1. Ayurveda Lifestyle
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3. Commencing Mantra
Om.
saha naa-vavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha veeryam karavaa-vahai
tejasvina-avadheetam-astu
maa vidvisha-avahai
om shaantih shaantih shaantih
Om.
May the divine protect us.
May it nourish us.
May we work together uniting our strengths
for the good of humanity.
May our wisdom be luminous.
May our relationship be always harmonious.
May there be peace, peace, perfect peace.
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Concluding Mantra
Om.
sarve bhavantu sukhinah
sarve santu nir-aamayaah 3
sarve bhadraani pashyantu
maa kascit duhkha-bhaag bhavet
om shaantih shaantih shaantih
Om.
May all be happy.
May all be healthy.
May all experience what is good
and let no one suffer.
May there be peace, peace, perfect peace.

4. healer’s prayer
Lord,
Make me an instrument of your health
Where there is sickness, let me bring cure;
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Where there is injury, aid;
Where there is suffering, ease;
Where there is sadness, comfort;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is death, acceptance and peace;
4 Grant that I may not:
So much seek to be justified, as to console;
To be obeyed, as to understand;
To be honoured, as to love …
For it is in giving ourselves that we heal,
It is in listening that we comfort,
And in dying that we are born to eternal life
Prayer of St. Francis
(Modified by Charles C. Wise)

5. Course Information
Optional reading
1. David Frawley Ayurveda and the Mind
2. Harish Johari Chakras
3. Invis Multimedia Ayurveda – Mantra of Niramaya (105 page book with innumerable colour plates)
4. Invis Multimedia Ayurveda – Mantra of Niramaya (CD Rom –around 4.5 hours of viewing)
5. Invis Multimedia Panchakarma (110 page book with innumerable colour plates)
6. Invis Multimedia Panchakarma (DVD 50 minutes)
7. Maya Tiwari Ayurveda –a life of balance
8. Maya Tiwari Ayurveda Secrets of Healing
9. Pratima Raichur Absolute Beauty
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10. Robert Svoboda Ayurveda Life, Health and Longevity
11. Robert Svoboda Prakruti
12. Vasanth Lad Ayurveda – The Science of Self-healing
13. Vasanth Lad A Complete Guide to Clinical Assessment
Assessment Criteria
1. Classroom participation 30% of the total marks
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2. Assignment, homework 20% of the total marks
3. Examination 50% of the total marks
4. Pass mark Minimum 60 %
5. Attendance Minimum 15 days is essential to qualify for the exam
6. Certificate Upon successful sufficient attendance & completion of assignments & exam.
Some suggestions
1. Organize a monthly get together to share your experience and to discuss the subject covered over the previous weekend.
2. Try not to miss any class. But, if you miss one, please ensure a fellow student collects your notes.
3. Start an email account, if you don’t have one, so that we can have group discussions.

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7. Course Curriculum
Module Topics
1. Ayurveda in daily life Ayurveda as the art of living and the science of healing • Path to long, healthy living -
Life - Mind - Body daily routine • Five pillars of life • The three doshas • Body-types • Veda and Ayurveda •
Vedic cosmology • Subtle body • Three modes of universe & the mind (satva, rajas and
tamas) • Elements & doshas • Twenty attributes.
2. Dosha and Tissues Dosha rhythms • Branches of doshas • Prana, Tejas and Ojas -the source of doshas • Signs
Body Tree of doshic imbalance • Doshas and seasons • Structure of the body - the subtle tissues •
Channels and wastes. Natural urges • Agni - digestion and metabolism • Agni imbalances.
3. Ayurvedic nutrition Food is medicine • Ayurvedic nutrition • Food classification • Diet during various health
conditions • Ayurvedic cooking.
4. Kitchen herbs Therapeutic actions of herbs • Kitchen herbal remedies for common ailments • Traditional
and powerful ayurvedic herbs.
5. Powerful Herbs Introduction to Herbal, Metal and Mineral formulations • Cause and course of disease ~
Six stages of diseases • Disease as healing.
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6. Diagnosis Diagnosis: Tongue, Doshic and Elemental • Clinical healing • Lifestyle in dosha imbalance
• Colour, aroma and gem therapy • Seasonal regimes.
7. Ayurvedic massage Marmas • Oils and formulas • Head, foot and body massage.
8. Therapeutics Introduction to Ayurvedic body therapies • Beauty regimes • Rejuvenation therapies •
Purifications Yogic (Shatkriyas) and Ayurvedic (Pancakarma) • Examination.
9. Hands on therapies Hands on therapies ~ Shirodhara • pichu • Nasya • Tarpana • Discussion •
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The above order is subject to change if necessary.

