A systematic course in the ancient tantric techniques of yoga and kriya is swami satyananda saraswatis impressive and adequate work on yoga and tantra. The mind is subtle and difficult to catch, however gaze can be fixed at a point, and eventually the mind too gets focussed. Firstly the practices look difficult, sometimes revolting, unnatural and. Next to the existing group of shareholders from 2015 and before, limburg ventures, particon and lrm, another dutch venture capital fund, shift invest and chemelot ventures, invested in 2017 to support further roll out of our new line of coatings in the corresponding markets. The techniques unfolded here are handed down over the centuries from guru to disciple and. Sat kriya posted by metta yoga on april 1, 2018 february 12, 2019 sat kriya is one of the most fundamental kriyas is kundalini yoga, it is recommended to exercise this posture for 3 minutes for an effect or even longer when you are more advanced and feel comfortable practicing at. Weve loosely grouped these kundalini kriyas into categories, but its challenging to label them, since kriyas work in many different ways. Pdf effect of prandharana and tratak on orientation ability of. As the name suggests, this guided meditation technique called tratak begins with fixing the gaze at one single point for a certain period of time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kriya yoga by swami yogananda 1930.
People also call it fixed gazing meditation because this technique is all about fixing your eye and focus on external objects so that you could use it as an instrument to become more aware of your mind activities. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Art of superrealization kindle edition by yogananda, swami, stevens, jc. When one concentrates on a white point, one sees this as a black image when the eyes are closed and vice versa with a black point. Asanas, pranayamas, kriyas and meditation followed by the successive. Buy tratak sadhana siddhi book online at best prices in india on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tratak is a wonderful methodology that quietens the mind, enhances concentration, increases receptivity and unleashes the innate potential. Here patients were subjected to perform trataka yoga kriya once daily either in morning or in evening hours for 3 weeks. Tratak, freely available at the website of gurudeva yogi anand ji. For the full glandular effect of many kundalini yoga kriyas it is essential to look at the lotus point. Tratak on a black dot in this post, i will show you the steps to perform bindu tratak gazing on a black dot meditation which is very helpful for improving concentration.
At the larynx it divides, the anterior portion goes to. Eye exercises, refractive errors, timira, trataka yoga kriya. Tratak is a hata yoga kriya for improving the eye sight and helps in preventing the cataract problem. Tratakas is beneficial in the treatment of myopia nearsightedness. If during the silent part of the meditation, the mind wanders uncontrollably, go back to a whisper, to a loud voice, to a whisper, and back into silence. Tratak group proved to be superior than prandharna group in. This chakra is associated with intuition and the planet jupiter, and is often associated with the pineal gland, a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain that is believed to be the biological equivalent of the third eye if, as yogi bhajan said, going through life without. Technique of kriya yoga the sushumna, the centrally located nadi, runs up the body, from the muladhara chakra at the base of the spine passing through the spinal column, pierces the bases of the head. Please visit our guidelines for practice page before you begin. Localization of the chakras the chakras are subtle astral ethereal organs inside the spinal cord. The yogic kriyas or cleansing practices are six in number hence called shatkarma sixactions. Kriya yoga synthesis of a personal experience by ennio nimis new 2018 edition. See more ideas about meditation benefits, eye sight improvement and chakra. In this kriya we rotate our eyes slowly in circular position while observing around.
Many falsely believe they can apply what they find in yoga books to kriya. I dont remember the title of that first book, but books of b. This beautiful suddhi kriya is called tratak suddhi kriya. In the center of the lotus is the symbol for om, or omkara, a mantra and mystical sanskrit sound of hindu origin. The path of kriya yoga 4 awakening to divine joy 5 personal accounts from ananda kriya yoga initiates the single most important event of my life was taking my first kriya yoga initiation at ananda in the summer of 1975. There is a subtle connection between your body movements and cognitive. Stretch pose, sat kriya, peacock pose, bow pose, fish pose, uddihyana bandha, breath of fire. Kundalini yoga is a dynamic blend of exercises, postures, breath and meditation to fulfill your need to improve, expand, refresh and rejuvenate in a fast paced world that is in. V enus kriyas p kundalini yoga, meditation, karam kriya. The lost kriya of yogi bhajan taught by guru singh. The simplest introduction to tratak is gazing at the flame of a candle, and this meditation takes you step by step through a guided session that will help you relax. Below are just a few of the thousands of kundalini yoga kriyas yogi bhajan taught over the years.
