" I've seen the chakras from Mandala Yoga Ashram and yes, they have been changed to reflect the rainbow version, but others of the lineage have not.  I'm not sure that a relatable cipher is useful.. just because we relate to something doesn't make it…"

"Note that Nishchalanda does not give colours for the chakras, with the exception of Svadhisthana.  The rainbow concept of colours is something that can be traced to California in the 1977 and is very much a Western aberration. "

"I find it helpful for sahajoli mudra to say that you draw up the front muscles of the pelvic floor as though you are trying very hard to not wee. :)
This mudra relates to svadhisthana, so there can be a sense of breathing in through the contraction…"

"My teaching of this mudra:
It is good to count as you hold the internal and external breath retentions:  1 aum, 2 aum, 3 aum for whatever you can manage, without struggle.
If you find it difficult to reach your toes, then bend the knees until you…"

"Thank you for this delightful writing on Papa Purusha. I'm grateful for your words and also your sources, all of whom I respect greatly.
I've been studying the Hatha Yoga text Gerhanda Samhita and recognised in the Pranayama a very Hatha…"