I just attended shoonya,didnt practice vajrasana,aum chanting and sukha kriya(20 min each),consequenses i faced are extreme exhaustion and fatigue,so dont make this mistake, who wish to attend this program,i really underestimated vajrasana,for first timers it causes excruciating pain
I've completed inner engeenering few months ago and was thinking to go for shoonya. I'm doing a process of closing my eyes and just witnessing my thoughts and I can do it for 45 mins-1 hr Can I do it specially after completing my shoonya slot?
I'm an Isha meditator (attended Samyama and Samyama sadhana few times) and full time volunteer in the ashram from 2019 to 2023. 20 min Sukha Kriya and 20 min AUM chanting is done not just for the "pleasant" experience during the program, but to bring the body (all five sheaths:) to a most conducive state for the Shoonya initiation. To practice Vajrasana, start with putting as many pillows you need on the floor and in between your thighs and calves. Slowly reduce the cushioning with time, as you get used to. It may take a month or two or more, depending on your body.
Thanks for all the tips. Yessss, 21 min Aum amd Sukha kriya plus sitting in vajarasna really helps.. I didn't struggle much as I was practicing my hatha but 90% of people in my batch were struggling..
Thank you so much for the tips.. I am going to attend shoonya intensive program at the ashram from Feb 2-5th 2024...and I have been sincerely following the instructions that were told .. Hope all goes well.I just reached home after completing BSP yesterday at the ashram...Full of energy and blissed out 🙏
Thank you so much 🙏. Sukha kriya and Aum chanting is actually sitting in ardhasiddhasana.Is it ok to do it sitting in vajrasana? So that one can prepare better while attending the actual initiation.
I mean Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting will be done in Ardhasiddhasana during the program. So best to practice it like that. But you could do it in vajrasana as well. Initiation not necessarily happens in vajrasana. Personally I would just sit in vajrasana after food, during leisure, when watching tv or similar.@@sreensrichannel31
What helped me alot in dealing with pain was to become aware of the pain, where in my body is the feeling and then i asked myself, who is experiencing? There is no answer to it! Suddenly the pain is more bearable than before. Love and light ❤
That is all true well said on this video. Progress will depends on each individual capabilities of experience. Lucky are those who have taken this Isha program that they have this proper guidance. Having this huge opportunuty and easy access on their journey to self transformation. The first most important is about how to train to be conscious that our spine is always erected no matter what we do. This is the most crucial starting point on progress. That is why all of the exercises and sadhana is so important. As a Roman Cathiloc, I was never been in any of the program or got initiated by any Spiritual Master. Likewise with Sahadguru's childhood years, I too have so many questions in my head that nobody can satisfy with all of my curiosity. Everything changes in my later years, that I was so fascinated about the Hindu and Buddhist history and traditions. By my own initiative with some guide of spirituality videos and references. It almost took me about 10yrs to achieve some progress because I was not properly guided on my spiritual journey. Now can stay for almost 1hr every day and can sit properly still on my meditations. I can't really explain, but what I feel is so pleasant in everything around me everyday.
Wonderful sharing! And I can relate very much to this. There are a lot of teachers and forms of meditations out there that are very difficult as a beginner. Most people try to do Meditation instead of becoming meditative. I am glad you found your way!
Namaskaram Anna, I remember you from my last year's Shoonya Program as a volunteer. Much gratitude to you and all volunteers there for making it an once in a lifetime experience for us. 😊 Pranam.
@@TwistedReality108 Namaskaram 🙏 there is a possibility that in the video Sadhguru is talking about Shambavi Mahamudra Kriya and not Shoonya, look here, I'm not sure🙏 th-cam.com/video/brtSz3rvsHs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PA3iRtKeiQn4OerF
Meditation is good. Sadghuru helped me on my life journey. I will take a moment in time to practice his meditation and see where it takes me. #God'splan #godislove 🙏💞🙏🙌🌈🌞
@@marudharinvestment8074 I think this Will be different for each person. What it has done for someone might not happen to you, something completely different is probably going to happen. So it's best not to expect anything specific to happen. But medically there have been studies done at the Harvard Medical School which measured what it did to the brain. If you want to see the impact it has on the Neurons, the Memory, the Calmness, the Oxygen Levels and similar yo u can just type Study on Shoonya Meditation IN GOOGLE. HOPE THAT HELPS 🙏
I can sit in vajra asan for more than hour easily i use to do that back home after eating food I'm practicing my balancing Sadhana too very excited for tomorrow shunya
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been practicing shambhavi everyday, but still can't sit properly in ardhasiddasana. My left foot doesn't touch mooladhara. Same thing with vajrasana, my butt doesn't touch the feet. I am disappointed but that did not stop me from doing my shambhavi daily though. I hope one day i will be able to go for shoonya, after enough preparation.
