Yoga Nidra Audio

Finally I have made Yoga-Nidra audio record.Its for those, who cannot attend my Yoga-Nidra Meditations at Himalaya Shop or would like to practice it more often.You can download this audio from the link bellow and practice Yoga-Nidra at home at any time.All you need to do is to find comfortable place were nobody will disturb you , lye down comfortably in shavasana.And listen to the audio record with your mp3 player.Also i would recomend to cover yourself with the blanket during the time of meditation practice.Just not to get cold,as when you relax you body temperature can drop down.Please note that the audio material is copyrited and is for the personal use only.

Yoga-Nidra Audio

Namaste!

Eckhart Tolle The Power Of Now

What is it like to live in the present moment? This shift in consciousness for most people is not a single event, but a process, a gradual disidentification from thoughts and emotions through the arising of awareness.

Eckhart Tolle was born in Germany, where he spent the first thirteen years of his life. After graduating from the University of London, he was a research scholar and supervisor at Cambridge University. When he was twenty-nine, a profound spiritual transformation virtually dissolved his old identity and radically changed the course of his life. The next few years were devoted to understanding, integrating and deepening that transformation, which marked the beginning of an intense inward journey.

Eckhart Tolle is not aligned with any particular religion or tradition. In his teaching, he conveys a simple yet profound message with the timeless and uncomplicated clarity of the ancient spiritual masters: there is a way out of suffering and into peace. It is to live in the eternal NOW ... in the tranquil silence of the moment ! Underneath the words, between them, in the energy of presence conveyed by them, we find the power of Stillness. This vibrantly alive state found only in the Here and Now, is one with our Being and the field out of which all "arises".

Eckhart feels a strong connection to J Krishnamurti and Ramana Maharshi and says that his teaching is a coming together of the teachings of both those teachers, and it is a continuation of that. In addition, he states that by listening to and speaking with the spiritual teacher Barry Long, he understood things more deeply.

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Yoga Nidra

Yoga-Nidra Meditaton is dynamic state of deep conscious relaxation.It has two main futures, full relaxation of body and mind, and strong motivation - Sankalpa.This combination can change all your life around!When your rational mind is resting your subconsciousness becomes more active that develops ideal ground for planting the seeds of sankalpa.




Yoga-nidra may be rendered in English as "yoga sleep". It is a sleep-like state of consciousness that occurs with some practitioners of meditation, details of which have been handed down by guru-to-disciple transmission (parampara) within the Indian religions. These aspects may include relaxation and guided visualization techniques as well as the psychology of dream, sleep and yoga.

During meditation the practitioner lies down in shavasana posture to experience the full effect of relaxation and follows guided instructions of the teacher.The practice of Yoga-Nidra has been found to reduce tension and anxiety and increase relaxation. The autonomic symptoms of high anxiety such as headache, giddiness, chest pain,  sweating, abdominal pain respond well. It has been used to help soldiers from war cope with Posttraumatic stress disorders and traumas.

Yoga-nidra was popularised Swami Satyananda Saraswati.He learned it when he was living with his guru Swami Shivananda in Rishikesh.He explained Yoga-nidra as a state of mind between wakefulness and dream that deep phases of the mind, suggesting a connection with the ancient tantric practice called nyasa.

One appears to be sleeping but the unconscious mind is functioning at a deeper level: it is conscious sleep with deep awareness. In normal sleep we lose track of our self but in yoga-nidra, while consciousness of the world is dim and relaxation is deep, there remains an inward lucidity and experiences may be absorbed at much deeper level and to be recalled later. Since yoga-nidra involves an aimless and effortless relaxation it is often held to be best practised with yoga teacher who verbally delivers instructions.

The form of practice taught by Swami Satyananda includes eight stages - Internalisation, Sankalpa, Rotation of Consciousness, Breath Awareness, Manifestation of Opposites, Creative Visualization, Sankalpa and Externalisation.

