Shared Left Border Notices K ey L essons More Resources AYP Public Forum Username: Password: Save Password Bihar School of Yoga Author Topic 8 Posts Posted - Feb 06 2008: 11:00:20 PM Hello All, (great forum, gratitude to all) I was wondering if anyone here knows if the Bihar School of Yoga (Swami Sivananda Saraswati etc)teachers a complete and authentic system of yoga? I will of course be studing the AYP system as well, which seems very refined and devoid of non-essentials, however I just discovered I have the opportunity to train with one of Swami Satyananda Saraswati direct students so was just wondering if anyone has experience or knowledge of this system as well. Thank you kindly in advance.
P.S Two little videos of the Kechari Mudra being demonstraded if no one has seen them yet. Posted - Feb 07 2008: 5:53:24 PM Oh o.k., that’s great YB (interesting about the Taoist correlation) and Christi, I just felt like this forum had trusted members that had a solid footing of the knowledge and experience of the Path and, so, being new to both systems just needed a quick little reference check that the BSY system was authentic. Thanks Christi, seems like both systems will compliment well then. L&L P.S An online book by Swami Sivananda on Kundalini Yoga if anyone is interested There’s an explanation of the Kechari Mudra & the Maha Mudra in there under Mudras and Bandhas. Posted - Aug 11 2008: 10:53:54 AM I have their big book 'A systematic course in the ancient tantric techniques of yoga and kriya' and it is jam packed full of good stuff. I really learnt a lot about physiology from it.
Also their book on kriya, which has a large section about kundalini research at the back. One thing in particular that stuck out for me was the information concerning the carotid sinuses in the neck. BY constricting the throat, doing kechari, putting the head on the chest or backwards, these sinuses are pressed on and the body responds by lowering blood pressure. I had an experience that confirmed this.
In my meditation i put my tongue back to the soft palate and then released it after a while but retained the throat constriction unconsciously. Shortly thereafter my tongue started going back by itself! It seems that the relaxation of meditation and the throat lock made the metabolism go down even further and an automatic yoga happened. Something i am concerned about however.
The body, in normal functioning, has a homeostatic regulator so that it returns to normal. Now, with yoga the normal processes like heart beat become more relaxed and the homeostatic mechanism shifts with it. So, what would happen if your heart rate was REALLY low and you couldn't get it back up again? Surely this would be dangerous.
USA 100 Posts. Posted - Aug 11 2008: 1:44:14 PM Hi Gumpi, The really great thing about these yoga practices is that they seem to be integrative in terms of the organs/tissues involved.
This means that a decrease in heart rate is going to be accompanied by a drop in metablolism and thus the body's need for oxygen will also be greatly reduced. A lower homeostatic set point will thus be matched across the different systems. I really don't see physiological dangers unless the practitioner went way past the norm and willed themselves into dangerous practice durations, etc. The holistic effect of the practices is the reason I believe yoga should form the basis of preventitive medicine. I Imagine the need for pharmacological interventions (almost never fully understood and with myrial side effects) would be greatly reduced but I'm sure we are all part of the choir on this thinking. Eitherway Topic Jump To: AYP Public Forum © Contributing Authors (opinions and advice belong to the respective authors) This page was generated in 0.2 seconds. Direct Downloads Preview AYP Books Easy Lessons Spiritual Adventure Novel Enlightenment Series Questions & Answers.
Jan 16, 2017 - Owned by Bihar School of Yoga Editor: Swami Shaktimitrananda Saraswati. Of yoga ranging from asanas and pranayamas to psychic. Bihar School of Yoga Classes include asana, pranayama, yoga nidra and mantras. All postures are performed with mudras and bandhas in statics with an emphasis on the awakening of the Kundalini and the preparation of the body for Yoga Nidra.