Sets and meditations for brain injury survivors

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

I am putting together a few classes for a friend who suffered a massive stroke 2

years ago. She underwent brain surgery, and multitudes of therapy. She has a

metal plate in her head, but mostly back to normal good health. Bowing is hard

for her equilibrium.

 

She would like to do some KY and has asked me to lead. Any suggestions? I'm

just beginning my research now. Thank you for any suggestions on sets or books

you may have.

 

With Gratitude,

 

Navneet Kaur

NavneetKaurChicago

lisadeleochicago

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

Disclaimer... I've no experience with this area at all. Si?

 

However, Wahe Guru, a friend of mind who had undergone a type of brain surgery

and survived saw Guru Dev Singh and he gave this friend a special meditation

meant to regulate the flow of spinal fluid going to the brain, and especially

for properly draining fluid from the brain.

 

I can't say that this is what your friend needs, as my friends case was rare,

and particular to them. Perhaps your friend needs the exact opposite of this

meditation (i.e. increasing fluid to the brain). So, use at your own risk.

 

Plus, the brain is the most under-understood part of the body. Even if I had

experience with this, I'd be hesitant to provide such advice to the public.

 

But here I go anyways.

 

I used to do this meditation sometimes when I had a cold because after 7 minutes

I'd always find all my head blockages, stuffiness and constriction would just

drop away.

 

From my sketchy memory, I recall it consisted of a particular pranayam using 8

breaths in, with 8 breaths out. Hold the arms parallel to ground in front of the

heart with the right palm facing down, and the tips of the fingers above the

heart. The left palm faces up, with the tips of the fingers just under the

heart. Note the staggered spacing. Palms are not over each other. Right hand is

about 4-6 inches above left, and only the longest finger tip is over one

another.

 

9 minutes of 8 in breaths through the nose. 8 out breaths through the nose. try

to fill and empty your lungs with each cycle (with grace and reverence). fairly

rapidly. I believe eye focus is on tip of nose with eyes 1/10th open.

 

then 6 minutes just sit in easy pose with gyan mudra and meditate silently. eyes

closed i think. do nothing.

 

finally end with 1 large inhale and " squish " , with fists crossed over the naval

point. 1 large inhale and " squish " , with fists crossed over the heart. 1 large

inhale and " squish " , with fists to the sides of the shoulders.

 

" Squish " is Guru Dev Singhs' technical term for apply mulhabandh and squeeze all

the muscles along the spine to raise up the energy.

 

Like I said before, it's great for a head cold too... But using it for a cold is

probably similar to bringing a tank to a paint-ball war...

 

Let me know how it works for you.

 

 

-Fateh Singh

[Guest guest]

breath walk is HUGE for the brain and how it's wired... and is something that

they can do on their own, its good homework.

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " Lisa DeLeo " <lisadeleochicago

wrote:

>

> Sat Nam,

>

> I am putting together a few classes for a friend who suffered a massive stroke

2 years ago. She underwent brain surgery, and multitudes of therapy. She has a

metal plate in her head, but mostly back to normal good health. Bowing is hard

for her equilibrium.

>

> She would like to do some KY and has asked me to lead. Any suggestions? I'm

just beginning my research now. Thank you for any suggestions on sets or books

you may have.

>

> With Gratitude,

>

> Navneet Kaur

> NavneetKaurChicago

> lisadeleochicago

>