RE: Meditation : Question 1

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"..Kali,

 

In the normal course of things, I believe this is true. Alignment of

the head, neck, and trunk is vital to proper movement of prana in the

nadis.

 

That said, Pandit R. Tigunait has written that according to tradition

one of the great sages of the past (Dattatreya?) had a pronounced

deformity of the spine.

 

Is this along the lines of your question?Chris..."

 

Dear Kali,

I had a couple of back surgeries in the 1980s and could no longer

hold lotus posture afterwards. I was worried about the prana flow

etc. so I consulted with several different people. I was told that

it would simply take "longer" for the Nadis to clear and the prana

to flow properly if there were spinial misalignments. Sometimes, the

kundalini shakti will clear these misalignments on her own.What I

found helpful were the following: sitting in as upright and

comfortable posture as possible (but WITHOUT straining, as the

straining causes even more blockage)...and very slowly increasing my

capacity. Somehow, for me, it seemed every more important to

maintain a good posture for chanting texts because then you are

really working with the prana, through the Sanskrit and through the

breath patterns. Also, for me, t'ai chi has been immensely

helpful...it is a "water" practice (meaning more feminine

and "passive") and can, very slowly, help with the movement of prana

(chi) and the clearing of the Nadis. if you look at the photographs

of various saints (including Bhagavan Nityananda), you will see many

examples of arthritis preventing "perfect posture".

best regards,

sadhvi