AYP Main Lessons
AYP Main Lessons by Yogani
Use this directory to access the full collection of the main lessons on Advanced Yoga Practices by Yogani
1-9 (Not Used)
10.1 – What has Changed in Ten Years?
10.2 – Implications of the Rise of Open Systems of Spiritual Practice
11 – What is Yoga? What is Religion?
11.1 – You can’t Win Some Arguments, But It’s Okay
12 – The Essential Ingredient – Desire
12.1 – Relationship between Desire and Devotion (Bhakti)
13 – Meditation – Awakening the Silent Seed
13.1 – Mantra and Meaning
13.2 – Placement of Eyes During Deep Meditation
13.3 – Relationship of Attention, Mantra and Thoughts in Deep Meditation
13.4 – Using a Mantra vs. Emptying the Mind
13.5 – Effortlessly Losing the Mantra = Transcendence of Thought
13.6 – Contemplations versus Deep Meditation
13.7 – Ups and Downs During Deep Meditation with Steady Results in Daily Activity
14 – Not Much Happening in Meditation
15 – Restlessness in Meditation
15.1 – Implications of the Awareness or “Witnessing” Technique
15.2 – Picking Up the Mantra – Easy Versus Too Much Strain
15.3 – Use of Witnessing Technique During Intense Spinal Breathing Pranayama Session
16.1 – Clarifications on Healing and Self-Inquiry for an AYP Newcomer
17 – Was I Asleep in Meditation?
18 – Finding the Time for Meditation
18.1 – Meditating Right Before Bed Time
18.2 – Making Meditation a Habit Like Brushing Teeth
18.3 – Symptoms of Meditating Right after a Big Meal and Right before Sleep
19 – What Tradition to Follow?
19.1 – What to Do When a Famous Guru Comes to Town
19.2 – Vipassana Meditation in Relation to the AYP System
19.3 – Deep Meditation as a Stand-Alone Practice
20 – Enlightenment without God?
22 – Vibratory Quality of Mantra
23 – Watching the Clock in Meditation
24 – Does Meditation Cure Sickness?
24.1 – Deep Meditation as an Aid for Neurological Disorders
24.2 – Meditation for Illness and for Going Beyond Illness
24.3 – Can Meditation Cure Chronic Muscle Tightness?
24.4 – Meditation, Yoga and Eye Health Issues
24.5 – Can Meditation Help Those with Mental Health Issues?
25 – Effect of Meditation on High Stress Situations
26 (Not Used)
27 – Location of Mantra in Meditation
28 – Will I become a Milquetoast from Meditation?
29 – Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
29.1 – Alcoholism, Addiction and Yoga
29.2 – Will Deep Meditation Eliminate Bad Habits?
30.1 – On Diet: Effect of Sensory Perception Refining in Stillness
30.2 – Arguing How Others Should Eat Based on a Moral Ideology
31 – Enjoying the Great Outdoors
32 (Not Used)
33 – A New Way to Sit in Meditation
34 – Meditation and World Problems
34.1 – “Law of Attraction” and Solving World Problems
36 – Meditation and the Fifth Dimension
38.1 – Expanded Discussion on the Importance of Self-Pacing
38.2 – Quick Advice on Self-Pacing for a Long Term Meditator
38.3 – Frantically Trying to Do It All in This Lifetime
39 – Pranayama – Cultivating the Soil of the Nervous System
40 (Not Used)
41 – Spinal Breathing Pranayama
41.1 – Nadi Shodana Pranayama (Alternate Nostril Breathing)
41.2 – Spinal Breathing Pranayama and Chakras?
41.3 – Moving Beyond the Mind in Spinal Breathing Pranayama
41.4 – Getting Started with Spinal Breathing Pranayama
42 – Is this Pranayama Natural?
43 – Relationship of Pranayama to Meditation
44.1 – Clarification on Visualizing the Spinal Nerve
44.2 – Feeling Energy, but Not Finding the Spinal Nerve
45 – Breathing is Slowing Down in Pranayama
45.1 – How to Handle Very Refined Spinal Breathing Pranayama
45.2 – On Intentionally Suspending the Breath During Pranayama
46 – Which Way is Up in Spinal Breathing?
47.1 – Descriptions of the Seven Main Chakras
47.2 – Chakras in Christianity and Other Traditions
49 – Perspiration in Pranayama
50 – Managing the Time in Pranayama
51 – Strange Gurglings in Pranayama
51.1 – Minty Sensations After Practices
53 – Light and Sound in Pranayama
54 – Kundalini – A Code Word for Sex
54.1 – How do I Awaken Kundalini?
