LEGEND🔗

BANDHAS

BHRUMADHYE - GAZE TO THE THIRD EYE

NASAGRE - GAZE TO TIP OF THE NOSE

URDHVA - GAZE UPWARDS

NABHICHAKRA - GAZE TO NAVEL

PARSHVA - GAZE TO SIDE

ŚAMBHAVI - GAZE OUT, BUT ETERNALLY WITHIN

Ujjayi GENTLY RESTRICT THE NASAL CAVITY AND INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE MAKING AN OCEAN-LIKE SOUND, THEN HOLD THE BREATH. RELEASE THROUGH THE NOSE. SOLES, ORGANS OF GENERATION, NAVEL, HEART, THROAT, UVULA, MIDDLE OF THE EYEBROWS, FOREHEAD AND BRAHMA.

Sitkari PLACE THE TONGUE ON THE ROOT OF THE MOUTH AND INHALE DEEPLY MAKING A 'HISSING' SOUND, THEN HOLD THE BREATH.

INHALE DEEPLY AND HOLD THE BREATH. THEN, FOCUS ON A SLOW, CONTROLLED EXHALATION OUT OF THE NOSE.

Utkarsa

Sahaja

INHALE DEEPLY THROUGH THE NOSE, HOLD THE BREATH COMFORTABLY THEN RELEASE THROUGH NOSE.

P

INHALE DEEPLY THEN HOLD THE BREATH. CONCENTRATE, IN SUCCESSION, ON YOUR SOLES, ORGANS OF GENERATION, NAVEL, HEART, THROAT, UVULA, MIDDLE OF THE EYEBROWS, FOREHEAD AND THEN BRAHMA.

Jiva

INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE AND HOLD THE BREATH. THEN, WITH FORCE, MOVE THE PRANA THROUGH ALL THE LIMBS OF THE BODY USING THE MIND ALONE.

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

WITHOUT ACTUALLY INHALING OR EXHALING, HOLD THE PRANA IN THE NAVEL CENTER.

CURL THE TONGUE INSIDE THE MOUTH. SLIGHTLY EXTEND TONGUE OUT OF MOUTH, CREATING A SMALL GAP TO INHALE AIR THROUGH, LIKE "THE BEAK OF A CROW." HOLD THE BREATH AFTER INHALATION.

VISUALIZE THE PRANA VAYU BEING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BODY.

INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE AND HOLD THE BREATH. THEN, WITH FORCE, MOVE THE PRANA THROUGH ALL THE LIMBS OF THE BODY USING THE MIND ALONE.

CURL THE TONGUE INSIDE THE MOUTH. SLIGHTLY EXTEND TONGUE OUT OF MOUTH, CREATING A SMALLE GAP TO INHALE AIR THROUGH, LIKE "THE BEAK OF A CROW." HOLD THE BREATH AFTER INHALATION.

VISUALIZE THE PRANA VAYU BEING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BODY.

INHALE DEEPLY, THEN HOLD THE BREATH. LOCK CHIN TO CHEST IN JALANDHARA BANDHA, THEN SLOWLY EXHALE OUT OF THE NOSE.

VISUALIZATIONS

VISUALIZATIONS ARE AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF EACH ASANA PERFORMED. SOME POSTURES MAY BE PHYSICALLY IDENTICAL, BUT CAN PROVIDE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE ALTERATION OF ONE'S VISUALIZATION.

WHEN YOU ARE EMBRACING EACH VISUALIZATION, REMEMBER TO EMBODY THE STATE & SPACE OF THAT OBJECT OR ENTITY. WHEN YOU PERFORM 'SAMYAMA', EMBODYING, CONTEMPLATING, VISUALIZING, YOU ARE DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THAT VERY BIO-MEMORY INTO YOUR BEING. THUS, THE MANNER AND INTENSITY OF YOUR VISUALIZATIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MANIFESTING THE STATE, SPACE, POWERS, BEING, AND SUPER-CONSCIOUSNESS OF PARAMAŚIVA.

ASANAS

THE TRITHIYA VINYASA KRAMA, AND ALL OTHER NITHYANANDA YOGA SEQUENCES, MAY BE SEEN BY SOME AS ONLY FOR 'ADVANCED' YOGIS WITH EXTREME FLEXIBILITY OR ABILITIES, BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THROUGHOUT THE SEQUENCE YOU WILL SEE EACH POSTURE DEMONSTRATED BY THE SPH, IF YOU FEEL A POSTURE MAY BE TOO ADVANCED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM IT AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRAMANA, IT DOES NOT MEAN IT'S NOT FOR YOU!

