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Guidelines
1. Exercise Joyfully, Willingly and Slowly
2. Think of your Body as a Body of Energy
3. Connect to the Source of Life (God, Universe, the Divine...)
4. Use Double Breathing, unless mentioned differently
What is Double Breathing? § Short and Long Inhale through the nose (Sniff, Sniffffff) § Short and Long Exhale through mouth and nose (Huh, Huuuhhhh)
Benefits of Double Breathing § 1. Generates great amount of energy §2. Maximizes energy flow into the body §3. Oxygenates the blood §4. Relaxes body and mind §5. Release physical, emo-tional and mental tension §6. Recharges and revitalizes all body cells
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YOGODA SHORT FORM
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10 easy-to-do exercises to recharge your body at will and feel alive and full of energy, whenever you want. |
Beginning Prayer
"Oh Infinite Spirit, recharge my body with Thy cosmic conscious energy, recharge my mind with Thy concentration and determination, recharge my soul and all souls with Thy ever new Joy. Oh Eternal Youth of body and mind, abide within me forever and forever. AUM"
CLEANSING EXERCISES
1 - Double Breathing Palm Touching
 Double-Inhale, Tense Double-Exhale, Relax
Repeat 3 to 6 times
2 - Walking in Place
Walk with energy and entusiasm. Affirm out loud "I am awake and ready!"
Repeat 12 to 60 times
3 - Four Part Arm Recharging

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All 4 movements start from the Heart Center
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"I am Positive...
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Energetic...
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Entusiastic...
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...and Relaxed!"
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RECHARGING EXERCISES
4 - Medulla Massage
 Double-Inhale, Tense Double-Exhale, Relax
Repeat 3 to 6 times
5 - Twenty Body Part Recharge

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ALL BODY TENSE
Double-Inhale Tense from Toes to Head
Double-Exhale Relax from Head to Toe
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INDIVIDUAL BODY-PART
Double-Inhale, Tense
Double-Exhale, Relax
Same thing for each individual body-part
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GRADUAL 20 PART TENSE-RELAX Slow Inhale, Tense from 1 to 20
Double-Inhale, Vibrate with Energy
Double-Exhale Gradually Relax | Inhale, Low-Medium-High Tension, Vibrate Exhale, High-Medium-Low-No Tension
6 - Spinal Adjustment
 Double-Inhale, Tense Double-Exhale, Relax
Start at the base of the spine and go all the way up, wherever you can reach comfortably
7 - Upper Body Twist
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Inhale to the Center |
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Repeat 6 to 12 times each side
8 - Arm Recharging
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Double-Inhale, Tense up |
Double-Exhale, Relax Down
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Double-Inhale, Tense up
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Double-Exhale, Relax Down | Repeat 3 to 6 times
Reverse Direction
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Double-Inhale, Tense up
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Double-Exhale, Relax Down |
Double-Inhale, Tense up |
Double-Exhale, Relax Down
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9 - Stomach Exercise
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STOMACH LIFT Double-Inhale to Prepare
Double-Exhale
Hold your Breath and Draw the Stomach In and Up
Then Inhale and Come Up
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STOMACH LIFT
Repeat the same
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STOMACH PUMP Double-Inhale to Prepare
Double-Exhale
Hold your Breath and Pump the Stomach In and Out 6 to 12 times
Then Inhale and Come Up |
RECHARGING EXERCISES
10 - Double Breathing No Tension
 Double-Inhale Double-Exhale
Repeat 6 to 12 times
Offer a silent prayer of graditude to the Universe for the energy that you have received.
AUM, Peace, AMEN
Essense of Yogoda
Have Fun Be with the Breath Know that God's Universal Energy is flowing unceasingly onto you.
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