Meditation of the Month

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SEPTEMBER MEDITATION

GANPUTI KRIYA: TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE!

May all obstacles be removed and may the impossible become possible!

A great kriya to do this month is called Ganputi kriya. It is the kriya of Lord Ganesha.

Position: sitting in easy pose with the hands palms up on the knees.

Eyes: 9/10th closed at the tip of your nose.

The Mantra is: Sa Ta Na Ma Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung.

Chant the mantra out-loud, in a monotone, or in the same melody as Kirtan Kriya. As you say each syllable, you touch the pad of the thumb (on both hands) to the tip of one of the four fingers. Here is the order, on Sa the thumb and index meet, on Ta the thumb and middle, on Na the thumb and Ring, and on Ma the thumb and pinky meet. Continue in the same manner for each of the remaining sounds. 11-31mins

To end: inhale and hold the breath and move, stretch, and twist every muscle in the body. 20 seconds, then exhale powerfully through the mouth. Repeat 2 more times.

Then meditate silently for 2 minutes feeling the flow of prana and healing energy in your body.

Please remember to tune in and out to ensure the highest benefit from the kriya.

Tune in: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo 3x
Tune out: Long Sat Nams: Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Nam 3x

Disclaimer: This advice is in no way intended as a substitute for medical counseling. Please consult your physician before beginning any exercise program or nutritional protocol.

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JULY/AUGUST MEDITATION

Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung to Send God's Healing Power & Energy

To be chanted powerfully from the navel point for 11 minutes. Sit in easy pose with the elbows tucked comfortably against your ribs. Extend forearms out at a 45 degrees ang out from the center of the body. Palms are flat, facing up, fingers together, thumbs spread. Consciously keep the palms flat during the meditation. Be aware they may tend to curl up. Eyes are 9/10 closed.

Pull in the navel point powerfully on SO and HUNG and "clip off" each of these two syllables, making them short. Particularly note that HUNG is not long and drawn out. You clip it off forcefully as you pull in the navel. Chant one complete cycle of the entire mantra, and then inhale deeply and repeat. (Remember, chanting is not singing, it is vibrating).

After 11 minutes, close your eyes, inhale deeply and hold the breath as you offer a healing prayer, visualizing the person you wish to heal as being totally healthy, radiant and strong. Then exhale and inhale deeply again, hold the breath and offer your prayer. You can do this several times, each time creating in your mind a picture of the person completely healed. You may want to imagine the person completely engulfed in healing white light. To complete the meditation, inhale deeply, lift your arms up high and vigorously shake out your hands and fingers. Relax.

RA - Sun
MA - Moon
DA - Earth (Receiver of Totality) SA - Totality
SA - Totality
SAY - Spirit, energy
SO - Manifestation
HUNG - Experience of Thou

SAT KRIYA
(KRI International Teacher Training Certification Manual, Level 1, pp. 194-195)

Sat Kriya is an essential key to the processes of Kundalini Yoga. It is one of the few exercises that is a complete action in itself. That is the connotation of the word, “kriya;” an action or series of actions that completes a process and has a predictable outcome. Most kriyas consist of a series of exercises that synergize. Sat Kriya can stand alone like a precious gem. The main effect is a control and balance of the lower three chakras or energy distribution centers in the body. It does this by mixing the prana and apana at the navel center. This generates a heat in the system and opens the inner channels to the upward flow and rotation of energy. Sat Kriya also rejuvenates the sexual system and helps the brain and body to recover from toxicity and memory loss due to drug abuse. It is good for removing energy imbalances in the lower three chakras and, as a result, is good for problems in the lower back and alleviating mild depression.

A beginning student should start with 3 minutes of this every day as part of a personal practice. The times can be built up from that base.

Posture: Sit on the heels (Vajrasan asana). The heels are straight up into the buttocks, stimulating two acupuncture pressure points, one in each buttock. The knees can be slightly open. Lock in the chin; stretch the arms over the head until the elbows hug the sides of the head. Interlace all the fingers except the index fingers which are together and pointed straight up. Cross one thumb over the other.

Focus: The eyes are closed and focused at the third-eye point.

Mantra: The mantra is “Sat Nam.” Chant the “Sat” from the navel point. As you chant “Sat,” pull the navel point in with an obvious jerking motion. Imagine you are receiving pranic energy from God / your higher source through the navel point. Chant “Nam” and send the energy back out into the cosmos through the third-eye point.

End: Inhale, hold the breath and apply root lock, squeezing the energy up from the buttocks up the spine and out the top of your head through the “crown” or 7^th chakra. Exhale, release the lock and repeat two more times. Relax in corpse pose for at least as long as you’ve practiced Sat Kriya. (Ideally, the relaxation is twice the length of time as you practiced this exercise.)

The rhythmic contraction and relaxation produces waves of energy that circulate, energize and heal the body. While chanting, the spine stays still and straight. This is neither a spinal flex nor a pelvic thrust. You stay firmly seated on the heels through all the motions of the kriya. The abdominal contraction is focused at the navel point. There is an automatic contraction of the rectum and the sex organ areas as in the lower body lock called “root” lock or mulabandha, but the lock is not forced and is pulled naturally from the navel.