Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Seite 164

“As you adopt the seated posture, inhale deeply and
slowly to feel the vibrations and weight on the backs
of the legs and into the ground”
grounded, but with the straight back it also allows the
energy rising up the inner legs cross the perenium and
transverse again up the spine and three energetic paths.
The hands placed on the knees maintains the energy in
the body as opposed to exiting if they were to be placed
on the ground. This position also stretches and opens the
charkra between the shoulderblades allowing further
energies to branch off into the peripherals of the arms as
well. With this posture rising and grounding energies flow
through the complete circuit and lead to balanced
awareness and full energetic functionality.

“Seated Primoidial” Rája Puránásana
Once finished with the Bow Pose, we transition into this
seated and relaxed position. This releases the back
muscles as the entire body relaxes and rests into the
natural position and contact with the ground.
As you place the legs flat to the ground and palms on the
respective knees, feel the spine, especially a t the lower
lumbar region. It will naturally try to arch backwards as the
torsos weight rests on it. By then pointing the toes forward
you will feel the slight pull and straightening of this vital area.
This allows the full spine to then be held straighter and
allows the proper energetic pathway. If you did not also feel
the entire spine straighten, pull the toes back and rest to feel
the spinal condition, then slowly point the toes again and
focus your awareness on how it incrementally straightens
each successive vertebra. Allow this straightening up into
the cervical vertebra all the way to the cranium.
Once you feel this full straightening and subsequent
energy rise, bring your attention to the feel of the shoulders
and arms as the energy then circulates through them as
well. With the awareness on the energies in the legs, body,
head and arms you have accomplished a full circuit and
more importantly the awareness of this circuit. Once this full
awareness is easily obtained and felt each time you adopt
this posture, then further focus your awareness into the helix
pattern of energy flow. You will have two major helix or
infinity symbol type energetic circuits that you can sense.
The first helix is the grand circuit where you feel the
energy climb the inner leg, transverse to the spine via the
perineum, then up the spine over the crown of the head
and down the front midline (and chakras) to the perineum
and to the heals.
The secondary helix will be as the energy expands from
the spine (between the shoulders) and down the inner
arms to the hands and then back toward the spine up the
outer arms. A strong suggestion is to first focus on the
grand circuit until comfortable and natural before adding
the secondary arm or full circuit.

Breathing and Intention:
As you adopt the seated posture, inhale deeply and
slowly to feel the vibrations and weight on the backs of the
legs and into the ground. Then exhale slowly and deeply

to relax the entire body so to open all the
energetic pathways. You may want to repeat
this until fully relaxed and focused. As you
repeat this breathing cycle, bring the
awareness to the perineum in particular
so that you may feel the energetic
crossings in subsequent breaths.
Now as you inhale deeply and
slowly focus on the energy from the
crown transvers the from midline
and chakras of the body cross
through the perineum, to the
backs of the legs and heels
into the ground. Exhale
slowly to feel the energy
draw up the inner legs from
the sole of the foot,
crossing the helix at the
perineum and up the
spine to the crown.
Repeat the inhale
again working with
the same focus as
before with the feet
back, to fully let the
energy drop into the
ground. Next exhale as
before but as you begin to
exhale also point the toes
feeling the energy pull from
the sole of the foot (at a
point called Kidney 1 in
Chinese
Acupuncture),
sense it cross the perineum
and transverse the spine to
the crown, but this time as it
reaches the crown also feel
the vibrational sensations
travel also down the inner arms
to the palms. On the long deep
exhale feel the vibrations rise up
the outer arms and also down
from the Crown Chakra toward the
Root Chakra to the backs of the
legs and ground.
This completes the grand circuit
and greater energetic flow, awareness
and enlightenment. Please make sure
as you allow the inhale to expand the
lower abdomen, it should never expand
the abdomen forward. This will retard the
flow through the perineum… instead
always make sure to expand the inhale into
the perineum and downward for full potential
and energetic flow.
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