One thing I did do over the weekend that was book related was this-- I wrote the chapter that I’ll never publish. I wrote it to get my mind clear and to see if there was a way I could tell my story. The story that answers the (very valid) question -- what happened to me that I would want to write a book on energy protection? I wrote it out and was gob smacked. Literally NO WONDER I was called to write this book. My story is insane. Maybe someday it will be a whole other book, but honestly I doubt it. The main thing is that it involves other people and sharing the details would be far too messy. It also unfolded over 10 + years and was happening on multiple levels at once, so telling it is a winding road. Furthermore, I wrote everything that needs to be shared in the 210 pages of A Yogi’s Guide to Energy Protection. This book covers so much ground and it’s practical and it’s not about me at all. I had to push through so much self doubt to get this book done, you would not believe it. I told myself repeatedly that if this book could even help one person it would be worth it. I feel like it is a miracle I got this far.

I never ever would have written this book if it weren’t for a whole series of events that lined up perfectly for me to be able to do this. One of the most pivotal moments of course being the morning I was sitting in my hotel room at the Wynn casino in Las Vegas and the whole book outline just dropped into my head. I’m a creative person by nature but something like that had never happened to me before. I wrote it all in my notes app, which I will share at some point to show you that it’s basically exactly what I ended up taking 3.5 years to write about in this book. Anyway, that was just one of many far out things that was given to me in service to the mission.

I have been reflecting on some of the main points I have been driving home with the book. I am very up front about the agenda. Really the number one thing is that I hope the book inspires the reader to pick something uplifting and practice it every day. I specifically teach Kundalini Yoga because it works. You really just need to pick one thing every day and do it to see your whole world change. In the book I lay out a whole bunch of mantras and breaths and a few meditations and yoga kriyas. It really isn’t how much you do, its how much intention and consistency you bring to the practice.

Here are some other ‘main dishes’ of the book:

Radical self-responsibility.

The most important mental posture to adopt for an empowered life. This the secret key to “creating your reality”.

Find the positive current and ride it.

There is a way to enjoy everything. The thing is you need enough energy. We get into how this works and how to get more energy.

A detailed breakdown of how the mind , thoughts and energy fields work.

The ancient yogis mapped out the how the cycle of the intellect works; how thoughts drop down from the universal mind and create feelings, desires and actions — and either more karma or dharma. We also get into the anatomy of a thought, as well as a map of how reality on earth is created from the One Unmanifest Consciousness.

What to do about earth realm problems: entities, possession, ghosts, drugs, demons and petty tyrants.

These are the subjects I surely never expected to become an expert on, but here we are. I think it’s good to approach scary and disturbing topics from a sober, yogic lens so we can have frameworks and tools to navigate life challenges with grace.

Detailed layout of mantras and practices that can help transport you to a better energy neighborhood.

Nearly every concept in this book was given to me by my teacher who got it from their teacher and so on. These are lineage based teachings that work. That is why I practice them and why I teach. I consider my entire creative career and marriage as being blessings and largely the outcome of my connection to these teachings and my practice. I want to pay forward what I’ve been given.

This book will also link to a free video resource sharing the Kundalini Yoga kriyas , pranayams and meditations featured in the book. I want to make it easy for anyone to start and maintain a practice. Because consistent practice is what really creates the magic and the expanded awareness that this book is pointing towards.

Oh also — I made 9 new mandalas and a bunch of really cool diagrams for this book!

The mandalas open each chapter and my intention is for them to transmit the energy of the chapter, in a different way. Since writing is such a cerebral process, this was really fun for me and allowed me to stretch my creative wings in new ways.

The really exciting news

I am launching the book via Kickstarter on September 15th ! I am raising funds for a first edition full color hard cover printing, and I could not be more excited. These books will be printed and delivered to backers in time for holiday gifting. The reward tiers for backing the project are going to be really cool — in addition to an option to have your name thanked in the back — I will be offering prints of some of the art featured in the book, a special online yoga class with Jai Gopal + myself, along with a chance to get my rare and almost sold out Starwater Yoga travel yoga mats bundled in.

The pre-launch page will be up soon, but until then you can sign up for my book mailing list and receive an immediate free download of my Energy Hygiene guide.

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Visit my book website here and please share with your friends. Your word of mouth support means everything to me!

This is some art I made recently. I need to do more of this.

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I stopped the recording and took a screen shot of the transcript. This is the exact reason why sadhana, a daily personal meditation practice, is so foundational for a yogi or anyone who wants more freedom. I have a sticky note I wrote years ago, stuck on the wall behind one of the little altars in my room. It says: Discipline + Devotion = Freedom. When you are committed to a practice of connecting to your higher self, and bringing that high frequency energy down into your every day life, that gives you energy to navigate this realm. You have the energy to choose what location you want to be on Hawkin’s Scale of Consciousness. You have the ability to live in a better energetic neighborhood.

I was jumping on my trampoline, thinking about how I would translate the concept into yogic terminology. What came to mind immediately is the tattvas, the five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether, that make up the earth realm. Each tattva has a negative and a positive polarity literally baked in from the jump. If you have a body, there is no avoiding dealing with this.

Tattvas are a way of explaining all the layers of maya - the process that gives us the illusion of seperateness 1. Something I learned recently is that there are actually 31 tattvas, with some systems counting even more! The five elements we have on earth are actually known to be the lowest, densest ones. Their interplay creates everything on earth and unique combinations of these elements create all our physical forms. Tattvas also relate to five ‘projections’ which we would consider negative aspects but can be channeled towards the positive.

So this is the kicker, and why self discipline is the key to freedom in this dense, five tattva realm: When you have the ability to choose which direction you are moving, in any given moment, you can avoid getting stuck. You avoid getting stuck in your lower nature, in karmic loops, in someone else’s agenda, in the ‘mud of time’.

Balanced tattvas create an energetic shield of protection in the human energy system.2 Meditation, mantra and pranayam practice can all help to balance the tattvas, especially the mantra Sat Nam and its primal sound counterpart — Sa Ta Na Ma.

Take a look at this breakdown of the five tattvas below ( a sneak peak directly from my book!) , and contemplate how inter-dimensional this really is. Your thoughts, your senses, your bodies and the direction you are going in your life are all inextricably bound together. We have the power to choose the realm of life we want to experience the most by the cultivation of our own positive (or negative..) qualities.

Earth — Pritvi Tattva

• Tamas guna and the sense of smell

• Negative Projection: Greed (lobh)

• Positive Qualities: Generosity, Stability, Forgiveness

Water — Apas Tattva

• Rajas and tamas gunas and the sense of taste

• Negative Projection: Lust (kam)

• Positive Qualities: Compassion, Purity, Flow

Fire — Agni Tattva

• Rajas guna and the sense of sight

• Negative Projection: Anger (krodh)

• Positive Qualities: Radiance, Illumination, Warmth

Air — Vayu Tattva

• Sattva and rajas gunas and the sense of touch

• Negative Projection: Attachment (moh)

• Positive Qualities: Neutrality, Flexibility, Freedom

Ether — Akasha Tattva

• Sattva guna and the sense of hearing

• Negative Projection: Pride (ahangkar)

• Positive Qualities: Subtlety, Unity, Interconnectedness

This is a piece I made last year, I think it illustrates these concepts in a poetic way.

Please read my article here for a more thorough breakdown on healing anxiety at the root. Also here is a link to learn more about making the special yogurt I reference above. In the book SuperGut, Dr. Willams shares a recipe to culture a specific set of probiotics, Lactobacillus helveticus Rosell-52ND and Bifidobacterium longum Rosell-175 , that are known to reduce anxiety. You can actually buy these capsules and culture them into a delicious yogurt and make the probiotic benefits even stronger. We did this last month with my parents at the beach and I can verify that this yogurt is also actually very delicious. Highly recommend!

This is an another article I wrote that explains how to feel better. You need to get yourself to a better energetic neighborhood.

And lastly this is an instructional video for the Addiction meditation. Try it for 3 minutes a day and see what happens.

Learn about Kundalini Yoga here. Find a helpful Spotify playlist for clearing bad energy here.

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And now.. we are back in the smoggy grey (June gloom..) metropolis, freshly landed from a 4.5 day turbo sprint drive across the entire country. I’m still sorting everything out, literally piles of clothes on the bed sit waiting for me, but I feel compelled to make myself sit and write this article.

The thing is, I feel torn. A lot has transpired that is too personal to get into right now, and yet I feel compelled to pass on something of value from my recent challenges. As I reflect on it all, I have been seeing a recurring theme. And funnily enough, it is related to my book.

When I tell people the name of my book and what it’s about, I get blank stares and puzzled looks. Energy protection? What even is that and what do yogis know about it? Isn’t yoga just stretching and chanting om in yoga pants? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of shared cultural reference points for the topic, and yet it’s literally everywhere and affecting everyone at all times. Basically, everything is energy and it’s a crazy world out there! You are an energy being and so you deserve to become energy literate. Think of it like being a player in a game except no one told you the rules of the game, what your avatar can do, and that you are even playing a game in the first place. Add to that, we are in the middle of a change of an age, where one set of rules is becoming obsolete and the new rules are largely unknown, and the whole subject has been distorted by nesting dolls of well funded psy-ops for years. The “new age” movement was infiltrated by the CIA starting back in the 1960s. The landscape has been polluted. Not all that glitters is gold.. Many seekers of knowledge get bamboozled by design. It is really no wonder we are seeing a widespread return to Christianity lately. Unfortunately this seems to be more of a trauma response “shelter in place” kind of situation rather than people genuinely finding Christ consciousness in their hearts. You know the difference when you see it.

Ye shall know them by their fruits.

Matthew 7:16

Is *fill in the blank* making the person more loving and compassionate or more hateful and judgmental? It is common to see people dumbing themselves down, narrowing their world view and then calling it salvation. There is also a difference between defaulting to childhood programming scripts and evolution through sincere self work. Cultivating genuine faith in a higher power and living aligned with that higher truth has an unmistakable fragrance.

Anyway, the big common thread I’ve been observing through the real life around me and my book is this: rampant, recurring anxiety. Anxiety is something I used to experience all the time as a kid and young adult. It really wasn’t until I started a daily meditation practice and dove deep in to Kundalini Yoga that I experienced any relief. And mind you, it did take years to fully resolve. I really had to work hard. Looking back on it all, I understand why. It’s not usually a simple one dimensional problem. There are layers to it. Ultimately, I feel it is a signal inviting a person into deeper healing and alignment with their own higher self. I have been writing about the subject of energy protection for the past 3 years. Anxiety has a whole section in my book. I decided to share that section here now, in hopes that it sparks some ideas and inspiration towards healing, for yourself or someone close to you.

Anxiety is a signal.

Anxiety is a result of fear based thoughtforms that have taken over the crown chakra. A healthy mind naturally moves through three gears in a specific order: negative (to assess threats), to positive (to find the benefits) and then the neutral mind position (where we can make the best decisions from). This natural process commonly gets warped when it gets stuck in first gear, the negative mind. The negative mind always kicks in first because it is the protector, but it is designed to go from negative to positive, not stay negative. The negative mind starts looping fear thoughts and the system does not have enough energy to get out of the rut. There are often very good reasons for this. Traumatic experiences create arrests in the system which can be very challenging to overcome. In the case of anxiety, the negative loop is taking the present moment and projecting fear into the future. This then affects the nervous system which creates all kinds of physical symptoms, such as digestive disturbances and headaches, in addition to the mental discomfort. Anxiety is usually related consciously or subconsciously to some imagined future scenario. Unfortunately because we are such powerful creators, anxiety and worry over the future often contributes to creating a reality we don’t want.

Here are the main causes of anxiety and their solutions from a yogic point of view. Anxiety is a sign that we need to heal and expand out of our current container. Your aura needs to get bigger, stronger and brighter. You can heal anxiety naturally, you are not broken!

Causes and Solutions

Traumatic Experiences

This is a broad category and can include recent events and situations that occurred long ago. In a sense, it doesn’t matter when it happened. It only matters that you decide to heal now. You can use many modalities to heal but mantra is a very fast route. Mantra practice will clear the negative patterns that create neurotic loops in the body and mind.

Weak Aura / Oversensitivity to Other People + Surroundings

The aura is the electromagnetic field of energy surrounding the physical body, and it can get weakened in many ways. Think of it like a container that can get a little thin in areas and develop holes that lets in stuff that should be kept out. The good news is that you can repair and strengthen the aura. Yogis address this with specific mantra and meditation practices. Check my Substack article here for more on this.

