Power Of: Living Meditation (Samadhi): Holistic Health; harmonizing Responsibilities [Classic Practice (Ashtanga)], Values [Sentient Plexus (chakras)] & Principles [Bio-Enviro-Psychi-Socio-Philosophical (Pancha-Maya-Kosha) model of care within a scope of protocols informed by the greater scope of beneficent Longevity, Vitality, Mentality, Intellectuality and Spirituality protected (kosha) by a force of the healthy, source of the powerful, veil of the wealthy, zone of the wise, and essence of the happy
When I was a young girl/child my mother came home from work as a medical consultant at the Capital City’s Hospital to make dinner usually including a fresh vegetable salad with iceberg lettuce, celery her favorite, tomato my father’s favorite, carrot a sister’s favorite, green onion, another sistet’s favorite and when I was lucky a splash of lemon or preferring zucchini to cucumber. My father would wrestle and hold headstand championships. Once we sat for dinner we would raise water glasses I had placed when setting the table and my Mom gave thanks, as we raised our water saying, “Here’s to healthy, wealthy and wise.” Next, remembering my father, a politician and entrepreneur added “happy”, saying, “Cheers to “Happy, healthy, wealthy and wise!“ as we tapped toward center clicking glasses together and smiling. After a first career in environmental management I reflected upon this scene of cheers adding powerful to what was known to me as our family motto, my comfort of peacefully celebrating harmony became, “Cheers to happy, healthy, powerful, wealthy and wise!” At the time I did not know my second career would be informed by, developing, and or following protocols of the Bio-enviro-psychi-socio-philosophical (pnacha-maya-kosha) model of care intended (sankalpa) by yogatherapists | Peacefully CelebratingHarmony: Peaceful Classic Practice (Ashtanga) Responsibil- ities are Enhancements, a protective aura surrounding self sustained by: social relationship is Civil (Yama), personal relationship is Polite (Niyama), natural whole plant food is Posture (Asana), air is Breath (Pranayama), thoughts is sensory withdrawal/Holding-Tension (Pratyahara), research is Attention (Dharana) to detail, affirmation / prayer is Meditation (Dhyana), holistic health is Living Meditation (Samadhi) | LONGEVITY: Biologically (Anamaya-Kosha); sustained by food (whole plants) enhanced by Pose/posture/movement/speed(Asana/vinyasa/kriya) Healthy: a proficient: healthy habit, safe rule, aspect of lifestyle physical: posture / pose (asana) body: plexus (chakra) (gross outer protective realm, macrocosmic aspect of self); Systemic Anatomy: 1Muscular 2Sexual/Reproductive,Urinary 3Digestive (Metabolic)4 & 5Lymphatic (Immune), Integumentary 6 7Circulatory & 8 Respiratory (Cardiovascular), 9 10Endocrine & 11Nervous, & 12Skeletal Techniques Trainings and Practices:Notice Buttons, (Bandhas) at system hubs effected/affected by breath subtle anatomy Top Down neck (jalandhara bandha) supports the head, upper back (rhomba bandha) supports the chest, core (uddiyana bandha) supports the spine, pelvic floor/perineum (mula bandha) supports the pelvis & pada bandha supports the feet supporting the body when standing, hasta bandha supports the hands supporting objects and the body when prone is Healthy Sustained by: natural whole plant foods | VITALITY: Environmentally (PrahnamayaKosha); sustained by oxygen enhanced (optimized) by breaths (Pranayama), Subtle: breath for example nose only (yoga) breaths without mouth breathing Emotional: Yoga Ratio Breaths* Energy: Specialized breath for example Ujjaiyi is a guttural throat breath more literally translated as victorious breath *Emotional: Through emotions to mental with yoga breaths drawing out the exhale enhances parasympathetic relaxation responses. Normal breaths occur in a 1:3 ratio according to the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Outdoor