MASTERING THE FIFTH BODY

Physical Body

To ensure that your fifth body is in optimal health, the following are recommended:

• Aerobic exercise for at least a half-hour, three times a week (an hour is even better)

• Breath of Fire daily for at least 11 minutes.

• Do cross-crawl exercises: Lie on your back on a firm, cushioned surface. Inhale and raise both your left leg bent at the knee and your right arm held straight out at 90°. As you exhale, lower them and raise the right leg and the left arm into the same positions up to 90°. Use a moderate speed, not too slow and not too fast. You can start by doing cross-crawls for one minute and work up to as long as you want.

• Chant the following mantra:

“Humee Hum Brahm Hum”

• Kundalini Yoga: For Mastering the Fifth Body and Balancing the Heart and Small Intestine Meridians

• Meditation: For Mastering the Fifth Body

Kundalini Yoga for Mastering the Fifth Body

Balancing the Heart and
Small Intestine Meridians

1. To master the fifth body, you will want to commit 100% to each asana. Sit on your heels and bring your arms out to your sides, parallel to the ground. Palms face upward. Inhale, turn your head and look at your left palm. Exhale, turn your head look at your right palm. Continue for 1 to 3 minutes.

2. Alternate shoulder shrugs. With your hands on your thighs, inhale and lift your left shoulder up, then exhale, relax your left shoulder and lift your right shoulder up. Continue alternating shoulder shrugs at a fairly rapid pace for 2 minutes. Then inhale and pull both shoulders up. Exhale and relax both shoulders down.

3. Continue to raise and lower both shoulders at the same time for 2 minutes. Experience your energy finding balance. Inhale, hold your shoulders up, pull Mulbandh.

4. Sit on your heels. Commit deeply to the asana, then point your arms straight out in front of you with both palms facing down. Lengthen your neck and drop your head back as far as you can. Focus at the third eye with your eyes mostly closed. Do Breath of Fire for 1 to 3 minutes. Experience this asana bringing balance to your life. Inhale and bring your head up.

5. Continue to sit on your heels and move your chin down to your chest with your hands clasped behind you the back and interlace the fingers. Raise your arms up as high as you can and do Breath of Fire for 1 to 3 minutes. Continue to experience your energy as balanced. Inhale and pull your head straight.

6. Sit in easy pose with your hands in GM, with your chin in and chest out. Inhale as you turn your head to your right shoulder, and exhale as you turn your head to your left shoulder. Keep your eyes closed. Continue for 1 to 3 minutes.

7. Part 1: Sit with your legs extended out in front of you and your hands on the ground behind you. Fingers point at your toes. Lean back on your hands with your arms straight. Lengthen your neck, then drop your head back as far as you can. Hold this asana with long deep breathing for 1 to 3 minutes.

• Part 2: Hold the same asana and inhale deeply, then exhale with a sigh. Continue this special pranayam in this posture for 1 to 3 minutes. Inhale, exhale, sit in easy pose and rest for 30 seconds with long deep breathing.

8. Sit in gurpranam on your heels with your forehead on the ground in front of you and hands back by your hips, palms facing up. Continue for 3 minutes with long deep breathing, focusing on mastery of the 5th body.

9. Sat Kriya for 5 to 7 minutes.

10. Long Deep Relaxation: As you relax, focus on the following affirmation: “All parts of my being and my life are balanced and in harmony. I deeply know the sacredness of all experiences and I share that awareness with others.” Note: strengthening this body will give you the power to hear what you need to for yourself and others and to speak as a teacher to guide others to connect with their own True Identity.

Meditation for Mastering the Fifth Body

For Attention to Balance

Part 1: Sit in easy pose and rest your hands on your knees in GM. Focus at the third eye, keeping your chest lifted. Turn your head to the left as you say “Sat,” then bring the head back to center and say “Nam.” Repeat 4 times. Turn your head to the right as you say “Wahe,” then bring your head back to center and say “Guru”. Repeat 4 times. Continue doing this for 11 minutes; the breath will self-regulate.

Comments: Hear yourself speaking the mantra. The first part of the meditation stimulates the thyroid and parathyroid glands. It allows the pranic energy to flow more freely to the energy centers in the head.

Part 2: Sit in easy pose with your arms extended straight up above your head with your palms facing up, fingers together, and thumbs pointing toward the front, like a happy Buddha statue. Focus at the top of your head and be aware of your palms. Continue the mantra and movement described in part 1 for 3 minutes.

Part 3: Sit silently, resting your hands on your knees in GM with long deep breathing. Meditate on the healing energy in your hands and fill yourself with compassion. Continue for 2 minutes.

Comments: Speaking truth and deep listening are the gifts of the 5th body. Both parts of this meditation increase the blood circulation to the brain. You can do each one separately as a short meditation or as preparation for longer meditations. Both clear the mind and allow for greater concentration. Remember that in part 2, the thumbs face forward.