the art of living yoga

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The Art of Living Yoga Yoga and Hawaiian Wisdom remembering the ancient ways of impeccable joy

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With great gratitude for the yogis who have walked before us And the beauty & wisdom from the islands of Hawaii

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Table of Contents I. Moksha… techniques to clear past limited realities, moving into right relationship, and manifestation of your dreams II. Cultivating the Yogic Four Body System and Hawaiian Huna principles to access all levels of reality III. Pranayama... using the power of breath to purify, enhance, balance, and transform your worlds IV. Hatha Yoga... balancing all polarities with a physical yoga practice incorporating the colors, elements, planets, and affirmations V. Mantras… sacred sound syllables & Mudras… a universal language of symbols, to open the heart VI. Yantras... sacred geometrical configurations, as a divination system and higher communication

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The Art of Living Yoga Moksha Liberating techniques to clear past limited realities so the true self can shine bright and unlimited! Jai Ganesha! Auspiciousness live through me... and so it is! ***

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Through The Art of Living Yoga we will be exploring choices and pathways into our jivatman, an individual's highest reality. Yogis know the art of living union is natural, already existing, and therefore inevitable. Play with the idea there is only One consciousness. Know yourself as a unique individual representative of this One. Know all situations as projections from yourself, the One Heart Mind. Know all others as an aspect of your self being shown to you. Practice loving, understanding, and forgiving all your relations as an act of loving the source itself. As you release addictions to the past and all sufferings, a clear light will be your guide and eventual absolute living of the One.

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As we begin our individual and collective art of union commit to Be Present The yogis define Be as Hari Om Tat Sat I am that I am. I am the One & Present as the merging of pre… before with send… future creating the now ~ the greatest gift.

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The first yoga sutra written by the yogic sage Pattanjali is: Atta… Now Yoga… Unity Anusasanam… Revealing Pronounced: Ata Yoga Nusashanam Now Unity is Revealed Chanting this sutra aloud or silently is an act of reverberating the vibration of the present moment in a state of oneness. It is a perfect way to begin, honoring the wise yogis who have led the way, merging with their presence of darshan, blessings, and resounding your intentions of freedom. With great respect and love… now the blessings of yoga are offered.

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The first three practices in this lesson will focus on clearing old limited realities. Vasana Daha Tantra Subconscious Purification by Fire Begin to write down all that you know to be holding you back, blocking, confusing, or limiting you in any way. This may include beliefs, confessions or apologies. You may find things coming forth from very old places or mundane incidents that have been stored. Allow yourself to relax, detach, and write whatever comes to mind. This is the process of releasing old beliefs from the subconscious into the conscious mind where one may easily choose to let it go. You may write pages or a single sentence. Whatever comes is perfect. Be very clear in your writing, detailed in description, and write legibly.

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When you feel complete with your writing, take the paper and burn it. Do so in a safe environment like a fireplace, a ceramic vase, or near the sink. The creation and request is transported through the element of fire to the devic realms. These devas when given permission are eager to assist in one's greater good. Through the burning process the consciousness is allowed to see and experience a constructive form of destruction, transformation, and alchemy. Practice this purification method as often as needed. Some yogis do vasana daha tantra every night before sleeping to release any limitations formed during the day in order to make the most of the journey into alternate realms while sleeping. You can also achieve similar effects through a more subtle process of intention. Simply sit or lie down quietly scanning for anything you would like to let go of. With great compassion and love guide the energy of what you would like to release into a fiery ball of light sending it back to the source. Know it has been transformed into its original perfectness.

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Afterwards you may feel surges of energy pulse through. When a block is removed instantly there is more movement. Whatever your effects may be or not be, know the process is complete. Open to receive and actualize your new inner space and freedom. This practice is a tantra, its purpose is to expand you into your potential, allowing your greatness of being to flow.

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The Hawaiian Healing Method Hooponopono Magnifying the effectiveness of your truth Hooponopono is an ancient Hawaiian method of moving into right relationship with all. This is an act of cutting all the aka cords, etheric cords or connections, to negativities, limitations, or inharmonious situations. We are all connected… all one, therefore any change you make to yourself affects all there is. As your release the cords of energy that no longer serve you all your family, friends, relations, ancestors, and descendants will be affected. After doing a Hooponopono one may noticeably recognize surges of personal power, improved interpersonal relations, heightened connection to the elements and other realms of life, and new potential channeling through your clean vessel.

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Begin the Hooponopono by writing down all the relations with people you want to clear. Be specific about particular incidents. You may want to clear issues with places or things. List everything you can think of even minor incidents. Write down any old ideas or belief systems you want to clear. Then write the following: The Great Poe Aumakua… The Family of High Selves working as one listen to my request. I ___________________(write your name, address, phone, nickname, email~ anything that describes you clearly) and my family, friends, relations, ancestors, and descendants involved... cleanse, purify, sever, and cut all negativities, unwanted memories, blocks, and energies that have been created and/or accumulated from the beginning to the present. Transmute these unwanted energies to pure light... It is done.

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After you are finished writing, read it aloud to yourself. Give thanks to the Amakua…Higher Self. Then burn the paper. Know it is done, feel the gratitude for the experience, & expect greatness. Amakua Mahalo Aloha Thank you Higher Self with Love

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Circle of Love Meditation by Gurudev In your quiet inner space say and gesture I love you to each of your relations then see all your relations saying and gesturing I love you back to you

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Freedom is yours when you can say, feel, and gesture this truth to and from all. Releasing the past and getting into right relation is a process that brings the present moment into clear visibility. In the present moment your desires will surface. The next step is to create your dreams.