Nervous System Needs More Prana

Sometimes you just need more energy flowing through the system. You can be doing everything “right” but sometimes you still feel bad. You need more energy! You need prana, the life force inside the breath. The average person takes about 23,000 breaths in a day.₁ When you breathe consciously, you are automatically able to receive more of the energy inside the breath. Pranayam is a word that means “energy management through the breath”. Pranayam practice can be as simple as paying attention to your breath and breathing deeper and slower. Try it now!

Another way to get more energy is to walk barefoot on the earth, hug a tree, and get some sunshine. Touch grass! It really can be this simple.

Soul Level Mis-alignment

When you are living out of alignment with the truth of your soul and compromising your values in your daily life, your body and mind lets you know. Sometimes it is in the form of anxiety and other illnesses. Compromise is a part of life, but we know deep down when we are hiding from reality and not making the changes we need to make. Our bodies sometimes know what is wrong in a situation before we do. You will need to allow brutal honesty with yourself in order to have the clarity to make a course correction. Better to do it now on your own terms than to wait for life to make the decisions for you.

Unhealthy Environment

Sometimes you are not the problem at all, it’s the toxicity of the people and environment around you. Your surroundings pull you like a magnet. Think of the proverb, “A man is known by the company he keeps”. Become conscious of how the people in your life either lift you up or take you down. If it is the latter, it’s up to you to either get so strong that you begin to uplift the people and places around you, or you need to find a way to change your environment and/or your friend group.

Spaces can also have physical toxins (like mold and heavy metals) that can cause anxiety and other health issues. On a more subtle physical level, overexposure to non-native electromagnetic fields (nnEMF) such as cell towers, 5G and too much wifi can be something to look into and mitigate.

Sedentary Lifestyle

Exercise is crucial for brain health! Do not underestimate the power of a walk around the neighborhood, fresh air and sunshine. You may have more complex challenges, but moving the body and the blood will always help the situation. Get more prana from your environment.

Blood Sugar Imbalance

If you get very negative and feel weak when you get hungry this is a sign that you need to change your diet or find a way to get more prana in the system. You may need much more protein than you are getting. Maybe you need acupuncture, herbal medicine or pranayam. Maybe you need to decrease your caffeine intake. It is worth figuring out. A poor metabolic state can have a dramatic effect on the health of your mind and thoughts.

Gut Microbiome Imbalance

They say the gut is the “second brain”. The gut is where most of your seratonin and dopamine are made, which are hormones responsible for keeping us satisfied and happy. You can rebalance your gut microbiome by incorporating live cultured foods into your diet. You can actually increase specific positive energy states by culturing and eating specific probiotics. For example, you can increase oxytocin, “love hormone” and empathy with L Reuteri.₂ Circadian rhythms are also tied to mental health. This is a big topic, but at the very least pay attention to your light environment. Avoid blue light from screens and LEDs at night and make sure you are getting enough unfiltered day light in your eyes during the day.₃

Drugs + Alcohol

The aura, your natural shield and defense system, can get damaged easily by drugs and alcohol. A healthy aura vibrates at a certain speed. Drugs and alcohol slow this rhythm down and can even leave holes in the protective shield. This creates vulnerability to negative influences of all kinds, including negative thought patterns. If you are having anxiety and are also consuming recreational drugs and/or alcohol, consider stopping. You need to strengthen your aura. This will happen much faster without these substances slowing you down.

Medication Side Effects

Some times anxiety is a medication side effect. In this case work with your doctor to find another solution. In the meantime, you can help yourself greatly by adding in more breath practice, meditation and exercise into your routine.

Excitement

Some times anxiety is just excitement that needs more energy. When we sense that an upcoming event will be a big deal, even if it’s totally positive, we can experience anxiety. When this happens, it’s good to tell yourself that you are actually excited! We can observe the butterflies and think of all the positive aspects of whatever is going on. Then we can consciously change the channel from negative to positive. It is also helpful to do some pranayam such as Breath of Fire or even run around the block, anything to get the stagnant fear energy out of the system.

1. The yogis say that the amount of breaths a person has available to them in a life is fixed, so therefore we can extend our lives by slowing down the breath rate. Anyhow, I got the 23,000 breaths a day figure from this website.

2. I highly recommend the book Super Gut by William Davis MD. I have been culturing L Reuteri + L Gasseri with a programmable 36 hour yogurt maker and it has been a game changer for me and my family’s health.

3. If you really want to go deep on this one, I recommend a book called The Mitochondriac Manifesto by R.D. Lee.

Learn about Kundalini Yoga here. Find a helpful Spotify playlist for clearing bad energy here.

To see and shop my art on yoga mats, clothing and art prints, please visit my website jamilastarwater.com

Thank you for being here, reading and sharing my work. I appreciate you so much.

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My husband Jai Gopal and I are currently living in an off-season beach cottage rental two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach. Last fall, when I was flying back every month to where my parents live in North Carolina, I had a vision that landed all at once. I knew that in order to help my mom heal, we needed to get her to the beach for an extended amount of time and as soon as possible. My mom has had severe insomnia for a few decades and last summer it spiraled out of control and she ended up getting a very severe Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) infection on top of not being able to sleep multiple nights each week. This went on for a while. I started flying from California to North Carolina to be with my parents once a month in October, November and December. I was able to slowly get her better care and the situation stabilized a lot by January. I still knew that we had to get to the beach and start a Recode protocol to address the rapid decline in her short term memory. I had been looking at best selling books about reversing cognitive decline and found a book, The End of Alzheimers by a doctor, Dale Bredesen. It really caught my eye because it’s a holistic program based around 7 pillars: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, stimulation, detox and supplements. It is also the only program I know of, that is proven to help people reverse cognitive decline and Alzheimers.

Currently, we are here at the beach implementing this program with my mom. It has been 6 weeks and we have 3 more weeks here together. I want to share about some of the things we are doing because I know there are others out there, like me, wondering how they can help their loved ones struggling with memory loss. Something I have learned is that Alzheimers actually begins many years before you experience any change in cognitive abilities. There is a program, Precode that helps people who want to avoid Alzheimers and cognitive decline get a head start on preventing it. I am thinking about doing this program myself.

Lots of Tests

When my parents arrived at the beginning of March, we started right away getting all the testing done. There are blood tests and cognitive evaluations that are needed in order to get the Recode report, which is a very detailed analysis of what is causing the cognitive decline and what to do about it. I don’t know how people already experiencing memory loss do this without really hands on help. I felt lucky to be able to coordinate all this for my mom. It was a like a full time job but we did it!

The Report came in a few weeks after we completed everything. It is so illuminating! We had already started with a low carb keto diet and lots of healing routines, but the report has helped us dig deeper to what is going on. We have also gotten a Recode trained functional medicine doctor and are in the process of getting a Recode trained health coach. The latter I feel is especially important for my mom to be able to keep up the momentum we have started together after I have to leave here in May.

Here are some of the more unusual things we have been doing:

Broccoli Sprouts

Turns out, broccoli sprouts are a brain healing powerhouse of a veggie! I had unsuccessfully tried growing sprouts many years ago but my heart wasn’t in it. You have to really commit to rinsing the jar twice a day, a chore that actually only takes a few seconds. So, just work it in to your daily kitchen routines. Turns out, when you really want to do it, it’s SO easy! Moreover, the sprouts are delicious. Sulphoraphane is something found in broccoli sprouts in very high amounts - 100x more than in broccoli - and it is known to decrease inflammation and have all kinds of other healing effects in the brain and body. Tasty, inexpensive and powerfully healing -- best combo!

Breath of Fire

Increased oxygen flow to the brain is one of the biggest healers. My mom is doing 11 minutes of Breath of Fire a day now and I’m hoping we can kick it up to twice a day soon.

Music as Medicine

My dad is a visionary musician. He is a classically trained pianist who has explored the roots of American + African music his whole life. He collages with sound. He has made a living playing music in every setting imaginable over his 50 + year career. Most recently, he has played a lot in memory care facilities, bringing the power of sound to people who can really be most effectively reached through song. When my mom started having severe insomnia 6 years ago, my dad started singing with mom twice a day. Rhythm and harmony rewire the brain in a way nothing else can touch. It has been deeply inspiring to watch this new chapter unfold for them -- truly a silver lining of beauty. They have a band now! It is called Mad Props, go follow them on facebook here.

Connecting to the Sun

This has been huge for all of us. I have been walking every morning on the beach at dawn. There is a lot of re-emerging knowledge about the benefits of being outside at sunrise. I feel like this is an open secret to health right in front of humanity. Mom came with me to see the sunrise for the first time yesterday - it was magical. It has been a game changer for me and I plan to keep it up after we leave here.

Kundalini Yoga

Kirtan Kriya is one of the most studied Kundalini Yoga meditations and it happens to be a proven way to reverse cognitive issues. Mom and I started strong doing it every day here together but we have fallen off, but now that I am writing this I have realized we need to add it back to the list! Both of my parents have daily yoga practices and we’ve been doing lots of yoga together. My parents did my husband Jai Gopal’s Kundalini Yoga bootcamp last month, and have been going to his weekly class at a local yoga studio here every Sunday. Something I have experienced is that Kundalini Yoga can absolutely help with healing so many issues, the only caveat is that it has to be actually practiced, every day or at least very regularly. I highly recommend it. Read more about what Kundalini Yoga is here.

Super Gut

This is another book I found while searching on ways to heal SIBO. It turns out I had already been making the special 36 hour cultivated strains of L-Reuteri + L-Gasseri yogurt a few years ago while I was on some other health kick. L- Reuteri is known to increase oxytocin and improve sleep, and L -Gasseri is very good for gut health, but I had no idea that they were foundational to a very powerful SIBO healing protocol. When you cultivate your own probiotics, you are helping to create something money can’t buy -- because no one is selling 36 hour ferments! The live culture counts of the homemade cultured yogurts are far beyond anything you can get in pill form. This is where I get the starter cultures, and this is more info about the updated way to make the special SIBO yogurts. We have been making the L -Reuteri and L -Gasseri strains regularly since I have been here and mom says they have really helped her recover from the SIBO. She plans on continuing as an insurance policy against ever having this problem again. I think this is another delicious and powerful strategy more people should know about, especially those suffering from any kind of gut and mental health issue. There are strains that work to heal anxiety. Furthermore, when you culture them yourself you are getting so much more of the good stuff in your body than by taking pills.

Lots of Vegetables

We have mom on the Recode diet which is called Ketoflex 12/3. It is a very vegetable heavy, low carb , high fat diet. The ‘12’ in the name means she fasts at least 12 hours at night, and the ‘3’ means she does not eat 3 hours before bed. The idea is to get the person in to ketosis over night so the brain can do its job cleaning itself, using ketones to run on instead of glucose. She is also supposed to eat at least 6-9 cups of green vegetables per day. We are working on it.

Recode Checklist

Given there are so many healing things to do in a day, so I made a checklist that can be followed every day to keep us on track. This has been a game changer for helping to make sure everything gets done. Feel free to adapt this idea to your own needs. I designed it for free on Canva!

Fun and Frolic

Last but not least! Fun and frolic is an item on the checklist!! Cultivating a light heart is so important for true healing. My parents play ping pong in the garage after walks on the beach and bike rides down Sandfiddler Rd. Laughter is truly the best medicine. I am so grateful we are able to be together here doing this work at this time.

I hope this list is inspiring for you to tackle health challenges in a holistic way. I know everyone can’t go a beach house for two months to heal, but there are many ways to think outside the box to create true healing, that do not cost a dime.

In between all this, I am making real progress on my book, A Yogi’s Guide to Energy Protection : Decoding the Landscape and Delivering a New Paradigm. Jai Gopal is my editor. He is giving me the most insightful, time consuming and thorough notes, so it’s a process. I look forward to making an announcement on a launch date hopefully soon! In the mean time, go to my new website for the book and sign up for the mailing list to be the first to know when it’s available for pre-order!

Learn about Kundalini Yoga here. Find a helpful Spotify playlist for clearing bad energy here.

To see and shop my art on yoga mats, clothing and art prints, please visit my website jamilastarwater.com

Thank you for being here, reading and sharing my work. I appreciate you so much.

