Someone asked: “What Kundalini Yoga sequence would you suggest to help heal both cold and clinical depression?
I got his question last Monday and I wasn’t surprised. Depression is not just a challenge that a person is going through. It is real, it s happening right now across an entire population ,globally. Yogi Bhajan predicted that as we enter the Aquarian Age, the period is marked by information overload, stress, the lack of time and increased social and personal demands.
He said that at first people would try to deal with this issue with increased use of electronic technology, attempting to use the latest device and software, to sort the flood of information. But our health will be most affected by this. The normal defense of the nervous system will accelerate, heart rate and blood rate will increase. People will tend to fight, withdraw, alienate themselves or fantasize more and some even resort to take and abuse drugs and alcohol or use violence. Everyone will be affected by the pressure of these times.
Yogi Bhajan warned that we would no longer be able to rely on the strength of our physical body. The best antidote is to learn how to quiet the mind and rediscover our inner spirit to ride this wave of transition.
We now have to go inward through meditation. We need to balance the glands, strengthen the nerves, control the mind and provide the inner wisdom to help take action and to make decisions on different challenges facing us each day.
2. Choose when to meditate
Try to keep the same time every day. The amrit vela or 2.5 hours before sunrise is highly recommended because it sets you for the whole day and is naturally a quiet, reflective time. At sunset from 4 to 7 pm is also ideal as well as before bedtime, to help you settle and clear the mind in preparation for sleep.
3. Commit to a Meditation for a length of time
Committing to a personal practice for a number of days will help replace unwanted habits, negative patterns with positive ones. Note that it takes 40 days to change a habit, 90 days to confirm a positive habit, 120 days to become the new habit and 1,000 days to master the new habit. According to yogi science, there are specific length of time needed to create desired effects during meditation (see number of minutes below). So a 3-meditation each day is bettern than a 31-minute once a week. If you do miss a day, just start again and keep up!
11 minutes of meditation begins to change the nerves and glandular system.
22 minutes balance the three minds (negative, positive and neutral) and they begin to work together.
31 minutes affect all the cells and rhythms of the body and all layers of the mind’s projection.
62 minutes changes the gray matter of the brain and ntegrates the subconscious “shadow mind” and the outer projection.
2 ½ hours hold the new pattern in the subconscious mind by the surrounding universal mind.
4. Tune-in with the Adi Mantra
Do chant the Adi Mantra, Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo three times before beginning the meditation. The mantra means “I call upon the infinite creative consciousness. I call upon the divine teacher within me.” This opens your inner wisdom and links to all the Spiritual Masters who perfected this sacred science. This is referred to as the Golden Chain. Tuning in opens the channel that receives the highest spiritual frequencies. You can also choose to do a yoga kriya or some warm-ups after tuning in.5. Keep the Spine Straight
It is important to keep the spine straight and the posture balanced. The spine acts as a central channel for the energy of the nervous system.
6. Use Mudras
The hands are an energy map of our consciousness and health. There are hand positions or mudras in kundalini yoga that are an important part of the meditation. A mudra is a position of the hands that locks or seals and guides energy flow and reflexes to the brain. By curling, crossing, stretching and touching fingers to other fingers and areas we can effectively talk to the body and mind.
Yes, it is chaos. Yes it is challenging. But don’t be overwhelmed. Use these techniques, find your center, and soon you will find calm. Meditate, elevate.
In loving service,
Rosan
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