ishnaan therapy

[Guest guest]

Does the dreaded (to me) cold shower have to be taken immediately after waking?

Occasionally I don't take a shower then and don't wnat to got thru this

experience if I am not getting full (or close) benefits. Thanks, my spiritual

companions.

Bhagatjot Singh or Terry Olinger

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Bhagatjot Singh,

Yogiji gave us many things to do in the morning before taking a cold

shower. It does not need to be abrupt. The process leading up to it can

take seven minutes, more if you doze off. I call it Bed Yoga. Basically,

you bless yourself, adjust your eyes to seeing light, break the

magnetic field of sleep, stimulate your core energy, ground it, reset

your electric magnetic field for the day and warm up the chakras. By

doing so you will be able to get up with a clear mind and not stumble to

the bathroom half asleep. The bathroom routine is also a gradual

process. During urination one should break the flow into six sections to

maintain control over urination through old age, and set aside the

middle part of the urine to drink as a tonic that provides protection

against disease. Brush the hair up and down and up 108 times to

stimulate the scalp/meridians, brush the teeth and gag to clear the

monkey glands, and massage oil into your skin before showering.

 

Yogiji also suggested ways to take a cold shower that sublimate the

experience, such as wearing Kachera to protect that area from the shock

of cold water; chant Waheguru to burn off karmas (transmutes fear and

negativity re the cold); rub your body vigorously wherever cold water

touches, including the ears to stimulate the body; do squats up and down

on your toes, which is good for the knees; and rub yourself dry with a

rough towel. Another great bath exercise is to roll up a towel, soak it

in cold water and swing it over your shoulders to slap your back. Doing

this helps to break up the sugar and salt imbalances that cause

discomfort in the upper back. Your back will thank you!

 

The complete morning blessing, Rise and Shine routine and yogic

hydrotherapy explanations can be found at this website, where they are

also available as free downloads: http://www.yogagems.com/dailyyoga.html

 

Try what you like and let us know what works for you.

 

Loving Blessings,

SS Guru Prem Kaur Khalsa

www.yogagems.com

[Guest guest]

Its all good. very good...the only " not good " about cold showers that I know YB

said was " not after a hot shower " ...although I don't recall him saying why as

other water therapy is hot-cold-hot-cold...perhaps he wanted the morning cold

shower to have specific psych/phys affects.

 

My suggestion is to remember that he said: oil your body, wear shorts that cover

your thighs and gradually get into the cold water, getting completely wet.

Following these instructions has assisted me as it is still a challenge and I

have the same issue of morning or whenever. (reminder to women not cold/full on

cold during period/strong days; women in the knows please elaborate for full

details)

 

Another suggestion is to consider it a yoga exercise and/or meditation: 3

minutes and 11 minutes. He gave some people a 31 minute cold shower; perhaps one

of them is on line and could share their experience.

 

Consider that a complete cold shower is one where your totally wet and can be

under the cold water on all parts of your body (even for a few seconds) not just

have the cold water rinse and slide off your skin. When I changed to a

" complete " cold shower then it was easier and much more beneficial to my mind

and body.

 

Direct answer to your question (in my opinion)...you are getting full and/or

close enough benefits whenever a cold shower is taken.

 

Cold showers are the least appreciated but one of the brightest gems of Yogi

Bhajan's teachings.

 

Sat Ganesha Singh

" participate, share, contribute "

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " oblio625 " <oblio625 wrote:

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> Does the dreaded (to me) cold shower have to be taken immediately after

waking? Occasionally I don't take a shower then and don't wnat to got thru this

experience if I am not getting full (or close) benefits. Thanks, my spiritual

companions.

> Bhagatjot Singh or Terry Olinger

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

If you use the search button at the top of the page, put in ishnaan you will

come up with 8 more posts on it made in 2007.

 

If you then

search for cold shower, that will bring up another 84 posts on this subject.

 

Sat Nam,

 

Sat Avtar Kaur

www.kundaliniyogainfocntr.com/

[Guest guest]

Sat nam,

I am so glad you are talking about ishnaan. I recently got back into cold

showers and have been meaning to write about it on here, but I always think of

it while showering...

I have through the years developed a condition (in Chinese medicine I think they

call it Wind Invasion) where cold drafts make me have a runny nose and sneezing.

