Benefits of Sudharshan Kriya

The Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful rhythmic breathing technique that facilitates physical, mental, emotional and social well-being is an integral part of Art of Living program.

Sri Sri (Guruji) Explains Sudharshan Kriya 
“I was already teaching meditation and yoga. But I felt there was something that was lacking. Though people do their spiritual practices, their life is in a sort of a compartment. They do their prayers, meditation and spiritual practices but when they come out in life, they are very different people. So, I was thinking how we can bridge this gap - between inner silence and outer expression of life. During a period of silence, the Sudarshan Kriya came like an inspiration. After I came out of the silence, I started teaching whatever i knew and people had great experiences."

"After kriya, many people feel so pure and so clear, so complete, because the consciousness, which was stuck in the matter, material, which is foreign to itself, got released from that and came back to its home.That is the sense of purity, feeling of purity."

"We need to do a cleansing process within ourselves. In sleep we get rid of fatigue, but the deeper stresses remain in our body. Sudarshan Kriya cleanses the system from the inside. The breath has a great secret to offer."

"Sudarshan Kriya is a breathing technique Combined with meditation.
See there is a rhythm in the nature, right? In the same way, there is a rhythm in the body. We have Physiological rhythm. Morning you have nature’s call, then you get hungry, then you feel sleepy. There is a particular bio rhythm we call. There’s a “chandasva”, what we call “chandha”. There is a rhythm in the mind also. Thought Pattern. And there is a rhythm in the emotional pattern. If you observe in one year, A particular time of the year, You feel differently. Anger, Interest or enthusiasm. They all come in certain patterns in life, in our spirit inside. Sudarshan kriya is harmonizing all these rhythms. So it brings that rhythm and takes about 6 days to learn, 2 hours each day." 

Sudarshan Kriya - Benefits

Reported benefits of regular practice of Sudarshan Kriya include:

Physical health benefits of Sudarshan Kriya

• Reduces stress
• Improves health and well-being
• More energy
• Strengthens immune system
• Reduces cholesterol levels

Mental health benefits of Sudarshan Kriya

• Greater creativity
• Greater clarity of mind
• Improves sleep
• Enhances brain function
• Improves ability to manage challenging situations

Improved interpersonal relations with Sudarshan Kriya

• More ease, joy and harmony in personal and work relationships
• A deeper sense of community
• Increases awareness both of self and surroundings
• Improves patience
• Increases confidence and self-esteem

Psychological benefits of Sudarshan Kriya

• Relieves depression and anxiety
• Relief from anxiety and depression (mild, moderate, and severe)

Spiritual benefits of Sudarshan Kriya

• Enhances yoga and meditation practices
• Experience a deep inner peace of mind

check out this video of

 Dr. Tina Fanning shares her Sudarshan Kriya experience

Sudarshan kriya experience of Khurshed Batliwala

something has to be learned in presence of teachers not by watching video or reading technique.

all the information are drawn from internet..  
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http://sudarshankriyaa.blogspot.in/2010/02/origination-of-sudarshan-kriya.html
http://sudarshankriyaa.blogspot.in/2010/02/miraculous-effect-of-sudarshan-kriya.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573542/

Introduction to Suadharsan Kriya

Art of Living

Breathing is the first act of life. Within the breath is the unexplored secret of life. Sudarshan Kriya is a powerful yet simple rhythmic breathing technique that incorporates specific natural rhythms of the breath, harmonizing the body, mind and emotions.

The technique eliminates stress, fatigue and negative emotions such as anger, frustration and depression, leaving the mind calm, focused and the body energized, completely relaxed.

Sudarshan Kriya brings a profound depth to life, unravelling its mysteries. It’s a spiritual breakthrough giving the experience of a glimpse of infinity. Sudarshan Kriya is the unrevealed secret to health, happiness, peace and an insight of life beyond!

Breath is the main source of prana - the vital life-force energy. Prana is the very basis of health and well-being for both, the body and mind. When the prana is high, one feels healthy, alert and energetic. Sudarshan Kriya elevates the prana by flushing out more than 90% toxins and accumulated stress, everyday.

