Basic yoga series

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#1

[B]Shake Meditation[/B]

The Shake Meditation is a good way to quickly reduce stress and recharge with positive energy. We turn on a beautiful music, stand upright and move dynamically in the knees up and down. We can dance or go on the spot. The Shaking is a fast movement from the knees. The knees shake the body. The movement in the knees is small and fast.

  1. Be angry. We shake all the stress of life out of us. We think the mantra, “anger”. We transform all stress unto motion and liberate us as this.

  2. Be sad. We solve our pent-up grief. We think the sentence: “I am sad because …”. We move all the sadness out of us. What makes you sad today? Think the reason several times as a mantra.

  3. Circle the shoulders. We circle our shoulders. We move the shoulders as it is helpful for us. We solve the tension in the shoulders and the neck.

  4. Turn the spine. We rotate into the spine left and right. We solve all the tension in the spine. The head also rotates to the sides.

  5. Massage your body. We massage our body with a healing color. We are wrapped in a cloud of a healing energy. What healing color is good for you today? Think of the name as a mantra, “Yellow, Orange, Purple …”. Massage the healing color from head to toe in your body.

  6. Earth you. We rub the healing color with the right and left foot on the floor. We paint a healing circle around us. When painting with our feet, we feel the earth. We think the name of the color as a mantra.

  7. Go on shaking, move one hand and send a person light. We send the whole world light and think, “May all people be happy. May the world be happy.”

  8. Move around a few minutes as you like. Feel what you need now? Do it!

–> YouTube Shake Meditation Yogi Nils

#2

The Five Tibetan Rites are well suited as morning activation. They clean our chakras and give us inner strength. They get our blood circulation moving and strengthen our muscles. It takes only about 5 to 10 minutes. The Five Tibetans presented in a modified form. Instead of the knee stand we make the windmill. The leg lifting is practiced in a back-friendly form. The sixth Tibetan (abdomen tightening, breath holding) is replaced by a sitting meditation.

  1. Circle = We are running a minute on tiptoe on the spot, turn us in a circle (around our own axis, the spine) and shake our arms. We can turn around the right or left. While circling around, we visualize a cloud of light around us and think the word “light” as a mantra. If we become dizzy, we turn more slowly. We then massage the light in the whole body and think the mantra “light, light, light …”

  2. Windmill = In triangle stand (feet apart) we bow forwards with a straight spine. We extend our arms out to the sides and turn ten times in the spine backwards and forwards. The hand points to the opposite foot. We think the numbers 1 to 10 in our body.

  3. Mountain and valley = We go forward in the push-up on the floor and stretch our butt up. We alternate between mountain (dog) and valley (push-up) back and forwards. We visualize a cloud of light around us and think the numbers from 1 to 10 as a mantra. The head goes in the valley position to the back and in the mountain position to the earth.

  4. Pelvis up and down = We rotate into a sitting position, support us with our hands behind the back on the ground and push the pelvis forward up into the air. We stand backwards on the hands and the feet. We form a rectangular table with the body. We move our pelvis back to earth. We go ten times with the pelvis between the earth and the air back and forwards. The head goes forwards (table position) and back. We visualize light around us and count the numbers from 1 to 10.

  5. Leg lifting = We sit on the ground and support us from behind our back with the elbows on the ground. The legs lie outstretched on the earth. We move the stretched right leg ten times up and down. Then we lift the left leg ten times. We visualize light around us and think the numbers from 1 to 10 in each leg.

  6. Meditation = We sit in the meditation position (cross-legged or heel seat) and put the hands in the lap. The back is straight and the belly relaxed. We move a hand in blessing and think, “I send light to … May all people be happy. May the world be happy.” We span a minute the abdominal and pelvic muscles, and stop all thinking. We relax. We lie down for a minute.

#3

The Sun Salutation is one of the most popular yoga series. It exists in many forms. Here is an abridged version. The secret of its potency is the combination of simple body movements with a strong visualization of light. We really see the sun in the sky. We feel how her love, light and heat radiates down on us and fills us with strength. Best we perform the Sun Salutation facing the sun, so that we can directly take the light. We make the Sun Salutation fast or slow. Normally the movements are associated with inhalation and exhalation. Do the (1 - 10) Sun Salutation 5 to 10 minutes. Then relax in lying down.

