by Gurani Anjali
First Bow down facing east giving respect to the rising sun. Say Namaste, Om shanti, shanti, shanti. Then stand up with both hands together at the heart, in anjali mudra.
Paraka (inhale), raise the hands above forehead.
Rechaka (exhale), bring anjali hands back to the heart.
Paraka, raise hands above the head. With both hands facing outward, bend backwards and hold.
Rechaka, swing forward, and bend from the waist upward. Tough the ground with respect.
Straighten up paraka, and go down. . .
Rechaka, as in Namaste (as before the havan).
Paraka and go into the naga. Rechaka and return to namaste (as in front of the havan).
Straighten up.
Sit in cross legged position with chintamani mudra, doing paraka and rechaka three times.
Do paraka and stand up with anjali hands near heart. Rechaka, and raise anjali hands above forehead, then paraka and return anjali hands to heart.
Rotate in this position facing Eat, West, North and South, paraka and rechaka at each direction.
Then facing east again, paraka and rechaka, and go all the way down as you would in front of the havan. Say namaste, Om shanti, shanti, shanti, and sit with chin mudra.
Yoga Sadhana Practice
- A Message from Guruma
- Sadhana: The Means of Attainment
- A Brief Introduction to Yoga Practice
- Sadhana
- The Yoga Dharma
- The Significant Setting
- The Importance of Rituals to the Seeker of Truth
- Cultivating a Spiritual Foundation
- What is Meditation?
- Heyam Duhkham Anagatam
- Morning Sadhana Practice
- The Power of Speech
- The Doctrine of Karma
- On Namaste
- On Prasad
- On Suddhi
- On Kaivalyam
- Puja (Worship)
- Temperament and the Yoga Aspirant
- Balancing the Body
- Five Basic Vayus: How They Function in the Body
- Karma Offerings – Bhaga Varta
- Corporeal Consciousness: To Know the Body
Yama & Niyama Practice (Restraints & Observances)
Mantras, Mudras & Pranayama
- Mantras, Mudras & Pranayama
- Om and the Power of Words
- Experience Holy Space
- Pranayama Mantra
- Gayatri Mantra with Pranayama
- Pranayama Shanti Mudra
- Pranayama Nadi Shodana
- Mangala Prayer for the Full Moon
- The Sacredness of the Gayatri Mantra
- On the Devi Mantra
- On the Brahma Mantra
- On the Gayatri Mantra
- On the Asato Ma Mantra
- Om the Symbol of the Ultimate Reality
- Pranayama: The Bandhas
- Surya Namaskar for Women
Yoga Asana Practice
- A Brief Meditation on Doing Asanas
- Anantasana (Side-Reclining Leg Lift Pose)
- Cakrasana or Urdhva-Dhanurasana (Full Wheel Pose)
- Dhanur-Asana (Bow Pose)
- Ekapadasana (Standing Split Pose)
- Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)
- Halasana (Plow Pose)
- Nagasana (Cobra Pose)
- Padmasana (Lotus Pose)
- Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
- Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand Pose)
- Savasana (Corpse Pose)
- Siddhasana (Accomplished Pose)
- Simhasana (Lion Pose)
- Supta-Pada-Angustha-Asana (Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose)
- Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
- Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
- Ugrasana or Pascima-Uttana-Asana (Seated Forward Bend)
- Uttanapadasana (Extended Leg Pose)
- Virasana (Hero Pose)
- Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
- Yogamudrasana (Yoga Seal Pose)