Guide. Yoga breaths may be closer to a 1:4 ratio. Activity awareness breaths may occur in a 1:2 ratio. And emergency flight/fight breaths may occur in a 1:1 ratio. Erratic breaths may be contraindicated is Powerful. Sustained by: fresh air | MENTALITY: Psychologically (Manhamaya-Kosha); sustained by thoughts enhanced (optimized) by peace of mind, Holding-Tension (Pratyahara), Thoughtful & Mindful: The right to…* Mature: Without … Mind: … is Mindfulness*Sentient rights: For what is of service, not what is not of service is Wealthy Sustained by: thoughts/theories | INTELLECTUALITY: Sociologically ( Vijnanha-maya-Kosha); sustained by theories enhanced / optimized by Attention (Dharana) to detail is metanalytical research an Intuitive: … Intelligent: … Intellect: … [Zenful good (God) feeling] humble: is wise Sustained by: research/meta-analysis | SPIRITUALITY: Philosophically / Theologically (Ananda-Maya-Kosha); sustained by prayer (talking to God/The Universe & Everything, enhanced by Meditation (Dhyana) listening to God/The Universe & Everything Joyous: … Blissful: … Spirit: … Exploring beyond horizons with awareness (samadhi) The heart of the matter, blissful spirit (Spark of divinity, Zest, rejoicing in joy, inner microcosmic self. And outer most macrocosm) is Happy Sustained by: affirmations (mantra) Enhanced by: meditation (dhyana)/peace of mind
Cheers to happy healthy powerful wealthy & wise ways
Enhanced by Ashtanga (Eight-enhancements) |
1st: Generous, Gifted, Gorgeous, Gracious, Grateful, Groups (Yama); muladhara, Lauhm = 6 - 9
To Have; Social Power (Tribal, Familial,Team, Group, community, population, Universal, Galactic, Global, Territtiary, Planetary, Homemade/homegrown)
Element: Earth | Civilized Ethical Atmosphere (Yamas): Ethics (Yamas): without harming,violence,aggression, without pollution Without harming, without violence, without hurt (ahimsa) (ahimsa); Truthful/honest, w/out coercion, w/out trickery, w/out deceit, w/out cheat (satya); without stealing,w/out taking, leave it (astaya); resisting, without controlling, w/out addiction, w/out touching, correct use of vital energy (brahmacharya); w/out possessiveness, greed,jealousy (aparigraha | Proficient: Fresh whole plant food, without additives (without oil, without salt without sugar) with minimum processing (1 ingredient), fresh from the Earth food with Essential, MacroNutrients of Carbohydrates (glucose) whole endurance grains, fruit is nature’s candy; Proteins (amino-acids) plant protein-complete proteins include edamame & quinoa and or [beans & rice (pulses in a ration of 4:1 with grains for olympic style athletes), vegetables, Root Vegetables, especially green cruciferous (eating healthy is eating more (green cruciferous) vegetables; and Fats (lipids), seeds and Nuts); seeds, nuts; as well as fasting 12-16 hrs. In every 24 depending on age & training an 8-10 hour feeding window. Physical: Center; Standing & sitting poses; Membership/Class Body:1st: Tailbone (Coccygeal Plexus) = Coccyx, 2-3 fused vertebrae, sacrococcygeal joint; Anus; Feet Pads/soles (Pada Bandha); Big toes, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & pinky toes (phalanges), balls of feet (metatarsal phalangeas), insteps, outer edges,
Is Healthy | Subtle: Bodily and downward (defication) process breaths (Apana) Emotional: Inhale (puraka) 1 count exhale (rekhaka) 3-4 counts Energy: Relax & contract anus while breathing (pranayama)
Is Powerful
| Mindful / Thoughtful: To have Mature: Without Judgements Mind: Acceptance
Treasure: Success, cherish, Money, save, invest, abundance, gross worth, net worth, collect / gather, nurture / grow, sow / rewards restock / restore and Reap
Is Wealthy | Intuitive: Inherent Intelligent:Worth Intellect: And Dignity of every person, place, thing and sentient being.
To Have; without harming the inherent worth and dignity of every person, place and sentient being.
