Mahapran
Tejas Practice
Duration: 60 Minutes
Period: Early Morning
This is an active practice that demands your full attention and requires you to stream your entire energy through various stages, focusing on engaging your body, mind and breath in the moment. “As you reach the fifth stage, your whole body will become very alert and the chatter in your mind will come to a stand still. You are able to see what is you and what is not you.”
Please be attentive and adhere to all the precautions, rules and sequence of the stages shared in the course of this clip.
This is an active practice and includes Six stages. This also consists of two gestures which can be learned from the profile given below or by referring to the handbook. An interval bell audio is provided below and is downloadable. A gong bells in the beginning of the practice, at the start of each stage and at the end of the practice.
Note:
You are requested to not perform the practice without sponge/yoga mat support. Also, it is only advised to perform this practice empty stomach. Various stages involve effort and you may feel fatigued at the end of the practice. In such a case if you feel like lying back or sleeping–you are advised to do it. As a beginner, if you feel discomfort during any stage, you may decrease the speed of your movements.
Practice
Stage One: 5 Minutes
Sit in lotus pose or any cross-leg posture suitable and close your eyes. Keep your eyes closed for the rest of the practice. For the first stage, place both your claws adjacent to your hips. Now steadily lift your pelvis with only the help of your fingers, bring it linear with your wrists, then loosen down and fall. Only lift your buttocks and make sure that your legs stay on the floor. While you hit the ground – repeat “Fum” with your vocal cavity. This is one movement. Starting slowly, the speed has to be gradually fastened to 2 movements per second. Make sure you don’t put too much pressure on our pelvic bones. Reduce speed if needed.
Stage Two: 10 Minutes
Now develop the Gesture no 1. You can take help from the profile given below. To develop the gesture, take your index finger, bend it and place it horizontally on your thumb. Now bend your Middle and ring finger and touch their tip on your thumb. The gesture has to be developed with both your hands. You can rest both of your hands on your knees. Also try to keep your back straight. This gesture has to be maintained for the second, third and fourth layer.
Now repeat “Hum” by putting pressure on your oral voice and breathing out on your mouth. Make sure the sound doesn’t come from your nose. Please be careful as you chant Hum and not ‘Oum’ The whole of your attention has to be brought on the sound you create. Keeping your speed constant, gradually increase your speed from medium in the first 5 minutes to fast in the remaining minutes. Try to put all the energy you have and keep your chant in continuity.
Gesture
Stage Three: 10 Minutes
With the same gesture, transition to stage 3. Here we will move our chant to Ham. The same precautions made for Hum has to be followed for stage three. Sound should not arrive from your nose. Make use of your oral voice.
Stage Four: 5 Minutes
Maintaining the same gesture, now move to the fourth stage. Now chant “Hum Ham” together and continue for the next 5 minutes. You may feel fatigued for a few days, but with practice you will develop more attention and consistency in speed. Please adhere to the previous instructions and Maintain your attention on the sound.
Layer Five: 10 Minutes
We will develop a new gesture for this final layer. Un tie your previous gesture. Biring both of your hands together with each finger passing along fingers of the other hand. Clinch your gesture tightly in the air in some distance to your stomach. Now we will begin our term of rapid breathing. For the first 5 minutes inhalation has to be smooth while Exhalation has to be very fast– in a single go. Inhale in around 2 seconds and exhale in half. In the last 5 minutes bring rapidity to your inhalation and make your exhalation even stronger. Maintain the continuity of the term while holding your gesture for 10 minutes. Put your complete attention to the sound of your breath as you breathe in and breathe out. Make sure you don’t put pressure on your body while breathing.
Clinch Gesture
Layer Six: 20 Minutes
Release your gesture and place yourself in meditation by just sitting silently. By now your mind will completely fall silent and you could even be able to sense the blood coursing your body. Be completely aware of what happens inside you. If drowsiness arises, try not to fall asleep and keep consciously attentive for the next twenty minutes. You will be able to see what is not a part of you and you have just become a watcher.
Audio