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Every living thing, including crystals, has an electromagnetic field, but the human chakra & aura system is special. We have free will and can connect to our higher self through the torsion field of our aura and the etheric crown at the top of the head. Our energy bodies are kind of like inter-dimensional space ships. Humans really are very special, anatomically. Since we exist in a polarity dimension here - Earth - there is also a vulnerability that comes with this anatomy. The crown chakra can get manipulated and in some cases completely overtaken. Picture a remote controlled drone. A wireless signal controls the craft from long distances away. This can happen to humans too. We’ve all seen examples of this but maybe haven’t recognized it for what it is.

Your aura is carrying around clusters of thoughts, called thought forms, and you experience reality filtered through your own thought forms. This is the meaning behind the saying, ‘seeing life through rose colored glasses’, except usually the color is not so rosey. I wrote about the mechanics of this here and here.

As far as I can tell, there are two main ways the crown chakra gets hijacked. The first one is very common - a low frequency thought form gets stuck in the aura and every decision a person makes gets filtered through it. (examples of low frequency thought forms include: poor me, i’m broken, it will always be this way, its their fault..) The crown chakra has a vibratory pattern that attracts specific thought streams from the universal mind. We download many of our thought forms via inheritance, through our family line, as well as through the dominant cultural norms and narratives. Anyway, there is usually one dominant thought form we inherit or pick up some where and a person can easily spend their entire incarnation inside that thought. For example, think of the person who is constantly working too hard, or worrying, beating themselves up, or complaining about others. They never change until the dominant thought forms change. It is a kind of mental slavery that is quite pervasive. The higher energy and mission of the soul gets buried under the weight of the negative thought forms running on loop. And usually, nothing changes until the person themselves decides to change.

I mean, Bob Marley was singing about this 45 years ago.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds.

I think he was being very literal. It is so important to understand this concept now, how the crown chakra downloads thought streams and how our energy fields can get used for agendas other than our own. Now that we have discussed the common version of this issue, let’s touch on other ways this happens.

The crown chakra energy structure can also be penetrated and taken over by outside forces. For this discussion, I define outside influences as anything coming from outside our energy fields that throws us off the rhythmic beam of our soul. Trauma of all kinds is what allows the human energetic defense system to be breached. Trauma can create splits in the psyche as a way to compartmentalize pain. These splits can leave a person vulnerable to possession by negative entities. Entities are separate energetic beings with their own agendas, but not their own energy. Possession by a negative entity can result in personal tragedy seemingly coming from “out of nowhere”. It is obviously something we want to avoid for ourselves at all cost. We also want to be able to recognize it and help a loved one in need, especially children and young adults.

Another way the crown chakra gets hijacked is recreational substance use and abuse. The entire chakra energy system gets weakened by drugs and alcohol which creates vulnerability to outside forces. Spirits let spirits in. And recreational drugs of all kinds can create tears in the auric field that can leave a human wide open to all kinds of parasitic entities. I’m not sharing this to create fear, but to educate and hopefully empower you to make changes if needed. The aura can be repaired and you can gain control over your own crown again.

We can use these frameworks to understand what is going on right now on the world stage and maybe even our own lives. This knowledge is about empowerment and action.

There are a number of things I strongly recommend if you want to make a change in your life. The main thing: use the Kundalini Yoga technology for your advantage. I write about what Kundalini Yoga is here. Essentially, it is a system that strengthens the electromagnetic field of the human and aligns you with your higher self. A little bit, done consistently, goes a long way. But the fastest most effective way to practice is by cultivating a daily routine that has these four pillars: mantra, meditation, movement, and breath. This can be in the form of one kriya that covers all four bases, or can be a range of practices you do daily.

My husband and I have been studying, practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for over 20 years. These teachings have profoundly changed our lives and we have seen so many miracles happen around us in others lives. This stuff works! I have personal experience in everything I am writing about here and it is my profound blessing to be able to pass some of what I have received from my teacher along to you.

If you are ready to make a change and want some help boosting yourself to the next level, I highly recommend you check out my husband Jai Gopal’s upcoming Kundalini Yoga bootcamp starting March 19. There is a tremendous advantage to practicing in a group. In Kundalini Yoga, a group aura is formed when we practice together, and it’s not bound by time and space. You get a multiplied benefit and can make tremendous shifts much faster when practicing with a group. This bootcamp will be 5 days and happening virtually so you can tune in from anywhere. Jai Gopal has been teaching these bootcamps for over 20 years, I highly recommend them if you are ready to clear out the self limiting mental slavery programs. This bootcamp will also help you establish and strengthen your daily sadhana - your routine that connects you to your higher self - and that is where the real magic happens. Now is the time, and the time is now. Check out the program here.

This article was inspired by my recent editing of the “Dealing with Possession” chapter in my upcoming book, “A Yogis Guide to Energy Protection”. Writing this book is an arduous climb up a very steep mountain. It is slow going but I am a taurus with dogged determination -- so expect an upcoming launch announcement soon (by the Grace of God). In the mean time, thank you for supporting my Substack. Follows and shares mean a lot to me, and a special big shout out to my handful of paid subscribers! You all rock and seriously have encouraged me to keep this going despite my increasingly pressurized feeling about getting this book done as fast as possible!

Onward!

This is an illustration I made of the aura - our inter-dimensional space ship! I am working on illustrations of our energy anatomy now for my book, “ A Yogis Guide to Energy Protection”.

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Discussing these subjects is like choosing to wade in toxic poison, but I feel some kind of duty to share my experience in case it will be helpful to someone. So here I am, discussing satanic ritual abuse and trauma based mind control, and how to deal with learning about this stuff.

I have to admit I’ve been pretty uninterested in the Epstein files. It seems like a massive mind control experiment disguised as disclosure. Thats not to say that it’s fake or there is not a real problem here. This is a big, ugly topic with a lot of layers that can suck you in like a black hole. This is a big point and maybe actually THE point. I’ll get more in to that later. A certain amount of knowledge on these subjects is some times necessary, and it all depends on what your soul mission in life entails. If reading the Epstein files propels you to some kind of action that can make the world a better place, then please read them. But, know thyself. Not every burden is yours to carry.

My story: waking up to satanic ritual abuse and trauma based mind control

I remember very clearly in 2012 when it dawned on me that ritual murder was something happening in real time on the world stage. I have lived in Los Angeles since 2006, and while I could tell that it had a dark underbelly, I never really saw it very clearly until Whitney Houston died. I remember seeing the news that she had died in a hotel bath tub while the Clive Davis Grammy party went on below and it all just cracked open for me. That’s when I realized that ritual murder/sacrifice is still practiced and it’s done to manipulate energy. It was like being blind and then starting to see, it was that dramatic.

I started reading whatever I could get my hands on about satanic ritual abuse and trauma based mind control. It was so upsetting but I could not look away. There was a weight to the information that fundamentally started shifting my mind away from consensus reality. It felt important. But it was isolating! There were only 3 people I could talk to about what I was learning. If someone isn’t ready to look at these topics, it feels cruel to bring them up. Also there is a high chance they will think you are mentally unwell for talking about these subjects. Thats what makes this whole Epstein disclosure so monumental. All of a sudden the largest elephant that ever existed is in the room.. and was released by the DOJ to everyone with an internet. There is a spiritual war going on and we can see the battles playing out on all levels of society in real time.

I got sick when the weight of everything I was learning started to land. I was very sick for days. It was all so heavy. There was a grieving for the loss of my naïveté. I asked my teacher about it. He asked me to recognize what was mine to carry in this life and what is not. I took this to mean - what is my sphere of influence? What can I do to make the world a better place? We all need to figure this out. We are not here to fix all the world’s problems, but we are here to show up and make a difference where we can.

You need the spiritual Armor of God.

I think this Christian concept is universal and an important teaching for all those who have love in their hearts. I am going to quickly break down how I see it as a yogic practitioner. As yogis, we acknowledge everything is energy and we understand that our electromagnetic field, the aura, is the most important protective structure we are born with. The aura can also be strengthened and developed. I think Apostle Paul’s Armor of God teachings are easily translated into yogic terms. Here I will break down the different components of the Armor of God in terms of the energy bodies and the human’s natural energetic defenses. I feel these teachings from Ephesians clearly translates for yogis and anyone who loves the holy spirit.

There are six parts to the Armor of God. When you look up this subject online, you will see a very different explanation but I did my best to translate it in to language I can resonate with, and maybe for you as well.

Belt of Truth

This is the vibration of sat nam and any sound of truth. Sat nam means “truth is my identity”. Let this mantra vibrate so strongly at your navel that you have the strength to get up and face each day with courage.

Breastplate of Righteousness

This is not about perfection, it is about alignment. Align your heart with your higher self, your words and your actions.

Shoes of the Gospel of Peace

This is walking with the vibration of peace in your aura. This is when you don’t need to say a word, your presence works to uplift the spaces you’re in. This happens when you are grounded in the truth of who you are. You can be relaxed and also ready for whatever challenges come your way. This is also letting your Creator be with your every step.

Shield of Faith

The yogis say that “faith is the radiant body”. This means that faith actually creates the shield of light around you that keeps out negativity and attracts all that is highest and best for your soul mission. Strengthen your faith by choosing to see the potential good in every situation and then working to bring that good in to form.

Helmet of Salvation

This is the arcline, the halo of energy that runs from earlobe to earlobe. A strong arcline is very protective. Your mind needs protection from negative thought streams. You can build your arcline through mantra practice, and living a clean life of service to others.

Sword of the Spirit

This is the sound current. The Christians call it the word of God, the Sikhs call it the holy name of God and the yogis call it mantra practice. “In the beginning was the word, the word was with God and the word was God.” Sound creates everything. We have mantras that we can recite that bring us in to alignment with the flow of our soul, and Gods will. It only has to be religious if you want it to be. It’s just how the world works.

Sound is everything. There is something called sonic warfare. And there are sounds that uplift, heal and bring us in to alignment with our higher power. And we need a connection to our higher power if we are going to wade in the toxic waters of Epstein and whatever other depravity is being discussed. The Christians are very accurate with their discussion of spiritual warfare. I think whatever our faith or persuasion, if we love life and God then we must figure out what it is that strengthens our connection to the Great Spirit. We must do this before, during and after reading about the stuff that is in the Epstein files, and things of that nature. This is the definition of being “in this world but not of it”. There is actually so much darkness on Earth to shine a light on. It is the definition of a polarity planet. There is so much suffering, and each person who chooses to look at it and then do something meaningful to help even one person, is doing Gods work. There is a prophesy of a Golden age coming. This era of harmony and love gets birthed through individuals choosing to walk their destiny — people like you and me — not by some outside conquering force. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is found within! So how do we acknowledge the evil suffering of the world and keep our faith intact? We first recognize that God is in and has created everything, even the darkness. Then we move forward each day with courage, and look for ways to be of service.

The thing is, the pedophilia and the abuse is feeding a spiritual sickness that is fundamentally non human. There are non physical entities that feed off the energy of human suffering. The term for this is loosh. Loosh is energetic food created by our negative emotions. The atrocities detailed in the Epstein files are not being done only on a physical level. The crime is against humanity and the human spirit. Be mindful of this when learning about these subjects.

People like to joke about ‘crazy David Icke’ and the lizard people he talks about. The thing is, it actually makes sense if you look at it from a multidimensional energy perspective, and with the idea that humans are not the only free will beings in the universe. Maybe humans are not at the top of the proverbial food chain after all? Something to think about.

The bottom line is that the horrors of the world, like everything else, are inter-dimensional. If you look at the problems we face on just a physical surface level you are missing a lot. That probably misattributed Einstein quote, “We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”, fits well here. We need higher consciousness and higher frequency thinking in order to really resolve any of the problems currently plaguing humanity.

The best way I know how to strengthen the spiritual Armor of God is practicing kundalini yoga and meditation. The practice connects you to your infinity in a very physical way; belief is optional. Experience is more important than dogma in this new information (overload) age we find ourselves in.

When I was first learning about these kinds of darker subjects, below are some of the things I read that helped me get a sense of the new landscape I found myself in. I’m sharing only in case it might be helpful for you to have more context for whats in the Epstein files. I think in general, we don’t need more information, we need more practice and embodiment of higher frequencies. But some times learning intellectual frameworks through stories and other peoples lived experience is helpful. I hope some of this has been helpful and that you find your spiritual armor stronger and stronger each day.

