the tips of the fingers with the tip of the thumb, changing the finger with every sylable, starting with the pointer finger. This is done for 5 min. with loud chanting, then continuing for 5 min. with a whisper chant, then 10 min. of silent, inner chant, then back to whisper for 5 min., then out loud again for the last 5 minutes. When this is finished raise hands up over head inhaling deep and holding in with strong mul banda (contracting the first 3 chakras to raise the kundalini) until you feel the energy leaving the top of the head, then releasing the arms and relaxing. If the whole time is too long it can be done for less time, but keeping the same time proportions for each of the modalities (consious, preconcious and subconcious). I have a question that relates to yoga practice in general, but I particularly experience with this meditation: my legs fall asleep so very easily! This is the only thing that bothers me with this meditation, I love it, but I get afraid that no blood is going to my poor legs and it distracts my concentration! What can I do about this? Sat Nam! ~Sat Want Kaur Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Dear Sat Want: > I have a question that relates to yoga practice in > general, but I particularly experience with this > meditation: my legs fall asleep so very easily! This > is the only thing that bothers me with this > meditation, I love it, but I get afraid that no blood > is going to my poor legs and it distracts my > concentration! What can I do about this? A meditation pillow (or bench) makes all the difference in the world - the corner of a folded blanket works well, also. What I like is a V-shaped pillow that is filled with buckwheat. Nice and firm, and easily shaped to accomodate your specific needs, and malleable enough to be used to support some weight in Sat Kriya, another one where my legs fall asleep easily. A nice feature of this pillow is that I can remove some of the stuffing very easily. Over time, one adapts to sitting, the hips open up, and I have been gradually removing stuffing. Some days I feel very loose and strong and don't need it. Other days I'm very glad it is there. I also find that a bit of support under the buttocks makes a huge difference in maintaining a straight spine, especially for longer meditations. Over time, as we gain strength and flexibility, we may need these things less and less, but "training wheels" help! ;-) Love & blessings, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Dear Sadhant, Where did you get the V-shaped buckwheat filled pillow ? I haven't seen anything like that and I need one too. Love to all, Avtar K. ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Dear Avtar, You can get a v-shaped cushon from Hugger Mugger for $38.95. I have one and take Tantric twice a year, It's great. Blessings, Siri Ram K. www.huggermugger.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2001 Report Share Posted May 14, 2001 Dear Patty, > general, but I particularly experience with this > meditation: my legs fall asleep so very easily! This > is the only thing that bothers me with this > meditation, I love it, but I get afraid that no blood > is going to my poor legs and it distracts my > concentration! What can I do about this? Do squats just before the meditation or move your legs if you need to. I am sure others have some ideas too. Sat nam, Gururattan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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