The Essence of Self Kriya guides the prana through your body to the heart chakra, opening the heart so you can give and receive love without fear, anger, or resentment, and experience compassion. In this state of compassion, you can release the pain of former relationships, energize current relationships on a higher level, and begin to express your divine essence.
Remember to tune in with the Adi Mantra (“Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo”) before all Kundalini Yoga practice, and end with the “Long Time Sun Shine” song.
Before you begin your practice, tune-in by chanting the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
How to chant the mantra Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Sit in Easy Pose with your spine straight. Press your palms together in Prayer Pose at the center of the chest, sides of the thumbs pressed against the sternum. With your eyes closed, focus your concentration at the Third Eye Point located between the eyebrows at the root of the nose, about a half inch under the skin. Inhale deeply and as you exhale chant Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, on one breath. The sound Dev is chanted a minor third higher than the other sounds. If you cannot chant it all on one breath, take a short breath after Ong Namo. Repeat the mantra three times. The meaning of Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo is: I call on the creative infinite consciousness of the universe. I call on the divine wisdom within me.
Arm Circles
Posture and Movement: Sit in Easy Pose, arms extended to the front, parallel to the floor with the palms facing down. Spread the arms slightly to form a V and rotate them backward in large circles.
Breath: Begin Breath of Fire and gradually increase the power of the breath as you rotate the arms faster and faster, wider and wider. For best results, do this exercise very energetically. The faster the breath is, the more powerfully it stimulates the heart.
Time
Continue for 4 minutes.
Rocking Bow Pose
Posture and Movement: Lie on the stomach and bend the knees. Grab the ankles and lift the legs off the ground. Rock back and forth from the shoulders to the knees
Breath: Coordinate the motion with a powerful Breath of Fire—so powerful that it feels as though fire were coming from the nostrils.
Time
Continue for 1 minute.
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