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Welcome to day 3 of the breathing and

meditation journey with Gurudev.

We take close to 24,000 breaths in

a day in the 24 hours whether we

are awake or sleeping.

And if we are doing this wrong, then

imagine we are making 24,000 mistakes in

a day.

We eat 2 kgs of food, 3 litres

of water and almost 12,000 litres of

air we take in.

All that oxygen that is coming in, which

is only 20% of the air, goes

into the alveoli, the air sacs of the

lungs and then it gets into the bloodstream.

And through the red blood corpuscles then it

is sent to all the tissues and the

organs of the body.

And that affects the brain, the endocrine system

and everything else.

Meanwhile, waste gases like carbon dioxide, CO2 is

exchanged and filtered out.

So the second biggest detox of the body

is exercise and sweating it out.

But the biggest detox is breathing.

70-80% of the toxins in the

body are thrown out via the breath.

Yoga and Ayurveda have long focused on enhancing

the body's breathing capabilities and using our breath

to calm and sharpen our mind and strengthen

our body.

Every day we are learning yogic exercises to

optimise the body's oxygen capability and enhancing our

immunity.

The art of living has also brought effective

Ayurvedic measures to tackle COVID-19 and make

us safer and healthier.

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of the Shreshri Tattva Immunity Kit have proven

excellent in preventing COVID-19 and are also

highly effective in treating the mild symptoms of

the virus.

The dosage is light and can be consumed

without fear of side effects.

Even the Madras High Court said in September

2020 that Kabasur Kudimir is one of the

best anti-COVID measures we have.

You can buy these medicines and the immunity

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Let's start with today's exercises.

Let's start today's breathing exercises with Bastrika.

Hands in the starting position, loose fist beside

the shoulders, elbows comfortably close to the body,

with the eyes closed, we take a transition

breath in, fill up the lungs and we

empty the lungs, squeeze the stomach and the

chest, with the arms breathe in, out, up,

down, up, down, up, down and relax.

Arms on the laps, open upwards, gentle deep

breaths, feel slight warmth, the flow of energy

in the whole body.

Second round, mindfully get into the starting position,

breathe in and breathe out, with the movement

of the arms, breathe in, out, in, out,

in, out and

relax.

Gentle deep breaths, energetically feel the whole body.

Last round, take a deep breath in and

breathe out and with the arms, breathe in,

out, in, out, in, out, in, out, in,

out, in, out and

relax.

With a gentle smile you may open your

eyes.

Notice how every cell feels oxygenated and full

of energy.

Now let us learn a very interesting pranayam

called the brahmari Pranayam.

Brahmar means a bee.

How the bee does a high pitched humming,

we are going to do that but keeping

our fingers like this.

The little finger below the lips, the ring

finger above the lips, the middle finger on

the nose, the index finger the side of

the eyes and we use the thumb to

close the flap of the ears and open

it as we are making the humming sound.

So because you are closing and opening the

flap of the ear you will hear this

kind of a sound.

And this is very good to calm the

entire nervous system.

It will really help you go deeper into

your sleep rhythms and wake up fresh.

So let's do that.

The five fingers placed properly.

We're going to do five breaths.

Breathe in deeply and as we breathe out

high-pitched humming sound while opening and closing

the ears.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Breathe out.

Breathe in.

Let's relax.

Gentle deep breaths.

Feel the stillness, silence within and gently

you may open your eyes.

Many times you don't feel like opening your

eyes.

It's such a calm within.

Let's continue with this serenity with the Nadi

Shodhan Pranayam, the alternate nostril breathing.

Breathing through each of the nostril has its

own effect on the brain, on the body,

on the mind.

Let's experience that.

Left hand is in chin mudra, tips of

the index finger and the thumb gently touching.

Last three fingers are together, outstretched.

The right hand, index finger and middle finger

touches in between the eyebrows and gently closing

the right nostril.

We breathe out from the left.

Empty the lungs.

Hold.

Breathe in through the same.

Hold and breathe out through the right.

Hold.

Breathe in through the same.

Hold and breathe out through the other, the

left.