55 – Mulabandha – Enlivening Sexual Energy Upward
55.1 – Variations on Mulabandha for Ease of Practice
55.2 – Transcendence or Energy Practices? Considering an Alternate Path
55.3 – Throbbing at the Muladhara (Perineum/Root)
56 – Sambhavi – Opening the Third Eye
56.1 – Coordinating Sambhavi Mudra with Spinal Breathing
57.1 – Spiritual Desire (Bhakti) Flowing in Stillness
57.2 – Those Grouchy Gurus
57.3 – The Traditional Indian Guru System and AYP
57.4 – Improving the Guru-Disciple Connection
59.1 – Is I AM (AYAM) an English or Sanskrit Word?
59.2 – Linear vs. Circular Mantra
59.3 – Source of the I AM (AYAM) Mantra
61 (Not Used)
62 – Duration of One Spinal Breathing Cycle?
63 – Cool and Warm Currents in Pranayama
64 – The Ecstatic Silver Thread
65 – The Pineal and Pituitary Glands
66 – We are Arriving, Not Leaving
66.1 – How to Get to Heaven
67 – Bhakti – The Science of Devotion
68 – Relationship of Traumatic Experiences and Bhakti
68.1 – Adversity Leading to Bhakti Explosion
68.2 – Inner Silence and the Grieving Process
69 – Kundalini Symptoms, Imbalances and Remedies
69.1 – An Update on Kundalini Imbalances and Remedies
69.2 – Rash, Vertigo and Dizziness
69.3 – Dialog on Third Eye Pressure
69.4 – What is Spiritual Grounding vs. Electrical Grounding?
70 (Not Used)
71 – Yoga Asanas – A Wonderful Billion Dollar Industry
71.1 – Asana Starter Kit, with Instructions and Illustrations
71.2 – Maha Mudra
71.3 – Sequencing Kumbhaka (breath retention) in Maha Mudra
71.4 – Adapting Asanas (Postures) for Seniors
71.5 – Videos: AYP Asana Starter Kit
71.6 – Videos: AYP Abbreviated Asana Starter Kit (Standing)
71.7 – Video: Uddiyana Bandha (Abdominal Lift)
71.8 – Conscious Seizure during Yoga Asanas
72 – Please Tell Me Exactly What To Do
73.1 – Chakras: Academic Theory versus Actual Practice
74 – For This Life, and The Next One
74.1 – Remembering Past Lives?
74.2 – It’s Never Too Late to Develop a Consistent Practice
74.3 – Can Seniors Awaken Ecstatic Conductivity and Kundalini?
75 – Siddhasana – Living in a Fountain of Ecstasy
75.1 – Taking Good Care of the Knees in Siddhasana
75.2 – Can Siddhasana be Used to Block Sexual Desire?
76 – Siddhis – Are Powers Real?
79.1 – Rhythm of Mantra Repetition
79.2 – More on Mantra Repetition
79.3 – Favoring Stillness Instead of the Mantra During Deep Meditation?
79.4 – Confirming the Subtle Vibration of the Mantra in Deep Meditation
79.5 – Picking Up the Mantra as a Feeling Beyond Thinking
79.6 – Recognizing When to Pick Up the Mantra during Deep Meditation
79.7 – Favoring versus Listening for the Mantra During Deep Meditation
80 – Physical Fitness and Yoga
80.1 – Instructions for Aerobic and Muscle Toning Exercises
80.2 – Video: Ten Minute Muscle Toning Exercises
80.3 – Are Tai Chi and Qi Gong Substitutes for Deep Meditation?
80.4 – AYP Muscle Toning Exercises for Women
81.1 – The Implications of Self-Pacing and Grounding in Practices and in Life
81.2 – Building a Full AYP Routine in a Month?
81.3 – Timing Suggestions for Taking on Practices
81.4 – Eating Too Much Too Fast at the AYP “All-You-Can-Eat” Restaurant
81.5 – Mild Headache after Taking on Practices too Fast
82 (Not Used)
83 – There She Goes – Kundalini, that is
84.1 – Do Enlightened People Remember Past Lives?
84.2 – The Cause and Effect of Causeless Liberation
84.3 – Is Awakening in Enlightenment Sudden or Gradual?
85 – Enlightenment Milestones Revisited
85.1 – Avoiding Premature Kundalini Excesses
85.2 – Kundalini Energy Addiction
85.3 – The Rush to Ecstatic Conductivity
85.4 – Is Kundalini Dangerous?
