1 exercise3 min - 11 min Kriya: Yoga Sets, Meditations, Classic Kriyas

The pressure on the fingers is the key to this kriya. Be sure it is maintained correctly and strongly. This is to interbalance you in the duality of spiritual, mental, and physical imbalance. It affects the two brain hemispheres to bring you into balance. Breathing through the mouth stimulates meridian points on a ring around the throat, which affect the parasympathetic nervous system. Breathing in strokes affects the pituitary gland.

Start practicing for 3 minutes, then work up to 5, then 11 minutes. Eleven minutes is the maximum recommended time.

1. Meditation for Spiritual, Mental and Physical Balance

Meditation for Spiritual, Mental and Physical Balance (3 minutes to 11 minutes)
  1. Sit in Easy Pose with a straight spine.
  2. The hands meet in front of the chest at the level of the Heart Center; the forearms are parallel to the ground.
  3. Spread the fingers wide and press the fingers and thumbs of opposite hands together from the tip to the first joint.
  4. The fingers point forward and the thumbs point toward the chest.
  5. The fingers are bent back at the knuckles, but the base of the fingers do not meet; apply maximum pressure at the finger pads.
  6. Focus at the tip of the nose.
  7. Inhale deeply and completely through the nose, exhale in 8 strokes through the mouth.
Eye Focus Tip of the Nose