Pawan Sanchalana (kriya 4)

This is the fourth of the twenty Kundalini Kriyas of Kriya Yoga. If you have not completed my free online course, please download and complete that first.

This kriya continues directly from the last kriya. Eyes are open, breath is fully exhaled, and your head is drooped forward while maintaining your focus on Mooladhara. Fold your tongue back into Kechari Mudra. Mentally repeat "Mooladhara" three times and "Arohan" once then begin Ujjayi inhalation while moving your concentration along the Arohan passage up the front of the body through the Kshetrams. Mentally repeat the name of each Kshetram as you pass by it: Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddhi.

At Vishuddhi, move your head up and droop it back as your concentration reaches Bindu. Hold your breath and mentally repeat "Bindu" three times and "Awarohan" once then begin Ujjayi exhalation. Move your head to a forward facing position and close your eyes in Unmani Mudra while moving your concentration along the Awarohan passage down the back of the body through the Chakras. Mentally repeat the name of each Chakra as you pass by it: Ajna, Vishuddhi, Anahata, Manipura, Swadhisthana, Mooladhara. At Mooladhara, open your eyes and droop your head forward to begin the next round. Complete eleven rounds, then go to the next kriya.

A video describing and demonstrating this kriya is presented below.

It will Prepare Everything by Itself (book 1 chapter 11 part 3)

In this final part of chapter 11, Anastasia continues to explain how to build a strong bond with the plants in your garden. Many are known, such as touching and talking to your plants each day, but she also talks about pouring water over yourself in the morning while standing in the garden, as well as washing your feet with water in the evening then pouring that in the garden. This allows the plants to continue to get updated information from you regarding your state of health.

In part 1 she talked about the importance of growing cereal grains in your garden, and here she provides more details on their benefit.

"You should also take it upon yourself to gather some cereal grain, thresh it, grind it into flour and then use the flour to bake bread. This is extremely important. Anyone consuming this bread even once or twice a year will build up a store of energy capable of awakening his inner spiritual powers - not only calming his soul but also exerting a beneficial influence on his physical condition. This bread can be shared with relatives and close friends. If shared with sincerity and love, it will have quite a beneficial influence on them as well. It is very helpful to every individual's health to spend three days, at least once each summer, eating only what is grown in his garden-plot, along with bread, sunflower oil and just a pinch of salt."

Nada Sanchalana (kriya 3)

This is the third of the twenty Kundalini Kriyas of Kriya Yoga. If you have not completed my free online course, please download and complete that first. I also assume you have read my posts on Kriyas 1 and 2, as well as my post on the Sanchalana and Mudra Kriyas.

This kriya continues directly from the last kriya. Open your eyes, exhale completely, and droop your head forward while maintaining your focus on Mooladhara. Mentally repeat "Mooladhara" three times then begin Ujjayi inhalation while moving your concentration along the Arohan passage up the front of the body through the Kshetrams while mentally repeating the name of each as you pass by it: Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddhi. At Vishuddhi, move your head up and droop it back as your concentration reaches Bindu. Hold your breath and mentally repeat "Bindu" three times, then chant "OM" out loud as your concentration descends the Awarohan spinal passage, your head faces forward and your eyes close in Unmani Mudra. The "O" sound lasts from Bindu to about Ajna, while the "M" sound continues down to Mooladhara. Complete five rounds, then go to the next kriya.

A video describing and demonstrating this kriya is presented below.

Who Gets Stung by Bees? (book 1 chapter 11 part 2)

In this part, Anastasia discusses the importance of having a bee colony in your garden plot. She explains in detail how to build a hive from either a hollowed out log or from scratch with boards of wood; where to position it, how to attract bees to it, how to collect honey, and all aspects of caring for it. She also offers the following interesting information to Vladimir.

"What you may not know is that bees' mouths open up channels in the plants through which the plants take in supplemental information reflected by the planets - information the plants (and, subsequently, human beings) require."

"But bees sting people, don't you see? How can somebody get a good rest at a dacha if they're constantly afraid of being stung?"

"Bees only sting when people act aggressively toward them, wave them off, become afraid or irritated inside - not necessarily at the bees, but just at anyone. The bees feel this and will not tolerate the rays of any dark feelings. Besides, they may attack those parts of the body where there are channels connecting with some diseased internal organ or where the protective aura has been torn, and so forth.

"You know that bees are already effectively used in treating the disease you call radiculitis, but that is far from being the only thing they can do."

Diana Cooper in her book "2012 and Beyond" also devotes a chapter to bees and says the following.

Bees originate from the Pleiades. They came in the days of Golden Atlantis to learn about the sweetness of life and to serve us by pollinating flowers. They taught us about aspects of sacred geometry and demonstrated an ordered community life with harmonious industry. They were even prepared to share some of their honey with us.