Is Wise | Jolly / Beloved / Blessed: Helpful Blissful / Cheerful: Without Harm Comfort / Spirit: Ahimsa
Accept (work for the common good), (all for one)
Is Happy |
2nd: Rally, Rapport, Ready, RelationshipRighteous- ness (niyama); swadishtha-na, Vauhm = 5 - 8
To Feel; Relation- ship Power (Togetherness, gift giving (without possessiveness), Time-together (never harming)) > (honest) acts of kindness/service, touch (without-taking), talk (kind & true), (prudently faithful(brahmacharya)), also feeling subtle energy, feeling happy body sensations, prudently faithful (brahmacharya)
Element: Water | Polite Lifestyle (Niyamas): Morals (Niyamas); clean & pure (sauca);, content & patient (santosha); cultivating good, optimistic discipline, practice changing in heat (tapas); self-study, self hacked(5), studious (svadhyaya); Faith = Believing in Yourself, in Others, in More Than Yourself, in a Greater Good, that answers will unfold, determined, serenity (ishvarah pranidhana) | Proficient: Fresh Water Physical: Swoop & Cycle; Pelvic Rotation including (Parallel to the ground in a standing position (transverse plane) pelvic rotation, Wide (Abductor, coronal plane) & Crossed Legged (Adductor, coronal plane) Asana as well as Hip hinge (Flexion)(Iliopsoas & Extension (Gluteals) in the sagittal plane; Partner Sessions Body: Pelvis, connecting from the spine (lumbosacral joint), Sacrum (3-5 fused vertebrae) connects to the flat/plate bones (ilium) at the sacroiliac joint, bones joining in front (anteriorly) @ the pubic symphasis, mula bandha, Sciatic Nerve (largest nerve of the body separates above the knee & below running nearer the Tibia & Fibula) ankles (tarsals), heels (calcaneus), tibial nerve, tibialis)achilles tendon, back of lower legs (Fibula, Tibia)) calves (gastrocnemius, soleus), front of lower legs/shins, common fibular (peroneal) nerve, ennervating (peroneus), upper legs ((femur) tibiofemoral joint) front (vastus lateralis & medialis, rectus femoris) back (outer is biceps femoris, semitendinosus,semimembranosus), kneecaps ((patella) patellofemoral joint) are hinge joints with front (anterior) and back (posterior) cruciate ligaments. Pelvic Girdle; Ball & Socket Joints of the Hips (acetabulofemoral), groin (origin of the inner thighs) adductors (including gracilis that crosses the femur inserting laterally below the patella); origins of the outer thighs (abductors-tensor fascia latte, sartorius-crosses to inside(superior medial aspect of tibial shaft near the tibial tubercle). Sacrum, iliosacral/sacroiliac joints on outsides (lateral) of the sacrum and (medial) inside the ilium; Sit bones (ischial tuberosities). Buttox (gluteus maximus minimus, medius) responsible for hip extension & Hip flexion / torso hinge (iliopsoas-psoas (originates @ T12-L5 & iliacus originates @ anterior ilium) in Sagittal planes. Is Healthy Reproductive, Sexual (Shukra) & Urinary Systems | Subtle: Ever present breaths Viyana Pranayama (gonadal) breath for eggs, sperm & general well being Emotional: Through emotional to mental breath inhaling (puraka) 2 counts, exhaling (rekhaka) 6-8 counts Energy: Contract & Relax Pelvic Floor/Perineum (Mula Bandha) during breaths (pranayma) Fresh Water: dew, wells, geysers, springs, glaciers, rain, mist, air moisture Holding breaths Breathe and pause; Inhale and hold (Puraka/Valsalva), exhale and hold (Rekaka): without blatant or egregious without overwhelm, without boredom without doldrum,
Is P | Thoughtful: To Feel Mature: Without aggression Mind: Subtlety:
Creat- ivity, Is Wealthy | Intuitive: Equity Intelligent: In Sharing (Togetherness, Service, Gifts, Talk, Thoughts / Knowledge, Timing) Intellect: Serene Relationships
To Feel; serene sharing with equitable relations Is Wealthy | Jolly/Comfort/Beloved: Feeling Blissful (ananda): The Faith Ishvarahpranidhana) Spirit: Rejoicing in Joy (ananda)
Happy Sensations, ask for help Is Happy |
3rd: Ingeniously, Perfecting, Periodized, Pose (asana), Prerogative, Priority, Progress- Ions; Manipura, Rauhm = 7 - 9
Personal Power.