Hey! I hope the video did not discourage you to pursue going for it hehe. More preparation sounds like a good idea. You will get there, just continue the practice, increase the time you do Preparatory Asanas. You will get there :)
I also have done zero of the physical aspect of Yoga and have completed Shambavi on weekend of 4th Feb 2024. I'm proud of you my friend, I too keep going despite the discomfort and pain (I come from a lot of generational and past trauma) so the Shambavi accelerated the purging (puking, shitting, crying, raging, nausea) that I was already in the process of releasing, but I am determined to complete my 40 days and on going after this. I have never, even as a child, been able to sit cross legged with out immense pain, but slowly and surely the hips are opening and more is being unlocked and unblocked. I am now entering the third week and will complete 40 days on March 15th. I am having to wake at 5.30am to complete the two practices and still attend to my job and other commitments. I can say that it is transformational, subtle but powerful. I have always been very intuitive and psychic and have been lucky/unlucky to see and experience other dimensions, higher and lower and the Shambavi has made my intuition/abilities even stronger. Keep going, you are awesome and few people can do what you are doing, go from complete amateur and leap into something so complex. Blessing & Love to you, you will be successful, the Creator will support you all the way as well as the the Great Master Sadhguru. Remember he is with you in more ways than you know, this still makes me cry. I love him, he's the best. @@IshaYogi50
I actually practised om chanting+sukha kriya+2 shambhavi for more than 2 months (albeit inconsistently) but still suffered and distracted by extreme pain of long vajrasana and not able to catch lots of instructions because of shooting pain from legs. it would have been better if comfort in vajrasana position too is mentioned as a compulsory pre-requisite to signing up for the course(pillows etc only helps to a point). 4-day shoonya intensive is too fleeting to catch all the myriad instructions in one briefing. I somehow managed to gather the info and continues to practise the mandala
That's good feedback! Did you tell the Ashram or Teacher about this? Isha Foundation is always open for feedback and I have seen implementation of feedback over the years happening a lot. I encourage you reach out to them via email. You can always go back and volunteer and receive all the guidelines again.
Namaskaram Anna! Your videos are so much value add to all of us. Instead of just ripping content and republishing you add so much of additional information to the content. Much appreciated! Pranam. A fellow Ishanha 😊🙏🏽
Thank you for this wonderful video - many blessings to you Anna ! One question - can I do 20 mins of sukh Kriya and then 20 mins of aum chanting whilst in vajrasan? That finishes my preparation in 40 minutes :)
Usually it is recommended and also practiced during the program in Ardhasiddhasana. That's all I can say. There is no instructions to do it differently, so I can't speak on that here :) hope you understand. In the end you see what works best for you, what is possible.
Thankyou for the information. I've been practicing my Shambhavi for past 2 years. I get sensation in my midback while doing the sukha kriya. The intensity increases as the time progresses and by the end of 6-7 minutes, Its really intense. I'm not sure how can I do the sukha kriya for 21 minutes in a stretch. Any suggestions?
How long are we expected to sit in Vajrasana? And can we use support? I have been practicing vajrasana for 20minutes everyday and I don't seem to get better at it. Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting 20mins, piece of cake. Its the Shakti Chalana Kriya and sitting in Vajrasana that I contemplate the most.
There is an alternate version sitting on a chair for people who have had a surgery lets say or similar. But it is not as powerful or effective. Shakti Challana takes anywhere between 35-45 min. The time increases the longer you practice. You can use pillows for support. And they will teach you how you can take a 20 sec "break" sitting in Vajrasana without getting out of the posture that can help. Just keep practicing dont worry or overthink it.
@olema4994 fortunately it has. I have been practicing shakti chalan kriya for some time now and it has completely transformed my life. I am averaging around 50mins to 1hr of Shakti Chalana Kriya. It's hard to explain how. When we were in Mahima going through the initiation process it just started coming on its own accord. Such is the blessing of Isha Yoga and Consecrated spaces. If you are eligible, work on the preparation sadhana really hard and give yourself to that process. When you get there for initiation just let your doubts go and what you need to participate and be in the sadhana will come.
It is said that any spiritual practice should not be done during the midnight sandhyakala (20 minutes before, and 20 minutes after midnight) for people who wish to live/are living in family situations. That time is not supportive for people who aren't monks/brahmacharis/sanyasis. Also, avoid doing practices when the temperature is high outside as this can generate too much heat and damage the system. Other then that any time is fine. But there are times that are more suitable such as the other Sandhya Kalas. Hope that helps!
Approximately how much time daily should be planned for to complete Shamhbavi, Surya Kriya and Shoonya? I've done Shambhavi for years, scheduled to learn Surya Kriya in October and hoping to do Shoonya next year, but I don't want to sign up for something that I won't be able to fit into my daily schedule. Sukha Kriya and Aum chanting daily is required for Shoonya too?
Shambavi takes 21 min + 10 min Preparation approx. Surya Kriya 1 Cycle takes about 10-15min. Shoonya takes 2 x 15 min a day. Shakti Challana Kriya which is part of Shoonya takes around 30-45min depending on the depth of your breath. Yes Sukha Kriya and Aum chanting daily is required for preparation for Shoonya. Hope this helps!
