Day 08 - Boosting your Immune System

Pranayam (Breathing Exercise)
Sit in easy pose with your chin in and chest out.  Stick your tongue all the way out and keep it out as you breath rapidly through the mouth like a pant which is probably why it is called Dog Breath.  Continue 3-5 minutes. 
To end -  inhale and hold the breath for 15 seconds and press the tongue on the upper palate, exhale and repeat twice more.
This exercise brings energy to your immune system to fight infection. 

For the month of May only, Yogi Bhajan recommended the following remedy:
Take a handful of cloves and soak them overnight in water at room temperature.  First thing in the morning when you brush your teeth, take 3-4 tablespoons of the water. 
This helps fight viral diseases

Day 07 - Earth, Moon, Sun & Stars

How are you doing with your Meditation?  We have a new moon coming up on Sunday which also gives an opportunity for new beginnings.  This new moon also coincides with a Solar Eclipse and an alignment of the Earth, Sun and Moon with the Pleidian Star System making this an important astrological event and bringing great energy shifts and change.  
All the more reason to spend some quiet time, meditate and get out into nature this long weekend.

Day 06 - Inspiration

Day 05 - Just Breathe

Pranayam is the science of breath, controlling the movement of prana through the use of breathing techniques. It is energy management and Kundalini Yoga has a wide range of pranayam techniques, using the rhythm and depth of the breath to effect and manage different energy states of health, consciousness and emotion. The mind follows the breath. The key to controlling the mind is in controlling the breath. Here are a few Pranayam Exercises to get you started.

Day 04 - Meditation Minutes

Yoga science says that there are specific lengths of time needed for certain desired effects during meditation.  Most meditations are done for 11 or 31 minutes, but 3 minutes is a great place to start.

3 minutes of meditation affects the electromagnetic field, the circulation and stability of the blood
11 minutes of meditation begins to change the nervous and glandular systems
22 minutes of meditation balances the three minds, (Negative, Positive, Neutral Mind) and they begin to work together
31 minutes of meditation allows the glands, breath, and concentration to affect all the cells and rhythms of the body.