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Daydream Meditation Maria in the Sound of Music was wise focusing on her favorite things let’s take it step further... Begin to follow and elongate your breathing. Become very focused and quiet. Bring all your attention inward. Focus very clearly on what you want in your life... be it a quality, a situation, a thing etc. As if you are watching a movie on a screen, see yourself having and living out your desire. Use all your senses. See it, hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it, and know it. Mostly notice how good you feel when living out your dream.

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Amplify those good feelings. Know those good feeling for all beings everywhere. Imagine all beings having their dreams fulfilled. The more you practice this virtual reality, you will either be so fulfilled and have worked out the desire just by imagining it or you will attain it in the world. This technique is a living prayer, being what you want rather than desiring it. Once you are filled to the brim with knowingness and joy surrender your dream, your mind, and all of yourself into the source of all. Let your joy from the polar world transition into joy of emptiness, a joyful knowing beyond words and form. May the rain of blessings fall. As the past is liberated and the desires are met, the present moment will hold only absolute truth. We are constantly making greater peace through releasing & obtaining in the polar world. The state of pure truth, moksha, is the balance of these inner movements steadying the self in the source of absolute love.

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Blessings Aloha Alo = presence Ha = breath The Presence of Divine Breath Mahalo Ma = in Ha = breath Alo = presence In the Presence of Divine Breath You Are Aloha Mahalo The greatest blessing

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The Yogic Four Body System & Basic Hawaiian Huna Principles Applied to all Aspects of Living The yogic philosophy presents three planes of existence: gross, subtle, and causal. The gross realm consists of all physical, material, and tangible consciousness. The subtle realm consists of a finer, faster moving consciousness generally perceived from intuition or inner knowing. The causal realm is just that… the cause of all. This is the realm of source, the omnipresent, and absolute love. Just as all matter is alive and can be perceived as a layering of experience, our physical bodies are also layered. The four bodies within the human system, Causal, Mental, Emotional, and Physical are rich with possibilities each functioning interdependently with one another.

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The Causal Body This body is the source living in you. We are always wearing this body that is omnipresent. Therefore, we have the ability to experience everything and be everywhere. In order to more fully experience this cause of all, a progressive path of surrender is called for. Surrender to what?... the steadfast hold to separation and individuality. Cultivating this art of surrender, the yogis practice meditation. The Sanskrit word for meditation is dhyana, meaning the absorption of all. The Latin root medi means to measure. Meditation is the perfect measurement of all four bodies swirling as one... the recipe of bliss. There are two types of meditation: Active and Receptive

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Active Meditation Active meditation is the process of being completely aware, watching as a neutral witness. Begin by choosing something outside of yourself to watch: nature, a ball game, people in a public place, etc. Observe this outer experience, watching all the details with focus and concentration. Now begin to watch your perceptions of this experience. Watch your mind as it reacts with likes and dislikes. Watch your feelings through surges or lulls. Watch your physical body through sensations. The yogis believe that you are this outer experience. You are living internally at an equal resonance with this outer experience. It is merely an example of some form of you. As you realize this, you will have more appreciation of this mirror and more ability to create the mirror you prefer. The exercise is so simple. There is no goal... Just be aware. Each moment produces an effect. Awareness in one moment will lead to greater awareness in the next.

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Now do the same exercise, this time watching you from the beginning. Choose a task: cooking, working, eating a meal, etc. Observe yourself in action... the mind, feelings, and body. Note your experiences with the exercise beginning from an outside source and then from yourself. Are they not the same? Hari Om Tat Sat I am another yourself I Am that I Am

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Receptive Meditation Receptive meditation is the process of receiving yourself as source. This requires the active mind to surrender to the receptive heart. It is the surrender of all ideas, controls, definitions, and limits into the great unknown. It can be as frightening as jumping off a cliff into water, not knowing how deep the bottom is. If the process weren't so fear producing, we would all be accessing and living our highest existence. Be gentle with yourself by stepping into your immense heart where you will be able to meet your fear. The yogis trace all fear to the primal fear of death. The more one practices this art of surrender, the more trust one develops of their immortal nature.

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Receptive meditation is the art of doing nothing, as to allow the nature within you to move in its divine, natural way. Begin by sitting perfectly still, allowing the body to basically sleep. Quiet the mind by giving it the task of following the breath. If thoughts come, just observe and use your intention to refocus on the breath. After a while, listen to the rhythm of your heart, deepen your attention to this pulsing movement and feeling state. Take your awareness into that internal buzz within the heart... your primal vibration. Receptive meditation is the act of tracing scattered consciousness back to its seed point. Within this single point lives all.

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Silence If you want to enhance your abilities of active or receptive meditation, practice conscientious periods of silence. Be it a few minutes, during a task, a morning, or a day… being silent will draw more attention to your inner communication abilities. Awareness will magnify and your personal expression of the source will reveal more. Silence speaks a million words, and a million words speak nothing but silence. Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati

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The Mental Body It is here we create thought waves, oscillating light waves passing through the mind. These waves produce patterns that form our belief systems. The yogis know thought is a form of consciousness manifesting in the subtle planes. Thoughts funnel into spoken words, written symbols, and eventually become tangible reality on the gross plane. In order to work with the highest potential of our mental bodies, we must understand thought as manifestation. It is not possible to control every thought. It is possible to surrender the mind to the causal plane and live a divinely inspired life.