Every Wednesday 6 pm Yoga-Nidra Guided Meditations
at Himalaya Charity Shop, 20 South Clerk street, Edinburgh

Falun Dafa

Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a system of beliefs and practices founded in China by Li Hongzhi in 1992. It emerged at the end of China's "qigong boom", a period of growth and popularity of similar practices. Falun Gong differs from other qigong schools in its absence of daily rituals of worship,its greater emphasis on morality, and the theological nature of its teachings.Western academics have described Falun Gong as a "spiritual movement" based on the teachings of its founder^, a "cultivation system" in the tradition of Chinese antiquity. Falun Gong places a heavy emphasis on morality in its central tenets – Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.Its teachings are derived from qigong, Buddhist and Taoist concepts.

The movement grew rapidly in China between 1992 and 1999. Government sources indicated that there may have been as many as 70 million Falun Gong practitioners in the country by 1998.In the mid-1990s the proliferation of qigong practices generated attention from Chinese journalists, skeptics, and scientists; reports critical of qigong appeared in the Chinese media, some of which were aimed at Falun Gong.Falun Gong practitioners responded to critics through peaceful protests, attempting to address perceived unfair media treatment.In April 1999, after one such protest in Tianjin, some 10,000 practitioners gathered at Zhongnanhai, the residence compound of China's leaders, in silent protest, while representatives reportedly negotiated with CCP officials.

In July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banned Falun Gong and began a nationwide crackdown and multifaceted propaganda campaign against the practice; in October 1999 it declared Falun Gong an "evil cult." Human rights groups report that Falun Gong practitioners in China are subject to a wide range of human rights abuses.Falun Gong practitioners continue to levy charges against the CCP, lobbying Western governments and handing out information about the ill-treatment of practitioners, highlighting arbitrary arrests and imprisonment, organ harvesting, forced labor, and torture at the hands of the Chinese security forces.Falun Gong practitioners have founded media outlets (the Epoch Times and New Tang Dynasty Television), to publicize their cause and criticize the Chinese government, and the group has emerged as a prominent voice opposing the CCP.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness - calm awareness of one's body functions, feelings, content of consciousness, or consciousness itself.
In addition to various forms of meditation based around specific sessions, there are mindfulness training exercises that develop awareness throughout the day using designated environmental cues. The aim is to make mindfulness essentially continuous. Examples of such cues are notice of the ring on your finger, the hourly chimes of clocks, red lights at traffic junctions and crossing the threshold of doors etc. The mindfulness itself can take the form of nothing more than taking three successive breaths while remembering they are a conscious experience of body activity within mind. This approach is particularly helpful when it is difficult to establish a regular meditation practice.
In some early teachings of buddhism -  mindfulness of breathing were emphasized more than any of the other methods.

"The idea of mindfulness of mind is to slow down the fickleness of jumping back and forth. We have to realize that we are not extraordinary mental acrobats. We are not all that well trained. And even an extraordinary well-trained mind could not manage that many things at once - not even two. But because things are very simple and direct, we can focus on, be aware and mindful of, one thing at a time. That one-pointedness, that bare attention, seems to be the basic point. It is necessary to take that logic all the way and realize that even to apply bare attention to what we are doing is impossible. If we try, we have two personalities: one personality is the bare attention; the other personality is doing things. Real bare attention is being all there at once. We do not apply bare attention to what we are doing; we are not mindful of what we are doing. That is impossible. Mindfulness is the act as well as the experience, happening at the same time. Obviously, we could have a somewhat dualistic attitude at the beginning, before we get into real mindfulness, that we are willing to be mindful, willing to surrender, willing to discipline ourselves. But then we do the thing; we just do it. It is like the famous Zen saying, 'When I eat, I eat. When I sleep, I sleep." You just do it, with absolutely no implication behind what you are doing, not even of mindfulness. When we begin to feel the implications of mindfulness, we are beginning to split ourselves. Then we are faced with our resistance, and hundreds of others things seemingly begin to attack us, bother us. Trying to be mindful by deliberately looking at oneself involves too much watcher. Then we have lost the one-shot simplicity." CTR
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Vipassana Meditation

Vipassana - means to see things as they really are.Thats one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills.

