Cure For Low Self Esteem
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Steps to be followed:
- PADMAASANA
- JAALANDHARA BANDHA
- VISUALIZATION
1. PADMAASANA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 2, VERSES 31-33
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Uththanau Charanau Kruthvaa Ooru-Samsthau Prayathnathaha |
Oorumadhye Thathoththaanau Paanee Kruthvaa Thatho Drushau ||1.45||
Drushtim vinyasya naasaagre Dantamoolam cha jihvayaa |
Uttapya chibukam vakshas Yuttaapya bhavanam shanaihi ||2.32||
Idham Padmaasanam Proktham Sarva-Vyaadhi-Vinaashanam |
Durlabham yena kenapi Dheemataa labhyate bhuvi ||2.33||
strong>TRANSLATION
One should with effort place the upward facing feet on the thighs, and place the upward-facing palms between the thighs.
Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth, press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward, that is slowly pull the prana upward.
This asana called as Padmaasana destroys all diseases, filled with power. Though difficult to be obtained by everyone, some intelligent people learn it.
TECHNIQUE
- Place the left foot under the right thigh
- Now Place the right foot upon the left thigh
- Place the hands between the thighs with the palms facing upwards
- Concentrating on the tip of the nose, keep the tongue pressed on the upper teeth
- Press the chin on your chest, push the air slowly upward
- Exhale slowly
- Do this 3 times and release the chin on your chest and tongue pressed on the upper teeth
IN PADMAASANA, NEXT -
2. JAALANDHARA BANDHA
GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 3, VERSE 12 (More)
Kanta-sankochanam krutvaa Chibukam hrudaye nyaset |
Jaalandhare krute bandhe Shodasha-aadhaara-bandhanam ||3.12||
TRANSLATION
Having contracted the chest, the chin should be placed up on the chest. This is called Jalandhara Bandha and by this the sixteen adhaaraas are closed.
TECHNIQUE
- Sit in Padmaasana and contract the throat and Press the chin on the chest
- Fix the Gaze at the tip of the nose
- Hold as long as possible judiciously
- Release the throat lock and exhale slowly, when you feel you can’t hold anymore
- Do this 21 times
IN PADMAASANA, NEXT -
3. VISUALIZATION
- Sit and visualize that you are atleast 5 times more than what you are
- Now feel you are 20 feet tall
- Just visualize you are like a huge rock, you are a big being
- Visualize yourself as 20 feet tall, 50 feet wide, alive, living. Sit with this visualization
END OF KRIYA
