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SAMVIT HOLISTIC RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA & ALLIED SCIENCES

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Master teacher Acharya Girish Jha has spent30 years studying and teaching Authentic Yoga andMeditation in the original Himalayan tradition. In hisvery brief presence in USA, less than two years, heattracted people from PA, NJ and NY and conducted

over 25 workshops, seminars, and over individualsessions to 60 aspirants on Authentic Yoga. He iscurrently teaching in PA, NJ, and NY in USA

Many of his students and Acharya Girish are working together to present avariety of workshops besides the regular classes. They offer the followingtopics: Aryurveda and Yoga, Health, Harmony and Happiness in Modern Life,Stress Management through Authentic Yoga and Family Harmony (resolvingdifferences between family members and spouses).

Acharya Girish, a North Brunswick resident for the last year received a PostGraduate degree in Yoga and Modern Science from the University of Delhiand has been mentored by 50 Himalayan Masters for 30 years. His spiritualityand his extensive knowledge of yoga, yoga philosophy, world religions,modern science and ancient texts and scriptures lead aspirants to simple,easy , effective programs and practices aims at awakening within, consciousevolution, peace, harmony and excellence His unique background allowed

him to create a vast number of yoga programs. Acharya Girish worked for 25years with the government of India in management, research, education andadministration. He has also taught 60,000 people in countries around theworld individually and in groups. An important part of his work is presentingworkshops on Stress Management for Corporate Executives. Based on hismany years of research, he created the New Paradigm of Living (NPL) thatcombines scientific findings with the wisdom of Yoga and spirituality. NPLaims at managing and preventing stress and anger, improving relationshipsand creating a physical and psychological balance.



by Acharya Girish Jha

Shreyas Yoga Series

on

Authentic Yogain Himalayan Tradition

(YOGA, SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY FOR HUMAN EXCELLENCE)

Shreyas

Rest Relaxation & Peace-I



SIX STEP RELAXATION PRACTICE(One of the 10 groups of practices of VEETRAG YOGA)

by Acharya Girish Jha

Shreyasyoga series on authentic Yoga in Himalayan Tradition

(Yoga, Science and Spirituality for Human Excellence)

“ Dedicated to The lotus feet of

A living legend, A laughing saint

A Guide, A Mentor

And

A great Himalayan master

Who transformed my life

And enlightened me the secrets of ancient wisdom

And inspired to integrate it with Modern Science”SWAMI LAXMAN DAS AVADHOOTJI

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Guru is the highest consciousness that dwells deep within our hearts but

manifest in human form for evolving consciously, dissolving all sufferings and

making the passage easy to the Joy of Conscious Living

“What I am, What I have and What I possess”

All belongs to thee

My Gurudev



Preface

Gurudev (My Himalayan Mentor) is an epitome of Peace.

This peace is immutable, innite and all pervading that emanates

from him and spread silently to all who approach him. Almost 30

years ago, When I was introduced to him by a spiritual master,

my mind became silent, tears started owing out of eyes, heart

was lled with love and body freezed-up completely for hours.

First time, I consciously experienced that there is spiritual

consciousness. That too without formally asking him to guide

me into the path of yoga, spirituality, Tantra etc. I entered intoage old Master-Disciple Tradition without even aspiring for it.

Since then, life evolved consciously under his guidance and still

evolving. He is present within me; his presence dwells within me

all the time. He inspires guides, motivates, awakens but also

teaches by examples. His teaching is living that too consciously.

He is Gurudev –divine guru. He is pure consciousness. He is

eternal love. He is living, moving and acting in the highest state of

consciousness. Progressively, I experienced as there is no doer

and I became his instrument. Awakening, conscious evolution

and transformation and progressive realization were natural in

his presence, under his guidance. He is a laughing saint, master,

living legend and Himalayan master who continued the age old

tradition that dates back over 6000 years. I was fortunate and

blessed by him. I learnt everything from him. He is so simple

that he becomes extraordinary by living an ordinary life. Later

I combined the wisdoms of Yoga, Science and Spirituality and

started spreading his message. He is my beloved master Swami

Laxman Das Avadhootji.



What I teach, comes from him. What I speak, spoken by

him in my heart. All my life is his grace and blessings. During

the last 30 years, learning, teaching and guiding thousands

of people all around the world constantly and consciouslyevolves into higher and higher consciousness. Rest, Relaxation

and Peace booklet is one small booklet about Authentic Yoga

in Himalayan Tradition. It is a humble beginning to begin the

journey to the Joy of Conscious Living. This relaxation practice

is termed as 6 Step Relaxation Practice (6SRP). This 6SRP is

a part of Veetrag Yoga have been attended by thousands all

around the world. Six steps though remain the same as guiding

principles but format of delivery changes, depending upon the

group attending the practice. Therefore, it is dynamic, conscious

and evolving practice. This booklet presents a simple, easy to

follow; relaxation practice if done regularly can bring not only

conscious rest and relaxation but will also transform body, life

and mind. Let every on earth declare what my beloved mentor

says “Peace is our essential Nature.”

