The Ha (Sun) Breath

·                                                       The purpose of this esoteric technique is to purify the mind and sageguard mental health. It enables you to resist negative external influences. It refreshes the circulation of the blood, completely cleanses the respiratory  passages and counters the tendancy to feel cold. The HA (SUN) breath effectively eliminates the mental toxins and rapidly banishes feelings of depression and anxiety.

·                                                       Stand straight, with your legs slightly apart, and do the complete yogic breathing exercise. To do this, breathe in slowly through your nostrils while distending your abdomen (this is known as "abdominal” or low breathing as the air is drawn into the lower part of the lungs).

·                                                       Continue to breathe in slowly and deeply, while expanding the ribcage (this is known as "intercostal” or middle breathing as the air is drawn into the middle part of the lungs, while the abdomen and shoulders remain still).

·                                                       Continue to breathe in, expanding the upper part of the ribcage (this is known as "clavicular” or upper breathing: the air is drawn into the upper part of the lungs as the clavicles and shoulders are raised slowly). Breathe out by expelling the air sharply through your mouth.

In pratice, these 3 stages follow on smoothly and naturally to form the complete yogic breathing exercise, whose beneficial effects are incalculable. Practise breathing in this way for a few minutes, several times a day, sitting, standing or lying down.

·                                                       As you breathe in during the complete breathing exercise, raise your arms slowly to a vertical position, hold your breath for a few seconds, then lean suddenly forward and bring your arms down in front of you, making the sound "HA” as you expel the air through your mouth.

As you breathe out, the sound should be produced by the force of the air and not by your vocal chords. Perform this exercise for 10 to 15 minutes, so that you complete at least twenty HA breaths.

Walking Barefoot

·                                                       Walking barefoot is not only good for the health, but also promotes energy. Although apparently unimportant, it is excellent for the tonus of the nerves.

·                                                         It is done in the open air, in natural surroundings, preferably in the morning when the grass is still wet with dew, on the wet stones on the bed of small mountain streams or in newly fallen snow. Breathe deeply and rhythmically as you walk.

·                                                       After walking, don’t dry your feet with a towel, but rub them and massage them with your hands until the the skin is dry, supple and warm. Walking and massage stimulate the reflex zones (acupuncture meridians) located on the soles of the feet, which promotes the circulation of the "chi” throughout the body.

·                                                         Walking barefoot re-establishes contact with the ground and enables you to absorbe the "chi” of the Earth.

Purifying the nerve channels

·                                                       Run your tonge over your teeth, from left to right, inside and out, then gradually collect saliva under your tongue. When your mouth is full, bend your head to one side and swallow it.

·                                                       You can swallow your saliva in this way after the "life breath” exercise, or at any other time of the day. This is an exercise for longevity and prolonged existence.

The “Life Breath”

Just as human respiration is a double process – the inhalation (YANG) of new breath and exhalation (YIN) of old breath – so the circulation of the breath of the world is also considered a double process involving the life breath and death breath.

The life breath is YANG (positive, corresponding to day, sun and life), the death breath is YIN (negative, corresponding to night, cold and death).

"While you should absorb the life breath, you should not absorb the death breath”.

There are two particularly favourable times of the day to absorb the life breath:

·                                                       As dawn is breaking, when the air begins to warm up just before sunrise, this is the life breath rising: everything in Creation is peaceful and life is about to reawaken over the world;

·                                                       In the evening, at sunset, when the air is growing cool and the day is drawing to a close, this is a time of profound calm when everything in nature relaxes… this is the life breath descending.

     

 These are the best times to practise absorbing the life breath:

·          Face the rising sun (or setting sun in the evening).

·          Do this before eating (morning), or 3 hours after your last meal (evening).

·          Sit on the ground or on a cushion; ensure that your spine is straight; your upper torso, neck and head should be in a straight line and your chin tucked in; your hands should be resting flat upon  your upper thighs and your legs tucked under your body.

·          Grind your teeth twenty-one times (three series of seven times),"to drive away bad influences and gather the spirits”, i.e. focus the attention.

·          Then, before you start, breath out deeply in three stages, gradually lowering your head each time, hollowing (retracting) the abdomen to expel the air; finish each exhalation with a hollow abdomen, and your chin on your chest.

·          Then breathe in deeply inhaling the air through your nostrils. Then think of your body, that it is healthy and vigorous, it is your best instrument. Think of it as being as solid and pure as diamond, think that with the help of this body you are going to cross the ocean of life. You feel that your body is vigorous, your mind strong and you have unlimited faith and hope in yourself.

