The 40-Day Discipline for Conscious Relationship

For 40 days, I will do a personal mantra & yoga program - a series of mantras, yoga postures, and other actions, as an experiment in preparing myself for a new level of conscious relationship. The practice takes about 90 minutes each morning. I will post insights and experiences daily.

The mantras I’ve chosen are sacred formulae that:
1. Unify myself from within, to transcend obstacles to abundance of all kinds.
2. Attune me with the quality of Universal Friendship, reflection, and companionship on the path.
3. Attune me with the primeval feminine energy and activate this power within myself.
4. Attune me with wisdom and the power of speech to manifest and attract into the physical.
5. Activate the magnetism of my inner beauty
6. Invoke and attract the power of the sacred heart, from the place/time where I exist as a perfect soul, so that things that concern me come under my control to serve the highest good.
7. Declare the existence of a physical embodiment of the highest masculine principle, who is, by his very nature, magnetized by my feminine energy.
8. Offer salutations and praise to the primeval masculine principle.
9. Acknowledge the Divine within as the basis of all relationships.
10. Request to be led from untruth to Truth, from darkness to Light, from time-bound consciousness to Timelessness.
11. Offer the fruits of my practice for the benefit of all beings.
(Read more about Practical Applications of Sanskrit Mantra)
My yoga practice will include:
1. An inversion (probably Sirsasana, headstand) to balance my brain, change my perspective, and regulate my hormones.
2. A backbend (probably Urdhvadanurasana, upward-facing bow posture) to encourage spinal flexibility and allow the mantras to penetrate into my subconscious.
3. A hip opener (probably Hanumanasana, the splits) to keep myself present to my emotional vulnerability, and acknowledge the beauty of uninhibited service to the Divine.

My daily, moment-to-moment practice will also include:
1. Awareness of mulabandha (root lock) whenever a thought about men, romance, sex, love, etc. crosses my mind. My intention is to cultivate the tantric practice of containing my energy and allowing it to ascend my spine. I will not attempt to control or discard these thoughts or energies, but will acknowledge them as an opportunity for empowerment. I intend that the energies will give a little jolt to amplify my highest intentions, each time I experience them.
2. Openness to new experiences, invitations, social events, and synchronicities. I will say “Yes!” to things that feel good in my intuition. (Including online dating - since I live in a rural area I figure I need to expand the gene pool! LOL!)

Why 40 Days?
40 days (from Moses, Jesus, Buddha and many others) is the sacred time span in which you can affect a major shift in your experience.