Garudasana I🔗

Balancing

Varahopanishad (5.17)

garuḍāsanamāvakṣye yena dhyānaṃ sthiraṃ bhvi| sarvadoṣādvinirmukto bhavatiha mahābali ||23.98|| ekapādamurau baddhvā ekapādena da ḍavat| jaṅaghāpādasandhideśe jhānavyagraṃ vyavasthitam||23.99||

for extended verse see end of chapter

Now (I shall talk) garuḍāsana doing which the mind becomes stable in this world;(And the practitioner) becomes free of all sorts of imperfections and becomes a mahābali (a person with super powers). (23.98)

Stand on one foot straight like a rod and place the other foot on the (opposite) thigh at the joint of the groin, doing so restless (practitioner for knowledge) becomes stable minded. (23.99)

After doing this āsana meditate on samhāra mudra; Then worship Yoganātha and sarveśvara. (23.100)

Kundalini Rajju Yoga and Shivastambha Yoga

Nithyananda Kundalini Rajju Yoga and Nithyananda Shivastambha Yoga are ancient forms of Yoga being revived from the Source scriptures by the SPH Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. Every asana is authenticated by shastra and Apta Pramanas which are the scriptural references given by the Source Superconsciousness, Paramashiva Himself.

All students in the Nithyananda Gurukul called Balasants are being trained in these forms of Yoga on a competition level. Also, everyone living in the Adheenam itself (Grihastas, Sannyasis, Aadheenivasis) trains regularly in Kundalini Rajju (for the females) and Shivastambha (for the males).

These forms of Yoga require a lot of strength and flexibility and take everyone to the next level in their physique.

Nithyananda Kundalini Rajju℠ Yoga is the ultimate way to push the limits of

flexibility and strength and is the female, or shakti, counterpart to Shivastambha Yoga. Kundalini Rajju--Yoga performed on the rope-- pushes the yogic body to the next level and focuses on expanding the yogi’s flexibility. Asanas on the rope are designed to elongate the spine and ignite Kundalini Shakti. Through intense flips and twists, the body gets detoxified and built into the body of a true yogi.

Nithyananda Shivastambha℠ Yoga, the first form of Yoga EVER practiced, taking modern-day Yoga to a whole new height, literally. This ancient practice of Yoga on a 9-foot pole extracts the qualities of a yogi that are lying dormant within you: power, flexibility, focus & stamina. Performing various asanas on the pole awakens the kundalini, heightens your consciousness, and connects you to the Divine, Paramashiva Himself. Performing asanas on the pole brings pure strength to the yogic body.

Demonstrating Shivastambha Yoga and Kundalini Rajju Yoga

at Mahasadashivoham, December 2017

Balasants performing Shivastambha

Chanting the Sadguruvandanam in the beginning and chanting the Purnamantra at the end of a Yoga session is an essential part of Nithyananda Yoga

Pyramid Formation

Female Balasants demonstrating the Kundalini Rajju - rope Yoga

Female Balasants demonstrating pole Yoga also

The Nithyananda Yoga Challenge was 21-days of the PVK 108 asana sequence, which involved doing 5 asanas a day. It had a vast range of reach & engagement.

Hashtag: #NithyanandaYogaChallenge

On the first day, we had a reach ( number of people that saw the post) of 6.9k people and an engagement of 774 people.

The Yoga Team launched the Sirsasana Challenge to happen on June 21st. The goal is to hold Sirsasana for 5-minutes, and every day leading up to it have each share their journey/progress, and for the final day during international Yoga day, we had 5 Balasants who can hold Sirsasana for five minutes show this live in Nithyananda TV.

Hashtag: #SirsasanaChallenge

People practicing Nithyananda Yoga all around the world, taking part in

#NithyanandaYogaChallenge #ShirshasanaChallenge

NITHYA KRIYAS- Harnessing the Kundalini energy for

Self-healing.

Nithya Kriya is a collection of processes revealed by the SPH that work on awakening the inner potential energy in the body (Kundalini Energy) in addition to the health benefits that accrue from contraction and expansion of the muscles in the body through various movements.

Nithya Kriya is unique in that the individual components are drawn from the most authentic sacred yogic scriptures of the Vedic tradition, while the specific assembly of these various components has been designed and invented by The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam from His personal research and development, to cure and provide preventive care for various physical and mental ailments.

Nithya Kriyas involve a combination of asanas with the breath, sounds, and visualization. These components work in unison to create the intended effect on the body:

1. Breath

2. Visualization

3. Muscle movement (includes all the movements like in Yoga)

4. Sound from outside being absorbed inside – music

5. Sound from inside – mantra

The SPH revealed these kriyas every day in his daily Satsang in the years 2011 and 2012.

The 108 kriyas include:

Cure For Infection Delivered: 26-Nov-2011

Cure For Infertility/Impotence Delivered: 16-Dec-2011

Cure For Insomnia Delivered: 29-Oct-2011

Cure For Long Sight Delivered: 15-Feb-2012

Cure For Low Self Esteem Delivered: 14-Dec-2011

Cure For Lower Back Pain Delivered: 06-Feb-2012

Cure For Memory Problems Delivered: 14-Nov-2011

Cure For Migraine Delivered: 15-Dec-2011

Cure For Nephrotic Syndrome Delivered: 29-Feb-2012

Cure For Obesity Delivered: 08-Nov-2011

Cure For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Delivered: 09-Feb-2012

Cure For Pulmonary Disease Delivered: 17-Dec-2011

Cure For Rapid Recovery From Illness Delivered: 31-Dec-2011

Cure For Schizophrenia Delivered: 30-Nov-2011

Cure For Short-Sightedness Delivered: 23-Dec-2011

Cure For Sinusitis Delivered: 30-Jan-2012

Cure For Skin Problems Delivered: 06-Dec-2011

Cure For Stiff Knees & Knee Pain Delivered: 12-Feb-2012

Cure For Thyroid Problems Delivered: 01-Feb-2012

Cure For Tinnitus Delivered: 29-Dec-2011

Cure For Ulcerative Colitis And Crohns Delivered: 25-Feb-2012

Cure For Urinary Problems Delivered: 16-Jan-2012

Cure For Vertigo Delivered: 28-Nov-2011

Excelling In Sports - Level 1 Delivered: 02-Feb-2012

Excelling In Studies - Level 2 Delivered: 24-Jan-2012