 formle ss pure consciousness is the source of al l things. What makes this realization natural is that you see yourse lf as an
expression of one thing, not a jumble of mental and physical
activity. For Today
If you see an object in the outside world, you view it from  the
outside. Wholeness—the one thing—has no outside. It also  has no
inside. Therefore, you can’t view it. Because you are  it, you can’t
even relate to wholeness in  various ways, like accepting it or
rejecting it, participating on e day and taking time out the next. When y ou wake up, you know that you are the one thing. Yet even
now you can stop relating to it in false ways.Today, practice having no attitude toward your mind. Let
thoughts arise and fall, and when you are tempted to have an
attitude toward  what is going on, don’t. Don’t say that one thought
is good and a nother bad. Don’t assign labels like SMART, DUMB,
POSITIVE,  or NEGATIVE. T he mind is none of those things. It is the
flow of activity from the absolute. To label the mind is like saying
that wholeness  is bad, good, positive, negative, and so on. Clearly,
wholeness is beyond all lab els. So is your awareness. By not
judging your thoughts, you begin to adopt the open,
nonjudgmental state of being awake. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 24

Only awareness is real. Even as it plays the role of
observer and observed, even as it creates worlds “out
there” and “in here,” its own nature is unchanging. Awareness exists. Everything else is a passing experi ence. These two sentences have be en said and resaid for centur ies. This
fact shows, at the very least, that human beings looked at reality
and found it mysterious. How did change emerge from
nonchange? How did One become Many? The mystery was
formulated in countless different ways. Asking “What came before
time began?,” as modern cos mology does, is merely a va riant on
the medieval question “What existed before God?”
The answer is contained in t he question. What came first has
been here forever. Change i s just a mask worn by nonchange. Once hu man beings saw the mystery, we saw our own nature. We
are creator and created, One and Many, changing experience and
unchanging awareness. None of this has to be proved o r tested. Whether you accept your true nature or not has no bearing on
your tru e natu re. It continues to be. On waking up, you see your
true nature clearly, and then a new life begins. For Today
Taking a moment or two, l et your mind roam across some
things you can recall from your past—memories of early
childhood, your parents, birthdays, school, your first kiss, some
things t hat are  sad, and so on. It doesn’t matter what you choose
to see. Now ref lect on the one thing they all have in comm on. You
were there. You are the nonchange in the midst of change. Now
you know your true nature. Everything else is window dressing.YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 25

Human suffering is built into virtual reality. It doesn’t
exist in awareness itself. When you suffer and feel unhappy, anxious, depressed, or
hopeless, your suffering feels totally real. You are experiencing
something that  is a given, feels like a given, rooted in phys ical pain
and mental anguish. But virtual reality, our collective
spell/dream/illusion, is a construct. Suffering is embedded in the
construct, which is why it fee ls inevitable. Beliefs about suffering,
whether they originate in the doctrine of sin or karma or modern
medical theories, reinforce virtual reality. Waking up doesn’t guarante e that there will never again be
physical pain or sad days. Th e conditioned mind is stubborn, and
our body has been bombar ded constantly by signals from the
conditioned m ind. Shadows of conditioning continue  to fall
(always remembering that t he shadows can be light as well as
heavy). On waking up, yo u abandon your allegiance  to the
conditioned mind, and, from that moment, it begins to fade and
lose its grip. Y ou see that freedom from suffering is possible and
natural. Suffering doesn’t ex ist in awareness itself, which is your
true nature. For Today
When people suffer—for example, when they feel depressed or
are diag nosed with a life-threatening illness—there’s a tem ptation
to b lame themselves. “Did I do this to myself?” is a questio n posed
out of guilt, and guilt is quick to blame. The best answe r is that
your suffering is part of virtual reality. You accepted virtual reality,
which makes your participation in pain and suffering inevitable.Not tha t you are doomed; some people escape serious s uffering. But you r partic ipation is a se aled deal, no matter who yo u are or
what happens to you, unless you make a change. To end suffering, break the deal. When you wake up, the w hole
contract is annulled. Today yo u can prepare the way by not buying
into pain and suffering as so mething fated and inevitable. Think
back on some experiences you consider as suffering—they’d
include instances of grief, loss, sickness, betrayal, failure,
humiliation, and so on. Now sit quietly, go inward, and be with
yourself this minute. You are the same awareness that went
through suffering but also not suffering, that experienced pain but
also pleasure, that lost but also gained. For every opposite, you
have experienced both poles. Therefore, you are not either one. You are the unchanging awareness that witnesses change, the
screen upon which every experience plays without being an
experience. This insight holds the entire secret of bringing
suffering to an end. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 26

Suffering continues because we cling to memory and
grasp at experience. It is an illusion to believe that the
now can be grasped or that reality can be clung to. Truth feels cold when there’s nothing you can do about it. People feel the truth that l ife brings suffering, and they hate
feeling helples s in the face of this truth. The result is gre at inner
conflict. On the one hand, w e pretend to accept that lif e brings
suffering. On the other hand, we struggle to escape the feeling of
helplessness. Modern medicine ends part of the confusion and
struggle. As diseases are conquered, human beings feel more
powerful and suffering is pushed aside—for the moment. Suffering in the form of ment al anguish has not been allevi ated,
nor has the fe ar of disease and aging, or the dread o f death. Upgrading virtual reality is the story of modern technological
civilization. (Just as the discovery of new means of mechanized
death is  a downgrade of virt ual reality.) Suffering retains its grip
because we want to cling to g ood experiences and the memory of
better days. As long as youth, health, and happiness are rooted in
time, with good times being preferable to bad times, the re is no
escape from suffering. Clinging to virtual reality means that
suffering is part of the construct. When y ou wak e up, you don ’t try to cling or grasp. You don’t
store up good memories and push down bad ones. There  is only
being here now. In the now there is nothing to hold and grasp,
nothing to cling to. By no lo nger clinging, you have cut off your
connection to virtual reality. Then suffering no longer clings to
you.For Today
When s omebody tells you to let go and stop holding on, does
that advice really help? The most stubborn resentments, affronts,
hurts, and anger are holding on to you, not the other way around. No one wakes up after a bitter divorce, losing a job, or being
betrayed by a friend, thinking, “Now I’ve got something I really
want to  hold on to.” Instead, the anger and resentment come back
of th eir own accord, and they  last as long as they decide to last, not
as long you want them to last. What y ou are actually clingin g to isn’t bad memories, neg ative
emotions, old grudges, and hurt feelings. You are holding on to
virtual reality. By waking up, you let go of your allegiance to it, and
then the bad stuff stops clinging to you. Think about something
that ma kes you really angry or resentful. When you have it in
mind, let go. You won’t be able to, not when it is still clinging to
you. In reality,  you are where you are. This place is filled with bad
things that once happened, hurts and resentments that are in
various stages: clinging tight ly, starting to let go, or almost faded
to noth ing. Virtual reality is set up so that, wherever you are,
experience clings like barnac les to a ship’s hull. Seeing this gives
you a sense of detachment, which is a sign that you are waking up. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 27

Suffering comes


healing	effects
on	your	body	and	beauty. Pillar	5
	discusses	the	best	ways	to	move	your	body	to	promote	natural	grace,
tone,	and	beauty.Pillar	1
	discusses	the	essential	Radical	Beauty	ratios	to	make	eating	for	health
and	beauty	simple. Ingredients	for	the	Radical	Soother	Mask	(see
this	page
).Syncing	with	the	natural	rhythms	of	nature	enhances	your	natural	beauty.In
Pillar	1
,	you	will	learn	dietary	shifts	to	optimize	digestion	and	to	bolster
nutrient	circulation	and	absorption	for	beautiful	skin	and	overall	vitality. Use	the	Radical	Beauty	Liver	Tonic	(
this	page
)	to	promote	cleansing. Copyright
©	2016	by	aliasemma/ShutterstockBeauty	fats	include	avocados	and	unrefined	plant	oils. Fresh	spices	help	balance	and	enhance	your	health.Aligning	your	lifestyle	with	the	seasons	and	the	solar	and	lunar	cycles	helps	you
harness	greater	power	to	support	your	overall	energy	and	vitality. Boost	sluggish
agni,
	or	digestive	fire,	with	spices	such	as	cumin.Ingredients	for	the	Acne-Preventing	Tonic	(
this	page
).Warming	foods	increase	your	metabolism	and	circulation. Ingredients	for	the	Radical	Beauty	Skin	Texture	Smoothing	Mask	(
this	page
). Peak	Beauty	Sleep	is	essential	for	Radical	Beauty. Some	of	the	ingredients	for	the	Radical	Enzyme	Mask	(
this	page
).Peace	and	self-love	foster	natural	beauty	from	the	inside	out. Abhyanga
	is	an	Ayurvedic	practice	of	oil	massage	that	is	believed	to	soothe	your
nervous	system	and	rejuvenate	your	body	and	mind. Copyright	©	2016	by	Valery
Kraynov/ShutterstockColorful	plant	foods	are	a	powerful	ally	to	support	your	beauty. Being	in	nature’s	elements	helps	harmonize	balance	and	beauty	within	us.Ingredients	for	the	Nail	Strengthening	Scrub	(
this	page
). Spiritual	beauty	allows	you	to	shine	with	an	inner	light	that	outer	beauty	alone
can	never	match.Fresh	foods	are	beautifying	as	they	are	healthy. Check	out	the	Radical	Beauty
Recipes	in	the	Appendix	(
this	page
). Smoothies	are	an	excellent,	easy	way	to	take	in	lots	of	energizing	and	beauty-
building	nutrition. Radical	Beauty	is	something	that	exists	universally	while	at	the	same	time	being
completely	unique	to	you.PILLAR	3:
Peak	Beauty	Sleep
Beauty	sleep
	is	most	certainly	a	term	you’ve	come	across	before,	but	you	may	not
have	a	clear	sense	of	why	sleep	is	so	essential	to	reach	your	beauty	potential	or
what	steps	you	can	take	to	start	sleeping	better. This	pillar	will	go	into	great
detail	about	how	sleep	specifically	affects	your	natural	beauty	and	how	to
harness	its	power	to	look	and	feel	radically	beautiful. The	word
peak
	is	often
used	in	reference	to	the	highest	level	of	athletic	performance,	or	“peak
performance.”	As	we	are	referring	to	it	here	in	reference	to	beauty,