Acharya Girish Jha



Introduction

When one is conscious and constantly aware of the Center of Being, one

always lives, moves and acts in Rest, Relaxation and Peace. When one

unconscious and lives mechanically from the Circumference of Being,

one always lives, moves and acts in stress, grief and sufferings. Not many

people are aware of their Center of Being and not too many ventures to live

consciously in their life. Both results in living in Unconsciousness, Ignorance

and Falsehood (UIF). This UIF creates a vicious circle of dualities of pain-

pleasure, sorrow-happiness, hatred-love etc. Modern Man made efforts

in all directions and used all means to manage and treat their sufferings

but did not succeed. One amongst millions gathers one’s mind within,and discovers the Immutable Peace and Relaxation. Once discovered, he

never looses contact with this Center of Being.

Six-Steps Relaxation Practice (6SRP) is the easiest, simplest, most

effective, practice that takes just 10 minutes of time. The fundamentals

of Authentic Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality based on 30 years of

experience followed by guiding to thousands of people, have helped

Acharya Girish Jha to use modern terminology in this 6SRP.

6SRP brings Rest and Relaxation at physical, emotional and mental levels.

It can be practiced laying down, sitting on the chair and also while standing.

The advanced practitioners can practice 6SRP while performing their daily

activities. It only demands Will and Determination to learn to follow the

simple instructions consciously. After few days of practice, one can take

this practice at home or ofce and can practice anytime anywhere.

Acharya Girish Jha developed this practice 30 years ago and revising,

modifying and perfecting the practice based on the experiences of

thousands of people who attended his program.

“Adoration of Guru evolves one to Highest consciousness”



Rest Relaxation and Peace

Rest, Relaxation and Peace are three different states of the

same consciousness. We always rest and relax subconsciously or

unconsciously. We fall into unconsciousness in deep sleep. We claim

to relax when we move into unconsciousness by drinking, gossiping,

overeating etc. Peace is static relaxation and relaxation is dynamic

peace. Rest is causal but mostly subconscious.

Authentic Yoga Tradition says that gathering the threads of mental

consciousness, scattered outside, manifests relaxation and peace

into the body, life and mind. This gathering is to be done consciously

that progressively empties the mind of its contents or keep these

contents in abeyance. But the moment mind makes any effort;

content of the mind is created. Therefore, awareness and attention

are to be maintained before gathering is to take place.

“When body is consciously witnessed as separate and mind is

withdrawn within, one becomes Happy (peaceful) and Relaxed

Here and Now. One also become Free from sufferings (Astavakra

Gita 1. 3)”

One of the most authentic texts, Astavakra Gita says that Relaxation

and Happiness can be instant and here and now if one witness that

he is not the body and mind is withdrawn or gathered within. But

modern lifestyle always allows the mind to run outside. We make all

efforts except changing the direction of the mind inside or gather

within. We also force our mind to relax by declaring - “We Must Relax”

“Self giving transforms unconsciousness, ignorance and falsehood”



as if it falls into the domain of the mind. Yoga says Rest, Relaxation

and Peace are but one state of consciousness, which transcends

the mind, life and body. However, if we allow this state to manifest

into body, life and mind, we experience Relaxation and Peaceconsciously.

Real self expresses in many attributes and one of which is Peace. Sri

Aurobindo and Mother say that Self Conscious Being (human race)

is created out of peace. Peace manifests out of Inner instead Outer

consciousness. Authentic Yoga is consciousness based approach

where matter, body, life, emotions, mind are all different states ofconsciousness. Mother says, ”Physical steadiness makes the body

function better; nervous calm makes for greater effectivity of the

nerves, emotional stability helps one handle people better; mental

peace is the foundation of acquiring greater knowledge.” My Gurudev

says, “Peace is our essential nature”. Anything that is our essential

nature reveals from deep within.

Peace – if spiritual always moves from inside (inner consciousness)

to outside (outer consciousness). This peace is independent of

everything that exists in the material world and also body, life, mind,

emotions. Authentic yoga is consciousness based approach. This

means that every layer of our existence represents different state of

consciousness. We can move either from lower to higher to highest

state of consciousness or vice versa. If we move from highest to

higher to lower to lowest , we fall into unconsciousness, ignorance

and falsehood.

“Peace is our essential nature”



6 Step Relaxation Practice

It is an easy, simple, effective 6 step practice that follows the

fundamentals of Authentic Yoga, supported by modern science and

enters into spirituality (any existence beyond mind , devoid of any

religious considerations). It is a NON PRACTICE but still a practice as

mind wills for doing it. It is non practice as it demands no effort at

all from the body, speech, thought and mind. It demands Awareness

and Attention alone that cannot be practiced.

Acharya Girish Jha conducts Relaxation practice in more than 20

different ways depending upon the level of awareness of an individual

or group. But after working for over 30 years, he follows the 6 Step

Relaxation approach. The steps remain the same but every step can

be done in variety of ways to bring about a change in consciousness.

