The Kundanlini yoga version of the Heart-Navel Balancing meditation (as demonstrated by Ana Brett in Kundalini Yoga: A Journey Through the Chakras) balances your third center (navel chakra) with your fourth center or Anahata (heart) chakra. The polarity of the heart center is the navel and they need to support each other. Navel power makes an open heart real. The heart center is your human element. When you communicate and act from your heart, everyone you come in contact with gets healed in some way. If you are not familiar with the chakra system, please read the Yoga article before attempting to do this pose.
Tips: To see a larger image of any picture below, click the picture. It is not necessary to look exactly like the picture shown. Approximate a pose as best as you can, or follow the modified version of the pose (if available) if a pose is too difficult. Poses should get easier over time with regular practice. The goal is to eventually look like the pictures below.
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1. | ![]() Have hands in prayer pose and say the mantra of devotion beginning with the word So. Keep the eyes about 1/10th open looking down throughout this exercise. |
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6. | Do steps 1 through 5 until you complete 32 rounds. Listen to this recording of the mantra to get a feel for the rhythm. |
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