peak
	means
experiencing	the	optimal	level	and	quality	of	sleep	to	fully	support	your	beauty. While	you	already	know	that	excellent	sleep	is	important,	you	may	still
unknowingly	employ	tactics	that	keep	you	from	getting	your	best	sleep. Many
of	us	whittle	into	our	sleeping	hours	by	going	to	bed	later	than	we	should. In
part,	this	is	because	we	tend	to	prioritize	cramming	more	activity	and	tasks	into
the	day:	cleaning	up	the	kitchen	or	e-mail	box,	catching	up	on	work,	watching
an	extra	television	show,	surfing	the	Internet,	online	shopping,	or	whatever	else
it	may	be. This	often	pushes	bedtime	later	and	later. At	the	same	time,	we	shave
our	sleep	away	on	the	other	end	by	rising	earlier	and	earlier	in	the	morning	to
tend	to	small	children,	fit	in	a	workout,	or	simply	get	to	work. No	matter	how	much	sleep	you’ve	been	getting	up	until	now,	going	forward
you	must	shift	your	priorities	in	order	to	start	getting	peak	beauty	sleep. In	this
pillar	you’ll	learn	how	creating	peak	beauty	sleep	can	help	you	lose	weight	or
maintain	your	ideal	weight,	improve	your
metabolism	and	your	immunity,
better	repair	damaged	tissues	or	cells	(including	in	your	skin),	and	delay	disease
and	aging,	all	around	working	to	increase	your	beauty. You’ll	also	learn	the
most	effective	tips	and	tools	to	optimize	your	beauty	sleep,	which	is	key	in
allowing	your	most	beautiful	self	to	shine	through. Hopefully,	by	the	end	of
this	pillar,	your	perspective	on	sleep	will	have	radically	shifted.SHIFT	10:
Understand	the
Sleep-Beauty-
Wellness	Connection
How	Much	Sleep	Do	You	Really	Need? No	matter	how	you	slice	it,	most	of	us	aren’t	getting	enough	sleep. The
National	Sleep	Foundation	suggests	that	on	average	adults	need	about	7	to	9
hours	of	sleep	per	night. 1
	This	is	a	general	recommendation,	and	you	may	need
more	than	that	depending	on	your	individual	constitution,	but	unfortunately
most	of	us	don’t	get	that	much. (Contrary	to	popular	belief,	only	a	small
fraction	of	the	population	can	get	by	for	extended	periods	on	less	than	7	hours
of	sleep	at	night.) Healthy	sleep	is	also	uninterrupted,	not	the	kind	where	you
wake	up	several	times	a	night. Data	from	the
National	Health	Interview	Survey
concluded	that	at	least	30	percent	of	American	adults	don’t	get	enough	sleep. This	30	percent	reported	only	6	or	fewer	hours	of	sleep	per	night. 2
Ironically,	there’s	been	a	lot	of	talk	lately	that
oversleeping
	can	be	harmful. In
2002,	a	study	resurfaced	that	found	that	people	who	slept	6.5	to	7.4	hours	had
lower	rates	of	mortality	compared	with	people	who	slept	either	fewer	than	4
hours	or	greater	than	8. 3
	But	before	assuming	that	getting	more	than	8	hours	is
“bad,”	it	is	important	to	know	that	this	study	was	conducted	on	cancer	patients. This	might	have	shifted	the	results,	as	those	with	cancer	likely	have	different
sleep	needs	than	the	general	public. In	those	with	high	mortality	rates,	the	lack
of	sleep	or	excessive	amount	of	sleep	might	have	been	a	symptom	of	the
patients’	illness	and	not	the	cause. This	shows	how	important	it	is	to	look	at
studies	very	carefully	before	making	broad	assumptions,	especially	as	they	relate
to	lifestyle	shifts. Meanwhile,	a	growing	number	of	researchers	don’t	believe	there	is	such	a
thing	as	oversleeping. Dr.
Sigrid	Veasey	of	the	University	of	Pennsylvania’s
Center	for	Sleep	and	Circadian	Neurobiology	puts	it	bluntly:	“
You	can	never	get
‘too	much’	sleep. When	you	have	had	enough	sleep,	you	will	wake	up
.”There	are	other	interesting	findings	as	well. Researchers	at
Stanford
University	studied	the	impact	of	playing	sports	while	involved	in	academics. The	result	is	that	players	often	get	little	sleep. They	conducted	an	experiment	in
which	the	players	slept	10


and see yourself out of debt. Refuse to think indebted thoughts. You
will soon begin acting upon the image of yourself as a debt-free
person. You will find yourse lf tearing up your credit cards, or
consolidating your debts, or working at an extra job and doing the
things that flow from the imaging that you do in your mind. Similarly,
with your spous e, rather than act from the image you have of being
married to an impossible person, begin to act as someone who is going
to resolve your relationship one way or another. Create an image of
yourself in a relationship that is full of love and harmony, and you will
act that way. If you do not receive the feedback that is consistent with
the image, you may consider moving on along your own path alone, or
with another who is more in harmony with you. But instead of being in
turmoil because your spouse is unapproachable, you will begin to act
on the image of you as a human  being in harmony. If you work things
out, that will be terrific, and if you do not, you will move along in
peace. In either case you will be resolving your relationship rather than
feeding yoursel f on the frenzy  of a mental image of being in anintolerable situa tion. Make the situation perfect in your mind, and you
will act upon that perfectio n. The quality of relationships is
inseparably linked with our images and thoughts. What we see is
evidence of what we believe. Remind yourself that your circumstances do not make you, they reveal
you. Some people tell me that they think it is easy for me to give
advice on how to be happy and successful because I am rich and
famous. My reaction is that I feel that my circumstances reveal me. That is, I do not give advice because I am rich and famous. If I am rich
and famous it is because I have followed this advice. I have lived these
principles all of my life, and believe that that is why I have achieved
the measure of wealth or fame that is a part of my life. Look at your
life, whatever condition it may be in. Your relationships, your financial
picture, your level of happiness, your state of health. Now  try to
consider that these circumstances reveal  something about you. Acknowledge your involvement in your circumstances and view them
as a reflection of how you have been thinking and consequently  acting
upon those thoughts. You can use that power of visualization to have
the picture stay the same, deteriorate, or grow into whatever you
illuminate on your inner screen. You are what you think about all day
long. And even if you are thinking about the people who barely exist in
squalid conditio ns, remind yourself that these people, more than any
people on our planet, need to hear and believe what I am writing about. If somehow they could change their inner pictures of despair and
hopelessness to an image of something grander for themselves, and if
they steadfastly refused to imagine anything else, they would
somehow begin to make that image a reality in the physical realm. The evidence is overwhelmin g when you consider people who have
escaped from seemingly hopeles s conditions, and who report that their
belief was the impetus for their accomplishment. Secondly, know that
you are not that person. You are here, right now, the result of all the
previous pictures you have painted for yourself, and you can paint new
ones, including one of yourself assisting those who need help, if that is
what you want to do.Remind yourself daily that thought is not restricted to the confines of
time, cause and effect, beginnings and endings, and all of the other
rules that govern form. There simply are no limits in the astral realm of
thought. Armed with this aware ness, you can begin to meet others in
this realm. Relationships can exist in this area, and you can make them
come about by reminding yourse lf that everyone  in your life is a divine
entity with an intelligence behind all form. Your loved ones share their
bodies, just as you do, with God, or whatever you choose to call that
perfect intelligen ce permeating all form. Relate to them in this manner,
reach them in this new place, stay in touch with their perfection  within
their form, and you will find the quality of all your relatio nships
improving dram atically. Furthermore, you can relate to strangers in the
same fashion. See everyone as a part of the wonderful, mysterious,
invisible force that is in each and every one of us. Treat other people
like the divine creatures they are. Study the seven principles of becoming a waking dreamer by applying
one to each day of the week. Here is a sample of how you can make
this your own reality in the week to come. 1. Sunda y: Time does not exist. Spend some time today outside, in
nature, looking straight up. Try to imagine that up goes forever,
since even our rational mind tells us that the universe cann ot
simply end. If it goes forever, then it is already complete,
mysterious as this sounds. It is all complete. In a complete d
universe, time simply is mankind’ s way of helping organize the
days and keep track of things. Eternity is forever, no time, only
always. Now, what can you do with this? You can eliminate
preoccupation with time, aging, type-A  behavior, scheduling your
life, and hurryin g. It is all so perfect, this universe we are in. Slow
down and enjoy it all. Your lifetime of ninety or so years is
exactly the same as your dream  of eight or so hours. I did not
invent this notion of no time. Einstein gave it to us in amathematical sense, and philosophers from the beginning of
recorded history have reminded us of it. The Bible is replete with
references to eternity. Your lifetime in form is to be honored and
celebrated, not calculated and compartmentalized. Go beyon d
your enslavement to time and live fully in this, the only time you
have. In the Now, the working unit of your life. 2. Monday: There is no cause and effect. Today take time to
comprehend what it means just to be. You are not a human doing,
but rather a human being. While form follows all of the rules of
cause and effect, formlessness is acausal, just like the time you
spend dreaming. Now here, now there, your thoughts independent
of each other. You can get past pure cause and effect by tuning in
to your invisible  humanity. You need not continue to do the work
you trained yourself to do, simply because as a teenager, thirty
years ago, you made some decisions about what you were going
to appre ntice or major in. You need not remain governed by the
belief that past decisions cause you to be whatever you are today. You can be a creator without old rules governing your life. You
can be anything you choose, regardless of what anyone says or
does, and regardless of anything you have done or not done
before. If you can imagine it, you can be it, and your imagination,
your thinking, is not restricted to the rules of cause and effect. Today, Monday, work at not being the effect  of anything, but the
creator  of that which you imagine yourself to be. You do not need
a consultant in this matter; you simply need to put your form in
harmony with your thoughts and then just allow yourself to be it. 3. Tuesday: There is no beginning and no end. Practic e living this
day as if forever were all tied up in this day. This is forever right
here and now. Without time as a factor in this metaphysic al
experiment, today and a million years are the same. You are
eternal, and the invisible essenc e of you can never die. Knowing
this, all of the petty, worrisome areas will melt into insignificanc e.
