Exercising the Central Vagus Nerve

June 20, 1984

In Kundalini Yoga, you reach to a source of energy within yourself that you
can organically use. YB
All movements are to be done vigorously. One complete up and down
movement of the legs in exercises 1-5 should take only about 4 seconds.
1. Lie down on your back, raise both arms up to 90 degrees, and interlock
your fingers. Begin leg lifts, raising both legs up to 90 degrees, and lowering
them. The arms do not move. They remain up with no bend in the elbows.
Move with power. 9 minutes.

2. Stop the movement with the legs up at 90 degrees and hold the position.
1 minutes.

3. Still lying on your back, stretch your arms out on the ground above your
head. Resume leg lifts, raising both legs up to 90 degrees, and lowering
them. 1 minutes.

4. Remain lying on your back with your arms stretched on the ground above
your head. Raise your legs up to 90 degrees. Spread your legs one foot apart
and keep them spread as you lower them to the ground. When they touch

the ground, bring them together and raise them back up to 90 degrees.
Continue this movement: legs together when they go up, legs spread apart
one foot when they go down. 30 Seconds.

5. Come into Shoulder Stand. Bend your knees and bring your heels to your
buttocks. Then immediately raise your legs back up into Shoulder Stand.
Keep your legs together as they move up and down. Continue for 2 minutes.

6. From Shoulder Stand, bring your legs alternately down to touch the floor
behind your head. As one leg goes down, the other leg goes back up. 1
Minute. Begin chanting Sa-Ta-Na-Ma with the movement. Sa and touch
one foot to the ground. Ta and touch the other foot to the ground. Na and
touch the first foot to the ground. Ma and touch the other foot to the
ground. 2 minutes.

7. Come into Plow Pose, holding onto your feet with your hands. 30 Seconds.
Chant God and Me, Me and God Are One in this position 1 minute. (This is
the best posture for chanting this mantra.)

8. Lie down on your back and relax, consciously going through all the parts of
your body and turning off excess tension. 15 minutes.