Some of these things I read over a dozen years ago. I have not re-read them since, so I am not vouching for these writings or people, but wanted to share here anyway in case they could be helpful for you too.

Wingmakers : The 5th interview with Dr Neruda

Maybe this is fiction, but I don’t think so.. There are 5 interviews and the 5th is most potent.

“You see, the whole principle that was behind this entire endeavor could be summed up in one word: separation. Everything exists in separation within the earth plane and its afterlife planes as well. But, according to the WingMakers, what is real is that we are all imbued with equality and oneness—not through the unconscious mind, which only links us in separation, but rather through the life essence that is us. And this life essence is sovereign and integral. It is I AM, WE ARE. No one is above, no one is below. No one is better, no one is lesser.”

Sarah: “But you’re saying everything is a lie? Everything… I mean everything we’ve been taught to believe is a deception! How is that possible… or … or even believable?”

Dr. Neruda: “It’s possible because the beings that have enslaved humanity designed a world in which we adjusted to over eons of time, and evolved into it in such a manner that we became lost in our world. The veils that have been placed over us are opaque. So much so that people operate as human uniforms unaware that everything around them is illusory. It is a programmed reality that is not real.

“The WingMakers say everything is simply sound holographically organized to look real.”

Cathy O Brian and the Trance Formation of America

I have listened to a lot of interviews with Cathy O Brian and honestly it took me awhile to accept her story. It is a lot to take in. I feel that her message is important and maybe helpful here so that is why I’m sharing.

Anneke Lucas

I first heard Anneke talk on a podast many years ago and was immediately struck by her story and her mission. This is text from her website:

Anneke Lucas is an author, speaker, advocate for child sex trafficking victims and creator of the Unconditional Model.

Her work is based on personal experience of a 37-year healing journey after surviving being sold by her family as a child sex slave to a pedophile network.

Her healing through psycho-therapy, writing, yoga and meditation were synthesized during a decade of service with incarcerated populations and with survivors of sex trafficking inside and outside of prisons. Sharing her own healing shaped her message for personal and global evolution through the Unconditional Model, the mindfulness modality she developed.

Anneke’s book “Quest for Love: Memoir of a Child Sex Slave,” was published in 2022 and currently available in paperback or e-book.

Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops + the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream by Dave McGowan

This book details the military industrial complex ties to the free love music scene of the 60s + 70s. I read this back when Mr McGowan was alive and releasing it for free installments on his website. This is a groundbreaking work that has vast implications for culture creation to this day.

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Earlier this year I had an experience where St Micheal, the Archangel of Protection, showed up in my awareness several times over the course of a few days. I don’t mean showed up in my dreams or visions, this was much more earthbound and mundane, but still he made an impact and sparked an intense interest in angels. I have always had a good relationship with my angels, but it’s been casual. I’d express my gratitude for them in my prayers but I would rarely ask for specific help. My mom taught me that we all have guardian angels and it was just something I kind of took for granted. Looking back I see how many times I have been absolutely saved by angelic forces, but it took me until now to really appreciate their impact in my life.

My experience with St Micheal earlier this year made my mind much more intentional and deliberate about angels. I also started looking in to what the yogic teaching had to say about angels. I compiled a whole list of angel quotes from the Library of Teachings and got inspired by the idea that we all have an animal (tamasic), human (rajasic) and angelic (sattvic) side. I started reading Steiner and others thoughts on angels and wrote a chapter about angels in my upcoming book, A Yogis Guide to Energy Protection. And I made this Luminary Angels art + yoga mat.

One of the biggest things I was reminded about angels this year is that if you want help - you need to ask for it explicitly. This really means asking out loud. Humans have free will. This means that the angelic forces can help you but in most cases will not intervene unless you ask for assistance. We are here to learn. Some of us need to learn the hard way. If the angels constantly just saved us all the time, what kind of school would this be? Earth is like the most ivy league university / military training facility in the galaxy! The lessons here are hard! On purpose! Angels can be our greatest ally, but to really know them, we need to invoke them.

Every religion and spiritual system has their version of angels. I think this subject is highly personal and something each individual needs to figure out for themselves. Teachings left behind by adepts and masters can be powerful catalysts for opening our own experiential knowing. I have resonated the most with the teachings left behind by Yogi Bhajan, whose legacy has blessed me beyond measure. And yet, I am a student of the great mystery, and this mystery is vast and beyond dogma, categories and names. Yogi Bhajan said many times that the old religions would become obsolete in this new age we are entering. Think about what that means. To me, its a reminder that this age we are entering is about the experience and who we become through walking our talk. Labels and titles are not enough anymore.

My prayer is that these angel quotes and my angel art inspires you to get in closer touch with your angels. I was taught that each person has at least one guardian angel that is looking out for you, but I think most of us probably have whole teams. Some people know their angels names. I would love to know more about my angels but I at least know they are there and I do call on them now, quite a lot! Try getting to know your angels better. See what happens and let me know!

Some favorite angel quotes by Yogi Bhajan. Be advised, these are deep cuts, with many layers :

Yogi Bhajan said that Guru Ram Das is the angel of the Aquarian age. Guru Ram Das is known as the “Lord of Miracles” and the patron saint of Kundalini Yogis. Guru Ram Das is a miracle energy field of the heart center and my personal favorite. Steiner said that St Micheal, the archangel of protection, is the archangel of the Aquarian age. I am still learning about Steiner’s thoughts, I find his writing to be hard to absorb and learn better from those who write about his writings. This is a good starting point for learning the Steiner cosmology on angels and their hierarchy. There are surely countless wisdom teachers and countless angels ready to help us humans at this time. We are so fortunate.

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The current dominant paradigm says that we need to get in touch with our feelings and then make our life decisions from that data stream. The yogic POV offers a completely different pathway forward. The yogi develops intuition and then makes that the primary navigational tool. Feelings have value, but pale in comparison. Intuition is a subtle communication with your higher self and is available to you in every moment and situation. Intuition is beyond time and space. I’ll go on a limb here and say it: intuition is more valuable and more useful for personal decisions than all the feelings and thoughts in the world. This is the distinction between listening to your inner self vs the outer world. Both have value, but we are being called to put the inner wisdom self in the driver seat now.

So whats the deal with thoughts? Thinking, of course, is important. Some would argue, rightly, that not enough actual thought is even happening anymore. Especially with AI, we can just outsource the heavy lifting of entertaining thoughts and figuring out what we really think. This is true, and yet there is another side I need to point out. Let us discuss “overthinking”. You probably know exactly what I am talking about. Too much thinking (and not enough action) is another absolute trap, and something that needs to be re-balanced if you want to live a fulfilled life.

The mechanics of thought need to be understood. When you understand the cycle of the intellect, then you know why thoughts need to be cleared, cultivated, and directed. We have already gone over the chart here, so I’ll just briefly touch on it. The mind receives 1,000 thoughts per blink of the eye, dropped in through the crown chakra (known as the 1,000 petalled lotus for this reason). Of this, we only grab on to 1 or 2 thoughts which then get cloaked in the distortions of the facets of the mind, created by our past speech and actions. This leads to emotions and feelings, then desires and actions, which then has an effect and creates karma. Karma is the law of cause and effect. So you can see, when you contemplate this cycle, how thoughts and feelings create a cycle of energy that leads to more of the same. If you are perfectly content with more of the same, then great! If you are being called to grow and step out of the cycles you have been repeating for a while, then these teachings start to hold a lot of value for us. There is another way forward.

Enter: Dharma

Dharma is when your actions are aligned with your higher self. This is when we listen to our intuition and then make decisions from that stream of energy. We still use our minds to think, and we feel the feelings, but we make decisions with the data from our soul via intuitive knowing. We are all born with the intuitive capacities pre-installed, but we may not have been taught to value the subtle internal voice of our higher self. When we ignore this signal over long periods of time, it can get harder to hear. The good news is that there are countless meditations and practices we can do to reconnect to this part of ourselves. The present moment is ALWAYS the perfect time to start listening to our higher self. The present moment is actually the only place this signal and gateway exists.

There are 2 tools I’d like to share with you to stop overthinking and open to the intuition.

The first is a mantra called Sochai Soch and it’s the 1st pauree of Japji. This mantra is very powerful for bringing the mind back in to balance with our actions, and in alignment with the soul. It stops overthinking. You don’t need to recite it, you can just listen to it. However, if you take the time to learn it (just copy the sounds), it will work VERY fast and powerfully. I can attest to its effectiveness. I have worked with this mantra quite a bit, and it’s been enormously helpful. If you want to really get down with this mantra and see its magic in your life, I recommend learning it and reciting it out loud 108 times a day for at least 40 days. The recitations can be done while completing other tasks. It’s doable - especially for you type A’s (you know who you are). You will see the benefits, and quickly.

Use it to stop overthinking but also: this mantra lifts depression and clears insecurities, nightmares and loss. Not small things. This is worth the time investment.

Sochai Soch aka the first pauree of Japji

Listen to White Sun’s version on Youtube here and Spotify here.

Listen to other musical versions here and here.

This is the full mantra. Listen to it on repeat and give it some time to sink in:

Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee

Jay Sochee Lakh Vaar

Chupai Chup Na Hova-ee

Jay Laa-i Rahaa Liv Taar

Bhukhi-aa Bhukh Na Utree

Jay Bannaa Puree-aa Bhaar

Sehs Si-aanpaa Lakh Ho-Eh

Ta Ik Na Chalai Naal

Kiv Sachi-aara Ho-ee-ai

Kiv Koorai Tutai Paal

Hukam Rajaa-ee Chalnaa

Naanak Likhi-aa Naal

Four Stroke Breath to Build Intuition

This is a great practice to do daily for a while - or maybe a long while. Try it out with me in the video above. We do it together and it takes about 17 minutes. This pranayam will powerfully recharge your batteries and build the intuitive knowing in you. Find full instructions here. I also recommend buying this book Prana, Pranee, Pranayam. It contains this meditation and many other effective and inspiring breath practices.

As I mentioned in the video, I listened to the lecture given when this meditation was originally taught by Yogi Bhajan on June 9, 1998. I found it very interesting that he spoke about a guy showing him a computer that works quite a lot like the AI of 2025 as well as what sounded like a description of virtual reality goggles. One of the main points of the lecture is that we are emotional robots and slaves to our ego. It seems he made this point to emphasize the need to develop the intuition, so we can have that instantaneous relationship to the wisdom of our soul. He said:

These teachings were downloaded on to the planet for these times we are now living in. Yogi Bhajan repeatedly referred to himself as the postman and the garbage collector. As time goes by, I see more and more what a job he did here, and what a job we still have in front of us. Whenever it feels like too much, I just remember that my only job is to show up the best I can in each moment. Having a strong meditation practice is what allows me to do this, so thats why I feel called to share whats been helpful for me. I hope its helpful for you too, and that you pass on what works for you, to someone else in need.

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They say there are two forces on the earth realm - love and fear. In my view, love reigns supreme - fear is no match. However, we are here to learn, so fear was invented to give our souls an experience of evolution. Regardless of the origin story, tuning in to your own experience of love and fear is a valuable touchstone of where you are at, and which way to go.

We want to have enough energy so we can make decisions motivated by love instead of fear. The acronym for fear is perfect: False Evidence Appearing Real. In yogic language, fear is a non- reality. Reality is supported by nature - it has its own energy. Non reality has no energy of its own. It has to take and use yours. When you are in fear, you are inside an illusion you either created or are participating in.

Fear can have important data for us - some times fear is letting us know a change must be made, some times urgently. But fear is something we must face and then move out of as quickly as possible.

I wanted to talk about 3 topics that bring up fear but can resolved in love. As with the demons and evil article, this will not be a thorough analysis, just some things I feel called to share at this time.

Curses

I think on the deepest level all curses require the participation of both parties. It might be a soul level agreement made before incarnation. For example, there is such a thing as an intergenerational curse, which is really just karma that needs to be dealt with. On a less esoteric level - the karma is in the DNA. It is unpaid debts and cycles playing out. In some cases there may be actual spoken “curses” involved (like from a witch or some other adept) but in general I think the intergenerational curse is really just more of a soul agreement to learn specific lessons. A soul agrees to come in to a specific family line to learn certain lessons.