Hey there... It was so nice listening to you.. I am a newbie.. I really REALLY can't figure out where to begin from. I have a list of health issues... Mainly now being disc bulge on L4-L5, lumbar spondylosis, Tarlov Cyst on S1-S2, Scoliosis, Osteophytes build up in lumbar and cervical spine. I also have Fibromyalgia, Vertigo, knee pain, severe elbow, shoulder, hip, upper and lower back pain with inflammation and IBS... Still a lot more to pen down. Can u tell me how do I start? I want to heal myself physically and mentally. I have been fighting depression since my childhood am 37 now. I think of ending it all every alternate day.. I have also tried doing that while I was a teenager. I am really worried about my backache... Will I be able to sit with folded legs to do sambhavi mudra at all... Is there something else that I should begin with? Please guide me
Hey! Thanks for your message. In the Program I was volunteering for there were 2 blind participants who couldn't "see" the instructions, the mudras, the way to sit but still they went through it and with Grace now practice it. Also recently there was a Volunteer who only had one leg and he also got initiated into Shambavi as is practicing it now. And lastly one lady messaged me some time ago asking what if someone doesn't have 2 hands and even for that there is a solution. So truly it is up to you. If you are willing to invest time in yourself then solutions will come. Begin with Shambavi, don't worry about doing everything at once. Just do one thing but do it completely. I think the offer for Inner Engineering is valid only 1 or 2 more days. So register soon!
If I need to practice Shambhavi + sukha kriya 20 min + and aum chanting 20 min, in what order do I need to do them ? Can I merge these practices while doing Shambhavi ?
No you can't merge it. You can do Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting any time, no need to be empty stomach - but it shouldn't be right after a meal either. Shambavi you do as per the guidelines. You could do Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting after Shambavi if you want to but seperately.
I wanted to sign up for shoonya in 3 weeks and just got my visa for India ready but I can't sit in vajrasana almost at all. Also I can't sit on my heels. Should I better postpone my shoonya initiation?
You don't have to postpone. The preparation recommended by them are sukhakriya and aum chanting. They know what they are doing. You can attend if you've been doing the preparations.
I have this issue of sciatica in my right leg lately, wherein I am not able to sit for more than 20 mins in ardhasidhaasana as my right leg goes numb completely. I have enrolled for the program, however, in 2 weeks. Do I have to reschedule so that I get physically fine to attend the program?
@@ramfunmeen Hey! I mean you can do the program sitting in a chair. You have to communicate that to the team (teacher). If you feel fine doing it that way there is no issue. Can you sit in vajrasana?
Hey I wanted to attend shoonya program this April but I don't have enough time to practice shambhavi mahamudra like I have a month to do that Is it ok if I practice it for only a month
A month of preparation is okay. If you can set aside time to do Shambavi + 15 min of Sukha Kriya and 15min of Aum Chanting everyday. If you are not able to set this time aside then doing Shakti Challana Kriya after being initiated will also not happen. Since it takes 35-45min for the practice. If you're not able to commit to that yet, then it's not the time 🙏 whenever you're ready to commit to this time you can go 😊🙏 hope this helps. Preparation shouldn't be skipped.
You could go for it, you'd just have to wake up early during the program (between 5 - 5.30am) in order to get the practice done before the daily schedule starts. During the day you'll be doing one guided practice together so you have to do one by yourself. Since it will already be an intense program/process, you might want to be done with the Mandala before. That's my opinion. It's not official guidance. First establish one practice before going to the next one, that's my approach. Especially because it will prepare your energies. But it's up to you 🙏😊
No, please don't attempt doing that. Follow the instructions 's the way they have been taught to you at the program. You, can harm yourself with that, if you have done the program you must remember the story of the guy who did exactly that and got really sick. Don't experiment with this simply follow the instructions and if you don't remember them then volunteer for the program and go through it again please 🙏🙏🙏
That will be a dangerous and stupid thing to do if you have been initiated to Shoonya. You can do normal sitting/meditation for whatever periods as you please.
@@symbolnz8600 You will learn Surya Shakti, Shakti Challana Kriya and Shoonya Meditation. Also there will be guided practice of Shambavi Maha Mudra Kriya everyday with all the other participants. Along with that there will be Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting done seperately once again together will all participants. Sukha Kriya, AUM Chanting and Shambavi Maha mudra Kriya (Inner Engineering) need to be practiced prior to the program already.
I was wondering if this question would come up 😃as you've seen in the video it's a very simple asana. My wifes father sits like this naturally without knowing its an asana as such 🤣 but as Sadhguru said, every posture is an asana but some were identified as more suitable. So you can just see a picture on google and follow that, we sit on our knees.You can try touching your big toes while sitting but in the beginning that might not be possible so try and see what works. In Shakti Challana Kriya your big toes have to touch and there should be a gap of 4 fingers between your knees, that's pretty much it in terms of instructions for how to sit.
@@TwistedReality108 Ha! So your wife's father won't have any problems sitting for SCK 😅 Thank you for the reply 🙂🙏 I just wanted to make sure that the Asana I was seeing online was the proper one taught at Isha. Thank you!!
Most of the participants use pillows in the program and you can use as many as you need in the beginning, after a few days you will be bale to remove them.@@flibitboat
Are you asking what happens when Sadhguru initiates you into a practice? Or are you asking what happens when you get initiated into one of the practices designed by Sadhguru? Because as of today, Sadhguru doesn't do the initiations anymore but trained teachers do. That being said Sadhguru is not limited to his physical body so his energies are there in any initiation.