8. ayurveda is the contents
Weekend 01
knowledge that
Introduction 11
Flowing with nature 15
Four phases of life 19
indicates what is Life pursuits 20
Behavioral tonics 21
Daily routine 25
appropriate and Massage 31
Creative visualisation 35
Pillars of health 39
inappropriate Health questionnaire 42
Natural urges 45
Life as spiritual practice 47
for a blissful life. Evolution 49
Energy vortexes 51
Subtle and gross body 52
as well as what is The modes of universe 53
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Five elements 55
Doshas 58
auspicious and Subtle qualities 60
8 Your mind-body type 61
Elemental types 62
inauspicious Dosha types 65
Appendices
Moment meditation 76
for longevity. Flow with the seaason 87
Study of doshas 90
Gunas 91
charaka samhita 1.41 Homework 94

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11. Introduction to Ayurveda
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13. Geographical Origin
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Literature
Caraka samhita Caraka General medicine
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Sushruta samhita Susruta Surgery
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Asthaanga samgraha Vaagbhata General medicine
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14. Branches
1. Kaaya cikitsa General medicines
2. Baala cikitsa Paediatrics
3. Graha cikitsa Psychiatry and psychology.
Also healing with gems, colour, music and mantra.
4. Uurdhvaanga cikitsa Therapeutic and surgical procedures are described to correct con-
ditions of the ears, nose, throat and eyes.
5. Shalya cikitsa Surgery.
6. Visha cikitsa Toxicology.
7. Rasaayana cikitsa Rejuvenation.
8. Vrsha cikitsa Fertility therapy that deals with sub fertility management of male
and female, prenatal, natal and postnatal conditions.
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Ayurvedic scientists discovered and used
o Over 100 surgical instruments
o Various surgical methods
o Artificial feeding
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o Intramuscular medication
o Plastic surgery
o Oxidised, safe metals as internal medicines
o Over 11,000 herbs
o Immobilisation techniques
o Various types of bandages
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15. Flowing with nature
We grow from the events in our lives. We grow from our experiences.
We grow through changes, rhythms and movements.
The universe is full of cycles and rhythms such as day and night, hot and cold, left and right, yin and
yang. When we follow nature’s rhythms we enjoy health. Whenever we disobey nature, inwardly and
outwardly, we fall into pain and suffering.
To be healthy, we need to flow with nature. “Flowing with the universe” can be divided into the fol-
lowing categories:
1. Aashrama Four phases of life
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2. Purusha artha Four life pursuits
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5. Dina carya Dancing with the day
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16. Wheel of Life
The 8 sections represent a balanced wheel. Take the centre or hub, of the wheel as 0 (totally dissatis-
fied) and the outer edge as 10 totally satisfied. Rank your level of satisfaction with each area of your
life by putting a cross on the relevant spoke.
Draw a line to join the crosses.
How rounded does the perimeter of your wheel look?
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17. Keeping your ‘wheel of life’ in mind, what are your short and long term goals or intentions? What do
you most want for yourself in the following areas?
1. Physical environment
2. Friends/Family
3. Health
4. Career
5. Money
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6. Partner/Relationship
7. Personal growth
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8. Fun/Recreation

