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Kosmoleo
USA
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 Posted - Mar 03 2013 : 12:34:01 PM
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I have been studying some about mudra practice and it's relation to chakras and prana and came across this line in an article:
" Keeping the hands on the knees stimulates the Gupta Nari and makes the energy start from the Mooladhara Chakra. "
But I can't find anywhere a definition or explanation of 'gupta nari'. Can someone please explain what exactly is gupta nari.....? |
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Shanti
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2013 : 1:01:01 PM
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Hi Kosmoleo,
"Gupta" means sectert or hidden and "nadi" is a nerve/cannel (nari is a lady  ). In Sanskrit there are 2 kinds of "r".. One is the "ri" sound as in nari (lady) and one has a "rdi" sound as in nadi (nerve/channel).
It may be a name given to that nerve/channel. If you google Gupta Nadi you will find some info on it.
From what I see it says:
http://www.yogamag.net/glos.shtml
Gupta nadi - runs from the knees along the inside of the thighs into the perineum. |
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Goodway
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2013 : 4:23:11 PM
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| I've often have felt this area of my body stimulated lately. Lunar energy has been running down from the perineum to the feet. Often I feel soft, green flows, too. |
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Kosmoleo
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2013 : 10:20:09 PM
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Thanks a lot for that clarification Shanti, it was very helpful. For Goodway and anyone else who might be interested I found this bit of info while searching out Gupta Nadi:
"When the fingers and hands are placed on the knees, the knees are sensitized, creating another pranic circuit that maintains and redirects prana within the body. I addition, placing the hands on the knees stimulates a nadi which runs from the knees, up the inside of the thighs and into the perineum. This nadi is known as ‘gupta’ or the hidden nadi. Sensitizing this channel helps stimulate the energies at mooladhara chakra." |
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jusmail
India
491 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2016 : 11:44:48 PM
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| Just curious if anybody has tried this during SBP or meditation! |
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LittleKid
USA
34 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2016 : 03:35:03 AM
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Shanti,
Thanks for the Yoga Glossary. |
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Christi
United Kingdom
4515 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2016 : 05:19:18 AM
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Originally posted by jusmail
Just curious if anybody has tried this during SBP or meditation!
Hi Jusmail and all,
This is the usual way I sit for Spinal Breathing, meditation and samyama practice.
It is as others have mentioned above, that sitting with the hands on the knees, palms facing downwards, creates a circuit. The whole circuit begins in the heart chakra and goes down the arms, through the palms of the hands, into the knees, up the inside of the thighs to muladhara chakra and again back up to the heart.
So this is a technique for stimulating prana in the legs and arms. It is very gentle and subtle and often will not be felt for a long time.
An alternative to this, which is commonly used, is to have the hands resting on the knees, palms facing upwards in chin mudra. This creates a different energetic dynamic, with the prana from the palms of the hands rising upwards into the auric field, rather than down into the knees and legs.
Another alternative is to have the hands resting gently in the lap.
You can experiment with all of these if you want to, to see what works best for you. There is no right or wrong way to sit and what works best will actually change over time as the energy flows in the body change.
Christi |
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SeySorciere
Seychelles
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Posted - May 01 2016 : 01:01:10 AM
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Originally posted by Christi
This is the usual way I sit for Spinal Breathing, meditation and samyama practice...
It is very gentle and subtle and often will not be felt for a long time...
Yes, it does take a long time to be felt or seen. One day where the fore-finger touches the thumb just lit up like a candle flame. They help form the corners (nodes?) of the prism - sorry, words keep dropping out of my mind and I am struggling to write. It's been happening all week and a little distressing . I think I need to self-pace.
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jusmail
India
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Posted - May 01 2016 : 07:56:01 AM
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| Thanks Christi for the fantastic information |
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