@@TwistedReality108 sadhguru has said many times that ‘i have initiated more people i have never met than i have met’.He says When someone is willing he will initiate that person.What happens in this initiation?? To what program he initiate those people he has never met ?? If you know please clarify 🙏
@@elcyjohn2783 Online Initiation for Shambavi Mahamudra Kriya, which is part of the Inner Engineering program. There he initiates online without meeting them in person. Also all those who in person initiation with a teacher he is always the driving source and energy behind every invitation in Isha Foundation.
Secret is. Just choose one, put all your effort into that one. Make it as a part of your life. Don't lookout for other forms of meditation. Just one is enough
I agree with the comment above. Whatever you do if you do it with 100% involvement and devote yourself to it then you shall reap the fruits. It depends upon each person which Meditation will personally bring the most or quickest transformation, some people, like myself, need more than one push. So Shambavi in that way was a good preparation but I was not receptive enough at that time, only after Shoonya initiation did I really get that push. But again it's different for everyone.
@@vinodreddy9365 also true 🙏🏼 but as far as we understand them it is a practice offered to us for our inner growth we need not understand how it works it will still work 😄
Well in Germany the most popular techniques are Mindfulness Meditation where one pays attention the the breath which feels more like trying to control the breath and trying to do meditation and the other is Transzendetal MEditation which is repeating a Mantra and again its trying to do something. What my experience of Sadhgurus MEditations is, it is not something that you do but something that you become. And the tools that Sadhguru uses are not his own tools but come from the Yogic Sciences he just put them together suitable for where human beings are right now in terms of their consciousness. Thats my perspective, nothing has worked for me as much as his techniques thats all i can say
I just attended shoonya,didnt practice vajrasana,aum chanting and sukha kriya(20 min each),consequenses i faced are extreme exhaustion and fatigue,so dont make this mistake, who wish to attend this program,i really underestimated vajrasana,for first timers it causes excruciating pain
Can I practice shoonya more than 15 mins ... Something about 40mins-1 hr in single sitting
@@mihirsingh9915 if u have attended shoonya,its only around 15 min
I've completed inner engeenering few months ago and was thinking to go for shoonya.
I'm doing a process of closing my eyes and just witnessing my thoughts and I can do it for 45 mins-1 hr
Can I do it specially after completing my shoonya slot?
@if your doing your own for 40min by closing your eyes .. that means that is not shooonya.
Initiation should be done properly.
@@shaanc6795 yes sir, along with shoonya... Can I practice that also? , I'm trying to find that
I'm an Isha meditator (attended Samyama and Samyama sadhana few times) and full time volunteer in the ashram from 2019 to 2023. 20 min Sukha Kriya and 20 min AUM chanting is done not just for the "pleasant" experience during the program, but to bring the body (all five sheaths:) to a most conducive state for the Shoonya initiation. To practice Vajrasana, start with putting as many pillows you need on the floor and in between your thighs and calves. Slowly reduce the cushioning with time, as you get used to. It may take a month or two or more, depending on your body.
Thanks for all the tips. Yessss, 21 min Aum amd Sukha kriya plus sitting in vajarasna really helps.. I didn't struggle much as I was practicing my hatha but 90% of people in my batch were struggling..
😄💜🙏 Thanks for watching! I'm glad it all went smooth for you 😅 I wish everyone could experience that smoothness with just a bit of extra preparation.
Thank you so much for the tips.. I am going to attend shoonya intensive program at the ashram from Feb 2-5th 2024...and I have been sincerely following the instructions that were told .. Hope all goes well.I just reached home after completing BSP yesterday at the ashram...Full of energy and blissed out 🙏
😍😍😍 Amazing! Wishing you all the best.
Thank you so much 🙏. Sukha kriya and Aum chanting is actually sitting in ardhasiddhasana.Is it ok to do it sitting in vajrasana? So that one can prepare better while attending the actual initiation.
I mean Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting will be done in Ardhasiddhasana during the program. So best to practice it like that. But you could do it in vajrasana as well. Initiation not necessarily happens in vajrasana. Personally I would just sit in vajrasana after food, during leisure, when watching tv or similar.@@sreensrichannel31
@@TwistedReality108 Thank you so much for the info 🙏
@@sreensrichannel31 how was ur experience as I have registered myself for online panch bhuta kriya
What helped me alot in dealing with pain was to become aware of the pain, where in my body is the feeling and then i asked myself, who is experiencing? There is no answer to it! Suddenly the pain is more bearable than before. Love and light ❤
@@steeltobido love this! Reminds me of Ramana Maharshi Methods ❤️🌸
That is all true well said on this video. Progress will depends on each individual capabilities of experience. Lucky are those who have taken this Isha program that they have this proper guidance. Having this huge opportunuty and easy access on their journey to self transformation.
The first most important is about how to train to be conscious that our spine is always erected no matter what we do. This is the most crucial starting point on progress. That is why all of the exercises and sadhana is so important.
As a Roman Cathiloc, I was never been in any of the program or got initiated by any Spiritual Master. Likewise with Sahadguru's childhood years, I too have so many questions in my head that nobody can satisfy with all of my curiosity. Everything changes in my later years, that I was so fascinated about the Hindu and Buddhist history and traditions.