  1. Sun = We stand upright on our yoga mat. We put the palms together in front of the heart chakra. We face the sun and think (or speak) the mantra “Om”. We welcome the sun, the light and the life.

  2. Sky = We stretch out our hands to the sky and think, “Sun.” We breathe in.

  3. Earth = We bow the straight upper body down, hands lay next to the feet on the ground and think, “Om”. The crown chakra shows to the feet. Thus, the root chakra is activated (earth energy). We breathe out.

  4. Step backwards = We put a foot wide backwards and stretch our face back up to the sun. We breathe in and think, “Sun.” Our hands are beside our feet.

  5. Dog (mountain) = We also put the other foot back. We breathe out and push our butt up to the sky. The head points to the feet, “Om”.

  6. Cobra = We move our pelvis to the ground and stretch our head back and up to the sun. The two legs are on the ground, we push the upper body with our arms up, and the back hanging down relaxed. We breathe in and think, “Sun.”

  7. Dog (mountain) = We strech again the butt to the sky, the head shows to the feet. We breathe out and think, “Om”.

  8. Step forward = We put a foot forward between the hands. The head rises again to the sun. We breathe in: “Sun”.

  9. Earth = Feet between our hands, the butt to the sky, head to the ground, breathe out, and think, “Om”.

  10. Circle with the arms = We get up and make a big circle around us with our arms. We visualize the unity of the cosmos, breathe in and think, “Sun.”

  11. Relax = We lie down, move our feet, stop one minute all thoughts and then relax.

#4

Fitness Yoga is a dynamic form of yoga. We can eliminate our stress after work and recharge us with positive energy. In 10 to 20 minutes we are fit again.

  1. Shake Meditation = We make five minutes the Shake Meditation and move out all the accumulated stress: Dissolve your anger (think the mantra, “anger”). Dissolve your grief (“I’m sad because …”). Circle your shoulders. Twist your spine. Massage your body. Paint mentally a color with your feet on the ground. Move one hand and think, “I send light to (name). May all people be happy. May the world be happy.”

  2. Windmill = In triangle stand (feet apart) we bow forwards with a straight spine. We extend our arms out to the sides and turn ten times in the spine backwards and forwards. The hand points to the opposite foot. We think the numbers 1 to 10 in our body.

  3. Pushups = We do ten pushups. We count as a mantra in the body the numbers 1 to 10.

  4. Back muscles = We lie down in the prone position and lift an arm and the opposite leg. Left arm and right leg, right arm and left leg, and so on. We count the numbers from 1 to 20 in the body.

  5. Pelvic rotation = We lie our head on the hands and turn with our breath several times the pelvis relaxed to the left and right. We focus on the spine and twist as much as possible.

  6. Butt knocking = We turn onto the back, put our feet on the ground near the butt and knock a minute dynamic with the butt up and down on the ground. We work all our stress and aggressions out. We focus on our body. We lift the butt while knocking so much in the air, that we resolve the tensions in the upper body.

  7. Abdominal muscle training = We put our hands together behind your head and pull thirty times the head to the knees. The knees are bent and move to the head. We move our upper body 10 times in the middle high, 10 times to the right and 10 times to the left side. We count in the body of the numbers 1 to 30.

  8. Candle = We go into the candle, straighten both legs to the sky and support us with our hands from the back. We breathe one minutes relaxed into the body.

  9. Meditation posture = We roll smoothly from the candle into a sitting position (cross-legged or heel seat). We stretch our hands up, visualize a sun in the sky and breathe light in. We fill the body with light. We stretch our hands down and breathe out in the earth all our sorrows. We think the mantra “Light in” (hands up) and “Sorrows out” (hands down). We practice the exercise as long until we are filled up with light and all our sorrows are gone.

  10. Meditation = We lie down and move our feet. We stop one minute every thought. We relax.

#5

You can do the flower meditation in sitting or lying down.

  1. Movement = We move the shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet. We turn our head and make faces. Then we relax.

  2. Feet = We visualize in the middle of the soles each a flower. We try to see the flowers as clearly as possible. What color are the flowers? We breathe to the bottom of the feet and think 10 times the mantra “flower.”