In general, we are the ones cursing ourselves. We do this unconsciously: when we make a promise and break it, when we are unnecessarily rude, when we speak ill of ourselves and others. We essentially create a negative vibration that either immediately or eventually finds its way back to us. A curse is kind of like a negative karmic loop. We curse ourselves but we can also free ourselves. We get free by acknowledging our actions, making atonement, apologizing where necessary and then changing our behavior. Most importantly, we can use mantra to rewrite the patterns and burn the karmas with the heat of the Japa - the repetition.

As far as others cursing you, this is possible. It happens. But know that that person is cursing themselves first. Any negative energy a person sends out intentionally poisons the sender first - guaranteed. It may or may not hit the intended target but it always will pollute the sender.

If you feel you are cursed, there are specific mantras that will clear this energy.

Entities

Entities are separate energetic beings with their own agendas, but not their own energy. In the context of a human with an entity issue, they can be thought of as energy parasites allowed in via trauma and unhealed wounds. Trauma is a word that gets overused now, but we all have had traumatic experiences in life that have affected us deeply. Just being a part of modern society in this age involves some times daily trauma, especially as young people. Emotional, physical, familial, medical and institutional trauma happens every day to the point of being completely normalized. Just because it’s common does not mean it has no consequences. To protect ourselves, all kinds of splits in the psyche can occur as a way to compartmentalize the pain and be able to continue on with life. This happens in subtle and dramatic ways. The splits are like the cracks in the glass that break up the whole in to many parts and personalities in the mind; we know these as identical identities or more commonly, subconscious thought forms. The splits in the psyche also leave room for other entirely separate entities to come in to the energy field of the affected individual. This vulnerability can get exploited further with the use of intoxicants, which weaken the energy field in subtle and dramatic ways.

So what do you do if you feel like you or someone you know has this problem? The answer is simple: you want to add high frequency energy in to the system via mantra, yoga, meditation and breath practice. I know this seems like a tall order, especially if you are just starting out on a healing journey. Start with one thing, like one mantra or breath practice, and do it every day. Literally just pressing play and listening to mantras is very uplifting and healing. Check out this playlist and this article here for more.

Ghosts

It is said that there are millions of spirits floating around any given place, hoping for a chance to be born on this earth. Not all of these spirits are ghosts by any stretch. Ghosts specifically are souls that are stuck in the magnetic field of earth. They do not have the energy to leave. Instead of merging with infinity or progressing on to other realms after death, ghosts are trapped here. Most often it is unresolved attachments that keeps a soul wandering around a specific place. Ghosts are known to inhabit areas where they lived while in their bodies on earth. We all know of places that are haunted and may have even had our own encounters with ghosts. What you may not have yet is a way to deal with them. If a ghost keeps to themselves and doesn’t make a scene then no action is necessary. If you encounter ghosts that are disruptive, give off negative energy or are actively harassing others then something must be done.

Luckily we have a very effective mantra for this: Akal. Akal means undying and it opens the etheric gateway in to the higher realms outside earths atmosphere. Find many versions of Akal on apple music or Spotify, but I always recommend White Sun’s version. Chant this at least 5 times for a specific person or situation, or play on repeat in the space that needs help. If you are chanting it out loud, please note that the sound is very drawn out on both syllables, but especially the second: AHHHHHH KAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL

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Below are my notes for the talk, I go in to more detail in my video above!

1. Every situation is either a blessing or a challenge. A yogi gets energy from both polarities. Gratitude activates the positive polarity of every situation.

* A yogi energetically and mentally positions themselves to benefit from whatever is going on.

* We assess (and deal with) the negative, we ride the positive current and we dwell in the neutral mind space.

2. The safest place is inside a strong aura: your own or someone else’s. The best way to protect your loved ones, especially your children, is to strengthen your own aura.

* An aura is a programmable container - around 9 feet in all directions.

* We want to create a “fit receptacle” — a strong aura.

* Examples of beneficial auras you can be inside of: loving spouse, spiritual teacher, sanghat, church, dharma

3. How mantras work to protect you via the Law of Resonance:

Your mind downloads thoughts from the universal mind and the quality of your thought streams is determined by the frequency signal of your crown chakra. Think of the area at the top of your head like a satellite dish that sends and receives data. We want to install high vibration patterns (via mantra) so we can attract high vibration data (thought streams).

This is why we are conscious on what we consume (both physically and mentally via entertainment). Like attracts like.

We can think of mantra like high frequency nourishment that adds energy to the system so we can navigate the world better, make better choices and fulfill our mission in life.

Top Energy Protection Mantras:

Aad guray nameh : adds columns of protective white light around each of 4 sides

* chant it around your car before driving - can give “11 feet of protection”

Aap sahai hoa : brings prosperity and protection: “ melts enemies like ice cream” . Great for neighbor drama.

* highly recommend this one for a mantra box in your home.

** I misspoke in my video above. I called the meditation we do with this mantra Sudarshan Chakra — its actually just called Sudarshan Meditation and the write up for it is here.

Tithai too : clears evil. works on anger and insanity. Chant it over yourself.

* over time it creates a mirror like reflective shield in your aura

* you want to chant it over yourself so that your field is cleared of any resonance with lower forces.

So purkh : in addition to helping to attract and create a man of God, this mantra casts away negative spells in the destiny of the being

* this is a long one but worth taking the time to learn.

* this works extremely well to bring God consciousness to the men in your life or attract one in.

* this is the only mantra I have heard that protects specifically from black tantric forces.

24th pauree of Japji- Ant na siphatee : breaks through limitations, great for clearing intergenerational curses/ misfortune

* breaks through limitations “with the force of a thunderbolt”

* chant it for your family line

Below is a list of the full mantras with their translations. Please note that translations are always filtered through the mind of the translator, which is why they can sound very old fashioned and religious. As I mentioned in the video: don’t mistake the menu for the actual dish.

Find my Spotify playlist of all these mantras here.

Aad Guray Nameh

Aad Guray Nameh

Jugaad Guray Nameh

Sat Guray Nameh

Siri Guru Dev-vay Nameh

Translation

I call on the original wisdom,

I call on the wisdom of all ages.

I call on the real wisdom.

I call on the great, divine wisdom.

Effects

Adds columns of protective white light around all 4 sides. Chant it and place mentally clockwise , starting on your right side.

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Aap Sahai Hoa

Aap Sahaa-ee Hoaa

Sachay Dhaa, Sachaa Dhoaa

Har Har Har

Translation

The Lord Himself has become my Protector.

True is the support of the True Lord.

God. God. God.

Effects

Brings prosperity and protection: “melts enemies like ice cream” . Great for clearing neighbor drama.

** I misspoke in my video above. I called the meditation we do with this mantra Sudarshan Chakra — its actually just called Sudarshan Meditation and the write up for it is here.

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Tithai Too

Tithai too samrath, jithai koee naahi

Othai tayree rakh, agnee udar maahi

Sun kay jam kay doot, naaee tayrai chhadh jaahi

Bhaujal bikham asgaah, gur shabdee paar paahi

Jin kau laggi piaaas, amrit sayee khaahi

Kal meh ayho pun gun govind gaahi

Sabhsai no kirpaal samhaalay shaahi shaahi

Birthaa koee na jaaee ji aavai tudh aahi

Translation:

Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.
There, in the fire of the mother’s womb, You protected us.
Hearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.

The terrifying, treacherous, impassible world ocean is crossed over, through the Guru’s word (Shabad).

Those who feel thirst for you, take in your ambrosial nectar.
This is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.
Those who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed.

Effects:

Clears evil. Works on anger and insanity. Chant it over yourself.

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So Purkh

Raag Aasaa Mehlaa Chauthaa

So Purkh

Ik Ong Kaar Satgur Parsaad

So purakh niranjan har purakh niranjan har agamaa agam apaaraa.

Sabh dhhiaavehi sabh dhhiaavehi thudhh jee har sachae sirajanehaaraa.

Sabh jeea thumaarae jee thoo(n) jeeaa kaa dhaathaaraa

Har dhhiaavahu sa(n)thahu jee sabh dhookh visaaranehaaraa

Har aapae t(h)aakur har aapae saevak jee kiaa naanak ja(n)th vichaaraa ||1||

Thoo(n) ghat ghat anthar sarab niranthar jee har ayko purakh samaanaa

Ik dhaathae eik bhaekhaaree jee sabh thaerae choj viddaanaa

Thoo(n) aapae dhaathaa aapae bhugathaa jee ho thudhh bin avar n jaanaa

Thoo(n) paarabreham baea(n)th baea(n)th jee thaerae kiaa gun aakh vakhaanaa

Jo sayveh jo sayveh thudhh jee jan naanak thin kurabaanaa ||2||

Har dhhiaavehi har dhhiaavehi thudhh jee sae jan jug mehi sukhavaasee

Say mukath sae mukath bheae jin har dhhiaaeiaa jee thin thoottee jam kee faasee

Jin nirabho jin har nirabho dhhiaaeiaa jee thin kaa bho sabh gavaasee

Jin saeviaa jin saeviaa maeraa har jee thae har har roop samaasee

Say dhha(n)n say dhha(n)n jin har dhhiaaeiaa jee jan naanak thin bal jaasee ||3||

Tayree bhagath thaeree bhagath bha(n)ddaar jee bharae bia(n)th baea(n)thaa

Tayray bhagath thaerae bhagath salaahan thudhh jee har anik anaek ana(n)thaa

Tayree anik thaeree anik karehi har poojaa jee thap thaapehi japehi baea(n)thaa

Tayray anaek thaerae anaek parrehi bahu simrith saasath jee kar kiriaa khatt karam kara(n)thaa

Say bhagath say bhagath bhalae jan naanak jee jo bhaavehi maerae har bhagava(n)thaa ||4||

Thoo(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karathaa jee thudhh jaevadd avar n koee

Thoo(n) jug jug eaeko sadhaa sadhaa thoo(n) eaeko jee thoo(n) nihachal karathaa soee

Thudhh aapae bhaavai soee varathai jee thoo(n) aapae karehi s hoee

Thudhh aapae srisatt sabh oupaaee jee thudhh aapae siraj sabh goee

Jan naanak gun gaavai karathae kae jee jo sabhasai kaa jaanoee ||5||

Translation

That Primal Being: One Universal Creator God.

By The Grace Of The True Guru:

That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure.

The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure.

The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivaled.

All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.

All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.

Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.

The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant.

O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable! ||1||

You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things.

O Dear Lord, you are the One. Some are givers, and some are beggars.

This is all Your Wondrous Play. You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer.

I know no other than You. You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite.

What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe?

Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord,

servant Nanak is a sacrifice. ||2||

Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beings

dwell in peace in this world.

They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, the noose

of death is cut away.

Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears are dispelled.

Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the Lord,

Har, Har.

Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord.

Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them. ||3||

Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond measure.

Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and countless

ways. For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services,

O Dear Infinite Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.

For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. They

perform rituals and religious rites. Those devotees, those devotees are sublime,

O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God. ||4||

You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as You.

Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never change,

O Creator Lord. Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all

that occurs. You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself

shall destroy it all. Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator,

the Knower of all. ||5||1||

Effects

In addition to helping to attract and create a man of God, this mantra casts away negative spells in the destiny of the being.

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24th Pauree of Japji - Ant Na Siphatee

Ant na sifatee kehnn na ant.

Ant na karnnai daynn na ant.

Ant na vaykhann sunnann na ant.

Ant na jaapai ki-aa man mant.

Ant na jaapai keetaa aakaar.

Ant na jaapai paaraavaar.

Ant kaarann kaytay bilalaa-eh.

Taa kay ant na paa-ay jaa-eh.

Ayho ant na jaannai ko-ei.

Bahutaa kehee-ai bahutaa ho-ei.

Vaddaa saahib oochaa thaa-o.

Oochay oopar oochaa naa-o.

Ayvadd oochaa hovai ko-ei.

Tis oochay kau jaannai so-ei.

Jayvadd aap jaannai aap aap.

Naanak nadaree karmee daat. II 24 II

Translation

Endless are His praises, endless are those who speak them

Endless are His actions, endless are His gifts.

Endless is His vision, endless is His hearing.

His limits cannot be perceived.

What is the mystery of His Mind?

The limits of the created universe cannot be perceived.

Its limits here and beyond cannot be perceived.

Many struggle to know His limits, but His limits cannot be found.

No one can know these limits.

The more you say about them, the more there still remains to be said.

Great is the Master, High is His heavenly home.

