Liberate The Ribcage

Work deeply on the razor edge of your intelligence. If you are experiencing some deeper nervous system shakiness then you’ll build strength and endurance in this class to help you handle challenging times. Clean out the stress and repair damage. Regenerate anything that’s been depleted.

Begin class with a the Magnificent Mantra Meditation led by Marta Ulbricht.
RA MA Global Meditation: Intelligence Meditation and Addiction Meditation (40:56)
11-Minute Meditation to repair your nervous system(1:03:30).
Kundalini Yoga. (1:15:11)

Build endurance to have the capacity to handle high pressure moments.

The bandhas are hydraulic locks that, once applied, allow you to access more of your infinite supply of energy (AKA "kundalini").

Kundalini energy is the potential, creative energy stored at the base of the spine. Everyone has the potential to awaken this energy & all yogas are intended to do so. (In the past, there was a lot of fear around awakening the kundalini energy, but this is misinformation. It is not dangerous or even glamorous; it's a natural side-effect of this practice & if your nervous system is strong, it will be a gentle, even unnoticeable process.)

Bhandas allow the kundalini energy to awaken & flow freely. Exactly like a hydraulic lock, one applies pressure so that the energy can pump upwards.

Each lock (root lock AKA mulbandh, uddiyana at the diaphragm, & jalandhar at the neck) is incredibly potent. Yogi Bhajan said it takes 18 months to perfect the most complex lock, jalandhar bandh.

Yogic Science Academy - Introduction to the concepts of the Bandhas (yogic locks).

If you live your life deeply and fully enough, death will have to bow to you. It will pause and allow you to claim it.

Listen to a discussion of fifth-wave feminism and the future of healing the battle between the sexes. A man has to descend into the underworld in order to fulfill his destiny. Depression cannot be held by a woman's neurology. But men actually have the burden of the hero's journey.

Culturally right now there's a lot of reactivity against men, which is a recalibration and shifting quickly in order for there to be peace. In this time, we need to worship our differences.

For a woman to live her life, she has to let go of the mimics of depression. If a woman really lived her own life, she would be happy and sovereign. This is the new path we're forging.

2018 Ra Ma Daily Practice: Auric Projection (24:15) Cat-Cow and Kundalini Set to Create New Patterns (30:54) 11-Minute Meditation to Lift Cold Depression. (1:01:42)