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Throat Chakra

Seat of TRUTH of your Divine Nature rests in the center of your Immune System-Gee, Imagine that?

Date: 6/12/2005 1:48:39 AM ( 19 y ) ... viewed 2365 times

VISUDDA-The Throat Lotus Chakra -

Visudda Chakra is found at the throat at the base of the neck

flanked by the collar bone.

It is associated with the throat, ears, thyroid and parathyroid

It's element is ether, and it's color is most frequently though of as royal blue.

(Lapis Lingus - (Azurite) or Lapis Lazuli is often worn

for healing at the throat chakra

This is the chakra of truth.

The Yoga Set

THROAT LOTUS KRIYA

or

Kantha Padma Kirya

This is a total workout for the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

It works on the thymus gland

and the immune system.

For maximum results to this Kirya for 40 days at the same time every day with a relaxation and meditation at the end of the yoga set.

KANTHA PADMA KRIYA

1.Start In: Standing Namaste Pose 3 minutes

Stand Straight with hands at the center of the chest in Prayer Pose

Inhale deeply and bring the arm straight up to 60 degrees. Bring the head back. You don't have to tilt the body back just the head. It isn't much of a tilt. Create a steady motion with the breath. Look up like you are looking at the sky.

2. Start In: Rock Pose - (Vajrasana) 3 minutes

Come sitting into rock pose. Bring the arms out to the side with the palms up. Turn the head to the left and inhale. Turn the head to the right and exhale. Mental think SAT on the inhale. Think NAM on the exhale.

Focus your eyes on the 3rd eye.

3. Start In: Easy Pose - (Sukasana) - Comfortable cross-legged posture. 2 minutes

Come into easy pose. Bring the hands palms down holding the knees and do alternate shoulder shrugs. Inhale as you lift the shoulder. Keep the concentration on your breath with the eyes focused up.

Most people carry tension in their shoulders. (1min)

Lift and drop both shoulder simultaneously (1 min) Inhale both shoulders up. Relax. Think SAT on the inhale. Think NAM on the exhale -

Balance any tension.

4. Start In: Rock Pose - (Vajrasana) - (Heroes Pose) 3 minutes

Stretch the palms forward -and lock the elbows. Palms are down. Drop the head back and do Breath of Fire (see footnotes for explanation). Be Great! Keep the head back - it won't fall off. Inhale deeply as you bring your head slowly forward and tuck it into the notch of the chest, dig it in. Relax

Venus Lock

The fingers are interlaced with the right index finger on top
5. Start In: Easy Pose - (Sukasana) - Comfortable cross-legged posture. 3 minutes

Relax into easy pose. Interlock the hands into Venus lock. (see footnotes). This stimulates all the tatavas in the body and is a good way to pray over your food.

Bring the hands behind your back still in Venus lock and place the hands in the small of the back. Bring your chin to your chest and do Breath of Fire (see footnotes).

Try to get your chin into the little notch at the sternum. Keep the spine straight.

Inhale slowly and bring the head up to level. Inhale slowly and bring the head up to level

Try to get your chin into the little notch at the sternum. Keep the spine straight

6. Start In: Easy Pose - (Sukasana) - Comfortable cross-legged posture. 3 minutes

Sit in easy cross-legged posture and bring the hands into Gyan Mudra

Inhale as you turn the head to the right thinking SAT and exhale as you turn the head to the left thinking NAM. Maximum breath. Maximum concentration. Turn the head not the shoulders. Sat on the inhale Nam on the exhale. (insert link to hear). It works on the thymus gland that controls the immune system. Inhale to the center. Roll the eyes up, pull Mul banda (see footnotes). Exhale relax. Keep the eyes focused up.

7. Start In: Modified Easy Pose - (Sukasana) Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front. 5 minutes

Stretch the legs straight out in front. Bring the trunk back 30 degrees supported with your arms elbows locked palms on the floor behind you. That's half of 60 degrees. That's not a lot. Drop the head back. Inhale long and deep, keep the head back. Concentrate. To end inhale deeply and slowly bring the head forward keeping the body straight.

8. Start in: Rock Pose - (Vajrasana) raise the arms straight up for Sat Kriya (Sit on heels in rock pose and rise the hands straight up over the head palms together) 3 minutes

Sit on the heels in rock pose with the arms over your head. `The elbows are hugging the ears. Palms together (alternate: fingers interlock index finger up or easy pose if rock pose is not possible.).Palms together over the head and stretch up.

Rock from the hips 30 degrees forward and 30 degrees back. Thinking SAT Inhale forward and thinking NAM exhale back. Just pivot from the hips keeping arms, head and back in line. To end inhale Straighten, stretch, exhale, inhale. Pull Mahabanda. (see footnotes)

9: Start in: Savasana (Corpse Pose) (deep relaxation pose)

Come lying on the floor with the arms and legs extended arms by your sides palms up. Relax in corpse pose as you breathe in and out at your throat. Meditate at that chakra. Then concentrate down to the heart center - Anahata. meditate on the sound ANG as you Inhale meditate on the sound SOHUNG as you Exhale (need link to sound) This is the sound of the breath.

Lay down and relax – Relaxing Music.

*Breath of Fire-is continuous with two to three breaths per second - The focus of energy is the naval point where the pull of the muscles is felt. Inhale-the abdomen relaxes, the diaphragm extends down and the breath comes in almost automatically. Breath of fire cleanses the blood).

*Mulabandha (root lock) is done by contracting the anal spincter.pulling the sex organ up and the navel point it. It mixes the two major vital airs of yoga prana (ingested & used like air/energy) and Apana (eliminations-secretions)

*Mahabandha - means great lock. Contract the anal spincter, pull the sex organ up, naval point in, diaphragm up, chin in, tongue back, roll the eyes up, focus on the top of the head. Pull the energy up the spine to the top of the head.

Mahabandha combines all three great locks of yoga.

1. Mulabandha (root lock) is done by contracting the anal spincter.pulling the sex organ up and the navel point it. It mixes the two major vital airs of yoga prana (ingested & used like air/energy) and Apana (eliminations-secretions)

2. Diaphragm Lock (Uddiyana bhand) lift the diaphragm up on the exhale only.

3. Neck Lock (Jalandara bhand)- pull the chin in up so the neck is in line with the spine. Squeeze the energy from the base of the spine to the top of the skull.

Questions on this yoga set go to sjskhalsa@aol.com