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Sukh-Purvak - Technique to Open the Chakras


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Sukh means Joy. Purvak


means Complete. This

What is Yoga?
Breath

breathing exercise
harmonizes the Muladhara

Postures

Chakra in order to be able to

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experience the complete joy


of the Kundalini awakening.

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If you start by practicing this

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three times in the morning


and again at night, you will

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begin to feel a difference in


your body and your mind. As

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it gets easier, you can


increase the number of times
you practice this. Follow
what feels good for you.
There is no reason to rush.
While you practice this, focus on the Muladhara Chakra (Root) at
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the base of your spinal column. (See Muladhara Chakra for


more information.) This Chakra is triangular in form and is the
seat of the Kundalini Shakti.

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This exercise is also calming and cooling. Always do this sitting


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on the floor, crossed. Of course, if you already know how to sit in


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Breathing

back straight (but not standing or lying).


Practice always makes perfect. Your Kundalini will awaken if you
concentrate enough and practice often enough.

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A few remarks before you begin. Each breath will be very slow
and even with breath retention in between. (Caution: Due to
breath retention, do not practice this technique if you have any
serious respiratory or heart problems, or practice without
retention.) When you are finished, lie down and relax with your
eyes closed and concentrate on harmony and balance in your
body and mind.

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The best time to do this is in the evening before you go to bed,


because it is very relaxing. You can also do this whenever you feel
stressed or upset. It will help you. Look at the image of Eugenia
(above) to see how to hold your right hand. The thumb and the
little finger are extended and the other fingers are curled into the
palm of your hand. Your left hand is relaxed on your left knee
with the palm facing up.

Sukh-Purvak
Variation

PRANAYAMA HARMONIZING BREATH


TO AWAKEN THE KUNDALINI
RIGHT NOSTRIL
Close your right nostril with your right thumb.
Inhale slowly through the left nostril until you count 3 OMS.
Imagine that you are inhaling Prana with the air.

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Close your left nostril with the little finger of your right
hand.
Hold your breath for 12 OMS. If this is too difficult, start
with 6 OMS and build up to 12 in time.

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As you do this, send the current down your spinal column


and straight into the triangular Chakra in your coccyx
(tailbone).
Imagine that the nerve current is striking against the
Chakra and awakening the Kundalini.
Slowly exhale through the right nostril, counting 6 OMS.
You are half way through this exercise. Change sides and repeat

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the process, as below.


LEFT NOSTRIL
Close your left nostril with the little finger of your right
hand and inhale slowly through your right nostril until you
count 3 OMS. Again, imagine that you are inhaling Prana
with the air.
Close your right nostril with the thumb of your right hand.

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Hold your breath for 12 OMS. If this is too difficult, start


with 6 OMS and build up to 12 in time.
As you do this, send the current down your spinal column
and straight into the triangular Chakra in your coccyx
(tailbone).
Imagine that the nerve current is striking against the
Chakra and awakening the Kundalini.
Slowly exhale through the left nostril, counting 6 OMS.
Remember to lie down and relax after you have completed one or
more rounds of this technique.

HELPFUL TECHNIQUES
While doing this pranayama to harmonize your breath to awaken
the Kundalini, it is also helpful to imagine positive emotions like
compassion, peace, joy and love. Imagine what these words
mean and feel that they are becoming a part of you. Inhale them.
Feel them deeply.
If you have any negative emotions like anger or self-indulgence,
imagine that you can exhale them out of your system as you do
this.
If you begin to feel something moving deep within you, allow it to
move slowly through you. Remain relaxed. As the energy of the
Kundalini rises in the Susumna (also called Sushmana Nadi) up to
the Crown Chakra (Sahasrara), you can feel it grow from
something small to something quite extraordinary. But I repeat
(ad nauseam!): there is no need to rush. Relax and take your
time and everything will be so much easier. This is true about
everything in life.
According to my teacher and to Kirpal Singh, Pranayam should
be done after answering the call of nature and after thorough
cleansing of the body. It should be practiced alone in a sitting
posture. (It is best to do near an open window to get fresh air into
your lungs.) Bathing is to be avoided immediately after such
exercises. (You want to keep the energy flowing without
disruption.) All practice is directed to driving the mind to its
source and to get it absorbed in Spirit.

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