Guest guest Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Sat Nam Dharam Singh May I also ask you what specific exercises you will recommend to counteract depression? In a sense, ALL kundalini works towards this, but I just wondered. Thank you Fran - "Dharam Singh" <dharam <Kundaliniyoga> Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:15 AM Re: Kundalini Yoga Archer Pose > Hi Diane, > Archer Pose is one of the more sophisticated postures in yoga. You > got several things going on: posture, breath, gazing and no small amount > of attitude to relate to, also. It's real important to pay good > attention to these all points and perfect your posture, but do it playfully. > Most of your weight is one the front foot, perhaps two thirds of your > body weight. That front foot is pointing in the direction of your gaze. > The back foot is at a forty five degree angle from the front. Your hips > are very open and not squared toward the front knee, which tends to draw > your tailbone in and your make your back leg is very straight. Your > front leg is bent enough so that if you looked down, you couldn't see > your toes as your knee is in the way. Modify the distance between your > feet so that you are challenged but not overly so. Your back is > straight, and vertical. Many people lean forward and almost slump. This > is wrong and makes me wonder what people think is we creating? There is > an "attitude" inherent in the posture. > The arms are drawn so that you feel a stretch across your chest and > upper back. Really feel this stretch, it is key. You are deep into your > sense of expanse, of largeness. It is not possible to feel meek or shy. > ("the root of all existential angst is shyness") There is element of > snootiness in this posture. (good to do some baby pose after archer to > balance things out). > Finally, the eyes are open and gazing at the "horizon". Look out of a > window if possible and focus on something far away..... It's a thousand > mile look. Having found that focus, now let the inner sense of the > posture open and come forward and feel > yourself. Don't get too fixed on the external object. Instead, let that > object open you up. Each moment is a new one, over and over again. And > in each moment are a thousand thoughts. Let those thoughts go through > your eyes toward you target....just let them go. > Play with this posture. I start with my right side and then go to my > left. > It's a wonderful posture for people who are new to yoga. It sets up the > courage perspective, a nobility of attitude, which makes it much > easier to do through other yogic experiences, like frog pose, that might > normally overwhelm a lot of us. > I think I covered it(?) > Sat nam, > Dharam > > Diane Moore wrote: > > > Sat Nam Dharam and group, > > > > Could you please explain more or give me a link to the correct way to > > practice Archer Pose. I have practiced it in Tai Chi before and find > > that an > > incredible sense of power engulfs me whenever I am in this pose. I would > > like to know the correct technique for doing this KY style. Any input > > would > > be appreciated or any further information on why Archer Pose would cause > > this reaction in me. > > > > Di > > > > > > For seven months straight I practiced > > >Archer with Breath of Fire, five minutes on each side. Then I did five > > >minutes of Frog Pose. I then laid out for 11 minutes and finished up > > >doing this powerful Waaaaahaaaay Guuuuuuruuuuu meditation that you'd > > >have to hear to appreciate. I haven't seen it in any of the books. This > > >CHANGED ME, utterly! It was Gurucharan Singh who prescribed to me this > > >set. He said do whatever else I want but make sure I do this short set > > >everyday. > > > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" - Yogi Bhajan > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send a blank email to > Kundaliniyoga > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!> > > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Transitions to a Heart Centered World - Gururattan K. Khalsa Ph.D. > The most comprehensive source of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga sets and meditations available! > transitions.html > > Your use of is subject to > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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