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Hello,

 

I'm new to Kundalini Yoga.

 

I've got a question on the "Sat Kriya". It's regarding the breathing

while performing this Kriya. Do you take a long inhalation and

chant "Sat Nam" for 6-8 reps (or until out of breath) or do you

inhale on the "Sat" and exhale on the "Nam".

 

In "Rock Pose" my feet get incredibly sore, is this normal? Would

this dissipate in time?

 

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

Michael

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Hi, Michael,

 

I do Sat Kriya regularly every morning for 31 minutes.

 

mchlhayward wrote:

 

>Do you take a long inhalation and chant "Sat Nam" for 6-8 reps (or until out of

breath) or do you inhale on the "Sat" and exhale on the "Nam".

>

Let the breath find its own way. Pull in the navel point and chant

"Sat" in a somewhat curt, percussive manner; release the navel point

and relax the body somewhat on "Nam." Each cycle of "Sat Nam" takes

about 1 1/2 to 2 seconds. I breath in and around and over the chanting

in an unstructured way, if that makes any sense.

 

>In "Rock Pose" my feet get incredibly sore, is this normal? Would

>this dissipate in time?

>

I would recommend starting out with short periods and increasing the

length of time as your legs and shoulders become stronger. I started

out at 11 minutes, increased to 22 minutes and then went to 31 minutes

at a time. I would recommend doing Sat Kriya kneeling on a sheepskin on

a carpeted floor, maybe with a blanket on top of the sheep skin. (I

use a blanket on top of my sheepskin and wrap the blanket around my

legs, navel and lower back to keep the lower spine and navel warm

while doing Sat Kriya.) Your legs, arms, back and abdominal muscles

will become noticeably stronger over time. As your your legs become

stronger they will be able to support your body weight more easily and

gracefully so that the blood is able to flow more easily through your

legs. In the beginning, if my legs would become too cramped or

uncomfortable from loss of circulation, to the point that it was

intolerable, rather than quit the exercise, I would come up off of my

heals and kneel so that my upper legs and body were vertical, while

maintaining my arms in the proper position and continuing the kriya,

until I felt comfortable enough to resume sitting on my heels. This

would allow circulation to return to the legs.

 

Good luck! If you continue with Sat Kriya I believe you will find it

very rewarding.

 

 

Sat Nam,

 

Steve Porter

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