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Sat Naaraa-in

Dear Community,

Here is our new mantra for a few weeks 💖

Our first class was already a beautiful reminder to the truth we are, to connect to that divine seed, and make this blissful essence our true identity. So much looking forward to diving even more into this powerful mantra! And bring peace within so that we make it vibrate all around.

Much love

Sar Santokh

7 comments

Comments (7)

Terrie

Dec 11, 2023

Sar Santokh:

I have enjoyed so much your thoughtful and meaningful explanations of the mantrs's and how you present the kriya's and meditations! Your love shines through clear and strong! Thank you! I am able to attend next week - December 18 - and then will be endiing my membership. Hopefully I will return at a later date! Thank you so much! Terrie

Sar Santokh Kaur

Dec 11, 2023

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Thank you very much for your kind and touching feedback Terrie. I'm looking forward to sharing more with you next week and hope to see you again when the universe will allow. Much love, Sar Santokh

Adam Buchanan

Dec 10, 2023

what an awesome reply <3

corriebrouwer76

Dec 10, 2023

Thank you Sar Santhok for this clear explanation!!! It is so instructive for me ( even though the question was not mine) but also for other people. Love to you!!! ❤️🙏🏻💛🇳🇱

Sar Santokh Kaur

Dec 10, 2023

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With joy dear Corrie! I'm happy that brought something to you too. Much love 💗

Adam Buchanan

Dec 08, 2023

Hi, Sar Santokh 😀 in the Sat Naaraa-in prananyama we mentally recited the mantra with specific counting. Inhalation was one count, holding breath was for count, exhale was two count. Is there any reason for these specific counting patterns? ⭐️

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Sar Santokh Kaur

Dec 09, 2023

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Hi Adam,

Thank you for your question. Happy to hear from you!

In Kundalini, you can find different ratios depending on the pranayama that has been chosen and the effects you'd like to create. Emphasizing the inhaling for example is boosting the heart rate, blood pressure, alertness; it's stimulating. Emphasizing the exhale slows the heartbeat, relaxes the circulation, nerves, digestive system and promotes elimination; it relaxes.

What we did is called "Nadi cleansing". It is a powerful classical technique. It is said to create a balance between prana and apana in the system and encourages the flow of kundalini into the central channel of the spine, the sushumna. This is Kundalini yoga but you can find this technique in Hatha yoga too, like Sivananda under the term "Anuloma Viloma" (1-4-2). This is part of their core practice.

Now... This is theory and it doesn't really answer your question "any reason why 1-4-2"? To me these ancient techniques come from teachers that have been experienced meditators, closely seeing what was beneficial in their experience, how the breath influenced their subtle body, and so they taught according to their advanced realizations. What is really interesting then is to walk their path, try what they offered and see for oneself. Make it one's own experience. And maybe you notice that a different ratio would be more beneficial for you for what you look for and I guess that's perfectly fine!

I hope that helps.

Much love

Sar Santokh Kaur

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