FIRST DISIPLINE-FIRST BREATH                            TANTRA-01.TXT
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       AFTER ASSUMING A COMFORTABLE POSITION, TRY TO RELAX FOR A MOMENT, AND
       TO EMPTY THE MIND OF CARES AND VEXING TRIVA OF THE DAY.
       THEN EXALE ALL THE AIR IN THE LUNGS, DRAWING IN THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLES
       TO FORCE OUT THE AIR, WHICH YOUR CUSTOMARY SHALLOW BREATHING ALLOWS TO
       REMAIN IN THE LUNGS.


       REFILL YOUR LUNGS, DRAWING THE AIR IN VERY SLOWLY, AS YOU COUNT UP TO
       SEVEN. AT THAT POINT, PAUSE FOR A COUNT OF ONE, THEN AGAIN EXALE
       SLOWLY TO THE COUNT OF SEVEN.


       REPEAT THIS CYCLE OF 7:1:7 AT LEAST TWELVE TIMES TO CLEAR THE NASAL
       PASSAGES AND THUS TO MAKE THE NEXT STEP IN TRANTRICK METHODOLOGY
       EASIER TO PERFORM.

       ONCE THE BREATH IS FLOWING EASILY AND RHYTHMICALLY, INHALE DEEPLY
       (TROUGH BOTH NOSTRILS) AND HOLD THE BREATH IN THE MOUTH. FORCE IT
       AGAINST THE CHEEKS, MAKING THEM BULGE OUT. HOLD THE BREATH THIS WAY
       AS LONG AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT DISCOMFORT. THEN EXPEL THE BREATH QUICKLY
       AND EXPLOSIVELY THROUGH THE MOUTH.

       DURING THE INTAKE OF AIR, MENTALLY REPEAT THE SYLLABLE "OM", AND
       IMAGINE THAT THE BREATH FLOWING INTO YOUR CARRIES WITH IT A STREAM OF
       COSMIC LIFE FORCE OR PRANA, AS INDEED IT DOES.

       FURTHER THINK OF THIS VITAL CURRENT AS CIRCULATING THROUGH THE
       CHANNELS OF YOUR SUBTLE BODY AND INTO THE GROSS FORM, ENERGIZING
       EVERY CELL OF YOUR BODY.