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In order to cultivate our full power of the mental body, the yogis control the breathing. The breath is the non-verbal aspect of the mind. Controlling or accessing the breath is tapping into the core of the mind. The causal consciousness flowing through an emptied mind retunes the patterns and belief systems back to the original self.

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Fine Tuning the Mind through Breath Sitting still, begin breathing through the nostrils which will help you to slow down and control your breath. As the attention goes away from the physical body into the causal body, the physical body will begin to cool. Breathing in and out through the nostrils will keep some heat in the physical body. The inhale represents your ability to accept and create. Retain the inhale for a few moments lifting your awareness into your mid brain. This is a subtle plane experience of creation. Then exhale calmly and evenly. The exhale represents the ability to let go, surrender, and die. Then retain all the breath out of your body for a few moments. This is a subtle plane experience of surrendering. Continue this four part breathing practice creating even lengths of time for each aspect. Counting to a number that is attainable or comfortable for each of the four parts is a good method. For example: Count to four for each inhale, retention in, exhale, and retention out. After you have created a steady pattern and the mind is calm, let go of the practice. Simply be at peace as movement becomes more and more still.

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The Emotional Body The emotional body could be described as the where the heart resides within us. This body is the passion that fuels the thought waves in the mental body. The more passion a thought has the easier it is for it to manifest in the gross plane. The emotional body tends to swing from like to dislike experiencing pleasure and pain. This produces a judgmental mind with highs and lows in the physical body. When the emotional body is more balanced, joy, appreciation, acceptance, and compassion are experienced. In order to cultivate harmonious feeling states, the yogis work with colors and mantras.

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Colors represent an expressive feeling state of the oscillating light waves moving through the mind. We all have various colors of light in our subtle body fields called an aura. Every moment due to our feeling state the aura changes color and intensity of light. Our internal subtle bodies are also made up of colored light waves called chakras. The chakras are spinning wheels formed by the balance of hot and cool etheric light. Focusing on a single color within pure light is an act of tracing the infinite consciousness back to a spark of the primal source.

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Color Meditation Begin by focusing on the color red. Let the color red flood all of you consciousness. Become the color. Allow your bodies, as your mind knows them to disappear into an effervescent form of red light. Travel with the color red deeper and deeper as if tracing it back to its birth. Allow your consciousness, as the rich color red to view its original form as a single spark of white golden light.

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Do the same meditation with all the colors of light: Marigold, Sunset Orange Golden Starlight Yellow Fresh Meadow Green Sky Blue Deep Indigo Blue Lavender Violet Pure White Light

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Mantras The yogis practice mantras to cultivate understanding of bliss. Mantras vibrate the oscillating light waves in the left hemisphere of the brain. Yogic mantras are chanted in Sanskrit, as it is a language based on sound vibration. Each tone vibrates a particular chakra affecting the colors and feelings. Mantras develop patterns in the light waves of the mental body that heal the emotional body.

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A classic mantra for retuning the emotional body is the compassion mantra. Compassion is the art of unity. co... together om... all there is passion... the feeling state of the heart The compassion mantra is: Om Mani Padme Hum It is a six-syllable mantra designed to refigure the six lower patterns of emotions: pride, jealousy, desire, ignorance, greed, and anger into the causal patterns of the true heart: generosity, harmonious conduct, endurance, enthusiasm, concentration, and insight

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Chant audibly the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum Concentrate on the mantra until the mind looses itself in the feeling of the vibration of the mantra. Then chant the mantra silently feeling it vibrate in the subtle planes. You may very well disappear into the cause of all... Ommm

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Physical Body This is the body we wear and know well. The physical body is the absolute manifestation of the causal, mental, and emotional bodies in each given moment. The patterns we are constantly creating in all the bodies show themselves to us through the physical body. In order to tune our physical bodies to the infinite source, we exercise it in all directions opening all the channels. The following three mini series are hatha yoga exercises for energizing, calming, and rejuvenating. They can be done in a few minutes at work or at home. They are quite powerful tools and provide a more balanced state immediately upon practicing.

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Energizing Side and Diagonal Stretching Beneficial when you are fatigued, depressed, lethargic, or simply choose more light and energy. The mid section of the body is the warmest area of the body, called the sun center or shining jewel center. By stretching the waist area and activating the abdominal region you will flood the body with heat and prana. Imagine your potential and light flowing to all aspects of your being. Begin with ujjaya pranayama, breathing in and out the nostrils. Sit with a tall spine. Then lean your torso to the right side reaching the right arm down. Place the left arm up creating a straight line through the upper chest. Dynamically, reach up and stretch down. Hold the stretch for a few long breaths. Then frame both hands around the right knee while bowing the torso and head toward the right knee. Rest with arms dangling and the body at ease in the diagonal forward stretch for a few long breaths.

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Calming Head & Neck Stretches Beneficial when feeling anxious or burdened with thoughts, also as a preparation for meditation. By stretching and relieving tension in the neck area there is more cerebral spinal fluid flowing from the brain to the spine. There is more communication and devotion between mind and heart... between shakti and shiva producing a balance of poles. Side Leans Begin by tuning into your breath using the ocean~sounding breath. Sit with a tall spine. Lean your head to the right side allowing your right ear to fall toward the shoulder. Place your right hand on the top ear assisting the stretch. Be aware of the opposite shoulder relaxing down. As you hold the stretch, close your eyes, deepen the breath, and relax the facial muscles. Gradually release your head back to vertical and gently move the head horizontally form side to side.

