Morning
Kapālabhāti
On an empty stomach. Read the screen on its page first, then begin at fifteen strokes a minute.
Never stretch the silence after; while opium is still being taken, let it stay short.
OpenThe seventh group · Ascent, in Paricaya
As it comes to you. Or whichever group is newest to you: here the newness is what works.
Begin the group · ParicayaEvening
Jyoti trāṭaka
The gaze on a lamp's flame, then its image with the eyes closed. Its guidance will be added later.
taught in the camp · its guidance is comingNāḍī śodhana and mūla bandha
From phase four. Their guidance will be added later.
taught in the camp · its guidance is comingWhy this order
Trāṭaka improved the Stroop test, which measures stopping; kapālabhāti improved working memory; chanting the Gāyatrī improved attention. The early stage of learning a movement recruits the front of the brain.
Before you begin
Stay well within what is comfortable. If anything hurts, stop. This supports treatment and does not replace it; anybody on buprenorphine or methadone stays on it.
While opium is still being taken, keep every breath hold short.