86 – Finding Your Meditation Routine
86.1 – Coordinating Meditation with Spiritual Study
86.2 – Use of Mantra Japa to Calm the Mind During Activity
86.3 – Doubling Up with Mantra Japa
86.4 – Deep Meditation Tips on Noise, Imagery and Daily Practice
86.5 – Question on Mala, Wearing the Sacred Beads
87 (Not Used)
89 – The Caduceus – A Snapshot of You and Me
90 – Caduceus Correction and Ida/Pingala Review
90.1 – Whipping Movements – Ida, Pingala and Kundalini
91 – Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka – Purging the Third Eye, and More
91.1 – Risks of External Kumbhaka (External Breath Retention)
91.2 – Optional Rest Between Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka Cycles
91.3 – Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka and the Tunnel and Star
91.4 – AYP Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka versus the Traditional Version
94.1 – Short Q&As with a One Year Practitioner
94.2 – Are Cold Showers an Aid to Enlightenment?
96 – Spinal Breathing Startup Review
97 – Tantra – Help for Sex Maniacs and Ordinary Lovers
98.1 – Self-Pacing Our Practice for Spouse and Children
98.2 – Which is Most Important; Career, Family, or Spiritual Practices?
98.3 – On Extramarital Infatuation
99 – Practices – Front End and Back End
99.1 – What is the Best Practice Time Ratio between Spinal Breathing Pranayama and Deep Meditation?
102 – Importance of Smooth Long-Term Meditation Routine
102.1 – Forcing the Mantra
103.1 – Do Enlightened People Have Free Will?
104 – Stubborn Energy Blockages
105 – Hitting a Wall at Mulabandha
106 – Mantra and Breathing in Meditation
107 – Self-Pacing in Postures and Practices
108 – Kechari Mudra – A Giant Leap for Humankind
108.1 – Kechari Stage 5
108.2 – Talabya versus Snipping for Reducing the Frenum
108.3 – Pushing the Tongue Forward in Kechari Stage 2
108.4 – Must I do Kechari before Moving on in the Lessons?
108.5 – Seeking Kechari Help, Going from Stage 3 to 4
108.6 – From Kechari to Whole Body Mudra
109 – Bhakti, Meditation and Inner Silence
111 (Not Used)
112 – Bhakti: Up Close and Personal
113 – Bliss, Ecstasy, and Divine Love
114 – Kechari – Throat Jamming in Stage 1
114.1 – More on Going from Kechari Stage 1 to Stage 2
115 Mantra, Language and Meaning
115.1 – We are “That”
116 Meditation – First Enhancement of Mantra
117 Finding a Mantra with no Meaning?
118 Strong Pulse in Meditation
119 Some Other Approaches to Mulabandha
120.1 – The “Gold Standard” for Determining Enlightenment
120.2 – Liberation in this Lifetime
120.3 – Dialog on “Getting Enlightenment”
120.4 – Keeping Enlightenment All to Myself?
121 Pratyahara – Expansion of the Senses Inward
121.1 – A Confirmation of Pratyahara as Introversion of Sensory Perception
122.1 – Finding Mindfulness
122.2 – What’s Wrong with Holding On to the Things We Love?
122.3 – Is Witnessing a Mind Game?
122.4 – Relationship of Witness and Inner Obstructions
122.5 – Witnessing the Pain of Getting a Tattoo, or the Pain of Anything Else
122.6 – A Practitioner’s Perspective on Witnessing the Dramas of Life
123 (Omitted)
124.1 – Fear of Spiritual Awakening
124.2 – Fear of “Ego Death”
125.1 – A Premature Kundalini Awakening
125.2 – Kundalini, Change in Eye Color and Healing
125.3 – Tibetan Buddhist Tummo and Kundalini Heat
126 Relationship of Pratyahara, Intellect and Bhakti
127.1 – Creative Postures for Comfort During Spinal Breathing
127.2 – Increasing Time in Padmasana (Full Lotus Seat)
128 Siddhasana and Pressure in the Head
129 Nauli – Raising Kundalini with Your Abdominal Muscles
129.1 – Videos: Uddiyana Bandha and Nauli
131 Coordinating Sambhavi and Spinal Breathing
132.1 – Spiritual Practice and Moral Codes of Conduct
133.1 – Kechari Mudra and the Nectar Cycle
133.2 – Another Bout of Amrita (Nectar)
133.3 – Can Early Stage Amrita (Nectar) be Poisonous?