  3. Chakras = Similarly, we visualize flowers in the pelvic floor, sacral chakra, navel, solar plexus, heart chakra (in the center of the chest), throat, forehead and crown chakra. We breathe into the individual chakras, visualize flowers there and think “flower.”

  4. All flowers = We visualize all flowers in the chakras at once and think “All flowers.” We combine all the chakras together. We think the mantra until we see all the flowers or feel them. Which flower type we see?

  5. Light circle = We let a beam of light circle around our body. We wrap us totally with the light. We think the mantra “light.” We let the light flow into our body and fill us with light. We circulate in our body with light and think “light”. We think the mantra so many times, until we are full of light.

  6. Medium energy channel = We visualize a twine from the pelvic floor up to the crown chakra and let light circling around the twine. We think the mantra “light.” We move our toes. We meditate on the energy channel (the twine) in the center of the body between the pelvis and the crown chakra.

  7. Resting point = We circle with light in the heart chakra, abdomen, forehead, crown, root chakra (pelvic floor), hands and soles of the feet. We place the light in that chakra, where it wants to be placed. For most people, it is the heart or sacral chakra. We focus on our chakra and thus bring our mind to rest. We stop a minute every thought. We relax.

  8. Coming back = We return. We move the hands and feet. We stretch ourselves. We sit on. We take our peace with in everyday life.

#6

Yoga with positive thinking is very helpful for many people. It allows one to quickly overcome negative tendencies and reach a happy and healthy life. Positive thinking and daily meditation are the two basic techniques of enlightenment. All the negative characteristics are ultimately based on attachment (to external pleasures, other people, to his ego) or rejection (of suffering situations, pain). If we accept the suffering in our lifes and let go of our worldly desires and longings, the tensions in our minds resolve. Our inner happiness creates a positiv feeling of life. We get into a life in the light (in a paradise view of life). The main way to overcome the negative qualities is to focus on the positive qualities of wisdom, self-discipline, peace, love and happiness.

  1. Go = Jog on the spot, with your arms moving by your side. Visualize light, turn around and think, “I go the positive way.”

  2. Windmill = Straddle your legs apart, bow forward, turn like a windmill into the spinal column and think: “My goal is …”.

  3. Frog = Bring your feet together. Bow your upper body forward. Push yourself up with your hands on the floor and move your buttocks down in a crouch and back up in the air. The head goes up to the sky and down to the earth. Practice the frog several times and think: “I have strength and endurance.”

  4. Arm-leg raising = Lie down on your stomach. Raise your left arm and right leg. Bring both back to the earth and lift the right arm and the left leg. Do this several times. Think, “I take things the way they are.”

  5. Upper body raising = Lie in the prone position, with your hands on the floor and repeatedly press the upper body up and down. The head goes to the neck and forward. While breathing in and out, think, “I let go of my false desires.”

  6. Pelvic rotation = In the prone position, turn your pelvis to the right and then to the left. Your head must lie on your hands. Think, “I am sad because …”.

  7. Feet = Get your feet moving in the prone position. The head lies relaxed on your hands. Think, “I forgive… (my partner / parents / the cosmos / God), that he/she…”. Whom do you want to forgive today? Think these words until a feeling of sadness arises in you, of letting go and forgiveness.

  8. Cycling = Turn on your back, lift your head and move your arms and legs. Think, “My positive thought today is…”.

  9. Candle = Stretch your legs to the sky. Your hands support you at the back. Visualize the sky, move your feet and think many times the mantra “Optimism”.

  10. Meditation = Roll from the candle into your meditation seat (cross-legged or heel seat). Put your hands in your lap. The back is straight and the stomach is relaxed. Move one hand and wrap them and think, “I send light to … May all people be happy. May the world be happy.” Stop all your thoughts for a minute. Relax. Be aware of your personal strengths. Recognize your opportunities. What are your goals? In what way can you reach them? “My goal is … My way to victory is…” Forward with optimism. Success. :smiley:

#7

We lay or sit down comfortably. We cover us with a blanket while lying down, so that we do not get cold. We turn on a beautiful meditation music.