Attachment to things you can never own will also diminishsignificantly. Look into the mirror on this Tuesday morning and
say out loud, “I am not my form. I am something much more
divine than mere form.” The fact that you can come and go in
your dreaming body independent of any time constraints gives
you evidence that the dimensio n of thought is not something to
fear, but something to savor. Today, Tuesday, live each moment as
if it were the eternity that it is, savoring everything there is to
appreciate in every moment. Make it a habit beginning today. One
moment at a time. One eternity at a time. And be patient and
loving with any fearful thoughts. Reassure your fears that you
understand their need to warn you of what they think is dange r,
and invite them to experiment with you just today, to try this new
way of thinking, safely and lovingly. 4. Wednesday: Every obstacle is an opportunity. Today, welcome
any disorderly or unpleasant behavior toward you from other
people, as an opportunity to remind yourself that they are only
talking to your form. Know that they cannot have your divinene ss
unless you choo se to share it with them, and then, perhaps for the
very first time, you will be able to see the divineness in them,
inside the form that is being unpleasant to you.


 he were gulping water. Expand the stomach as much as possible, hold the air inside
for a short period of time, then expel the air by belching. Repeat the process. Duration: Do as many times as desired, though three to five
times is usually sufficient. It may be repeated more often to
ease specific ailments. This mudra can be performed at any
time, though it is more effective when performed after the
hatha yoga practice of shankha prakhalana. *
Benefits: The esophageal walls and the digestive secretory
glands are rejuvenated. The whole stomach is toned, stag
nant gases are eliminated, and gastric disorders improve. When air is retained in the stomach, the student can float in
the water for any length of time without sinking. (5) Ashvini mudra (Horse mudra)
Stage 1: Sit in a meditation asana, relax the whole body,
close the eyes, and breathe normally. Contract the sphincter
muscles of the anus for a few seconds, then relax them for a
few seconds. Repeat this process as many times as possible. * A gentle, systematic method for complete washing of the entire alimentary
canal from the mouth to the anus. 100
Stage 2: Sit as in Stage 1, contracting the anus during in
halation. Retain the breath and hold the contraction, then ex
hale, releasing the contraction. Repeat this process as many
times as possible. Duration: For as long as is comfortable without strain. May
be practiced at any time of the day and at any stage during
yoga practice. Concentration: On the muladhara chakra. Benefits: Control is gained over the sphincter muscles of
the anus (as a horse has). When this mudra is properly per
formed, the escape of prana from the body is prevented, and
this energy can therefore be conserved and directed upwards
for higher purposes. It is very useful for those who suffer
from piles or prolapse of the rectum or uterus, though in
these cases this mudra is most effective if done in conjunc
tion with an inverted pose. Intestinal peristalsis is also
stimulated and constipation is eased. This is an excellent
preparatory exercise for mula bandha. (6) Kaki mudra (Crow beak)
Sit in a meditational pose and make a narrow tube by purs
ing the lips. Concentrate the eyes on the tip of the nose. In
hale slowly and deeply through the mouth and then slowly
exhale through the nose. Again inhale through the mouth
and repeat the process. 101
Duration: For as long as possible. Benefits: The influx of air touches the walls of the mouth
and stimulates the digestive secretions. This mudra is effec
tive in awakening the muladhara chakra and for cooling the
whole body. (7) Khechari mudra (Tongue lock)
Close the mouth and roll the tongue backwards so that the
underside of the tongue touches the back of the palate. Take
the tongue-tip as far back as possible without strain (in this
position ujjayi pranayama may be performed) and hold it
there for as long as possible. If beginners feel discomfort
after a short time, they should relax the tongue for a few
seconds, and then resume the position. (With practice, the
tongue can be stretched enough to be rolled backwards to
stimulate the larynx and pharynx. This stimulation is then
conveyed to the various nerve centers in the brain. ) Breathing: Beginners may breathe normally during the
practice, but over a period of months they should gradually
try to reduce the rate of respiration until after two months or
more it is only five to eight breaths per minute (normal
breathing being about sixteen per minute). With careful prac
tice, preferably under expert guidance, the respiration rate
can be reduced even further. Duration: For as long as possible or desired, preferably at
peaceful, relaxed times. Khechari mudra can be performed
in conjunction with other yoga practices. Precautions: If this mudra is performed during physical ex
ercise and a bitter taste is felt in the throat, stop the practice
to avoid any harmful effects. Benefits: This mudra has a subtle influence on the human
body. There are various pressure points and glands in the
cavity behind the palate which have extensive control over
the activities of the body, and the secretions from these are
stimulated by the folded tongue. Saliva is also produced,
which removes feelings of thirst and hunger. Yogis who are
buried underground for long periods of time perform 102
khechari mudra for the duration. This allows them to retain
the breath for as long as they wish without any harm. The
mudra helps to awaken the kundalini shakti, and also to
preserve the vital energy of the body. The form of kechari mudra described here is, properly
speaking, a practice of raja yoga. In the full hatha yoga form,
the tendon beneath the tongue is gradually stretched over a
period of several months until the rear passages can be com
pletely blocked with the folded tongue. When perfected, this
practice can cause detachment of the astral body from the
physical. The consciousness thereby dwells in akasha, the
"space" between the astral and physical dimensions. This
mudra is regarded as very important in the ancient yoga
texts. (8) Prana mudra
Starting
Position
Stage 2 103
Sit in a meditation pose with the spine erect. Close the eyes
and place the hands on the lap. Stage 1: Exhale as deeply as possible, contracting the ab
dominal muscles to expel the maximum amount of air from
the lungs. Perform mula bandha while retaining the breath
and concentrating on the muladhara chakra. Retain the
breath for as long as is comfortable. Stage 2: Release mula bandha and slowly begin a deep in
halation, expanding the abdomen to its fullest extent and
drawing as much air as possible into the lungs. Simul
taneously raise the hands in front of the navel. The hands
should be open with the fingers pointing at each other but
not touching, and with the palms facing the trunk. During this stage, try to feel the prana being drawn from
the muladhara to the manipura chakra as you inhale. The movement of the hands should be coordinated with
the abdominal inhalation. Stage 3: Continue the inhalation by expanding the chest
and simultaneously continue the upward movement of the
hands. At the end of this expansion the hands should be
directly in front of the heart. During this stage, try to feel
prana being drawn from the manipura to the anahata chakra. Stage 4. 104
Try to draw even more air into the lungs by raising the
shoulders. During this action, try to feel the prana being
drawn up to the vishuddhi chakra and then spreading like a
wave to the ajna chakra and eventually to the sahasrara. Coordinate the hand movements with the breath by raising
the hands in front of the throat. Stage 5. Stage 5: Retain the breath inside while moving the hands
out to the sides. In the final position, the hands should be at
the same height as the ears, the arms outstretched but not
straight. Concentrate on the sahasrara chakra. Try to
visualize an aura of pure light emanating from the head. Feel
your whole being radiating vibrations of peace to all beings. Maintain this position for as long as possible without strain
ing the lungs. Then return to the starting position while ex
haling, repeating Stages 1 to 5, but in reverse order. During
the exhalation, feel the prana coming down from the
sahasrara to the muladhara via each chakra. Relax the body
for a short time, breathing deeply and slowly. Concentration: The awareness should move with the
breath and hand movement from the muladhara to the 105
sahasrara and vice versa. When this mudra is perfected, the
student can see the breath extrasensorily as a stream of white
light ascending and descending in the sushumna nadi. Prana
mudra should be performed before meditation. Precautions: Do not strain the lungs. Slowly increase the
duration of inhalation, retention, and exhalation with
regular practice. Benefits: This is a compact mudra, combining pranayama
with the symbolic gesture of a mudra. It is an excellent prac
tice for awakening the dormant vital energy (prana shakti). It
distributes this energy throughout the whole body, thereby
increasing strength, personal magnetism, and health. (9) Navamukhi Mudra (The mudra of nine gates - yoni
Mudra)
Sit in a meditational asana, relax the whole body, and in
hale slowly and deeply. Simultaneously concentrate on each
chakra in turn for a few seconds, feeling the slow ascent of
the breath (prana) and consciousness from the muladhara to
the sahasrara. Retain the


 too, that like homoeopath1c med1cme,
urine-extract may be tried and its essence in very minute and subtle
doses of various potencies can be a subject of research. 3. Shri Balakoba Bhave, brother of Shri Vinoba Bhave, states that
urine therapy is a wholesome therapy and is very useful in having
self-help in the field of medicine. 208 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
4. Shri Santabalji considers urine therapy to be a buon of nature
and a blessing bestowed by God on man. 5. Shri Dinubhai Joshi, an advocate of Bombay High Court,
discloses that may an educated and even judges have cured them
selves by urine therapy. The State Governments should open up a
new departmell( for the propagation of urine therapy and should
appoint a minister for its task. Only by such steps· Government. can
provide ary e:->sy and free therapy to the poor and the people at large. · 6. The last but not he least, there is an ancient verdict on urine_
therapy in' Southern Shaivaganga "Tirumandiram" (Stanza 830)
which describes human urine as a divine and most powerful
medicine. God Nandi has shown this sure-cure of (111 diseases. The
truly wise person considers urine as the best of all cures. Its prowess
is indescribable. · All these opinions are worth considering with a detached mind. It
can be seen that almost all religions, all ancient Indian sects
including the jains and the Buddhists have considered urine cure to
be. a sure cure. Even t-Oe modern researchers are als'o slowly but
unreservedly approving the sterling qualities of auto-urine. All these
opinions and verdicts are good eye-openers. PART;V
SOME RECENT SUCCESSES CHAPTER I
BAD COLD AND COUGH
By Hansraj Hans
It was early 1977, january 20, when I met the learned lady
Yashodharaji, her erudition and Spartan devotion to health care
were delightful. Incidentally, I had occasion to ask her to try
.auto-urine daily as a necessary regimen for making the body healthy
and strong. She was th~n 30. It would be an advantage to listen in
her own words to the account of her recovery :
(i) 111 was a chronic patient ofbad cold. Gradually it grew and
doctors diagnosed T.. B. For nine long months' I underwent
allopathic treament. Hundreds of injections, tablets, capsules,
