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I need some more detailed instructions on the Vir asan or warrior pose

that is part of the Sadhana. I know the basics from Sadhana guidelines

(sit on left heel, right knee against chest and prayer pose) but find

it awkward. I can't get my spine straight and I don't really know what

to struggle towards.

 

And what is the goal of this pose, I've heard it has something to do

with the courage gland - spline? - and therefore only done on one side?

I would really like to know as much as possible to get it right, for

instance locks, breathing, hip joint/pelvis angle, weight distribution

on feet/knee, neck, and what is stretched/tensed/relaxed. Is the left

foot to be in straight line with the shin and where is the the left

heel place, how much pressure should be on this heel?

 

Many questions and many thanks for replies

 

Jan-Erik

Stockholm

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Sat Nam Jan-Erik

Very good question.

From the ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) tradition of yoga, the posture

called Virasan is a posture that expresses and cultivates the state of

"adoration" which can vary from any number of other states of being such

as "devotion". This info I obtained from Dr. Muata Ashby. His website is

at http://egyptianyoga.com/ Contact him if you like.

We have all seen the act of "going down on one knee" when a man proposes

marriage to a woman. You can read something from that. There is a sense

of sovereignty, though, that shouldn't be overlooked.

 

I can't offer much more than that except that the spine should be

straight and the chin lightly tucked (with head level) as is always the

case with Kundalini meditations or pranayam. Cover the basics and let

the attitude fill in the rest. In Kundalini and the Ancient traditions

of yoga we are praying to CREATION with our whole body, and not with

just our words or minds.

 

Sat Nam,

Dharam Singh

Millis, MA

USA

 

 

Adoration: (Noun) 1. A feeling of profound love and admiration 2.

The act of admiring strongly 3. Worship given to God alone.

 

 

janerik_z wrote:

 

>

>

> I need some more detailed instructions on the Vir asan or warrior pose

> that is part of the Sadhana. I know the basics from Sadhana guidelines

> (sit on left heel, right knee against chest and prayer pose) but find

> it awkward. I can't get my spine straight and I don't really know what

> to struggle towards.

>

> And what is the goal of this pose, I've heard it has something to do

> with the courage gland - spline? - and therefore only done on one side?

> I would really like to know as much as possible to get it right, for

> instance locks, breathing, hip joint/pelvis angle, weight distribution

> on feet/knee, neck, and what is stretched/tensed/relaxed. Is the left

> foot to be in straight line with the shin and where is the the left

> heel place, how much pressure should be on this heel?

>

> Many questions and many thanks for replies

>

> Jan-Erik

> Stockholm

 

 

 

 

 

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Sat Nam Jan-Erik,

I think Dharam's mail has pretty much covered your question. I would just like

to add a few things from my own personal experience. Vir asana is the warrior

pose and as kundalini yogis, in a way, we are all warriors of light. The light

of wisdom is our weapon and the light of our soul is our armor. The warrior

prays and meditates sitting on one heel because this is the most suitable

position for his/her armor (we learned this in the gurdwara last summer in the

yoga festival in France). Vir asana keeps us alert, always ready to get up and

face the situation, but with hands united in our heart center, because the

warrior of light, fights with honor from the heart. When things get tough or

when sometimes I feel that my soul is threatened from the dark, I do the Wahe

Guru Wahe Jio meditation in vir asana, to gain the strength and courage to stand

tall and deal with life with the light of my heart. It's funny that you ask this

because last week I did this meditation in class!

Love and Light

Sat Atma

Athens, Greece

 

 

 

 

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