THE NITHYANANDA YOGA🔗

PADDHATI, A DIVINE GIFT TO HUMANITY

WHILE PERFORMING THE TRITHIYA VINYASA KRAMA, THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM HAS EXPLAINED THAT THE BODY'S SENSES ARE SO STIMULATED AND OVERWHELMED THAT THE BODY IS ABLE TO DIRECTLY EXPERIENCE THE STATE OF SAMADHI.

THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF HAVING A TANTRADHARAK IS BEING REVIVED THROUGH THE TVK. A TANTRA-DHARAK IS ONE WHO HOLDS THE SPACE FOR THE RITUAL OF YOGA TO HAPPEN. THEY SET THE CONTEXT OF YOGA AS A HINDU RITUAL AND LEAD THE SANSKRIT CHANTING OF ALL THE YOGA PRAMANAS.

THESE SEQUENCES ARE BEING SELECTED BY THE AVATAR HIMSELF TO BRING US TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH EVERY PERFORMANCE. SIMPLY BY DOING THE TVK, ONE CAN EXPERIENCE DIRECT ONENESS WITH THE ULTIMATE: PARAMASHIVOHAM. IT DELIVERS THE EXPERIENCE OF DIVINE ENTERING MAN.

MULA BANDHA SEAL THE PERINEAL FLOOR; TENSING THE AREA BETWEEN THE ANUS AND GENITALS.

UDDIYANA BANDHA SUCKING THE STOMACH INWARDS AND THEN UP, ALONG WITH MULA BANDHA. CAN BE DONE BEFORE OR AFTER EXHALATION.

JALANDHARA BANDHA TUCKING THE CHIN DOWN AND PRESSING IT AGAINST THE CHEST, CREATING A LOCK AT THE THROAT CENTER.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA TUCKING THE CHIN DOWN AND PRESSING IT AGAINST THE CHEST, CREATING A LOCK AT THE THROAT CENTER.

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

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

SAMANA KUMBHAKA INHALE DEEPLY, VISUALIZING HEAT, FLAMES, RAISING UP ALONG THE SPINE TO THE NAVEL CENTER, THEN HOLD THE BREATH.

SHANMUKHI KUMBHAKA

INHALE DEEPLY, THEN PLACE FINGERS: LITTLE BENEATH LOWER LIP, RING ABOVE UPPER LIP, MIDDLE CLOSING NOSTRILS, INDEX OVER EYES, THUMBS CLOSING EARS

ANTAH-KU KUMBHAKA

BRING RIGHT HAND TO FACE THEN CLOSE LEFT NOSTRIL WITH INDEX FINGER. INHALE THROUGH RIGHT NOSTRIL THEN CLOSE WITH THUMB. HOLD BREATH, THEN EXHALE OUT RIGHT NOSTRIL. REPEAT OTHER SIDE.

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

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

Ujjayi

UJJAYI KUMBHAKA GENTLY RESTRICT THE NAVEL CAVITY AND INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE MAKING AN OCEAN-LIKE SOUND INTERNALLY, THEN HOLD THE BREATH. RELEASE THROUGH THE NOSE.

Sahaja

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

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PRATYAHARA KUMBHAKA INHALE DEEPLY THEN HOLD THE BREATH. CONCENTRATE, IN SUCCESSION ON YOUR SOLES, ORGANS OF GENERATION, NAVEL, HEART, THROAT, UVALA, THIRD EYE, FOREHEAD THEN BRAHMANDA.

MURRCHA

MURRCHA KUMBHAKA INHALE DEEPLY THROUGH THE NOSE THEN LOCK THE CHIN TO THE CHEST IN JALANDHARA BANDHA. HOLD THE BREATH AND THEN SLOWLY EXHALE THROUGH THE NOSE MAINTAINING THE THROAT LOCK.

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

ANTARANGAKA KUMBHAKA QUICKLY AND FORCIBLY INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE. HOLD THE BREATH FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN SLOWLY RELEASE THROUGH THE NOSTRILS.

NADI SHODANA KUMBHAKA CLOSE THE RIGHT NOSTRIL AND INHALE THROUGH THE LEFT. HOLD THE BREATH THEN REPEAT THE OTHER SIDE.

JIVA CHALA KUMBHAKA INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE AND HOLD THE BREATH. THEN, WITH MENTAL FORCE, MOVE THE PRANA THROUGH ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE BODY.

KAKACANCU KUMBHAKA CURL THE TONGUE INSIDE THE MOUTH, SO THE TIP SLIGHTLY COMES OUTSIDE THE LIPS, CREATING A SMALL GAP TO INHALE THROUGH, "LIKE THE BEAK OF A CROW." HOLD BREATH AFTER INHALATION.

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

BRAHMARI KUMBHAKA WITH A RESTRICTED BREATH, INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE, MAKING THE SOUND OF A MALE BEE. HOLD THE BREATH, THEN EXHALE BUZZING LIKE A FEMALE BEE.

BHASTRIKA KUMBHAKA CONTINUOUSLY MAKE QUICK BURST EXHALATIONS OUT OF THE NOSE AGAIN AND AGAIN, BY PULLING THE STOMACH INWARDS AND UP.

Sitali SITALI KUMBHAKA GENTLY PLACE THE TONGUE AGAINST THE BACK OF THE TEETH AND INHALE. HOLD THE BREATH THEN EXHALE SLOWLY THROUGH THE NOSE.

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

PRANAYAMAS / KUMBHAKAS

SWAMIJI, THE SPH HINDUSIM

GODS

RISHIS, SAGES, YOGIS, GURUS

ANIMALS & OBJECTS

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.

THE DVITHIYA 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.

VARA MUDRA THE DOWNWARD FACING PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND BLESSING THE WORLD.

PADMA MUDRA BRING THE THUMBS AND LITTLE FINGERS TOGETHER AND SPREAD ALL FINGERS, OPENING UP THE PALMS.

SAMPUTHAM MUDRA PALMS CUPPED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, REPRESENTING A LOTUS FLOWER.

NAMASKARA / ANJALI MUDRA PALMS TOGETHER, EITHER IN FRONT OF THE HEART CENTER OR ABOVE THE HEAD

SHANMUKHI MUDRA FINGERS: LITTLE BENEATH LOWER LIP, RING ABOVE UPPER LIP, MIDDLE CLOSING NOSTRILS, INDEX OVER EYES, THUMBS CLOSING EARS

SHAKTI CHALAN MUDRA ENGAGING, AWAKENING THE KUNALINI SHAKTI TOWARDS SAHASRARA CHAKRA.

PRANA MUDRA INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER TOGETHER.

MANDUKI MUDRA PRESS THE TONGUE AGAINST ROOF THE MOUTH, VISUALIZE CATCHING AMRITA, THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY, DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE SAHASRARA CHAKRA.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA GAZING OUT BUT ETERNALLY GAZING WITHIN.

HRIDAYA MUDRA PLACE THE INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS AT THE HEART CENTER WITH THUMBS AND LITTLE FINGERS OUT.

BINDU MUDRA INDEX AND THUMBS TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER.

PARUŚU MUDRA FINGERS INTERLACED FROM INSIDE OUT.

VAISHNAVI MUDRA CONCENTRATE ON COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS IN EITHER MULADHARA, ANAHATA OR SAHASRARA CHAKRA.

KECHARI MUDRA PRESSING THE TONGUE UP AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH.

TRADITIONAL DANCE MOVEMENTS, WHICH TAKE PLACE IN BETWEEN CERTAIN ASANAS. THE YOGI SHOULD MOVE WITH GRACEFULLY, 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.