Yoga Asana-Sitting-2

Continued from Yoga Asana-Sitting-1

4. Mandukasana(Frog Pose): Refer Video-English

 

Key Points:

• There are 2 poses.

• Do it at least 2 times each pose in a day.

• Person with back problem should not do it.

• Good for liver and pancreas

5. Gomukhasana(Cow Pose): Refer Video-Hindi

 

Key Points:

• There are 2 poses. 1. Left Leg on Right Leg and 2. Vice Versa.

• Activates the sex center and keeps it healthy. Sex center is used for creative activities (e.g.dancing, painting etc.)

• The sex energy moves up to activate the higher chakras.

•  Good for spiritual practices

6. Shashakasana (Rabbit Pose): Refer Video-Tamil

Key Points:

• Do it for at least 7 times in a day (continuously), especially at night before we go to sleep. We can also feel as if we are surrendering (Also refer Surrender(ing)-The Important Key) to the existence each time we bow down. We will get a good sleep in night.

• Also good for people who sweat a lot. Sweating will be reduced.

7. Vakrasana (Twisted Pose): Refer Video-English

Key Points:

• Good for back.

Wisdom Pointer:

• To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. - Buddha

Meditation - Pause

Before we go further, Do read What is Meditation and Meditation - FAQ 1, especially the Q.What is Meditation Technique, if you haven’t read.

Just observe our mind. We do most of activities mechanically. Once I was traveling by a cab. Me and the driver, both were quiet. It was around a  40 minutes journey. In the middle, say after 30 minutes, I casually inquired with cab driver, where have we reached. The driver looked outside and then looked back at me.  He told me the place and was also shocked that he did not know that 30 minutes has already passed. It means the driver was driving mechanically, but not aware where he was or what was the time. It was so dangerous. He was not drunk but we can say his mind was in a Zombie mode. My heart started pulsating, just imagine, my life were in hands of a Zombie.

Just reflect back on your life, are we not the same in some way or the other.

The following meditation technique – Pause will help us to break this Zombie mode,  be in the present state and increase our real awareness of self.

How to do

Just take a pause and tell yourself what you are doing, before you do any activity, non-activity or thought. It is so simple. A few examples are given. You may extend and apply it to any aspect of your life.

• Before you read further in this blog, take a pause and tell yourself, you are reading this blog and then start reading this blog.

• Before you tie your shoe lace, take a pause and tell yourself, you are tying shoe lace and then tie the shoe lace.

• Before you pick up the phone, take a pause and tell yourself, you are picking up the phone and then pick up the phone..

•  If your mind gets disturbed, take a pause and tell yourself, you have got disturbed and then get disturbed. I want you to experience this one and see what happens. Miracle happens when we take a pause

• Before you sit down, take a pause and tell yourself, you are sitting down and then sit down.

• When you are walking in a garden, take a pause and tell yourself, you are lifting your left leg and then lift your left leg. And so on. Today people walk because doctor has told them to walk (Good, but need to move further). Trust me, if you walk for walk, then you will be the walk. Pause-Feel-Walk.

For more examples refer the questions 1 to 14 mentioned in The Best and Only Book to read

How much time taken

Pause for 1- 3 seconds.

How many times in a day

Minimum – 25 times. Maximum – No limit.

Who can do it

Anyone and Everyone.

Wisdom Pointer:

• It’s the shortest meditation technique which will increase our real awareness of self.

• It will break our rudimentary boring machine type of life and will slowly evolve us to be a live human being.

Yoga Asana-Sitting-1

We will take a practical and ancient proven way to keep our physical body healthy, which will pave the way for a healthy mind and  move us slowly towards spirituality. It is called as Asanas or Body Postures. Refer 3.Hatha Yoga in Yoga–Introduction-Part 1.

There are lot of Yoga asanas, but we will be taking only the important ones for a normal layman and the key points in each ones. Details will be provided by external link to some site for references. I sincerely urge readers to follow and do some of them on a regular basis. If done correctly and regularly, you will automatically find that after a few days our thoughts have become balanced (positive or neutral).

Also, you will be surprised that most of them relate to animals poses. As you read on, you will realize it. The reason is that animals are by default healthy and treat themselves by nature.

Broadly there are 2 types of Asanas:

1. Basic Asanas (For Healthy Living)

2. Advanced Asanas (For Spiritual practices)

Currently, we will be taking only the Basic Asanas. Advanced Asanas need personal attention. We can either do one or more asanas as per our time limits and requirements.

Just for convenience sake, we have broken down the important asanas into 3 broad categories which are as follows:

A) Standing Asanas: 1. Refer Yoga Asana-Surya Namaskar

B) Sitting Asanas: 7.

C) Lying down Asanas: 8.

B) Sitting Asanas:

1. Vajrasana (Diamond Pose): Refer Details-1 and Video-English

 

Key Points:

• Lower spine straight, Shoulder relaxed and neck straight.

• After having food if done for 20 minutes , it will digest the food smoothly.

• 20 minutes of Vajrasan equals 40 to 50 minutes of walking.

• Pregnant woman or person having knees problem should not do it.

2. Padmasana(Lotus Pose): Refer Details-1 and Video-English

Key Points:

• This pose is very good to sit in meditation

• Do it for atleast 15 minutes a day

3. Sukhasana (Easy Pose): Refer Details-1 and Details-2

Key Points:

• People who are accustomed to sit on a dining table to have food should sit in this pose on the ground to have food. It will make the lower part of body flexible and also helps in digestion.

Wisdom Pointer:

• Some small proactive actions, like doing simple asana’s can make our life smooth and healthy.
• The above asana's done with any one Yoga Mudra (refer 3 Important Yoga Mudras) will be extremely beneficial
• A still body can help us in stilling our thoughts.