Arm swings w/ breathing

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I have a query about Kriya for Morning Sadhana, (now included as part of the new

KRI teacher's training manual for level 1, but I don't know what other books it

is featured in).

 

One exercise is four arm swing movements co-ordinated with the breath, I am

doing it as the kriya describes, but wonder if maybe it is a miss-print as it

feels more open for the breathing to reverse the breathing pattern.

 

Sitting in easy pose.

Inhale and bring the elbos backwards alongside the chest.

Exhale, cross the arms infront of eachother, infront of the chest.

Inhale, swing the elbows back out to the sides.

Exhale, swing the arms up over the head. And repeat the cycle.

 

Has anyone done this exercise before, can you offer any advise? Doing it the

way it's directed seems to work against the flow of the breath.

 

Brightest Blessings to All, Sat-Nam dear yogis.

 

Krishan Shiva Kaur

 

 

 

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Sat Nam!

 

Interesting! I'm replying because this is one of my favorite kriyas.

 

The way it is written feels the most natural to me, to inhale in the

position where your elbows are back and front of the chest opening.

 

But I know what you mean about sometimes feeling like the breath could be

reversed.

 

Ranjit

 

 

 

>Krishan Shiva Kaur <krishanshivakaur

>Kundaliniyoga

>Kundaliniyoga

>Kundalini Yoga Arm swings w/ breathing

>Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:47:06 -0800 (PST)

>

>

>I have a query about Kriya for Morning Sadhana, (now included as part of

>the new KRI teacher's training manual for level 1, but I don't know what

>other books it is featured in).

>

>One exercise is four arm swing movements co-ordinated with the breath, I

>am doing it as the kriya describes, but wonder if maybe it is a miss-print

>as it feels more open for the breathing to reverse the breathing pattern.

>

>Sitting in easy pose.

>Inhale and bring the elbos backwards alongside the chest.

>Exhale, cross the arms infront of eachother, infront of the chest.

>Inhale, swing the elbows back out to the sides.

>Exhale, swing the arms up over the head. And repeat the cycle.

>

>Has anyone done this exercise before, can you offer any advise? Doing it

>the way it's directed seems to work against the flow of the breath.

>

>Brightest Blessings to All, Sat-Nam dear yogis.

>

>Krishan Shiva Kaur

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> Inhale and bring the elbos backwards alongside the

> chest.

 

This expands the front of the chest, and is OK.

 

> Exhale, cross the arms infront of eachother, infront

> of the chest.

 

This squeezes the front of the chest, and is OK.

 

> Inhale, swing the elbows back out to the sides.

 

This again expands, and is OK.

 

> Exhale, swing the arms up over the head. And repeat

> the cycle.

>

 

This expands the sides of the chest, when

a contraction would help the exhalation.

It does appear to go against the science of breathing.

Maybe, swinging the arms to the front of the chest

would be a more sensible thing to do.

 

gai

 

 

 

 

 

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