  1. Relaxation = We tense the muscles of the legs and feet. We keep the tension, stop all thoughts and breathe into the legs. Then we relax. We stretch the muscles of the arms and hands. We breathe into the arms and hands. We relax. We tense the muscles of the head and face. We breathe into the face. We relax. We tense the muscles of the whole body. We breathe into the whole body. We relax.

  2. Numbers = We count several times the numbers from 1 to 20 in the head, focusing on the head and breathe into the head. Our mind calms. We focus on the chest, breathe into the chest and count the numbers 1 to 20 in the chest. We breathe in the belly, and count there the numbers 1 to 20. We focus on the legs and feet, and count there the numbers 1 to 20. We visualize under the soles a large ball and count the numbers from 1 to 20 in the ball.

  3. Sun = We see in the sky a beautiful sun. She sends her rays down on us. We feel her light and warmth on our skin. It is as if we are on holiday in the sun. We enjoy the sunlight. We wrap our whole body with light. We take a golden ray of sun and let the sunlight everywhere circle around us. We think the mantra “Light.” We let the sunlight flow into us and fill us with light. We think the mantra “Light.”

  4. Sending light = We move a hand and send another person light. We envelop him with light and let the light flow into him. Think many times the word “Light”. After that we send light all over the world. We wrap the whole world with light, fill it with light and think often “Light.”

  5. Om Shanti = We think inhaling “Om” and exhaling “Shanti”. We stop all other thoughts. We feel calmness, serenity and peace in us. We stop a minute every thought and move gently our feet. We focus on our feet and move on, until our mind comes completely to rest. We relax. We lie a few minutes relaxed just there. We are in harmony with ourselves, our life and our world.

  6. Coming back = We come back slowly. We move our feet and hands. We stretch and move ourselves. We sit up and are back. Life can come. We have the sun within us. How can you go your way positively? What do you need? “My way of light is …” Forward. Optimism.

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#8

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#9

The steam locomotive activates our Kundalini energy. It gives us inner strength. We can do it in running or going. Some people love it rather quickly and some slowly. For the duration of yoga practices, there are two principles: We do each exercise as long as it is good for us. If in doubt we make any yoga exercise for a minute.

  1. Steam locomotive = We run on tiptoe on the spot. We feel the ground beneath our feet. The arms we move as two steam piston forward and back. The hands are clenched into fists. We breathe loud as a steam locomotive quickly and deeply from the belly. We breathe through the mouth and make noises like a steam locomotive. We first run a little on the spot and then turn us around our own axis (the spine). Depending on our intuition, we can turn around the right or left. We begin with a slow turning. Later we turn on the dizzy limit. Thus, the energy moves into our midst. She pulls into our center and strengthens our self. If we become too dizzy, we turn more slowly. We should not stop quickly. This increases the dizziness. It is better to slowly untwist and then walk a little on the place. While circling, we visualize a cloud of energy around us and think the word “Cloud” as a mantra.

  2. Bend forward = We stand in the triangle (feet wide apart). The hands are together behind our back. The arms are stretched and pulled upwards. In the triangle we bend with the torso forward. We breathe relaxed into this position. The knees should be slightly buckled.

  3. Candle = We lie on the back and go into the candle. We stretch our legs up, move the toes and think the mantra “Light.” We visualize the sun in the sky above us and fill us with light. We can also meditate in rest one minute in the candle.

  4. Meditation = We roll off from the candle in the medition seat (cross-legged, heel seat or chair). The hands are placed in the lap or on the legs. We breathe in the belly and think one minute while breathing the mantra “Om”.

  5. Relaxation = We lie down. We move a little our feet and then stop a minute every thought. We relax a minute.

#10

Shanti means peace in yoga. The term “Shanti” refers to both the outer and the inner peace. As yogis, we wish a world of love, peace and happiness. So that we can successfully work for a happy outer world, we should first make peace and happiness within ourselves. Those who have no peace within themselves, can cause very limited external peace in his world. It is important that we create every day the peace in ourselves.

  1. Body = We gently move our head, shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet. We turn in the spine right and left. We resolve all tensions in the body by feeling in our body and moving the tensed parts. Where you are tensed today? Move and relax this area.

