Glands and Immunity

Kriya for Massage the Lymphatic System

This kriya turns the body into its own pump. The lymph has no heart to drive it, so you become the drive, throwing the arms, jumping the spine, splashing the prana up and over the crown until the stagnant fluid moves and the channels run clean. the masters taught it as a teaching about strength itself: make the body very strong, really strong, and it can fight off anything. You channelize the energy of the ida and pingala and let the nadis carry what the body has been holding.

Pose 1

Sit in easy pose with the arms close to the sides, elbows bent so the forearms point straight up, palms facing each other. Push one arm strongly out and up at a sixty degree angle while the other stays bent, hard as steel, balancing the extended arm. Then push the bent arm out as the extended arm returns close in to the side. The push comes from the armpit, which stretches with the motion. This is vigorous, demanding work: you are channelizing the energy of ida and pingala.

Time: 10 Minutes

Pose 2

Extend both arms up and out so they form a V above you. Keep the elbows straight and criss-cross the arms in front of your face. Move very quickly with Breath of Fire for 1 1/2 minutes.

Breath: Breath of Fire
Time: 1-1/2 Minutes

Pose 3

Extend both arms out in front of you, palms facing up. Moving both arms together, scoop as if you were splashing water up and over your head. Breathe powerfully through your mouth for 2 1/2 minutes. Then lie down on your back and lift both legs up over your head into plow pose. Return the legs to the floor and continue these leg lifts into plow pose.

Time: 2-1/2 Minutes

Pose 4

Lie down on your back and lift both legs up and over your head into plow pose. Return the legs to the floor and keep the lifts coming, floor to plow and back again.

Time: 2 Minutes

Pose 5

Lie down straight and place your hands under your neck. Spread the heels about one foot apart. Begin jumping the body from the hips, moving from the center of the body. Do not bend the knees; move from the thighs to the rib cage. Move vigorously for 3 1/2 minutes.

Time: 3-1/2 Minutes

Pose 6

Still lying on your back, lift the legs up and grab your toes, keeping the knees straight. Open your mouth and breathe through your throat for 1 minute.

Time: 1 Minute

Pose 7

Come into baby pose with your forehead on the ground and your hands behind you. Go to sleep listening to a soft devotional recording. After 11 minutes, rise up, cross your palms over your heart center, and sing along with the recording for 5 more minutes. the masters played the gong during this meditation.

Time: 11 minutes