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YOGA PREGNANCY (GETTING READY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY)

MAKING UP YOUR MIND

THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE TODAY. BOTH MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEGUN TO SHARE EQUAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES. ALMOST ALL DECISIONS ARE BEING TAKEN WITH MUTUAL CONSENT. MOST IMPORTANT AMONG THEM IS TO BECOME PARENTS, BECAUSE PARENTING, THOUGH MOST BEAUTIFUL, IS ALSO THE MOST CHALLENGING RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE. IT DEMANDS TIME, PATIENCE, RESOURCES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT ONLY A HAPPY COUPLE CAN GIVE BIRTH TO A HAPPY CHILD. GIVING BIRTH IS NOT JUST AN OVERNIGHT JOB. IT IS A PLEASURE, PRIDE AND DUTY TO BER PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY BY MOTHER WITH ACTIVE AND DEDICATED COOPERATION OF THE FATHER.

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GETTING READY💟💟

ONCE A POSITIVE DECISION ON PARENTHOOD HAS BEEN TAKEN, A COUPLE NEEDS TO GIVE ITSELF THREE TO FOUR MONTH'S TIME TO PREPARE ITSELF MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY. IT IS NOT ONLY THE WOMEN WHO HAS TO PREPARE HERSELF FOR THE MOTHERHOOD BUT THE MAN ALSO HAS TO SHARE EQUAL BURDEN ON HIS WAY TO FATHERHOOD AND THEREFORE NEEDS ADEQUATE PREPARATION.

GETTING READY MENTALLY

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A STRONG MINDSET DURING PREGNANCY PAVES THE WAY FOR AN EASY ENJOYABLE GESTATION PERIOD. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE PARENTS TO BECOME MENTALLY PREPARED FOR A TRANSFORMATION IN THEIR LIFESTYLE. HOWEVER, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR A COUPLE TO CHANGE THE HABITS, WHICH MAY BECOME IMPEDIMENT IN THEIR PATH TO PARENTHOOD. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON HABITS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED THE DAY A COUPLE DECIDES TO BECOME PARENTS ARE:

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SAY GOODBY TO STRESS: STRESS IS THE BIGGEST FACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECREASED LEVELS OF TESTOSTERONE AND SPERM COUNT. IF STRESS IS BOTHERING YOU WHEN GET RID OF IT. INCLUDE MEDITATION AND YOGA IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE AND ADOPT A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS EVERYTHING. THIS WILL HELP ENHANCE POTENCY.

QUIT SMOKING AND ALCOHOL : SMOKING AND ALCOHOL REDUCE THE CHANCES OF PREGNANCY DRASTICALLY AND AFFECT BOTH PARTNERS. THESE ARE TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS TO GET RID OF, WHILE PREPARING FOR PREGNANCY. A STRONG WOMEN MAKEUP IS REQUIRED TO QUIT THESE EVIL HABITS. QUITTING THEM OPTIMISES THE CHANCES OF CONCEIVING. WITH THE PRACTICE OF YOGA AND MEDITATION, IT IS EASY TO GET RID OF THESE HABITS.

GETTING READY EMOTIONALLY

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CHECK ON YOUR WEIGHT : HAVE A CLOSE CHECK ON YOUR WEIGHT. FIND OUT WHETHER YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT OR UNDERWEIGHT. REACHING CLOSER TO YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT WILL HELP YOU COPE BETTER DURING PREGNANCY. YOGA AND DIEATRY CONTROL WILL HELP IMMENSELY IN THIS REGARD.
VISIT YOUR DOCTOR : VISIT YOUR DOCTOR AND TELL HER ABOUT YOUR DECISION. GO FOR MEDICAL CHECKUPS ESPECIALLY HIV TEST, BLOOD TEST, SUGER TEST AND BLOOD PRESSURE TEST. YOU CAN ALSO GO FOR A FOLLICLE STUDY WITH THE CONSULTATION OF YOUR DOCTOR, THIS WILL HELP YOU IN DETERMINING YOUR FERTILITY PERIOD AND THE DAY THE EGG IS RELEASED FROM THE OVARY. DO NOT FORGET TO DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF FAMILY ILLNESS LIKE DIABETES, HEART PROBLEMS ETC, IF ANY.
WEAR EASY CLOTHES : SYNTHETIC AND TIGHT-FITTED CLOTHES CAN OVERHEAT A MAN'S TESTICLES AND INHIBIT SPERM PRODUCTION. ONE SHOULD AVOID TAKING SAUNA BATHS, WEIGHT TRAINING IN THE GYM, TOUGH SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS.
CHECK ON MEDICATION : IF YOU ARE TAKING ANY MEDICATION THEN HAVE A CHECK ON IT AS IT MAY CAUSE FERTILITY PROBLEMS. ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE MEDICINES YOU MAY BE TAKING.

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YOGA BEFORE PREGNANCY

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REGULAR PRACTICE OF YOGA IS AN EXCELLENT PRE-PREGNANCY MAKEUP. IT CONTROLS AND ENHANCES ALL THE THREE ABILITIES, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL THAT DETERMINES BEGINNING, COURSE AND OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY. IN CASE ONE HAS NEVER PRACTICED YOGA EARLIER, THERE IS A NEED TO PREPARE IN THE RIGHT MANNER BEFORE GETTING IN THE GROOVE.

