Setting The Navel

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

I have recently completed 40 days of 'prana-apana balance' which was

preceded by a few months of nabhi kriya. I now wish to start a kriya

for the heart, probably 'heart of gold' but am worried that my navel

will weaken because I won't be working on it any more. Can anyone

recommend any quick exercises that I could do in my warm up to set the

navel? Would stretch pose be sufficient?

 

Thanks in advance

 

otto

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Otto,

 

Isn't Nabhi kriya empowering! There is a beautiful kriya I use for

setting the navel and opening the heart- Nabhi kriya for Prana-Apana,

it is a joy to practice. You can find it on line, or in the book_The

Kundalini Yoga Experience, Bringing, Body, Mind, and Spirit Together,

written by Guru Dharam S. Khalsa and Darryl O'Keefe.(page 81).

I've been using this and Nabhi kriya for 60 days and feeling empowered

with an open heart is quite an experience. More love and awareness in

life!

Another idea that I use is simply continue with the Nabhi Kriya and add

your "Heart meditation", I've used this kriya a preparatory to

meditation and it works very well indeed. The meditation the

Gururattana taught in NM Being for Opening the Heart is really a good

one to try as well. Stretch pose is great to add to your warm-ups, the

Transitions To A Heart Centered World has many warmup exercises to

choose from, you can be creative according to following the

instructions.

 

Enjoy, be well.

Kathleen

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam

Otto,

 

IN Gururattan book Your Life is in you Chakras on page 149, the warm

ups for meditation set in section D is titled Set the navel. The

whole set could be used for your daily Sadhana. Check out the book

there is also all kinds of sets and mediations and affirmations. I

hope this helps.

Peace Love & All Light,

Guru Sadhana Seva

Philadelphia,PA

 

 

 

 

Kundaliniyoga, "otto_fender" <j_s_hume wrote:

>

> Sat Nam,

>

> I have recently completed 40 days of 'prana-apana balance' which was

> preceded by a few months of nabhi kriya. I now wish to start a kriya

> for the heart, probably 'heart of gold' but am worried that my navel

> will weaken because I won't be working on it any more. Can anyone

> recommend any quick exercises that I could do in my warm up to set the

> navel? Would stretch pose be sufficient?

>

> Thanks in advance

>

> otto

>

[Guest guest]

Enjoy the honeymoon while it lasts. In my experience lower chakra issues are brought up by nabhi kriya and I lost interest because the enrgetic feelings of bliss were no longer happening as before. I did Nabhi for 4 months. I bet if i worked through the pain the reward would have been even greater though. The stomach is major brain and nerve center that does need to be strengthened. I kind of wish my mom didn´t feed me formula which gaves me colic and allergies during early infantcy ¨cause breastfeeding was for the poor.¨ I´m sure my stomach has a whole slew of demons waiting to be exorcised and naval work is just the ticket. Just remember emotions of pain come up you are blessed it means you are working through these obstavles to become a better person. I´ve heard stretch pose can be lengthened to 11mins. Feel the burn of transformation!!! Anyone done this nabhi kriya for 1 years or more? Tell us about it.- Chris

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Sat Nam all,

 

Thanks for your advice, im a bit spoiled for choice now!

 

I originally worked Nabhi up to about half the maximum times, I had

intended to work it up to the maximum times then do it for a further 40

days but I injured my back so leg lifts are a bit of a struggle now. I

then completed 40 days of prana-apana balance and thought it was time

to focus on the the heart but im not sure if i've done enough work on

the navel.

 

I checked out the nabhi kriya for prana-apana, it had an instant

appeal. It looks like it will give me the best of both worlds and it

could be a good continuation from the kriya for prana-apana balance.

 

Thanks again

 

Otto

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Otto,

 

Did you injure your back doing the kriya or in another area of your

life? I hope you don't mind me asking but I am curious.

 

I too can recommend Nabhi Kriya for Prana Apana, it is a fantastic set

- 1st 1/2 really strong navel work & the 2nd half is a flowing heart

centred meditation which really allows you to work with the energy

released from the navel earlier in the set. The other option which

could work is pranayam (remember the home of prana is the heart

chakra), warm up, stretch pose (set the navel), sat kriya (release

stored navel energy), with a heart centred meditation to distribute &

assimilate the released navel energy for e.g meditation for a calm

heart is v powerful & healing. Just a thought.

 

In love & light,

Gurubala, Sydney OZ

 

Kundaliniyoga, "otto_fender" <j_s_hume wrote:

>

> Sat Nam all,

>

> Thanks for your advice, im a bit spoiled for choice now!

>

> I originally worked Nabhi up to about half the maximum times, I had

> intended to work it up to the maximum times then do it for a further 40

> days but I injured my back so leg lifts are a bit of a struggle now. I

> then completed 40 days of prana-apana balance and thought it was time

> to focus on the the heart but im not sure if i've done enough work on

> the navel.

>

> I checked out the nabhi kriya for prana-apana, it had an instant

> appeal. It looks like it will give me the best of both worlds and it

> could be a good continuation from the kriya for prana-apana balance.

