Day 22. Krishnamacharya General Practice #15

 

Points of concentration: 16 vital points.

sirsa - the fontanel

murdhna - middle of forehead

bhrumadhya - between eyebrows

nasagra - extremity of the nose

talu mula - back of the palate

lalata - root of the uvula

kantha - throat

kantha kupa - back of the throat

hrdaya - middle of the heart

nabhi - navel

sroni - centre of the pelvis

mula - perineum

jangha- point at top of thighs

janu - point at middle of knees g

ulpha - point at middle of ankles pada angusta - point of the big toes.

Also of note...

Murdhna: the point located in front of the nose

Divya Chakshush: Point behind the head (occipital)

Aditya (the sun) is the disk of the sun, black and shiny,

The star: lying on his back to look as far as possible on the sky Taraka: the horizon point,

Kumbhaka

A.K. = Antah Kumbhaka (holding of breath after inhalation ) 

B.K = Bhaya Kumbhaka (holding of breath after exhalation )

Note

We saw the Viparita Karani as an alternative to Sirsa Asana in general practice session 14

#7

 ...orViparita karani - 8 breaths B.K.3s

Sribhashyam offers several alternatives to Sirsa Asana in different sessions, I plan to write more on this on a future post.

For Sarvangasana too, we might choose to practice lying flat on the floor with our legs up against a wall. Also, in Ramaswami's Vinyasa Krama presentation we find supine equivalents or possible alternatives to all the Sarvangasana variations. #8 - #11 in the above practice sheet might be practiced lying on the back and raising up the legs or bringing the knee(s) to the chest.

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#14

This posture may not be so clear from the photo on the practice sheet.

Purvatana Asana in Upavista Kona - 3 times
Hard to see in the practice sheet photo perhaps