suggestions for quitting smoking

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam!

BOF is quick and an easy way to calm present moment cravings. 3 minutes

should do it! There is a meditation to break addictions on page 163 in Shakta

Kaur

Khalsa's book Kundalini Yoga. Moderators Note: This is the "Medical Meditation

for Habituation" on page 134 of Relax and Renew, both available at

www.yogatech.com A great book to own if you don't already have it. Sit in EZ

pose, gaze at brow point, make fists of your hands and place the thumbs on the

temples. Lock and unlock the molars (lips together) and mentally vibrate sa ta

na ma with each lock and unlock of the molars. 5-7 minutes start time build to

31 mins.

Blessings in health!

Guru Ravi Kaur

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

I was a smoker from the age of 13 and I smoked for 23 years. During

this period sometimes I could bring down the number of cigarettes to

a few per day for some years and then fall back to 10+ per day. The

same with drinking coffee and alcohol. I could count the days

without having 3 or more of alcoholic drinks in the evening over the

last 15 years on 1 hand. I did not like this but could not access

the will power to change it.

This summer I went to the European Kundalini Yoga summer festival in

France, a 10 days program. On Kundalini Yoga festivals no alcohol,

cigarettes, coffee or drugs are allowed. I was amazed by the effect

this had on me. I did not miss my beloved drugs at all. The festival

and especially the three days of white tantric yoga gave me more

than the accumulation of all the cigarettes, alcohol and coffee I

had consumed in my whole life.

My suggestion for those that want to stop but cannot access the will

power to keep up would be to create an environment that supports you

through the first week(s). If doing it on your own, in your own

environment doesn't work for you - don't keep on trying to do it on

your own, in your own environment. It's no excuse. If you can, go to

the summer or winter solstice (coming up soon). Maybe go to an

Ashram for one or two weeks and work it out with yourself in a clean

and spiritual supporting and uplifting environment. In this case you

won't only quit smoking but you will replace it by a valuable

experience.

 

Wishing you smokers and ex smokers all the strenght you need, Wahe

Guru,

 

René