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Observing the Navel: A Practice in Awareness
Observing the navel is a foundational practice in awareness. Sit comfortably and place a middle finger gently on the navel without pressure. Observe the breath's movement from this point for five minutes, then lower the hand. Observe again without touch for another five minutes. This point is significant as our initial connection to life. Be relaxed yet sit straight to perceive the movements. The practice involves feeling subtle shifts within the abdomen, left, right, or middle, without force. It is a direct observation of internal sensation. The body must be completely relaxed to perceive these subtle workings. This simple observation is the essence of the practice.
"Simply observe when and how you are with the breath moving in and out."
"Just feel how it is, how you feel sometimes, pressure or something, what happens in your body."
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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