ALL ASANAS HAVE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS AND LEVELS OF REGRESSIONS TO SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC BODY-TYPE AND ABILITY. THUS, IF A POSTURE SEEMS TOO ADVANCED OR DIFFICULT, STILL MAKE EFFORT TO PERFORM THE POSTURE TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY WHILE INCORPORATING IT'S OTHER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS MUDRAS, BANDHAS, PRANAYAMA, ETC.

WITH THE SPH INITIATION INTO THESE AUTHENTIC YOGA SEQUENCES - THE MANIFESTATION OF FLEXIBILITY AND HEALTH IS INEVITABLE, SO LONG AS YOUR PRACTICE RITUALISTICALLY AND WITH A POWERFUL INTENTION, THEN IT WILL BE.

INDEX AND THUMBS TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER.

PALMS TOGETHER IN FRONT OF THE HEART CENTER.

FINGERS INTERLACED FROM INSIDE OUT.

ENGAGING, AWAKENING THE KUNALINI SHAKTI TOWARDS SAHASRARA CHAKRA.

INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER TOGETHER.

PRESSING THE TONGUE UP AGAINST ROOF OF THE MOUTH.

GAZING OUT BUT ETERNALLY GAZING WITHIN.

PALMS CUPPED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, RESEMBLIMG A LOTUS.

TRADITIONAL DANCE MOVEMENTS, WHICH TAKE PLACE IN BETWEEN CERTAIN ASANAS. THE YOGI SHOULD MOVE WITH GRACEFULY, CONSCIOUSLY, FROM THE SPACE OF BHAKTI TOWARDS PARAMAŚIVA AND GURU.

WHILE PERFORMING CERTAIN ASANAS, WEIGHTS MAY BE ADDED TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. LOOK FOR THE BELOW WEIGHT SYMBOLS TO INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF THE POSTURE DURING SUGGESTED ASANAS. THE YOGI MAY ALSO USE/APPLY WEIGHTS TO ANY POSTURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFELY INCREASES THE INTENSITY OF THE POSTURE TO ENHANCE STRENGTH OR TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY.

~ TAKE A CEREMONIAL BATH/SHOWER ~

~ COMPLETE THE SHUDDHI KRIYA CLEANSING TECHNIQUES: EYE WASH, NASAL CLEANSING, ENEMA, EVENING HARITAKI POWDER ~

~ CONSUME 1 CUP OF TURMERIC JUICE (WATER MIXED WITH A PINCH OF TURMERIC AND AHIMSA-HONEY) ~

~ WHERE BLACK CLOTHES ~

~ REMOVE YOUR UPPER CLOTH / T-SHIRT (FOR MALE BODIES ONLY) ~

~ TIE YOUR HAIR ON TOP OF THE SAHASRARA CHAKRA (WITH NO LOOSE ENDS) ~

~ WEAR A KANTHA MALA, RUDRAKSHA BEAD AT THE THROAT CENTER ~

~ WEAR SUNDARAVANAM EARRINGS, HOOPED RUDRAKSHA EARRINGS ~

~ APPLY SANDALWOOD PASTE AND TURMERIC TO EITHER SIDE OF THE TEMPLES ~

~ Apply jnana-anjana onto the Third Eye, then Kum-Kum, the processed turmeric on third eye as well ~

~ Apply Bhasma, sacred ash, to all 16 points of the body: Forehead, wrists, elbows, shoulders, traps, neck, earlobes, obliques, stomach and chest ~

~ Have a quiet place for your practice, free from all distractions and potential disturbances ~

~ Space for your Yoga mat to face towards the West~

~ Place an image of the Sri Chakra either above (ex. on the ceiling) or below you (ex. below the Yoga mat) ~

~ A cup of water and spoon (from Puja kit) for the ritualistic cleansing ~

~ Have an Atma Murthi, life-sized image/deity of The SPH, facing towards the East ~

~ A set of Karla Kattai's (wooden weights), dumbbells, or any preferred method to apply external weight to the body ~