Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Sat Nam A student came to me asking what yoga set she could do to be able to sleep. She was getting less than 2 hours a night and was having to take a strong prescription drug to sleep. In the past I have taught the Conquering Sleep set from the old Sadhana Guidelines. For those who have experienced this set it is pretty tough for a 53 year old lady who hasn't moved much in the last 5 years, so I cut the time in half and put a lot of blankets under her for the table pose with breath of fire. In the comments section at the end of the set it says to do the set for 90 days. My question is since this student is ready to bail out after a week of doing it every day how can I encourage her to stick it out? Are there any success stories I can tell her from you? Will it have minimal effect until she reaches the full times in the set? That could take weeks before the count of 90 days could even begin. This is someone who is new to Kundalini yoga and has only experiences power yoga. Do you have any suggestions? Gwen Ingram Ranbir Yoga Ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 That is a very vigorous kriya. That is so awesome that she has done it every day for a week. You could let her cut the time down even more until it becomes part of her. Shakti Parwa Kaur has some excellent suggestions in her 'Tool Kit for Teaching Beginners' relating to sleep. How about a meditation and a few gentle stretches before bed? If I remember correctly, she suggests life nerve stretch, table pose and shoulder stand. Meditations I'd suggest would be Perspective & Emotional Balance (inhale left exhale right) or Subagh Kriya. Also finding out more about her lifestyle could help. It could be related to hormonal changes, considering her age. Yours, Kate Kundalini-Yoga , " gwen ingram " <yogaideas wrote: > > Sat Nam > A student came to me asking what yoga set she could do to be able to > sleep. She was getting less than 2 hours a night and was having to > take a strong prescription drug to sleep. In the past I have taught > the Conquering Sleep set from the old Sadhana Guidelines. For those > who have experienced this set it is pretty tough for a 53 year old > lady who hasn't moved much in the last 5 years, so I cut the time in > half and put a lot of blankets under her for the table pose with > breath of fire. In the comments section at the end of the set it says > to do the set for 90 days. My question is since this student is ready > to bail out after a week of doing it every day how can I encourage her > to stick it out? Are there any success stories I can tell her from > you? Will it have minimal effect until she reaches the full times in > the set? That could take weeks before the count of 90 days could even > begin. This is someone who is new to Kundalini yoga and has only > experiences power yoga. Do you have any suggestions? > Gwen Ingram > Ranbir > Yoga Ideas > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Sat naam,The Shabd Kriya is a pranayama-based meditation that is prescribed to do at bedtime to help sleep.Shabd Kriya. Inhale in four equal parts, mentally chanting the mantra SA TA NA MA (which is SAT NAM broken down into the component sounds of SA TA NA MA). Then hold your breath for four mental repetitions of SA TA NA MA (thats sixteen). Then exhale in two parts; mentally chant "WAHAY" for the first exhale and "GURU" for the second exhale. So, inhale in four parts, hold for sixteen parts and exhale in two parts. Have the hands in the lap, one hand nestled in the other, the right hand on top of the left hand, thumbs touching. Have the eyes 1/10th open and 9/10th closed, kind of hazily looking at the carpet in front of you and at the tip of the nose if you can keep the tip of the nose in view. (If you get lightheaded doing this breathing, then quicken the pace of your repetitions. You will end up holding your breath for a shorter length of time.) 15 minutes. To end, inhale and hold the breath for 5-10 seconds, exhale and relax.Om shanthiranjit kaurSFKundalini-Yoga From: yogaideasDate: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:43:30 -0500 sleep Sat Nam A student came to me asking what yoga set she could do to be able to sleep. She was getting less than 2 hours a night and was having to take a strong prescription drug to sleep. In the past I have taught the Conquering Sleep set from the old Sadhana Guidelines. For those who have experienced this set it is pretty tough for a 53 year old lady who hasn't moved much in the last 5 years, so I cut the time in half and put a lot of blankets under her for the table pose with breath of fire. In the comments section at the end of the set it says to do the set for 90 days. My question is since this student is ready to bail out after a week of doing it every day how can I encourage her to stick it out? Are there any success stories I can tell her from you? Will it have minimal effect until she reaches the full times in the set? That could take weeks before the count of 90 days could even