By my own initiative with some guide of spirituality videos and references. It almost took me about 10yrs to achieve some progress because I was not properly guided on my spiritual journey.
Now can stay for almost 1hr every day and can sit properly still on my meditations. I can't really explain, but what I feel is so pleasant in everything around me everyday.
Wonderful sharing! And I can relate very much to this. There are a lot of teachers and forms of meditations out there that are very difficult as a beginner. Most people try to do Meditation instead of becoming meditative. I am glad you found your way!
Namaskaram Anna,
I remember you from my last year's Shoonya Program as a volunteer. Much gratitude to you and all volunteers there for making it an once in a lifetime experience for us. 😊 Pranam.
Glad to hear!❤ Thanks for watching!
🙏Greatly explained without making any alterations, best part you showed sadhguru's video , not telling it by your own👍, Thanks
Namaskaram 🙏
Thanks a lot! I am glad you liked it!
Are you from Australia
@@TwistedReality108 Namaskaram 🙏 there is a possibility that in the video Sadhguru is talking about Shambavi Mahamudra Kriya and not Shoonya, look here, I'm not sure🙏 th-cam.com/video/brtSz3rvsHs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PA3iRtKeiQn4OerF
❤wonderful video! Going for shoona on march 12 🙏will practice vajrasana from today
Love the excitement!
Meditation is good. Sadghuru helped me on my life journey. I will take a moment in time to practice his meditation and see where it takes me. #God'splan #godislove 🙏💞🙏🙌🌈🌞
Anna Can You Make Video On Pranic Foods & What Kinda Foods You Eat & When You Eat & How You Eat In Details Please
Sounds like a great idea! Thanks for letting me know 🙏🏼
I've been practicing shoonya for the last 6 years, and I'm a changed person.❤
Woah 😍respect for being so disciplined and devoted 🙏🏼
@@TwistedReality108 Namaskaram 🙏🏽
That's very impressive bro 👏👏👏🙏
What are the changes,you have noticed ?
@@marudharinvestment8074 I think this Will be different for each person. What it has done for someone might not happen to you, something completely different is probably going to happen. So it's best not to expect anything specific to happen. But medically there have been studies done at the Harvard Medical School which measured what it did to the brain. If you want to see the impact it has on the Neurons, the Memory, the Calmness, the Oxygen Levels and similar yo u can just type Study on Shoonya Meditation IN GOOGLE. HOPE THAT HELPS 🙏
I have completed Inner engineering and boy did I start releasing blockages, in all forms it came out of me!
😄❤️🙏 Wonderful to hear!
Practising Shoonya from past 8 months.. felt nothingness on several occasion ❤🙏🏽
Wonderful ❤ thanks for sharing! It will inspire many others.
I can sit in vajra asan for more than hour easily i use to do that back home after eating food I'm practicing my balancing Sadhana too very excited for tomorrow shunya
Wonderful! All the best
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been practicing shambhavi everyday, but still can't sit properly in ardhasiddasana. My left foot doesn't touch mooladhara. Same thing with vajrasana, my butt doesn't touch the feet. I am disappointed but that did not stop me from doing my shambhavi daily though. I hope one day i will be able to go for shoonya, after enough preparation.
Hey! I hope the video did not discourage you to pursue going for it hehe. More preparation sounds like a good idea. You will get there, just continue the practice, increase the time you do Preparatory Asanas. You will get there :)
@@TwistedReality108 No not all, it only motivated me to stay on the track. Now I know what I should do to get there🙏
I also have done zero of the physical aspect of Yoga and have completed Shambavi on weekend of 4th Feb 2024.
I'm proud of you my friend, I too keep going despite the discomfort and pain (I come from a lot of generational and past trauma) so the Shambavi accelerated the purging (puking, shitting, crying, raging, nausea) that I was already in the process of releasing, but I am determined to complete my 40 days and on going after this.
I have never, even as a child, been able to sit cross legged with out immense pain, but slowly and surely the hips are opening and more is being unlocked and unblocked.
I am now entering the third week and will complete 40 days on March 15th. I am having to wake at 5.30am to complete the two practices and still attend to my job and other commitments. I can say that it is transformational, subtle but powerful.
I have always been very intuitive and psychic and have been lucky/unlucky to see and experience other dimensions, higher and lower and the Shambavi has made my intuition/abilities even stronger.
Keep going, you are awesome and few people can do what you are doing, go from complete amateur and leap into something so complex. Blessing & Love to you, you will be successful, the Creator will support you all the way as well as the the Great Master Sadhguru. Remember he is with you in more ways than you know, this still makes me cry. I love him, he's the best. @@IshaYogi50
@@TwistedReality108Namaskaram Anna, finally finished Shoonya a week ago and keeping up with my mandala. Thank you for the work you are doing 😊
@@IshaYogi50 Wonderful! Enjoy the journey 😍
Wow thank you for this! Really valuable content
Happy to hear that!