This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant highest happiness of full liberation. Healing, not merely the curing of diseases, but the essential healing of human suffering, is its purpose.

Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion.

The scientific laws that operate one's thoughts, feelings, judgements and sensations become clear. Through direct experience, the nature of how one grows or regresses, how one produces suffering or frees oneself from suffering is understood. Life becomes characterized by increased awareness, non-delusion, self-control and peace.

Gokai - The Reiki Principles

The Gokai are The Five 'Principles', 'Precepts' or 'Ideals' of Usui Reiki Healing method set by Mikao Usui.

Kyo Dake Wa - Just for today:
Ikaruna - Let go of anger
Shin Pai Suna - Let go of worry
Kan Sha Shite - Be grateful (for the things the life gave)
Gyo o Hagame - Do your duties honestly
Hito ni Shinsetsu ni - Be kind to every living being

The Reiki principles being spoken in Japaneese:

Shôfuku no hihô, Manbyo no rei yaku - The secret method of inviting blessings, the spiritual medicine of many illnesses.

The Gokai (five principles) are one of the most important elements of Reiki. At first glance, they can seem over-simplified, and many people disregard them as too obvious or of no significance. Yet they are used to help to live more joyfuly. In these five basic phrases is a wealth of wisdom around living life with peace and harmony.
In the morning and in the evening sit in the gassho position and repeat these words out loud with feeling from the depths of your heart.

Chakra Theory

Chakras are swirling, vibrating energy centres located along your spinal region. There are seven major Chakras, which support your nerves, organs, and physical systems. The Chakras take in vital life-force energy from the world around you and distribute it throughout your nerves, organs, and physical systems to sustain your life. Chakras also record and store information about your thoughts, feelings, experiences, beliefs, and fears.

Energy blocks are created within the Chakras and other parts of your body when you have unhealed or repressed thoughts or feelings of holding on to past emotional, mental, and spiritual wounds. Your body's life-force energy flow becomes depleted, restricted, and unbalanced causing blocks. These energy blocks can affect you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. They can result in feelings of hopelessness, lack of purpose or lack of direction in work and in life. They can also result in fear, confusion, low self-worth, lack of confidence, fatigue, depression, anger, guilt, addictions, creative blocks, controlling behaviours, self-destructive behaviours, physical illness, impotence, libido and fertility problems, communication difficulties, etc.

With Reiki we can Heal the Mind, Body and Spirit at the same time.A healing with a Chakra Balancing Session can help release such energy blocks within your Chakras and within other parts of your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy bodies in a very supportive and uplifting manner. A Chakra Healing and Balancing session can help you to enjoy life more.

 

Every differend chakra coresponds to a differend color in our energy body.

Reiki Healing

What is Reiki? 

The Japanese word Reiki derives from Chinese word Lingqi.It compounds of two words.Rei meaning “ghost, spirit, soul, miraculous, sacred, divine” 
and Ki "gas, vapor; vital energy, atmosphere; vitality; force; natural phenomenon; spirit, mind, consciousnes"
Ki energy is understood as meaning "spiritual energy; vital energy; Life force; energy of life".In Hinduism its also known as Prana.
Chinese Lingqi was first recorded in Guanzi arround 320 BCE describing early Daoist meditation techniques.But only much later in the late 19th or early 20th century developed in Japan by Dr Mikao Usui as a spiritual self - development practise and holistic therapy.

Reiki is a beautiful source of healing energy, using hands on or off method to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being.The soft balancing energy is channeled through the practitioner into the client according to the clients needs at the time. Reiki has many benefits and being holistic in nature it treats ALL aspects of a person on 3 levels - body, mind and spirit. Reiki can help to relief pain, stress, anxiety, sleep problems, emotional blockages and bring balance in your chakras.Reiki can help to bring awareness of the self and through this awareness can help to identify the root cause of dis-ease. Also Reiki energy can be incorporated with healing stones and healing grids than can enhance energy flow.