Tibet
Remember that time I stayed with thousands of
Tibetan monks in Bylakuppe where the Indian government allotted 3,000
acres of land in Karnataka for the first ever Tibetan exile settlement. No? Well there are about 70 000 Tibetans living there today, including many, many monks!
And I found sanctuary with them one dark and scary night...
The Guest House
by Mewlana
Jalaluddin Rumi
This being human is a guest
house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of
sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the
malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Seamm-Jasani:
Seamm-Jasani is one of the
branches of Boabom, an ancient Tibetan martial art. It consists of slow and
fluid movements, designed to improve coordination and to build an equilibrium
between body and mind through various breathing and movement techniques.
1.
Breathing
technique of the Great Circle
2.
Forward arm
stretch
3.
Lateral arm
stretch
4.
High arm
stretch
5.
Swimming to
the front
6.
Bending at
the waist
7.
Stretching
downward
8.
Stretching
Upward
Kum Nye:
Ancient Tibetan religious and
medical body practices which literally means "massage of the subtle
body". Some systems of kum nye are vaguely similar to Yoga, T'ai chi,
Qigong, or therapeutic massage.
Loosening Up the Self Image
Cross left arm over right and
place hands on shoulders
Cross left foot over right
Roll down slowly
Hold
Roll up slowly
Arch back concentrate on your
feet
Repeat 3/9 times
Then right arm and right leg
cross over left
Repeat 3/9 times
Opening the Heart
Sit cross legged.
Lean back on the left hand, right
hand to right ear, elbow up, open up the right side of the body like a fan.
Hold.
Slowly move to the other side.
Help stimulate and balance the 7
spinning chakras
1.
Spin
clockwise (turn to the right)
2.
Leg lifts
3.
½ Camel
4.
Table
pose/bridge pose
5.
Upward/Downward
Dog
Start with 3 repetitions and add
3 per day till you reach 21 repetitions per rite.
Dalai Lama’s alternate nostril
breathing
Thumb pressing at base of ring
finger, close the fist.
Fists out front.
Right fist in front of left
armpit, left forefinger closes right nostril – breathe in through left nostril.
Close other nostril breathe out.
3x inhalation through left
nostril & 3 x exhalation through right nostril.
Repeat to the other side
Fist on knees – relax fists as
you breathe out, extend fingers. Close fists as you breathe in.
Make: Mandala is Sanskrit meaning
“Container of essence”
Sand mandalas/colouring in
mandala/natural mandala
Chant: Om Mani Padme Hum
Meditate (with Tibetan Singing Bowls)
See your mandala in your mind's eye
Homework: Laugh at yourself,
every time you would ordinarily get angry or critical of self…just laugh! Do
the 5 Tibetans every day. Build up repetitions in 3s.
Come
Move
Meditate
and
Create
This is our last week of Flow for 2017 -
Monday 20th Nov, Wednesday 22nd Nov and Friday 24th Nov 8:30-10am.
Time to reflect and close the chapter that was this year.
Refresh your intentions for the year ahead.
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