Bamboo, Sacred (Nandina domestica)- Opens Sushumna

Opens Sushumna

This elixir can open the sushumna -- the central channel of the

etheric spinal column through which the kundalini flows. Use of this

remedy can alleviate stress and open the meridians. Its signature: It

is a tall, thin reed.

Sushumna Breathing: Opening the Inner Flute

Purpose:

To access and expand life force energy to create higher states of awareness and energy. To

amplify, direct, and expand energy and pleasurable sensations throughout the entire body.

To learn to maintain and enhance high states of energetic arousal with a relaxed body,

peaceful mind, and open heart.

The sushumna (also known as the Inner Flute or Hollow Bamboo) is an energetic pathway

that connects your body’s energy centers (chakras) to create a free flow of energy through

your entire body. Observe your inner experience, using visualization and your own intuition

to guide you to where energy is present.

Benefits:

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Energy becomes subtle, refined, meditative, and exquisite.

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Channels energy through each energy center, and distributes it throughout the body.

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These exercises tone muscles, oxygenate the brain, revitalize the endocrine system,

expand the capacity for pleasurable sensations, and celebrate an alive vital body.

3 Keys to Enhancing Life Force Energy:

1. Breath

2. Movement

3. Sound

Also… visualization and creativity.

Guidelines:

Sit comfortably on a cushion with legs tucked back or folded, your spine vertical, your belly

relaxed, and eyes closed. These practices can also be done sitting on a chair or lying down.

Practice 1: The Mula Bandha Contractions

Exercising the PC muscle (pubococcygeus muscle, also know as

mula bandha in Sanskrit) is

an important practice in learning to contain and channel life force energy. The mula bandha

contractions exercises, done often through the day, will strengthen the PC muscle and give it

more tone and vitality.

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Pulsing: Tighten and relax in quick, short pulsations. Do 20-30 repetitions, two or

three times.

• Pumping: Inhale and contract the mula bandha, hold for several seconds,