begin. This is someone who is new to Kundalini yoga and has only experiences power yoga. Do you have any suggestions? Gwen Ingram Ranbir Yoga Ideas You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. See how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Sat nam, I had trouble sleeping frequently in the past year or two. I was in denial about the fact that caffeine had anything to do with it. One night last year I thought maybe reading before bed would help and I started to read Autobiography of a Yogi. That book helped me sleep. It is a long book, dry at times, very interesting at others, and it helped with my sleep for a couple months. Plus it brought up lots of memories of my time living in an ashram. (: This year when the sleep troubles returned I put up with it for a while, and finally I admitted that my love of green tea every morning which had turned more toward strong black tea could be the culprit. I quit the caffeine a couple months ago and within a week my nervous system became less frazzled and I could sleep. Incidentally, I have learned that the South American tea, yerba mate, does not give me this problem. I just grabbed Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa because I remembered there's a meditation that can help. Page 263 there's a meditation for sleep you could look up. Guru Beant Kaur Bridget Kamke, LMT Kundalini Yoga Teacher Licensed Massage Therapist Children's Book Author www.infinipede.com ___________ Save on Criminal Lawyer Services. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iiggBbfhP4mnast2dHuDaViQVez5wP5\ ImMwwXJuwjQrBhx4fb/?count=1234567890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I also suggest meditation Try this one. Inhale in 4 parts, hold for 16, exhale in 2 parts. Do before bed. 7-11 min. Ayurvedically, it's very important to go to sleep by 10 PM. That is when the energy shifts. If you wait too long after 10 PM then you've missed the window. It's also important to have no caffeine, do something relaxing for an hour or two before going to bed. Don't get too stimulated by being on the computer or watching CSI, for example. A warm bath with lavender is relaxing. Massaging the feet with sesame oil in winter, or almond oil in summer, before bed is also helpful. Keep the same schedule on weekends as you do during the work week. Limit daytime napping to no more than 45 min. Keep the mental attitude that no matter how much sleep I get it will be OK, because worrying about sleeping makes you sleep less. Finally,most sleep problems are behavioral but there are some other problems that keep people awake such as sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, and for a 53 yr old woman, hot flashes. Your student may need to consult a physician. Kartar Kaur, Portland, Maine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Sat Nam, Just to let you know that I learned last week in an Ayurvedic cooking class that cardamom cancels out the effects of caffeine. Nadh Singh Kundalini-Yoga , " Bridget GuruBeant Kamke " <infinipede wrote: > > Sat nam, > I had trouble sleeping frequently in the past year or two. I was in denial about the fact that caffeine had anything to do with it. One night last year I thought maybe reading before bed would help and I started to read Autobiography of a Yogi. That book helped me sleep. It is a long book, dry at times, very interesting at others, and it helped with my sleep for a couple months. Plus it brought up lots of memories of my time living in an ashram. (: > This year when the sleep troubles returned I put up with it for a while, and finally I admitted that my love of green tea every morning which had turned more toward strong black tea could be the culprit. I quit the caffeine a couple months ago and within a week my nervous system became less frazzled and I could sleep. Incidentally, I have learned that the South American tea, yerba mate, does not give me this problem. > I just grabbed Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa because I remembered there's a meditation that can help. Page 263 there's a meditation for sleep you could look up. > > Guru Beant Kaur > Bridget Kamke, LMT > Kundalini Yoga Teacher > Licensed Massage Therapist > Children's Book Author > www.infinipede.com > ___________ > Save on Criminal Lawyer Services. Click Now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iiggBbfhP4mnast2dHuDa ViQVez5wP5ImMwwXJuwjQrBhx4fb/?count=1234567890 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Sat nam, Cardomon cancels out caffeine? Wahe guru, I think I'll go brew up some coffee right now! Hee hee. Seriously, thanks. That is good to know. Guru Beant Kaur Bridget Kamke, LMT Kundalini Yoga Teacher Licensed Massage Therapist Children's Book Author www.infinipede.com ___________ Click here to discover unbeatable cruise deals. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifleUFQsmTeoncX0pPBgxsQMzDexbE\ sHuroktKNJBO3J8DcB/?count=1234567890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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