Yoga, Awakening,
and the
Emerging Integral Consciousness
Science, Spirituality and Yoga in personal and societal transformation
(What I remember, a few things I didn’t get to include, minus what I forget, and not necessarily in the right order, or on the right day, but close.)
Basic theme 1:
Opening root and crown chakras: connecting to earth, grounding, rooting, yin energy, condensing, felt sense of weight: connecting to heaven/sky, yang energy, expanding, felt sense of lightness
then….
Basic theme 2: discovering, differentiating and integrating the first three modes of cellular/organic intelligence: endodrmic, mesodermic and ectodermic.
Endodermic or organ based intelligence: kapha dosa, gut tube, circulatory system, fluid body, prevertebral movements, element water:
Mesodermic intelligence: muscle, bone, connective tissue system: pitta dosa, element fire,
Ectodermic intelligence: vata dosa, element air, perception, nervous system
Basic theme 3: As integration of forms deepens, the ever-present formless shines through effortlessly: unbounded stillness, Buddha nature, Presence, Brahman. Rest here. Tada drashtuh svarupe avasthanam.
Reading: Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius