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Sit in vajrasana with the buttocks flat on the floor. This stimulates mooladhara chakra.
Variation 3: Place a rolled up blanket on the floor between the legs. Separate the feet (not the knees) about 25cm. Sit on the blanket in vajrasana.
This variation is easier and is suitable for beginners as it takes the pressure off the feet and ankles. It also stimulates mooladhara chakra.
ANANDA MADIRASANA
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Ananda Madirasana (intoxicating bliss pose)
Sit in vajrasana. Place the palms on top of the heels so that the fingers are pointing towards each other. If this is uncomfortable, place the palms just above the heels. Keep the head and spine erect, close the eyes and relax the whole body.
Fix the attention at bhrumadhya, the eyebrow centre. Breathing: Slow and deep. Imagine that the breath is moving in and out of the eyebrow centre. Inhale from the eyebrow centre to ajna chakra and exhale from ajna to the eyebrow
centre.
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