Sit in easy pose with a straight spine. The finger pads are all touching (1). (This is known as a praying mantis hand in the martial arts.) The fingers are then placed in the underarm area (2). This will force the spine to become very straight. The chest is out, and the chin is pulled in slightly. Close the eyes …
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MEDITATION ON THE SELF
Exercise 1. Sit on the heels with palms down on the thighs (la-lb). Flex the spine forward and back rhyLh mically. Begin the Breath of Fire. The spine will move slower than the breath, keeping an even pace. Con centrate at the brow point. Conti nue for 3 minutes, then inhale, hold, and relax the breath. Exercise 2. Immediately …
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Exercise 2. Then, place the arms out from the sides, parallel to the ground, with the palms facing up (2a). Inhale for 6 counts rising up straight from the knees. Hold this position (2b) and the breath for 12 counts. Slowly exhale, taking 6 counts to lower yourself back down on to the heels. Repeat this cycle 7 times, on …
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Exercise 1. Sit in easy pose. Holding the ankles with the hands, begin Camel Rock, flexing the lower spine forward and raising shoulders on the inhale (la). With each exhale, flex the lower spine back and relax the shoulders (lb). (This is slightly different from normal Camel Rock.) Repeat this motion 108 times. Then rest 2-1/2 to 5 minutes. Exercise …
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Exercise 1. Sit in easy pose with spine erect. Begin breathing long and deep through both nostrils. Focus on the life-giving flow of breath for 3 minutes. Then inhale, hold the breath a few seconds, and relax the breath. Exercise 2. Come into frog pose (2a). The balls of the feet are on the ground, touching each other. The hands …
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The Kundalini. Research Institute was fomEd to share the conscious teehn:Jlogy of total living that has been taught by Yogi Bhajan, master of Kundalini Yoga and ~rld renawned spiritual leader. This wholistic approach to a rich and satisfying life includes the practice of Kundalini Yoga and the sharing of a cornnunity-eentered lifestyle as vehicles for greater self-awareness. Four major program:; …
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Accepting an invitation to teach Kundalini Yoga at the University of Bronte in Canada, Yogi Bhajan arrived in the west from India in 1969. He soon moved to Los Angeles where he began giving lecture series through UCIA, university of California, Los Angeles. Within a few years, the ancient teachings were attracting thousands of people and the Healthy, Happy, Holy …
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Exercise 1. Sit in easy pose with spine erect. Begin breathing long and deep through both nostrils. Focus on the life-giving flow of breath for 3 minutes. Then inhale, hold the breath a few seconds, and relax the breath. Exercise 2. Come into frog pose (2a). The balls of the feet are on the ground, touching each other. The hands …
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For the last 3,000 years we have been taught nothing. We have been taught that there is a God somewhere up there, and that we must make an effort, a journey, to reach there. But it is very simple: If you cannot see God in all, you cannot see God at all. If the Muslim God is better than the …
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I have called you today, as these nine days are very auspicious. The moon is crossing beneath the sun. It is a time to sharpen the mind. Why not to do it the way of the century-old custom? It is not very difficult, and you will be very comfortable in the end. Guided Meditation with the Master, To Enter the …
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