Highest of the High, above all is His Name.

Only one as great and as high as God can know His lofty and exalted state.

Only He Himself is that great.

He Himself knows Himself.

O Nanak, by His glance of Grace, He bestows His Blessings.

Effects

Breaks through limitations, great for clearing intergenerational curses/ misfortune.

I hope this has been inspiring and helpful. Please let me know if there are specific subjects that you would like me to elaborate more on!

Sat Nam

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When I hear demons discussed it is often from a victim mentality, like the person has no role in their experience. I think this is a clever ruse. If you don’t take ownership for your role in co-creating your life, then you lose. You lose your power and your ability to take the reigns and make amends and better choices. So, it serves the dark side to make you think you are a victim of your life and the perceived demons of others. Inside you is a light so powerful that if you knew about it and operated at your full wattage - every single thing in your world would illuminate and transform for the better.

The thing about demons is that they are opportunistic. You have to let them in. They can’t let themselves in. The door gets left open carelessly, because we are not taught that every word and action we create has a vibration which creates a resonance. Over time this creates a energy field we perceive through as our reality. This energy field has a general bandwidth that we operate inside of. Think of an electromagnetic spectrum chart. There are so many kinds of realities on display! You can think of this as a kind of metaphor; the running sum total of all our words and actions determine where we reside on the frequency spectrum.

Demons are actually apart of a realm, which I like to think of as a “bad neighborhood”. Really consider the electromagnetic spectrum as a map of realms, and that chart represents only the small portion of reality that humans have decoded so far. The demon realm can only operate on a small portion of the field, similar to how say microwave radiation only exists when the waves are at a certain length . When you are inside their portion of the landscape though, it looks like the whole world. You get tricked in to thinking that their world is “reality”.

Hopefully this is starting to give some context to the demon subject. I actually don’t think it’s helpful to dwell on demons at all. I really only have one main point left to make about them which is this; don’t interlock. This applies to the problematic, miserable, and nasty thoughts in our heads as well as the ways in which these kinds of energies show up as other people and events. The villains in our lives can really eat up a lot of our life force, if we let them. Don’t give them any more time, energy or credit than absolutely necessary.

We all have our personal challenges. The thing is, if you are focusing on the demons, you are focusing on the wrong thing. Human minds are magnifying glasses. Your aura makes whatever you focus on, bigger, and then you end up attracting and experiencing more of whatever that vibration is. When I say don’t interlock, it means this; do not give the perceived demons of others or the ones in your own mind any extra energy! Take care of business and then move on with your life. Too many people get in to victim / rescuer / perpetrator triangle and just loop there indefinitely. You are the creator of your perception of reality: your story. If you are reading this it means you are one of the most prosperous and blessed people who have ever lived. Lock in to that frequency and re-write the script of your life. Victory is a mantra! Use it.

This brings me to my next subject: evil. I want to discuss evil from a yogic and individual empowerment perspective.

The 5 Tattvas and the 5 Evils.

Yogic philosophy teaches that the tattvas are stages of separation we know overall as maya. Maya is a process that gives the illusion of separateness¹ . Again, the electromagnetic spectrum chart is a helpful metaphor here as well. There are actually 31 tattvas that go from the universal oneness to the idea of individual physical atoms. The last 5 tattvas are the most dense and also the 5 elements that make up the earth realm: Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. The yogis have a very interesting way of explaining how it is the tattvas themselves which hold the two polarities of “evil” and “good”. Instead of these titles however, the yogis describe them as projections and qualities. I like this word projection, because it describes the actual function of the human energy field. You can actually magnify different streams of energy and focus the beam, just like a movie projector. Anyway, the tattvas come with negative and positive qualities baked in from the jump, which makes sense because the earth is a realm of duality. The beautiful part is that we get to choose what we want to emphasize. The range of qualities the tattvas express is called the gunas. Below is a definition and breakdown of each.

Gunas

The gunas are three qualities of matter, being and behavior present in all things in different proportions. They relate to our inherent angelic (sattvic), human (rajasic) and beast (tamasic) natures. Humans have a unique ability to consciously alter the levels of the gunas in the body and mind.^⁠2

Sattva

Balance, Harmony, Clarity, Consciousness

Rajas

Action, Passion, Desire, Energy

Tamas

Illusion, Stagnation, Dullness, Confusion

Each guna has its place and proper proportion for each situation. For example, tamas is not all bad, tamas can give a slower, grounded energy to life. As yogis we can observe, adjust and use each guna for our benefit.

Tattvas

The five tattvas are the five elements in the body and their interplay creates everything on earth. Each tattva relates to a guna or combination of gunas, as well as a sense perception. Tattvas relate to five ‘projections’ which we would consider negative aspects but can be channeled towards the positive. ³ Balanced tattvas create an energetic shield of protection^⁠4 in the human energy system. Meditation, mantra and pranayam practice can all help to balance the tattvas, especially the mantra Sat Nam and its primal sound counterpart - Sa Ta Na Ma.

Earth - Pritvi Tattva

Tamas guna and the sense of smell

Negative Projection: Greed (lobh)

Positive Qualities: Generosity, Stability, Forgiveness

Water - Apas Tattva

Rajas and tamas gunas and the sense of taste

Negative Projection: Lust (kam)

Positive Qualities: Compassion, Purity, Flow

Fire - Agni Tattva

Rajas guna and the sense of sight

Negative Projection: Anger (krodh)

Positive Qualities: Radiance, Illumination, Warmth

Air - Vayu Tattva

Sattva and rajas gunas and the sense of touch

Negative Projection: Attachment (moh)

Positive Qualities: Neutrality, Flexibility, Freedom

Ether - Akasha Tattva

Sattva guna and the sense of hearing

Negative Projection: Pride (ahangkar)

Positive Qualities: Subtlety, Unity, Interconnectedness

Sikh philosophy calls the 5 negative projections of the tattvas the 5 thieves or the 5 evils. They are considered thieves because they steal the good sense of the human and destroy lives when unchecked. I think understanding how the tattvas themselves hold the polarites of life is an incredibly empowered perspective. Instead of focusing on the wrongdoings of others and their perceived demons, we can take all that energy and use it in our own life. We can reroute the negative projections in ourselves to their positive qualities. This is a moment by moment practice and indeed, WHY we practice in the first place. We want to activate and magnify the positive polarity in every situation. Please note: we need to handle the negative, we do not ignore the problems we are facing. But we can be like martial artists, where we use the enemies energy and turn it around to create more of what we want. We can take the fire of the rage and use it to create more light and warmth. There is a way to find benefit in every single challenge. Some times the silver lining is so slim, but we know it is there and can be magnified. Let’s use our tools and get to work finding it.

¹ The Aquarian Teacher Manual by Yogi Bhajan pg 210

2 Yogabasics.com/learn/the-3-gunas-of-nature

³ The Aquarian Teacher Manual by Yogi Bhajan pg 211

⁴ Harijiwan, Parapsychology of Moving Thoughtforms

The default position of our society is that if you are experiencing a personal problem like say, depression, low self esteem, or anxiety (or fill in the blank), that there is something inherently wrong with you. The standard responses to these kinds of issues are external fixes: therapy, drugs, and addictions of all kinds. The yogic paradigm is completely opposite from this. The basic idea is that to overcome whatever problem you are facing you need more energy so you can perceive and then make better choices. When you are in a low energy state, you are in a bad neighborhood, energy wise. When we are suffering, our world gets smaller and we only see our immediate point of view. We are vulnerable to bad influences and bad decisions of all kinds. We all know what this feels like. The yogic paradigm says this: we can do better.

One of the biggest victories we can have is to accept wherever we are right now and then turn it around. It is perfectly understandable for anyone to be suffering greatly for a million reasons, especially right now on earth. Despite material wealth or poverty, we all have our challenges to face and overcome.

Another thing the yogic paradigm emphasizes is speed. So you get in to a bad spot? Ok, how fast can you turn around and get out of it? The good news is that you can change your own mind real quick. This is because the real You, the power of your Soul, is actually always in charge. Once you accept this and act from this power, everything changes.

Ok so we need to get to a better energetic neighborhood, and quickly! How do we do that? First of all, you are ahead of the game because you are now asking the right question. It is not, “what is wrong with me?”. It is, “ok, this is whats going on. how can I do better?”

It is so simple, we already know the answers. I’ll go over some of the most basic ones and then get in to more involved strategies below.

1. Breath

The air around us contains a life force called prana. You can think of it like invisible gold. Get that prana in to your body and you will be rich beyond your imagination. When you pay attention to the breath, you access more of the energy contained within the breath. Someone telling you to “take some deep breaths” is a cliche. However, it works, especially if you keep going. I recommend taking 3, 11 or 31 minutes to really experience your breath. Just slow it down. Way down. Feel the inhale. Feel the exhale. Let the belly and chest move with the breath. Set a timer and just try being there with your mind and your breath. Accept.

2. Gratitude

The yogic mental posture is gratitude for every phenomena of life. In this way, we can access the positive polarity of every situation. It is simple, but if it’s not your default mind stream it will take practice. Start with one thing a day to be grateful for and increase from there. Write it down.

3. Mantra

Mantra is like energetic food in the form of sound that deeply nourishes the psyche and spirit. I’ve been writing about this. Read about mantra here first and then here.

4. Environment

Some times you actually need to get yourself to a better physical environment. If you can’t pick up and move locations, try making the space you control the absolute most high vibe, beautiful version of itself. This often times means cleaning, decluttering and organizing. Don’t underestimate how powerful this mundane approach is to shifting the energy of a place and your own mind.

5. People

That saying about how you are an average of the five people you spend the most time with is true. This is because each person is more than their physical body - they are walking auras with “desktops full of thoughts”. Each person has (approx) 9 feet of space around them that is vibrating their thoughts, memories and feelings. When you are interacting with that energy, it will rub off on you, especially if they have more energy than you. So be mindful of this. A lot of times when you are going through a level up, the people you choose to spend your time with with either level up with you or fade out from your inner circle. This is ok and some times completely necessary. Everyone has their own journey and things they are here to learn. It is our job to know what is appropriate for us to be involved with, or not.

6. Help Someone Else

This is one of the quickest ways to move out of our own problematic space. Help someone that you can help. This can be as simple as giving a smile or a dollar. Every selfless action done without need for recognition or reward is a great blessing on your head. Yogis call this seva which means “selfless service”. It is one of the hidden doorways to spiritual progress. There is always someone more in need than ourselves. Do not abandon your own needs. Just try helping someone else if you can.

These suggestions are so simple and basic but hopefully they are good reminders for you. When we are going through a rough time the mind can deceive us. We think that the bad feelings and circumstances are the new normal, that we deserve it and things will never change. I hope I have convinced you this is completely false. You just need to get yourself to a better energy location! I’m rooting for you and your upward spiral.

I explained recently what mantra is and how it works here. Today I share more about how I use mantra in my daily life and why.

Reciting mantras creates a kind of psychic heat the yogis call tapa. Repetition of mantra is a practice called japa. Jap means repeat. So japa creates tapa, and this energy can “burn away the karma”. Karma is the law of cause and effect. Every action has a corresponding reaction, and some actions reverberate through time and cause reactions way later. The way I see it, the mantra sound currents created in your energy field speed your system up so you can fly past issues that you would otherwise get caught up in. I have noticed mantra practice working for me this way quite well.

The best way to find out about mantras is to press play and try them out. You can listen, recite silently, whisper them and speak them out loud. All three work but if you really want faster results chanting out loud is recommended.

Please note: no belief systems are required for mantras to work. You do not need to identify in any kind of way. The kundalini mantras are non-denominational and compatible with all genuine religions. Use these sounds to become better at whoever you choose to be.

There are three main ways I recommend working mantra in to your life. The first way is to just play it in your environment - the more the better. A great use for an old phone is to set it to play a mantra on repeat, plug it in and just leave it somewhere. I will also get in to how to make your own “mantra box” some time soon. Essentially what you are doing is creating a high frequency energy field that acts like an air filter but for vibes. This is especially helpful to place in a bedroom. Also try this in a work space or anywhere that needs uplifting energy.