133.4 – Capturing the Pleasant Aromas of Amrita (Nectar)
133.5 – Should I be Redirecting the Flow of Amrita?
133.6 – Amrita Blocked in the Sinuses
134 Yoga and Western Psychology
135 Kundalini Currents in Legs and Arms
135.1 – Hand Mudra (Jnana or Chin)
135.2 – Painful Kundalini Energy in Arms, Legs and Feet
136 Vigyan Bhairav Tantra – The 112 Techniques
137 Getting Both Feet into Paradise
138 Would You Like to get Reconditioned?
139 Dynamic Jalandhara – The Chin Pump
139.1 – Chin Pump, Cerebro-Spinal Fluid and Thokar
139.2 – Video: Dynamic Jalandhara (Chin Pump)
140 Chin Pump – Coordinating Head Rotation and Breathing
140.1 – Chin Pump, Automatic Yoga and Self-Pacing
141 (Omitted)
142 (Omitted)
143 Chin Pump – Effects in the Lower Body
144 Chin Pump Lite (Without Kumbhaka)
146 Shaktipat – Direct Transmissions of Spiritual Energy
146.1 – Caution on Interpersonal Energy Manipulations
146.2 – A Long Bumpy Road After Shaktipat
146.3 – Dialog with a Would-Be Energy Transmission Guru
146.4 – Shaktipat and the Attraction of Automatic Yoga (Kriyas)
146.5 – Minimizing Invasive Energy in Eye Contact
147 Sequencing of Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation
148 Why Practices Twice a Day?
149 The Eight Limbs of Yoga, and Samyama – Melting the Darkness
150.1 – On Timing the Fifteen Second Release
150.2 – Samyama Sutras in Practice – Meanings versus the Words
150.3 – Samyama Sutras, Expectations and the Realities of Practice
151 Samyama – Settling in with Your Sutras
151.1 – Samyama and the Energy Before Thoughts
151.2 – Relationship of Akasha and Pure Bliss Consciousness
151.3 – Samyama for Sensitive Meditators
151.4 – Samyama, Scenery and Self-Inquiry
151.5 – Self-Pacing the Explosive Force of Samyama
151.6 – Are “Akasha” and “Inner Space” the Same Thing?
152 Thinking about Meanings versus Doing Samyama Practice
153 Yoga Sutra Translations, and on Becoming “Super-Normal”
154 Samyama – “Let Go and Let God”
155 Samyama – Lightness, Lurching and Levitation?
155.1 – Relationship of the Body with Akasha and the Lightness of Air
155.2 – Optional Enhancement of the Lightness/Levitation Sutra
156 Muladhara/Root and Integration of Practices
158 Too Relaxed in Meditation?
159 Too Many Thoughts in Meditation?
159.1 – What to do with Thoughts in Deep Meditation and Spinal Breathing Pranayama
160 Extreme Sensitivity to Meditation – What To Do?
161 Dark Nights and the Rise of Inner Silence
161.1 – Dark Stuff Flushed Away
161.2 – What is the Dark Night of the Soul?
162 (Omitted)
164.1 – Personal Power Becoming Divine Power
165.1 – Is AYP For Householders or Monks and Nuns?
167 Living on Air and Sunlight Alone?
168 Is Pain a Prerequisite for Inner Peace?
169 Is This Ecstatic Conductivity?
169.1 – Symptoms of Ecstatic Conductivity
170.1 – Purification or Kundalini Awakening?
171 Spinal Bastrika Pranayama – Pressure-Washing Your Karma
171.1 – Alternate Nostril Spinal Bastrika Pranayama
171.2 – Tracing the Spinal Nerve in Spinal Bastrika Pranayama
171.3 – Should Ujjayi be used with Spinal Bastrika Pranayama?
172 Spinal Bastrika Energy, Sleep, and Time of Practice
173 Spinal Bastrika Cycle Time
173.1 – Adding Spinal Bastrika in the Practice Routine
175 Suspending Breath and New Experiences
176.1 – Samyama, or Samadhi for Its Own Sake?
176.2 – Samyama – Theory vs. Practice
180 Off to a Good Start in Meditation
181 Expectations and Our Time Line
182.1- A Skeptic with Spiritual Desire (Bhakti)
183 Movements and Automatic Yoga
184 Teleportation, Samyama & Siddhis
186 Meditation – Second Enhancement of Mantra
187 Establishing and Maintaining Daily Practice
187.1 – Which Practice to Add Next?
187.2 – Early Energy Reactions to Deep Meditation and How to Proceed
188.1 – Meditation – Third Enhancement of Mantra
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