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Forward Stretching Continue with the ocean~sounding breath, while sitting very tall. Bring the hands to the back of the head and bow the head forward toward the chest. Let the elbows drop in toward the face as you stretch the back of the neck and upper back. Close the eyes, slow the breathing, and feel any tension in the face completely let go. After a few breaths, lift the head back to vertical. Gently move the head horizontally from side to side noticing the effects.

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Circles Begin to make circles with head. As you do this keep your eyes closed. Move slowly drawing circles with the crown of the head while stretching the neck. Make about three or four circles in both directions. Afterwards place your head gently on top of your spine. Find a perfect posture. Feel the head light and clear like a balloon floating on top of a string reaching higher and higher. Observe your state of being.

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Restorative Yoga Forward Bends Beneficial for rejuvenating or assisting in falling asleep. This pose is an act of surrender or a bowing down to the true self. As the abdomen relaxes, fears and limitations are released. The deep relaxation and blood flowing into the head provide a complete rejuvenation of the mind and spirit. The pose also massages and relaxes the internal organs, perfect for a good night’s sleep. Begin to focus on the ocean~sounding breath. Slowly relax the head, shoulders, arms, and torso in a forward motion bending over the legs. Close the eyes, deepen the breath, and concentrate on the diaphragmatic breathing. Feel the lower belly inflate out on the inhale. On the exhale the belly softens gently moving inward. After a few long breaths roll yourself up to sit and notice your state of being.

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I Am That I Am Exercise The yogic four body system teaches that the source is having an experience through us. This is an exercise that can be practiced literally for every issue in your life or what you perceive to be the outside world. Take an issue: war, pollution, political scandal, celebrity's personal life, relationship with a family member, lover's issue, your health, etc...however far away from you or deeply intimate it may seem. Place the issue into your physical body, receive it into your heart, watch it with your open, breathing mind. Acknowledge, accept, and connect with the issue. Actively contribute compassion, passion to be in harmony with, and your intentions to the issue. Remember your thoughts are creators and have power. Receptively Be and Breathe with the issue. Surrender the cause of all into the issue. Receive love for the issue through your form. Hari Om Tat Sat I Am Another Yourself I Am That I Am

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Basic Hawaiian Huna Principles Huna is the Hawaiian version of yoga, a path to unity. Hu represents the masculine aspect of consciousness. Na represents the feminine aspect of consciousness. Huna is a pathway of uniting and transcending the dualities back to the original source. There are seven basic Huna principles. Ike ~ The world is what you think it is. Kala ~ There are no limits. Makia ~ Energy flows where attention goes. Manawa ~ Now is the moment of power. Aloha ~ To love is to be happy with. Mana ~ All power comes from within. Pono ~ Effectiveness is the measure of truth.

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The Hawaiian Legend of the Rainbow Children Once upon a time in the paradise of Hawaii the Rainbow Children lived in absolute harmony and bliss. The children all loved one another very much and always played. They would slide and ride the rainbows to any place they wish in endless creation. One sad day the Rainbow Children chose another way. One said to the other, "I am green and don't like the way red plays." And with that, they began to fight and insist on their own color and way. Gradually the rainbows fell away. The colors split and no longer could they slide into the endless days. As legend goes... Now the great Hawaii seas are singing to the children. Come and play again ~ enjoy your colors, yet blend as one… and you can dream a better day... dancing love everywhere in every way!

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The Art of Living Yoga Pranayama using the power of breath to connect with the one life source Prana means life force. Yama is restraint or the ability to control. In the gross physical reality, pranayama is the art of breathing. It is the act of consciously taking in and releasing the life force. Pranayama practices cultivate one's potential to create and surrender. On the subtle plane, pranayama is experienced by letting go of the physical realm and etherically accessing other forms or no-forms. When meditating, one may lose identification with their physical form and gross reality. Entering the causal realm through pranayama, the physical breathing can actually stop. In causal reality it may seem as if there is no breathing at all, as time does not exist in the causal realm.

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We will be exploring the qualities of: Purification enhancement balance & transformation As you do the techniques, remember you are accessing the life force in form and no form and you exist as the cause of all. ***

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Purification This is an act of remembering you are pure, always have been, and will continue to be pure.

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Kapalabati Pranayama Kapal is the Sanskrit word for cranium or forehead. Bati is the word for light, perception, or knowledge. Kapalabati means skull-shining breath. The emphasis in this practice is on the exhale, symbolizing letting go or surrendering into the cause of all, where you will remember your innate purity. Forceful emphasis on the exhalations causes the cerebrospinal fluid to decompress and a subtle expansion in the brain to occur. With strong exhales more carbon dioxide and toxins are released from the lungs. This practice stimulates digestion, helps to clear mucous, and strengthens the lungs. On a subtle level kapalabati brings awareness to the chakra column illuminating the life force in the etheric or subtle body.

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Exhale all the breath out of the lungs. Then inhale a comfortable upper chest breath. Begin kapalabati by exhaling strong and percussively with a medium to fast tempo through the nostrils. The lower abdomen should suction in towards the back each time you exhale. The inhale happens naturally and quickly through the nostrils between exhales. You may want to do twenty to forty exhales in a round, completing two to three rounds. ***

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Enhancement This is an act of taking in life force, accepting, allowing, & creating.

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Suryabheda Pranayama Surya is the Sankrit word for sun and bheda means to pierce. This is the practice of knowing the power of the sun. In this practice the right nostril and channel to the left-brain will be opened and magnified. This channel is the pathway to vitality, clarity, and the masculine or Shiva aspect of creation. The retention of the breath is the open sesame space between creating and surrendering. Physically this is the act of holding oxygen in the brain and body therefore, energizing the cells. On the subtle plane the consciousness slips beyond dualities to a neutral sweet spot.

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Using your right hand, place the ring finger on the left nostril, closing the passageway. Inhale through the right nostril a long steady breath. Retain the breath, closing both nostrils. The thumb closes the right nostril and the ring finger closes the left nostril. As you retain the breath contract the anal sphincter muscle and focus on the third eye point in the center of the forehead. Then release the ring finger form the left nostril and exhale out the left nostril. Repeat this process… always inhaling through the right nostril, retaining the breath contracting the anal lock, and exhaling through the left nostril. If you have had any heart condition, do not retain the breath for long periods. Simply retain for a short extended moment and immediately move onto the exhale. Practice up to ten rounds. ***

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Balance This is the act of realizing your dual nature: male ~ female hot ~ cold happy ~ sad Shiva ~ Shakti harmonizing these dualities into a neutral place of peace.

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Nadishodhana Nadi is the Sanskrit word for the dual channels of energy. Shodhana means to purify and harmonize. It is the practice of opening both channels through the nostrils to the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Generally we have one or the other channel slightly predominant, changing approximately every hour and a half. This practice balances the dualities into a state of perfect equanimity. This balance creates a gentle openness for your greatest being to enter.

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With the right hand, close the right nostril with the thumb exhaling out the left nostril. Then inhale through the left nostril. Retain the breath closing both nostrils, ring finger closes the left nostril and the thumb closes the right nostril. Then exhale out the right side with the ring finger still holding the left nostril closed. Inhale through the right side. Retain the breath with both nostrils closed. Continue alternating exhaling then inhaling one side at a time with retention of breath between sides. Once you have the channels opened and established a steady rhythm, let your hands rest and do the practice simply with intention. This is a much more subtle process and you will experience it more through an inner knowing. Yogis eventually can control all of their bodies with the power of their intention. ***

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Transformation This is an alchemical act through acknowledgement, compassion, & blessing.

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Tonglen Tonglen is a Buddhist practice of sending and taking. It is a transformational compassion practice using the life force as a passageway into the all understanding heart. You may work with any issue within yourself or another. First, acknowledge and accept the issue by breathing it into your heart. Retain the breath and let the issue deepen into your spacious heart. Then exhale with the intention of the issue being fully liberated. As you inhale the mind may want to create thoughts to clarify the issue. While retaining the breath, the transformation occurs, sometimes beyond mental comprehension, in the all understanding heart. As you release the breath you are simply blessing and liberating the issue through the act of surrender.

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After you have worked with the issue to your satisfaction, do the same practice for all sentient beings. For any liberation wished for the self is also wished for all selves. Buddhists understand that ultimate freedom only occurs when all beings everywhere are happy and free. Breathe in the same issue for all sentient beings who have ever been, are, and will ever be experiencing the same issue. Seed it into your compassionate heart. Release the issue with your exhale that all sentient beings everywhere may be liberated.

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The Hawaiian Concept of Mana Mana is the power of life force within. The Hawaiian huna concepts teach that source can be taught from without but only experienced from within. No matter how much assistance and facilitation one receives, the real power awaiting requires only you. To find this mana within, there must be some empty space acting as a vessel. As you inhale, breathe with the focus on the crown of the head. As you exhale, focus on the soles of the feet. Begin to imagine a waterfall flowing in through the crown of your head and flowing out through the soles of your feet. Feel the refreshing feelings of cleanliness, emptiness, and freedom through movement.

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Then place your attention in your heart center. Choose an energy you would like to send mana to. Imagine your heart center expanding as a great sphere or vessel around you. Begin to take six long full breaths gathering mana into your vessel. Take your sweet time enjoying the sensitivity and awareness of the mana gathering. Then release it to the energy you chose to work with. Let it drink the mana, becoming drunk on this light of love. Affirm it is for the highest good of all. Let it go… Know it… Expect it. So be it!

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The Art of Living Yoga Hatha Yoga Developing a Physical Yoga Practice Incorporating the Use of Colors and the Elements Ha is the Sanskrit word for Sun and Tha is the word for Moon. Hatha yoga is a practice of acknowledging the unique qualities of Ha and Tha while merging them as a vital interdependent unit. Hatha yoga postures were created to stimulate the etheric energy channels. The first yogis studied the source as it moved through all forms. They realized each unique form had a special quality or gift. By connecting with the form one can cultivate that quality. Many of the postures are derived from animals, nature, or archetypes. Each posture connects to a physical stance, a feeling state of that stance, a mental ability, and ultimately the cause of all in form.

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The hatha yoga practice works through a map of the chakras, seven major vortices of spinning wheels of light. Hatha yoga helps in bringing more love and mastery into the physical aspects of life. At the same time it opens the chakras from the foundation upward preparing for more subtle practices. In this practice we will move through the chakras addressing: I. The physical posture stimulating specific physical anatomy II. Color of focus III. Natural element corresponding with the chakra IV. Mental stance V. Planet that corresponds to the chakra

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Hatha Yoga Practice First do each physical posture focusing solely on the color and your breath corresponding to the asana. While doing hatha yoga, breath in and out through the nostrils making the breath slightly audible. This will allow you to control the breath more and stimulate all bodies with an increase of heat. Secondly sit, lie, or stand still for a few moments focusing on the element corresponding to the posture. For instance if you are focusing on fire, see a candle, a bonfire, a sun, or a star in your mental body. Allow all of your bodies to experience this form of source. Experience it as deeply as possible with detailed concentration. During each posture cultivate a balance of Sun and Moon… Radiate and Create… Magnify and Receive. While holding the posture, activate the essence of the color and power of the breath. Also receive the colors through the act of surrender. While activating the image of the element also receive it. Hatha yoga is the process of having a dialogue, a loving relationship with self.