The second way is a little more intense. Pick a mantra, learn it, and then do a specific amount of recitations of it each day. 108 is a good number. This can go very quickly if you choose a short mantra like wahe guru, or can take hours to complete for some of the longer mantras. Either way, this is a great practice especially for you type A people out there. If you are goal oriented, and need some mental peace in your life, try this. Get some mala beads or try this digital ring counter. You can also count in your head but having a tool to help count allows the mind to get more focused on just the sound. Also note: your recitations can be out loud or silent - both count and work. However, choose out loud if you are really needing fast results.

Lastly, I present “Walking Around Mantra”.

This is when you pick a mantra and just decide to use it all the time. You train your mind to go to the mantra instead of over thinking everything. This can be done out loud but mostly you do this mantra silently in your mind.

I have found that this practice provides something positive for the mind to latch on to when you are experiencing anxiety. Instead of endlessly looping worry thoughts you redirect the mind to repeat the mantra. It is an immediate upgrade and it gets more powerful with time, the more you do it.

This habit also creates an energetic structure in your aura that is very protective. Your thoughts and mental streams exist, flowing in and around your energy field. You can add in a very strong shielding energy by weaving mantra in to your mental processes, which is also weaving into your auric field. The energy of these mantras are very sophisticated. They allow you to be more open to the energies that are beneficial to you while keeping you protected.

How to do it:

1. Choose a mantra. Any mantra you know well can be used but simple mantras work best to start. Try these~

Sat Nam

Meaning: Truth is my Identity

This mantra is very purifying and strengthening. Try syncing the sat with the inhale and nam with the exhale.

Wahe Guru

Meaning: Wow God is Amazing

This mantra is very prosperous, joyful and transformational. Try syncing wahe on the inhale and guru on the exhale.

Victory

Meaning: You got this!

This english mantra is very powerful. Try mentally repeating it when you are in business settings and situations of self doubt.

2. Repeat mentally as you go about your day. This works great when you are on a walk or doing any mindless activity such as daily chores. When you realize you have stopped the repetition, just start again. Eventually you will find that the mantra starts running in your mind on autopilot. This is a state called ajapa jap and its very beneficial. You will find that the mantra will seem to start itself up in your mental stream in those times that you especially need it, helping to stabilize and support you. This is really awesome and it works! Instead of ruminating on worry thoughts, you can set your mind to loop the mantra. This also works very well before bed, or while in bed trying to fall asleep. Instead of counting sheep, try mentally reciting mantra. I have found this works very well to relax the body and the mind.

3. Keep going. This practice has immediate benefits but you will see most progress when you are consistent with it over time. Keep a journal and track it. You will be amazed when you look back and see the ways in which your life transforms.

I made a spotify mix for you of some of the most soothing, healing and peaceful mantras here.

When someone first tells you about mantra it sounds too good to be true. My husband is from the Bronx and grew up in Queens ( I recently saw the neighborhood where he is from and when I tell you I was shocked.. more on that later) . Anyway, he is skeptical about a lot of things in a very street smart sort of way. Being married to him for the last 16 years has rubbed off on me, we both have a sort of default position of scanning a landscape for BS. I mean, I even wrote a book on energy protection after all (which is going to be released soon, at this point I am thinking Spring 26). So all this to say, in my experience, mantra continues to live up to all the claims, and with no down side. The only barrier to entry is so low it seems non-existent. It is as simple as pressing play but you really see major shifts when you recite, sing or chant them out loud. The affects can be instant but often they take some time. But how do they work? And is it a religious thing? We will get in to it below. Just to make it clear though, mantras can be used by anyone regardless of belief systems or religious affiliations. Mantras are sound codes that work in a very technological way which make them well suited as a strategy for victorious living in the 21st century. I use mantra all the time and I can tell you they just work. In a future article I will get in to my favorite mantras and how I infuse my life with them, but for now let’s get in to the how and why of it.

Every element of the universe is in a constant state of vibration manifested to us as light, sound, and energy. The human senses perceive only a fraction of the infinite range of vibration, so it is difficult to comprehend that the Word mentioned in the Bible is actually the totality of vibration which underlies and sustains all creation. A person can tune his or her own consciousness into the awareness of that totality with the use of a mantra. By vibrating in rhythm with the breath to a particular sound that is proportional to the creative sound, or sound current, one can expand one’s sensitivity to the entire spectrum of vibration. It is similar to striking a note on a stringed instrument. In other words, as you vibrate, the universe vibrates with you.

Yogi Bhajan

Frequency is the measurable rate of electrical energy flow that is constant between any two points. Everything has frequency.

Robert O Becker

Everything in our world is created from matter vibrating at different speeds. These vibrations create sounds - some we can hear and many we cannot hear with our human ears. We can use specific sounds to create change in our auras and our surroundings. The word mantra translates from “man- mind” and “trang- wave or projection”.^⁠1 We use mantras to align our minds to different vibrational patterns. These wave form patterns correlate with many desirable states of consciousness- joy, peace, prosperity - protective energies of all kinds. We are fortunate to have access to many effective sound patterns we can use as tools. These sounds are beneficial for ourselves and can also be used to help others.

All Kundalini Yoga mantras are in what is called the Naad. Naad is defined as the essence of all sound in harmony with the infinite^⁠2. Naad is a vibratory rhythm that harmonizes you with your higher self. Naad is contained in the basic sounds of all languages throughout time. This explains how you will find a number of english mantras within the Kundalini Yoga pantheon of mantras. All effective mantras contain specific sequences of sounds that create rhythmic harmony. The meridian points on the upper palate function like a computer keyboard that directly sends signals to the brain to produce specific effects. There is a whole science within Kundalini Yoga called Naad Yoga which explains how the 84 meridian points on the upper palate are stimulated with the specific combinations of sounds we call mantras.

The sounds of the Kundalini Yoga tradition are mantras for the Aquarian age. This is a new astrological era of innovation, technology, and multidimensional connectivity we are transitioning into . Think of the kundalini mantras as time coded for the vibrational construction of this emerging quantum era. Kundalini yoga mantras draw heavily from the technology of the Shabd Guru contained within the Sikh scriptures. These very unique writings were compiled by the Sikh Gurus from realized masters of many traditions and faiths from the 1400s to the 1700s. Yogi Bhajan said we use these mantras in Kundalini Yoga because they work. Shabd Guru is actually a quantum technology. It is quantum because it moves the smallest particles of energy with effective combinations of sound. It is a technology because it is the application of the science of sound^⁠3 - if you practice the sounds, you will get specific results. Shabd means sound, Guru means teacher, or the transforming wisdom that takes us from darkness to light. Broken down even further, Sha means the expression of the ego, and Bd means to cut or eradicate. So Shabd is actually a sound which cuts the ego. Ego, our identity, is an essential part of the human experience, but it is limiting. The sound current technology of the Shabd Guru works because strips away the limiting programs of the ego to reveal an experience of infinite consciousness. These sounds do not require a specific belief system to work. These mantras are precious tools available to all, beyond race, creed or religion.

I recommend all White Sun mantras here. Also I made a Spotify playlist for you of some of my favorite mantras here.

¹ The Aquarian Teacher level one textbook by Yogi Bhajan, pg 66

² The Aquarian Teacher level one textbook by Yogi Bhajan, pg 66

³ The Aquarian Teacher level one textbook by Yogi Bhajan, pg 71

Each man travels through space enclosed within in a case of his own building, surrounded by a mass of the forms created by his habitual thoughts. Through this medium he looks out upon the world, and naturally he sees everything tinged with its predominant colors, and all rates of vibration which reach him from without are more or less modified by its rate. Thus until the man learns complete control of thought and feeling, he sees nothing as it really is, since all his observations must be made through this medium, which distorts and colors everything like badly-made glass.

from Thought-Forms by Annie Besant & C. W. Leadbeater

Your mind is actually an energy field existing in and around the head and body. Thoughts and memory are stored in this field, all around you in a kind of bubble shape, around 9 feet in all directions. We discussed the shape and structure of thoughts in my last article here. Today we are going to go deeper in to this subject.

The book I quoted from above was written in 1901. It provides great detail on the form, color and structure of thoughts complete with full color illustrations. This brilliant book provides a complimentary lens on the mind and its landscape of thoughts, a subject the yogis figured out thousands of years ago. As we stand on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, it is a potent time to re-aquaint ourselves with our own mental anatomy. We need to know how our own bio-computers are constructed so we can interact intelligently with any other computers, and especially artificial intelligence.

As we were discussing last week, at the top of your head there is an etheric opening the yogis call a crown, that really operates like a satellite that can both send and receive data streams. These streams come in from every energy field we are connected to from the universal mind realm. The vibratory speed and positioning of our crown chakra determines the quality of thoughts being downloaded. This is great news for us all! This means if we don’t like the thoughts we are experiencing, we can do something very concrete about it.

Yes, the short answer is to meditate, and do it every day. Meditation is literally taking a mental shower. We bathe every day, not just every once and a while. We want to understand that meditation is the same thing but for our mind. You can clean the satellite dish that is downloading thoughts. Humans meditate in many different ways. Almost every activity can be a meditation. When you bring your full awareness to any moment, with the intention to connect to your higher self, that is meditation.

Of course, we do have a very fast technology called Kundalini Yoga that can give you very focused and specific ways to meditate. This is advantageous for a number of reasons. Think of it like power washing. Some times just a gentle rinse will do. Other times, and for some of us all the time, we need something a little more heavy duty. We need to feel better faster! Thats where Kundalini Yoga really shines. We will get in to more about that and specific techniques a little later.

Back to the satellite dish at the top of your head. The crown chakra has a vibratory pattern that attracts specific thought streams from the universal mind. The frequency, or speed, of the crown chakra is programmed by our daily speech and habits. There is a saying, ‘the man makes the habits and the habits make the man’. This could not be more true. We don’t seem to have control about many things in life, but we do control our daily routine. Even if we are locked in to a commitment that we feel is less than ideal, we are in control of the attitude and energy we bring to every moment of the day. These daily rhythms create a momentum of energy in our crown chakra. For example, if you are complaining regularly about life and feeling bad, this is a specific energy pattern in the aura and crown chakra. Through resonance, like attracts like, so the negative complaining program automatically aligns you to download more unfortunate events to complain about. This is simplified but you get the general idea.

In addition to the thought stream portal that is the crown chakra, you also store thoughts and memories in the auric field in and around the body. Think of yourself as a living multi-dimensional mandala of energies. Your physical body is the center of the mandala, and the energy fields of your subtle bodies exist all around you. We will get in to more later, but in addition to the physical body you have 9 other energy bodies including the 3 mental realms; negative, positive and neutral. So, we carry around the thoughtforms and memories inside this multidimensional field. This understanding of the human system is a complete paradigm shift. When we acknowledge and work with our minds with this understanding, we have so much more agency to change our experience when needed.

So given all this, we can begin to see how everything we perceive of the outside world is filtered through a complex web of thought forms. We want to meditate regularly so we can literally clean the lens we use to see the world. The phrase “rose colored glasses” takes on new meaning. We can install mental postures, such as gratitude, that literally gives everything in life a rosy hue. In many ways, we can create the experience of reality we want, no matter what the external challenges are.

We can choose to amplify positive thoughts. We do not need to dwell in the negative. We have a choice. In order to see this choice and then act on it, we need more energy in the system. Do what you know works for you. If you need an upgrade, try Kundalini Yoga. Start with mentally reciting the mantra Wahe on the inhale, and Guru on the exhale. This mantra automatically aligns you with the awe filled wonder and gratitude for life. This is a good place to start.

1. Your thoughts may not originate from you.

2. Thoughts have shape, weight and structure.

I think this is helpful to know especially if you have ever had an unpleasant thought. Maybe you even know someone who has had a bunch of really nasty thoughts in a row. (It's uncommon, I know 😂)

You need to be informed that the thought stream you experience as your mind is actually an automatic download from your crown chakra. Think of the top of your head like a satellite dish that both sends and receives data. The good news is this satellite dish is programmable - if you don’t like the quality of thoughts in your stream, you can do something about it. This data feed is a continuous stream from the universal mind. The yogis say 1,000 thoughts per blink of the eye gets downloaded, but only 1 or 2 at most get sorted in to the awareness pile and then even fewer get acted upon.

There is a very helpful chart from a book called The Mind: Its Projections and Multiple Facets. I have made my version of this chart below.

This diagram shows the sequence of events for each of the thousand thoughts that gets downloaded in to the mind per wink of the eye. By contemplating this we can be inspired to deal with our own minds.

