P838 Pranayama & Meditation/Karina (60min)

這節晚上8:45的靜坐課是今天星期六最晚的一節課，也是我自己上過最晚的課，主要是因為網友建議而來。九樓大教室有約15個人，有2個新生，我第一次上Karina的靜坐課，不知道算不算新生？其實這節課的內容是比平時有點深度的。Karina也點了蠟燭，燈光調暗，讓我開始擔心靜坐時會睡著（因為連白天上靜坐課都會昏昏欲睡）。

三聲OM與Santih開始，同樣是呼吸法練習，第一種是Kapalabhati，重複三次各65下，與Elonne一樣，Karina也下口令，重複唸著Ex、Ex、Ex…速度比自己練習時慢，因次有很強列血液衝到腦裡去的感覺。第二種是Alternate Nostril，吸氣四拍、吐氣八拍，從左鼻吸、右鼻吐，跟著口令練習，然後加上鎖喉止息，幾趟口令之後自己重複。

然後就是今天的重頭戲，Karina發了兩張講義，一張是中文的「瑜珈呼吸法的能量功效」，內容是有關「脈」與「輪」，輪是能量中心，共有七個，是脈的匯集之處，第一脈輪海底輪，第二脈輪生殖輪，第三脈輪臍輪，第四脈輪心輪，第五脈輪喉輪，第六脈輪眉心輪，第七脈輪頂輪，能量強度是以顏色及蓮瓣數來代表，美一片花瓣上都寫著一個梵文字母，亦即「咒」，總共50個梵文字母都能發出平靜心靈的梵音。脈則有七萬二千個脈，與瑜珈最有關係的是中脈、左脈及右脈，體位法課程能讓能量流入左脈或右脈，但只有靜坐時，生命能量才會流入中脈，瑜珈的呼吸運動能促進能量達到平衡，藉由調節呼吸，可以學習控制細微的能量，達到收攝心念的最終目的。Karina說脈輪不是真正存在的器官，但就像中醫理論中提到的「氣」，是實際存在的現象。

第二張講義是「Chakra Purification Class with Sharon Gannon」，果然還是Jivamukti為代表，內容是當時Workshop我學過的，但這張講義更為精簡，我今天複習內容：

Chant Bija mantras and Inhale: Blessing, thankfulness and love to
Exhale: name of special being

LAM Muladhara海底輪
(root place)
EARTH
Smell*nose
Standing Poses
adrenal glands腎上腺
Feet, legs, perineum會陰部, coccyx spine尾椎
Acknowledge and honor Parents: Father, Mother, Home, Job, boss workplace
Color: RED
Stability/Fear
Our spiritual journey begins with acknowledging our physicality through devotion to the Great Goddess, Mother Nature. If we cannot be at peace with our parents and feel contentment with our bodies, home and jobs we won't be able to evolve. We purify the foundation by seeing all of life as sacred, we start from the earth, we make a sacred place. 'Dharma' means to fix in place. Vi means to order, Nyasa means conscious placement. Our connection to the earth, our Asana must be based in steadiness and joy not only for ourselves bout for the whole world and all being.

VAM Swadisthana生殖輪
(Her favorite Standing Place)
WATER
Taste*tongue
Forward Bends, Hip Opening
testicles/ovaries卵巢, bladder膀胱, kidneys腎臟
hips. Pelvis, 3 fingers below navel, sacrum spine薦椎
Creative, Artistic and Sexual partners
Color: ORANGE
Creativity/Sorrow/Envy妒忌羨慕
Purifying our creative/sexual relationships by letting go of anger, blame and resentment, trying to realize that the way others treat us is coming from how we have treated others in our past. Sacred Art comes from the Divine Muse, the Goddess Saraswati. Direct the spotlight to the Divine and away from your small self. Forward bending takes us into our past with an opportunity to reflect and heal through letting go of resentful feeling s we may be holding against past partners.

RAM Manipura臍輪
(jewel in the city)
FIRE
Sight*eyes
Twists
pancreas胰腺, liver肝臟, spleen脾臟
stomach, digestive organs, Belly, mid-section lumbar spine腰椎中段
Forgive YOURSELF for hurting others
(specially focus on animals you may have eaten or hurt)
Color: YELLOW
Confidence/Anger
Realize that when we hurt others it is coming fro our own fear, (of death) insecurity (lack of true self-confidence) and identification with our 'small' self; the body/mind personality (avidya)

YAM(Anahata)心輪
(unstuck)
AIR
*Touch *Heart
Backbends
Thymus center chest, heart, thoracic spine胸椎
rib cage
Forgive OTHERS for hurting you
Color: GREEN
Compassion/Hate
Have the largeness of heart to let-go, forgive others and to move-on, knowing that others, just like you are only doing the best they can in any given situation. Backbends move us into the future. The ease that you have in moving into your future will be reflected in the ease you bring to back-bending.