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1st Chakra: Muladhara… Root Physical components: Colon, rectum, spine, and legs Color: Ruby Red Element: Earth Mental Stance: The foundation of my life is unlimited creativity. Planet: Saturn, represents the path to the true unlimited nature through mastering the illusions of limitation. Asana: Tadasana… mountain pose

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2nd Chakra: Svadisthana… Dwelling place of self Physical components: Sexual organs, bladder, and pelvis Color: Marigold or Sunset Orange Element: Water Mental Stance: As an unlimited creator, I create the play of my life in detail with absolute joy. Planet: Jupiter, represents expansive nurturing. Asana: Virabhadrasana I, II, III… warrior poses

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3rd Chakra: Manipura… Jewel center Physical components: Stomach, liver, and kidneys Color: Golden Starlight Yellow Element: Fire Mental Stance: I Am a living transformation, the central sun, a shining jewel of source. Planet: Mars, represents assertive will and power Asana: Miracle Bend

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4th Chakra: Anahata… Unlimited Physical components: Heart, lungs, and thymus Color: Fresh Meadow Green Element: Air Mental Stance: I Am forgiveness, compassion, love, immortal, and free. Planet: Venus, represents divine love. Asana: Adho Mukha Savasana… downward dog Urdhva Mukha Savasana… upward dog

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5th Chakra: Vishuddi… Pure Physical components: Throat, thyroid, mouth, hypothalamus Color: Sky Blue Element: Ether Mental Stance: I Am a unique individual expression of the one source. I commune with all and communicate the love I Am. Planet: Mercury, represents all aspects of communication. Asana: Halasana … Plow pose Lying on the floor, roll the legs over the head Sarvangasana … Shoulderstand Place the hands on the upper back for support and lift your legs over your shoulders .

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6th Chakra: Ajna… Sun center Physical components: Brain and eyes Color: Indigo Blue Element: Ether in a form encompassing all of the elements Mental Stance: I allow the source as my intuition to be my all knowing guide. Planet: Sun Asana: Matsayasana… fish pose

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7th Chakra: Sahasrara… Crown center Physical components: Cerebral cortex and pineal gland Color: Violet Element: Pure shakti energy; the potential Mental Stance: The cause of all is within me. I surrender to this power as the I Am that I Am. Planet: Universe

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Asana: Matsyendrasana … Spinal twist Sitting on the floor extend one leg long. Cross the other leg over placing the foot on the outside of the extended leg by the knee. Twist toward the bent leg. Do both sides. Baddhakonasana … Cobbler pose Sitting with the legs in a diamond shape with soles of feet touching. Hold onto the feet and bow the head forward toward the big toes.

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Hatha yoga clears the etheric channels, creating greater physical health, peaceful feelings, and a quiet mind. Then one can sit as a lotus flower, growing out of the mud into the one pure light.

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The Hawaiian Art of Hula Hula dancing is the Hawaiian art of telling and recording stories, praying, and manifesting through the body. Hula dancers chant sacred sounds and move those sounds into form through their dance. It is an art of channeling the causal realm into the physical realm. In the dance the hips flow like the ocean, often creating figure eights, the symbol of infinity. The shoulders and heart stay at an even level creating a balanced stance. The heart expresses through symbols and gestures made with the hands.

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Aloha Dance This is a very simple yet powerful dance. Aloha means the unity of breath. It is used as an endearment of love & greetings. Aloha is very similar to Namaste, the vibration of devotion and eternal connection. Ah ~ Say the vibration Ah as your hands cup at your heart center. Lift your right leg slightly from your wide grounded stance.

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Lo ~ Say the vibration Lo as your hands gesture out in front of you, extending the arms with the intention of giving. Place your right foot forward one step. Ha ~ Say the vibration Ha as your arms open like a half moon to the sides of your body and palms fold downward. Bring your left foot forward to meet the right creating a wide grounded stance as in the beginning.

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Continue the chant and movement, alternating the stepping forward foot. Focus on your hips and legs being grounded, deeply connected to the earth. Feel a lilt or wave constantly moving through. Your hands are gesturing forth the love in your heart, sending it out to the worlds, and receiving the gift of love back into your body and the earth. Aloha ~~~

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The Art of Living Yoga Mantras, Sacred Sound Syllables, and Mudras A Universal Language of Symbols to Open the Heart Mantra comes from the Sanskrit word Manas meaning illumined mind and Tantra meaning expansion. The mantras were found by the ancient rishis, seers, from the act of listening within. They found we are always moving through colors of light and sound. The rishis heard the sound vibrating in bija, seed sounds, forming the colors of light into sacred design. All material creation comes from this process. We are. We live. We move.

