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PTArte do capítulo 14
Aqui está uma lista de todas as obras de arte citadas no capítulo. Elas são exibidas em cores na sequência em que aparecem no livro para aqueles com cópias Kindle que desejam ouvir o livro em Kindle e ver as figuras aqui.
A Reminder About Slow Yoga
Artist: AI Generated for this edition at least.
Source; License: Source: Gemini. Copyright: André Cesta.
Chapter: 14 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: I truly say this to you. Your yoga will take a leap when you let go of doing the exercise right for whoever, and just start feeling it right. Feel it! Be the posture. Look inside. Good yoga is peaceful, focused yoga! Even the not so slow flow yoga movements such as sun salutation are to be done in a peaceful, harmonious manner. Like this below, but not lazy, just peaceful, often slow, and focused.
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Last, but not least. Hatha yoga, or sitting cross legged in meditation is always a mix of pleasure and pain, often the two combined. Remember the triptych on pleasure and pain? Your mission as yogi is to find the transcendence and silence within the pleasure and pain of the posture. Then it becomes like Patanjali said: “the posture should be steady, stable, and comfortable”. – Patanjali, Yoga Sutra 2.46
Sitting Cat and Cow Bends
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own photography. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Focus on your tail bone, it has to point forward and back on the movements, then you do it correctly.
Hula Hoops, as an Analogy to Sufi Grids
Artist: AI Generated for this edition at least.
Source; License: Source: Gemini. Copyright: André Cesta.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: From the sitting cat and cows. Now we are going to add a clock-wise rotation to the previous back and forward arching. Like you are doing the hula hoop as a child.
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Again; inhale when the rotation puts your belly protruding and exhale when the belly is tucked-in.
I will show you a few complete rotations. For those doing it from home search for Sufi grinds online and you will find enough videos and photos.
Walking Correctly
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own photography. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Read the full lesson instructions on the book.
Mula Bandha Anatomy For Males
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own drawing. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Read the full lesson instructions on the book.
Book Excerpt
For males it is located at the perineum, in between anus and genitals. This is also the location of the first chakra for males. The yellow arrow indicates the pressure created by contraction. There are alternatives to just visualising it and contracting the perineum without touching it.
The Buddha used a cross-legged meditation posture in which pressure is put on the perineum with the heel, which is similar to some exercises used to evoke Kundalini such as the Mahabedh Mudra/Kria (see youtube.com). Sitting cross legged, pressing the heel against the perineum for instance is a posture that Shanti taught me.
Mula Bandha Anatomy For Females
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own drawing. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Read the full lesson instructions on the book.
Book Excerpt
For females the perineum is still involved, but the contraction and concentration centre for tantric sex is at the base of the cervix. This is also the location of the first chakra for females.
The Buddha used a cross-legged meditation posture in which pressure is put on the perineum with the heel, which is similar to some exercises used to evoke Kundalini such as the Mahabedh Mudra/Kria (see youtube.com). Sitting cross legged, pressing the heel against the perineum for instance is a posture that Shanti taught me.
I have seen female yoga teachers also pressing their heels against the perineum while sitting cross legged, like Shanti used to teach both males and females either to perform Mula Bandha without touching the perineum or by pressing it with one heel while cross legged.
Bow, Dhanurasana
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own photograph. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Read the full lesson instructions on the book.
Book Excerpt
Dhanurasana, also known as Bow Pose, is a backbend that resembles an archer's bow. The body forms an arc, with the chest and thighs lifted off the ground, while the abdomen and pelvis press into the mat. The hands grasp the ankles, pulling the legs and upper body higher, creating a stretch across the entire front of the body.
Squatting, Malasana
Artist: André Augusto Cesta.
Source; License: Source: Author's own photograph. Copyright: André Cesta; can be used in the context of yoga lessons provided mention to this website is made.
Chapter: 10 A Kundalini Tantra Yoga Lesson
Description: Read the full lesson instructions on the book.