Sudarshan Kriya practitioners have reported better immunity, increased stamina and sustained high-energy levels.

Daily dose of Sudarshan Kriya can considerably reduce visit to the doctor, keeping you on a healthy, happy note, lifelong!

Sri Sri on Sudarshan Kriya

Nature is replete with various rhythms and cycles - day follows night, night follows day, seasons come and go. Similarly, there are biological rhythms to our bodies, minds and emotions. When these rhythms are in sync, we feel a sense of harmony and well-being. When stress or illness throws them out of order, we experience discomfort and discontent and feel upset and unhappy.

The Sudarshan Kriya incorporates specific natural rhythms of breath which harmonize the rhythms of the body and emotions and bring them in tune with the rhythms of nature. The breath connects the body and mind. Just as emotions affect our patterns of breathing, we can bring about changes in our mental and behavioral patterns by altering the rhythms of our breath. It flushes our anger, anxiety and worry; leaving the mind completely relaxed and energized.

This single technique has benefited thousands of people across all walks of life – corporate executives, trauma affected, underprivileged, children and homemakers.

“I was already teaching meditation and yoga. But I felt there was something that was lacking. Though people do their spiritual practices, their life is in compartments. They do their prayers, meditation and spiritual practices, but when they come out in life, they are very different people. So, I was thinking how we can bridge this gap - between inner silence and outer expression of life.

During a period of silence, the Sudarshan Kriya came like an inspiration. After I came out of the silence, I started teaching whatever I knew and people had great experiences."

"After Sudarshan kriya, many people feel so pure and so clear, so complete, because the consciousness, which was stuck in the matter, material, which is foreign to itself, got released from that and came back to its home. That is the sense of purity, feeling of purity."

"We need to do a cleansing process within ourselves. In sleep we get rid of fatigue, but the deeper stresses remain in our body. Sudarshan Kriya cleanses the system from the inside. The breath has a great secret to offer."

 people reviews 

Preeti Thomas: The regular practice of Sudarshan Kriya has helped me maintain good health & stable state of mind. My meditation has become deeper, my speech precise & also softer. Sometimes, I'm surprised at my own self the way I respond to a difficult or uncomfortable situation.
To sum up, Sudarshan Kriya has worked wonders on my physical, mental & spiritual levels.
It is benefiting not only me but also others around me because it has enabled me to spread more happiness & be more useful to the society.

Yogendra Bhonsale

I had a big anger-management problem. Even small things would make me angry - either on others or on myself. Sudarshan Kriya brought that calmness in my life. From the day I have learnt Sudarshan Kriya, I am a completely different person. Sudarshan Kriya immediately brings me in this very moment. Additionally my health has improved a lot. I can now work for hours without getting tired! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to express my views.

Gunjan

Sudarshan Kriya has helped me to become useful from being a useless person before:-) I was always caught up in emotions, mood swings, anxieties, feverishness and attachments. Now I have my remote control, I am peaceful , calm, loving and ever smiling. This freshness of life is only due to continuous practice of Kriya.

divine instrument

Sudarshan kriya has really given me proper vision of my SELF. Today i really am in touch with that aspect of mine that is unchanging and eternal. Also since i started practicing Sudarshan Kriya Daily, i haven't got any fever or illness. 
I have come to experience LOVE as my very existence.
Now i can't even imagine my life without Sudarshan Kriya.
Jai Gurudev

Sumant Khadtare

More than 2 years back after doing part 1 cource and subsequently doing regular Sudarshan Kriya for about 4-5 months, i had quit smoking which i was not able to do from last 15 years.I have stayed a non smoker since last 2 years. Apart from that I donot have headaches which i used to have regularly before. Also i am very calm and in control of things in difficult times. Everyone should do Sudarshan Kriya and experience the change within.