Transcendence via “Anyways”: edited, from a post found in Mother Theresa’s (a heroin of mine born “Agnes Conxha Bojaxhiu” in Uskup, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, North Macedonia) of Albanian descent on August 26 1910, a Catholic Nun whose motto was help the person closest to you benefitting mass amounts of people with Leprosy having set up mobile leper clinics since September 1957 providing for affected people near their homes from the Ashram in Calcutta Kolkata IN where she retired as the Superior general (8/26/1910-9/5/1957) 🇮🇳: Forgive Anyway - If there is unreasonable self-centeredness; (smile) be(ing) happy Anyway - if there is jealousy, Speak kind Anyway - if there are accusations of ulterior motives, Give your best Anyway - If your best isn’t good enough, Do good Anyway - If the good you do is forgotten, Feel content (santosha) anyway - If there is chaos. It is between you and God/The Universe & Everything, it never was between you and untruth Anyways
Element: Fire | Pose, Po(i)se: alignment, grace, hold hug (bandhas) of feet, hands, pelvicfloors/perineum, core and neck; standing, inverted, prone, sitting and supine; centering, swooping, cycling, salutations, strength, stability & stretch | Proficiency: Movement, Action, Physical Activity (PA): Center, kinetic alignment, preparing, …; Warm up- pelvic rolls & figure-eights in 3 planes of motion transverse-parallel to the ground, coronal frontal-as if between 2 walls & sagittal forward & back-oscillations & Work- Swimming & Swooping large body movements…; Cycle- standing knee to opposite elbow, extending the leg & low lunge stance change, twisting lunge with bent elbows across knees/upper legs; Salutations- play handstand kick-up/floats; prance, running lunges / start strong stay strong & get stronger holding twisting lunges, dance / stabilize, handstand, other inversions, and Cool-down: sway / stretch, shavasana, twist/revolve, hover, ski & skate (with grace), Stabilize- pick up, carry/ hold, toss & set down/gently letting go, Strengthen; garden (reap & sow / plant tend & attend). Physical: Salutations/Revolved bound lunge (parvritta, hasta baddha unjaneyasana); Core contractions, extensions strengthening, stabilizing & stretching; Basic Training Body: Solar Plexus Abdomen/Core, Low Back (Lumbar Spine, L1-L5 Vertebrae), rectus abdominis, side abdominal walls (obliques), stomach, liver, kidneys w/adrenals atop, spleen. Quadratus lumborum connecting pelvis. Erector-spinae (Spinalis, Iliocostalis, Longissimus) Multifidus are muscles between the vertebrae & Quadratus-femoris on either side at the low back covered by the latissimus dorsi connecting pelvis. Digestive System: stomach, liver- as an organ executes chemical actions & as a gland secretes chemicals 2nd largest organ after the skin holding 13% of the body’s blood volume burning toxins (oxidation) to be removed through bile & urine, gallbladder- located under the liver releases bile when lipids (fats) are present/eaten, kidneys filtering blood by excreting excess as urine (adrenals atop/superenals producing body regulation hormones- stress hormones for flight, fight and or freeze), pancreas w/ islets of langerhans secreting enzymes, insulin & other hormones helping digestion, spleen (immune function located in the upper left side of the abdomen with similar functions to liver)
| Subtle: Core sustaining breaths (sanyana) Emotional: 3 counts for the inhalation (puraka), 9-12 counts for the exhalation (rehkhaka) Energy: Breath of fire with quick exhalations contracting abdominals (bhastrika)
Breath between bites of food. Vyana core sustainingbreaths, bhastrika core work breaths, apana ..digestion breaths (astikya, believe in yourself, True Self Arise), Intrinsic without comparisons | Wealthy: the right to activities. Mature: without comparisons. Mind: intrinsic
Cohesion, Ingenuity
| Intuitive: Intelligent: Intellect: spiritual growth, without egocentric, ecocentric | Beloved: Blessed: Blissful: Self-esteem/Self-aware Spirit: Believe in yourself, therefore anyone else and everyone else, being the inspiration (astikya)
Do your best, start now, Believing in yourself. |
4th: Air, (Pranayama), Alive, Arrive, (Laugh) (Learn) Live, Love, Survive, Thrive; anahatha, Yauhm = 7 - 9
Unstruck / Unstuck, Without fear, without offensiveness without defensiveness without offending without defending; without aversion, without affinity (Anahata)
Element: Air
| Breath (Pranayama): Circulating breaths, ever present (viyana); bodily process, downward (elimination regulation) breaths (apana); upward breaths, mindful and appendages to the tips of fingers and toes, (thought process) (udana); in from the environment (prana); core sustaining (samyana)
