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Brahmacharya Kriya
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In our series on kriyas we have so far talk about the Chakra Sanchalan Kriya how the excessive energy generated in the body as a result of the Viparitkarni is directed towards the chakras or the transformers. In this article we will discuss how this redistributed energy is used for enhancing the body's beauty and glow. How it is directed to the kundalini cannot be discussed here for that is a subject for only serious sadhaks and requires very strict discipline.
The kriya to be followed is the Brahmacharya Kriya. Traditionally in the yogic texts the feet are spread in front of you as in the Brahmcharya asana when you lift your body from the ground on your flat palms, but through practice I find lifting off in Padmasana along with moolbandha (as discussed in the Mahabandha series) and shambhavi mudra much more effective for a normal person.
Brahmacharya Kriya: Sitting in Padmasana or lotus position, maintaining Shambhavi mudra and applying the Moolbandha, inhale and hold your breath into your stomach or in other words let the stomach come out, and lift yourself off from the ground on your flat palms as shown in the photo. Then slowly exhaling, come down. This is to be done once and then gradually increased to seven times. The breath is to be held for seven counts initially and then gradually increased by multiples of seven; an adept holds for 49 counts.
Next you relax in Shavasana for 10 minutes and during Shavasana you visualise this energy going to the desired areas of the body and correcting whatever needs to be corrected. You may also use this force for reshaping your body or adding glow to your form.
This is an advanced yogic kriya designed so great care should be followed in its practice, at no time should the body be even slightly strained. All advanced yogic kriyas or mudras should be done under strict supervision of experts.
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—The writer Yogi Ashwini Ji is the
head of Dhyan Foundation, Delhi.
For Details contact: ashwiniyogi@yahoo.co.in
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April 2007
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