Australian Yoga Journal - May June 2017

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focus and penetrate the space between
the eyebrows - The Third Eye Point.


Mantra: Powerfully chant out loud
“sat” from the navel point and solar
plexus, pulling the umbilicus/navel all
the way up in toward the spine. Then
chant out loud “nam” as you release
the navel point and belly. Continue this
rhythmic pattern of chanting out loud
as you squeeze in and up on “sat” and
release as you chant out loud “nam”.
Maintain a steady, rhythmic and
moderate pace.


SAT translates as existence; what is;
the subtle essence of infi nity itself; and
truth. NAM translates as identity or
name. Sat nam is the bij or seed
mantra. It is small and potent.


Continue for three minutes daily for
the fi rst week. After practicing for
one week, increase to seven minutes
and then slowly build up until you can
maintain the exercise for 11 minutes.
If you’re especially ambitious, you can
even build up slowly to 31 minutes
(taking you into self-mastery).


To end: Inhale deeply and suspend the
breath as you keep focused at the Third
Eye Point; squeeze all the muscles from
the buttocks along the spine. Drawing in
and up the rectum, sex organs and navel
point, pull your entire musculature
upward, draw all the energy up your
spine to the top of your head to fl ow
through the top of the skull. Hold this
for 10 seconds. Keep stretching upward,
then exhale. Inhale again deeply and
exhale completely, then lock the breath
out as you apply a fi rm Maha Bandh,
squeezing and contracting the lower
pelvic fl oor muscles, lifting in and up
the entire diaphragm, locking the chin
in and squeezing your entire body
upward. Hold the breath out for 10
to 20 seconds. Inhale and relax. After
practicing this exercise, lie on your back
and allow the energy to fl ow throughout
your entire body.
Rest for at least the equal amount of
time that you practiced the exercise.
This relaxation is vital for self-healing
and to gain the benefi ts of this powerful
exercise.
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