18. The path to a long,
healthy life.
Art is defined as
the dance of the
goddess of wisdom.
Every molecule in
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Life is a vibrant,
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19. Four phases of life - aashrama
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20. Life pursuits - purusha artha
Dharma – Artha – Kama – Moksha
What is my plan / dream / goal?
What would I love to have?
What excites me?
What is my life-goal?
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What are my resources?
Books, training, references.
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What is my strategy?
My plan A / plan B.
Is my plan well thought out?
Is it logical, structured?
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Am I pro-active?
Am I focussed?
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How do I manifest my dreams? Sankalpa.
Day 1: Read. Write. Visualize.
Day 2: Read. Rewrite. Visualize.
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21. Life pursuits in practice
My main goal
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22. Society and You - sad-vrittam
Ashtanga Yoga
Yama Social rules: Active compassion, truthfulness, honesty, follow nature’s rules, minimise possessions
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Getting God Delivered to Your Door Step!
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Udyama Conscious effort
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23. Behavioural tonics for a Long healthy life
1. Speak truth.
2. Stay away from addictive habits.
3. Practice active compassion.
4. Take time to rest and rejuvenate. Avoid over-exer-
tion.
5. Speak pleasantly and carefully. Use gentle words.
6. Clean the body by regular bathing.
7. Be courageous and patient.
8. Always be charitable.
9. Follow religious and virtuous acts according to your
own beliefs.
10. Always be calm.
11. Practice safe sex.
12. Respect your teachers, elders, nature and all animals.
13. Always be loving and caring.
14. Be merciful to all who are in need of your help.
15. Maintain balance in waking and sleeping in the night;
do not stay awake long in the night and do not sleep
in the daytime.
16. Take milk and ghee in moderation in your diet.
17. Understand the right action according to time, place
and circumstances.
18. Develop the habit of planning and sticking with the
plan. It is said that failing to plan is planning to fail.
19. Always be humble.
20. Behave according to the rules of society.
21. Do not be mean-spirited; be generous and sharing.
22. Strive towards pure consciousness.
23. Respect and serve your elders and wise people.
24. Respect and serve priests, sages, and saints who serve
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your religion and the Divine.
25. Respect and serve the people who have conquered
their senses.
26. Practice spiritual activities.
27. Continually study new science, advances, research
and philosophies.
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29. Eat in a calm, settled atmosphere.
30. Always sit down to eat.
31. Eat only when hungry. If not correct your digestion.
32. Avoid ice-cold or extremely hot food and drink.
33. Don’t talk while chewing.
34. Don’t eat too slowly or too quickly.
35. Eat only if previous meal is digested.
36. Take a few sips of water with meals.
37. Eat freshly prepared foods whenever possible during
meal times.
38. Sit quietly for a few minutes after eating.
39. Food should please all five senses.
40. Breathe deeply.

24. Just For Today
Just for today I will try to live through this day only
& not tackle my whole life problems at once.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be
true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are
as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is & not
try to adjust everything else to my desires.
I will take my “luck” as it comes & fit myself into it.
Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I
will study; I will learn something useful; I will not be
a mental loafer; I will read something that requires
effort, thought & concentration.
Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as
good as I can, dress becomingly, talk gently, act
courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with
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anything & not try to improve or regulate anybody
except myself.
Just for today I will have a program.
I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.
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Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by
myself & relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will
try to get a better perspective on my life.
Just for today I will be unafraid. I will enjoy that
which is beautiful & will believe that as I give to the
world, so the world will give to me.

