Guest guest Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 sat nam all, i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using the alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a two minute alarm would make me angry. thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's responses to my questions. -erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi Erin, You could purchase an audio/DVD to help you out. There's probably loads out there, but one that I know of is a DVD called Yoga Quick Fixes by Ana Brett and Ravi Singh. The said DVD includes 3 meditations, Sa-Ta-Na-Ma Kriya being one of them. It has one complete 12 min. cycle - 2 min loud, 2 minutes whisper, 4 min silence, 2 min whisper, 2 min loud. (their version is slightly different - they've added navel pumps to the whisper phase). Maybe some would prefer practicing all by themselves, without a companion audio/dvd. But it works for me - the music is really nice and it sure beats the hell out of using a cell alarm! Not sure if that's the kind of solution you were looking for, thought I'd share it anyway. Peace, riya On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 5:31 PM, erin thomas <erinjean>wrote: > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using > the > alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, > but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a > two minute alarm would make me angry. > > thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's > responses to my questions. > > -erin > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Kundaliniyoga , erin thomas <erinjean> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using the > alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, > but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a > two minute alarm would make me angry. > > thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's > responses to my questions. > > -erin > Sat nam, erin - i experienced quite the same. My solution was to edit soundfiles with audacity, an open source sound editor. For instance you can put a signal of your choice at the end of 2 min silence and then add 2 min silence and so on- that's the way I did it. After editing and recording you burn it on a cd and - there you have your new personilazid timer! :-) MODERATOR: Erin, there's probably a Target or Walmart right down the street from you! Christian > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Sat nam ji's My cell phone has a countdown timer, an interval timer and a place for settings where you can set the time or choose an specific time spam automatic. ( It's a Nokia a very simple 5310 model by the way and I chose it because of the Yoga classes I give.) I use it at silent mode in order not to disturb the class. At http://electronicsusa.com/desktoptimer.html one can get many different types of timers and stopwatches at reasonable prices. The one I bought was like the present MODEL T-4 DUAL TIMER CLOCK, but really nowadays I use only the cell. MODERATOR: Does anyone remember back in the old days (1999 when I got mine)before your cell phone did everything, you just went to Walmart and bought a cooking timer with dual alarms for $10? love , dharam kaur Kundaliniyoga , erin thomas <erinjean> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using the > alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, > but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a > two minute alarm would make me angry. > > thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's > responses to my questions. > > -erin > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi, The Gururattan online video series through yogatech has the sa ta na ma meditation. I believe that " Urge to Merge " is the one with it. There is an annual or monthly fee, which ultimately is quite low to have access to the numerous videos. One thing I enjoy about the service is listening to the lectures. At first I would skip the lectures to have time to do the kriyas/meditations. Now, sometimes, I listen to a lecture while doing the spinal set or other yoga and then do a meditation, when I want to be gentle with myself and also get some inspiration. If you are getting e-mails of these posts, there is a link at the bottom to go to the online videos. Alisa in CT Kundaliniyoga , erin thomas <erinjean> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 A friend suggested this as a way to time Kriyas or meditations that have different times. For example, Sa Ta Na Ma. She suggested making a CD with no sound for 2 minutes, then recording a chime or gong or whatever you are comfortable with, then no sound for 6 minutes (or 11 minutes) with again a chime, etc., no sound for 2 minutes, chime..etc. Could make separate CDs for different practices or meditations. I thought this was a GREAT idea! Arjinder Kaur " Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all. " Buddha _____ Kundaliniyoga [Kundaliniyoga ] On Behalf Of alisa_ct Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:28 AM Kundaliniyoga Kundalini Yoga Re: timing on meditations Hi, The Gururattan online video series through yogatech has the sa ta na ma meditation. I believe that " Urge to Merge " is the one with it. There is an annual or monthly fee, which ultimately is quite low to have access to the numerous videos. One thing I enjoy about the service is listening to the lectures. At first I would skip the lectures to have time to do the kriyas/meditations. Now, sometimes, I listen to a lecture while doing the spinal set or other yoga and then do a meditation, when I want to be gentle with myself and also get some inspiration. If you are getting e-mails of these posts, there is a link at the bottom to go to the online videos. Alisa in CT Kundaliniyoga@ <Kundaliniyoga%40> , erin thomas <erinjean> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Sat nam, They now have very nice ones with light blinking, vibrating or bell sounds to use when teaching or when practicing. There some websites that sell them I can't remmember which one, I will try and check. They were about $14.00. Love, Hari Narayan ________________________________ kikasaldanha <kikasaldanha Kundaliniyoga Wednesday, March 4, 2009 9:18:56 AM Kundalini Yoga Re: timing on meditations Sat nam ji's My cell phone has a countdown timer, an interval timer and a place for settings where you can set the time or choose an specific time spam automatic. ( It's a Nokia a very simple 5310 model by the way and I chose it because of the Yoga classes I give.) I use it at silent mode in order not to disturb the class. At http://electronicsu sa.com/desktopti mer.html one can get many different types of timers and stopwatches at reasonable prices. The one I bought was like the present MODEL T-4 DUAL TIMER CLOCK, but really nowadays I use only the cell. MODERATOR: Does anyone remember back in the old days (1999 when I got mine)before your cell phone did everything, you just went to Walmart and bought a cooking timer with dual alarms for $10? love , dharam kaur Kundaliniyoga, erin thomas <erinjeanthomas@ ...> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using the > alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, > but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a > two minute alarm would make me angry. > > thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's > responses to my questions. > > -erin > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Sat Nam, I found out the the timers ( the ones that flash, vibrate and/or beep) from CDN They are $14.00 on this web sites. You can search for CDN Audio/Visual Timer http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=10006 & src=GoogleBase & cam=Products & \ kw=10006 http://store.bbqproshop.com/cdn-tm10l-r.html Love, Hari Narayan ________________________________ kikasaldanha <kikasaldanha Kundaliniyoga Wednesday, March 4, 2009 9:18:56 AM Kundalini Yoga Re: timing on meditations Sat nam ji's My cell phone has a countdown timer, an interval timer and a place for settings where you can set the time or choose an specific time spam automatic. ( It's a Nokia a very simple 5310 model by the way and I chose it because of the Yoga classes I give.) I use it at silent mode in order not to disturb the class. At http://electronicsu sa.com/desktopti mer.html one can get many different types of timers and stopwatches at reasonable prices. The one I bought was like the present MODEL T-4 DUAL TIMER CLOCK, but really nowadays I use only the cell. MODERATOR: Does anyone remember back in the old days (1999 when I got mine)before your cell phone did everything, you just went to Walmart and bought a cooking timer with dual alarms for $10? love , dharam kaur Kundaliniyoga, erin thomas <erinjeanthomas@ ...> wrote: > > sat nam all, > > i wondered if anyone had any tips on timing the segments of a meditation. > specifically the sa-ta-na-ma cycle. for others, i have resorted to using the > alarm on my cell..which is ok when i'm timing till the end of 11 minutes, > but i'm not sure how to keep two minutes, three minute time frames. seems a > two minute alarm would make me angry. > > thanks for your input in advance. i'm always so thankful for this group's > responses to my questions. > > -erin > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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