HAM(Vishuddha)喉輪
(Poison removing/purifying)
ETHER
*Hearing*Throat
Shoulderstand/plough, fish
thyroid gland甲狀腺, throat, neck
cervical spine頸椎
See Yourself as a Holy Being
Color: BLUE
Communication/Cynicism譏諷
Purification of this charka allows one to say what they mean and to mean what they say. One’s voice reflects the condition of ones mind. The mind determines how one sees themselves and their place in the world around them and in the lives of others. Sweet speech which is uplifting and wise comes thought the voice of one who has mastered the ability to allow the breath (spirit) to activate ones vocal organs. One's strength and ease of specking shows the degree of connectedness to the inner most aspect of self, the eternal永恆的atman靈魂.

OM(ajna)眉心輪
(Command center)
AKASHA
*transcendental人智所不及的knowledge
Child’s Pose
pineal gland 松果腺, third eye, between eyebrows, skull
See your teachers as Holy Beings
Color: VIOLET
Humility謙卑/Doubt
When we bow to another as our teacher than the potent有效力的elixir 萬能藥 of humility 謙遜 is allowed to purify us and release us from selfishness, jealousy妒忌 and pride 傲慢. We are no longer attached to ego. A truly holy being is a humble 謙遜的 being. When you make yourself into zero, you tap 輕叩 into the power that can save the world!

OM(Sahastara)頂輪
(Crown center)
AKASHA
*Samakhi
Headstand
pituitary gland 腦垂體, crown, halo光 環, top of head
Enlightenment 啟發, Divine perception: knowing God
Color: LUMINOUS發光的
Enlightenment/ Disconnection
The Realization of the Oneness of Being. Alaha, the sacred unity of All: Individual/Nature/God. Emptiness空無.

由於前一節剛上過Gentle Flow（接靜坐課間還睡了十分鐘），因此身體夠熱，否則這節靜坐課是完全沒有體位法的。Karina播放了一張長達40分鐘的CD，可以聽著冥想也可以跟著誦唸，對我來說是最好的，因為我最喜歡唸Mantra，也不會因此睡著。CD的內容依序從海底輪到底輪各唸七次每個脈輪的的梵音，轉換脈輪時頌唸OM與七次Kundalini拙火上升的咒文。躺下攤屍時，我很驚奇的感覺到有很輕微的能量從海底輪一直往上竄（是錯覺嗎），嚇了一跳，但真是很棒的感覺。

下課前Karina說我們每個人就像Ocean中的one drop，雖然很小，但卻是same quality，因此我們要追求的就是成為oneness，這也是yoga beyond religion的原因，所以每個人可以有不同的宗教信仰，但其實每個宗教所追尋的都是同樣的道理，就是要能達到天人合一。由於CD時間很長，所以下課時都十點了。

下課時一位同學過來找我，說謝謝我真的來上這節課，原來是寫信給我的網友，平時我們沒有一起上課，但我卻常在Angel的課上見到她老公哩，其實我才該謝謝她呀，讓我能趁此機會來重新學習。交談後我才知道，其實Karina平時並不是這樣帶靜坐課，而是因為這位同學Nancy平時有靜坐的習慣，因為知道Karina剛從印度回來，因此去請教她的心得，Karina才會安排在這節課播放CD來練習脈輪冥想與靜坐，而且只此一次，之後又會回到半小時呼吸法練習、半小時靜坐的型態。

我覺得有點可惜，雖然Karina說是擔心一般同學會感覺無聊，但其實有興趣的朋友很多，這節課的時間有點太晚，因此我希望Karina能在假日早上再帶一次這個課程，好讓向隅的同學也能共襄盛舉。

我請教Karina，雖然她上課前並沒有特別說明，可是我自己聽CD時有數唸的習慣，發現大部分的梵音都重複七次，可是有幾次卻只有六次，因而不解，Karina聽了我的問題也笑了，她說她也有同樣的疑問，確實有幾次是不足七次的，但她在印度時都是復頌七次沒有錯，印證了我的推論。只是Karina說並非只是固定誦唸一個脈輪的梵音，也可以從海底輪依序往上唸Lam、Vam、Ram、Yam、Ham、Om（頂輪無聲）。

回到家都已經晚上十點半了，對早睡的我來說，可真的是很晚了，但感覺真的很讚喔，有點迷上晚上靜坐的特別感覺了~~~