Hold and continue for seven to eight breaths.

For seven to eight rounds, alternating the flow

of the breath.

Make the breath as slow and long as

you can, as full and deep as you

can.

You're not focusing or concentrating anywhere.

Just a gentle joyful attention in between the

eyebrows and the flow of the breath.

The body is not stiff anywhere.

Soften the body, yet keeping it still.

Nice and slow, couple more rounds and relax

after you.

Breathe out from the right nostril.

The breath becomes soft and subtle, calm.

So does the body and mind.

You may gently open your eyes.

Do you notice?

Breath is that which can strengthen the body.

It can sharpen and relax the mind and

it can uplift the spirit.

Today's meditation by Gurudev will make us aware

of this deep connection between these three and

to use the breath to invigorate our body

and mind.

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So let's get started with the meditation.

Let's sit back with a smile, relax and

enjoy the meditation with Gurudev Shri Shri Ravi

Shankar.

And keep our spine erect, body relaxed and

our eyes closed.

Today's theme will be love.

Let's keep our spine erect and body relaxed.

Become aware of your whole body.

Your body is made up of billions and

trillions of cells and they're all held together

as one human body.

There is great affinity between all the cells

of your body that so they are staying

as a single body.

Honor your own body.

Let's take a deep breath in and breathe

out.

Let us become aware of the air that's

all around our body and inside the body.

Breathe in again and breathe out.

Let us become aware of our environment.

Like fish in the water, we are in

air.

Let us feel the air all around us

and inside of us.

Incoming breath energizes the body and outgoing breath

brings relaxation.

Let us become familiar with this phenomenon.

Let us breathe in, hold the breath and

relax.

Let the breath come out on its own.

We're only breathing in and hold for a

few seconds and then we let go and

let the breath come out on its own.

The earth that we are on loves us

dearly.

She expresses her love with the gravitational force

providing us food and water, warmth and a

place to rest.

70% of our body is a water

element.

Water gushes, fluid flows in our body and

keeping us alive.

Aapaha, the word for water in Sanskrit also

means love.

Water vapors and comes down as rain.

The entire creation is filled with love.

In birds chirping, in the dogs barking, in

everything in nature there is love.

There is affinity.

Let us recognize this.

Your origin has been love.

The love of your parents that brought you

here on the planet.

The air loves you that's why it goes

in and out of you.

It embraces you from all sides.

Let's breathe in with a smile and breathe

out.

Beyond all the emotions you are love, a

fountain of love.

You are not your thoughts or your emotions,

not even the experiences we get nor the

sensations in the body.

You are pure light and a fountain of

love.

Repose in yourself.

There's nothing to do now and nothing to

know either.

Let go of all your efforts.

Love cannot be attained through effort.

So is meditation.

Let go of all that concepts.

Let go of all your tendency to do

something.

This moment is nothing to do and nothing

to know either.

Time to make the transition from doing to

being.

Just be and let all of our faculties

take deep rest.

Constant effort tires the body and ambitions

have tired the mind.

This moment let us keep it aside and

repose in ourselves.

Another deep breath in and as you breathe

out allow your mind to cool down and

calm down.

Time to take deep rest by abiding in

ourselves, reposing in oneself.

Notice the breath is cooling down, mind is

calming down and body is blossoming in relaxation.

Let every cell in our body start relaxing

right away.

Whatever thoughts are coming in the mind just

let them come.

Become aware of the space in the entire

room you are sitting in.

Let our mind soar to the ceiling and

beyond.

Let it go wherever it wants.

The mind expands more and more.

When we do nothing let go of all

control and just be.

Love is permeating in every particle of this

entire creation.

Some places it's not obvious but it is

still there.

Whatever sensations are arising just let them be.

Om Loka

Samasta Sukhino Bhavan

Om Shanti

Shanti Let's

take another deep breath in with a smile

and slowly breathe out with a smile.

Notice the temperature of the breath, the length

of the breath, the volume of it.

Another deep breath in.

Acknowledge the love that you receive from the

entire creation making you strong and as you

breathe out you may gently open your eyes.

Take your own time.