With each inhalation, feel the life force of the energy-generating "chi” penetrating each muscle, each nerve, each cell. Feel this energy flowing through your whole body, area by area, increasing in strength with each breath. Visualise this life force as it gradually circulates through your body, stimulating and recharging each nerve centre as it flows from your head to your feet.

Continue the exercise for 10 to 15minutes. If you can’t do it in the open air, do it in a well-ventilated room with the window open.

During this meditation, breathing should be calm, steady and regular. Breathe in through your nostrils, gently and deeply, and out through your mouth, forming it into an “O” as if you were trying to make the flame of a nearby candle flicker.

·          Eat your breakfast joyfully.

The quality of the "chi” that you absorb in in this way is excellent and entirely egenerating.

There is an alternative form of this breathing exercise, which is also very powerful:

- Place your left hand on your navel for 5 seconds;

- Breathe in, then hold your breath for 5 seconds;

- Breathe out for 5 seconds. Imagine your abdomen like a luminous sphere being recharged with "chi” at each breathe.

- Do this for 10 to 15 minutes.

Hygiene and Health

The Source of all things is the Cosmic Energy that fills the Universe.

This energy is known as "CHI” (Life Essence).

Our basic constitution as an individual is determined by the "chi” that we receive at the moment of our conception and which depends on the age and health of our parents, and the circumstances of our birth.

This prenatal "chi”, stored in the area of the kidneys, cannot be increased.

But, whereas a life distorted by all kinds of abuse can diminish it, a healthy life can preserve it.

However, there is also a post-natal "chi” that consitutes a constant input of Cosmic Energy. This is the "chi” that we receive from the Earth via the food we eat and from Heaven via the air we breathe.

This "chi” can be increased by an art of living based on principles of everyday hygiene.

If you observe these natural principles, you will find it easy to stay fit and healthy.

By applying them regularly and assiduously, you will soon recover a full and  satisfying vitality:

·          Get up early, about 7 am, and if possible at sunrise in spring and summer. Drink a glass of cold or tepid mineral water before you eat.

·          Breathing: it is an excellent idea to do a few breathing exercises every day

·         Diet: this should be healthy and balanced. Seek to achieve moderation and maintain a balance between the 5 flavours: sweet, savoury, bitter, acid and spicy. You don’t have to follow a vegetarian or macrobiotic diet, but eat as little meat and fish as possible (no more than twice a week) and replace it with cereals and vegetables.

Uncooked-food diets purify the organism, but cannot be followed for too long. One third of your food can be uncooked. Do not exceed this proportion except in very hot weather.

Avoid ice-cream and iced foods and drinks which upset the spleen and stomach.

Avoid very fatty foods and particularly cooked fats, i.e. fried food.

Reduce your intake of dairy products (milk, yoghurt, cheese), especially if you are prone to colds, allergies or respiratory complaints.

·          Stress management and relaxation: Relax for 10 to 15 minutes before lunch and the evening meal, if possible by lying down comfortaby, in silence, with your eyes closed, breathing gently and peacefully.

·          Stimulants and drugs: coffee, tea, tobacco and alcohol (to name but a few) are the  drugs that "help” us to confront everyday stress, but they are all harmful.

They are all harmfull to the energy of the kidneys, especially coffee, while alcohol affects the liver and tobacco affects the lungs.

It would obviously be better to give up drinking and smoking altogether, but since the guiding principle is moderation, don’t give up immediately.

Instead, try to reduce your consumption. Be aware of your body and its needsand don’t impose a regime that would cause your body to react too strongly. However, remember that excessive consumption of these products pollutes your vital energy, which diminishes the prenatal "chi” and blocks the circulation of the post-natal “chi”.

·          Protecting your body: it is essential to protect your body against the adverse effects of wind, cold, wet and heat, factors that contribute to or cause illness. It is particularly important that the neck, shoulders and lumbar region are protected from cold. Knees and ankles are also vulnerable, depending on the individual. These are the areas from which considerable amounts of energy are lost.

·          Physical exercise: this is essential; all physical exercise is beneficial per se, and more so if you want to increase your "chi”.

·          Go to be early: the most beneficial sleep is between 10.00 pm and midnight. Before you go to bed, bathe your feet in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes. Sleep – preferably with your window open – with your head pointing to the North, and always go to sleep on your right side.

·          Prayer: this is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle!

What is prayer? In this instance it is not a question of religious beliefs but of using the Magic associated with Cosmic Energy.

