Surya Yoga Sadhana - Practice Panel - 11/19/2012

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Date:  Posted 5 years before Dec 03, 2017

unlimitedsun 5 years ago

Mon. - 11/19/2012

Yoga-Breath of fire practice session:

Session was focused on the lower part of the body with a need of relatively more effort in the left thigh.

A dietary adjustment has caused a loss of weight, so much so that I have had to change my wardrobe completely! My clothes started to look oversized.

Yoga, exercise will cause elimination and purification. The complete process of bhastrika causes in addition detoxification and burning of negative elements.

Adding dietary rigor to the regimen accelerates the process of modification of the body. I have done this because I was impatient with this issue of the left side. It was getting on my nerves & I did something about it.

Yesterday, for the first time I stretched sufficiently both sides and sensed that the left side was more yielding. I also thought that I may not get the expected back lash I normally get as body recoups by the next day. Today I was also able to stretch with abandon!

Also, for the first time since many years ago, I was again able to assume full lotus on both sides (left is very challenging). This needs a lot more work.

Life Force Energy:

The energy was awakened, and manifested throughout.

Shift in practice: attempts at willing the energy downward versus soliciting it to rise as usual.

The energy was successfully sent to the feet. I pushing downward, looked down, willed down, and the energy could be felt in the feet; but in a way that was indicating to me that the pressure I was sending down was maintaining the energy put there.

I am not sure of the details of what I did, if indeed something of consequence was going on there. Since I was not explained the process, am I to consider that I am ahead of schedule? Probably this was sheer luck!

Compression was executed in a limited fashion, as attention/ will power followed the energy as it spread/ manifested, encouraging it to spread further, as well as shed insight/ light into the subtle body.

One aspect of the compression is more about the trail of pain at this stage.

Mind focus: a dynamic and exerted process of observing and analyzing by the mind and intellect.

The sound was loud, perhaps too much, it was coming from all ends, and it was disorienting. I can hear it loud just sitting quietly.

A better attempt was made to locate the node or source(?). When connected to the impression of acceleration/ intensification would extend as locked in at that position. I would feel a pull of the whole body in. It felt very dynamic!

As has been the case in the past when naad gets very loud, it is accompanied with a mist of tingling sensations over the entire body. When immobile, as laying in bed I feel wrapped in a cocoon of that sensation and to a degree weightless if I focus on the sensations.

Also, as I focus the mind a certain way I get those split moments of sense of acceleration in the mind, like "zappings".

Attempts were made to maintain locks until the energy dissipates, along with momentary deep breaths to increase breathing capability. Bringing about an increased control over the life force energy.

Goals and Objectives –long term/ adjusted:

Subtle body detection: looking down in the trunk more.

Book Readings:

The "Yoga Sutras" of Pantajali; Enlightenment in practical terms!

Subtle body ventures or interests recalled synopses/ retell:

:-) ... I am with previous students of mine, they were the autistics I taught, in high school. We are in the cafeteria, Marquet takes a drink, I want to try a similar one. They are different, like healthy energy drinks. The one I picked is 4.99 his is 3.99; we wonder how come his is cheaper yet bigger can.

It turned out the one I took is a newer one and will have more cleansing effects. We ask more information about these drinks. The sales clerk informs us that it takes about 4 weeks, say a month for the juice to take effect, and then their products meaning the foods will be appropriate. I think that I already did enough cleansing but decide to take the products still.

:-) ... I met with two ladies at Grou.ps (this is subsequent to a request I was thinking about submitting at the end of the chat last night), at their work place. They explain to me that a ticked needs to be submitted, and that is how they track their services. I explained to them that I thought that one could simply call them and inquire, to that they said no.

Reflections:

Still thinking, lest I stop imagining!