Getting The Body Out of Distress

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1 Getting The Body Out of Distress 18 Exercises 22 min - 22 min I am a Woman - Creative, Sacred, Invincible This moves the energy in every part of the body systematically. This kriya can bring great change. It is a good set of exercises to do every day, because if the body's energy is not released, circulated, and distributed, then it will start malfunctioning. "When the nite gets to you and you show your In nity, that is Divinity." Yogi Bhajan 1. Thigh Slap Comments: The point you are stimulating is where the Third Meridian, liver, and kidney meet. Thigh Slap 1. Sit with the legs straight out in front. 2. Using both hands alternately, begin slapping the tops of the thighs. 2. Knee Massage Comments: Underneath the kneecap regulates and sustains your body's water. Too much water in your system can create headaches; too little water can create bitchiness and itchiness without reason. Your knee has an important e ect on your well-being. The majority of us walk incorrectly and the knees take tremendous stress. Knee Massage (2 min) 1. Keeping the legs stretched out straight, cup the kneecaps with each hand. 2. Massage each kneecap with a circular motion. Massage with force and motion. 1/13

3. Calf Pound Comments: This is a general energy point in acupuncture. Stimulating it can totally change your metabolism. Pound harder and heavier for the second minute. Calf Pound (2 min) 1.

2 3. Calf Pound Comments: This is a general energy point in acupuncture. Stimulating it can totally change your metabolism. Pound harder and heavier for the second minute. Calf Pound (2 min) 1. Locate the point one-hand-width below the knee, on the outside of each calf, right below where the fibula bone protrudes. 2. Vigorously pound the muscle at that point on each side. 4. Knee Massage Knee Massage 1. Repeat Exercise 2, massaging the knees. 2/13

3 5. Thigh Pound Comments: This is a sex point. It may hurt in some cases. It will let you know that there is something happening in your spine, in your shoulders, and in your head. Thigh Pound (1 min) 1. Locate the point one-hand-width above the knee on the inside 2. of the thigh. Make fists of your hands and alternately pound the muscle at that point on each side. 3/13

4 6. Legs Apart Comments: This balances the ow of energy in the spine. Move with a rhythm as fast as you can. Legs Apart (1 min) 1. Spread the legs wide apart, grab the outside of the ankles, firmly holding the Achilles tendons. 2. Move the torso up and down between the legs, keeping the knees straight. Move fast. 3. An alternate position for this exercise is sitting in Full Lotus holding onto the big toes. Move fast like a propeller that moves so fast nobody can see the blades. 4/13

7. Kundalini Spiral Comments: The previous exercise will have little bene t unless you do this exercise after it. It sends the energy equally to 72,000 nerve channels.

5 7. Kundalini Spiral Comments: The previous exercise will have little bene t unless you do this exercise after it. It sends the energy equally to 72,000 nerve channels. Kundalini energy, the spiral force, the diagonal force, can be moved to every part of the body just by this movement, providing you have correctly stimulated the energy to begin with. Kundalini Spiral (1 min) 1. Sit in Easy Pose. 2. Form the hands into a tepee, touching fingertips to fingertips at the Heart Center. 3. Rotate the joined fingertips together, moving the fingertips in 4. a circular motion while the wrists stay steady. 5/13

6 8. Hip Raises Hip Raises (2 min) 1. Lie down on the back with the arms on the floor beside the body, palms down. 2. Begin rapidly raising and lowering the hips. This motion will bounce the hips against the ground, giving them a vigorous massage. 3. Create a sound like galloping horses. Move fast, have a beautiful intercourse with God. 6/13

7 9. Shoulder Pound Shoulder Pound (1 min) 1. Still lying on the back, make the hands into fists. 2. Bend the elbows and hit the shoulders with the fists. 3. Then raise the arms straight up to 90 degrees. 4. Keep the arms straight and lower them back down to the sides, hitting the ground hard with open palms. 5. Make the hands back into fists once again, hit the shoulders, and continue the sequence. 7/13

8 10. Chest Slap Chest Slap (1 min) 1. Still on the back alternately hit the chest with open palms. 11. Forehead Tap Forehead Tap 1. Still on the back, alternately tap the forehead with open palms. 8/13

Roll back and forth on the spine. Roll along the whole spine, from hips to neck. http://www.

9 12. Spine Rolls Comments: This will equalize the energy in the spine and will comfort your lower triangle. Spine Rolls (1 min) 1. Still on the back, grasp the heels. 2. Roll back and forth on the spine. Roll along the whole spine, from hips to neck. 9/13

10 13. Snake Hips Comments: Move with small movements, but with force bottom to top. Give the spinal energy its own chance to move and give the vertebrae an adjustment. Snake Hips (2 min) 1. Still on your back, move like a snake. The hips move in one direction while shoulders and rib cage move in the other direction. 2. Start out just moving one-hundredth of a millimeter in each direction. 14. Rest Rest (1 min) 1. Lie down flat and relax. 2. Breathe slowly and deeply at the Navel Point. 10/13

15. Cat Stretch Cat Stretch (1 min) 1. Cat Stretch slowly left and right. 16. Neck Lift Neck Lift (1 min) 1. Lie flat on the back, pull the chin in and raise the head and neck up. 2.

11 15. Cat Stretch Cat Stretch (1 min) 1. Cat Stretch slowly left and right. 16. Neck Lift Neck Lift (1 min) 1. Lie flat on the back, pull the chin in and raise the head and neck up. 2. Leave the shoulders relaxed on the ground, hands flat on the ground at your sides. 3. Your body is relaxed, but your neck is lifted and tense. 17. Rest Rest (2 min) 1. Relax, close your eyes. To End 1. Then come sitting up in Easy Pose and assess your body's energy. 11/13

Use the base of your palms to massage your jaw area in a circular motion for 20 seconds. 3.

12 18. Self-Massage Self-Massage (1 min) 1. This kriya ends with a brief self-massage To End 1. Using your thumbs, massage under your cheek bones for 15 seconds. 2. Use the base of your palms to massage your jaw area in a circular motion for 20 seconds. 3. Use the first three fingers of each hand to massage the sides of the neck for 10 seconds. 4. Place your palms over your ears and massage your ears in a circular motion for 30 seconds. 12/13

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Tuning in Before beginning Kundalini Yoga practice, always "tune in" by chanting the ADI MANTRA. Click here for full details

Tuning in Before beginning Kundalini Yoga practice, always tune in by chanting the ADI MANTRA. Click here for full details KUNDALINI YOGA SPINAL KRIYA To Begin Sit quietly and be with your breath. Consciously slow down the breath and breathe from the belly. Be with the sensations in your body. Tune into your own rhythm. Allow