Math and Yoga

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Liz and though I have been reading the group e-mails for a while, this is my first posting. I have actually done yoga on an off for years, and I recently have discovered the wonderful nature of kundalini yoga. After a few months of regular practice, I am really starting to feel the benefits.

 

I have to pose an interesting question for you all.

 

I have gone back to college and am taking a required course in College Algebra. Math has never been my strong point, and it has been about 10 years since my last math course. Does anyone know of any yoga techniques that wake up the part of the brain that processes math? I couldn't help but ask as I know that a lot of techniques do work on the brain.

 

Thanks for any info and have a nice weekend everyone.

 

Love,

Liz

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Let me know too I'm in week 2 of the practical nurse program and need a boost!

 

liz.boon (AT) comcast (DOT) net wrote: Hello Everyone,

My name is Liz and though I have been reading the group e-mails for a while, this is my first posting. I have actually done yoga on an off for years, and I recently have discovered the wonderful nature of kundalini yoga. After a few months of regular practice, I am really starting to feel the benefits.

 

I have to pose an interesting question for you all.

 

I have gone back to college and am taking a required course in College Algebra. Math has never been my strong point, and it has been about 10 years since my last math course. Does anyone know of any yoga techniques that wake up the part of the brain that processes math? I couldn't help but ask as I know that a lot of techniques do work on the brain.

 

Thanks for any info and have a nice weekend everyone.

 

Love,

Liz

[Guest guest]

I watched a television show yesterday and they said that alternate

nostril breathing was very good for students before tests to calm

and, help them to remember better.

I find it helps me to concentrate better if I do it first before

activities that need concentration. I guess concentration would be

a factor in learning algebra. Especialy if you are a little afraid

that you won't be able to do it.

I have read in a number of books that breathing exercises can

have a miraculus effect on the mind and body.

 

It can't hurt to try.

 

Love, Light, and Success to you;

Stephen.

 

Kundaliniyoga, Susan Peters <mssusan54 wrote:

>

> Let me know too I'm in week 2 of the practical nurse program and

need a boost!

>

> liz.boon wrote: Hello Everyone,

> My name is Liz and though I have been reading the group e-mails for

a while, this is my first posting. I have actually done yoga on an off

for years, and I recently have discovered the wonderful nature of

kundalini yoga. After a few months of regular practice, I am really

starting to feel the benefits.

>

> I have to pose an interesting question for you all.

>

> I have gone back to college and am taking a required course in

College Algebra. Math has never been my strong point, and it has been

about 10 years since my last math course. Does anyone know of any yoga

techniques that wake up the part of the brain that processes math? I

couldn't help but ask as I know that a lot of techniques do work on

the brain.

>

> Thanks for any info and have a nice weekend everyone.

>

> Love,

> Liz

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Liz:

 

 

 

There is no Kryia called "Math Awakener" as far as I know, so bear with me

while I explain what you may need. . .

 

 

 

Math is part logic, part intuition. I have a friend who did his masters in

Algebra almost exclusively using logic. Logic comes from the left brain.

 

I was more intuitive than logical, so that's what I used mainly in doing my

math course work all the way to completing my masters. I used logic after

intuiting what the answers ought to be and filling in the logical gaps.

Intuition tends to come from the right brain, the third eye and body

sensitivity. So math requires an ability to juggle back and forth between

the left and right brain and to open up to one's senses.

 

 

 

Now if you know anything about the Jungian personality types (made popular

by Myers and Briggs), you will know that all of us are stronger at one than

at the other, and that some of us will awaken to their intuition or their

logic abilities last among all abilities described in these personality

aptitudes, making that ability slower than the others, but also giving

access to bliss when accessed. So if that is the case for you, know that you

are in for a treat if you are willing to be patient with yourself.

 

 

 

I suggest you do right nostril breathing to awaken your logical mind. To

develop intuition, my experience is a regular practice of any Kundalini Yoga

Kriya helps. Intuition comes from different aspects of us as I said. The

kind of intuition that helped me was the ability to see exceptions; I

believe that comes from a sharp negative mind, 2nd body. And also from

something I would call math common sense or math wisdom and I am inclined to

see that coming from a sharp Arc Line, 6th body.

 

 

 

If you find yourself having little math common sense, then do lots of

problems until this kind of common sense starts becoming second nature to

you.

 

 

 

So basically, what I am suggesting it to start learning about who you are,

how you function, what your personality types are, so you know what comes

naturally to you and what does not. Then you will know what abilities to

develop and what abilities to call forth.

 

 

 

Blessings,

 

Awtar

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In a message dated 10/16/06 1:40:42 PM, kundalini_yoga (AT) hotmail (DOT) com writes:

 

 

> So basically, what I am suggesting it to start learning about who you are,

> how you function, what your personality types are, so you know what comes

> naturally to you and what does not. Then you will know what abilities to

> develop and what abilities to call forth.

>

Awtar

Once again you are so wise with your advice. I do wonder if we all identify

this ability early on and then choose to ignore the side we don't want to

deal with. We need both abilities and what you say is very interesting to me,

having had huge math(especially Algebra but not Geometry) anxiety at one

time about these very things. I do wonder also if fear plays a part in

it. What comes most easily to me is being lazy, laissez-faire. I wish

everyone well who has conflicts with Algebra, etc. Sometimes we skip over what we

know will help us because it is a difficult climb.

Heartfully

Teresa

[Guest guest]

I can do little but second Awtar's comments. The main problem with

students (I say this as a former primary and secondary and current

university teacher.) is their own self image as less than smart or

competent. "I can't do math!" is a commonly heard complaint when all

they really need is a more organized mind that will ease the course

of study. But most simply do not really believe in themselves as

smart and mentally agile human beings.

 

I would suggest you take a look at "The Mind: Its Projections and

Multiple Facets." There are lots (and I do mean lots!)of very

powerful meditations that can sharpen our self identity, mostly

having to do with our infinity. This would be in addition to a

multitude of lectures by Yogi Bhajan (a very smart guy) and

commentary by Gurucharan Singh (his student).

 

Make pranayams as suggested by Awtar, a strong kriya to stimulate of

synchronize the mind (brain) and stimulate the five tattwas part of

your daily practice. It's like having a personal tutor right inside

your head!