This kriya is a rigorous workout consisting of 18 exercises that work the entire body to remove blocks.
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.
The Practice
1. Sit in easy pose and raise your arms up over your head. Move your raised arms in a clock-wise circle. This movement opens up your shoulders. Move fast. Continue for 4½ minutes.
2. Stretch your arms straight up and bend at the waist touching your hands and forehead to the ground. Rise back up and continue for 2 ½ minutes.
3. Stand up and put your hands on the ground. Jump up and down in this “all fours” position. Concentrate on your navel, pulling up on it to power your jumps. Continue for 2 minutes.
4. From the standing position, bend forward and touch the ground. Rise up and bend backward. Continue this sequence for 1 minute.
5. With the hands on the hips, alternately cross and un-cross the legs. Move quickly and continuously for 2 minutes.
6. With your arms overhead, criss-cross your arms and criss-cross your legs. Continue for 2 minutes.
7. Make fists of your hands and hold them about heart center level. Bend your elbows so that the forearms are parallel to the ground. Hunch up your shoulders, pull up on your ribcage and alternately roll each shoulder forward. Continue for 1 minute.
8. Stretch pose for 1 ½ minutes.
9. Lock your knees to your chest and roll back and forth on your spine. 30 seconds.
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