A powerful kriya to condition eyes and mind vedicus. One may also practice trataka while looking at a white point on black paper, or at a black point on white paper. Tratak holistic clinic about tratak the word tratak is a derived sanskrit word which means intense focusing, concentration, whereas holistic means overall, is actually an approach to life, this ancient approach to health consider the person as a whole rather than focusing on illness or specific part of body. I have regularly and faithfully practiced kriya since that time and i can say, without. Kriyas are most often associated with kundalini yoga and those quick, repetitive movements that define the practice pretty much all of the movements in kundalini yoga are referred to as kriyas and theyre meant to help release the kundalini energy, which is said to be coiled at the bottom of the spine, laying dormant, until the energy is set free. Buy tratak sadhana siddhi book online at low prices in. The lost kriya of yogi bhajan sikh dharma international. This asana is beneficial for the people having heavy bellies, thighs or hips. Systematic course in the ancient tantric techniques pdf. The main purpose of this study is to find the effect of trataka kriya session on visual perception of elderly people. For your convenience, you can click on the book cover to go to the ordering page on amazon. They are known as trataka, which in sanskrit means winkles gaze at a particular point. This is the last shat kriya mentioned in hathayogic ancient text my students performing this. Some people may experience headaches from practicing kirtan kriya.
The benefits and limitations of using these objects for tratak are given below. In addition, this yogabased intervention might decrease stress and improve quality of life in glaucoma patients. A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of trataka yoga. Purifies the eyes, strengthens the eye muscles and improves vision and memory. Learn the trataka meditation methods, benefits, kriya and precautions. I have already discussed mirror tratak and candle tratak, and here we will see how to meditate on a small black dot drawn on a sheet and use it as an instrument to achieve. When you practice tratak until the tears roll down, it is a part of. If god has written with his own hands that you shall live under misfortune, then by doing subagh kriya you can turn your misfortune into prosperity, fortune, and.
Many people in the u s today claim to practice yoga primarily for its health benefits, without consciously adopting, hindu religious perspective that under the. Trataka is a yogic purification a shatkarma and a tantric method of meditation that involves staring at a single point such as a small object. These are neti, dhauti, basti, trataka, nauli and kapalabhati. Original kriya yoga of paramhansa yogananda home facebook. Sudarshan kriya yogic breathing in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression. What is the difference between tratak and meditation. Tratak hata yoga kriya meditation 16 june 20 youtube. Bhagwan shree rajneesh, dynamics of meditation, bombay, india, 1972, pages 27 1. First of all we will observe the tip of our nose, then we look down parallel towards earth and after looking downwards we will slowly rotate our eyes to right side, then upwards, then. Kriya materials is a private company financed by a selected group of shareholders. Trataka is a yogic purification a shatkarma and a tantric method of meditation that involves staring at a single point such as a small object, black dot or candle. This is also helps in meditation and helps in overcoming the.
The proposed tratak kriya leads to contraction and relaxation of ciliary muscles which might increase outflow of aqueous humor. It includes omkar chanting, trataka kriya and relaxation done by. For this kriya, keep the lamp or shivlinga at a distance of 20 inches at eye level so that there is no strain or pressure on your neck. At the rate of one repetition per second, repeat har as in the second exercise, crossing the hands in front of you and keeping the arms straight. That on which one meditates is known as the object of meditation. V enus kriyas for those with kundalini y oga experience.
Trataka is the practice of intense gazing at one point or object. Pdf on apr 30, 2017, dr rajeev choudhary and others published effect of. Tratak meditation method is one very powerful ancient practice that can help a person to make some very significant spiritual progress. Pdf on apr 30, 2017, dr rajeev choudhary and others published effect of prandharana and tratak on orientation ability of physical education students. In yoga, four exercises have been prescribed for strengthening weak eye muscles, relieving eye strain and curing of eye disease. Disciples of paramhansa yoganandas lineage who want original kriya yoga lessons can send e mail id on. My search of the original kriya chapter 1 yoga selftaught my spiritual search began at age 15 after i bought an introductory book on classical yoga. Tratak is a part of hatha yoga and if is also a part of raja yoga.
Effect of yogabased ocular exercises in lowering of intraocular. V enus kriyas are not to be done by pregnant women. Use your judgement to assess when students have the disicpline to practice v enus kriyas without sexual connotation. Group a was subjected to eye exercises bates method and group b was subjected to trataka yoga kriya. The study indicates that subjectively there are significant results in both the groups but objectively there is not much improvement. A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of trataka yoga kriya and.
This kriya accomplishes that by an effective combination of repatterning and relaxation. Kaivalya dharmananda, most viewed writer in yoga philosophy. Just use one or two along with a kundalini y oga kriya. Ram is the infinite power of the creator or creative. He developed a profound knowledge of various indian scriptures as the vedas and upanishads, and also has thorough knowledge of the bible, torah and koran as wellas being the author of many books about. A total of 34 patients were registered in this group myopia 10, astigmatism 11, hypermetropia 07, and presbyopia 06. These practices are not taught or even referred to in most schools of yog for several reasons. After the enrolment of patients for this study, signs. If you dont find what youre looking for in one section, keep looking.