Practice Report - Alfredo D - Saturday 12/1/2012

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Date:  Posted 5 years before Dec 20, 2017

Alfredo 5 years ago

ॐ नमः शिवाय

AM Practice

Woke up at 5:00 AM (Brahma-Muhurta). Practice was good overall and lasted approximately 85 minutes.

Svadhyaya: Finished “Sex You” book (2nd time).

Dedication: 8-minute mantra session and Puja 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, the last with best results.

Meditation: Strict concentration on naad on back of head for about 30 minutes. No efforts were made to move from there (PM practice is better for that in my case). Getting acquainted with the naad, and centralizing concentration at its node.

Spiritual State of Mind and Sadhana Planning:

1.  Doing as much Bhastrika prânâyâma as possible.

2.  Continue 2nd Kriya prânâyâma in between the 2 main bhastrika practices (AM and PM) when time permits and observe the effects. This shows promising results so far.

Dream recall: Dream recalled was flimsy, due to poor sleep.

Alfredo 5 years ago

PM Practice consisted of 79 cycles of 2nd kriya pranayama (approximately 40 minutes), followed by 20 minutes of concentrated bhastrika. Kundalini acquiesced at the end with a forceful blackout.

Meditation was for 20 minutes, strictly on naad sound, which is quite strong during PM practices. Objective of the meditation were basically to latch onto naad in the back of the head, as the process of getting accustomed to it continues.