Guest guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 Hi All, The more I read, the more I keep coming across discussions of particular exercises - individually, and apparently not part of a Kriya as a whole - that are beneficial to" do every day," and/or to address particular health issues. For instance, in Hari Kaur's new book A Woman's Book of Yoga, she talks about using Knees to Chest Pose as a way to heal PMS symptoms, relax your back, and /or tapping into your feminine energy. And, you may have noticed...there are always single postures given on the inside flap of Yogi Tea boxes. While Sat Kriya is a Kriya of only one posture, my understanding is that it is a complete Kriya in itself. All of these examples I have been reading about are postures that I have only previously seen as a part of a Kriya. Are they actually saying that it's okay to do them by themselves, and not part of a complete Kriya? And, if so, is this simply giving a different effect as opposed to doing it as a part of a Kriya? Are you tuning in for it? This confuses me! Sat Nam, Alyssa Semple (Mukhya Kaur) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 There different ways to do kundalini yoga. There are kriyas, which sometimes are just one exercise with a variety of dimensions to it (such as sat kriya). Many sets are in fact one kriya with a carefully selected supporting cast of postures or movements. Then there are the kriyas involving a series of exercises. There are also exercises known for their benificial result when they are done the kundalini yoga way. And don't forget that hatha yoga is part of kundalini yoga but the postures are done a little differently, or with different emphasis much of the time. Yogi Bhajan once told me to do fifteen exercises you like, 15 exercises you don't like, plus corpse pose. That is a rule you can apply to everything - do a blend of kriyas and/or exercises - some you like some you don't. Some that counter your weakness, some that maintain your strength. After a while you will become intutive about it, and what you like and don't like will be irrelevent. Seva Simran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Yeah Alyssa, it can be confusing.....no neat little box with dividers to put it all in. But I love "disorganization"....because I'm always discovering news ways to relate to the vastness of this sacred science. And like any good science, as soon as you answer one question then you have raised a dozen more. When I sit down to do my practice, on most days my aim/goal is to feel a lightness, an alignment, strong focus and a neutral potency so that I can go into this world (on other days I will want to do some deep work: a Liver set or some extreme workout or a Potency set, or whatever inspires me.). I will often begin with an awareness of some sense within my mind-body-aura field and that will determine what warm-ups I will do. Often times the most important part of my mind-body-aura field is the part that hurts and I want to acknowledge that area deeply before I move forward. It's where I need to be, to start, but it isn't my obsession.(check out the RealPlayer link below for a brilliantly composed piece of prose/poem by Sekou Sundiata on his relationship with his body during some recent hard times. The piece starts at 1:10 minute mark but listen on, if you like). After having addressed the "funk dujour", I will give myself 5 minutes of layout before moving onto a full set. Other times I may just do a meditation or posture to work on a particular area. My sense regarding your question of when to tune in is how deep do you want the effect to be? Any tension within the body is always connected to a tension in the mind and vice versa. The deepest resolution of any issue (in my mind) is to dwell at the level of Soul/spirit so why not Tune in...it can only help and it may make the difference between having a connected experience or of just having done a physical exercise that wasn't all that satisfying by itself. You see, I'm into satisfaction. I'm into the pleasure principle even if it isn't always tangible in your body in this moment. Cultivate that ecstasy within the perfection of the practice, while in your lightly tanned leather bag and it will pay dividends down the road, with compounding interest. I hope that helps, Dharam Listen to this! >> .....http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/fa/20021120.fa.01.ram Alyssa Semple wrote: > Hi All, > > The more I read, the more I keep coming across discussions of particular > exercises - individually, and apparently not part of a Kriya as a whole - > that are > beneficial to" do every day," and/or to address particular health issues. > For instance, in Hari Kaur's new book A Woman's Book of Yoga, she talks > about using Knees to Chest Pose as a way to heal PMS symptoms, relax your > back, and /or tapping into your feminine energy. And, you may have > noticed...there are always single postures given on the inside flap of Yogi > Tea boxes. While Sat Kriya is a Kriya of only one posture, my understanding > is that it is a complete Kriya in itself. All of these examples I have been > reading about are postures that I have only previously seen as a part of a > Kriya. > > Are they actually saying that it's okay to do them by themselves, and not > part of a complete Kriya? And, if so, is this simply giving a different > effect as opposed to doing it as a part of a Kriya? Are you tuning in for > it? This confuses me! > > Sat Nam, > > Alyssa Semple (Mukhya Kaur) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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