  2. Breathing = We breathe deep into the pelvis. We fill the whole body with prana (breath energy). We breathe in the legs, the feet, the arms, the hands, the head, the thorax and the abdomen. At the same time we think the mantra “Om”.

  3. Lighting circuits = We see a beautiful sun in the sky. The sun emits light and heat down on us. We feel the warmth on our skin. It is as if we lie on holiday in the sun. We enjoy the sunlight. We take a golden ray of sunshine and wrap ourselves with it completely. We circle with the light around our body and think the mantra “Light, light, light.” We let the light flow into us. We fill our entire body with light and think often the mantra “Light.”

  4. Sending light = We send another person light. We envelop him with light and let the light flow into him. Who do you want to send light today? Think many times the word “Light”. After that we send light all over the world. We wrap the whole world with light, fill it with light and think often “Light.”

  5. Om Shanti = We think inhaling “Om” and exhaling “Shanti”. We stop all other thoughts. We feel calmness, serenity and peace in us. We stop a minute every thought. When thoughts arise, we push them away. We move the feet and toes. We relax. We lie a few minutes relaxed just there.

  6. Come in harmony with you and your life. Get inner peace, happiness and love. Think positive. What is beautiful in your life? What thought brings you to peace and harmony with yourself? “Positive in my life is …” :slight_smile:

#11

Yoga Walking is enlightenment while walking. This is the ultimate kick! This is health training, stress reduction and inner happiness in one. Yoga Walking is your daily pilgrimage into the light. If you really pilgrimage, the pilgrimage will you turn into a goddess of happiness. Go first rather quickly (power walking) and at the end rather slowly (slow walking). You can also go at home on the spot (10 minutes to music) or in a gym (treadmill).

  1. When walking stomp your anger into the ground. Let all the pent-up anger out. Think the mantra “Anger, Anger, Anger …” What annoyed you today? Free yourself! Solve then when walking your sadness. Feel in your sadness inside. What makes you sad today? Think several times the mantra: “I’m sad because …”

  2. Shoulders rotate. Solve the tension in your shoulders and your neck. In what way do you have to move the shoulders so that you achieve a good effect?

  3. Spine rotation. Turn yourself when walking several times in the spine to the right and to the left. Also turn the head with.

  4. Massage a healing color from head to foot in your body, and think the color name as a mantra. What color do you need now? “Orange, blue, gold, pink …”

  5. Concentrate when walking on the ground. Feel the earth. Think the mantra “Earth” and breathe a minute into your feet.

  6. Move one hand and send a person a positive sentence. What do you want to say to him today? Think the phrase several times as a mantra. Send light to the world and think: “May all beings be happy. May the world be happy.”

  7. Imagine the numbers 1 to 20 in the head, chest, abdomen, legs, feet, and in the ground (beneath the feet). Solve so every day quickly and effectively the tensions in all major areas of the body.

  8. Visualize a beautiful sun in the sky and clothe yourself with a golden ray of sunshine. Fill you with light and think many times the word “Light” as a mantra.

  9. Stop all thoughts. Move five minutes when walking all the stress out of you, until your mind becomes calm.

  10. Walk freely. Let all thoughts come and go as they want. Go the way you feel you want to do. Enjoy it. Observe how your mind becomes slowly positive. You are now back from your pilgrimage into the light. You did an important fact for your physical health and your mental well-being. Keep your happiness. The light will accompany you through your whole day. :smiley:

#12

  1. Sun = We visualize above ourselves a beautiful sun, raising both hands to the side at head height and think several times the mantra “sun.” We let the light of the sun flow down on us and massage it into the body.

  2. Earth = We visualize the earth below us, rub the earth with our feet and think: “I send light to the earth. May all beings in the world be happy.”

  3. Healing Massage = We consider what part of our body needs healing in the moment. We let light flow into it, massage it in circles and think the word “light” as a mantra. By the light massage we resolve the tensions in the particular area of ​​the body and enable it in the self-healing. We can visualize the light in a color we feel that it heals us. We think the color name as a mantra. We can successively rub the light of healing in several parts of the body, thinking always the mantra “Light”.