GETTING STARTED

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ENSURE YOU ARE LIGHT AT STOMACH. YOU MAY PERFORM YOGA EMPTY STOMACH IN EARLY MORNING OR BEFORE DINNER IN THE EVERNING.
WEAR COMFORTABLE LOOSE-FITTED COTTON DRESS, PREFERABLY SAFFRON, MAROON, YELLOW, OR WHILE COLOUR.
SUSPEND ALL INVOLVEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS FOR THE HALF AN HOUR AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO DISTURB YOU NOW. YOG SADHNA WILL MAK YOU MORE COMPETENT AND ABLE TO FACE AND DEAL WITH PREVAILING SITUATIONS STILL BETTER.
CONCENTRATE ON PROPER BREATH AND JOIN MENTAL CHANTING OF HOLY "OM" THE ULTIMATE MANTRA OF WELLNESS IN THE BIRTH AND BEYOND.
FOR RESULT-ORIENTED YOGA, MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO DEPEND ON PURE VEGETARIAN FOOD. CHOOSE YOUR FOOD CAREFULLY AND REMEMBER THAT YOUR STOMACH IS NEITHER A DUSTBIN NOR A GRAVEYARD.
LEARN THE ART OF FORGIVING AND THANK GOD FOR ALL GOODNESS YOU ARE BLESSED WITH.
NEVER PERFORM YOGABHYAAS IN A HURRY. YOU MAY PRACTICE A LITTLE IF YOU FEEL MORE PACKED SOME DAY BUT NEVER MISS YOU SADHNA. SUCH REGULARITY WILL LEAD YOU TO ENCOURAGING AND EARLY RESULTS.
ADD AMLA, TULSI AND HONEY TO YOUR DAILY INTAKE AND PREFER COW'S MILK IN DAILY USE.
USE A FOUR BLANKET, YOGA MAT OR COTTON ASANA FOR YOGABHYAAS AND PREFER SITTING FACING EAST IN THE MORNING AND FACING WEST IN THE EVENING DURING YOGA WORKOUT.
WOMEN SHOULD NOT PERFORM REGULAR YOGABHYAAS DURING MENSTRUATION. THERE IS A SEPARATE REGIME TO BE FOLLOWED DURING MENSTRUATION.
OBSERVATION OF THESE PRE-CONDITIONS FOR STARTING REGULAR PRACTICE OF YOGA ENSURES THAT ONE CAN DERIVE MAXIMUM OUT O THE BOTTOMLESS OCEAN OF BENEFITS FROM YOGA.

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FOLLOWING ARE THE FORMS OF YOGA THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WHILE THEY PREPARE FOR PARENTHOOD. THESE YOGIC EXERCISES HELP TONE UP THE ENTIRE BODY, SPECIFICALLY THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. THEY INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY, TONE UP THE GLANDULAR SYSTEM AND ULTIMATELY READY YOU FOR PERFECT PARENTHOOD.

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YOGA DURING PREGNANCY!

BENEFITS OF YOGA

DURING PREGNANCY💟💟

YOGA MINIMISES THE DISCOMFORTS AND COMPLICATIONS FACED DURING DIFFERENT STAGES OF PREGNANCY. YOGA IMPROVES THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD, WHICH REALLY HELPS IN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL CHANGES OCCURING IN THE BODY.
YOGA STRETCHES THE BODY, AND THEREFORE MAKES IT FLEXIBLE TO DEAL WITH THE INCREASING WEIGHT. IT ALSO HELPS IN MAINTAINING THE BALANCE BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX.
YOGA USES BREATHING EXERCISES CALLED PRANAYAMA TO CALM THE BODY AND THE MIND BY PROPER FUNCTIONING OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM OF THE BODY.

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BENEFITS OF YOGA DUING

CHILD DELIVERY❤❤

YOGA ENSURES A COMFORTABLE AND EASY DELIVERY. WITH REGULAR PRACTICE OF YOGA THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY, THE BODY PARTS WHICH PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE DUING THE PROCESS OF DELIVERY BECOME FLEXIBLE, TONED AND STRONG. MANY WOMEN WHO PRACTICE YOGA REGULARLY HAVE FOUND DELIVERY TO BE MUCH EASIER.
YOG STRETCHES ALL LIGAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PELVIC, HIP, AND LEG AREA, RESULTING IN EASIER POSITIONING AND PUSHING DURING LABOUR.
IN THE BIRTH PROCESS, BREATHING PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY. REGULAR PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA KEEPS THE PREGNANT LADIES MORE IN-SYNCH WITH THEIR BREATH, WHICH PREPARES THEM WELL POWER-BREATHING IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF LABOUR PAINTS.

BENEFITS OF YOGA

POST-PREGNANCY👀👀

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YOGA PLAYS IN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GETTING YOU BACK IN SHAPE POST-DELIVERY BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY. IT MASSAGES THE INTERNAL ORGANS GENTLY WHICH HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF STRESS IN PAST NINE MONTHS AND RE-TONES THEM. YOGA HELPS IN OVERCOMING POST-PREGNANCY DISCOMFORTS AND PROBLEMS SUCH AS STRETCH MARKS, PILES, EXCESSIVE BLEEING. LOSS OF BLADDER CONTROL, INSOMNIA ETC.
YOGA STRETCHES AND STRENGTHENS THE BODY IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND AREAS. THIS HELPS TO GET THE WHOLE BODY BACK IN SHAPE QUICKLY AFGER PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY.

DIETETICS 💫💫

A BRANCH OF THE VAST YET SUBJECT OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION SCIENCES, DEATETICS DEALS WITH THE STUDY OF DIETS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. THE RELEVANCE OF NUTRITION IN ONE'S DIET CANNNOT BE OVEREMPHASISED AS IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO RECEIVE CONTINUOUS AND OPTIMUM NUTRITION TO REMAIN HEALTHY.

