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Cleansing
Care for the body. A simple herbal ritual, twice a week.
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Cleansing · Yoga · Meditation
From the outer bodyto the inner self.
Three steps, taught in order from Sri Lanka. Practise at home, or in person with Jayani.
The path here is the old one, walked the way Sri Lanka has always walked it. Care for the body. Steady the breath. Then sit, and see clearly.
Three steps, in the order they have always been taught.
Body first, then breath, then mind. Each one makes the next possible.
The seven centres
Seven centres, root to crown.
Chakra means wheel. The yoga tradition pictures seven wheels of energy along the spine, and kundalini, the energy that rises through them, from the root to the crown, as practice deepens.
Mūlādhāra Root
Grounding. Feeling the earth under you.
- Where
- Base of the spine
- Element
- Earth
- Seed sound
- LAM
Try this
Sit, and feel the weight of the body settle into the ground. Breathe slowly toward the base of the spine.
Svādhiṣṭhāna Sacral
Feeling, and the flow of life.
- Where
- Lower belly, below the navel
- Element
- Water
- Seed sound
- VAM
Try this
Let the hips soften. Breathe into the lower belly and watch it rise and fall.
Maṇipūra Solar plexus
Will, and the fire of effort.
- Where
- Above the navel
- Element
- Fire
- Seed sound
- RAM
Try this
Sit tall. On each out-breath, draw the navel gently in, then let it go.
Anāhata Heart
Love and kindness, without conditions.
- Where
- Centre of the chest
- Element
- Air
- Seed sound
- YAM
Try this
Open the collarbones. Breathe into the chest, and wish one person well.
Viśuddha Throat
Truthful speech.
- Where
- The throat
- Element
- Space
- Seed sound
- HAM
Try this
Soften the jaw. Hum on the out-breath and feel the throat hum with it.
Ājñā Third eye
Insight. Seeing clearly.
- Where
- Between the eyebrows
- Element
- Mind and light
- Seed sound
- OM
Try this
Close the eyes. Rest attention lightly between the eyebrows, without straining.
Sahasrāra Crown
Awareness itself. The light.
- Where
- Crown of the head
- Element
- Beyond the elements
- Seed sound
- Silence
Try this
Let the effort go. Sit, simply aware of being aware.
A map from the tradition, not a claim about anatomy. Research cannot measure a chakra. The slow breathing and steady attention that go with them are the same ones taught here, and they work either way.
Seven days, one small step a day.
Two days for the body, three for the breath, two for sitting. Ten to twenty minutes each. Nothing to sign up for.
- 1 Cleansing
- 2 Cleansing
- 3 Yoga
- 4 Yoga
- 5 Yoga
- 6 Meditation
- 7 Meditation
In person, with Jayani
Practise together, with Jayani.
Yoga and meditation in person, in small groups in Colombo 07. No experience needed.
The ten foundations, taught in person: standing, the spine, the hips, and slow breathing. Each class ends seated.
- For
- Anyone. No experience needed.
- Bring
- A mat if you have one. Loose, comfortable clothes.
- Language
- Sinhala and English
A short talk on one of the ten perfections, then two guided sits with a few minutes of walking between them.
- For
- Anyone. First-timers are guided through it.
- Bring
- Nothing. Cushions and chairs are there.
- Language
- Sinhala, with English on request
A morning of practice on the full moon: the precepts, sitting and walking meditation, a talk, and silence.
- For
- Anyone who has sat a few times before.
- Bring
- Wear white if you like. It is a custom, not a rule.
- Language
- Sinhala
Times and place are examples until the first schedule is confirmed.
The one thing we make.
Sandalwood, turmeric, kokum and chickpea flour, ground fine in small batches. Used twice a week in the cleansing step.
- Price
- LKR 6,850
- Size
- 100g
- Honestly
- Most people notice a change after four to six weeks of twice-weekly use.
Parami means perfection.
The ten perfections are the qualities this practice grows, from generosity to equanimity. Everything written here is filed under one of them.
Taught by Jayani Perera.
She came from pageantry and makeup, the profession of appearances, and turned inward. What she teaches now is Buddhist practice, in Sinhala and English, for people with jobs and families and not much time.
Pass the light on.
On a Poya evening every lamp is lit from another. Practise, then share what helped with one other person. That is dāna, giving, the first of the ten perfections. Support the teaching.