Sat Kriya This Meditation can be found at Your Fingertips
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Sat Kriya (proununced saht kree-yah) is one of the most dynamic and powerful kriyas from the Tantra/Kundalini Yoga tradition. A kriya is a combination or sequence that usually incorporates a posture, breath, and sound, which work toward a specific end result. Sat Kriya, is a practice that has been handed down by yogis for thousands of years, as a practical and dynamic exercise and is said to work on many levels: for tapping into one’s full creative capacity; finding greater levels of courage and commitment; balancing and increasing energetic flow of the sexual system; enhanced spiritual growth; and improving general physical health.
As you watch the video, pay particular attention to how the sounds of Sat Nam (Truth, Identity) are incorporated into the exercise. It is taught that Sat Kriya must always be practiced with the “Sat Nam” mantra. In essence, it is a symbolic way to meet the powerful raising of divine life force (shakti or kundalini) with the divine truth (the sat nam) of your own being.
Tutorial Tune in before starting this exercise. For women, it is not recommended to practice if you are pregnant or on the first three days of your menstrual cycle.
Sit in Rock Pose (seated on your heals with the back straight). Bring your hands over your head, and with straight arms, interlace your fingers, allowing the pointer fingers to point straight up. Align the spine by reaching the top of your head toward the sky, and bring your chin down slightly.
Relax your shoulders down, and close your eyes Begin to repeat the mantra ‘Sat Nam’ rhythmically, about 8 times per 10 seconds (watch video for best description of sound). Be sure to gently pull up on the navel center (the umbilicus) with each ‘Sat’, and release it with each ‘Nam’.
Visualize white light flowing from the navel center up out the top of the head. To end, inhale and hold the breath, squeezing up on the pelvic floor, gently contracting the diaphragm (not recommended if you have heart problems or if it feels uncomfortable), and keeping the chin down. Propel the energy from the base of the spine up toward the top of your head. Exhale and release.
You may repeat this inhale procedure 2 more times (total of three time). Bring your arms down, and relax either seated or laying down for an equal amount of time as was practiced.
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for thousands of years, as a practical and dynamic exercise and is said to work on many levels: for tapping into one’s full creative capacity; finding greater levels of courage and commitment; balancing and increasing energetic flow of the sexual system; enhanced spiritual growth; and improving general physical health.