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All movement is vibration. All vibration produces sound on some level. Sound shapes movement into form. Form is oscillating light waves: thoughts, words, symbols, actions, and material forms. Mudras are symbolic patterns made with the hands, inspired by the vibration of the heart center. The tips of the fingers are made up of thousands of dendrites, nerve endings. These mudras or hand symbols are communicating via the nervous system and the spine to the brain and chakras. The chakras are situated in all the major plexus points along the spine and brain. We will be exploring the bija mantras, symbolism of the hands and feet, and corresponding mantras and mudras to open the heart. The yogis believe when the heart is fully opened, the potential or shakti is revealed and all is possible. Chant each Bija Mantra focusing on the corresponding chakra and essence. You may want to chant audibly at first, then silently. When arriving at the 7th chakra, listen for the soundless sound.

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Bija Mantras Seed sounds LAM ~ 1st Chakra Essence: Creative Power VAM ~ 2nd Chakra Essence: Communion RAM ~ 3rd Chakra Essence: Higher Mind HUM ~ 4th Chakra Essence: Love YUM ~ 5th Chakra Essence: Expression OM ~ 6th Chakra Essence: Enlightenment Soundless Sound 7th Chakra Essence: Beyond comprehension yet there is an inner knowing.

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By placing different fingertips together you can stimulate their inherent qualities via the heart. Placing the thumb and index finger together is a classic meditation mudra calling forth the source with assertiveness. When the fingers create a circle it is chin mudra, when they create a square it is called janana mudra. Listen carefully to the shape, bend, and intention of the fingers. Be sensitive to the energy emitting off of the fingertips. Allow the energy touch first then the physical touch of the fingers. All the mudras speak in a universal language of intuition. As you become sensitive to this beautiful language within your own gestures and mudras, your understanding of the intuitive universal language with all life grows.

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Placing the thumbs, index, and middle fingers together is an experience of a trinity or the transcendence of the dualities. Placing the thumbs and middle fingers together is the experience of the higher mind. Placing the thumbs and ring fingers together is the experience of your individual self- expression as source. Placing the thumbs to your pinky fingers is the experience of your creative, playful child.

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Fingers Thumb ~ Symbolizes the source within Index ~ Symbolizes assertiveness and action Middle ~ Symbolizes the mind Ring ~ Symbolizes all relationships stemming from your relationship with yourself Pinky ~ Symbolizes your inner child and creative playfulness

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Toes The toes are also sensitive with nerve endings communicating to the subtle bodies. The yogis practice threading their fingers through their toes to create space and stimulate each toe and its aspect. Indian dancers are very sensitive creating mudras with their feet as well as hands. Sometimes they paint their feet and when the dance is complete a beautiful yantra will be painted on the floor. They also practice releasing the feet completely into the floor creating a clapping sound. If one is holding any tension in the feet the sound will not be made. Be aware and sensitive to these expressive appendages.

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Practice moving one toe at a time manually with your hands. Then move each toe physically with your intention. Then send energy to each toe one at a time. Working with a partner, have one person close their eyes while the other gently touches one toe tip. The person being touched should guess which toe it is. These exercises will enhance your connection to the inner worlds.

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Left foot ~ Big toe ~ symbolizes joy 2nd toe ~ symbolizes desire Middle toe ~ symbolizes activity 4th toe ~ symbolizes attachment Pinky toe ~ symbolizes fear Right foot ~ Big toe ~ symbolizes sorrow 2nd toe ~ symbolizes feeling Middle toe ~ symbolizes creativity 4th toe ~ symbolizes love Pinky toe ~ symbolizes trust

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Compassion Mudra with Another Sit facing a partner. Place your palms together creating a circle of hearts and hands. Place right hands facing down and the left hands facing up. Focus on your heart center acknowledging the circle creating one heart. Focus on the right hand giving love. Focus on the left hand receiving love. En~Joy the complete experience of Co~Om ~Passion with another.

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You may do this exercise by yourself. Place your right palm down and the left up. Focus on your heart and an issue. It may be an act of establishing a connection, a distance healing, or simply an experience of unity. ***

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Love Mudra and Mantra With both hands, bend down the middle and ring fingers. Place the thumb over, holding them in place. The index and pinky fingers are left standing tall. Hold your hands to either side at the level of the heart. This mudra actively enhances your playful creative child. The child in you is Love.

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The corresponding mantra is: Sat Nam Wahe Guru Truth, Source, Supreme Wisdom The source is found in truth and transmits the supreme wisdom. Chant the mantra while creating the mudra and all intentions will be placed on love. The love will surely arise, as it is all you are. ***

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Healing a Broken Heart Mudra and Mantra The heart is always breaking free. It breaks away the old patterns for greater states to be revealed. The yogis believe what truly exists is pure consciousness in the causal realm. All else is a creative dream from that place of truth. We are in a process of gradually allowing all our bodies to be under the dominion of this causal consciousness. Our dream gets bigger and brighter each time our heart breaks open into a greater space. Bring the palms and fingers to touch in prayer position. The tips of the middle fingers touch the single eye in the center of the forehead. The elbows extend outward at the level of the heart.

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The corresponding mantra is: Humme Hum Hum Braham Bija Mantra for the heart ~ Highest Self The seed sound of all consciousness living in the heart open to the highest self.

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Hawaiian Chant E ala E E ala e, ka la ka hikina Awaken… Arise, the sun in the east I ka moana, ka moana hohonu From the ocean, the ocean deep Pi I ka lewa, ka lewa nu u Climbing to the heaven, the heaven highest I ka hikina, aia ka la, e alae! In the east, there is the sun, Awaken!

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The Art of Living Yoga Yantras Sacred Geometrical Configurations as a Divination System and Higher Communication Yantras are sacred configurations of geometry which are the basis of all forms. The yogis believe the yantras to be a primal language describing creation in its many manifestations. Working with yantras will inspire and develop the right brain. This part of the brain is abstract and non-verbal. Our creative nature begins here then funnels itself into the left brain where the creativity is defined.

