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Hi all,
I've been doing kirtan kriya for 7 months, 3 times per week.
I've seen in videos in youtube, that all the persons follow the breathing method below:
When I've started it, 7 months ago, following instructions of a friend, who is now yoga teacher, I was following the method bellow:
My question are:
Is my way (the breathing method I've been following) not so efficient, as the way most people do it (as in youtube for example? I can feel that the, let's say, youtube way is a bit more repetitive, and I think that can help the sa ta na ma meditation. But probably I'm used to my way, and the outcome, after I finish the meditation, feels better to me, when I follow the second breathing method described above.
The position of my eyes while meditating, is not looking to the third eye exactly (let's assume 35 deg up to the forehead), but a bit lower. This is the position, though, that I feel that everything (face, eyes, tongue) locks into a mostly undisturbed energy flow. Would you recommend to necessarily try to look a bit higher towards the third eye?
Finally, I'm not following an "L shape", head-top to third energy flow, but I push the energy upwards while I inhale, and I release the energy from the head and upwards, when I exhale (and chant at the same time). Would you recommend to necessarily try to follow an "L shape" method for the energy flow?
Thanks, and sorry for not using the correct terms for the kirtan kriya meditation.
Cheers!