25. Daily Routine - dinacarya
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29. My Daily routine
The following is a sample day with some suggested times. Adjust it according to your schedule’s
convenience. A steady routine gives your physiology a healthy rhythm. Once we resonate with the
rhythm of Mother Nature, she embraces us in the cosmic dance of growth and vitality.
Your programs
1. Awakening. Visualisations and affirmations.
2. Emptying bowels bladder.
3. Cleansing teeth, tongue, nose eyes and ears.
4. Exercise.
5. Massaging body, face and scalp. Shower.
6. Yoga asanas -Praanaayaama.
7. Meditation / reading from an enlivening text.
8. Dressing and grooming.
9. Prepare and take breakfast.
10. Daily duties in the most positive consciousness.
11. Lunch and a gentle walk, appreciating nature.
12. Continue daily duties.
13. Plan the schedule for the following day.
14. A foot massage. Have a shower or bath.
15. A stretch, rest or meditation.
16. Prepare and have dinner.
17. Spend some time with family / friends.
18. Take a gentle walk.
Assess your performance during the day and
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contemplate the lessons given.
20. Prepare to sleep.
21. Bed time.
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Yesterday is but a shadow. Tomorrow is only a dream.
But today well lived makes every yesterday
a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Live well therefore this day.
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31. Massage - Abhyanga
Ayurveda recommends the practice of daily self-massage, called Abhyanga. Mas-
sage helps to keep one feeling young, beautiful, vital and healthy. Among it’s
many other benefits, massage gives the skin a beautiful lustre, tones muscles,
improves circulation, flushes out toxins, soothes the nervous system, provides
deeper sleep and stimulates the growth of strong, thick hair on the scalp. Self-
massage is an easy, grounding meditation that promotes wellbeing at all levels.
WHICH OIL? Ayurveda, generally recommends oil massage. Sesame oil is consid-
ered the ideal massage oil. Almond, coconut, jojoba, coconut or olive oil can also
be used. A few drops of essential oil suited to your constitution and condition
may be added to the massage oil to enhance the effect of the massage. Coconut
oil is better if you have sensitive skin or tendency to develop rashes or boils.
THE SEQUENCE: The three most important organs to be massaged everyday are
the head, ear lobes and feet. Commence self-massage on your scalp then move
on to your face and finish by massaging your body. The direction of strokes is
away from the heart, generally following the flow of the hair growth. If massage is
not possible everyday perform it on alternate days or at least on the weekends.
PROCEDURE: The most effective self-massage is practiced with a loving and nur-
turing mind-set. Tap into your tactile sensitivity, moulding and stroking your
body like a sculptor creating a masterpiece. Keep the pressure firm but not pain-
ful beyond tolerance. Following are comprehensive instructions on the practice
of self-massage.
1. SCALP MASSAGE
Coconut oil is the ideal oil for scalp massage as it is like rich, nourishing fertiliser
for thirsty grasslands. It prevents hair loss, premature greying and dryness.
METHOD
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1. Apply oil to the whole scalp by systematically parting the hair and squeez-
ing oil onto the area. Using the pads of your fingers massage the oil onto the
scalp.
2. Use both fists to gently tap the head all over.
3. Gently pull small tufts of hair from the roots and twist clockwise three times.
4. Comb through hair with a wide toothed comb.
5. Leave the oil in your hair for 1-24 hrs then wash out. 31
6. When rinsing avoid conditioner. Conditioners are not considered conducive
to healthy hair as they build up an oily residue on the scalp, trapping dirt and
impeding growth by blocking hair follicles.
7. Avoid external heat on the hair in the form of sunshine, hair driers or hot water.
Heat on the head encourages early balding, greying and dryness.
BENEFITS
• Increases rate of hair growth and gives a glossy, strong quality to the hair.
• Relieves neck and back tension.
• Improves mental clarity, memory & co-ordination.
• Regulates hormone release by stimulating the pituitary and pineal glands; fa-
cilitates the release of mood elevating serotonin and relieves mental tension.
• Relieves dizziness and tinnitus, reduces blood pressure.

32. 2. FACIAL MASSAGE
You may use oil or the following cleanser for facial massage.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup jojoba/ almond oil - 1cup glycerine
- 5 drops tea tree oil - 2 tsps lemon juice
METHOD
Mix 2 tsps of this combination with water. Apply morning and evening
with smooth upward strokes. Wash off with cool water. Also spend time
pressing and pulling ears.
BENEFITS
* Dissolves facial tension and bodily stress, smoothing wrinkles.
* Stimulates lymphatic drainage, enhances circulation, creating a
glowing complexion.
* Promotes tissue elasticity, which helps to maintain youthful con-
tours.
3. BODY MASSAGE
Sesame oil is said to be the most nourishing and toning oil to use on
the body. It is slightly warming and specifically soothes the nervous sys-
tem.
METHOD
Practice before a shower or bath, once or twice daily. Pour cold-pressed
warm sesame oil into your cupped palm and apply to the body in the
direction given in the illustration. Massage each part in the given se-
quence, applying circular movements over the joints and long strokes
over other areas. Leave oil on for 10 - 60 minutes then wash off in a warm
shower or bath. The residual oil is sufficient to moisturise your skin so
there is no need to apply extra moisturiser.
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BASIC SEQUENCE
The massage should be started with the umbilical region.
Follow the following sequence. Umbilical region - abdomen -
heart - breasts - shoulders - neck - arms - hands -
hips - legs - feet - legs - back - neck.
BENEFITS
32 * Tones the skin, muscles and strengthens the bones.
* Increases suppleness and circulation, noticeably reducing cellulite.
* Corrects the flow of electromagnetic energy. Increases stamina, en-
ergy and immunity.
* Balances the function of all internal organs.
PRECAUTIONS
If you have a cold, fever, diarrhoea, severe indigestion or any other seri-
ous health problem, consult your Ayurvedic physician before perform-
ing self-massage. Avoid heavy pressure over varicose veins, bruised or
fractured areas.