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DIETETICS IN TODAY'S CONTEXT ASSUMES IMPORTANT OWNING TO THE FACT THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF NEWER FOOD PRODUCTS, CONVENIENCE AND FAST FOODS, FAD DIET FOODS ETC ARE BEING INTRODUCED EVERY DAY. THE CHANGING LIFESTYLES AND FAST PACE OF LIFE LEAVES LITTLE TIME WITH INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS THEIR NUTRITIVE AND DEATARY NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS. IT BECOMES EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT TO INTRODUCE DIATETICS AS A PART OF DAILY LIFE AS THERE IS A NEED TO BE SENSITIVE ABOUT NUTRITION, HEALTH, HYGIENE AND SANITATION ASPECTS OF THE FOOD. MORE SO WHEN MOST OF THE AVAILABLE FOOD PRODUCTS ARE MADE TO SUIT THE PALATE RATHER THAN KEEP THE ABOVE MENTIONED ASPECTS OF NUTRITION IN MIND.

A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLICATIONS THAT OCCUR DURING DIFFERENT PHASES OF PREGNANCY CAN BE PREVENTED, TREATED OR REDUCED WITH APPLICATION OF DIET THERAPY. IT IS THUS ESSENTIAL TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDED DIET AND DIETARY ALLOWANCES TO THE WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR AGE, CLASS, CREED, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND SOCIAL OR POLITICAL PLACEMENT.

YOGA AND DIATETICS

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WHEN YOGA AS WELL AS DIATETICS ALONE CAN DO WONDERS IN KEEPING AN INDIVIDUAL HEALTHY AND FREE FROM DISEASES, ONE CANNOT HELP IMAGINE THE KIND OF IMPACT THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO CAN MAKE.

YOGA IS SAID TO BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT OBSERVING STRICT DISCIPLINE IN ONE'S DIET. YOGA ADVOCATES SATVIK OR SIMPLE AND MINIMAL DIET THAT IS LARGELY VEGETARIAN AND FULL OF NUTRIENTS, REQUIRED SPECIFICALLY DURING ANY STAGE OF LIFE OR WHILE TREATING ANY ABNORMALLY. OUT OF THE THREE WAYS OF FOOD INTAKE, DIRECT FROM SUNLIGHT (AS IN PLANTS) , FROM PLANTS (AS IN HERBIVOROUS ANIMALS AND VEGETARIAN HUMAN BEINGS) AND FROM ANIMALS WHICH EAT PLANTS (AS IN CARNIVORES AND NON-VEGETARAN HUMAN BEINGS), YOGA CONSIDERS FULFILLING FOOD REQUIREMENTS THROUGH CONCUMPTION OF PLANTS AND THEIR PRODUCTS AS THE BEST. IN THE SAME MANNER, ANY DIET CAN BE DOUBLY EFFECTIVE IF YOGIC DISCIPLINE IS INCULCATED IN ONE'S DAILY ROUTINE.

YOGA AND DIATETICS CAN BE SAFELY APPLIED AND EMRACED DURING PREGNANCY AS NEITHER HAS NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS AND STILL CAN BE USED TO SORT OUT MOST OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY WITHOUT MEDICATION OR SURGERY.

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RESEARCHES HAVE PROVED THAT REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH THE RIGHT NUTRITIONAL INTAKE AND THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND HELPS IN BEARING WITH THE DEMANDS OF PREGNANCY AND ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN NORMAL DELIVERY OF A HEALTHY BABY WITH NO OR MINIMAL AFTER EFFECTS. AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO YOGA AND DIETETICS TO FULLFILL THESE CRITERIA, POINTS TO THE INHERENT NEED OF APPLYING THE TWO FOR A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE DURING ALL STAGES OF PREGNANCY.

DOING YOGA FREEDOM DISEASES FROM CANCER, ASTHMA, ULCER

DISEASES RELIEVE FROM ASTHMA,

ULCER AND CANCER

YOGIC RELAXATION THERAPY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY PRESCRIBED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER MEDICAL AND YOGIC PROCEDURES INCLUDING CANCER, BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, COLITIS AND PEPTIC ULCER.

ASTHMA

ASTHMA IS A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY ATTACKS OF RSPIRATORY DISTRESS DUE TO BRONCHIAL SPASMS, AND EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION OF THICK, STICKY MUCUS IN THE AIRWAYS. BOTH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO AIRWAYS OBSTRUCTION DURING THE ASTHMA ATTACK. THE VARIOUS STAGES AND PRACTICES OF YOGA NIDRA, INCLUDING DEEP MUSCULAR RELAXATION, PSYCHIC DESENSITIZATION USING VISUALIZATION AND IMAGERY, AND AUTOSUGGESTION, SANKALPA, HAVE NOW BEEN EVALUATED IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASTHMA. THESE STUDIES HAVE FOUND YOGA RELAXATION TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AND EFFECTIVE MODE OF THERAPY, PRODUCING BOTH SUBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS CLINICALLY OBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT IN RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, AIRWAYS CALIBRE AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS.

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COLITIS AND PEPTIC ULCER

IRRITABLE COLON AND ULCERATIVE COLITIES ARE TWO CLOSELY RELATED PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS OF THE LARGE INTESTINE, WHICH BECOMES TENDER, INFLAMED AND, FINALLY, ULCERATED. THE MAJOR SYMPTOMS IS RECURRENT DIARRHOEA. THE CAUSE IS PRIMARILY PSYCHIC, ALTHOUGH THE CONDITION IS FREQUENTLY AGGRAVATED BY DIETARY ABUSE. THE CONDITION FREQUENTLY FLARES UP AT TIMES OF STRESS, AND THEN PASSES INTO REMISSION AFTER A PERIOD OF MEDICAL THERAPY. MILD CASES, SUCH AS STUDENT'S PRE-EXAMINATION DIARRHOEA, RESOLVE THEMSELVES ONCE THE ACUTE STRESSFUL SITUATION HAS PASSED. IN OTHER CASES, EMPLOYMENT OR FAMILY FRUSTRATIONS MAY PRECIPITATE THE ONSET OF AN ATTACK.

NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT ULCERS RESPOND MOST FAVOURABLY TO YOGA NIDRA THERAPY AND DIETARY REGULATION, WITH OR WITHOUT CONVENTIONAL MEDICATIONS, ADMINISTRATED FOR ONE MONTH IN THE THERAPEUTIC ATMOSPHERE OF A YOGA ASHRAM OR CONVENTIONAL HOSPITAL, AWAY FROM THE USUAL DOMESTIC AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS. IN THIS WAY, SURGICAL CORRECTION OF ULCER CAN FREQUENTLY BE AVERTED.

YOGA NIDRA IS CANCER THERAPY

YOGA NIDRA CAN BE ADOPTED AS A FORM OF THERAPY IN CANCER OF ALL STAGES AND TYPES. IT IS ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED IN CONCUNCTION WITH MEDITATION THERAPY. THIS INVOLVES INTENSIVE MEDITATION IN ONE OF THE CROSS-LEGGED SITTING POSTURES, FOLLOWED BY YOGA NIDRA IN SHAVASANA. IN THIS WAY A CRUCIAL BALANCE BETWEEN CONCENTRATION AND RELAXATION IS ESTABLISHED. WHILE MEDITATION INVOLVES EFFORT, YOGA NIDRA INVOLVES RELAXATION, SURRENDER AND LETTING GO.

YOGA NIDRA MAY BE SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED FOR CANCER THERAPY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, IN THE FIRST PLACE, EARLIER LIFE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE BROUNGHT UP FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND SO THAT DEFECTIVE MALADAPATATIONS CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND CORRECTED. THIS APPEARS TO BOLSTER DEFICIENT IMMUNE DEFENCE MECHANISMS AND CREATE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OPPOSED TO CONTINUE GROWTH AND MULTIPLICATION OF ANARCHIC TUMOUR CELLS. IT CAN BE FACILITATED BY USING IMAGERY AND ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS TO AWAKEN DEEPLY SUPPRESSED MEMORIES, EXPERIENCES AND FANTASIES.

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THE FINAL APPLICATION OF YOGA NIDRA TO CANCER THERAPY IS IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS WILL (SANKALPA SHAKTI). IN HEALING CANCER, ENORMOUS, SUSTAINED ENDURANCE AND WILLPOWER ARE NECESSARY. IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THIS, THE SANKALPA IS PRACTISED DURING YOGA NIDRA. THE SANKALPA IS A PERSONAL RESOLUTION WHICH IS RELEASED LIKE A SEED INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND AT SPECIFIC TIMES DURING THE PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, WHEN THE EXPERIENCE OF RELAXATION IS DEEP AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS LAID BARE AND ACCESSIBLE. OUR OWN EXPERIMENTS OVER MANY YEARS HAVE SHOWN BEYOND DOUBT THAT WHEN THIS FORCE RISES INTO THE SPHERE OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS, IT CAN BRING ABOUT EVEN THE IMPOSSIBLE LIFE.

CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES

AT PRESENT, RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE TO WHICH CANCER GROWTH CAN BE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY YOGIC RELAXATION AND MEDITATION, EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING FORMS OF CANCER THERAPY SUCH AS SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY AND IRRADIATION. THE WORK OF AUSTRALIAN PSYCHIATRIST DR.AINSLIE MEARES STANDS AS THE MOST CONVINCING RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO DATE. HE HAS DEMOSTRATED CLEAR REGRESSION OF CANCER OF THE RECTUM FOLLOWING MEDITATION" AND THE REMISSION OF METASTATIC (SECONDARY) CANCERS DEVELOPING FROM A PRIMARY CANCER IN THE LUNG.

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CANCER CURE IS COMMONLY ASSESSED BY MEDICAL SCIENTISTS IN TERMS OF THE FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE AFTER INITIAL DETECTION AND THERAPY. AS YET IS IS TOO EARLY TO MAKE A FULL AND ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE EXACT ROLE OF MEDITATION AND YOGA NIDRA IN CANCER MANAGEMENT. PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHES AROUND THE WORLD ARE BECOMING MORE CONVINCED THAT YOGA NIDRA, BY MAXIMIZING THE PATIENTS'S OWN CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO BECOME HEALTHY AND WHOLE, IS AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF CANCER THERAPY.

THE SYMPTOMS OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING !

RELEASING THE SAMSKARAS

AS THE MIND BECOMES WIHDRAWN AND ONE-POINTED, CONSCIOUSNESS IS MAINTAINED BY FOCUSING ON A SERIES OF SYMBOLS OR IMAGES. EACH SYMBOLS HAS A DEFINITE FORM, WHICH MAY BE A FIGURE SUCH AS CHRIST, BUDDHA OR YOUR GURU. OR IT MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A LOTUS, GOLDEN EGG, CHAKRA SYMBOL, GEOMATRIC FORM, MANDALA, YANTRA, COLOUR, OR EVEN A SOUND.

INITIALLY, WHEN ONE ATTEMPTS TO VISUALIZE THE SYMBOL, MANY DISTRACTING IMAGES MAY ARISE. THEY MAY HAVE DISTURBING FORMS SUCH AS DEMONS, DRAGONS, GHOSTS OR SERPANTS, OR THEY MAY APPEAR AS BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, SERENE LAKES, OR VISIONS OF HOLY MEN AND GODS. THESE ARE SYMBOLS FROM THE UNCONSCIOUS, THE SAMSKARAS OR IMPRESSIONS THAT COMPRISE THE EGO. THEY CAN EXPRESS PAINFUL MEMORIES, FRUSTRATED NEEDS, UNFULFILLED DESIRES, INHIBITIONS, FEARS, COMPLEXES AND NEUROSES. THESE DEEP-ROOTED SAMSKARAS CONDITION OUR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCE, AND COMPEL US TO ACT IN CERTAIN WAYS. THEY ARE OFTEN THE ROOT CAUSE OF TENSION, MENTAL DISTURBANCE AND DISEASE. THE PROCESS OF VISUALIZATION IN YOGA NIDRA ENABLES US TO PURGE THESE SAMSKARAS FROM THE MIND, THUS PURIFYING THE LAYERS OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS, WHICH IS NECESSARY BEFORE REAL PROGRESS IN YOGA IS POSSIBLE.

