1.

An idea that takes root in the subconscious mind has no capacity for reasoning and MUST be discharged in motor action
– whether a good or a bad idea. Essentially every single word uttered to a subject in a hypnotic state such as those
experienced in any meditative or relaxation yoga practices may result in uptake of post hypnotic suggestion and thus
influence that individual’s actions. Therefore it’s of utmost importance that everything said or thought during any yogic
practice should not only be thought out thoroughly beforehand but tailored to be only positive and beneficial.

To highlight the importance of the correct use of wordings in suggestion I’ll use an example not only from clinical hypnosis but
self-imposed diets restrictions we’ve mostly all tried at some point. If you relax/ hypnotize (same thing) somebody and tell them
(or yourself) “Don’t eat cake” the subconscious mind will without doubt invert the “suggestion” and that person will want to eat
more cake than they’ve ever thought possible – and seemingly can’t get the thought of cake etc. from their mind!

Instead however, if you use the suggestion “you are amazed at how unbelievably easy it is for you to choose the foods that will
help you become and remain slim and healthy” the subconscious, being the simple thing it is, will consume the suggestion,
internally digest (so to speak) and turn it into the desired response i.e. no desire to eat cake or other junk food – just good
healthy stuff in the right amount etc. In other words it’s important to think about what you want and not what you don’t want.

2. So what with the common experience of emotional release in yoga classes?

You may have experienced or seen people crying their heart out or experienced sudden deep feelings of sadness for example
during yoga and meditation, or just as commonly on the treatment table during massage. Well essentially these situations all
induce the relaxed and therefore natural hypnotic state which allows bubbles of emotion to break the surface. It’s a bit like with
a fizzy drink you shake it a bit and the bubbles come up and pop as emotion and tears, but each and every time you shake that
drink in the state of hypnosis those bubbles will be unstoppable. If you’ve experienced this it demonstrates just how close to the
surface those emotions are within you. No doubt it’s usually a very conscious and exhausting effort for you to ordinarily keep all
those bubbles held in the rest of the time. It isn’t just these specific activities where emotions bubble up but rather ANY time
one is otherwise a little “relaxed”. There are many of us who just can’t stop, can’t get to sleep, can’t unwind, for if we let it go
enough the jumping monkeys of the mind break out of their cage to wreak havoc in our otherwise ordered lives.

3. Basis of mindfulness meditation, chanting and other “one pointed focus” practices: Here, even the most dedicated of
yogi’s “wanting” to practice their Sadhana (dedicated spiritual exertions towards achieving enlightenment) will not be
able to escape Emile Coue’s “Law of reversed effort” where the force of the Imagination is in direct ratio to the square of
the Will.

Essentially where there is conflict between the Imagination and the Will, the Imagination wins hands down every time – so the
more effort the Will puts in to oppose or command the Imagination the more the Will’s efforts are reversed and the exact
opposite is compounded. So the more you sit and think “I am going to blank my mind, think of nothing and meditate” the more
thoughts will flood in by the truck load! A lot has to be said for surrendering to the observing Ego state and detaching from the
thoughts themselves via the reliable vehicle of self or induced hypnosis. Entering that very natural state of hypnosis by-passes
the critical factor of the conscious mind, thus effecting negation of our daily distracting thought stream. This is the very basis of
mindfulness meditation, chanting and other “one pointed focus” practices.

4. One of these ancient forms, Kriya Yoga, uses Ujjayi breathing (very slow, deep breathing) and visualization to quiet the
intensity of thought activity. As the brain waves slow from Beta waves of about 14 cycles per second down to Theta
waves of about 3.5 cycles per second, the blood composition bathing the brain changes from an acid to an alkaline state.
As these two conditions change, the frontal lobes, normally bombarded by external stimuli, become passive, and the
individual develops an inward gaze. In this trance state, the individual can walk into an intense activity, such as entering
a shopping mall, yet continue to rest in the cocoon of tranquility, focusing only on what he or she chooses to focus on.
5. Turiya State References
Maitri Upanishad 6.19 & 7.11

Chhandogya Upanishad Gyan Khand Book Pg 194| 8.12.4-5

Madukya Upanishad Gyan Khand Book Pg 362| 7

Brihandaarka Upanishad Gyan Khand Book Pg 334 | 5.14.3&6

Sarvasaara Upanishad Gyan Khand Book Pg 425 | 4

Naaradaparivaajraka Upanishad Brahm Vidya Book Pg 126 | 5.1 & 6.1