The Start Position

1)     Lie on your back in a Savasana {‘Supine Rested Position’ or SRP}

2)     Bring your legs and feet together.

Ø      Flex the feet and avoid bending the legs at the knees

Ø      Tighten the thigh muscles

3)     With the help of a deep inhalation raise your hands and place them over your head on the floor.

Ø      The hands should lie palms up, on the floor.

4)     Interlock the thumbs and straighten the arms at the elbows.

5)     Breathe normally while in the pose.

6)     This is the starting posture for all exercises in this method.

7)     This position is called SP (Starting Position).

In the Kripa Method, the exercises are performed on a yoga mat. The basic requirements for the routine is loose fitting clothes and a yoga mat. All exercises are to be performed while the participant is lying on ones back.

Please try to follow the sequence as shown in the left hand column. If you have any difficulty, please do not hesitate to email Swamiji at info@kripayoga.org

Swamiji has been performing these exercises for many years. It may be necessary for you to get expert medical advice before trying out any or all of these exercises. We will not accept any responsibility for any injuries that may occur during the performance of any of these routines. Best of Luck.

Kripa Yoga Postures are created with the intention of cleansing the body. They are not focused on producing a very flexible body. According to basics of yoga the body is like a vessel that contains the individual spirit. Just as one needs to clean a coffee cup before pouring coffee into it, so also it is necessary for every individual to perform yoga postures before sitting for meditation.

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The Kripa Method (Exercises for Fitness)

There are three bridges that link the physical body to the causal body. They are breath, mind and intelligence. Pranayama or the  4th stage of Yoga helps to use the bridge of breath to lead the practitioner to the causal body. Meditation helps one to use the bridge of mind to move towards the causal body. The bridge of intelligence can be accessed through higher forms of yoga like Shaktipat.

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