This change of consciousness manifests in physical steadiness,

emotional poise, mental calm, and innite space within. The practice

follows the eternal fundamentals of Authentic Yoga Tradition. But it

integrates Modern Science and spirituality also.

Simple rst way / Stage of Relaxation

(Please ask for 6SRP) - min time 7 minutes

Please do not think for doing 6SRP but use your Awareness and Attention only.

Preparation - 1.5 minutes

Proper position / posture :

- Lie down on your back and close the eyes gently. Arms are placed

on the sides and hands near the thighs on the ground. Legs are

kept straight, heels are little apart from each other and toes are

hanging on the sides.

“O Mind! Be AT Peace , This will also pass”



Or

- Sit on the chair, head and spine straight but not stretched, both

heels are placed on the ground. Put both hands on the thighs

facing up. Close eyes gently.

Or

- Sit or lie down in any position, posture you like. The above two

positions are the best in the beginning but one can have any

position / posture after practicing for 50 times.

This can be practiced in active / dynamic phase of the body but not

recommended / suggested until the practitioner undergoes practical

and philosophical training under Acharya Girish Jha or his team.

Be Comfortable, Carefree and Causal -

Take your awareness on :

• The head and neck and adjust if there is any stretching

• The right arm and left arm – adjust it

• Hips and spine and adjust if there is any stretching

• The right and the left leg and adjust them

• Check with awareness the whole body and adjust them

Be Carefree -

• Let drop all thoughts by becoming aware of them

• Dropping means – unconcerned

• Majority of thoughts we are concerned come from our fear,

pleasure etc

• Let thought come and thought go

Be causal -

“Keep Smiling, this will remind you of the Self”



• Causal means simply being aware of attentive of the state of

body, mind, emotion and doing nothing

Ist step – Body Awareness (1 minute)

Take your awareness and attention on :

• The head and neck. Feel the head and neck and become aware.

• The right arm ( either from tips of ngers to shoulder or from

shoulder to tips of ngers)

• The left arm

• The rib cage and the abdomen• The shoulder blades and the spine

• The right leg ( either from toes to right side of waist or from the

right side of the waist to toes)

• The left leg

• The whole body from toes to the top of the head ( or from the top

of the head to the toes of both the legs)

• Feel the whole body and become aware of the body• Awareness of the whole body

• If you feel / experience some tingling or numbness, please do not

move and remain with an experience

IInd Step : Steadiness (30 seconds)

• With awareness of the body , move your mind on the whole body

from the toes to the top of the head

• Move your awareness from toes to the top of the head at least ve

times

• Become attentive of the body and experience steadiness of the

body

• You need not to control anything and just a matter of Awareness

“Discover within Love, Energy, Awareness and Peace”



and Attention of the body

• Awareness and steadiness of the body. There is no movement in

the body

“The relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changesthe physical and emotional responses to stress and the opposite of

the fght or ight response.”

Dr. Herbert Benson

IIrd Step : Enter into a state of No Thinking (1.5 minutes)

• You enter into a state of NO THINKING and do not force the mind

• A state of NO THINKING is always present behind all movingthoughts, feelings and sensations of the mind

• With awareness and attention of the body – just become aware of

all thoughts that are passing by

• You watch the trafc on the road while standing across the

road. You do not move the vehicles on the road at all. You are

just standing and watching them. You are an observer and doing

nothing with any vehicles.• Similarly, there is trafc of the mind. On the road of the mind, you

have thoughts moving –coming and going

• You become an observer of the thoughts – let them and let them

go and continue watching them with your awareness.

• Let thoughts come and go please and remain as an observer.

In the conditions of the Awareness and Steadiness of the body, you

are in a state of no thinking. If you experience tingling or numbness,

be with it

IVth Step : No concentration (30 seconds)

• move in awareness of the body

“I am responsible for my Sorrow and Happiness”



• move into steadiness of the body

• remain aware of the state of NO THINKING

• Check if the mind moves to any thought, feeling or sensation and

keep returning to them. This is subconscious concentration.

• Become aware of the body and steadiness and state of no

thinking either simultaneously or one by one. This will enable

drop the subconscious concentration.

V Step : Invocation (1 minute)

• In the conditions of Awareness and Attention of the body and a

state of NO THINKING, please move your awareness and attention

from top of the head to the toes.

• Sometime you may consciously move your awareness on the

outer body and at other time inside the body.

• When awareness moves on the body from the top of the head to

the toes –become aware of the space inside and outside

• The very awareness of space inside / outside or inside or outside

the body bring an experience of calmness.

• Simple moving your awareness on the body manifests the

calmness.

VIth step : Breath Awareness (1 minute)

• In the conditions of Awareness , Steadiness of the body, a State

of NO THINKING and NO CONCENTRATION

• Move your awareness on the breath – consciously know the

breath

• Pay attention to incoming and outgoing breath

• No thinking , just awareness on the breath and attention of the

incoming and outgoing breath

• Do not change the rate and rhythm of the breath

“Be Aware from moment to moment in life”

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