mixtures, etc., were administered. The body grew heavy but there
was no sign of the ailment growing light. Ayurvedic medicines·and
the nature cure rituals proved futile.-Coughing up of blood· an,d
phlegm from the throat could not be stopped. ·
The veteran Acharya Tulsiji sent me to Momasar in 1976 for j '. auto-urine treatment. For 25 days under the supervision of Bhojraj I
Saricheti a long urine-cum-fast treatment was carried out with great
1. ·,
devotion. There were many ups and downs. But I endured
everything with a do-or~die determination. For fifteen fasts the coughing bouts at times were of several
hours• duration, accompanied with severe pain but neve• even
contemplated giving up the fast. Cough is Nature•s sure device of
separation and ejection of saturated mucus. ·
On the 20th day I broke my fast Gradually raising my diet from
liquids, to butter-milk and then milk; I began taking bland food. I
practised the Kunjal for several days. Occasion~tlly ~mall spots of
blood appeared in the vomit. After two mqnthi, I re,umed the fast
which continued for 21 days.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        &it very heavy expendittll1e
· for their medical studfes beeomes a ·great burden to them. So to
meet their expenses and maintain their standard of nfe, they
become prof-essionats and look at their practice only from the
busif'l€Ss point of view and thus the mission for the servke of the
poor is thwarted. In urine therapy, however, there are no such
temptations because there in every patient is a doctor for himself. It CONCLUSION : 173
reserve his. even an illiterate person can p. is a technique by which this own disposal quite freely. health by the natural menas a a well planned
S iptures mean. Proof Self-revealed :. ~rc. ::md experiences of savants. It IS
compendium of great thoug. knowledge to adopt a. generous and
essential for the progre~ ~f ld answer all the quenes and dou~ts
open-hearted attitude an s ou t the same time with a searchmg
on the basis of the scriptures ~nd ado matically and cond~mn. those
mind To stick to onels own views ~ lead to the falsification of
of others repeatedly would necessan ·~dedness in the field of ·ews Such narrow ml. one1
S own ~1
• er to knowledge itsefl. knowledge bnngs dang d any eXternal proof as
· lso does not nee k h s The power of auto-unne a. h the author of Chara a
its utility is self-re~:ale_d. That ~r:S ~nly, I. e., it is anti-poison and
mmed up its qualitieS m two w than this. It deserves all the
~~a tonic. No savant would. sayhmorervice of human health. gaged m t e se · f attention of persons en 'b the properties of urine o
Great Supports : Ayurve~a d~:c;~o:~ animals may be beneficial
eight types of animals. Th~fi u~n: Charak but it is worthy of research
to human beings as, speo le y h ·r own urine on their systems. to have findings of the eff~cts ~f t el et rid of the disease once for
They instinctively use the•r. ur~e ~~s; of human being and human
all The same holds good m t e be as Ayurveda describes hot,
uri. ne too. The urine of a p. erson m::or but it is so only to another
bitter, bile-increasin~ a~d •:fl~m:e to ~se the urine of other person
rsolt I do notthmk It a ~·sa tall rescribed in urien threapy. :d it is notscientific too. It ~s ". ot,:ant/ auto-urin~ therapy. atp~r
That is why urine therapy IS ldn I in exceptional cases I e. n be use on Y. bl 1 uch rare person Is unne ca I urine is not ava•la e. n s. k bite etc. when one s own. I It means that the
~~:e;-it c;n be used in extern~. a~~~c;~~~~ne~~~ally and in drinking
urine of a healthy person c~n e kue-bite or so. t'onally as m sna d' g only very excep 1
• ft a mere cursory rea m
I b · n to opme a er Most of the peop e eg•
U. T. -14 174 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
of the book and without having full deliberation the subject. But on
the basis of my own and others' experience, I can say with all the
emphasis at my command that human urine is harmless and always
beneficial. Used methodically and in proper doses, it is efficacious
in all diseases. I say this not as an authority but on the basis of
experiences of a number of patients from India and abroad. The
statement of the well-known Vaidya like shri Bapalalbhai and a
writer on Ayurvedic subjects, cannot be doubted when he
unreservedly supports urine therapy. He has written on the
experiments which he had carried out as true and enquiring Vaidya. Similarly. the d~scription of two T. B. patients cured by Dr. Gunanidhi Bhatt by means of urine therapy is no doubt genuine. All the descriptions of the cases in this book are genuine facts based
on self-experience. There is absolutely no exaggeration in the
presentation of all these cases. Must B. e Made Universal : The problem is how to make it
universally useful. A number of friends have advised me to start
hospitals where patients can be treated ·exclusively on urine therapy
but I am against it, as I believe that it should become a household
treatment. Every mother should be an adept in it and use it like
homely medicenes. The urine therapy does not require any
expenditure nor does it require any storage. The message of urine
therapy should reach every home and village. It will surely be
evolved into a scientific systme automatically. The intelligentsia can
very well further its progress


nothing	but	energy,	information,	and	structure. Your
personality	is	composed	of	the	same	three	elements,	and	so	is	every
experience	in	your	worldview. Energy:
	When	an	experience	gets	stuck	in	your	head,	you	are	holding	on	to
its	energy. Every	experience	has	its	own	energy	pattern,	which	is	reflected	inthe	brain	as	memory,	emotion,	sensation,	etc. When	you	decide	to	recall
something	from	your	childhood,	what	comes	to	mind? Visual	images,	names
and	faces,	all	kinds	of	emotions,	physical	details,	associations,	various
sensations. All	of	these	exist	at	the	level	of	energy. Without	the
electromagnetic	field	vibrating	in	a	certain	way,	specific	experiences	couldn’t
exist. This	stuck	energy	is	cleared	in	many	ways:	through	dreams,	insight,
imagination,	emotional	release,	deep	recollection,	confession,	prayer,
atonement,	meditation,	love,	etc. Beliefs:
	Beliefs	take	us	to	a	subtler	level	of	the	mind. Beliefs	allow	one
experience	but	forbid	another	to	enter. They	are	like	judges	deciding	whether
an	experience	is	positive	or	negative,	right	or	wrong,	desirable	or	undesirable. The	universe	is	doing	a	continuous	dance	with	your	beliefs. What	you	believe
is	reinforced	by	what	you	experience,	but	what	you	experience	also	alters
what	you	believe. Anyone	who	has	wrestled	with	the	question	“Does	he	(or
she)	love	me?”	knows	what	it	feels	like	to	have	tiny	things	like	a	glance	or	a
casual	word	or	an	unreturned	phone	call	confirm	or	destroy	your	belief	in
being	loved. Beliefs	are	cleared	by	being	aware	of	the	sticky	quality	they	possess. Beliefs	aren’t	static;	they	result	in	behavior. So	when	you	watch	your	own
behavior,	you	are	seeing	your	beliefs	at	play. If	a	poor	black	homeless	person
asks	you	for	a	handout	at	night	and	your	response	is	to	say	nothing	and	walk
away,	consider	all	the	beliefs	that	could	be	at	work:	“Black	is	dangerous,	the
night	is	fearful,	strangers	can’t	be	trusted,	any	response	will	get	me	entangled,
poor	people	are	lazy	or	crazy	or	weak,	to	associate	with	them	means	I	will	be
one	of	them	one	day.”	When	you	stop	defending	the	behavior	of	your	beliefs,
they	become	less	sticky. You	regain	freedom	to	think	and	believe	in	a	new
way. Structure:
	Structure	is	the	foundation	of	the	personality. It	includes	your
vision	of	life,	your	purpose	for	being	here,	your	deepest	goals,	your	view	of
physical	existence,	and	your	attitude	toward	pleasure	and	pain. These
profound	things	are	overlooked	because	people	are	too	overwhelmed—and
too	convinced—by	their	beliefs	and	energies. Only	after	you	start	clearing
energy	and	beliefs	can	you	look	at	the	“Why?”	that	is	at	the	bottom	of	your
participation	in	Maya,	or	external	appearance. Why	are	you	alive? What	is
your	overall	purpose? To	what	higher	values	have	you	offered	your
allegiance? These	are	structural	questions,	and	when	you	can	see	them	clearly,
they	bring	their	own	answers. Structure	isn’t	cleared	the	way	stuck	energy	is,	and	it	can’t	be	challenged
the	way	beliefs	can	be. Structure	is	your	vehicle	for	this	lifetime. It’s	the	boatyou	use	to	sail	across	the	ocean	of	space	and	time. Without	it	you	would	have
no	identity	at	all;	you	would	be	a	cloud	of	energy	without	a	center. All	you
can	do	with	your	structure	is	to	“witness”	it. In	that	moment	of	witnessing,
you	reduce	the	“I”	to	its	first	principles. In	other	words,	you	stand	at	the
threshold	where	the	person	meets	the	soul. This	is	an	enormously	liberating
moment	of	recognition. When	you	build	any	new	structure	in	your	mind—for	example,	deciding
to	see	your	life	in	spiritual	terms	or	learning	parenting	skills	after	a	baby	is
born	or	replacing	the	perspective	of	a	victim	with	the	perspective	of	someone
who’s	in	control—you	are	choosing	to	evolve. You	are	taking	advantage	of
certain	subtle	qualities	that	pertain	to	mental	structures	as	revealed	by	the
rishis:
Structures	in	the	mind	organize	energy	so	that	it	serves	the	highest
purpose. They	interface	this	lifetime	with	universal	experience. They	open	you	to	the	higher	self	and	its	transmissions. They	expose	you	to	the	force	of	evolution. To	the	extent	that	you	are	working	on	the	three	levels	of	energy,	beliefs,
and	structure,	you	are	connecting	yourself	to	the	field	directly	and
consciously,	which	is	how	an	open	mind	is	achieved. How	can	you	tell	that
your	work	has	paid	off	and	you	have	gained	an	open	mind? You	know
yourself	as	wholeness	once	and	for	all.15
T
HE
	M
ECHANICS	OF
	C
REATION
AS	MUCH	AS
	we	try	to	explain	it,	what	happens	when	we	die	remains	a	miracle. We	move	from	one	world	to	another,	we	shed	our	old	identity	to	experience	“I
am,”	the	identity	of	the	soul,	and	we	assemble	the	ingredients	of	a	completely
unique	life	in	our	next	body. Science	supports	the	claim	that	the	field	is
capable	of	creative	leaps	and	endless	transformation. An	oxygen	atom,	if	it
could	tell	its	own	story,	would	feel	that	a	miracle	has	occurred	when	it	bonds
with	hydrogen	to	form	water. Its	old	identity	was	gaseous,	its	new	one	is
liquid. Its	old	world	was	in	the	atmosphere,	its	new	one	is	in	oceans,	rivers,
and	clouds. And	what	if	this	water	molecule	happens	to	become	part	of	the
human	brain? Would	oxygen	suddenly	experience	being	conscious? This	question	is	the	final,	most	mysterious	leap	we	have	to	explain. Oxygen,	like	every	other	atom	in	the	brain,	participates	in	consciousness	as	it
courses	through	every	neuron. Yet	to	say	that	oxygen	itself	is	conscious	goes
too	far. So	how	did	consciousness	creep	in	somewhere	between	oxygen	atoms
and	the	cerebral	cortex? This	is	crucial	in	determining	whether	or	not
consciousness	survives	death. As	I’ve	already	argued,	the	answer	doesn’t	lie
in	the	brain. The	brain	is	an	inert	object	formed	of	organic	chemicals. Those
chemicals	can	be	broken	down	into
more
	basic	molecules	and	atoms. Those
atoms	can	be	broken	down	into	subatomic	particles,	which	can	in	turn	be
broken	down	into	energy	waves	that	have	their	source	in	an	invisible	field. Taking	these	steps	one	at	a	time,	we	get
further	away
	from	consciousness
rather	than	closer. The	brain	is	aware,	but	we	cannot	say	that	energy	waves
are	aware,	even	though	the	brain	is	ultimately	nothing	but	energy. To	solve
this	enigma,	materialists	argue	that	consciousness	has	no	reality	in	itself;	it	is
just	a	trick	of	the	brain. Does	this	mean	that	if	we	could	download	a	person’s
complete	memory	into	a	supercomputer,	we	would	achieve	life	after	death? Would	the	living	self	continue	to	f


 resembles you in
your individuality and beauty. [Pause]
Then I’d like you to picture yourself as a seed. And I’m going to plant
you in nice warm earth about an inch below the surface. You’ll feel the
