The Chakras

First Chakra Kriya

January 22 & 23, 1991

Warm-up: Sit with a straight spine. Bring your hands slightly wider than your
chest, palms facing each other. Slowly bring the hands together as you contract the anal
sphincter. Isolate the anal sphincter from the rest of the Mool Bandh and only activate
the First Chakra. Listen to Sounds of the Chakras by Harish Johari. 5 minutes.
Posture: Sit with a straight spine, chin in, chest out.
Eyes: Tip of the Nose.
Mantra: Hamee Ham Brahm Ham. We are We, We are God.
Use Nirinjan Kaurs Humee Hum available on Musical Affirmations Volume 2.
Chant with the tongue withdrawn. The tongue is pulled back so that it touches the
middle of the upper palate during the chant.

Mudra: Hands are slightly wider than the chest at a 45-degree angle toward the
earth. Elbows are raised; the fingers are together and the thumbs point up.

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The First Chakra

Movement: The hands move together, in two downward strokes, toward each
other at the solar plexus. They do not touch. They come down a few inches on
Hamee Ham and down a few more inches toward each other on Brahm Ham;
and then return to the original position. The anus is squeezed on each pulse of the
hands. Do not squeeze the second or third chakrajust the anal sphincter.
Time: 3 minutes for beginners; extend the exercise to 11-15 minutes with practice.
Comments: Seventy two nerve endings are in the anus, and that is the First
Chakra, which we are talking about. We are going to arouse the energy, through
the spinal column, to change the serum and affect the gray matter in the brain and
the patterns of the neurons. I am giving you now the practical side of it, I have
given you the theory, which is five thousand years old. This is authentic, it is real.
Now, question is, have you understood the theory? Are going to sit down and do it?
Yogi Bhajan cautions practitioners to not engage in sexual activity after this kriya
or the effect is lost.

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