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Practising with Vishwaguruji

A gentle yoga practice integrates postures, breath, and awareness of the subtle energy channels.

Begin by lying on the stomach, placing the elbows down with care. Slowly sit up into a kneeling posture, sitting on the heels with hands on the thighs. The body contains many energy channels, or nāḍīs, with three primary ones: Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā. A central channel is the Vajra Nāḍī, a source of immense power for the whole body, related to the area between the toes. Practice involves specific postures like kneeling backbends and seated forward folds, coordinating movement with breath. The practice of Sarvahitāsana benefits all systems of the body. Conclude with listening practices and Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma to cultivate inner balance and self-awareness through sound. Regular, simple practice leads to ease.

"There is one nāḍī. You know the word nāḍīs—the nerves."

"This Sarvahitāsana, for example, myself—every day, two and a half hours, I am practicing that."

Filming location: Slovenia

Now, you can lie down on your stomach. I can see how beautiful you are. Place your elbows down. And with the legs, slowly, like this. It is like sometimes when we are playing in the water on the Adriatic coast. But slowly. Please, don’t hit somebody. And if someone is there, please don’t be angry. I think you did not eat too much today, which is good. Very good. Now, you can make your hands like this, put your head down, and relax. And sing a bhajan. Relax, relax very much. You are relaxed, very nice. You heard the sound. Very good. Now, slowly sit up. Hold your knees and sit on your heels like this, kneeling as she is sitting here. Okay? Sit in this posture with your hands on your thighs. If someone cannot sit like this on their knees, they can take another posture. Keep the heels a little apart so you can sit on them very comfortably. Now, in this position, how you are sitting—I will not tell you what wasn’t good. I am giving words and a feeling practice. Be happy, be relaxed. Eyes are closed. I hope the rain will not come. We look to the clouds, but of course we cannot put them away. But maybe we all will think, please. It is like this, what I would like to tell you. There is one nāḍī. You know the word nāḍīs—the nerves. It was not for me. This I will not need. Thank you, thank you, thank you that you did very much, but we are okay. We have so many nerve systems, and there are three main ones. These are called Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā. Inhalation and exhalation with the left nostril; the right nostril: inhalation and exhalation. And with both nostrils, that’s it. There are many nāḍīs and many parts in the body, but a very important one is called the Vajra Nāḍī. Vajra is like iron, very high and strong. That one is the power of our whole body. And from there, which is all the nāḍī systems, immense energy is coming and getting now. Now you can change your posture here and stand up. Feel your body, your knees, your heels, your toes. What I told you, what I was talking about—something because I gave you time, and you did not know the time. But the main thing is what I want to give you with the knees falling down and the need for sitting. If I were to say, "We should sit," we would feel down, knees, and for how long? We would say, "Oh, oh." I told you a good story, and you’ve forgotten, but that was about our knees, and we should control our knees. We have the Vajra Nāḍī, and this nāḍī is in between the toes and the second toes. So, please again sit with the knees like before. And now, think between your toes and little toes. Okay? So sorry. So feel, and this is Vajranāḍī. It is like, for example, this tree. The trunk of this tree, and one side is like leaves and branches, and under the earth are the roots—many, many roots. And this power, mostly the power, is that which can hold this tree. And so we are holding this tree. But the roots are very important, and this we don’t know. But we know there are lots of roots. Now, in this, I will tell you perhaps because you are sitting like this. So make yourself comfortable now again. Now you should put your toes like this, sitting on your heels, on the hips. Sit on that. There, we will follow this all. Our ten parts in the body: the toes, second, third, fourth, five, and five. All this has immense energy now, and it is bringing us to our brain part. Now, from both your hands, hold here—it’s called the temple here—and bite your teeth and relax, like biting, like eating. But slowly, like this. Here is a power, a very big power here. There is a very, very beautiful power, but it is an important part of our body. The doctor said, "I am not a doctor, please, I am a yogī." But as a yogī, you will now bite, like eating. Very nice. Perfect, very good. Just feel. But, of course, I’m always good for you, yeah? I will not torture you. So please don’t sit on the toes. Put your head separate. Yes. So when you have a headache, then sit with this posture, with what I said, and then here, bite a little. Do you feel that? Yeah. Now stand on the knees. Oh, you are comfortable now. Thank you, my God. "My God, Swāmījī is torturing us." But now, the knees. Of course, we should have a yoga mat so that your knees are comfortable. And these three fingers, we put them on your arm and move like this, slowly. Let’s say 15 times. Forward. Not so. Slowly. Wide biting. Keep your eyes open so that you cannot fall down, and then after 14 other directions. It was forward, and now the other way. You can feel in our body, in our head mostly, that we feel relaxed, released, and the tensions or headaches are releasing. And now again, when finished, then you sit down on your knees, very, very good. And then there are other postures, like Uṣṭhān; these are animals. So now again, on the knees standing, heels separate a little bit. If you are not pregnant—if you are pregnant, after about four months, don’t do it. So then, give the hands like this and put your hands on your heels. And really look up, and count now how many stars are here in the sky. Up. And someone who has a hand problem, please don’t do it. Okay, yes, please remain there and bring your head straight, and slowly sit down now. Now, stretch your legs and place your hands either on