Sat Nam.
It is a few days past your White Tantric Yoga Meditation day. During these intense times, it was such a blessing to participate in this powerful group experience, sitting still, clearing the mind.
The theme of this Tantric Course was: “Confront the world with success, with renewed energy, with grit, grip and smiles. Give your body and organs all the energy you need so that you can become sensitized to rebuild yourself and to what is happening around you.”
The buzz around has been how relatively “easy” the meditations were. Anyone who has participated in White Tantric before knows that sometimes the exercises can be really challenging. Yet we have also heard the comments on how deep it was. Experienced meditators know that the confronting, clearing, and stabilizing of the consciousness can take many forms.
Like any intense meditation experience, the after effects can be experienced in many ways. Sometimes profoundly, and sometimes in subtle ways. What IS for sure, is that these effects process through for 40 days. Yogi Bhajan used to say how in one Tantric Day, the slate could be wiped clean of subconscious garbage, and that it would take 40 days for it to start accumulating “stuff” again. So, for these 40 days after White Tantric Yoga, it is recommended to keep that awareness and maintain the slate as clean as possible. Allow changes to occur, allow the process. Be kind to yourself. Eat well and healthy, light food. Don’t drink alcohol or take drugs (other than any medications). We encourage you to continue some kind of meditation routine. Pick a 40-day meditation to practice. Do Aquarian Sadhana or come to yoga classes. It is also a great idea to keep a journal to process the subtle changes that you notice and tune into what exactly happened at Tantric, and what feels “different”.
Here at Yoga West, we suggest an easy and classic meditation for you to do through these 40 days. It is the Healing Meditation with the Siri Gaitri Mantra. If you want to know more about it, make sure you read our previous post. Everything you need to practice it is there.
May your journey be filled with deep insights, courage, kindness and blessings.
Yoga West.