moisture and the sun warming you. I want you to grow and bloom. Break
out of that seed and observe yourself breaking forth, and growing, and
blooming. Watch the process happen. [Long pause]
When you have bloomed and become that beautiful flower, find a place
inside you to store it. Make it a part of you. Then I’d like you to follow me along the path again. Ahead of you,
you’ll see an enormous rainbow-colored balloon, with a gondola or basket
hanging from it. I want you to climb into the basket and release the balloon. There’ s nothing to fear, it’s very safe. It’ll float upwards through the clouds,
past the birds, all sounds relaxing you, all sounds bringing peace. [Pause]
And as you move higher, you will eventually achieve an astronaut’ s
view of the earth. What a feeling of peace that brings! What can make it
even more peaceful is to find the pad and pencil that are in the basket, and
write down on the pad those conflicts or problems that exist in your life. [Pause]
Then take that paper, crumple it, and leave it in orbit. Cast it behind
you. Feel the dif ference in how light you feel and how easily you float on
with those problems left behind. Take a moment now to just float onward,
totally at peace, totally free of concerns, weightless. [Long pause]
Then, when you’ve completed that, you may follow my voice again,
and come back down, further down, descending, slowly, back to the place
we started. Be careful climbing out, because you’re very relaxed. I’d like
you to lie there now, in a meadow next to the path. And just take a moment
to fill your body with love. Open every cell and fill it with love. [Pause]
Now step out of yourself for a minute, and look back at yourself. Give
yourself the love and af fection you deserve. And then step back into your
body. And listen to it. Go through your body and listen. Listen to each
organ. What is it telling you? What music does it make? Are you in
harmony? For those parts that aren’ t, give them a little extra love. Open
every cell to love. See if you can create a healing harmony within yourself.If there are any areas of pain, any areas you usually don’ t pay attention to, I
would give them an extra measure of love. [Long pause]
Now just let your awareness of your body begin to increase, perhaps
noting the position you’re in, the pressure the chair or floor makes against
your body, the motion of your chest and abdomen as you breathe deeply in
and out. And let this awareness begin to increase as you get closer to
coming back to the room. Perhaps wiggling your fingers and toes will help. [Pause]
Then, count seven to ten breaths after my voice stops, each breath
making you feel lighter, more awake, more alert, yet still at peace, until
after the last breath you open your eyes and return to the room when you’re
ready, beginning now. Visualization 2
Take a comfortable position. And let the conflict flow out, and just
unwind, relax, and think peace. As you breathe deeply, let peace come in. Perhaps visualize a beautiful rainbow, and relax with each breath. Once
again settle down, and let that wave of color move down through your body,
bringing peace. Let your eyes close if you want to. Take a moment to just
fill your body with love and peace. Don’ t overlook any places, particularly
those parts and or gans that may be involved with disease. [Long pause]
When you’re done, take yourself to your corner of the universe, that
lovely, vivid place with its aromas and textures, familiar sounds and colors. And just be there, taking a moment to allow the warmth of the sun and the
energy of the earth to heal you, to be safe and at peace here. Just settle
down, down. You might picture yourself being on an elevator, descending
floor by floor, feeling more relaxed with each floor. [Long pause]
Then I’d like you to build that bridge again, to my part of the universe,
where all the people you know and deal with live. And I’d like you to invite
them across that bridge, those you love and those you have conflict with,
those you don’ t like. Bring them all together in your little corner of the
universe. And bring them together, to touch, to hug, to share, and say, “I
love you.” And watch the transformation. [Long pause]
Then you may leave them, and follow my voice. I’m going to bring you
across the bridge again, along the path. Once again you may experience the
familiar crunch of the gravel, the path, the sunlight, the meadows. [Pause]Once again you come to the steps down, feeling more relaxed with each
step. [Pause]
You’ll notice in front of you a great big sign, with paint cans and
brushes around. The sign is empty. On the other side of the path is a big
stone with a chisel and hammer. And I’d like you to leave a message for
those who come after you, either by painting or by carving. Take a moment
now to leave a message. [Long pause]
Then, when you’re done, come down the path again. Ahead of you,
you’ll see an enormous old house, which I’d like you to enter. There’ll be a
lovely recliner sitting in the living room, and I’d like you to lie down on it. See yourself resting there and relaxing. You’re becoming deeply relaxed
and very much at peace. [Pause]
In that relaxed state I’d like you to walk through the house, because in
one of the rooms there will be a chest, and within it is a meaningful
message or gift for you. So explore the house, and find that message or gift. Find the message that lies within your chest. [Long pause]
When you’re done, I’d like you to go back to the living room and lie
down on that recliner again. I’d like you to take a moment to explore all the
rooms and hallways of your mind and brain. You’ll find one room that has
to do with the immune system, another having to do with circulation,
another with emotion, and so on. [Pause]
If you’re dealing with disease, I’d like you to go into the rooms having
to do with the immune system and circulation, and turn the right valves, and
push the right switches, so that any disease in your body is healed, and the
nourishment for that disease is turned of f. Take a moment now to utilize
those controls and help your body get well. [Long pause]
Once that’ s completed—you may stay if you’re still working on it—
come back out on the path again. As you walk out along the path, I’d like
you to see, way of f in the distance, a very bright white-yellow light. Coming out of that light, you’ll see someone. As this person gets closer,
you’ll begin to see his or her appearance. Finally, this person will be close
enough for you to ask his or her name, and know that this person is a guide
for you, someone you can always call on to help you. [Pause]
Sit down for a moment with your guide along the path, and question
your guide about some conflict or problem, and see what advice you get. [Long pause]When you have completed that conference, I’d like you to follow me
again—but if you haven’ t completed it, stay and talk. Know that you can
always call upon your guide at any time. If you are done, you may follow
me over a hill. On the other side you will see a beach. There are several
gulls floating by, beautiful ocean waves, the warm sand. I want to teach you
how to fly, just as the gulls do. But first I want you to think of your
problems and give them a weight, and put them on your back. And then
take three steps forward, and with the third step rise up and fly. One…
two…three and up. Feel what it’ s like to fly with that weight. Then turn and
let the weight fall of f. And feel the dif ference when you let go of your
problems. And just enjoy flying now. Let the sun warm you, and let the
breeze hold you up and heal you. There’ s no ef fort. From now on, at any
time of stress you can recall flying and feeling free, casting your problems
away, dropping them of f your shoulders. Just round of f your shoulders and
let them slide. [Long pause]
And then allow yourself to come down on the sand again. Stretch out,
and allow the ener gy of the earth and the warmth of the sunlight to heal
you. Once again take a moment to open your body to love. Open each cell,
each or gan. Create your own music, your own harmony, your own beauty. Give all parts of yourself the love and af fection they deserve. [Long pause]
When you have completed that, just let your body awareness begin to
return—the chair, your position


able without drinking alcohol,
fresh and frozen smoothies offer exciting, sophisticated
alternatives at social gatherings. The recipes in this book include a wide range of sweet and
savory smoothies that will kickstart your day, maximize
nutrients and supplements, and revitalize your body’s digestive
system. They run the gamut from breakfast, lunch, and dinner;
dessert and cocktail/mocktail smoothies; to frozen and iced
granitas and sherbets. See Chapters 15 to 18 for ﬂavor and
ingredient combinations for smoothies that are refreshing and
luscious delights. T h e  b e n e f i t s  o f  s m o o t h i e s
Like their healthy counterparts, juices, smoothies may be made
from a wide array of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. But
smoothies are different from juices in two important ways:
They’re made from the whole fruit or vegetable, so they keep
the pure water, nutrients, and the ﬁber in the carbohydrate and
pulp, and they can contain so many more natural and healthy
ingredients like oats, nuts, seeds, herbs, and other natural
supplements. They’r e a good sour ce of fiber
Fiber is the indigestible substance found only in plant foods,
fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. Eating ﬁber is one of the
easiest and least expensive ways to prevent disease and
maintain health because it helps the body to eliminate waste
materials and deadly toxins.Water-soluble ﬁber lowers cholesterol and stabilizes blood
sugar. Insoluble ﬁber increases stool bulk and promotes bowel
movement, scouring the intestinal walls of toxic waste matter,
promoting colon health by reducing the risk of diverticulosis
and colon cancer. Because they’re liquidized or ﬁnely chopped whole fruits and
vegetables, smoothies contain both soluble and insoluble ﬁber
from those plants. For an even extra ﬁber boost, add psyllium,
nuts, seeds, cooked beans, bran, and oats to smoothies. High-ﬁber fruits and vegetables include apples, oranges, berries,
pears, ﬁgs, prunes, broccoli, cauliﬂower, Brussels sprouts, and
carrots. They’r e a healthy substitute for empty-calorie drinks
It’s precisely because smoothies contain ﬁber and other slow-
digesting ingredients like nuts, seeds, yogurt, milk, or tofu that
they stay with you longer and satisfy you so much more than
coffee or soda. Smoothie bars: Choosing the right blend
You think you’re making a healthy choi ce by slurping up that heal thy-
sounding, creamy drink from a fast-food outlet or popul ar smoothie bar. If
the drink has low-fat milk or fresh juice, fresh fruit, and ice, you can likely
go ahead and enjoy. But if it’s made from ice cream, pow dered cream,
sugars (glucose, fructose, corn syrup, or molasses), or any other of the
high-calorie ingredients, you may be in for a shock  at the calories and
chemicals that are lurking in that iced refresher. On average, depending on the outlet, 16 ounces  of a com mercial smoothie
drink contains 260 to 320 calories. If you know  the ingredients are fresh
and not processed and if you’re replacing a dinner  with a high-protein
smoothie, the higher calories may not impact  your daily intake in anegative way. The point is to know exactly what goes  into your drink and
how to make it work as part of your daily calorie intake. It’s true that you can add all sorts of high-calorie or high-fat ingredients to
homemade smoothies, but you’re still in cont rol of the qual ity of the
organic fruits and vegetables (as oppos ed to it being a frozen pulp with
additives); you can opt for low-fat dairy ingredients; and you can be sure
that the juice is fresh, not containing ﬁltered water or extra sweetener s.