The Sanchalana and Mudra Kriyas

The next three Sanchalana kriyas (3 to 5) and the two following Mudra kriyas (6 and 7) all make use of the same head movement, breathing pattern and concentration flow. I'll use this post to capture that commonality, and then when I describe each kriya I'll focus on only their differences.

They all begin with the eyes open, the breath exhaled fully, the head drooped forward in a relaxed manner, and the concentration on Mooladhara. After this there is some uniqueness, but then all of them continue with Ujjayi inhalation synchronized with the concentration moving up the Arohan passage along the front of the body as depicted in Figure 1 above.

Once the concentration reaches Vishuddhi, begin moving your head up as your concentration continues up to Bindu. At Bindu your inhalation should be complete, the breath is held, and your head should droop backwards now in a relaxed manner, while the eyes remain open throughout. This phase of the inhalation is depicted in Figure 2 above.

After some uniqueness in each kriya, Ujjayi exhalation begins as the concentration moves down the Awarohan passage along the back of the body. The head is returned to a forward facing position while the eyes slowly close in Unmani Mudra. The concentration should reach Mooladhara as the Ujjayi exhalation completes and the eyes fully close. At this point the eyes are opened, the head droops forward and you are ready to begin the next round.

The Seed as Physician (book 1 chapter 11 part 1)

This post continues my series of posts on the book Anastasia. This is the first book of nine in the Ringing Cedars Series.

In my opinion, chapter 11 contains some of the most important information in the entire series. There is lots to cover, so I'll do so over a few posts. In this post I'll focus on Anastasia's discussion of the power and potential of a single plant seed.

Anastasia stated:

"Every seed you plant contains within itself an enormous amount of information about the Universe. Nothing made by human hands can compare with this information either in size or accuracy. Through the help of these data the seed knows the exact time, down to the millisecond, when it is to come alive, grow - what juices it is to take from the Earth, how to make use of the rays of the celestial bodies - the Sun, Moon and stars, what it is to grow into, what fruit to bring forth. These fruits are designed to sustain Man's life. More powerfully and effectively than any manufactured drugs of the present or future, these fruits are capable of counteracting and withstanding any disease of the human body. But to this end the seed must know about the human condition. So that during the maturation process it can satiate its fruit with the right correlation of substances to heal a specific individual of his disease, if indeed he has it or is prone to it.

"In order for the seed of a cucumber, tomato or any other plant grown in one's plot to have such information, the following steps are necessary:

"Before planting, put into your mouth one or more little seeds, hold them in your mouth, under your tongue, for at least nine minutes.

"Then place the seed between the palms of your hands and hold it there for about thirty seconds. During this time it is important that you be standing barefoot on the spot of earth where you will later be planting it.

"Open your hands, and carefully raise the seed which you are holding to your mouth. Then blow on it lightly, warming it with your breath, and the wee little seed will know everything that is within you.

"Then you need to hold it with your hands open another thirty seconds, presenting the seed to the celestial bodies. And the seed will determine the moment of its awakening. The planets will all help it! And will give the sprouts the light they need to produce fruit especially for you.

"After that you may plant the seed in the ground. In no case should you water it right off, so as not to wash away the saliva which is now covering it, along with other information about you that the seed will take in. It can be watered three days after planting."

The remainder of Anastasia's recommendations are very similar to those of Permaculture. However, she does mention a few essentials for every permaculture garden.

"There are a few 'definites', without which it would be difficult to imagine a full energy micro-climate: one of them is sunflowers (at least one plant). There should also be one-and-a-half or two square metres of cereal grains (rye or wheat, for example), and be sure to leave an 'island' of at least two square metres for wild-growing herbs - ones that are not planted manually. If you have not left any of them growing around your dacha, you can bring in some turf from the forest and thereby create an island of natural growth."

Chakra Anusandhana (kriya 2)

This is the second of the twenty Kundalini Kriyas of Kriya Yoga. If you have not completed my free online course, please download and complete that first.

This kriya is performed in Siddhasana or Siddha Yoni Asana, which gains additional benefit by wearing a dhoti. Once in this posture, close your eyes and breath normally. When ready to begin the rounds, focus on Mooladhara and mentally repeat its name then move your concentration along the Arohan passage up the front of the body through the Kshetrams while mentally repeating the name of each as you pass by it: Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddhi, Bindu. When your concentration reaches Bindu, immediately begin descending the Awarohan spinal passage through the Chakras, while mentally repeating the name of each as you pass by it: Ajna, Vishuddhi, Anahata, Manipura, Swadhisthana, Mooladhara. Allow your concentration to flow right through Mooladhara to begin the next round. Complete nine rounds, then go to the next kriya.

A video describing and demonstrating this kriya is presented below.