"No one is an expert. Hopefully, we become experts or Masters of ourselves but that be about it. To say one is a teacher or an expert in my path is ego foolishness."
With that in mind, WELCOME! OR WELCOME BACK!
Remember my loves, I can guide you to improve your techniques, to develop sequences of techniques that can take your practice to the next level and to make small adjustments that you /we at times in solo practice, overlook. Remember am available on zoom or audio or video chat ( video when eyes permit) and we can chat about any questions regarding the techniques or do one on one technique sessions just to make sure all is being done to obtain the deepest value if each technique or meditative practice.
Update on in person offerings & then the Juicy stuff!
These days, in person, I only do
A. Lakota Laying of hands these days in person and that is: clothes on (warm comfy loose fitting) and if after you read the description on main site homepage you would like more info and are in my area we can have a chat.
B. The Plant Ceremony with myself, another Shaman and a sound healer for small groups of no more than four. The Plant Ceremony is the only thing that is not Contribution based but all else is.
And
C. Womb healing which works amazing if done online too but I do offer it in person where & when available & also contribution based.
Just reminders. Updates. Thank you so very much
Now onto the Yum-yum fun stuff!
Basic meditation technique for All
Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down on a comfortable spot and relax.
Imagine and will, with each inhale, not only your lungs are breathing, inhaling air, but also your whole body is breathing in energy. You inhale with your entire body. The breath acts as a focus for absorbing energy.
Know that along with your lungs, each single inch of your body simultaneously absorbs energy. Like a dry sponge when dipped into water absorbs, your body should absorb energy with each inhalation.
Since everyone is individual, how each of us feels the energy will be different in some respects.
To reverse this, exhale energy out. This can make you tired and shouldn’t be done regularly other than to get a grip on how to do it.
Exhaling energy is for empowering talismans, charging sigils, healing- anything, and everything when you want to put energy into something or to direct it.
Energy can also be inhaled and absorbed and then directed to a specific area of your body for healing. I use this a lot especially when I get a lot of inflammation.
In a very short time, you should be able to feel the energy when you breathe it in. As you advance, you will be able to see it without trying to visualize it.
Feeling in this exercise is most important, especially when you are new. Do not try to see the energy as this can be a distraction. Just get a feel for it.
******************** Expanding the Sushumna a bit more advanced********
Expanding the Sushumna The sushumna is the line the kundalini travels up the spine. It is very small in diameter.
Tibetan monks would be tested for initiation by stripping down naked, wrapping themselves in a wet sheet, and spending the night in the freezing mountains, sitting in the snow. In the morning, if the initiate passed the test, the sheet would be bone dry and several feet of snow around the monk would be melted.
Expanding the sushumna is used to raise body temperature and create heat. This power can also be applied to pyrokinesis (setting objects on fire with the power of the mind).Or so they say.
While in a trance/ deep meditation, visualize the sushumna expanding to the spine in either a red hot or white hot glowing light. Focus on this for several minutes and from there, expand it beyond the spine, again, focus for several minutes and then expand it 2 inches beyond the spine. Keep expanding until you are several feet or more beyond your physical body.
This meditation produces a lot of heat, especially when done regularly. When practiced on a frequent basis, one can expect a rise in body temperature.
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A little recap on breath and more techniques to add to your practice or to review because its always nice to have them in one spot.
More breath techniques to add to your practice,these are for all. As with others begin with sets of four to eight breaths take a pause and monitor yourself Have patience with yourself Love yourself Know that; even though it may just seem like socially it is just something else that is trending and good to do, these are techniques that have been around for centuries and survived the test of time! Also Breathing is what keeps you alive. If you believe it to be worthless, then stop breathing for a little and see how far you get. Might as well use the breath to strengthen, purify, cleanse and live stronger & better. These breath techniques were also done with respect to life, with devotion to self at the very least and as I always recommend work your way up at your own pace but don't be weaker don't give it any less than you are capable of and be your own guru.
If it is something like a trauma memory? Well you are doing your breathwork and taking care of yourself, so relax and allow the thought to move on.
Pranayama path/control that energy baby!
Pranayama path and control your energy, observe the flow, contemplate the "why" you are doing it, (for yourself your health for YOU) and practice, live, breathe. Own your mind, your energy, your practice/life.
****Shiitali Kumbhaka or the Cooling breath
Fold your tongue lengthwise and inhale deeply through the fold. Close your mouth, hold the breath on a count of eight and then exhale through the nose. Continue for a eight breaths, sustain for a maximum of eight minutes. Thereafter you massage the diseased are of the body. Benefits of this method include reduced pitta (heat) in the regions of head, neck, and upper digestive tract. It is contraindicated in case of asthma, bronchitis and chronic constipation.
4. Siitkari Kumbhaka or the hissing breath
This practice has the same basic effects as the shiitali method. Inhale through the nose, hold your breath for eight seconds and exhale through the mouth, while resting your teeth on your tongue and producing the sound s-s-s with your tongue. In addition to reduced pitta, benefits include purification of the senses. The contraindications are the same as for shiitali.
The practice of Shiitali and Siitkari are to be avoided for a period of one hour before and after the practice of pranayama connected with one’s meditation. In general it is best to only practice one pranayama technique at a time.
****Bhastrika or the bellows breath
A word of caution: This exercise must only be performed under supervision. Close the right nostril and inhale twenty rapid bellows-like breaths through the left nostril. Repeat with twenty more bellows breaths through the right nostril while keeping the left nostril closed. Proceed to take twenty bellows breaths through both nostrils. This method helps draw prana (the life force) into the body and mind, thus clearing out mental, emotional and physical blocks.
****Surya Bhedana or the solar breath
Similar to the Nadi Shodhana, inhale through the right nostril and exhale through the left. Repeat this for a minimum of six breaths and a maximum of ten minutes. Benefits include heating and warming breaths that help balance vata in the body. It is contraindicated in case of heart disease, hypertension, epilepsy, hyperthyroidism, peptic ulcer and acidity.
****Chandra Bhedana or the lunar breath
Inhale through the left nostril and exhale through the right for a minimum of six breaths and sustain for a maximum of ten minutes. This cooling breath process helps reduce pitta. It should not be practiced by people who suffer from depression, who have mental disturbances, excess mucus and a sluggish digestion.
****Active Yogic Breathing
Practice long, slow and deep breaths in and out through the nose as you walk at a moderate pace. Try to extend your inhalations and exhalations as you walk. Keep the count of steps during each full inhale and exhale. Aim to take ten steps or more for each inhale and exhale. This method works to combine the calming effect of breathing with an active lifestyle.
The process of thinking and emotions are both voluntary and involuntary as is the act of respiration. Pranayama (control of the vital life force) can be achieved through the control of the respiration process. Advanced yogic breathing practices bring benefits to the various systems of the body, by improving circulation and thus enhancing the performance of the various organs
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