Jupiter Chakra Kriya

Yoga as a therapeutic intervention in healthcare

This is the perfect example of a meditation from Kundalini Yoga Therapy that allows the individual to cross their own blood brain barrier and stimulate positive and beneficial psychological changes. The pressure on specific acupressure points creates a calming effect that allows for the release of past trauma. Originally offered as a "children's meditation" and from this we conclude it has an impact on adolescents and adults as well, reaching deep into the brain to allow for actual transformation and release of prior trauma.

Instructions: Mudra: Sit straight. Eyes closed. Place your left hand flat against your chest at the heart center. Use the index (Jupiter) finger of the right hand (keep the other fingers closed in a relaxed fist with the thumb over the other fingers) to touch in sequence the following points: 1. the middle of the lower lip 2. the tip (end) of the nose 3. the outer edge/corner of the eye socket 4. a point about 3/4ths of an inch above the indent of the nose, just below the forehead 

Mantra: Chant the mantra "Saa - Taa - Naa - Maa" out loud in sequence with the touching of the respective points: Saa - as you touch the lower lip, Taa - as you touch the tip of the nose Naa – as you touch the outer edge of the eye socket Maa - as you touch the forehead point Since there are two eyes and thus two outer edges of the eye socket, you alternate sides each time as you go through the sequence. Start by touching the right side. Each round of touching the points and chanting the mantra through takes about 4-5 seconds. 

Time: Maximum: 33 minutes, and can be practiced for the full time the first time you practice it. Children may start with 7 minutes or less. End: Inhale, hold the breath and feel your inner child by self-hypnosis. Exhale. Inhale a second time and picture yourself as a child in your heart, where your left hand is. Concentrate. Exhale. Inhale and repeat the picture of yourself, bless that child and let the breath go.