SATSANG WITH SRI BALANCED HAND Today: Adjusting Mental And Physical Posture Mind Reflects Body, Body Reflects Mind After listening to Sri Balanced Hand: Instructions for Tadasana - Mountain Stance: Feet are either shoulder width apart or together, with inner heels and big toes touching, toes spread. Feet together is more challenging, balance wise. Move around in a circular motion and you will feel the four balance points. Two points in the ball of the foot and two points on the inner and outer heel. Distribute weight evenly on the four points. Press the knee caps back to just before the knees lock, but not locking them. Knees are slightly bent. Press the four balance points into the floor, pull the sides of the torso inwards and lift the torso upwards out of the hips while telescoping the entire sides of the torso including the ribs. Pull the naval in towards the spine slightly, tilting the bottom of the pelvis forwards. Keep pressing into the balance points while lengthening and telescoping the torso upwards out of the hips. Lift the chest points and press the center of the chest forwards, while broadening the chest from the center outwards towards the shoulders. Relax the shoulders and draw them back while broadening chest. Lightly tighten the lateral muscles under the arms to pull the shoulders down as you press upwards with the torso. Arms hang lightly at sides. Fingers are together and thumb against the fingers. Press through the tips of the fingers until they curve into a ‘u’ shape, and then bring the fingertips to straight while maintaining the finger extension. This is ‘conscious’ hand. Awareness over the complete hand. (It is also ‘sword hand’ from karate) Press through the finger tips and aware hands towards the floor with both arms, while keeping the lateral muscles tight and shoulders down, simultaneously lifting the torso and chest upwards, while broadening the chest and taking the shoulders back. You now have an upward flow and a simultaneous downward flow. Arms and fingers pressing down, torso lifting up. You should be able to feel the upper body connect to the hips and legs, and then down into the feet and the floor as a single unit. Grounded. Body check - Balance points - knees back, slightly bent, pulling naval gently in towards the spine - drawing the sides of the torso inwards and lengthening and telescoping the torso and ribs upwards - relaxing shoulders - lift chest points and press center of chest gently forwards, broadening chest towards shoulders - draw shoulders back as chest broadens - lats gently tighten, drawing shoulders downwards - arms loose and hanging - fingers together, thumb against fingers - tips of fingers extending into a ‘u’ shape, finger extension maintained and tips of fingers pulled into ‘straight’ - Holding the above, bring the chin inwards towards the chest, keeping it level with the floor. At the same time, press the base of the skull and the crown upwards. Imagine a rope attached to the crown of the head, pulling you up. Keep scanning the different body sections, making adjustments as necessary, pressing against your edge. You are expanding physically in all directions simultaneously, getting larger. As you do the adjustments, be aware of your breathing and do the grand yogic breath. Full and even breathing. Slow breathing. Listen to the sound of the breath or use the mantra Hamsa. Mentally repeating Hum on the inhale and Sa on the exhale. Constantly check and re-adjust the sections of the body per the instructions. Although the instructions are in steps, we are dealing with a smooth unified continuum. We break it into sections to understand how to connect all the parts into one, and keep it that way. As you go about your day, keep adjusting the different sections. All day long. It is meditation. You are focusing on the body and its posture as the object of meditation to also practice holding the mind on one point, the body, while moving around. Look for opportunities to practice. While standing in lines, work the different sections of the body. When sitting and waiting for something or sitting in the car at a stoplight, work the body from the hips up. Try working the sections while walking around. You will, over time, notice a tremendous difference in your physical posture, how your body feels, and in your mental posture. Mind Reflects Body, Body Reflects Mind
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:17:54 +0000
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