Practice Report - Alfredo D - Thursday 12/6/2012
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Date: Posted 5 years before Dec 27, 2017
Alfredo 5 years ago
ॐ नमः शिवाय
AM Practice
Started practice late (8 AM), and it was challenged after a while during breath infusion by a business phone call, so I had to start all over again. It is obvious that AM practice must be conducted during Brahma-Muhurta to prevent interruptions. Practice lasted approximately 1 hour.
Svadhyaya: Continued with “Bhagavad Gita Explained”, Chapter 2, out of the dejection of Arjuna and into the Samkhya (Buddhi) yoga.
Dedication: 5-minute mantra session and doing Tratak (eye concentration) on effigy of Lord Shiva using a Maalaa.
Breath Infusion: 25 minutes of Bhastrika prânâyâma while doing several asanas, standing, seating, and floor. Infusion emphasis was on the lower trunk. Kundalini was solicited up sushumna twice.
Meditation: 30 minutes with concentration on naad on back of head. No efforts were made to move from there during the whole meditation. Concentration on Naad is becoming easier (Dharana), with a tendency to stay put for longer periods of time without effort (Dhyana). This concentration on Naad is becoming joyful, like a retreat from unwanted and harassing thoughts, so it is a welcomed meditation, and that is really good.
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: Several dreams recalled.
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PM Practice consisted of 144 cycles of 2nd-Kriya pranayama (over 1 hour), followed by 1/2 hour Bhastrika and 20 minutes meditation strictly on Naad, which was strong as usual in the PM. I stayed with Naad as long as possible, and returned to it when attention dislodged from it.
