Tejas Yog
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 comfortable cross-legged posture and close your eyes, keeping them closed for the rest of the practice. Sit upright, leaning slightly forward so your shoulders remain relaxed. Fold your legs gently without crossing them
For the first stage, place both your claws at the side.
es of your hips. Steadily lift your pelvis with the help of your fingers, then release and let it drop. Only lift your buttocks, keeping your legs firmly on the floor. As you land, sound “Fum” through your vocal cavity, as if patting the floor with your buttocks. This counts as one movement. Begin slowly, then gradually increase the pace until you reach two movements per second. Be mindful not to put excessive pressure on the pelvic bones, and reduce speed if necessary.
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.
Stage Five: 5 Minutes
We will develop a new gesture for this final layer. Bringing 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, keep the inhalation controlled, while the exhalation should be forceful — released all at once. Inhale in about 1 second, then exhale with force over 4 seconds, ensuring your abdominal muscles contract fully during the exhalation.
Clinch Gesture
Stage Six: 5 Minutes
In the last 5 minutes bring rapidity to your inhalation and make your exhalation even stronger. As you exhale, press your jaws firmly together to intensify the release. 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.
Stage Seven: 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