  4. Cosmos = We visualize the cosmos around us full of stars, make big circles with our arms and think, “Om cosmos. I take the suffering in my life. I consistently walk my way of health and healing.”

  5. Buddha of Healing = We visualize before or above us the Buddha of Healing (an enlightened Master). We rub our hands in front of the heart chakra and think, “Om Buddha of Healing. Om inner wisdom. Please guide and help me on my way.”

  6. Question of Healing = We focus on a part of our body who needs healing or on a personal problem. What is the way of our healing? What do we have to do? What triggers our problem? We think so long until we are satisfied with the result. When we hear no answer, we are either blocked inside (we don’t want to see the real causes of the problem), or we have a bad contact to our inner voice (we sense ourselves poorly). The best way then is slowly to get into thinking about our problem.

  7. Sick people = We move a hand, bless all people with light and think, “May all the people who have the same problem as I be healed. My problem is … The way of healing is …”

  8. Om Shanti = We think inhaling “Om” and exhaling “Shanti”. We stop all other thoughts. We feel calmness, serenity and peace in us. We stop a minute every thought and move gently our feet. We focus on our feet and move on, until our mind comes completely to rest. Then we linger in a slight meditation. All thoughts and feelings may come and go as they please. We relax.

  9. Forward with optimism. :D:D:D:D:D

#13

This Yoga Series takes about 10 to 20 minutes. Decide how much time you want to invest every day in your path of yoga. Practice it so that it is good for you. Make small relaxation breaks between the exercises, if it is helpful for you. In a yoga group, there is basically after each exercise a short break. At home you can relax at the end of the series. The relaxation at the end is important because most of the tensions resolve there and we get into a good mood.

  1. Cycling = Cycling strengthens the abdominal muscles. It strengthens the hips, knees and wrists. It releases tensions in the internal organs. And it is easy to perform. We lie on our back on the yoga mat (blanket). We are raising the head, arms and legs. We move the arms and legs like riding a bicycle. We breathe deeply and relax in the stomach. We visualize a large sea around us and think the mantra “Water”. We distribute the water with our arms and legs around us.

  2. Pelvic rotation = We lie down outstreched on the floor. The arms surround the head. We rotate the pelvis to the left and head to the right. And vice versa. We focus on the spine. We do this gently several times, so that we solve well the tensions in the spine.

  3. Candle = From the supine position, we stretch the legs to the sky and prop up us on the back with our hands. We move the legs, such as cycling and distribute blue water all around us. We think the mantra “Water”. The head turns at the same time slightly to the left and right.

  4. Swing = We roll gently from the candle in the supine position and pull our knees toward our chest. We embrace our legs and relax rocking from side to side. It is as if we swing lovingly a little kid.

  5. Arm-leg raising = We turn around and lie on our stomach. We lift the right arm and the left leg stretched as far as possible. We then lift the left arm and right leg. We do this several times and count the numbers from 1 to 20 in the body.

  6. Pelvic rotation = In the prone position we lie our head on the hands and turn with our breath several times the pelvis relaxed to the left and right. We focus on the spine and twist as much as possible.

  7. Feet = We stay relaxed in the prone position and move softly our feet. The head rests on the hands. We focus on the feet and move it relaxed and gently on our way. The energy of consciousness goes into the feet. We come in our mind to rest.

  8. Meditation = We rise up in a sitting position (heel seat or cross-legged) and put the hands in our lap (or on the legs). The back is straight and the belly relaxed. We think the mantra “Om” in your head, your thorax, your belly, your legs, feet, in the earth and in the whole cosmos. “Om Om Om…”

  9. Blessing = We move our hand, send all beings light and think, “I send light to (name). May all beings be happy. May the world be happy.”

  10. Relaxation = We lie down comfortably and relax. First we stop one minute every thought, focus on the feet and move it gently. Then we relax for a few minutes completely. We feel peaceful and happy. Be thankful for what you have. What is your positive thought today? “My positive thought is …”
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#14

Goddess Yoga means to pray to the Goddess, visualize the Goddess, identify with the Goddess and realize the Goddess within oneself. To visualize and to meditate on the Goddess awakes the energy of healing, happiness and enlightenment (kundalini energy).