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Basic Yantra One of the most basic yantras from many cultures is a circle with a dot in the center. To work with this yantra draw a circle with a dot in the center. The center dot is called a bindhu. The bindhu represents the single self or Brahman within you. You are the center of your universe. Allow your eyes to gaze easily without trying, just resting on the bindhu. Know the bindhu is also gazing back at you. As the thoughts quiet, spaciousness will be found. As you become more still on the center point, movement within and without will be more noticeable to you. When you feel complete with the exercise, rub your palms together creating heat and friction. Place your energized palms over your eyes.

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Close your eyes and bathe in the warm energy. As you rest with closed eyes in this energy bath, listen and watch for any colors, shapes, or void to appear. Whatever images come to you are material for divination. All of life is a divination system, as all is available for reflection and dialogue. Divination is merely seeing the divine in one's self through a momentary glimmer with the outside world. The yogis find it important to cultivate seeing with the eyes open as well as with the eyes closed. Seeing with the eyes closed develops the 7th chakra. Literally the pineal gland is stimulated and one has an experience of unity. Interpret your experience as you would a tarot card reading. Observe the colors, shapes, movements, or void. It is important to remember no one else can interpret this for you. Someone else can provide their insights, yet still you are interpreting their insights. As you interpret, you may want to think of an essence, feeling, word, or image that comes to you. Remember the abstract mind is expansive and all knowing while the literal mind puts parameters around in order to define. Both are necessary, enjoy the equal expression of yin and yang.

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Sri Yantra Sri Yantra is a classic yantra in developing higher communication. Sri Yantra is the Lord of Yantras. It depicts the harmonious merging of the dual aspects in a moving state of unity. As you merge with this yantra, you may feel as if the shapes are dancing. It is literally reflecting the movement of your own consciousness. This yantra holds great power in balancing these opposites into loving interdependence.

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Create Your Own Yantra Creating your own yantra is a beautiful depiction of one's inner self. It is also a great exercise to distinguish mental guidance and intuition. Your mind will not fully understand but your intuition, all knowing, will lead the way. Begin by drawing you as a bindhu, a dot in the center. Choose shapes and colors interconnecting spontaneously as you are guided. Finally put a border around it to hold the energy of the experience and amplify its dance. You may want to give the yantra an essence or name. You may want to have it around you to remind you of that inspiring energy or use it as a divination tool. Each time you gaze at it and look within, new experiences will arise. Or you may wish to do as the Tibetan monks do with their sand mandalas. Enjoy the moment, the process, then release it… As a new moment is arriving.

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Liberation Yantra for Invincible Protection from all disease or belief in suffering To be liberated and free is the path of yoga. This state exists now. So to draw it into your living breathing consciousness... Dream it... Imagine it... Pretend it... Experience it. It only takes the commitment of the moment. Experience what it is to be liberated.

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What do you look like totally free? What does it feel in your heart to be unlimited? What do you think about in this state of love? What motivates you? Focus on freedom. Know this happiness.

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Shakti Shiva Meditation Honor the great potential of love and compassion Uplift her with heartfelt actions Honor the great freedom of choice and design Nurture him with unending passion Interdependence of purpose Communion of duty Destiny abounds As I am gone, merged as you an ecstatic forever a marriage of love begun

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Gratitude Bibliography & Resources Translation of the first Yoga Sutra Mukanda Stiles Gurudev of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery Circle of Love Meditation & Vasana Daha Tantra www.himalayanacademy.com Huna by Enid Hoffman Hawaiian chants and language translation www.hawaiianlanguage.com Photography of Asanas by Steven Veillette

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Photography of Nature in the Grace of the Paradise Goddess of Kauai by Shelley Hindu Deity Pictures www.hindugallery.com Huna Principles by Serge Kahili King www.huna.org Reading Toes by Imre Somogyi Aloha Dance taught by healer Risa Weber Healing Mudras Yoga for the Hands by Sabrina Mesko

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About Shelley Shelley currently teaches yoga to people across the globe and provides yogic counseling. She presents a unique blend of yoga including Astanga, Iyengar, Kripalu, Raja, as well as Hasya, Laughter Yoga! As a Trainer from the renowned Oneness University of India, Shelley offers the auspicious gift of the Oneness Blessing and Oneness Awakening Certification Courses. Shelley has a bachelors of fine arts from the University of Arizona where she received a full scholarship and danced professionally with Ballet Arts while attending school. She also attended University of London and Ballet Rambert Conservatory. Upon moving to New York City Shelley had an eclectic dance career in contemporary ballet and east west theater. She was the co~director of Nosen’s Dance in Education program at Suny Purchase College and was a teaching artist for the New York City Ballet. As a devout yogini she developed and taught yoga programs as a founding member of the Integrative Medicine Department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital NYC. She received a grant to work with Alzheimer patients easing anxiety and improving quality of life through movement therapy. Shelley also taught dance and yoga therapy for emotionally disturbed children at New York Cornell Mental Hospital. Shelley travels often yet calls New York City and the Hawaiian island of Kauai home.

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Shelley is the author of Journey Into Yoga a compilation of over sixty sensual love poems and Divine Breath mp3 downloads ~ six delicious ancient breathing meditations. www.JaiSriYogis.com Jai… Joyous praise Sri… Honorable Yogis… All of us together as One!