Several questions - calling all teachers

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam ya'll,

Well I haven't been doing much in the way of yoga sets for the last couple

of months while my doctors try to figure out a problem I've been having.

They couldn't, so it's back to my regular activities.

This morning I did the 15 minute Morning Set and the Kriya for Regeneration

and was appalled at how physically weak I seem to be. There was nothing

that I could hold for the prescribed time. I continued on though and the

ones I couldn't hold physically I tried to hold energetically It was a bit

frustrating I must admit.

Was that the right way to handle the situation? To those who teach people

with HIV - what kind of sets do you use for your clients. I know they all

have different strength and energy levels. Is there any consistent

protocol, like work on the energetic body first, or regeneration, or

specific bio-systems?

I think I'm going about this the right way generally, but if any of you has

any ideas how I can do it better. I try to start small and not put too much

strain on an already stressed body, however my idea of "start small" may be

a tad overzealous. I'm told that I don't seem to be having a very realistic

view about my limits. On the other hand, I've survived abuse, addiction,

gun battles, rheumatic fever and my own violence. I had a wound that was

supposed to take at least a year to heal and I was up and about in 4 months.

So I don't especially put alot of faith in other people's definition of my

limits. But I recognize that limits do in fact exist somewhere and I'd hate

to screw myself by exceeding them recklessly

I know several of you teach in the HIV community. What do you know?

Please feel free to write me off-list.

 

Sat Nam, Leo

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Leo,

 

There is a rule of thumb: only exercise physically to the point where

you are at about 50-70 per cent of your capacity, whatever that is.

Beyond that, exercise stress starts to become exercise distress. The

rest of the workout should be pranayam. Kriyas that work on the

positive mind, navel point and ones sense of, and attitude toward,

self, are best for HIV because that is essentially where the problem

exists at the "psycho-spiritual" level.

 

Seva Simran Singh

 

P.S. Not surprising what you said about doing better than the the

doctors said you would. Doctors rely on statistics. A few really bad

cases will always skewer the stats, and tip their predictions towards

the downside.Therefore we should always be wary of what Doctors say

when it comes to predictions.>

[Guest guest]

Hi Leo,

A year and a half ago I "threw out" my back. I couldn't afford to

stay home and lay in bed as I had work obligations before I flew to

Solstice. I couldn't do any moving yoga at all, yet I needed the quality

of space that my practice gives me. I decided to do the "Aquarian

Kriya", the three Kriyas. This gave me energy and clarity in my mental

and physical bodies. The alignment was deep and I feel did a great

amount to heal me. (see details below) Tension/weakness in the mind

maintain tension/weakness in the body.

This would be an essential addition to any book on "wheelchair" yoga.

This is major yoga and a fine example of how Kundalini Yoga helps to

maintain the integrity of the concept of "YOGA".

Be well buddy,

Dharam

 

The series goes like this: (times can be increased)

11 mins of Sat Kriya, 11 mins of Kirtan Kriya (done outloud) and 11

minutes of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya

 

1 -Sat Kriya

http://healingsource.com/womanheart/yoga/sat_kriya/sat_kriya.html

(Awesome picture at

http://www.libertyadvance.org/programs/yoga.intensives/yoga.pics/kundalini.pics/\

Pages/Image0.html

)

2 - Kirtan Kriya kundalini yogakyt15.html

<kundalini yogakyt15.html>

3 - Sodarshan Chakra Kriya http://www.sahej.com/Sodarshan.html

Then do one minute breath (20-20-20) for a few minutes to integrate

before your layout.

Also, there is a great article on my site at

http://www.sahej.com/mysticism.html entitled "Letting Go of What You

Haven't Got"

Sat Nam

Dharam

 

Leo Miller wrote:

 

>

> This morning I did the 15 minute Morning Set and the Kriya for

> Regeneration

> and was appalled at how physically weak I seem to be. There was nothing

> that I could hold for the prescribed time. I continued on though and the

> ones I couldn't hold physically I tried to hold energetically It was

> a bit

> frustrating I must admit.

> Was that the right way to handle the situation? To those who

> teach people

> with HIV - what kind of sets do you use for your clients. I know they all

> have different strength and energy levels. Is there any consistent

> protocol, like work on the energetic body first, or regeneration, or

> specific bio-systems?