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Kriya — For the Seventh
Body
(The Ten Light Bodies of
Consciousness, Nirvair Singh Khalsa, pp.115-118.) |
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Front
Stretch Left and Right. Left
leg out ion front, right foot against the inner thigh; stretch forward and
down; long, slow, deep breathing. Inhale, exhale, rise up and switch
sides. 2 minutes each side.
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Cat-Cow.
Come out of the position and up onto the hands and knees into cat-cow.
With the heels touching and knees spread slightly apart, inhale into cow,
with spine pressed down and head moving last, arching back. Exhale and
arch up into cat. 2 minutes.
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Moving Yoga
Mudra / Baby Pose. Exhale and
come into Baby Pose. Knees together, sit on the heels, forehead on the
ground. Put the hands in a basket at the small of the back. Lift the
hands up high, straightening out the elbows. Inhale and sit up, keeping
the hands away from the body. Exhale and come forward, forehead on the
ground, keeping your hands away from the body. Continue, inhaling up and
exhaling down. Keep the hands away from the body at all times. 2
minutes. Inhale up. Exhale, Relax.
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Four-to-One
Breath Aura Builder. Come up
onto the knees and heels again, or sit cross-legged if it’s easier. The
four-to-one breathing pattern is an anti-depression breath. (By the way,
expanding and building your aura will pull you out of depression.) Inhale
in four equal parts until your lungs are full of air and exhale in one
part. You’re going to build up tons of coordination with this exercise.
With elbows straight, fingertips on the ground, palms up, inhale 1 part;
arms to 30 degrees, inhale 2nd part; arms parallel, inhale 3rd
part; arms up 60 degrees, 4th part, exhale down. Inhale,
inhale 30 degrees, inhale parallel, inhale 60 degrees, exhale down.
Four-to-one breathing. 3 minutes. Relax.
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Back
Paddling. Come off the knees
and heels and sit cross-legged. Bring your arms out to the sides, arms
level to the ground, with elbows straight, palms up. Now begin rotating
the hands on the wrists in a kind of back-paddling motion with breath of
fire. Inhale with palms flat and up. 1 minute. Hold the breath,
bringing the hands on the shoulders. Now exhale, relaxing the arms down.
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Triangle
Pose Push-Ups. Come slowly
standing. The next three exercises can be used as a quick fix for
expanding the aura. It’s a kriya in itself. Triangle pose push-ups on one
foot at a time. Left leg is up 60 degrees and back. Hands are on the
ground. The back is at a 45 degree angle to the ground; it is not like a
regular push-up. If you don’t have a lot of upper body strength, please
don’t rearrange your face, just bend your elbow. Do 7 on one side and
then switch legs for a total of 14 reps.
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Arm Chops.
Come resting on the hands and knees or sit cross-legged if that is easier
for you. Bring the left arm up in front of you as if you’re going to
shake hands left-handed. Bring your right hand underneath the left arm.
Rotate the wrist so the right palm is against the back of the left hand
with the fingers over the top. You’re going to chop the arms in this
range of motion—parallel, up to 60 degrees, no lower than parallel to the
floor. Inhale up, exhale down. Continue for 2 minutes. Exhale, relax
the arms down.
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Arm Swings.
Come off the knees and heels and sit cross-legged if you’re not already
doing so. Make sure you have enough room to swing your arms. Inhale,
swing the arms back with the fingertips down. Exhale, swing them forward,
eye level, six to eight inches apart. Inhale back, exhale forward. When
the arms come forward, blink your eyes open quickly, as though you’re
taking a photograph of the space between the palms. Keep your eyes
closed, blinking them only when the arms come forward. 2 minutes.
Inhale, bringing the arms forward and up. Open the eyes, gaze fixedly
between the palms, holding the breath. Exhale, lower the arms. Close the
eyes, relax, feel the space around your body. Feel light and bright.
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