| Proficient: Fresh Air Physical: Stabilize; Chest Expansion, Bridge setu bhandhasana/ Bridge pose), Bow (Dhanurasana)Up Bow (Urdhva Dhanurasana), downward facing (Adhomukha) poses (asana) Body: pulmonary/cardiac plexus mid-upper back (thoracic spine T6-T12), Heart & lungs, upperback (rhomboids), chest (pectoralis major & minor), The center plate is the sternum, inferior the armpits are the serratus & posterior serratus overlaying the ribcage, muscles between the ribs (intercostals), muscles along the spine (erector spinae = iliocostalis (outer), longissimus (middle) & spinalis aiding in back bends (extension), side bends (lateral flexion) & rotation., midback (Thoracic Spine), intervertebral muscles, infraspinatus; Heart; oxygenated blood enters above the heart (diastolic pressure) to the left atrium via the branches of the left & right pulmonary veins from the lungs. And deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from the body known by the sinoatrial (SA) node & atrioventricular (AV) node; upper atriums flowing into the lower ventricles through the tricuspid valve on the right side & mitral (bicuspid) valve on the left. Upon contraction (systolic pressure) with the Purkinje fibers allowing electrical conduction for contraction out of the heart. From the left side ventricle out of the Aortic valve to the body via the ascending aorta and from the right side to the lungs via the pulmonary artery receiving oxygen Is Healthy Cardiac, Vascular & Pulmonary; Cardiorespiratory System: | Subtle: Fresh air, energy in from the environment (prana); from open spaces; plains and fields, oceans, lakes, mountains, desserts, forests, oceans, arctic regions Emotional: 4 counts for the inhalation (puraka):12-16 counts for the exhalation (rehkhaka) Energy: alternate nostril breaths (nadi shodhana) by plugging a nostril with thumb & inhaling through the other nostril, releasing the thumb & exhaling & inhaling through the thumb side nostril. Then, removing the ring finger side nostril & exhaling, next inhaling & repeating on alternate sides; calming
During inhalations & exhalations stopping the breath with pauses (viloma - with the grain)
Prolonging inhale by partially blocking the nostrils (pratiloma - against the grain) Is Powerful | Thoughtful: To Love & Be Loved Mature: Without taking anything for granted without taking anything personally, without offensiveness without defensiveness (unstruck/unstuck anahata) Mind: Equanimity
Compassion, Caring, Kindness without hate or without fear, non dualistic, equanimity, hatha pose and counterpose, counterpose, living like a breath with ebb and flow, a heart beat zest and zen, hatha non-dualistic Is Wealthy | Intuitive: Free (without attraction & aversion) Intelligent: & responsible {classic practice [ashtanga: Civil (Yama), Polite (Niyama), Posture (Asana), Breath (Pranayama), Hold Tension (Pratyahara), Attention (Dharana), Meditation (Dhyana); Living Meditation (Samadhi)]} Intellect: Understanding
To love; with free and responsible ways of understanding (civil (yama), polite (niyama), po(i)se (asana), breath (pranayama), holding tension (pratyahara), attention (dharana), meditation (dhyana), living meditation awareness (samadhi) Is Wise | Jolly: Attitude of gratitude and generosity Blissful: graciously thankful to lead & follow the heart Spirit: Soul searching for True Self Arise (Atman, Parusha) Is Happy |
5th: Abate (Pratyahara), Abiding, Accorded, Affirmations, Applicable, Appreciation; Vissudha, Hauhm (6 - 8)
Will Power/Integrity:
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. - anonymous,from the email salutation of Valerie Hellerman Hands on Global Executive Director
Element: Sound
| Pratyahara (holding tension): Relaxation/Sensory Withdrawal: away from that which does not serve, parasympathetic | Proficient: Nature sounds & music Physical: Stretch; Neck (Cervical Spinal) Flexion, Extension & Rotations example Matsyasana (Fish pose); aligning neck (jalandhara bandha) poise, position; contractions upward facing (Urdhva Mukha) & downward facing (adhomukh Body: Neck; pharyngeal/brachial plexus - (Cervical Spine, c1-c7 & T1) Fingers (phalanges), palms of hands (metacarpals), wrists (carpals), forearms (radius (thumb side), Ulna (pinky side)), upper arms (humerus w/biceps (front) triceps (back), armpits, shoulder joint (glenohumeral) shoulders (anterior, medial, posterior deltoids),Upper back (upper trapezius) & neck/sides (sternocleidomastoid) Lateral-posterior neck