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35. Creative Visualisation
Though Western medicine is reluctant to accept that the mind can alter the body, it already firmly
believes the reverse - that the physical can affect the mental - and it regularly utilises this connection.
Tranquillisers, anti depressants, and anaesthetics are all examples of this. Since it is obvious that the
body can affect the mind, doesn’t it stand to reason that the use of mental power such as imagery
can affect the body. The medical use of imagery has existed in many cultures around the world for
centuries (in Tibet, India, Africa, among Eskimos and American Indians).
Imagery provides a technique to generate new experiences. Instead of simply reacting to experi-
ences, you create them - as you do in your life when you intentionally set a new goal.
Try to see your life as a garden that needs to be tended. We are essentially gardeners entrusted with
our own reality - gardens. As gardeners we must attend to the weeding, seeding and harvesting. Gar-
dens that are full of weeds cannot be harvested properly. Weeds will over run the seeds and prevent
them from taking root and blossoming. Illness, disease, and negative beliefs are weeds that we have
allowed to grow in our personal gardens. Emotions such as anxiety, depression, fear, panic, worry
and despair are also weeds. Negative beliefs and emotions are intimately connected with illness and
disease. It’s no surprise to anyone who recognises the basic unity of the body-mind that research-
ers have found a correlation between negative emotions and lowered immunity. Similarly, positive
beliefs bring us positive emotions such as humor, joy and happiness, and researchers have show that
positive emotions are tied into the healthy immune responses.
Mental imagery is a technique for clearing out the old, negative weed-beliefs and replacing them
with new, positive seed-beliefs. By becoming a gardener of your own reality, self-heating becomes
possible.
PREPARATION
Imaging is directly and dramatically connected to intention, the mental action that directs our atten-
tion and our actions. When we do an imagery exercise, we always begin by defining and clarifying
our intention - what we want to achieve with the exercise. Intention is directed will, and it is essential
to all self healing work generated through the imagination. By using the imagination, we direct the
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will inward to find new pathways for ourselves, creating better health and richer lives.
Imagination involves the use of the right side of the brain, opening ourselves to change and renewal.
The key to the process of imagery work lies in the connection between emotions, sensations and
images. An image is a mental form of feeling. In imagery work, you use your images to change your
emotions or your sensations. Using images we have the capacity to create something new, influenc-
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Imagery is possibly the most powerful yet easy method of self-healing. Focussing your capacity for
day dreaming through a distinct intention is the key to successful imagery. It is very important that
you feel a sensation with your imagery, the stronger the sensation, the more powerful the imagery.
Once an initial imagery exercise has triggered a sensation, it takes less effort to stimulate that sensa-
tion which triggers the healing intention.
A positive example of this is when Pavlov conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, because
it triggered the vision of food in their minds. Another example how an imaging trigger can set loose
a powerful physiological effect is an experiment performed in a New York hospital. A group of 30
former heroin addicts, free of drugs for 10 years, agreed to board a bus that would take them to the
New York street corner where a decade earlier they had bought their drugs. As soon as they saw the
image of the street corner the ex-addicts went into a state of drug withdrawal.

36. BEGINNING THE EXERCISE
Imagery is very potent at the three transitional points of your day. Upon waking, at twilight and be-
fore sleep. Ideally creative visualisation (imagery) is performed in a quiet room at a time when you
won’t be disturbed, however imagery can be done anywhere at any time. If you prefer to sit while
visualising, place your feet flat on the floor, your palms in your lap or by your side, keeping your spine
straight and your head in alignment with your body. You may prefer to lie down in which case keep
your legs slightly apart, your palms by your side, facing upwards and your head in alignment with
your body.
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Gently close your eyes and relax your whole body. Bring your awareness to your breathing. Feel your
whole body becoming heavy and sinking into the floor as if you were resting in a warm cloud.
RIVER OF LIFE
Close your eyes. Breathe deeply three times to completely relax. See your eyes becoming clear and
very bright. Then see them turning inward, becoming two rivers flowing down from the sinuses into
36 the nasal cavity and throat down to flush out all the channels of the body. Their currents carrying
away all the waste products, pain and congestion. The rivers are flowing through your chest and ab-
domen, into your legs and exiting as murky coloured water through your urinary tract. Place special
attention on the kidney and urinary channels. Visualise your breath exhaling as black air and waste
products flowing out of all orifices. Sense the river pulsating rhythmically through the body and see
light coming from above, filling up the sinuses, nose, throat, respiratory channels, prostate, kidneys
and urethra all the tissues are becoming pink and healthy. When you sense both the rhythmic flow
and the light filling the cavities, breathe out and open your eyes.
EGYPTIAN HEALING
Close your eyes. Breathe out three times, relaxing our whole body. Imagine yourself standing in a
large open field or green grass. See yourself stretching up toward the bright golden sun in a cloudless
blue sky. Your arms are becoming very long as you stretch your palms up toward the sun.

