The benefits of practicing a kriya before meditating
Ever wonder why we do the yoga kriyas before our mantras? I use to wonder how or why we were doing this. Then I found this!

Ever wonder why we do the yoga kriyas before our mantras? I use to wonder how or why we were doing this. Then I found this!

All my appointments, errands got wrapped around 2pm. I had 2 hours before the next meeting. Loaded up the dogs and drove 6 miles to our rural communities lake. It gets old looking at the same 4 walls for months on end.
40 degrees, about 50mph winds, the lake is nothing but white caps. Across the lake is this amazing color of red, orange, and some green tree leaves. The dogs were excited to be out in nature. God is so ever-present around water, lake, oceans, etc. The cold did not bother me. The smiles on the dog's faces were worth the shivering.
I can forget how healing hearing water crash upon the banks. Feeling the wind against your face. Seeing a large swath of water, seeing trees, knowing they are alive. God gives us their/her/his presence by those natural elements. But I get so damn busy I forget I…
Dear beautiful community,
I read your amazing experiences and I am really happy for you. So precious!
I wanted to share with you too. To me, the main thing is that it helps me be more grounded, aligned, incarnated. After the practice, I can feel my mental chattering has calmed down, my "coconut mind" feels vast, clear and peaceful. And that space feels very joyful because I can somehow have a glimpse of what Sopurkh was saying: less identification, connection to the divine instead of the ego. The heart is opening.
Of course, it doesn't "work" all the time like this. I can see the changes over time in the effects, and also within my motivation. I noticed it worked better for me without the guitar, silence in between being a support to reach that inner home. Mainly it is just my agitated mind that brings obstacles, but to do…
I felt on this text today, and it feels so much "me" in a way 😀. This is rather amaizing, this connection at deep level we share in this path, the feeling of not being alone and mutually supported. Merci Severine. One Love!
Beautiful videos, thank you for sharing Deva Hardeep