Monday, June 18, 2007

The Healing Breath

Loving greetings of peace in Satchidananda.

Try out some deep breathing with visualizations to heal any area of your body and mind. Here is info for doing so.

1. Sit quietly and comfortably with straight back, open shoulders and chest. Call on the one you adore.
2. Begin deep three-part breathing (Dheerga Swasam). After a couple minutes
3. Add visualization and a short retention at top of the in-breath, and continue a few minutes longer.
4. Sit quietly with normal breathing enjoying the results of this practice.

Dheerga Swasam Deep three-part breathing: Inhale thru the nostrils way down into the abdominal portion of the lungs until the abdomen puffs out a little. (Don’t overdo it or strain).
Breathe it out gently and slowly thru the nostrils. At the end of the out-breath draw in the diaphragm a little to force out a bit more air from the bottom of the lungs. After a few in and out breaths, next time fill up the abdominal portion of the lungs and also the chest area. Breathe it out slowly as before, remembering to draw in the abdomen a little at the end of the exhale.
After a couple times, repeat again, but this time fill the abdominal portion, the chest portion and also breath up into the chest all the way to the chin so the collar bone tends to rise just a little -- like filling a vessel from the bottom to the top.
Be careful not to work too hard at this or move the body much. It’s mostly directing the breath with the mind. This is Dheerga Swamam, the deep, three-part Yogic breath.

The Visualization: During the in-breath visualize white light/gold light prana (vital energy) coming into your system from above, coming down through the crown of the head and down into the area that isn’t well. During the short retention, visualize the prana circulating about in that area, cleaning, purifying and strengthening all the cells and muscles in that part of the body. During the out-breath visualize any weaknesses or disturbances in that area of the body (and mind) washing out of the system, out of the body; and repeat a few times.

This is a very powerful practice. Try it out two or three times/day. You will see results within a few days, even sooner.

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