your thighs or behind you, neither of them. You will see, you will feel. And this is what I have given: these few postures. And now, second, our toes. And in the toes, there is the power of our own nerve systems there. Don’t go too far like this, but sit straight. Place your hands beside your body, and the hand is like this. And the toes, like this. No, no, wrong. This girl was better. Don’t break like this, only toes like this. But don’t stretch like this. Your heels like this, so from down, your nerves are stretching. And yesterday, they were looking at how people were sitting straight, or many, or together. Now, please put your head down. Hold your toes. Hold your toes. Yes. And you can bring your chin as far down. Very good. Slowly come up, and again, your toes like this. Slowly, like this. Not good. Very... Good, relax. Now remain; you are very good sitting, your posture is very good. And hand stretching. And now make a fist, thumb inside, like this. And strength, very straight. Relax. Again, and relax. Again, and that. Or you can say, "Deep inhale, close, and relax." Inhale, strong, and relax. Go ahead. So in your whole body, through all these nerve systems in our hands, everywhere, and coming also to here in our head. Hands on the thighs. Many people are working nowadays on machines like this. Mostly women; the men are only giving orders, and you know, even in coming home they are like this. So, only for one or two minutes, you can do like this. So, stretch it again. And now it’s like this, rotating. Otherwise, it’s nothing. And that is, when we do like this, we are making porridge, yeah. So you can do now: your left hand is like this, and your right hand is on your shoulder. In the left hand is the fist; the right hand is on the left shoulder. How many nerves, muscles, and bones are here moving? And on the other side. Hands down. Are you tired? Very good. Then we raise hands like this. And go like this. Yes. Touch your fingers here. Not here. Inhale slowly, and exhale slowly. One. Exhale. Inhale. It will be 15 times, but you know that. Then come this side. One. Your elbows should come like this, and back. We can sit on a chair, we can practice. With standing, we can do this, or like this, very relaxed, very good. Again, you can sit with the knees so that you are comfortable. Again, we are here. Inhale, exhale, then elbows going up. But slowly. This in yoga, in daily life, is called Sarvahitāsana. Sarva means very, very good, easy. Sarva means all nāḍīs, all muscles, etc. Sarva means all. Sarva hita. Hita means good for all: the whole body, everything, muscles, nāḍīs, etc. Sarva-hita-āsana, and so our exercise āsana. Hands down. So this Sarvahitāsana, for example, myself—every day, two and a half hours, I am practicing that. Today I did it in the ashram up here, there. And if you can run this, that, it’s not complete. All nerve systems, the circulations, the bones, everything. So we can do other things; you are young boys, girls, they are doing exercises, do it. But yoga means until the end of life. Those who always do simple but good deeds will die very easily. No pain, and it will feel, "I am in that happiness." This is very important. And then, you know, yesterday we were telling you some exercise also, and today we do... we don’t... yesterday we did not. And now you can stand up and distance a little bit. Legs apart, hands apart, and move like this. Don’t touch anybody, don’t hit somebody’s foot, oh no. This time, go on. Very good. Legs together, a little apart. Legs, hands up, and go down. Dig something, and up. Oṁ śānti, Oṁ śānti. Hari Om. Very good. Now, you sit comfortably in a good yoga posture. Do not touch anybody’s body. Now, that is one Vajranāḍī. Vajranāḍī, still I did not give you. But that is this tree’s, what do you call that? Trunk of the tree. Trunk. Roots and branches are holding that Vajranāḍī. But that we will do next time. So now, listen carefully, please. Mostly boys have long nails, and they are getting inside. So please be careful with your ear, okay? Ladies have very good [nails], so they can go. Well, body straight. Deep inhale, and slowly exhale. Don’t put your fingers there. Put your hands down. Otherwise, something will speak inside. Yes, yes. And it has five, six postures. So, two fingers go in the ear. No, don’t go, don’t make it, and inside like this. Elbows and shoulders are like this, right? Not like this, not like this. Like this. Then, deep inhale. And then your teeth should be strong, holding, biting. Lips close. All teeth should be in balance, the same balance. And you will know if the balance is on the left side of the hammers or the right side of the hammers. This is only, you know, and don’t make it like this. And this will be only maximum three or five times, not more. But learn properly, about ten days or more. So that, and then the sound is that Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma. This means one bird is making, and that goes, "Yes," not like this, okay. So, by it, properly balance. Your car’s wheels must be very good. So, three times. Deep inhale, and exhale. Inhale, go ahead. Don’t bring out your finger, please. One more. See how in the brain, what is the sound balance going? Good. Hands down. So, let’s say you could not balance. Once more this side, once more this side, or you went there and then like this. It’s okay, but please tell me, did you not balance? Hand up, not like this. Like that, yeah. Because I will tell how to make correction, yeah. And did you really sound "went," yeah, and not "yes"? Both here you should know. Power once more, please. Listen and say how it is. Your teeth are balanced or not. Close your eyes. Deep inhale. Okay. So once more. Was it balanced or not? Well, thank you. Slovenians, they are not a big mug, they are balanced. Once more, without biting. It should be space inside, but lips close. Once more with this. Thank you. Three to five, not more than that, in the morning, midday, and evening. Before going to sleep, you can do it, but if you cannot sleep, then don’t do it. So it is your inner self. So you have to balance and control thyself in the next seminar here, or wherever I am, or in Strelka, where we will balance more. My dear sisters, brothers, I am very happy to see you and this beautiful atmosphere. Mama see deep Naran Bhagwan Nikki.

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