>

> Thanks again

>

> Otto

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Gurubala,

 

I initially injured my back whilst doing cobra pose (through lack of

attention!). I rested for a while and the pain subsided but I then

further injured it through lifting.

 

I started the nabhi kriya for prana-apana with the minimum times

yesterday, so far so good. Looking forward to day 40!

 

Is following the kriya with a heart meditation recommended? Or would

I be better doing one for the neutral mind (I have a 4 and a 7 in the

challenging positions of my numerology chart).

 

Many Thanks

 

Otto

 

Kundaliniyoga, "Gurubala" <whitelightyoga

wrote:

>

> Sat Nam Otto,

>

> Did you injure your back doing the kriya or in another area of your

> life? I hope you don't mind me asking but I am curious.

>

> I too can recommend Nabhi Kriya for Prana Apana, it is a fantastic

set

> - 1st 1/2 really strong navel work & the 2nd half is a flowing heart

> centred meditation which really allows you to work with the energy

> released from the navel earlier in the set. The other option which

> could work is pranayam (remember the home of prana is the heart

> chakra), warm up, stretch pose (set the navel), sat kriya (release

> stored navel energy), with a heart centred meditation to distribute

&

> assimilate the released navel energy for e.g meditation for a calm

> heart is v powerful & healing. Just a thought.

>

> In love & light,

> Gurubala, Sydney OZ

[Guest guest]

Hey Otto,

 

Backs are tricky things aren't they? I guess you are getting a few

messages now to be mindful of yours, I hope you recover well. A

strong nabhi will help protect your lower spine that is for sure.

 

It sounds like you already know what meditation to do! Personally, I

find the kriya pretty complete as it is. My heart chakra feels

balanced & open from the 2nd part of the kriya, so see how yours

feels & if you feel like you need a little more for the heart upon

completeing the kriya go for it.

 

As for the neutral mind meditation, if its in a challenging position

in your chart it is likely that sooner or later on your KY path you

will find yourself working with it, just when that is is up to you.

As Yogi Bhajan says, "now is the time & the time is now", you'll

know when its the now for the work you need to do, trust your inner

teacher you sound like you are doing great.

 

In love & light,

Gurubala

Kundaliniyoga, "otto_fender" <j_s_hume

wrote:

>

> Sat Nam Gurubala,

>

> I initially injured my back whilst doing cobra pose (through lack

of

> attention!). I rested for a while and the pain subsided but I then

> further injured it through lifting.

>

> I started the nabhi kriya for prana-apana with the minimum times

> yesterday, so far so good. Looking forward to day 40!

>

> Is following the kriya with a heart meditation recommended? Or

would

> I be better doing one for the neutral mind (I have a 4 and a 7 in

the

> challenging positions of my numerology chart).

>

> Many Thanks

>

> Otto

>

> Kundaliniyoga, "Gurubala" <whitelightyoga@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Sat Nam Otto,

> >

> > Did you injure your back doing the kriya or in another area of

your

> > life? I hope you don't mind me asking but I am curious.

> >

> > I too can recommend Nabhi Kriya for Prana Apana, it is a

fantastic

> set

> > - 1st 1/2 really strong navel work & the 2nd half is a flowing

heart

> > centred meditation which really allows you to work with the

energy

> > released from the navel earlier in the set. The other option

which

> > could work is pranayam (remember the home of prana is the heart

> > chakra), warm up, stretch pose (set the navel), sat kriya

(release

> > stored navel energy), with a heart centred meditation to

distribute

> &

> > assimilate the released navel energy for e.g meditation for a

calm

> > heart is v powerful & healing. Just a thought.

> >

> > In love & light,

> > Gurubala, Sydney OZ

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Gurubala,

 

Im not too sure how to tell if my heart centre is open after the

Kriya, all I know is I feel better for doing it! I maybe don't have

the awareness yet.

 

I've decided to do the the dhrib dhristi meditation after the kriya

that GuruRattana outlined in NMB Libra. I know i'll have to work on

my numerological challenges at some point so better sooner rather

than later i guess! I feel that I've got a good balanced sadhana now.

Morning sadhana consists of nabhi, heart and neutral mind exercises

and the evening set consists of aura work (my other challenge number

is 7). My inner world is starting to open up a bit for me now, I know

im at the start of a long journey but am excited to see how things

will progress over time.

 

Love to all,

Otto

Kundaliniyoga, "Gurubala" <whitelightyoga

wrote:

>

> Hey Otto,

>

> Backs are tricky things aren't they? I guess you are getting a few

> messages now to be mindful of yours, I hope you recover well. A

> strong nabhi will help protect your lower spine that is for sure.

>

> It sounds like you already know what meditation to do! Personally,

I

> find the kriya pretty complete as it is. My heart chakra feels

> balanced & open from the 2nd part of the kriya, so see how yours

> feels & if you feel like you need a little more for the heart upon

> completeing the kriya go for it.

>

> As for the neutral mind meditation, if its in a challenging

position

> in your chart it is likely that sooner or later on your KY path you

> will find yourself working with it, just when that is is up to you.

> As Yogi Bhajan says, "now is the time & the time is now", you'll

> know when its the now for the work you need to do, trust your inner

> teacher you sound like you are doing great.

>

> In love & light,

> Gurubala