In the Bhagavad Gita, the upside-down tree, specifically the banyan or fig tree (Ashvattha), is a powerful metaphor for the transient nature of material existence, where the roots (representing the spiritual world) are above and the branches (representing the material world) are below.
General class to prepare the body to allow the energy to rise in the meditation.
A class teaching the 3 bandhas and affirmation meditation to align with natural truth.
A meditation for a disturbed mind, when there are other influences that create a disturbance in the energy and the mind lacks focus - cleanse.
A class filled with nerve stretches and flossing for releasing tension on the nerves.
A little different with a feminine touch of softness to deepening relaxation and rest.
either fall asleep and come back to waking state after the practice.
A shorter yoga nidra that brings you back, can be utilised as a power nap and using the resolution to focus the mind for the rest of the day "I am energised, I am free of stress"
Enjoy the words from Swami Satyananda as he gave the practice of Yoga Nidra in his book. This is the first of 5.
expand into silence, feel the flow of energy and enjoy the eternal space that yoga nidra magically assists you to enter into.
A quick meditation to align yourself with the true light within.
Meditation on the heart space, exploration of the heart space, the inner light within and clearing out blocked emotions.
Go into the deep space, dharakasha and explore the chakras as points of light
20 minutes to deeply explore the inner spaciousness.
Explore the tattwas (elements) by their yantra (symbols). Awaken and balance all the elements in the physical body.
Allow yourself to drift off into deep sleep, with the awareness of the infinite space within. Deeply relaxing.
Deeply relaxing meditation taking you into the deep inner space of consciousness, without bringing you back so that you can rest deeply
Going into the inner space of consciousness, resting into the silence beyond the perceptions of mind and body.
Explore bhayakasha (outer space), and be left there to move into deep sleep.
This track is the same meditation, the droplet that purifies the central channel, with music added to the background. Hope you enjoy.
5 minute breathing session to break a habit. Try this, right when you feel you need to... do you habit, instead go do this for 5 min. The re-evaluate your desire and need to do your habit.
This meditation was given to me one early morning when my focus was jumping all over the place, later I read up that when sushumna nadi is not open, the mind cannot settle. The second part of the meditation ignited by the understanding that kundalini is not necessarily awakened in muladhara chakra. But the awakening of the nerve plexus through stimulating the movement of the cerebrospinal fluid, and awakening happens in the head, the seat of consciousenss when we initiate and awaken synaptic connections in the brain we are awaken to our physical potential. Allowing healing of the nervous system at each level within the torso along the spine. Nerve complexes are found along the spinal cord, which is healed and awakened by the movement of spinal fluid.
Complimentary or alternative healing, as it has come to be known, already starts in its name suggesting that it isn’t a full approach in itself, lacking in some way, some call it holistic healing, and is often turned to when conventional medicine has failed or neglected something. It is refreshing when “alternate” or metaphysical approach is part of the healing, a natural way of thinking of yourself as more than just a mechanical body. For sure, any approach is not the be-all and end-all and cannot be. Your wellness and mental state is all in your hands, nobody else’s. Often on our quest for healing not all expectations are met, and we must be aware of category mistakes, when conceptualizations appropriate to one category are inaccurately applied to another. As my husband says, if I break my arm, will I go to an energy healer, my answer is yes, if I knew the healers that used to mend bones, but I don’t. Thus capacity, capability and availability plays a role in a decision. But mostly it will come down to belief.
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Breathing through the central channel (shushumna) is utilised in the energy awakening practices of yoga. I do it with bringing light into the body, mind and consciousness.
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Words are powerful. Just practicing yoga is absolutely amazing and profound, understanding why you practice and gaining more information from the yogis can allow more depth, reason and meaning to your practice.
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Yoga is more than a passion for me, it is a way of thought, a philosophy which guides me deeper into the realm of spirit and giving me the tools to delve into myself and understanding who I am beyond existence. Connecting the life of matter and the truth of our being as light or unmanifest, beyond form and separation. It isn’t always the easiest way, when you look into your own challenges, seeing that you can love what you resist and open to the fact that all is you. For me it is the true way of seeing, and continuing to open these pathways within to grasp and understand it on a level of consciousness, not merely mentally, living the way of the warrior. Without judgement, or when there is disapproval of self (meaning self or other), then to tap into compassion and allowing. To soften the edges of opinion, thought, belief and structure.
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