{"id":2400,"date":"2025-08-25T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weightlossthroughyoga.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:18:47","slug":"the-lotus-and-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weightlossthroughyoga.com\/blog\/the-lotus-and-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LOTUS AND YOGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOTUS<\/p>\n

From the conclusion of the meditation with the Morning Ritual presented as a way to start each day to receive the benefits offered in the introductory chapters of Weight loss Through Yoga, Jewel in the<\/em> Lotus:<\/i><\/p>\n

After eight exhales, inhales and pauses, consciousness floats above the head and the attention is focused on a beautiful THOUSAND PETAL LOTUS (water lilly) that is so strikingly pure white, it radiates all the colors of the spectrum.<\/p>\n

Do a final eight cycles of pranayama. Realize the lotus starts in the mud at the bottom of the pond, grows up through the muddy water to the surface and opens, a beautiful unblemished white, basking in the sun.<\/p>\n

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A Thousand White Petal Lotus so pure and brilliant-it shines with all the colors of the spectrum-Weight Loss Through Yoga, Jewel in the Lotus<\/p><\/div>\n

Breathe normally and swing the arms overhead in a wide arc.<\/p>\n

Bring the palms together capturing the purity. [Photo 22] Capture the radiant white in your palms.<\/p>\n

Then slowly pull your hands down to rest on the crown of the head. [Photo 23] The radiant white mixes with the ultra violet. The elbows extend wide.<\/p>\n

To have instruction on completing the entire Morning Ritual, see Weight Loss Through Yoga, Jewel in the Lotus. <\/em>Chapter 3, pages 37 through 42.<\/p>\n

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