Hathyoga warm-up techniques
Asanas-Yoga rules
Bhadrasana
Brmhacharya asana
Don't Do
Asanas When
Eye Exercises
Gomukhasana
Hathyoga warm-up
Yoga Introduction
Introduction
Surya Namaskaar
The Plough Posture
The
Spinal Roll or Rocking Exercise
The Stomach Lift
What Asanas
Will Do For You
Yoni asana
Practical Suggestions to Hath Yoga Students
How to Practice
Schedule
of Exercises
The entire circulation, and
economy of the energy in the human body-system is centred around the 7 centers
of force - also called
CHAKRA-s
- that govern over all the forms of energy that enliven a human being.
They are the regulators, and coordinators of the flow of the
various energies, and at the same time act as genuine antennas for the energy
exchange between man and the Universe, or between different human beings. The 7
CHAKRA-s are placed outside the physical body, and therefore may be perceived
only by clairvoyance, or partly by certain sophisticated hi-tech devices. The 7
CHAKRA-s are, in their order:
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1.
MULADHARA,
at the lowest tip of the spine, and in the area of the perineum; connected
with the lowest, and most dense (or "heavy", gross, slow-vibrating) forms of
energy, symbolically called the Earth-energy. Related with the vitality of
the being, the energy-battery of the human radio-set. Here are the premises
of the mysterious energy
KUNDALINI,
the potential of cosmic fusion. |
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2.
SVADHISHTHANA,
three breadths of finger above the root of the penis for men, and clitoris
for women; connected with the Water and Moon energies, and the instincts and
their accompanying emotions. The mass-consciousness. |
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3.
MANIPURA,
at the level of the navel, connected with the Fire, and solar energies, and
dynamism, ambition, ego, expansion, will. |
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4.
ANAHATA,
in the middle of the chest, corresponding to the Air energies, and to the
affective and aesthetic feelings. |
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5.
VISHUDDHA,
in the area of the neck, connected with the energy of the Ether (or AKASHA
TATTVA),
and with the intellectual intuition, and purity. |
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6.
AJNA,
in the middle of the forehead, also called the "third eye"; connected with
the Macrocosmic mental energies, and the extraordinary capacities of the
mind: telepathy, clairvoyance, hypnosis, etc. |
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7.
SAHASRARA,
over the top of the head, allowing the opening towards the Supreme Absolute,
and granting the condition of wisdom, and Enlightment. |
WARMING-UP EXERCISES
It is very important to perform these exercises in the beginning, every time
when you attempt to perform the Yogic techniques that are necessary for your
Tantra
training; this will guard you from any unexpected, and undesirable accidents.
1. The initial awareness
First, let your consciousness take hold of your being. Shift from the
street-consciousness, to a calm mood, removing for the period of the training
all the unnecessary, secondary, evil, or obsessive thoughts, and replacing them
with aspiration, and a positive mood of search of the beneficial, superior, and
universally valid accomplishments.
2. Exercise 1
Roll the head very slowly, and amply, both ways, with eyes closed, and attention
focused in the area of the throat-CHAKRA. Afterwards note the state of
activation of this centre of force, and the mind becoming dynamic.
3. Exercise 2
Perform 5 hasty double-movements of the head: 2 twistings to the left, 2
twistings to the right, 2 bendings half-left, 2 bendings half-right, 2 movements
backwards. Keep the attention focused upon the movement, and afterwards try to
feel the fine vibrations in the area of the nape, arousing of the latent
potential of the mind, and simultaneously the very fine vibrations in the area
of the top, arousing of SAHASRARA (the "crown-CHAKRA"), lucidity.
4. Exercise 3
Move the head laterally (to the sides), as ample as possible, keeping the
attention focused in the middle of the forehead. Afterwards, note the fine
vibrations in this area, arousing of the mental command centre (AJNA CHAKRA),
increased mental insight power, as well as free circulation of the energies
through the neck, unity between the mind and the rest of the being.
5. Exercise 4
Flex the spine laterally, by moving one shoulder upwards and the other
downwards; keep the head and pelvis steady, and focus the attention upon the
movement. Note afterwards vibrating points along the spine, deep internal
massage, and the healing of the possible sore zones (by focusing your energy
upon them).
6. Exercise 5
Stand with feet apart, in angle, and with hands supported firmly on the thighs,
as close as possible to the pelvis. The arms shall be perfectly stretched.
Exhale through the mouth, inhale through the nose, and remain so, with the lungs
filled up, concentrating upon the stream of cosmic energy running downwards
through the spine (all the way till the root-CHAKRA). Exhale through the mouth,
and relax. Repeat. Afterwards, note "elasticizing" of the spine, "expansion" of
the rib-cage, and revitalisation of the entire body, irradiating from the spine.
7. Exercise 6
Massage the spot under the breast-bone with the thumbs of each hand, by turns,
as deep as possible; clockwise with the right thumb, and counterclockwise with
the left one. Concentrate on the massaged point, and afterwards note the
relaxation, energization, and purification in the abdominal area, and the expel
of some "toxic" energies at the level of the massaged point.
THE RELAXATION
It is equally important to perform the relaxation every time, in the end of your
session of Tantra training. This will guard you from possible disturbances, or
accidents.
Lie flat on the back, with
arms and legs slightly apart, palms upwards. Allow your body to become soft and
heavy; relax all your muscular groups, note a feeling of abandonning the
physical structure, and then begin a gradual, step-by-step relaxation of each
part of the body, from toe to head, in the following order: left leg, right leg,
left arm, right arm, buttocks, pelvis and perineum, belly, back, chest and
shoulders, neck and nape, face (chin, lips, tongue, jaw, cheeks, eyelids,
eyeballs, eyebrows, forehead). Note the state of mental freedom, floating, loss
of the outlines of the body, expansion of the consciousness, harmony with the
Macrocosmos.
Conclude with a grateful thought towards
SHIVA,
the great
GURU
of the
Tantric
YOGIN-s, and come back slowly to the common condition, noticing the harmonious
distribution of the energies, harmony, calmness, self-confidence, vitality.
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