Bottom line: Homemade smoothies beat  out com mercial blends  hands
down. My own health routine is to have a fruit smoothie made with
skim milk, 1 cup of fresh or frozen berries, an orange, half a
banana, and 1/4 cup of yogurt, cottage cheese, or tofu in the
morning before work. This is enough to keep me feeling
satisﬁed until lunch at noon. Sometimes I have the same drink
at midafternoon to keep my blood sugar levels even and to
prevent me from feeling like I’m starving, although a vegetable
juice is usually enough to keep me satisﬁed until dinner. They make an excellent meal r eplacement
Busy times call for smart choices instead of fast foods. Smoothies are smart meal replacements because they’re high in
nutrients. If you add small amounts of protein and even some
grain to a vegetable smoothie, you can build that drink into a
powerful meal replacement. Excluding all your meals and taking only juices and
smoothies isn’t wise, because, as nutritionists always point
out, we need a wide variety of whole, natural foods. Excluding the other plant foods like whole grains, beans,
legumes, nuts, and seeds means that you’re limiting the
nutrients your body receives. Breakfast and lunch are the best meals to use smoothies as a
replacement for, especially if you usually skip breakfast and ﬁnd
yourself grabbing a fast meal for lunch. Check out Chapters 16
and 17 for great lunch and dinner smoothie recipes. They’r e an easy way to take medicines, herbs, or
supplements
Often the elderly or people recovering from surgery can handle
smoothies long before they can tolerate solid foods. You can
blend prescribed medications (only those that are meant to be
taken with food) right into the smoothie, making them a
nourishing drink for recovering patients. You also can boost the
caloric content of smoothies by adding omega-3 rich oils, using
whole milk, and adding protein sources. This is often the best
way to bolster the diets of elderly and undernourished patients. Healing herbs, tinctures, and teas can be used as smoothie
ingredients. Healthy supplements like lecithin, bee pollen, whey
protein powder, and green sprouts may be added to the blender
along with the ingredients. Deciding Whether Smoothies
and/or Juices Ar e Right for Y ouIf you’re making your health a top priority now, you’re not
alone. Trends toward healthier options in all areas of our lives
are peaking, with the biggest population bulge, the Baby
Boomers, reaching 50 or older. And these trends are ﬁltering
down to younger generations as well, so that juicing and
smoothies have become a signiﬁcant part of a healthy daily
diet. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart
disease is the number-one killer of Americans. The AHA says
that you can reduce your risk of heart disease by the foods you
eat and drink; it identiﬁes seven health and lifestyle factors that
impact health and quality of life. If you visit the AHA website
(www.heart.org ), you can start getting healthy by checking out
My Life Check. In the meantime, here are the AHA’s seven health
factors:
 Don’t smoke. Maintain a healthy weight for your sex and age. Engage in regular physical activity. Eat natural, whole foods and avoid high-fat, high-sugar,
fast- and reﬁned-foods. Manage your blood pressure preferably by diet and
exercise. Watch and manage cholesterol. Keep blood sugar, or glucose, at healthy levels. In one way or another, juices and smoothies can help with many
of these factors. One place to start to determine if juices or
smoothies are a viable lifestyle option for you is to take the
personal health questionnaire in the nearby sidebar. You can
use it to gauge whether you’re getting the appropriate amounts
of fruits and vegetables.Taking stock: A personal health
questionnaire
Setting your own personal health goal s is an excellent way to put a focus
on diet, physical activity, and mental attitude. A good place to start with
your diet is to honestly answer the ques tions in this section and measure
your answers against the facts from heal th experts. This activity points
out any discrepancy between what’s ideal  and where you are right now,
and it can help you to take the steps you need to have a heal thy life. 1. How do you take your meals? a. Do you eat breakfast? Eating breakf ast is essential to suppl ying
nutrients to the cells for the workday  ahead. b. If so, what do you eat for breakfast? Fresh fruits or vegetables, small
amount of protein, and some source of omega- 3 acids are best to start the
day. 2. What beverages do you drink in a day? Coffee, regular tea, and soft
drinks don’t contribute to a healthy diet. Eight glasses of water is optimal. 3. What snacks do you eat between meals and when do you eat them? Keeping a log of exactly what you eat for a whole week will point out
what kinds of foods you go to when you feel dow n or bored or hungr y. 4. How often do you go through the drive-through in a week? It should
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Q: What is the purpose of drinking carrot, spinach, and string bean juice for diabetics?,
A: According to the text, these juices help to stimulate the pancreas to produce insulin, allowing the body to properly utilize natural sugars, and also help to dissolve inorganic calcium deposits in the body.
Q: What is the recommended daily intake of raw spinach juice for constipation?,
A: The text does not provide a specific recommendation for the daily intake of raw spinach juice for constipation. However, it does mention that "Raw spinach juice properly prepared, taken at the rate of about one pint daily, has often corrected the most aggravated case of constipation within a few days or weeks."
Q: What is the main cause of hemorrhoids?,
A: According to the text, the main cause of hemorrhoids is the accumulation of waste matter in the lower intestine, which can lead to the formation of inorganic calcium deposits.
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the green stems start and snip off the tail of the carrot. To remove sprays, etc., we wash vegetables thoroughly with plenty
of cold, running water, using a stiff brush when necessary. AILMENTS & FORMULAS:
Certain prevailing laws require that contagious and infectious
ailments be treated under the direction of a doctor. Whenever
possible, we would seek a Doctor who is familiar with the benefits
which are derived from colon irrigations AND the use of fresh
raw vegetable and fruits juices and diet, instead of drugs, serums
and "shots". 81 VEGETABLE VALUE CHART
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Artichokes 363 10 77.51 200 35 1.10.32 7.10
Asparagus 426 6.40 12.70.50 2290 84.46.51 3.90
Beans-Kidney 380 17.75 38 1 100 0 2.50.90 10.15
Beans-Lima 310 35 100 3 1500 200 1.18.60 6.85
Beam-String 400 16 32.90 3000 100.38.50 2.40
Beets 399.30 7.20 64.50 1.12 200 62.18.37 2.30
Broccoli 405 16.35 26.80 1.35 16000 600.51 1.03.50
Brussels Sprouts 388.50 27.50 36 1.40 3000 525.63.97 5
Cabbage 117 8.65 29.92 1000 250.31.33 1.68
Cabbage-Savoy 417 12 25 1.75 1000 200.30.30 3.15
Carrots 395 5 44.92 60000 70.36.29 3.15
Cauliflower 414 12.30 21 1.36 410 400.50.50 3.30
Celery 429 4.90 16.80.45 1600 62 •8.19 1.65
Chard 417 10 19.20 1.30 27120 132.25.72 2.20
Chives 409 12 30 2 28000 300.42.60 3.60
Corn 342 15 90 5 2500 95.80.65 8.50
Cucumbers 435 5.40 13.45 1400 68.17.25 1.12
Dandelion Greens 389 12.75 40 3.15 70000 190 1.10 1.45.25
Eggplant 423 5.45 23 1.35 100 75.26.26 3.10
Garlic 295 30.85 128.90 20 100 1.30.45 2.35
Horseradish 348 14.50 78 1.50 0 500.38.02.05
Kale 410 8.60 30.45 45000 1100 • "5 1.45 12.25
Kohlrabi 408 20 26.80 200 350.25.21 1.65
Leeks 400 11.30 38 1.36 300 100 60.50 3
Lettuce 432 6.30 11


 nutritional labels misleading. They use three dif ferent units (calories,
grams, and percentages) on their labels, but never tell you exactly what
percentage of the calories in that product come from fat.The only way for you to know the amount of calories from fat per
serving is to divide the listed number of calories from fat by the total
number of calories per serving. Instead, most people look at the percentage
of total fat highlighted in the “Percent of Daily Value” section of the
nutritional label, thinking that this number represents the food’ s total
percent calories from fat content. It doesn’ t.