muscles (Longissimus Capitis), connecting upper back to neck (Iliocostalis Cervicis) & medial-posterior muscles (Semispinalis Capitis joined with deep spinalis Capitis) & interspinalis cervicis between vertebrae of the neck. Pharynx (upper airway/respiration), larynx, trachea (windpipe). Functioning in the lower back (inferior posterior or dorsal) area of the head is the cerebellum (little brain in latin with 2 lobes covering the dorsal surface of the brainstem for coordination, balance, muscle contractions & extensions. spinal cord; Brain stem consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons & midbrain contain nuclei (collections of cell bodies in the CentralNervousSystem) Decussation crossover occurs in the medulla oblongata where the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body & vie-a-vie. Subtle body nadis on either side of the sushumna near the spinal cord are Ida & Pingala which crossover …Ganglia (collection of cell bodies in the PeripheralNervousSystem (PNS) controlling heart rate, respiration, blood pressure consciousness, wakefulness & arousal). Atlas & axis are the 1st 2 vertebrae Lymph & Immune System (Rasa Dhatu): Chyle is the central reserve of lymph located between the xyphoid process of the sternum & belly button. “As digestion proceeds, material that has passed muster & undergone preliminary conversion is absorbed into the system & begins to circulate.” (Prakriti by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda 2003) | Subtle: Yoga Nose only breaths without mouth breathing Emotional: 5 counts for the inhalation (puraka):15-20 counts for the exhalation (rehkhaka) Energy: Guttural Throat Breaths more literally translated as breath of victory (Ujjayi Pranayama)
Listening to Breath: Ujjayi breaths throat or guttural breaths and seed sounds of laum, vaum, raum, yaum, haum, aum; Listening to Nature Sounds:Wind, rain, rummaging, animal sounds including human hums including birds, quadruped animals, wind, rain, snow; without contradicting or instigating | Thoughtful/Mindful: To Listen & Speak Mature: Without angery yelling, Without Sarcastic cynasicm Mind:Integrity
shares an appropriate story without sharing anyone else's story (without gossip), without qualifiers (never, only, always… Is Wealthy | Wise: Communication Intelligently: Cooperation Intuitive: Collaboration
To speak; listen with your whole heart utilizing democratic processes | Happy: Let Blissful: laughter happen Spirit: Bhoga
kind and true impeccable with our word when listening with your whole heart |
6th: Beautiful, Beloved, Brain, Brawnilly, Brilliant (Dharana); Ajna, Auhm/Om 5 - 7
Ajna, perception, Brow Center; Brain Power: Systems, Endocrine & Nervous
Element: Light | Dharana: Attention numbers, colors, sounds, place | Proficient: Sunshine (vitamin D); Skyscapes; ambient light Physical: Strengthen; Full body contractions for example Apanasana (knees-chest, happy baby) as well as prone happy baby=childs (balasana) & sitting boat / still ball (navasana) Body: Cavernous, cerebral plexus. Near the base of the brain is the nervous system hub, the thalamus with cerebral peduncles anterior-posterior (corpora quadrigemina); top 2 are the superior colliculi (lower hills in latin) & the inferior colliculi form the tectum (roof in latin)) helpful for learning, memory & spatial navigation within the temporal lobe having two areas joined by the interthalamic adhesion a space in the middle of each thalamus is likely “the light of the pineal gland”. The thalamic hub is surrounded by the hippocampus where the main body is underneath (ventral) the thalamus & the pineal gland located near the center of the brain (as the most posterior structure of the diencephalon (thalamus, hippocampus & pineal gland) is responsible for healthy wake (and sleep) cycles/states holding 5% of the body’s melatonin the other 95% is dispersed (throughout the body) in drawing a straight line from the Ajna chakra located near the brow center, pineal gland & occipital lobe (bump at the back of the head) is where the visual cortex is located. A triangulated portion in front (anterior) the thalli’s hub at the front is the hypothalamus regulating homeostasis by integrating the nervous and endocrine systems. The master gland of the endocrine system is the pituitary medially located below (inferior) & anterior the hypothalamus responsible for synthesis of at least seven other hormones above the thalmic hub Reptilian & Mammalian Limbic brain system is an almond shaped structure controlling voluntary movement & emotional (sympathetic & parasympathetic) processing known as the