Be a true yogi and do not be satisfied
with any spiritual attainment less than the Divine Body.
Jay Bhagvan.
My yoga student in Vancouver 2010 BC Canada performing Shut Kriyas under my guidance. She is the only yoga student in Vancouver
BC Canada able to meet all criteria of LIFE Mission. Her record in Vastra Dhauti was 15 minutes and this was only her second
trial. Her sutra neti record was under 30 seconds.
Posted Ven. Sakya Longyen
Introducing Astang Yoga
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ASTANG YOGA
The main purpose of practicing Astang yoga is to release
the negativities trapped inside you for thousands of eons. This is done through a process of sequential internal purification
of your body, mind, and soul. Once you have learnt to do that, you will be able to harness the positive
life energy or prana within you, execise control and stay focused all the time. You will be in control
of everything that comes your way. You'll experience harmony in life when you've learnt to take one day at a time
and live in the here and now. You will not have false expectations for the future nor will you linger in the
past. You truly will accept yourself and will learn to love all people in the world. You'll
treasure every moment of your life and learn to live one day at a time.
Ashang yoga is the classical eight-fold path of yogi codified by the Sage Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras.
The eight limbs (or steps) of ashtanga yoga are:
yam (vows),
niyam (observances),
asana (postures) i.e. physical exercises
designed to restore the natural balance of the body,
pranayam (breathing exercises),
pratyahar (withdrawal from the sense),
dharana (concentration),
dhyan (meditation), and
samadhi (complete absorption in the Self).
ASHTANGA YOGA DANCE
ASANAS
ATTIRE AND DIET
Wear
loose clothing
No mini-skirts or tight jeans
Allow three hours
to digest after a full regular meal
Abstain from meat or seafood
Eat
lots of organic fruits, vegetables, and mixed nuts
Drink only organic milk
Allow one and one-half hours if you eat only cereal and fruits
Try to stay on a vegetarian
diet and eat only cereal, mixed nuts and organic fruits and vegetables one and one-half hours before coming
to practice
SANATAN
YOGA
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seeker of truth to join Sanatan Yoga
You are cordially invited to join Sanatan Yoga, a new group to unite spiritual
brothers and sisters under the divine guidance of God and our beloved Gurudev and to share our experiences in the practice
of yoga.
SANATAN YOGA
is a meeting place for members of LIFE Mission and any seekers of Truth regardless of age, gender, caste, race, creed, religion
or nationality.
Our Vision: Sanatan Yoga
supports, promotes, and celebrates the Vision, Mission, Core Values of the Lakulish International Fellowship's Enlightenment
Mission (拉克魯希神國際覺明傳道會) or in short
LIFE Mission (生命傳道會) founded by His Holiness Sri Swami Rajarshi Muni for the worldwide
reawakening of of people towards moral, cultural and spiritual values through the practice of yoga.
Our Mission: Sanatan Yoga is to attain the Three Perfections of
(i) awakening our individual soul, (ii) promoting peace and harmony among peoples, and (iii) maintaining eco-balance on earth
by: 1. Promoting right understanding in the Sanatan (Eternal) Dharma 2. Supporting LIFE Mission in training persons
to propagate the Sanatan Dharma 3. Supporting LIFE Mission in training persons in the practice of the Divine Yoga Sadhana
(practice) 4. Helping to promote programs of studies in Sanatan Dharma and Divine Yoga Sadhana offered by LIFE Mission
and LIFE Foundation USA 6. Advancing educational and cultural exchanges in Yoga and promoting harmony among peoples by
helping in organising Yoga training retreats, and 7. Undertaking community services that benefit all peoples regardless
of age, gender, caste, race, creed, nationality, and religion.
Here I share with you my Yoga practice and experiences as I pursue ardently my
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A 3" wide
and 22 feet long smooth cotton cloth is to be swallowed for cleansing esophagus and stomach. For us beginners, we are
required to swallow only 11 feet within three minutes. In the early morning of 18 January 2010 in a little village called
Asha in Gujarat India, I performed the vastra dhauti. I was the first one in the group of Yogic teacher trainees
to complete vastra dhauti.
Vastra dhauti requires much more concentration and courage than sutra
neti (passing a piece of string up one's nostril and pulling it out from the mouth, then pulling both ends back and forth
to cleanse the nasal, sinuses and throat), which I had completed the two days before. Swallowing the cotton cloth
was not a pleasant experience and pulling it out was even worse! When swallowing, the practitioner induces a gagging
reflex from the throat and stomach and wants to vomit. On my first trial the day before, I swallowed three feet and gave
up. Pulling three feet from my stomach was relatively easy. Many proscrastinated. Some swallowed only a few inches and
gave up. They gave all sorts of excuses like they had sore throat or flu.
After I had swallowed 10-feet,
Safar and Chang Lung took a photograph of me with one foot of cotton cloth hanging from my mouth and
I started to pull the cotton cloth out. I started pulling and I felt the draw was pulling on my stomach. It
was as though I was pulling my whole stomach inside out. Tears and mucous started running out from my eyes and nostrils. Then
there was a tight grip from my throat and everything stopped after pulling two feet out.
I was overcome with fear.
I still had eight feet inside my stomach but my throat was gripping so tightly that all my throat and neck muscles were tensed
up. My Yoga instructors were standing beside me. They immediately gave me a cup of warm water and while petting
my back asked me to take a few sips normally. They also told me not to be afraid. I waited for 30 seconds to relax. After
a few sips, the water displaced the "vacuum" inside the stomach from the pulling, and I was able to pull
out slowly one arm's length of the cotton cloth from my stomach. Then there was a tight grip in my throat again.
I had to repeat these steps four times to finally pull out the whole eight feet.
The cotton cloth soaked up all
the the slimy stuff, mucous and impurities from my stomach. I used salt water to clean the cotton cloth in a jug and
hung it up to dry. All trainees are required to complete vastra dhauti within the next ten days. Laura, a Vietnamese young
woman from the US, was able to do it on the 20th of January. She went through the same hard times when pulling the dhauti
cloth out. Her stomach content was yellowish in colour and that also indicated that her body type was Pitta (fire).
At the time of this writing, no one else has completed this demanding ordeal. I know I have to keep on practising
until I can swallow the cotton cloth within the stipulated three minutes every time in order to pass the test.
WAS held on Jan 8, 9 and 10 in Mumbai, India. On the 8th, observers from different countries were
surprised that they were asked to perform on stage as international competitors. The teams comprised of delegates from
Canada, Malaysia, Taiwan, United Kingdom and the US. Each competitor must perform five designated asanas.
Two judges marked each competitors on a 10-point scale such as in the Olympics.
Results of the international
competitors were
1. Men Team Winner: India 2. Women Team Winner: India 3. Men Team Runner
Up: Taiwan 4. Women Team Runner Up: Taiwan
Results of the individual international competitors were: 1. Man's Gold Medal: Joseph Tucker of the UK 2. Man's Silver Medal: Master Longyen of Canada 3.
Man's Bronze Medal: Mr. Mau Lian Su of Taiwan 4. Woman's Gold Medal: Holly Yates of Canada 5. Woman's
Silver Medal: Joey Leung of Malaysia.
On the 10th, the international team performed three skids directed by
Swami Satyanandji and won the applause of the audience.
Introducing Astang Yoga
ASTANG YOGA