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ATTITUDE OF WITNESS

THE PLAY OF SYMBOLS AND IMAGES SHOULD BE VIEWED IN A DETACHED WAY, AS THOUGH ONE WERE MERELY WATCHIG A MOVIE, ONE SHOULD SIMPLY REMAIN AWARE OF THE IMAGES. THERE SHOULD BE NO ATTEMPT TO ANALYZE OR BECOME INVOLVED IN THEM BY JUDGEMENT OR CONDEMNATION. WHEN THE IMAGES ARE THUS VIEWED OBJECTIVELY, THE EGO BECOME TEMPORARILY INACTIVE. IT NO LONGER IDENTIFIES WITH THE INHIBITIONS, LIKES OR DISLIKES THAT REINFORCE ITS INDIVIDUAL NATURE. THEREFORE, IT NO LONGER REPRESSESS MATERIAL THAT IS IN CONFLICT WITH ITS PRECONCEPTIONS, NOR DOES IT SELECTIVELY APPREHEND ONLY THAT MATERIAL WHICH SUPPORTS ITS OPINION AND PREJUDICES. IRRATIONAL, FEARFUL, OR IMPRACTICAL DEVICES AND DESIRES RISE INTO THE CONSCIOUS MIND, AND WHEN VIEWED OBJECTIVELY, DISAPPEAR OR ARE INTEGRATED INTO CONSCIOUSNESS.

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AS A RESULT, THE ENERGY THAT HAD FORMERLY BEEN USED FOR REPRESSING THESE ELEMENTS OF THE UNCONSCIOUS CAN THEN BE USEFULLY DIRECTED TO OTHER ACTIVITIES. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME ONE GAINS GREATER UNDERSTADING OF ONE'S OWN NATURE, AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CONSCIOUSNESS AND UNCONSCIOUS MIND IS REDUCED.

MANTRA, YANTRA, CHAKRA

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DIFFERENT SYMBOLS REACH DIFFERENT DEPTHS OF THE MIND. THIS IS HOW THE SCIENCE OF MANTRA AND YANTRA EVOLVED, AS THESE SOUNDS AND SYMBOLS PROBE THE DEEPST LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE DIFFERENT CHAKRA SYMBOLS OF COLOUR, FORM, DEITY AND MANTRA WERE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH THE PARTICULAR PSYCHIC CENTRES, AND CONSEQUENTLY AN ABSTRACT ASSOCIATION WITH ALL ASPECTS OF MANIFESTATION OF THAT CHAKRA IN THE INDIVIDUAL . IN FACT, THE ARCHETYPES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN ARE REPRESENTED IN THE CHAKRAS. SO, IN DISCOVERING THE SYMBOLOGY OF THE CHAKRAS WE ARE DISCOVERING AND RELEASING OUR OWN ARCHETYPES.

THE CHAKRAS DO NOT EXIST IN THE PHYSICAL BODY. THEY EXIST IN THE PSYCHIC BODY, WHICH CANNOT BE EXPERIENCED BY THE SENSES. THIS REQUIRES AN ALTERED STATE TO BE PERCEIVED THROUGH THE MIND. IN YOGA NIDRA WE INDUCE THIS STATE OF PERCEPTION BY GRADUALLY WITHDRAWING THE SENSES DURING THE ROTATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGHOUT THE BODY, AND BY PRACTISING BREATH AWARENESS. THIS UNDUCE BOTH PRATYAHARA AND DEEP RELAXATION. IN FACT, DEEP RELAXATION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE AN ALTERED STATE OF PERCEPTION. ONCE THIS STATE HAS BEEN INDUCED, THE GUIDED IMAGE VISUALIZATION PROCEEDS UNDER THE TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS.

SO, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE USE OF GUIDED IMAGERY IN YOGA NIDRA IS A VERY POWERFUL METHOD OF RESOLVING SUPPRESSED CONFLICTS, DESIRES, MEMORIES, AND SAMSKARAS. AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS THE KEY TO THE AWAKENING OF A NEW CREATIVE INDIVIDUAL WITH UNLIMITED RESOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE READILY ACCESSIBLE.

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THE THREE STATES OF MIND !

CONSCIOUS MIND, SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, SUPERCONSCIOUS MIND

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SAMADHI❤

YOGA NIDRA IS A TECHNIQUE WHICH CAN BE USED TO AWAKEN DIVINE FACULTIES, AND IS ONE OF THE WAYS OF ENTERING SAMADHI. IN THE PATH OF YOGA NIDRA WE USE AWARENESS OF THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF AMPLIFY THE INNER VISION AND AWARENESS. BY THE PRACTICE OF RAJA YOGA TECHNIQUES, PARTICULARLY YOGA NIDRA, WE TRY TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS STATES AND ULTIMATELY TO ENTER THE STATE OF SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS.