Very much helpful tips Anna, I will surely do this & preparing me for Shoonya
Fantastic! All the best :)
I actually practised om chanting+sukha kriya+2 shambhavi for more than 2 months (albeit inconsistently) but still suffered and distracted by extreme pain of long vajrasana and not able to catch lots of instructions because of shooting pain from legs. it would have been better if comfort in vajrasana position too is mentioned as a compulsory pre-requisite to signing up for the course(pillows etc only helps to a point). 4-day shoonya intensive is too fleeting to catch all the myriad instructions in one briefing. I somehow managed to gather the info and continues to practise the mandala
That's good feedback! Did you tell the Ashram or Teacher about this? Isha Foundation is always open for feedback and I have seen implementation of feedback over the years happening a lot. I encourage you reach out to them via email. You can always go back and volunteer and receive all the guidelines again.
Namaskaram Anna! Your videos are so much value add to all of us. Instead of just ripping content and republishing you add so much of additional information to the content. Much appreciated! Pranam. A fellow Ishanha 😊🙏🏽
Thanks a lot for your support 😄🙏🙏🙏
Wow ! my soonya is after 2 months and i can make use of this tips 😊
All the best ❤️
Thanks for the information about the Shoonya and it's will be helpful to me.
So glad to hear!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing ❤🙏
Thanks for watching 😃
Namaskaram...... thankyou for such informative video😊
Thanks for watching!
Thanks! Very helpful. 🙏🌼
Glad to hear :)!!! 🙏🏼❤
Thank you for this wonderful video - many blessings to you Anna !
One question - can I do 20 mins of sukh Kriya and then 20 mins of aum chanting whilst in vajrasan?
That finishes my preparation in 40 minutes :)
Usually it is recommended and also practiced during the program in Ardhasiddhasana. That's all I can say. There is no instructions to do it differently, so I can't speak on that here :) hope you understand. In the end you see what works best for you, what is possible.
@@TwistedReality108thank you this helps
Thankyou for the information. I've been practicing my Shambhavi for past 2 years. I get sensation in my midback while doing the sukha kriya. The intensity increases as the time progresses and by the end of 6-7 minutes, Its really intense. I'm not sure how can I do the sukha kriya for 21 minutes in a stretch. Any suggestions?
Thanks for this video 🙂It helped me a lot☺🙏
Thanks for watching! ❤
How long are we expected to sit in Vajrasana? And can we use support? I have been practicing vajrasana for 20minutes everyday and I don't seem to get better at it. Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting 20mins, piece of cake. Its the Shakti Chalana Kriya and sitting in Vajrasana that I contemplate the most.
There is an alternate version sitting on a chair for people who have had a surgery lets say or similar. But it is not as powerful or effective. Shakti Challana takes anywhere between 35-45 min. The time increases the longer you practice. You can use pillows for support. And they will teach you how you can take a 20 sec "break" sitting in Vajrasana without getting out of the posture that can help. Just keep practicing dont worry or overthink it.
Did it get better over time? I have been practicing for several weeks but anything longer than 20 to 25 minutes feels almost impossible
@olema4994 fortunately it has. I have been practicing shakti chalan kriya for some time now and it has completely transformed my life.
I am averaging around 50mins to 1hr of Shakti Chalana Kriya. It's hard to explain how. When we were in Mahima going through the initiation process it just started coming on its own accord. Such is the blessing of Isha Yoga and Consecrated spaces. If you are eligible, work on the preparation sadhana really hard and give yourself to that process. When you get there for initiation just let your doubts go and what you need to participate and be in the sadhana will come.
Thank you! Namaskaram❤
@@aliakutkut8644 glad it helped! ❤️😊
Hi Brother, I've A Doubt, In Which Time Or Which Part Of The Day We Should Avoid Doing Kriya/Yoga? Can You Please Tell Them 🙏
It is said that any spiritual practice should not be done during the midnight sandhyakala (20 minutes before, and 20 minutes after midnight) for people who wish to live/are living in family situations. That time is not supportive for people who aren't monks/brahmacharis/sanyasis. Also, avoid doing practices when the temperature is high outside as this can generate too much heat and damage the system. Other then that any time is fine. But there are times that are more suitable such as the other Sandhya Kalas. Hope that helps!
@@TwistedReality108 Thank You So Much Anna For Your Detailed Answer, I'll Search For Those Sandhya Kala Timings To Do My Isha Kriya 🤍
@@psychoinc.6074 Brahma Muhurta is the most conducive - starts 2 hours before sunrise, otherwise 30min either side of sunrise/sunset
Anna is it u in the program in video?
Haha yes there was one part where I was shown 😃
Approximately how much time daily should be planned for to complete Shamhbavi, Surya Kriya and Shoonya? I've done Shambhavi for years, scheduled to learn Surya Kriya in October and hoping to do Shoonya next year, but I don't want to sign up for something that I won't be able to fit into my daily schedule. Sukha Kriya and Aum chanting daily is required for Shoonya too?
Shambavi takes 21 min + 10 min Preparation approx.
Surya Kriya 1 Cycle takes about 10-15min.
Shoonya takes 2 x 15 min a day.
Shakti Challana Kriya which is part of Shoonya takes around 30-45min depending on the depth of your breath.
Yes Sukha Kriya and Aum chanting daily is required for preparation for Shoonya. Hope this helps!
Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Very much so. I am registering for Shoonya tomorrow. And I will follow all your advice 🙏
@@ShivaShikha787 So glad to hear! Thanks for watching ❤
Hey there... It was so nice listening to you.. I am a newbie.. I really REALLY can't figure out where to begin from. I have a list of health issues... Mainly now being disc bulge on L4-L5, lumbar spondylosis, Tarlov Cyst on S1-S2, Scoliosis, Osteophytes build up in lumbar and cervical spine. I also have Fibromyalgia, Vertigo, knee pain, severe elbow, shoulder, hip, upper and lower back pain with inflammation and IBS... Still a lot more to pen down. Can u tell me how do I start? I want to heal myself physically and mentally. I have been fighting depression since my childhood am 37 now.
I think of ending it all every alternate day.. I have also tried doing that while I was a teenager. I am really worried about my backache... Will I be able to sit with folded legs to do sambhavi mudra at all... Is there something else that I should begin with?
Please guide me
Hey! Thanks for your message. In the Program I was volunteering for there were 2 blind participants who couldn't "see" the instructions, the mudras, the way to sit but still they went through it and with Grace now practice it. Also recently there was a Volunteer who only had one leg and he also got initiated into Shambavi as is practicing it now. And lastly one lady messaged me some time ago asking what if someone doesn't have 2 hands and even for that there is a solution. So truly it is up to you. If you are willing to invest time in yourself then solutions will come. Begin with Shambavi, don't worry about doing everything at once. Just do one thing but do it completely. I think the offer for Inner Engineering is valid only 1 or 2 more days. So register soon!
Do Inner Engineering Online by Sadhguru, get initiated into shambhavi,it will change your life, also help in health issues 🙏.
If I need to practice Shambhavi + sukha kriya 20 min + and aum chanting 20 min, in what order do I need to do them ? Can I merge these practices while doing Shambhavi ?
No you can't merge it.
You can do Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting any time, no need to be empty stomach - but it shouldn't be right after a meal either.
Shambavi you do as per the guidelines. You could do Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting after Shambavi if you want to but seperately.
I wanted to sign up for shoonya in 3 weeks and just got my visa for India ready but I can't sit in vajrasana almost at all. Also I can't sit on my heels. Should I better postpone my shoonya initiation?
You don't have to postpone. The preparation recommended by them are sukhakriya and aum chanting. They know what they are doing. You can attend if you've been doing the preparations.
@@ujwaljm thank you! I have postponed my Shoonya by only 1 month so I have a bit more time to prepare my legs. Looking forward to it!
I was unable to sit in Ardhasiddhasana for Inner Engineering, and had to use a chair. Would I be able to do Shoonya?
You can do it in a chair as well. Can you sit in vajrasana?
@@TwistedReality108 I'll try!
My father used to make me sit in vajraasana from child 😅
😎😎😎 He knows
Love to you 😘
I have this issue of sciatica in my right leg lately, wherein I am not able to sit for more than 20 mins in ardhasidhaasana as my right leg goes numb completely. I have enrolled for the program, however, in 2 weeks. Do I have to reschedule so that I get physically fine to attend the program?
@@ramfunmeen Hey! I mean you can do the program sitting in a chair. You have to communicate that to the team (teacher). If you feel fine doing it that way there is no issue. Can you sit in vajrasana?
@@TwistedReality108yes, i am able to sit in vajrasana for around 10-13 mins.
@@ramfunmeen hmm okay, did you try emailing the ashram? info@ishafoundation.org
support.ishayoga.eu
@@TwistedReality108 not yet, i shall email them then..
@@TwistedReality108 I hope I would be allowed to attend the program. I really want to. Thanks, Anna for sending the mail id. 🙏
Thanks Anna🙏
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Hey I wanted to attend shoonya program this April but I don't have enough time to practice shambhavi mahamudra like I have a month to do that Is it ok if I practice it for only a month
A month of preparation is okay. If you can set aside time to do Shambavi + 15 min of Sukha Kriya and 15min of Aum Chanting everyday. If you are not able to set this time aside then doing Shakti Challana Kriya after being initiated will also not happen. Since it takes 35-45min for the practice. If you're not able to commit to that yet, then it's not the time 🙏 whenever you're ready to commit to this time you can go 😊🙏 hope this helps. Preparation shouldn't be skipped.
Namaste. I'm from Congo Brazzaville can I have this vidéo for shoonya.
Hey, what do you mean?
All the videos I have used here are available on Sadhgurus TH-cam Channel. The reference videos I have used.
Thanks a Lot anna
Thanks for watching!
What is fees for shoonya intensive program?
Anna,i haven't completed my shambhavi mandala yet...Can i go for shoonya
You could go for it, you'd just have to wake up early during the program (between 5 - 5.30am) in order to get the practice done before the daily schedule starts. During the day you'll be doing one guided practice together so you have to do one by yourself. Since it will already be an intense program/process, you might want to be done with the Mandala before. That's my opinion. It's not official guidance. First establish one practice before going to the next one, that's my approach. Especially because it will prepare your energies. But it's up to you 🙏😊
Cant it be done online?