For example, that Amy’ s Black Bean Chili can mentioned earlier has a
total fat content of 2.0 grams. Sounds almost fat-free, right? But 1 gram of
fat contains a little more than 9 calories, or to make the math easy, we’ll
round that up to 10. Multiply 2.0 grams by 10 calories and you’ll get 20
calories. This result means 20 calories of fat are in each serving. In order to figure out the percentage of fat per serving, take the total
number of calories per serving and divide it by the calories from fat per
serving. Amy’ s chili has 200 calories per serving, divided by 20 calories
from fat—that means the chili gets 10 percent of its calories from fat. Remember, the E2 rule is to keep the total calories from fat in each food
below 25 percent, and to find that, we divide the calories from fat by the
total number of calories per serving. Added No-No’ s: Sodium, Sugar, Fats
Companies list their products’  ingredients in descending order by weight. The first ingredient weighs the most, the last ingredient weighs the least. Our goal is to avoid products that contain too much junk in the first half of
the list. Added Sodium
According to the Institute of Medicine, a division of the National
Academy of Sciences, the recommended sodium intake for adults is
between 1,200 and 1,500 milligrams per day. This may sound like a lot, but the average American actually consumes
4,000 milligrams per day. After all, just a teaspoon of table salt contains
2,200 milligrams. Too much sodium in the diet is associated with hypertension (high blood
pressure), a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Take a look at the amount of sodium in some of the packaged, canned,
and boxed goods in your home and you’ll be blown away. For example, any
can of commercially produced soup will have upwards of 500 to 1,000milligrams—per serving! And most cans contain two to three servings per
can. Here’ s an easy rule of thumb to control sodium: Limit the amount of
sodium per serving to the number of calories per serving—and of course the
fewer, the better. Let’s go back to our can of Amy’ s Black Bean Chili with its 200 calories
per serving. Check the nutritional label for sodium—you’ll see that the can
has 680 milligrams per serving. This figure is more than three times higher
than we want (200 milligrams to match the 200 calories). And if you were
to consume the whole can, which has two servings, you would be taking in
1,360 milligrams of sodium. Added Sugars
Americans are overconsuming refined and simple sugars at an
astonishing rate. This trend only contributes to the obesity epidemic and all
the other diseases associated with it. Sugars occur naturally in many foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains,
and legumes. There’ s nothing wrong with these foods, despite their sugar
content, as they are filled with fiber, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. However, when sugars are refined, adulterated, and processed, they
become empty calories: They contain almost no nutritional value, can raise
cholesterol levels, and make a beeline for your waistline. These simple sugars can appear on a label as evaporated cane juice,
evaporated cane juice syrup, sugar, brown sugar, fructose, high fructose
corn syrup, corn syrup, molasses, honey, barley malt, and beet sugar. Four
grams of any of these devils is the equivalent of 1 teaspoon, which equals
16 calories. Many people, especially kids, drink three to five sodas a day. Each soda
has the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar in it, meaning you’re consuming
30 teaspoons of sugar (or 510 to 850 empty calories) if you drink three
sodas a day. Excessive sugar is found not just in snack foods, but in foods we rely on
for meals. For example, it’ s difficult to find a boxed cereal that doesn’ t have
four to six dif ferent types of sweeteners in the first half of the ingredient
list. Kellogg’ s Low Fat Granola with Raisins lists five dif ferent types of
sugar in the first half of its ingredient list: sugar, corn syrup, molasses, high
fructose corn syrup, and malt flavoring. Cheerios, on the other hand, is awhole grain product and has just one sweetener: sugar. This is a better
choice. Still, my preference is that you eat a cereal containing no added sugars,
such as Grape-Nuts or Bob’ s Red Mill Thick Whole Rolled Oats, and add a
natural sweetener such as sliced fruit. Now that’ s a winner! Besides the number of dif ferent sugars found in food products, also bear
in mind the quantity of sugars. As mentioned, 4 grams of sugar equals 1
teaspoon. Knowing this fact gives you a way to measure the number of
teaspoons per serving. So when you look at the label of our Kellogg’ s Low
Fat Granola with Raisins and see 18 grams of sugar per serving, just
perform a simple calculation: 18 grams divided by 4, or 4.5 teaspoons of
sugar per serving. Would you really sprinkle that much sugar on a bowl of
plain flakes? I doubt it. Added Fats
The first added fats to look for on a label are saturated animal fats. Saturated fats may include butter, eggs, lard, cheese, chicken fat, and/or
beef fat. All are dangerous because they’re major players in raising blood
cholesterol levels and laying down plaque deposits. Next, pay attention to added trans fats (trans fats are formed as a by-
product of the hydrogenation process). You won’ t find the term “trans fats”
listed on the ingredient list but they are produced in the manufacture of
hydrogenated oils, so look for and avoid “hydrogenated” and “partially
hydrogenated” vegetable oils in the ingredient list. Trans fats are man-made gunk. Food companies take real vegetable oils,
which are liquid at room temperature, and saturate them with hydrogen
molecules to make them solid at room temperature—thus the term
“hydrogenated.”
The companies add these hydrogenated, and resulting trans fats to bread,
crackers, cookies, and other packaged goods to increase the product’ s shelf
life (and decrease yours). Trans fats, which should be avoided like the plague, have been
implicated in raising LDL  cholesterol, lowering HDL  cholesterol, are a
major contributor to plaque formations and heart disease, and promote
cancers and tumors. Last, snif f out hidden added fats such as monoglycerides and
diglycerides. These substances go by fancy scientific terms, but they’re fatsand contain 9 calories per gram. Food companies slide these into the ingredient list hoping you’ll have no
idea what they are. Steer clear. Because fats are so prevalent, I’ll give you some wiggle room by
allowing you to eat products containing some fats, especially if they’re
minimal (appearing near the end of the ingredient list). But I still draw the line that the total calories from fat in the product
must represent no more than 25 percent of a food’ s total calories. Also make
sure that any fats present are the healthier unsaturated ones rather than
saturated or trans fats. Back to our can of Amy’ s Black Bean Chili: The second-to-last
ingredient is or ganic high oleic saf flower and/or sunflower oil. I’m not a big
fan of added oils. However, because this ingredient comes second to last in
the ingredient list, and the total fat per serving of the soup is 10 percent,
we’ll approve this product, fat-wise. When shopping, remember: The best sources of fat are whole foods,
such as nuts, seeds, greens, grains, and vegetables, rather than added oils,
meat, dairy, or man-made trans fats. Fiber
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body can’ t digest, and therefore
must expel. But that’ s good news!Fiber rocks! It helps fill us up so we eat less. It keeps our gastrointestinal
tract regular and our stools airy and light. It helps us to stabilize our blood
sugar, maintain constant ener gy levels, and prevent disease. Fiber acts like a little internal janitor, wielding scrub brushes that clean
and then carry of f disease-promoting substances such as cholesterol,
throwing the nasty stuf f in its garbage bag and hauling it to the dump. Fiber is found exclusively in plant-based foods. One reason why the
Engine 2 Diet recommends that you eat whole fruits and vegetables instead
of drinking fruit and vegetable juices is because they contain fiber. An eight-ounce glass of orange juice, for example,


 observing silence, and minimizing sensory
experiences, you  access your inner world. Repeated journeys to your inner
world create a pathway to enlightenment. The colo rs we attribute to the crown chakra are violet and w hite. No
earth ele ments represent the seventh chakra, as it’ s a chakra of physical
plane transcendence. The mantr a, or bija (seed) sound, we vocalize for the
seventh chakra is OM. Seventh Chakra Ailments
Diseases and disorders of the se venth chakra include depression, alienation,
confusion, bored om, apathy, spiritual skepticism, and inability  to learn or
comprehend. An out-of-balance crown chakra can also lead to b eing overly
intellectual or feeling spiritually elite or superior. Seventh Chakra Energy
People who reach seventh chak ra ener gy have achieved what is known in
Sanskrit as guru darshana. They see and channel messages from the Divine
and are able to t ransmit those messages to others and become  dispellers of
darkness. They bring enlightenment to others through their wisdom and
healing. The ener gy they receive is pure and unadulterated. Gurus, or spiritual teachers, who  have attained guru darshana ha ve little
ego. Th ey have  overcome the confines of their egos, so seekers in their
presence experi ence only peace, love, and compassion. The persona we
typically extend  outward to others with our own ego disso lves in the
presence of guru darshana. Therefore seekers can experience spontaneous
healing, liberation from past karma, and release when they are with gurus. The pers on livin g in the ener gy of Sahaswara receives a clear channel of
divine knowledge. People livin g at lower levels of consciousness seek
answers from others. They look  for other people’ s opinions a nd, in some
cases, other people’ s approval. Confusion arises as they keep  asking andgetting c onflicting advice. In the end, they don’ t know whom  to trust or
whom to follow. Has this ever happened to you. Y ou spend a lifetime seeking outside yourself for the answers when the
entire tim e the answers were always inside you. They aren’ t lurking around
your intellect or your ego but rather are in your heart and soul. It’ s that
inner knowing that tells you the right answers. Naysayers will try to dissuade you. People will tell you you’re crazy. But wh ile you r choices and answers might be unconventional and
sometimes wacky, you will know what is right for you. W ith confidence
you will be able to say to others, “I don’ t know how I know. I just know. ”
Our Societal Relationship with the Seventh Chakra
W e live in a society of nonbelievers. I understand the boldness in that
statement, but it’ s true. W e are a society that wants desperately to believe. Look at all the fantasy movies being produced. Is it any wonder that the
Harry P otter ser ies is still one of the bestselling book series today. As a
society we want to believe in m agic, superpowers, and transce ndence. Y et
we don’ t. If I were to tell you that I have levitated, would you believe me. W ell,
since you are reading a book on the chakras, you might b elieve me. However, if I w ere to tell your brother, sister, mom, dad, or best friend,
would they believe me. Probably not. Y et I have. But I don’ t share that with
just any one, bec ause they either may not take me seriously or they may
have me locked up. It is my experience that when you suspend your
disbelief long enough to understand that levitation, instant manifestation, or
talking to angels is possible, a world of possibilities opens up to you. I p ractic e and use not only A yurvedic medicine but also hom eopathic
medicine. My eldest child, wh o truly is one of my greatest teachers in
patience, said to me with convic tion the other day, “Y ou know, homeopathy
isn’ t real. It’ s jus t a placebo ef fe ct. ” My eyes opened wide at this statement. “Oh, really,” I answered. This same child was healed of many ailments as
he grew up on homeopathic medicine. “So,” I continued, “you mean to tell
me that when homeopathy is used on babies, small children, and animals, it
has a placebo ef fect. They can have no psychophysical response to
homeopathy because they’re unaware. ”My darl ing chil d is a single representation of society as a whole. W e