As we see here, there are two points where we can apply our will to effect this cycle. We apply our will through the beam of our soul accessed via daily meditation. This gets kind of nerdy, but stay with me. When you realize the implications of this information, the game changes completely. We can understand the true value of showing up to meditate every day. There is a specific mechanism that happens that allows us to literally clean up our minds. You see, when we apply our will at the release point at the intellect, we prevent the thought from being cloaked in the colors and distortions of the 81 facets of the mind.[1] We can see clearly if the thought is something that we want to claim as our own or let flow through.

The 81 facets of the mind are foundational archetypes created from the blending of six forces: the three functional minds, negative, positive and neutral, and buddhi, ahangkar, and manas. What are those last three words? Well, buddhi is the part of the mind which perceives, discriminates, and classifies data from the manas. Manas is the recording part of the mind which receives data from the outside world. Ahangkar is the ego part of the mind which claims ownership of the data impressions and reacts to them. [2]

The other place in the cycle where we can apply our will is at the juncture between emotion and desire. If we detach from the thought at this point we can avoid the powerful glandular secretion and subsequent chain reaction of desire, action and effect. We cultivate our ability to apply the beam of our soul known as the will through consistent meditation practice.

Ok so we know how it works now on a technical level. What about the shape, weight and structures of the thoughts I was talking about? So the yogis actually have a whole vocabulary to describe them!

The structure of a thought is defined as follows:

Antar: the essence of the thought

Jantra: the dimensional proportion of the thought

Bantra: the structure that supports the thought

Mantra: the sound vibration of the thought

Yantra: the visual form of the thought, it’s radiance

Tantra: the web of polarities that holds the essence of the thought

Patantra: the web’s projected path of action in the universe

Sotantra: the completion of the orbit of action of the essence of the projected thought in alignment with the soul [3]

I mean! Wow. Don’t you think this would have been helpful to know, like any time before now?! This is crucial information for all humans but especially now for four reasons:

1. Mental health challenges are at an all time high.

2. We need to understand how brilliantly our system was designed.

3. We have so much power to create a better reality inside our own minds.

4. Lets figure this out now so we can interface with artificial intelligence with real intelligence.

Any person suffering from unwanted, stressful, anxious, and even torturous thoughts needs to know right now that they are not broken and there is nothing wrong with them! What is required is an understanding of the anatomy of the mind and then the implementation of daily meditation practice to clean the mind. We can go very deep in discussing all of this, but it really is this simple. But simple does not mean easy. It can be very hard, and very confronting to face our own minds, and the thought streams we identify with.

The fact is though, that we are created with such intelligence, and we can tap in to this brilliance. We can experience it for ourselves. It is something a book or person can tell us about but then we need to do the work and give ourselves the experience. When we do this, we can have a chance to co-create a more sane and loving world. A world where we use technology, and technology does not use us. I think this world is right at our fingertips. Or maybe right at the top of our heads.

Soon, we will go even deeper in to the satellite of the crown chakra, the shapes of the thoughts and what this means for us. In the mean time, if you want to work on cleaning your thought stream I recommend online and in person classes here. You can also learn more about Kundalini Yoga and why it matters in the age of computers and AI on my substack here.

[1] The Mind: It’s Projections and Multiple Facets by Yogi Bhajan and Guru Charan Singh Khalsa pg. 126

[2] The Aquarian Teacher by Yogi Bhajan pg. 120

[3] The Aquarian Teacher by Yogi Bhajan pg. 124

Kate Strong

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country.

Edward Bernays , nephew of Sigmund Freud and father of “Public Relations”

As a member of that intellectual elite who guides the destiny of society, the [public relations] “professional,” Bernays explained, aims his craft at a general public that is essentially, and unreflectively, reactive. Working behind the scenes, out of public view, the public relations expert is an “applied social scientist,” educated to employ an understanding of “sociology, psychology, social psychology, and economics” to influence and direct public attitudes. Throughout our conversation, Bernays conveyed his hallucination of democracy: A highly educated class of opinion-molding tacticians is continuously at work, analyzing the social terrain and adjusting the mental scenery from which the public mind, with its limited intellect, derives its opinions.

Stuart Ewen

Egregores are group thought forms. Every culture has egregores of various kinds so we are all apart of these energies to some degree. Empires, nations, states, cities, sports teams, clubs, brands, and pop culture phenomena of all kinds have group thought forms that energetically influence everyone involved with them. A good example of an egregore used to define and divide people are political parties. The egregore is a useful concept in the context of energy protection, because you need to know the landscape. When you have more context you can put things in perspective and make better choices.

Cultures are shared and shaped through art, writing, science, politics, and the cyclical calendar of holidays and celebrations. Cultures are also manipulated by marketing, social media algorithms, and propaganda of all kinds. The group thought form is created by all of the above. It isn’t inherently good or bad, but it does have an affect on all who are connected to these energies.

I first came upon the concept via this podcast a number of years ago and it really struck me immediately. When you know what an egregore is, you can decode the cultural landscape around you. When everyone around you starts to say the same thing and try to convince you to get in line, you have context for whats going on. You then have more ability to consciously choose how you want to participate.

I was listening to some recordings of my teacher Harijiwan speaking about thought forms and he touched on this subject in a really practical way:

There's a collective unconscious, there's an archetypal structure in that part of the matrix and there are different levels of the kind of astral realms, if you will , and there's all sorts of thought forms rolling around in there. And there's societal collective thought forms and there's nations collective thought forms and historical collective thought forms, time collective thought forms , so it’s a very very complex landscape, and your job essentially is to just maneuver through it…

The notion is that I want to be able to not participate in things that work against me which are collective thought forms and personal thought forms and for that I have to have a directional signal in my psyche which is my mantra and it has to be powered by my pranayam, focused by my meditation and then integrated in to my body by my yoga set.

In Kundalini Yoga we teach that you want to cultivate a well rounded practice for the exact reasons he lays out. The mantra installs a positive directional signal, the pranayam (breath practice) powers your positive direction, the meditation refines the focus and the yoga set installs the higher frequency patterns inside the body. This increased energy and clear projection then allows us to sidestep the reactive reflex to life. When we take the time to cultivate and refine our own mind and energy field, we polish our lens that allows us to see both inward and outward. We can see the mass currents of energy more clearly and decide whats beneficial - or not. What groups do you give energy to? Do you get the same or more energy back from your participation? Bring awareness to this and decide consciously if you want to continue to be apart of it.

This is a good book to learn more about egregores.

Kundalini Yoga is a living mandala of transformational energies, hidden in plain sight. It is an ancient system passed from teacher to student through time, a continuous stream of energy called the Golden Chain. The entrance is through the experience of the practice, the student must self initiate. You need a teacher, but no one can do it for you.

The human body is a musical instrument and a space ship. You have 72,000 meridian lines or “surs” which translates to strings, that all vibrate. The word sur is also a Sanskrit word for sun, which makes sense since we are hu-mans, which translates to ‘light beings’. The energy of the sun and stars is powering us and all life, at every level. From the crown of the tenth gate at the top of the head, energy from the cosmos streams in and signals beam out. The top of the head is known as the thousand petaled lotus, because one thousand thoughts enter from the universal mind with every blink of the eyes. This vibrating energy flows in, up and through you like a etheric donut around the physical body stretching nine feet in every direction. And this is just the very beginning of describing what you are.

Learning our own energy anatomy is foundational to creating a new paradigm of empowered living as humans in the age of computers and AI. The technology we hold in our hands to read this article is a reasonable facsimile of what our own minds and energy fields are hardwired to do. We can already organically communicate peer to peer this way. Have you ever thought of someone and then they show up, or felt the connection to a loved one even though they were miles away? The computers are just showing us whats possible, when we evolve. The awakened human is the ultimate technology. We do not need machines to make us better humans. We need to wake up and realize who and what we are.

Think of this metaphor. Your physical body is like an avatar in a video game we call "life". Learning about our subtle energy anatomy is like learning about our super powers in the game. If you are not educated properly at the beginning of the game, you might not ever discover how powerful you are or how intelligently you were designed. You might believe it when someone comes along and tells you you need to buy in to their system in order to win. But it's better learning now than never. You can start using this knowledge to your advantage immediately wherever you are in the game.

Kundalini is described in many ways. It is the light of the soul, the creative potential of the human being and the energy contained in the atom. It is all these things and more . It is ultimately your experience that matters most, beyond any intellectual description. The Kundalini force lives inside of every human, usually dormant, near the base of the spine. The goal of all types of yoga is to raise the Kundalini. Hatha yoga was traditionally practiced by ascetics, a path similar to monks and nuns, renouncing the duties of a worldly life. Hatha yogis were celibate and lived away from society in ashrams, giving their full attention to their spiritual progress. It is said it takes 20 years of Hatha practice, perfecting the physical postures, to raise the Kundalini. Kundalini Yoga works much faster. It is possible with 90 days of sincere practice of Kundalini Yoga to raise the Kundalini. Furthermore, it is specifically designed for the householder, the person living in the world with a full life, who needs energy and transformation fast. Kundalini Yoga is an ancient science that was made public for the first time in 1969 because it is a technology that is needed for these times. It is time for humans to wake up to their full potential as intuitive co-creators of their reality. Kundalini Yoga gives us a step by step approach to raising the Kundalini force inside ourselves and thus stepping in to our full potential.

Your Energy Anatomy

"When you understand who and what you are, your radiance projects into the universal radiance and everything around you becomes creative and full of opportunity."

— Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan brought forth a whole body of teachings he called Humanology. Looking back on it now, it seems very clear to me that he was dropping off precious knowledge that will become crucial in the increasingly computerized age we live in. Humanology covers every kind of practical subject you can think of relating to living a full and healthy life in a human body. The teachings cover food, health, relationships, business, parenting.. but at the most foundational level there is a detailed understanding of the energetic configuration of the human being.

As we look back on the last 20 years and the way computers and phones have become an integral part of our minds and lives, we get a sense that we are on a ride going somewhere fast. Up in the distance and coming towards us very quickly are whole new horizons. We need to be educated now on our human superpowers. Think of these concepts as a perceptual framework to integrate in to your own experience. We must not confuse the map for the territory. Use these concepts as a doorway to a deeper understanding of yourself.

Among many other topics, I will be sharing about the entire human energy system in this Substack, in installments. We’ll start here:

Prana (energy), Vayus (winds) + Nadis (tiny streams of energy)

Prana is the structure, flow and life force energy of the body, and all living things. In the human body, this energy moves through channels called nadis. There are 72,000 nadis that flow through the human, with three specific nadis, the sushumna, ida and pingala being the most important and impactful to our health and experience. Furthermore, the Pranic force has five specific qualities called vayus, which have been described as being like winds in the body associated with specific areas.

The five main vayus, the energy flows of the body, and their regions are as follows: prana, which is concentrated in the lung, heart and chest area, apana, which resides in the intestinal region, samana, which is found in the stomach, udana, which lives in the head and throat, and vyana, which flows through the entire body. Of these five, we really concern ourselves most with prana and apana. When you are filled with prana, you are full of life, charged up and brimming with positive energy. When you have strong and balanced apana, you are able to let go of what needs to be let go of, on all levels.

The 72,000 nadis, or meridians, originate at the navel and flow through body and end at the hands, feet and top of the head. Of these, we are most concerned with the three central channels. The sushumna is in the middle of the spine, the ida is the left channel and the pingala is the right channel. When these three are vibrated with mantra, breath and movement, the resonance vibrates the rest of the meridians of the body. The ida brings the negatively charged apana force through from the base of the spine out through the left nostril. The pingala brings the positively charged prana force from the base of the spine through to the right nostril. The sushumna is the central channel which flows from the base of the spine out through the top of the head.

These are your secret powers. Becoming aware of your energy anatomy is a game changer move. You can tune in to the experience of prana, vayus and nadis by focusing on your breath and breathing in specific ways.

If you would like to begin to experience the Prana right now, sit where you are and straighten the spine if you can. Take a long deep slow breath. Breathe all the way down in to your toes. Then exhale, and feel the energy leave out the top of your head. Do this a few times, or continue for 5-10 minutes. Observe the subtle shifts and any thoughts that come up. Allow it all to just be what it is. You are a soul, and the soul is what breathes in you. This breath is your best friend and ally in your journey we call the game of life.

I look forward to sharing more with you soon. Thank you for reading. Please share this with someone who may also benefit.

Sat Nam

Jamila