Tag: kundalini
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The Plavini Pranayama
Plavini is best practised after your asana sequence, to help cool and restore the body. It is also ideal after more active pranayama, where it helps to distribute the awakened energy evenly through the nadis (the body’s energetic channels). This balancing prepares you naturally for meditation.
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Sadhana 2025: Tapasya – The Actof Spiritual Offering | The So Ham Mantra – Open Lesson
At one point, I began to fade. I felt myself slipping. That’s when the boy deva looked at my hands and pinched my mudra, gently but firmly. “Hold the mudra tight,” he said. I did. The energy stabilised. I could keep going.
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Good Friday Lesson: The Four Paths to Samadhi | A Personal Experience
In time, I’ve grown to recognise four powerful approaches that can open the door to Samadhi. They may appear unrelated at first glance, but upon deeper reflection, these methods are beautifully interconnected. And though there are many traditions and techniques out there, ultimately they all aim toward the same truth — the same still point…
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Understanding the Kandasana: Beyond Contortion – Open Lesson
Hovering just above the pelvic floor within the hips is a soft, cloud-like essence enclosed in a white sheath -this is the Kanda Nadi. ‘Kanda’ means ‘root,’ as it is the origin point from which the three primary nadis – Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna, emerge.
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Bhastrika Pranayama and Kapalbhati: In-Depth Comparisson and Recommendations
This bhastrika pranayama quickly activates prana (vital life force), allowing it to penetrate the nadis and clear them off of impurities. But it should be practised sparingly. Overdoing it can deplete the brain’s soma, leading to cell damage, pranic imbalances, and over stimulation of the nervous system.
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Significance of the Tongue in Meditation | with Drills and Techniques – Part One | Open Lesson
The tongue, after this profound spiritual experience (samadhi), speaks the language of God. The heart follows, directing the brain into acts of devotion and sacrifice, not for oneself but for the good of all.
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The Soma and Nature | The OM
Chanting energises the vagus nerve for healthy autonomic functions. It promotes mental clarity, creativity and sharp cognitive functions.
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Learn Bhastrika Pranayama – Essential Preparatory Lesson
The bhastrika pranayama directly affects the nervous and circulatory systems. The intracranial pressure abruptly increases through each inhalation which, in turn, magnetises the cerebrospinal fluid.
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The Becoming of the Spirit
The euphoria attached to Samadhi is beautiful. It is many times addicting too. The student knows his limitations so he could easily get out. Once or twice in this lifetime is enough. To chase it could lead to a painful downfall. He needs to come back so he could share this wondrous spiritual journey.
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