IN RAJA YOGA, THE TERM CHITTA REPRESENTS THE TOTAL AREA OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE WAVES OR PATTERNS OF CONSCIOUSNESS ARE KNOWN AS VRITTIS. JUST AS YOU THROW A PEBBLE INTO A CLEAR LAKE AND IT PRODUCES DOZENS OF CONCENTRIC RIPPLES OR WAVES, IN THE SAME WAY, WHEN AN EXPERIENCE FLASHES THROUGH THE MIND, IT PRODUCES WAVES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ANY OBJECT THROUGH THE EYES, IT PRODUCES WAVES IN THE CHITTA. WHEN YOU HEAR SOUND OR THINK ABOUT SOMETHING FROM THE PAST, THAT ALSO PRODUCES WAVES. IF YOU GO OUT IN THE DARK AND MISTAKE THE SHADOW OF A TREE FOR A PERSON, THAT PRODUCES WAVES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ANY OBJECT THROUGH THE EYES, IT PRODUCES WAVES IN THE CHITTA. WHEN YOU HEAR A SOUND OR THINK ABOUT SOMETHING FROM THE PAST, THAT ALSO PRODUCES WAVES. IF YOU GOOUT IN THE DARK AND MISTAKE THE SHADOW OF A TREE FOR A PERSON, THAT PRODUCES WAVES. WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT AND RELAX TOTALLY, THAT ALSO PRODUCES WAVES. ANXIETY, LOVE AND HATRED ALL PRODUCE WAVES. WHATEVER THE MIND RESPONDS TO IN THE FORM OF AN EXPERIENCE THE MIND RESPONDS TO IN THE FORM OF AN EXPERIENCE MAKES WAVES. COGNITION IN ANY FORM MAKES WAVES.

IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RAJA YOGA THESE WAVES OR VRITTIES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO FIVE BASIC PATTERNS. RIGHT KNOWLEDGE, WRONG KNOWLEDGE, IMAGINATION, SLEEP AND MEMORY. THEREFORE, SLEEP IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE MENTAL FORMATIONS, IT IS NOT A STATE OF TOTAL CONSCIOUSNESS. WHEN CHITTA ASSUMES THE FORM OF NIDRA OR SLEEP, THERE IS SOME TRACE OF COGNITION. THAT IS THE REASON WHY IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND SOMEONE ASKS, "HOW DID YOU SLEEP", YOU SAY, "VERY WELL". IF YOU WERE TOTALLY UNCONSCIOUS, AND THERE WAS NO ONE TO WITNESS, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD SLEPT WELL? THIS MEANS THAT IN THE DEEP SLEEP STATE, THE SELF WITNESSES THE STATE OF THE CHITTA, BUT THE CHITTA DOES NOT WITNESS THE SELF.

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💟DEEP SLEEP AND SAMADHI💟

IN SAMKHYA PHILOSOPHY AND ALSO IN VEDANTA, THE STATE OF DEEP SLEEP AND SAMADHI ARE EQUATED. THERE ARE MANY INDICATIONS IN SAMADHI AND IN SLEEP THAT ARE ALMOST THE SAME. IN SAMADHI, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS NO AWARENESS OF TIME, SPACE AND OBJECT BECAUSE THE EGO IS ABSENT. IN SLEEP THERE IS ALSO NO AWARENESS OF TIME, SPACE AND OBJECT BECAUSE THE EGO IS WITHDRAWN. IN SLEEP YOU ARE PERFECTLY CALM AND TRANQUIL AND THERE IS TOTAL ANADA. IN SAMADHI THERE IS ALSO TOTAL ANANDA, BUT THERE IS A BASIC DIFFERENCE.

WHEREAS IN SAMADHI THE EGO HAS BEEN ERADICATED, IN SLEEP IT IS ONLY WITHDRAWN FOR THE TIME BEING. IN SLEEP, THE EGO HIBERNATES SO TO SAY, BUT IN SAMADHI THE EGO IS CONSUMED IN TOTO. THEREFORE, AFTER SAMADHI THERE IS NO REVIVAL OF EGO, BUT AFTER SLEEP THERE IS CONTINUOUS REVIVAL.

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ALSO, IN SAMADHI THERE IS TOTAL INNER AWARENSS BECAUSE THE SELF, THE ATMAN, IS EFFULGENT. IN SLEEP, HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY A TRACE OF INNER AWARENESS, AND THE ATMAN OR SELF IS NOT WITHIN THE RANGE OF COGNITION. THAT IS WHY SLEEP IS CONSIDERED AS A HIBERNATIVE CONDITION, AND SAMADHI AS CHAITANYA, THE BLISSFUL STATE OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS.

💫 WHILE YOU SLEEP💫

DURING SLEEP, THE MIND IS WITHDRAWN AND UNDERGOES A PROCESS OF INTROVERSION AND TRANSFORMATION. AT THIS TIME THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT OF PRANAS. WHEN SLEEP OCCURS, THE PRANAS ARE BROUGHT DOWN THROUGH VARIOUS CHAKRAS, ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE STATE OF EXPERIENCE.

IN THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN WHOM SLEEPING PATTERNS AND GENERAL LEVELS OF AWARENESS REMAIN UNEVOLVED, PRANAS FUNCTION PREDOMINANTLY IN MANIPURA AND SWADHISTHANA DURING THE DREAMING STATE, MUCH AS THEY DO DURING THE ACTIVE WAKING LIFE. IN THOSE OF A MORE SATTVIC TEMPEAMENT, THE PRANAS SOMETIMES OPERATE PREDOMINANTLY IN VISHUDDHI WHERE THERE IS THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPLETE UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AND AT OTHER TIMES IN ANAHATA CHAKRA WHERE DREAMS OCCUR. THE HIGHER PSYCHIC AND CAUSAL FUNCTIONS ARE ALSO MODULATED THROUGH THESE CHAKRAS. HOWEVER, IN THOSE WHO ARE HIGHLY EVOLVED, THE PRANAS REST NOT IN VISHUDDHI OR ANAHATA, BUT IN SAHASRARA DURING DEEP SLEEP, AND IN AJNA DURING THE EXPERIENCE OF DREAM AND VISION. THIS IS THE TANTRIC EXPLANATION OF SLEEP AND DREAMS.

