Waking Energy 7 Timeless Practices Designed to Reboot Your Body and Unleash Your Potential

The Superhero powerfully strengthens the muscles of the back, upper arms, hamstrings, and glutes as
it stretches the chest, improves digestion, and reduces stress. It stimulates the lymphatic system,
flushing toxins from fatty tissues like the breasts, making it a potent preventive agent; recharges the
kidneys and adrenals; balances the third, fourth, and fifth chakras, opening the heart; and enhances
confidence to help you express your creativity and speak your truth.
There are two distinct parts to this exercise. Get ready to feel like Superman flying through space
and time.
1. Round 1: Lie on your stomach with your hands forming a pillow under your forehead, legs
outstretched behind you, with the tops of your feet flat against the floor.
2. Lengthen your neck so that you can bring your chin onto the floor where it will rest as you bring
your arms behind you, with your palms facing up to the ceiling.
3. Inhale Sat as you lift the arms up behind, strong and straight, as high as you can, and as you
exhale Nam with control, bring them back to the starting position. Repeat this action twenty-six
times, and when it gets challenging and your triceps start to burn, use this feeling as an incentive
to keep going—you are releasing toxins and burning them away with your powerful inner fire and
intention.
4. After you finish your twenty-six repetitions, rest with your head down on your hands and rock
your hips gently from side to side.
5. Round 2: Bring your arms back behind you, interlace your fingers, and stretch your arms up off
your back as you squeeze the inner thighs together and lift the legs as high up off the floor as you
can.
6. If possible, press your palms together as you lift and lengthen the arms off and away from your
back. With your gaze directly forward and your shoulders rolled back, start the Breath of Fire.
Variation: If it’s not possible for you to keep your palms pressed together here, simply link
your thumbs together with the other fingers extended long away from you, or keep your arms long
down by your sides and off the floor a few inches.
7. Know that the Breath of Fire can be a little awkward in this prone position and may take some
getting used to, but it is incredibly beneficial to the internal organs, particularly the digestive
system. Stay the course, and Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam your way through it, knowing
you are nourishing your primary energy batteries, opening your heart, and building inner
confidence as you do—real incentives to keep going strong.
8. Continue the Breath of Fire at a moderate pace for up to three minutes. Once you have finished,
release your hands, but keep the arms outstretched long behind you and the legs strong and
straight; lift your arms, legs, and upper body as high up off the floor as you can with one last
deep, full inhalation. As you exhale, release everything into the floor and rest with your hands
underneath your forehead once again, bathing in the glow of sweet success and a job well done.
9. Press back into the Child’s Pose and rest for a few breaths before rising up through the spine,
where you will sit back on your heels and bring your hands into gyan mudra, with your gaze
turned up and in toward your third eye, simply meditating for a few breaths on your beautiful,
open heart and powerful body.