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Guidance on Posture and Breath
A guide to physical posture and breath awareness.
Assume a specific seated posture. Adjust the legs and knees. There must not be excessive pressure. The movement should be slow and controlled. The stomach should remain in a normal, relaxed position. Practice this daily with patience. Improvement comes gradually over time. This careful approach prevents injury. Now sit comfortably for breathing.
Focus the mind on the navel. Inhale through the nostrils, allowing the breath to fill the abdomen. Then exhale gently through the mouth. Maintain this relaxed and comfortable observation. Simply watch the natural breath. Continue this practice for several minutes.
"Slowly, slowly, and we come slowly, slowly."
"Inhale through the nostrils and let it come to the navel. And exhale from the mouth."
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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
