A little recap on the Breathwork also shared before Multiple times but new travelers stop by and always good to keep the watering hole for the soul going. Remember these take time and should be done regularly as part of your practice especially if working with your chakras/Energy centers TECHNIQUES here ARE EXCELLENT FOR BEGINNING MEDITATION OR TO GET INTO A TRANCE State of mind Technique #1 1. Inhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your base chakra and with the inhale, draw this energy up through all of your chakras to the crown, illuminating each one. 2. Hold for a count of four for new people, for an average, a count of ten and for advanced meditators, however long you feel comfortable. This should be the same count throughout the meditation. 3. Exhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your crown chakra and with the exhale, direct this energy back down through all of your chakras to the base, illuminating each one. Technique #2 Breath of Fire (also known as Kapalabhati) Contract your abdominal muscles, forcefully, creating an exhale, by pumping your stomach muscles in and out hard and fast, but controlled. Air will enter the top part of your lungs by itself. Use the rapid contractions of your abdominal muscles to inhale and exhale with this exercise. The contractions should be rhythmic.
2. Practice a few times, and get a feel for it.
3. Do 20 in a row, in and out, using
your abdominal muscles in rapid succession, and at the end of the 20th breath, exhale, inhale and fill
your lungs, contract your anus, lower your chin to your chest, hold your breath as long as you
comfortably can- DO NOT PUSH YOURSELF! 4. Exhale slowly.
The above constitutes one round. The exhalation should be brief, and the inhalation should be passive
and longer. Rounds are increased by adding the number of pumpings with your abdominal muscles.
First, try doing three sets of 20 pumpings and then after some time, increase to 30, then 40 until you are
doing 60.
What this breathing exercise does:
1. It increases the amount of oxygen in the body
2. It increases the amount of heat- alchemists in the Gothic and medieval times were referred to as
"puffers" and the bellows by the fireplace in alchemy paintings was symbolic of this exercise.
Technique #3
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING ONE – HOLDING AT THE TOP
1. Inhale through your left nostril for a count of four and focus on your top three chakras.
2. Hold your breath for a count of 6 at the top of your inhale.
3. Switch and close your left nostril with your thumb, and now exhale for a count of four through your
right nostril, slowly and evenly.
4. Inhale through your right nostril and hold for a count of six
5. Exhale through your left nostril, for a count of four
6. Inhale through your left nostril for a count of four, hold for a count of six, exhale through your right
nostril for a count of four.
• Inhale through left
• Hold at the end of the inhale
• Exhale through right
• Inhale through right
• Hold at the end of the inhale
• Exhale through left
The above constitutes one round.
Repeat the above 4 times for newbies, eight to ten times, then build up to 20 times for experienced and
up to 40 times or more for advanced meditators.
It is important to relax and take your time with this exercise.
For advanced meditators, the times can vary from being equal, for example, a ratio of 2 on the inhale, 8
on the hold, and 4 on the exhale, but this must be consistent through the meditation. Shorter inhales
with longer exhales increase the power drastically in a short period of time.
The above exercise directs the prana to the head and upper chakras. This is a great exercise
if you find your energy pooling in your legs, which can be dangerous.
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING TWO – HOLDING AT THE BOTTOM
With this exercise, the hold is at the bottom, after your exhale and goes like this:
1. Focus on your three lower chakras
2. Inhale through your left nostril for a count of four, closing off the right nostril with your thumb. This
is best done by pushing the pad of your thumb onto your nostril.
3. Switch and close your left nostril with your thumb, and now exhale through your right nostril for a
count of four.
4. Hold your breath for a count of six, after the exhale.
5. Keeping your left nostril closed, inhale through your right nostril for a count of four, switch and
close your right nostril and exhale through your left for a count of four.
6. Hold at the end of the exhale for a count of six and then inhale through your left again for a count of
four, exhale through the right and then hold for a count of six, inhale through the right, switch and close
the right and exhale through the left, hold for six, inhale through the left.