MINDFULNESS NOT MINDLESSNESS

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LORD BUDDHA SPOKE OF SHOONYA, THE UNCONSCIOUS STATE, WHICH IS GENERALLY INTERPRETED AS VOID, ABSENCE OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT SHOONYA MEANS MEDITATION ON NOTHING, BUT THAT IS A MISUNDERSTANDING. IF YOU EXAMINE THE BUDDHIST SYSTEM OF MEDITATION, WHETHER VIPASSANA OF ANAPANASATI, YOU WILL FIND NO MENTION OF SHOONYA. THERE IS ALWAYS A BASE FOR THE MIND, A PATH FOR THE AWARENESS. THERE IS ALWAYS A BASE FOR THE MIND, A PATH FOR THE AWARENESS. IN FACT, IN ALL THE SYSTEMS OF MEDITATION, NO PRACTICE OF SHOONYA IS GIVEN.

IF YOU READ THE BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES, IN EVERY PASSAGE BUDDHA SPEAKS ABOUT "MINDFULLNESS". THERE IS NOT ONE PASSAGE IN THE TEACHING OF BUDDHA WHICH SAYS TO BE MINDLESS. HE ALWAYS USES THE WORD "MINDFULLNESS". WHEN YOU BREATHE IN AND OUT, BE MINDFULL. IF YOUR BODY FLUCTUATES, BE MINDFUL. WHETHER YOUR MIND IS CONCENTRATED OR DISSIPATED, BE MINDFUL. FOLLOW ALL THE EXPERIENCES BY THE MIND. FOLLOW THE MIND BY THE MIND. BUDDHA EVEN SAID, "BE MINDFUL OF MINDLESSNESS". SO, SHOONYA SHOULD NOT BE MISINTERPRETED.

THE FIVE KOSHAS AND ITS MEANINGS!

BEYOND THE BODY AND MIND

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THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF YOGA NIDRA IS TO RELAX THE BODY AND THE MIND, AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAST STAGE OF THE PRACTICE YOU TRY TO DISSOCIATE YOURSELF FROM THE BODY AND THE MIND. TENSION, STRESSES AND STRAINS ONLY AFFLICT YOU WHEN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH THE BODY AND THE MIND. IN THE NIGHT, WHEN YOU ENTER PROFOUND SLEEP, THE PROCESS OF DISSOCIATION TAKES PLACE AUTOMATICALLY. YOU DON'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME, YOUR BODY OR THE NATURE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS DURING PROFOUND SLEEP. IN THE SAME WAY, DURING THE PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, AFTER ENTERING A STATE OF DEEP RELAXATION, YOU SHOULD TRY TO DISIDENTIFY YOURSELF EMOTIONALLY FROM YOUR BODY AND MIND.

THE FIVE KOSHAS

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MODERN PSYCHOLOGISTS REFER TO THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE MIND AS THE CONSCIOUS, SUBCONSCIOUS, AND UNCONSCIOUS. IN THE PHILOSOPHIES OF VEDANTA AND YOGA THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE GROSS, SUBTLE AND CAUSAL DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY. THESE THREE DIMENSIONS ARE AGAIN SUBDIVIDED INTO THE FIVE KOSHAS OR BODIES WHICH CONSTITUTE THE TOTAL EXPRESSION OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY FROM THE GROSSEST TO THE MOST SUBTLE DIMENSIONS OF EXISTENCE.

THE FIVE KOSHAS CAN BE READILY RELATED TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS, PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AWARENESS AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM.

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THE FIVE KOSHAS

ANANDAMAYA KOSHA (BLISS BODY)
VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA (ASTRAL BODY)
MANONMAYA KOSHA (MENTAL BODY)
PRANAMAYA KOSHA (MENTAL BODY)
ANNAMAYA KOSHA (FOOD BODY)

THE FIVE KOSHAS ARE DEFINED IN THE YOGIC TEXTS AS FOLLOWS :

ANNAMAYA KOSHA, THE FOOD BODY, IS THE PHYSICAL BODY OF BLOOD, BONE, FATE, AND SKIN, WHICH IS PERCEIVED THROUGH THE SENSES. THIS IS THE GROSSEST LEVEL OF HUMAN MANIFESTATION. THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS IS OF THE PHYSICAL PLANE.
PRANAMAYA KOSHA, THE PRANIC BODY IS THE UNDERLYING ENERGY NETWORK OF THE HUMAN STRUCTURE, WHICH CONSISTS OF CURRENTS OF PRANA OR BIOPLASTIC ENERGY. THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS HERE IS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, E.G. DIGESTION AND CIRCULATION.
MANOMAYA KOSHA, THE MENTAL BODY, IS THE LAYER OF CONSCIOUS OPERATION WITHIN THE SPHERE OF THE MIND. AWARENESS HERE IS OF THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL PROCESSESS.
VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA, THE PSYCHIC BODY, IS THE DIMENSION OF OUR PERSONALITY WHICH IS OPERATING ON THE ASTRAL PLANE. THIS IS THE BODY WE EXPERIENCE DURING DREAMING, OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES, AND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA. AWARENESS IS OF THE PSYCHIC AND CASUAL PLANES.
ANANDAMAYA KOSHA, THE BLISS BODY, IS THE TRANSCENDENTAL DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY EXISTING IN TOTAL ABSENCE OF PLEASURE OR PAIN. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN. ANANDA HAS BEEN MISINTERPRETED AS "FELICITY" "JOY" OR "BLISS". IT IS ACTUALLY A PARTICULAR STATE WHERE THERE IS AWARENESS OF NEITHER PAIN NOR PLEASURE. AT THAT TIME, AT THAT TIME, A TOTAL HOMOGENEITY IS EXPERIENCED, AND THIS STATE OF HOMOGENEOUS AWAREESS IS KNOWN AS ANANDAMAYA. NORMALLY, WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE EITHER PAIN OR PLEASURE, IT PRODUCES MENTAL FLUCTUATIONS. IT MEANS PAIN IS AN EXPERIENCE, AND SO IS PLEASURE. BUT IN ANANDAMAYA KOSHA, THE MOST SUBLE BODY OF ALL, THERE IS NO EXPERIENCE. THE INSTRUMENT OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN TOTALLY TRANSCENDED.