Can I practice shoonya more than 15 mins ... Something about 40mins-1 hr in single sitting
No, please don't attempt doing that. Follow the instructions 's the way they have been taught to you at the program. You, can harm yourself with that, if you have done the program you must remember the story of the guy who did exactly that and got really sick. Don't experiment with this simply follow the instructions and if you don't remember them then volunteer for the program and go through it again please 🙏🙏🙏
That will be a dangerous and stupid thing to do if you have been initiated to Shoonya. You can do normal sitting/meditation for whatever periods as you please.
Does shoo ya meditation come after inner engineering?
@@cartergomez5390 yes 🙏
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Thanks for watching!
Hi can you please tell what you did in 40 days mandala
What do you mean?
What practices were you doing in shoonya?
@@symbolnz8600 You will learn Surya Shakti, Shakti Challana Kriya and Shoonya Meditation.
Also there will be guided practice of Shambavi Maha Mudra Kriya everyday with all the other participants. Along with that there will be Sukha Kriya and Aum Chanting done seperately once again together will all participants.
Sukha Kriya, AUM Chanting and Shambavi Maha mudra Kriya (Inner Engineering) need to be practiced prior to the program already.
Are there any directions on how to sit in vajrasana? Thank you!
I was wondering if this question would come up 😃as you've seen in the video it's a very simple asana. My wifes father sits like this naturally without knowing its an asana as such 🤣 but as Sadhguru said, every posture is an asana but some were identified as more suitable. So you can just see a picture on google and follow that, we sit on our knees.You can try touching your big toes while sitting but in the beginning that might not be possible so try and see what works. In Shakti Challana Kriya your big toes have to touch and there should be a gap of 4 fingers between your knees, that's pretty much it in terms of instructions for how to sit.
@@TwistedReality108 Ha! So your wife's father won't have any problems sitting for SCK 😅 Thank you for the reply 🙂🙏 I just wanted to make sure that the Asana I was seeing online was the proper one taught at Isha. Thank you!!
@@TwistedReality108 Excited to see your future content! Thanks for the awesome advice and modification 🙂🙏
Most of the participants use pillows in the program and you can use as many as you need in the beginning, after a few days you will be bale to remove them.@@flibitboat
Sunya hindi m kab hota h
Please sir iv herad sadhguru initiate people in shoonya meditation. What happens in initiation ??
Are you asking what happens when Sadhguru initiates you into a practice? Or are you asking what happens when you get initiated into one of the practices designed by Sadhguru? Because as of today, Sadhguru doesn't do the initiations anymore but trained teachers do. That being said Sadhguru is not limited to his physical body so his energies are there in any initiation.
@@TwistedReality108 sadhguru has said many times that ‘i have initiated more people i have never met than i have met’.He says When someone is willing he will initiate that person.What happens in this initiation?? To what program he initiate those people he has never met ?? If you know please clarify 🙏
@@elcyjohn2783 Online Initiation for Shambavi Mahamudra Kriya, which is part of the Inner Engineering program. There he initiates online without meeting them in person. Also all those who in person initiation with a teacher he is always the driving source and energy behind every invitation in Isha Foundation.
@@TwistedReality108 but sadhguru says he has initiated people who doesn’t even know about him. Anyways thank you for replying sir 🙏🙏
@@elcyjohn2783 I haven't heard about that. Do you have a resource? What Ive heard is he initiated more people then he met.
Thanks, but desterbing is your music sadguru.
Sorry to hear 🙏🙏🙏 will reduce it in the future
All meditations he says this the best...now I am confused and pls remember all he does he puts you in confusion.
Secret is. Just choose one, put all your effort into that one. Make it as a part of your life. Don't lookout for other forms of meditation. Just one is enough
I agree with the comment above. Whatever you do if you do it with 100% involvement and devote yourself to it then you shall reap the fruits. It depends upon each person which Meditation will personally bring the most or quickest transformation, some people, like myself, need more than one push. So Shambavi in that way was a good preparation but I was not receptive enough at that time, only after Shoonya initiation did I really get that push. But again it's different for everyone.
All are not same(dharana,dhyana,samadhi,shoonya,samyama) but they have a common name in english known has meditation
@@vinodreddy9365 also true 🙏🏼 but as far as we understand them it is a practice offered to us for our inner growth we need not understand how it works it will still work 😄
When has he ever said this about any other meditation? Which one has more potential than Shoonya?
Isn't meditation just that? Emptying the mind? Sounds like a money grab technique...
Well in Germany the most popular techniques are Mindfulness Meditation where one pays attention the the breath which feels more like trying to control the breath and trying to do meditation and the other is Transzendetal MEditation which is repeating a Mantra and again its trying to do something. What my experience of Sadhgurus MEditations is, it is not something that you do but something that you become. And the tools that Sadhguru uses are not his own tools but come from the Yogic Sciences he just put them together suitable for where human beings are right now in terms of their consciousness. Thats my perspective, nothing has worked for me as much as his techniques thats all i can say
Minus the fact that they don't grab any money 😅 The whole program costs like 50 USD for 4 days including food and accommodation
Stung by a bee 😂 saying as if attacked by a tiger
Well in that moment it was still pain and he choose not to suffer it.