• Inhale through left
• Exhale through right
• Hold at the end of the exhale
• Inhale through right
• Exhale through left
• Hold at the end of the exhale
• Inhale through left
This constitutes one round. What this exercise does is to bring the prana to your lower
chakras.
Repeat the above 4 times for newbies, eight to ten times, then build up to 20 times for experienced and
up to 40 times or more for advanced meditators.
It is important to relax and take your time with this exercise.
Technique # 4 First Set: 1. Inhale through both nostrils for a count of 2 2. Hold four a count of 4 3. Exhale for a count of 6 4. Hold for a count of 4 The above constitutes one round. Six to ten rounds is ok for new people. Those who are experienced and advanced should go with as many as comfortable. The following exercise should be done for as many rounds as the above exercise and both should be done with the one below following the one above: Second Set: 1. Inhale for a count of 6 2. Hold for a count of 6 3. Exhale for a count of 4 Do NOT hold at the bottom. However many rounds you did with set one, you need to do with this exercise. Performing breathing exercises is highly recommended, as this will naturally calm the nervous system. 1. Sit comfortably. Do not lie down because you might fall asleep. 2. Breathe in for a count of six, hold for a count of six and then exhale for a count of six. Do this breathing until you are completely relaxed. Ideally, you should no longer be able to feel your body. 3. Imagine you are climbing down a ladder in the dark. Don’t visualize a ladder; just imagine you can feel yourself doing it. On the exhale, feel yourself climbing a step or two down the ladder. On the inhale, feel yourself holding still on the ladder. 4. Now, let go of the ladder and free fall backwards. If you get dizzy or disoriented, just bring your attention to the front of your body and this will stop. This mental falling effect, when combined with deep relaxation and mental calmness, will cause you to enter the trance state. What is needed is a mental falling effect inside your mind. This changes the level of brain wave activity from the awake level (Beta) to the asleep level (Alpha) or the deep sleep level (Theta). Once your level of brain wave activity reaches Alpha you will enter a trance. Once you get the heavy feeling, stop the mental falling exercise. If you don’t like the ladder, imagine you are in a lift [elevator], feel yourself falling on the exhale and holding on the inhale. Or, Imagine you are a feather, feel yourself floating down on the exhale and holding still on the inhale. You need a mental falling effect to lower your level of brain wave activity. 5. Keep doing this for as long as it takes. The time it takes to enter trance will vary, depending on your experience with deep relaxation and mental calmness. A trance feels like: Everything gets quieter and you feel like you are in a much bigger place. There is a very slight humming feeling in your body. Everything feels different. It feels a bit like putting a cardboard box over your head in the dark, you can feel the atmosphere change. It’s like everything goes fuzzy or slightly blurred. Any sharp noises, while in trance are painful. 6. To bring yourself out of the trance: Concentrate on moving your fingers or toes. Once you can move a finger or toe, flex your hands, move your arms, shake your head, i.e., reanimate your body; and get up and walk around for a few minutes. What this exercise does: In order to advance in , we must train our minds. When we are in a trance state, our brain waves slow down considerably. There are two sides to the brain- the left logical/intellectual masculine side and the right creative/intuitive feminine side. The right side is the seat of the subconscious. This is the area of the mind that is open to suggestion and programming and the seat of our astral power.
When the left side of our brain is active in thinking, the right side cannot be accessed. Trance states shut off
the left side so we can access and program the right side (subconscious).
It takes training to be able to induce a deep trance state. Deep trance states are not always necessary,
but for specific workings, they are very important. Once we train our minds to go deeper and deeper
into a trance, this becomes easier and easier and takes less and less time as we become adept. The mind
is like a muscle and for most people, this exercise will be an introduction to a part of the mind that has
never even been accessed before.
It is *very* important to never be startled out of a trance state, especially a deep one, so make sure you
are in a room or area where you are left alone and the phone is turned off. Being startled and pulled out
of a trance the wrong way can be extremely painful and the pain can last for days, especially if you are
doing energy work in this state.
It is normal when in a trance state for any sounds to be very painful. This is because in this state, our
senses are extremely heightened.
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