Research on Sudarshan Kriya

Mental Depression & Sudarshan Kriya: Recent Research
by D.P. Agrawal

In India both National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi have been carrying out research on these practices and their effects. Clinical trials at NIMHANS, Bangalore, showed that regular practise of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) – a set of breathing techniques promoted by Sri Sri Ravishankar, founder of the Bangalore based Art of Living Foundation – reduces symptoms of mental depression. NIMHANS researchers claim that SKY is as effective as the established anti-depressant drug imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant, (Depsonil, Antidep). All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, has reported that SKYand Pranayam sessions reduced serum cortisol levels – an indicator of stress – in the blood more effectively than listening to classical music. They are also employing SKY to cure alcohol and tobacco addiction.

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http://sudarshankriyaa.blogspot.in/2012/11/my-experience-of-doing-sudarshan-kriya.html

http://www.artofliving.org/how-do-sudarshan-kriya

http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/what-sudarshan-kriya

http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_es/t_es_agraw_mental_frameset.htm

kriya...

Sri Sri -- When somebody is anxious, they are unaware of time, of every moment passing, isn’t it? This is because the whole focus is on the event, on the happening, rather than just on the time. When someone is waiting for the train to come, they are waiting. So the whole focus is on that object rather than on the time. Just a little shift in this, a little tilt in this, is when you are waiting for the doctor or waiting for something else, then you are just waiting for the moment. Are you getting what I am saying? Each moment is in the time. That is yoga. Mind is in the moment, waiting for nothing, but it is waiting. Are you getting this? It adds a different quality to the consciousness. This aspect sharpens the mind, the intellect, and the heart. This is yoga of action.

What is Kriya yoga? It comprises three parts. He says tapaha. Tapas is endurance, acceptance. Say, you are travelling in a plane; it is a long-distance flight. You are sitting and your legs are getting numb. You are tired but you keep sitting. You feel heavy but still you keep sitting. You cannot say, “Oh! I cannot sit now. I am going to get out of the plane”. No way! If the plane is delayed, held up in the air, you have to be there. There is no choice. Now, if you had a choice, then you would not sit for eight hours. Like that in one place. No way. But in a plane, you sit, accepting it willingly, without grumbling. That is tapaha.

If your are unhappy you better check if one or all of these are lacking: Tapa (penance), Vairagya (dispassion), Sharanagati (surrender).

• Tapas is agreeing with the moment, total acceptance of pleasant or unpleasant situations.
• Vairagya means I want nothing and I am nothing.
• Sharanagati is "I am here for You, for Your joy."

If you are grumbling then these are lacking, because when you accept the situation you cannot grumble; when you take it as Tapa you will not grumble; when you come from a state dispassion ("I don't want anything") you don't grumble; and if you are surrendered you will have no complaints.

All these three (Tapas, Vairagya and surrender) purify your mind and uplift you in joy.

If you don? do it willingly you will do it in desperation. First you say, "Nothing can be done." Then in anger and desperation you say, "I give up, I want nothing, I have no choice, to hell with it!"

"yogi and mystic, sadhguru, looks at what kriya yoga means, and what it takes to walk this path and explore the very mechanics of the life process"

Sadhguru: fundamentally, kriya means internal action. When you do inner action, it does not involve the body and the mind because both the body and the mind are still external to you. When you have a certain mastery to do action with your energy, then it is a kriya.

The self-controlled person, moving among objects, with his senses free from attachment and malevolence and brought under his own control, attains tranquility.
~ bhagavad gita ii.64

 "once we start working with the energy in a certain way, it has a different kind of depth to life"

"if we want the kriya to be imprinted into your system in a certain way, then it needs discipline and dedication"

first process to yoga " disciplined and dedication" 

"with the path of kriya you are not only seeking realization, you also want to know the mechanics of life-making"

  

next time i will talk  about susharsan kriya which i am practicing, and my experience with it.. 

its really really powerful, but thing first is needed is dedication and discipline. 