In fact, you pray each time you feel, and give yourself up to, a spontaneous and heartfelt response towards life, either consciously or inconsciously.

The more you consciously give yourself up to this surge of love, the more freely you will be able to access the amazing reserve of energy contained in the Cosmic Power that gives life to all living beings.

Take every opportunity to pray; i.e. to express your joy and gratitude for the  divinity that is within you.

By praying, you continually replace negative thoughts by constructive, harmonious thoughts. In this way, not only are all your errors and "faults” completely forgiven, but you also improve your health and vitality.

Cosmic Energy and the Law of Attraction

You can perform this ritual if you are single, lonely, and you sincerely want to fiind a soul mate.

Your mental attitude (positive or negative thoughts) to a large extent determines your quality of life. If want to attract a true wife (or husband), you must first  of all imagine her/him in your thoughts and ideas; i.e. as an "ideal”.

Meditate and say the following prayer morning and night. Just as a seed sown in the ground will germinate, so will the qualities and characteristics of the man (or woman) about whom you are meditating will appear in your life in the the form of the ideal wife (or husband).

·          Meditate in your Sacred Space or in a place where you feel comfortable (natural surrounding, a park, lake, etc). Perform the “Cross of the Elements” ritual.

·          Then say the following prayer, slowly and out loud, remembering that each word releases a particular type of energy depending on what YOU are thinking as you pronounce it.

It is not so much the words that are important as the thought-energy that accompanies them.

Different people can pronounce the same word and achieve a completely different effect.

For a woman:

"Infinite Intelligence, let me attract a man who believes in marriage and worships the Divinity who gives us life; who is therefore loyal, faithful, spiritual, intelligent, prosperous and successful in life; who is in perfect harmony with me, spiritually, mentally and physically; who loves my ideal and whose ideal I love; who no more seeks to transform me than I seek to change him; we share the same love, freedom and mutual respect; who comes to me free of all commitments, through an act of the Providence that creates all new things.

The intelligence of the Cosmic Energy within me unites us within the Divine Order”.

Take great care not to subsequently deny what you have affirmed, as you will then neutralise the process of prayer.

For a man:

"Infinite Intelligence, let me attract the ideal wife who believes in mariage; who is gracious, charming, honest, sincere, loyal and believes deeply in the

great eternal truths of God; we share the same love, freedom and mutual respect. I am spiritually, mentally and physically united with these qualities in the woman I desire, and I know that while I am meditating on these qualities, they penetrate my subconscious, and I am drawing to me, within the Divine Order and through Divine Love, the woman who is the incarnation of my ideal".

Affirm these truths with deep commitment morning and night. Your subconscious will gradually absorb them and you will automatically attract your ideal spouse: the person with whom you will share love and mutual understanding.

Ceremony of Forgiveness

Fears, energy blocks and limitations of all kinds prevent you from allowing the energy of the Universe that we call Love to flow freely within you.

Forgiveness is the remedy that leads to the full and unreserved acceptance of the energy of Love and its free circulation.

A word of warning: the ritual of Forgiveness is powerful and its Magic Power is very strong. So it should only be performed genuinely: in your soul and in all conscience and sincerity. If not, it could have violent repercussions.

Forgiveness is in fact based on "resentment”. By fully expressing your resentment you can rid yourself of fear, guilt and limitations.

You can use this ritual when:

·                              You feel remorse towards someone;

·                             You are irritated with someone for something they have done to you;

·                             You can’t forget a person who has died and whom you need to forgive or who needed to forgive you;

·                            You split up with someone to “sort out” your relationship.

·          Light a white candle and place it in the centre of your Altar and burn incense.

·          Proceed as for the “Energy of Love” ritual (sacred space, breathing, etc.). Then imagine the person appearing before you, on the screen of your closed eyes. You forgive this person for what they have done and say aloud:  "I forgive you for having done this or that …”.

At the end, you say: "I forgive you and I release you”.

·          Then you ask the person in question to forgive you for all that you think you have done and say: "Forgive me for having done this or that …”

·          Finally, you forgive yourself and say: "X (your first name), I forgive you for having done this or that to such and such a person and I release you”.

·          Feel released, at peace with yourself, clear and focused. Thank the Universe for this forgiveness and thank yourself.

·          Leave the candle to burn down completely making sure that no one goes into the room where the ritual was performed.

You can complete the process of Forgiveness when you take your shower, by imagining that the water is washing away all traces of guilt, all the negative thoughts and emotions resulting from your relationship with the person in question, and that it leaves you totally purified.