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Guided Kriyā and Prāṇāyāma Practice
A physical practice prepares the body and breath for meditation. Assume a stable seated posture, leaning forward with a straight spine to avoid knee pain. Keep the elbows straight and shoulders slightly raised to deepen the forward bend. Breathe naturally without holding, inhaling through the nostrils and exhaling through the mouth. Maintain a relaxed body with eyes closed, observing the breath internally. This prāṇāyāma is a spiritual sādhanā for awakening inner powers. Synchronize movement with breath, repeating cycles such as twenty-seven times, and conclude by sitting in relaxed meditation.
"Within yourself, not outside, is your breath."
"This sādhanā, this practice, this prāṇāyāma, it’s very spiritual and very different."
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