The four main Goddesses in Yoga are Durga (the Goddess of power on a tiger), Kali (the black Goddess with a sword), Sarasvati (the white Goddess with a book) and Lakshmi (the Goddess of luck with giver hands). They embody the four properties strength, peace, wisdom and love. If we want to be happy in our lives, we need all these four properties.

The Goddess Yoga is the highest form of Yoga. With him we can awaken the kundalini energy (the inner happiness). We can quickly get into the light. Important in Goddess Yoga is, that we are always in touch with ourselves and our inner wisdom. We should never practice formally (without internal involvement). We should find creativity in our personal form of Goddess Yoga.

  1. Durga Durga is the Goddess of power. She rides on a tiger (or lion). She has the force of a tiger within herself. What she decides to be her goal, she reaches it. She is a winner. She has many weapons around her, meaning, that she uses creative methods to reach her goals. We shake both fists near our head and think the word “power”, until we feel the power of Durga in us. What are the goals in your life? In which way you can reach them? “My goal is … My way to be victorious is …”

  2. The black Goddess Kali has a sword. She is able to sacrifice her ego and thus to get peace in her mind. We put our hands in the lap. We rub the earth with the feet, we feel the ground and think: “I let go of my false desires. I take the things as they are.”

  3. Sarasvati is the Goddess of wisdom and creativity. She holds a book and a rosary in her hands. She roots herself in the holy books and in her own wisdom. What is your wisdom today? Track the index finger beside the head to the sky, move it a little and think, “Wisdom is … Unwisdom is …”

  4. Lakshmi is the Goddess of luck and happiness. Beside her head are two flowers. She sees the beauty in her live. She recognizes her world as a paradise. She is enlightened and has a paradise view of the cosmos. In her lap she holds a pitcher full of gold pieces. She has inner and outer wealth and spend it to her followers. What is your wealth? Recognize yourself as the Goddess of wealth. Rub your hands on your belly and think the mantra: "The wealth in my life is… I am grateful for … "

  5. Be a mother of the earth. Consider all beings as your children. Identify yourself with them. Wish them luck and happiness. You are now Lakshmi with the giver hands. Move your hands and think, “I send light to … May all people be happy. May the world be happy .”:-):-):-):-):slight_smile:

#15

The power animal meditation (see Wikipedia: Animal worship) makes us aware that we have helpers on our way. In Yoga, each deity is associated with a power animal. Shiva has as a totem a white bull (Nandi). The bull is a sacrificial animal. Shiva sacrifices his ego (he takes things as they are), concentrates on his goals and thus enters a life of light. Vishnu has as helper an eagle (Garuda). The eagle is a winged creature, which brings love and wisdom in the world. Brahma has a white swan (purity, cosmic consciousness). The elephant Ganesha is holding a bowl with sweets in his hand. He goes his way with joy. The Goddess Durga rides a tiger and swings many arms around her head. Who lives as mother of all beings (as a spiritual master / mistress), needs the power of a tiger and many methods (weapons) in order to help his fellow man successfully.

  1. Moving = We gently move the arms, legs, the feet and the head. We think ten times the mantra Om in our body. Then we relax. Our thoughts come slowly to rest.

  2. Our life = We look at our life. What are your main goals in life? What is your way of life? Through which scenery leads your way? Is the sun shining? Does it rain? Is the landscape flat, mountainous, a desert or full of flowers? Is your way rocky, hard to walk, easy, twisted or straight?

  3. Power animal = We go our way of life. On the horizon lights up our goal. Create a pictorial vision of your goal state. Focussing on the pictorial vision of our goal, we can recognize the path we must take to reach our goal. Along our personal winner way we meet our power animal. It embodies the qualities we need in order to achieve our goal. What is your power animal? What does it say to you? Think his words several times as a mantra. Get the victory in your life by concentration on your power animal.

  4. Stop thinking = We stop a minute every thought.

  5. Relaxation = We move our feet and hands. We rotate the spine left and right. We relax.

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[B]Wikibooks Yoga[/B]

What is Yoga
The Ten Principles of Yoga
The Five Principles of Health
How to practice Yoga?
Dynamic Exercises
Basic Yoga Series
Meditation
Yoga Tales
Yoga Masters
Yoga and Christianity

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