http://www.yogananda-srf.org/kriya_yoga_path_of_meditation.aspx#.VFheHPmUcsw

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/karma.htm

http://www.ishafoundation.org/blog/yoga-meditation/demystifying-yoga/kriya-yoga/

 http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/yoga/patanjali-yogasutra/knowledge-sheet-47

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research and health benefits from hatha yoga

Sorry brother and sisters and due to some exam I was not able to share my weekly post…

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOGA  

A group of 84 classic yoga asanas taught by Lord Shiva is mentioned in several classic texts on yoga

Patanjali's Yoga Sutra (4-2nd century BC) does not mention a single asana by name, merely specifying the characteristics of a good asana. Later yoga texts however, do mention the 84 Classic Asanas and associate them with Shiva.

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (15th century CE) specifies that of these 84, the first four are important, namely the siddhasana, padmasana, bhadrasana and simhasana.

The Hatha Ratnavali (17th century CE) is one of the few texts to attempt a listing of all the 84, although 4 out of its list do not have meaningful translations from the Sanskrit, and 21 are merely mentioned without any description. In all, 52 asanas of the Hatha Ratnavali are confirmed and described by the text itself, or other asana corpora.

The Gheranda Samhita (late 17th century CE) asserts that Shiva taught 8,400,000 asanas, out of which 84 are preeminent, and "32 are useful in the world of mortals.

1. What Is Yoga?

The word yoga, from the Sanskrit word yuj means to yoke or bind and is often interpreted as “union” or a method of discipline. A male who practices yoga is called a yogi, a female practitioner, a yogini.

2. What Does Hatha Mean?

The word hatha means willful or forceful. Hatha yoga refers to a set of physical exercises (known as asanas or postures), and sequences of asanas, designed to align your skin, muscles, and bones. The postures are also designed to open the many channels of the body—especially the main channel, the spine—so that energy can flow freely.

Hatha is also translated as ha meaning “sun” and tha meaning “moon.” This refers to the balance of masculine aspects—active, hot, sun—and feminine aspects—receptive, cool, moon—within all of us. Hatha yoga is a path toward creating balance and uniting opposites. In our physical bodies we develop a balance of strength and flexibility. We also learn to balance our effort and surrender in each pose.

Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment.

Research on HATHA YOGA ... 

Study suggests Hatha Yoga boosts brain function in order adults... 

 University of Illinois graduate student Neha Gothe  research .. 

• ·    A cticing hatha yoga three times a week for eight weeks improved sedentary older adults' performance on cognitive tasks that are relevant to everyday life, researchers report.
• ·        University of Illinois graduate student Neha Gothe and her colleagues found that eight weeks of yoga classes significantly improved participants' reaction time and accuracy in tests of cognitive function. Gothe is now a professor of kinesiology at Wayne State University in Detroit.
• ·        Hatha yoga requires focused effort in moving through the poses, controlling the body and breathing at a steady rate," Gothe said. "It is possible that this focus on one's body, mind and breath during yoga practice may have generalized to situations outside of the yoga classes, resulting in an improved ability to sustain attention."

·        Hatha is a general category that includes most yoga styles. It is an old system that includes the practice of asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (yoga breathing exercises), which help bring peace to the mind and body, preparing the body for deeper spiritual practices such as meditation.

The Physical Benefits Of Yoga

·         improve flexibility

·         improve strength

·         improve balance

·         reduce stress and anxiety

·         reduce symptoms of lower back pain

·         be beneficial for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

·         increase energy and decrease fatigue

·         shorten labor and improve birth outcomes

·         improve physical health and quality of life measures in the elderly

·         improve diabetes management

·         reduce sleep disturbances

·         reduce hypertension

·         improve blood circulation

·         Yoga can control the complications of diabetes 

all the information are taken from net.. 

i would be really grateful if i can get guidance from you  so that i can grown..  

http://news.illinois.edu/news/14/0818yoga_NehaGothe_EdwardMcAuley.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113215.htm

http://www.yogajournal.com/article/beginners/yoga-questions-answered/
http://www.doyogawithme.com/types-of-yoga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asana

keep smiling be healthy

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