Some time in the last month or two I started cold showers again, intuitively

thinking it would help, and immediately the sniffles went away. I take a cold

shower now whenever I shower, pretty much. I do it like this: I have an

outdoor shower, very far from the hot water heater. I turn on the hot water,

and during the time it takes to clear the pipes and bring out the hot (rather

long time) I take a cold shower, chanting Wahe Guru and rubbing myself

vigorously. The water then warms up and I take a hot shower to soap up and

clean what needs cleaning, then I switch completely back to cold for an ending

cold shower. I feel all warm from the inside! It's awesome! It really does

help circulation. I believe it is important to begin with cold, like Yogi Ji

says. And I also know as an LMT with training in hydrotherapy that alternating

hot and cold does powerful things for circulation too.

On another note, here in FL the water can be cold but it is nothing like the icy

cold water in places like Montana. You Northern and Mountain folks are lucky

the water gets so cold, the intensity almost feels like hot, in a way. At least

that was my experience years ago in Montana visiting my Dad shortly after I got

into Kundalini Yoga.

Guru Beant Kaur in FL

 

Bridget Kamke, LMT

Kundalini Yoga Teacher

Licensed Massage Therapist

Children's Book Author

www.infinipede.com

 

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[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Bhagatjot Singh,

I always set my navel first or do a full wake up routine (there is a

good basic one on page 27 of Gururattan's

"Transitions.....http://tinyurl.com/8vtrf ). Also, check out the "Men's

Wake up Series" copied below.

To "do" cold water without finding your center is a form of torture

that no one, including a military person, should have to endure. As

free individuals we choose to encounter cold water and so on your own

terms.

Before I strip down, I gag and clear the 'monkey glands' using salt and

alum. This is an art. Your body has been working on clearing itself all

night and by 6am (Kapha Dosha kicks in) it is time to eliminate. Only

once we eliminate, can we rejuvenate. And once we've rejuvenated,, then

we can be creative.

First, massage with oil (Almond of Sesame). Then put on long shorts or

swimming trunks. I then stand in the shower facing away from the

showerhead letting the water hit the back of the left foot and calf

first and then slowly start working up that leg to the buttock. I then

do the same with the right leg. I do this slowly with the coldest water

setting. Next I work the left arm starting from the fingers, and then

move to the right arm. At this point, I'll maybe put wet water from my

hands to my face and chest. Next I begin letting the water hit my lower

back working upward. I do this with a light left-right twisting motion.

Lastly I turn around and do full frontal from my face on down, hitting

navel point last.

Use breath of fire to keep resetting the navel point throughout this

whole routine.

 

This approach is not one that shocks, but allows full possession and

coming to our senses. You'll feel more in control, yet you'll be redder

than a beet!

Finish by wrapping yourself in a huge towel or jumping back in bed )

 

Btw, don't ever let cold water hit the top of your head.

 

Dharam

www.gongology.com

Millis, MA

 

This was given by Yogiji at the Men's course a few summers ago. I am

thinking that it is #4 and #7 that make this set particularly good for

guys, but I don't see any reason why a woman shouldn't do it. The Navel

work, Cat-Cow and Baby pose are staples.

This is my routine before I shower.

 

1. Cat stretch 4 -5x times

2. Arms and legs up 90 degrees with LDB* (2 - 3 minutes)

3. Push - pull legs 18" w/ arms along side (I like to do this for 4-5

minutes. It gives me a real deep adjustment)

4. Cobra pose w/ tongue out and eyes wide open toward the ceiling (3

minutes)

5. Cat - cow 3 mins

6. Baby pose (3 minutes)

7. Triangle pose with alternate limbs held up for 3 mins. Switch sides

(do your best). This is big for the male composition. It brings us back

to something resembling Neutral vs. "testosterone poisoning".

8. Take your time for this last part. Massage the cheeks, then up the

nose to the eyebrow and sockets, out to the temples, and in the ears and

along the inner and outer earlobes and finally all around the jaw joints

and jaw muscles. The jaw massage can be be done rather intensely. This

is the strongest muscle in the body and is also where pain of any kind,

anywhere in our psyche can be accessed and released. If you feel like

screaming/yelling out loud, while pressing into these tight areas you're

doing it right......and then go ahead and make some noise. You will feel

the difference in your head. If your neighbors would call the police

from all the screaming, then at the very least open your mouth to the

fullest while pressing hard and moan or something. Subject your self and

let the experience go right into the center of your head and your heart.

Then rest for a couple of minutes before doing your COLD SHOWER

 

* Long deep breath

 

oblio625 wrote:

 

Does the dreaded (to me) cold shower have to be taken immediately after waking? Occasionally I don't take a shower then and don't wnat to got thru this experience if I am not getting full (or close) benefits. Thanks, my spiritual companions. Bhagatjot Singh or Terry Olinger

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