Mind and Emotion
This kriya is a brain doctor. It patches the two hemispheres together so you can both sense and project who you really are, and it reduces the overall tension the body carries while it sharpens your awareness of the self. Work it and the inner creative self learns to project its essence outward, and to receive the wholeness of others with full empathy and intuition. The healing force inside the hands is real, and this series teaches you to wake it.
Pose 1
Sit in Lotus Pose. Place the hands by the hips and use them to push the body up off the floor, bouncing up and down. Move rapidly, in coordination with Breath of Fire, for 2 minutes. To the Yogi, your true age is measured by flexibility. A man who cannot sit in Lotus Pose is the equivalent of 40 years of age, and a woman who cannot sit in Lotus Pose is the equivalent of 120 years of age.
Pose 2
Lie on the stomach with the forehead on the floor. Interlock the hands at the small of the back. Inhale and raise the head and upper torso as high as possible, then exhale all the way down to the original position. Repeat the cycle 52 times. This adjusts the ribcage.
Pose 3
As in Exercise 2, inhale and raise the head and upper torso as high as possible, and at the same moment strike the buttocks with both heels. Exhale and relax down. Repeat this cycle 52 times, then relax with the arms by the sides. This strengthens the lower back and clears lower back pain.
Pose 4
Lie on the back with the hands interlocked at the navel point. Jump the legs up and back toward the head, lifting the buttocks off the ground. Repeat this jumping motion 52 times. This releases pent-up tension and frustration.
Pose 5
Squat into Crow Pose. Extend the arms straight in front, parallel to the ground, palms together. a. Inhale, stand up, and clap the hands over the head. b. Exhale, squat back down, and clap the hands straight in front. Repeat the complete cycle 52 times.
Pose 6
This is a four-part exercise, and each part is done for four counts. Sit in Easy Pose with the arms extended to the sides, parallel to the ground, palms facing down. Keep the arms perfectly straight and tight like iron throughout the whole sequence. a. First, pump the arms 3 times as though you were flying, and on the fourth count firmly slap the ground. b. Second, pump the arms 3 times and on the fourth count clap the hands above the head. c. Third, pump the arms 3 times and on the fourth count extend the arms in front parallel to the ground and clap the hands. d. Finally, pump the arms 3 times and on the fourth count clap the hands behind the head. Once the sequence becomes familiar, subst
Pose 7
Repeat the entire series of postures from Exercise 6, this time using the Guru Gaitri Mantra: Gobinday, Mukanday, Udaaray, Apaaray, Hareeung, Kareeung, Nirnaamay, Akaamay. The sequence is identical, but the pumping is faster. Pump the arms up and down once with each word of the mantra. Clap the hands on Apaaray and on Akaamay. Continue for 3 minutes. This is harder because there are more words to match to the actions. The eastern zone, the initial and projective part of the brain, is stimulated by the word changes in the mantra. The Guru Gaitri Mantra is singular in its power to balance the initial and projective brain. When both parts unite in balance, the brain functions creatively, commun
Pose 8
Repeat Exercise 6 for 3 minutes.
Pose 9
Sit in Easy Pose with the eyes closed and meditate on a beautiful, expansive song. Let the sound of the words and music create a frequency for the right brain to receive, which then stimulates the left brain to create movement. Sing along with the recording and imagine you are flying at 40,000 feet. Meditatively move the shoulders, torso, arms, and hands to express yourself creatively. This is a basic human movement. Express your feelings freely through your body for 5 minutes. By learning to project beautiful songs this way you develop great healing power in the hands. It is a means of communicating with your inner self and projecting your essence outward, and that essence is th