amygdala. Behavior regulation of involuntary (autonomic) motor function & pain or no pain (nociception) & pain avoidance occurs in the cingulate gyrus above the corpus callosum. The nuclei embedded deep in the brain hemispheres (striatum or caudate-putamen & globus pallidus) have related nucleic structures in the diencephalon (subthalamic nucleus), midbrain (mesencephalon or substantia nigra) & pons (pedunculopontine nucleus), (just below is the medulla oblongata of the spinal cord) known as basal ganglia. The corpus callosum arcs like a rainbow under the Limbic Lobe inferior the Outer brain (Cerebrum/cerebral cortex) has anteriorly the frontal lobe with the prefrontal cortex (responsible for problem-solving, impulsivity, attention & language) & the motor cortex (involved in motor control, emotion & language) above is the parietal lobe containing the somatosensory cortex processing sensory information like pain (nociception), temperature & touch, laterally is the temporal lobe processing hearing, memory, emotion & some parts of language with the auditory cortex; back (dorsal) of brain is the Occipital lobe with visual cortex helpful for the Place of gaze (Drishti). Is Healthy Endocrine & Nervous Systems: | Subtle: Mindful & Appendages Breath (Udana Pranayama); Breaths to the tips of the toes, fingers & top of the head; slight tingling may be a good sign with vitale/vibrant breath awareness. Emotional: 6 counts for the inhalation (puraka):18-24 counts for the exhalation (rehkhaka) Energy:Skull Cleansing (Kapalbhati); hold all bandhas circulate breaths through the skull Is Powerful | Thoughtful: The Right To Know Mature: Without Assumptions Mind: Clarity
Vision, imagination, clarity, Intuition: Present in the moment, without assumptions Is wealthy | Intuitive: Goal Orientated living Intelligent: insightful Intellect Intentions (Sankalpa) ________ is: SMART Specific: 3 of 5 Who, what, when, where why & how MeasurableQualitative & Quantitative Achievable: Relevant: Health Bx Timely: This week 3x/wk @ pace.
Is Wise | Jolly/joyfull/joyous: Smiling Blissful: Gently Spirit: (Sukha)
Smiling opens the brow center Is Happy |
7th Non-dualistic, Omnipresent, Re-evaluationRecuperative,Regenerative, Rejuvanative, Restoration, Tranquil, Transcend- ental, Trans- formatively, Transparent (; Sahasrara (silence) 11 - 13
Many Ways (Sahasrara): to be; Super (Spiritual) Power: explore newheights, dare to dream, direct your own destiny, seek new horizons, embrace the journey, write a happy process and ending, have faith, share the joy, believe in yourself, lead with and follow your heart, let laughter happen, find reasons to smile
Element: Ether | Dhyana (meditation) mantra (see holistic health column - affirmations/chakra correlations poses for the mind; | Proficient: Physical: Relaxation (Shavasana) Body:Rest & Meditation: S(h)avasana as Coronal plexus Top or crown of the Head: Inversions; bandhas help align with stacking of head provides rest to shoulders and neck the conditioning of the body improves rest states, without overweight the body can feel a state of rest while appearing contradictory (counterintuitvemay occur when top down (neurological) and bottom up (instinctual) processes evolve) physically conditioned states improve rest, cat naps, sleeping 6-10 hours at a time within 24 hours when able, depending on age & training. Skeletal System: | Subtle: Emotional: 7 counts for the inhalation (puraka):21-28 counts for the exhalation (rehkhaka) Energy: Holding breath (kumbhaka) after the exhale (rechaka kumbhaka) & holding breath after the inhale (puraka kumbhaka) Also Valsalva Maneuver: holding air; air surrounds supporting the spine during lifts
Personal Power Act Brave,work for the common good, ask for help, start now, practice compassion, listen with your whole heart, stand up for justice, be the change you wish to see in the world, you can start in the dark (martin luther king), renew/restore yourself each day, make it happen, embrace kindness, begin again without respect | Wealthy: The Right To Be and Stillness Mature: Without balme, without prejudice Mind: Transcendance
Above & Beyond Unlimited, Cosmic (universal harmony) evermore, hopeful, Wonderful, Amazing Fantastic, (Surpassing) | Wise: Working / volunteering Intelligently : for world peace Intuitive:Peace is possible, anything is possible; peace…of mind even amongst chaos
Oneness: respect interconnected existence
| Happy:Being Blissful: Peaceful Spirit: Shanti
Appreciate; the change you wish to see in the world
All good things are possible
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