37. The sun’s rays enter your palms, circulating through the hands and finger tips so that there is a ray of
sunshine from each finger. If you are right handed at the end of each ray of the fingers of your right
hand see a complete small hand. At the end of the ray of each finger of your left hand, see an eye.
Now you see five hands and five eyes. If you are left handed, see the hands on your left fingers and
eyes on your right fingers. Now turn these hands and eyes towards your body and use the eyes to see
your body, emitting light in or on the area you are investigating. Each small hand holds a different
instrument. There is a gold bristled brush for cleaning, a laser light tube for healing, golden scalpel
for surgery, cans of golden ointment for healing, as well as gold thread for sewing. After completing
your work come out of your body the same way you entered. Waste materials you collected with the
small hands should be thrown away behind you. Hold your hands up toward the sun, allowing the
small hands and eyes to absorb back into your palms to be stored there for future use.
PURIFICATION PROCESS
Close your eyes and breathing deeply three times relax your whole body. Visualise yourself on a
beautiful calm beach, preferably a place that you have visited or seen before. There is golden sand, a
cloudless blue sky and the sun is shining warm and golden.
Walk to the shoreline, where the water meets the sand. Gazing at the endless expanse of clear blue
ocean relaxes your body and clears all thoughts from your mind. Lie down on your back with the
soles of your feet towards the water and gently smooth your body over with the sand and water mix-
ture, cleansing your skin. The tide enters the soles of feet and creates spiral currants of water wash-
ing away all the toxins from your body, dissolving any deposits or nodules. As the water flows out
through the soles of your feet see the waste product emerging as black or grey stands being carried
away by the out going tide. Repeat this sequence of the water flowing into your body and carrying
all the toxins from your body twice more. Feel all your muscles being massaged and your ligaments,
tendons and joints stretching. Make sure the water flushes through your whole body from the tips
of your toes to the tips of your fingers up to the crown of your head. One last time see the water exit
from your body through the soles of your feet and the water is crystal clear. See all joints, tendons and
cartilages are perfectly formed strong and glowing white. Sense a new strength and vitality flowing
through the body.
Stand up and dive into the warm crystal clear
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ocean, swimming out confidently to out the hori-
zon. Your arms, legs and torso are becoming long
as you swim free style in smooth, flowing strokes.
As you reach the horizon, turn over onto your back
and swim to the shore using backstroke. Your arms,
legs and torso feel stretched, strong and flexible.
Reaching the shore you walk out of the water. To-
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a contented smile “I am now experiencing real love,
real health and real happiness. All positive forces in
the universe are creating joy in my life, now and al-
ways.”
Affirmations
Repeat your favourite from the following phrases
at the end of each visualisation:
I comfortably and easily release the old and wel-
come the new in my life. I am safe.
I only create joyful experiences in my life.
I accept and rejoice in myself.

38. 1. nidra Rest
1. What are the three signs of healthy sleep?
2. What should the direction of head be when you sleep?
3. What is the best time to go to sleep?
4. What are the techniques to optimise quality of sleep?
5. What are the activities included in nidra?
6. What are the best positions for sleep?
7. Who should have a siesta? What are the effects of regular day sleep?
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2. maithuna Relationship
1. What is the most important relationship?
2. What are the techniques to optimise relationship with your partner?
3. How do you improve your relationship with your family and friends?
4. How do you improve your relationship with society?
5. How do you improve your relationship with nature?
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