ULTIMATELY, THE ONGOING PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA WILL LEAD YOU RIGHT TO THIS POINT, WHERE ONLY THE FUNDAMENTAL VIBRATION OF THE UNCONSCIOUS REMAINS, WITHOUT FUNDAMENTAL OR MODIFICATION. THIS IS THE DEEPEST EXPERIENCE OF YOGA NIDRA, THE DIMENSION OF TOTAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS - ANANDAMAYA KOSHA OR THE BLISS BODY.

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THIS HOMOGENOUS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN DEFINED CLEARLY BY ADI SHANKARACHARYA IN THE ANCIENT TEXT YOGA TARAVALI:

WHEN MIND HAS TRASCENDED MAYA (DELUSION)
WHEN EGO HAS BECOME STATIC
WHEN SENSES ARE NO MORE FUNCTIONING.
AND WHEN ALL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
MIND AND THE SENSES HAS BEEN CUT,
WHEN "I" AND "YOU" NO LONGER EXIST
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME....

HOW TO DO YOGA IN SHORT PRACTICES !

THE ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES

OF YOGA NIDRA

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THE PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA CAN ALSO BE ADAPTED FOR USE AS A SHORT RELAXATION IN THE WORKPLACE OR AS A PRELUDE TO SLEEP.

INTERLUDE AT WORK

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELAXATION, THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THIS FORM OF YOGA NIDRA ARE ROTATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND COUNTING OF BREATHS. THESE ELEMENTS CAN BE EASILY ADAPTED TO ALLOW FOR PRACTICE IN THE WORKSPLACE OR AT HOME, IF A SHORT BREAK OF FIVE TO TWENTY MINUTES PRESENTS ITSELF.

ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IS PROVIDED BY THE BREATHING PRACTICE, FROM WHICH ANY NUMBER OR COMBINATION OF THE FOUR PARTS CAN BE CHOSEN AS REQUIRED. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PRACTICE SUITABLE FOR THE OFFICE OR HOME OR WHEREVER SOME PRIVACY CAN BE OBTAINED.

HOW TO DO ?

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LOCK THE DOOR, SWITCH OFF THE LIGHT AND DRAW THE CURTAINS OR BLINDS. MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF HOW SOON YOU WANT THE PRACTICE TO FINISH.
LIE DOWN ON THE FLOOR OR A COUCH AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.
COMMENCE RELAXING THE BODY BY LYING QUIETLY IN THE SHAVASANA POSITION FOR A SHORT TIME.
LET YOUR MIND WANDER AROUND THE ENVIRONMENT LISTENING TO SOUNDS REACHING YOU FROM OUTSIDE, DON'T ANALYZE OR INTELLECTUALIZE THESE SOUNDS, JUST BECOME AWARE OF THEM AS SOMETHING EXTERNAL.
BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BODY, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND AS YOU BREATHE OUT FEEL YOURSELF LETTING GO.
FOCUS YOUR MIND ON THE MEETING POINTS BETWEEN YOUR BODY AND THE FLOOR AND DEVELOP THIS FEELING FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
THEN ROTATE YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS QUICKLY AROUND THE BODY STARTING WITH THE RIGHT THUMB AND MOVING IN THE SAME FASHION DESCRIBED IN THE PRACTICE (RIGHT SIDE, LEFT, BACK, FRONT, AND MAJOR PARTS).
BECOME AWARE OF YOUR NATURAL BREATH. FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE BREATH AS IT MOVES IN AND OUT OF THE NOSTRILS (OR FOCUS ON THE THROAT, CHEST OR NAVELS AS DESIRED.)
MAINTAIN YOUR AWARENESS OF THIS FOR SOME TIME. COUNT THE BREATHS BACKWARDS FROM 11 TO 1 (OR 27 TO 1 IF THERE IS TIME).
STOP COUNTING AND TAKE A LONG, DEEP BREATH. LIE QUIETLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND STRETCH YOURSELF SLOWLY. OPEN YOUR EYES AND GET UP. THIS COMPLETE THE PRACTICE.

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WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRACTICE YOGA NIDRA SITTING OR STANDING. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED HERE. THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THIS FORMOF RELAXATION IS SYSTEMATIC ROTATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AROUND THE BODY, AND THIS GIVES BEST RESULTS IN THE PRONE POSITION. IF QUICK MENTAL RELAXATION IS REQUIRED AND ONLY A CHAIR IS AVAILABLE, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE KITCHEN WHILE THE DINNER COOKS OR IN THE BUS ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, THEN IT IS BEST TO PRACTICE AWARENESS OF THE BREATH ONLY, PARTICULARLY MENTAL AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE OF THE BREATH ONLY, PARTICULARLY MENTAL AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE NOSTRIL BREATHING (ANULOMA VILOMA)

YOGA PREGNANCY (GETTING READY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY)

YOGA DURING PREGNANCY!

DOING YOGA FREEDOM DISEASES FROM CANCER, ASTHMA, ULCER

THE SYMPTOMS OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING !

THE THREE STATES OF MIND !

THE FIVE KOSHAS AND ITS MEANINGS!

HOW TO DO YOGA IN SHORT PRACTICES !

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