Practice Report - Alfredo D - Friday 12/7/2012

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Date:  Posted 5 years before Dec 29, 2017

Alfredo 5 years ago

ॐ नमः शिवाय

AM Practice

Woke up at 5:00 AM (Brahma-Muhurta). Practice was good and lasted approximately 80 minutes.

Svadhyaya: Continued with “Bhagavad Gita Explained”, Chapter 2, out of the dejection of Arjuna and into the Samkhya (Buddhi) yoga second part of this chapter.

Dedication: 10-minute mantra session and doing Tratak (eye concentration) on effigy of Lord Shiva using a Maalaa.

Breath Infusion: 45 minutes of Bhastrika prânâyâma while doing several asanas, standing, seating, and floor. Infusion emphasis was on the lower trunk and feet. Kundalini was solicited up sushumna thrice.

Meditation: 30 minutes with concentration on naad on back of head. No efforts were made to move from there during the whole meditation. Naad was coming at a higher pitch from the left ear, where its node is also usually located.

Sadhana Planning and Tapasya:

1.   Doing as much Bhastrika prânâyâma as possible.

2.   Continue diet of vegetable juice and flaxseed/cottage cheese blended together to shed 11 lbs. To the latter, added home-made almond milk, fruits, and brown-rice.

3.   Continue 2nd Kriya prânâyâma in between the 2 main bhastrika practices (AM and PM) when time permits and observe the effects.

Dream recall: Two dreams recalled.

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PM Practice consisted of 40 minutes of Bhastrika breath infusion, meditation was challenged and had to be cut short due to family intervention.