Sun-gazing to Recharge the Soul
- Increased energy
- Boosts production of the feel good hormones serotonin and melatonin
- Improved eyesight
- Reduces hunger pains –body is completely nourished by the sun
- Stimulation and growth of the Pineal gland
- Release of internal emotional blocks
- Increase personal potential
- The first fast went for 211 days in 1995 and 1996 in India. Dr. C.K. Ramachandran, a medical expert on Ayurvedic medicine, directed the study.
- The second fast went for an impressive 411 days, right after the last one. That is an astounding time to go with no food at all.
- The same study was also directed by an international team of 21 doctors and scientists; lead by Dr. Sudhir Shah in India.
- The last and third observed fast went for 130 days, which took place in the United States at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Philadelphia.
- Health improvements especially among women
- People who practiced sun gazing for more than five years and who gazed mid-day (instead of the insisted hour after sunrise and hour before sunset) were more likely to report adverse effects.
- 35 out of the 51 participants reported to have “increased or greatly increased energy” while only 1 participant reported reduced energy
- The number of people who reported a “decreased need for solid food” was approximately equal to the number of people who reported “no significant change in the need for food.” Only 1 person in the study reported an increased need for food.
- People who had sun gazed for at least a year for at least 4 times per week were far more likely to report a decreased need for solid food.
- The most common physical/mental/spiritual experiences reported from sun gazing were bliss, joy, peace and calmness.
- No one from the study reported a decrease in physical health, everyone reported that his or her health was the same or had improved.
The Practice
It is an important part of the practice that you stand barefoot on bare earth. This helps to keep you grounded and enhances the benefits of sun gazing.
As you are staring at the sun visualize the energy from the sun coming into your body and filling your body and cells with rejuvenating light.
Here is the method that HRM recommends:
Continue this daily until you have reached 44 minutes. This should take between 9-10 months depending on the weather.
DAY 2 – DAY 10+On the second day aim for 20 seconds, each day after that continue adding 10 seconds to the previous day. So at 10 days you will be looking at the sun for 100 seconds, or 1 minute and 40 seconds.
CONTINUE & DEVELOP
According to HRM this is all you need to gain the benefits described above from sun gazing.
After this you will need to walk for 45 minutes each day for the 6 days following the completion of the 9-10 months of sun gazing.
From there on out, make a conscious effort to continue to walk barefoot on the earth, preferably in the sun whenever you feel like it or get the time.
During this time it is important to stay centered and see what comes up for you.
They both speak directly to an individual’s personal well being, health and practice goals utilising Ayurveda and Yoga as the frameworks.
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