have ab andoned intuition and knowledge of the earth’ s gifts in pursuit of
hard-core scientific fact. If it’ s n ot proven, we don’ t believe it. Y et there is
so little we kno w scientifically. In this great big universe, we’ve barely
scratched the surface. So w hat are yo u to do with seventh chakra awareness as you live in
society. The answer: just be who you are. Once you reach sev enth chakra
consciousness, y ou feel no nee d to prove or defend who you are. Y our
knowingness transcends any de sire to convince or persuade others. Y our
light is enough to heal others and bring them to you. As for  those who
aren’ t ready. Y ou have loving co mpassion, an understanding for  where they
are o n th eir journey, and a simple knowingness that the world is perfect as it
is. Living Life in the Sahaswara Chakra
Few people live in the seventh state of consciousness on a daily basis,
because doing so requires transcending the ego. The people who have
succeeded at this include Jesus, Saint Francis of Assisi, Mother T eresa,
Mahatma Gandh i, and Nelson Mandela. I also include Amma, t he modern-
day saint whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting three times and whom I
wrote about in the chapter on the Anahata chakra. My expe rience w ith Amma was one that reflects being in the presence
of a person who is living in the highest state of consciousness. T wo years
ago I was waiting to get my hug from Amma. In order to get a hug from
her, you must go early in the day and get a number. Y ou then wait your turn
to li ne up. When it’ s time, you enter a line where you sit in a ro w of chairs
and move up in the chair line until you are next to her. I was ab out 150 feet
from the  stage where she was sitting, and I felt an ener gy I had n ever before
experienced. Th ere was minimal noise in the room, just a low-g rade hum of
people talking. Spiritual music was playing in the background from a CD,
so I knew the vi brations weren’ t from the music. At that distance from her,
my c hair was vibrating. It felt as if I were entering a dif ferent ener gy field. T o b e honest, it was the strangest sensation I have ever felt. From that point
forward, as I approached the st age, I stayed in this vibrationa l frequency,
which only got stronger. Another time I got a hug from Amma, I had a strong but d if ferent
experience. I didn’ t feel the vibrations, but as I approached the stage and
waited for my hug with just a couple of people ahead of me,  I began to
spontaneously c ry. It wasn’ t a normal cry but sobs. Moments before, I had
felt nothing in particular. I wa sn’ t sad, happy, or stressed. My thoughts
weren’ t on anything in particula r. I just started crying. A good friend, who
had spent time i n Amma’ s ashram in India, explained that when  you are in
the p resence of a being who is living at seventh chakra consciousness, your
ener gy i s cleared just by being near them. Crying was a release, a letting go
of negative ener gy, and some healing occurred. The pow er of healing is another ability shared by those living in  seventh
chakra consciou sness. All who live in the ener gy of Sahaswara have the
power to heal. Light emanates  from their bodies, and often people are
healed just by coming into the ir presence. Many stories in th e Christian
scriptures depict  Jesus healing the sick, but one story in particular tells of a
woman who has a bleeding disorder. She intuitively knows tha t if she can
just touch the cloak of Jesus, she will be healed. And sure enough, when she
does, she is indeed healed. Recognizing Seventh Chakra Imbalances
Imbalances in the seventh chakra can lead to strong limitations. Remember
that eac h chakra has its positive and negative aspects, and the highest
chakra i s no dif ferent. Although  you are an unlimited being, you are bound
in this life by your physical bod y and the human experience. A nd in each
stage of spiritual growth, there can be setbacks. One setb ack of seventh chakra growth is spiritual elit


 of minerals, metals, flora
and fauna. Our physical body is the microcosm, representing the balance of
minerals, metals, flora and fauna. Any imbalance of these may lead to health
problems; for example, a deficiency of calcium can cause bone problems and
arthritis, an iron deficiency can lead to immune system problems and
magnesium, potassium, zinc and selenium all affect our muscles and physical
body. The source of nourishment of the physical body is the food we eat;
whether the food is vegetarian or non-vegetarian, it all comes from the
Earth. Earth is an important element for the grounding of trees and for human
beings to stay healthy and grounded in life. Grounding actually means to be
focused in whatever activity we are engaged in. When our mind is
preoccupied or drifts to something else and away from the task in hand, we
are prone to making mistakes and will face obstacles in life. Those who are
unstable in life and not able to hold on to jobs and relationships and who
change residences often need grounding. They need to work to strengthen
their muladhara c hakra.Ancient Indian sages were able to visualise chakras and chakra
imbalances, and they suggested simple remedies to correct the imbalances. To strengthen the muladhara chakra they would prescribe a daily bare foot
visit to a pipal or banyan tree (both are renowned for their strong and
healthy roots). They also suggested offering water and walking seven times
around the tree. Some people considered this all to be superstition, but
walking bar e footed on the g round around plants with str ong roots helps with
grounding and str engthening of the r oot chakra. The muladhara c hakra is also associa ted with our sense of smell, the most
primordial and basic of the senses. This chakra is the highest chakra in
animals, which have a very well-developed sense of smell. The vayu or energy associated with this chakra is apana vayu, the energy
of elimination. Physiologically, this chakra is related to elimination processes,
controls the urinary, sexual and reproductive organs, influences large
intestine functions and bowel movement and regulates the adrenals and
gonads. Apana vayu works as a flush valve so that we can control elimination
at will; when we can’t control elimination there is a leakage of this energy
that leads to incontinence or chronic or adrenal fatigue, making us feel weak
and drained. Imbalances and the tools to heal them
Since this chakra governs our physical body it is responsible for everything
about our physical body: skin, hair, the immune and skeletal systems and
accompan ying physical complaints or disease. It is responsible for skin
problems such as allergies, eczema and psoriasis, regenerative powers,
irregular bowel movement and renal system problems, resulting in things
such as brittle bones, frequent illness, delayed recovery from common
ailments, accident proneness, arthritis, constipation, fistula, fissures andhaemorrhoids. Some other related diseases are cancer, leukaemia, sexual
ailments, retarded physical growth and psy chological pr oblems. According to Patanjali, yoga is a system that aligns mind, body and spirit. Hatha yoga exercises are designed to help our physical bodies to stay healthy
and flexible and strengthen our chakras. All light physical exercises have a
soma-psychic effect as they improve breathing and provide us with the ability
to manage mental and emotional stress. Kriya yoga recommends mula
bandha, a pelvic floor exercise similar to Kegel that specifically strengthens
this chakra and helps to contr ol incontinence. The recommended crystals are any that are coloured red, such as red
jasper and red garnet, along with haematite and all black-colour ed stones
such as black tourmaline, black obsidian and black onyx. These all help to
strengthen this c hakra and pr ovide grounding. Aromatherapy essential oils are effective for chakra healing and
activation. To pick the right essential oils for the muladhara chakra, look for
oils that represent earth energy. Since the oils from the roots of the plant
resonate with earth vibrations, they are best suited for this chakra’s healing
and balancing. Jatamansi, or Indian spikenard, was used by Mary
Magdalene to massage Jesus Christ’s feet before the last supper. Other useful
oils to strengthen this c hakra are patchouli, vetiver, valerian toot and angelica
root.Swadhisthana (sacral)
Guna: rajas
Element: water
Vayu: vyana
Auric layer: emotional body
Colour: vermilion orange
Structural representation: six petals
Bija mantra: vam
Developmental age: seven to 14 years
Main issues: emotional balance, sexuality
Gland: gonads
Site: cervix or the sacral plexus in the pubic region
Sense: taste
Sense organ: tongue
Work organ: genitals
Animal: crocodile
Deities: Shakti, Durga
Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 7
Planets: moon, Venus, Rahu, Ketu
Zodiac signs: Cancer, Scorpio
Essential oils: sandalwood, clary sage, cedarwood, ginger, juniper berry, cypress,
jasmineCrystals: carnelian, pearl, mother of pearl, hessonite garnet, orange or honey
calcite, moonstone
The swadhisthana (sacral) chakra is dominant between the ages of seven to
14, the phase of life associated with puberty and preparation of the body,
physically and physiologically, for procreation. This is the period that
sensuality enters in a child’s relationships, allowing them to reach out to
family and friends as a new awareness of the physical body evolves. During
this phase a child also undergoes emotional development, hence it isassociated with our emotional body. This chakra denotes the desire centre of
a being. The Sanskrit word ‘swadhisthan a’ comprises swa, meaning ‘one’s own’,
and adhisthan, meaning ‘dwelling place’; it represents the true nature of a
person. Also, the term swad means ‘taste’, which is the sense associated with
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        Ether is considered to be the most vital of the five elements, as without
space no movement or circulation is possible. Without circulation everythingwill become so gross that life simply cannot exist. This element is associated
with the vishuddhi (thr oat) chakra. The importance of the five elements in our lives can also be recognised
through the fact that our physical bodies can survive without food (which
nourishes the earth element) for about 21 to 30 days and without water for
seven to 10 days. If our body temperature moves beyond or below the
normal range of temperature we can survive for only a few hours. Air
sustains life; without air we can survive only for a few minutes. This body of
ours is a potential space. Our blood, lymph, breath, food and everything in
the body moves because there is space inside; without the space we will just
be dead. When a person dies all the energies leave the physical body along
with the space, which is why bodies turns rigid. Ayurveda insists on the
balance of the fiv e elements as the f oundation of good health. Nadis
Our bodies ha ve four main systems of distrib uting prana:
◼ The circulatory system: comprising arteries, veins and lymphatic
systems. ◼ The nervous system: including the central, sympathetic and
parasympa thetic nerv ous systems. ◼ The endocrine system: comprising various ductless glands that
regulate body physiology and various aspects and functionings of the
physical bod y through the secr etion of hor mones. ◼ The nadis: the conduits of ener gy in the subtle bod y. The subtle body consists of a channel system of energy known as nadis. The word ‘nadi’ originates from the Sanskrit word nad, meaning ‘mo vement’. According to Rig Veda (sacred text) it also means ‘stream’, although the
literal meaning of nadi is ‘flow’. As part of the circulatory system the physical
body has various streams such as arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels; these
are channels for the flow of consciousness. As both negative and positive
energy flow into the body through a complex circuit like meridians, similarly
consciousness flows into the body through nadis. The ego or ahamkara does
not reside in the ph ysical bod y but in the subtle bod y, and moves in the nadis. When awakened the dormant energy of kundalini also works through the
nadis. According to tantric texts, there are 72,000 nadis (channels) in our body
that are the conduits of pranas. Of these numerous nadis, 10 are significant
and three of those 10 are the most significant; they form the basis of
kundalini tantra. T hese three nadis ar e:
◼ ida (left or lunar nadi), r epresenting the cooling ener gy of the