One with Brahman, with God, and beyond grief and desire your soul is in peace. Your Soul's Love is One for all Creation and your Soul has supreme Love for me.

By Love and devotion and purpose One knows me in truth, who I AM and what I AM. And when One knows Me in truth One enters into My Being. (Krishna- Bhagavad Gita ch.18:54-55)

The food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the earth we walk on are charged with Ki. Ki is not the physical energy of nutrients, oxygen or magnetic currents but the subtle life force energy within them. 

Ki is not limited to just the external forces but also composes the life essence in all the fields. The fields of the Body, the Mind, the Soul, the Spirit, the Will and the Higher Self and the Sacred Heart. Ki is the essence of life in the external world and the internal dimensions of all life. Ki is in us, all around us, and omnipresent. 

• Rei-  means "Universal Source" or "Highest Source"
• Ki-  means vital energy or life force which flows in and through everything.
• Prana- The Sanskrit word for Ki is Prana which means "vital air" or "Absolute Energy". Prana is the essence of life in all the depths of field.
• Prana Yoga- means union with the "Highest Source" through the use of breath. In other words breath guided by the "Highest Source". Reiki is Prana Yoga with the intent to heal. Specialized forms of Prana Yoga are also used to pass Reiki attunements. Prana Yoga is sometimes refereed to as Pranayama Yoga
• Reiki- means the essence of life force or "vital air" guided by the "Highest Source".
• Ascension Reiki- means ascending the "vital air" or "Absolute Energy" to the Highest Source"
• Love- is the Highest Intent

Learning the complete yogic breath is easy but it does take practice. The complete breath is sometimes called the full yogic breath. The complete breath uses the whole respiratory system not just part of it. Always breathe in and out through your nose. The complete breath is not forced or done with great force, just steadily and completely. 

Stand or sit erect. Breathe in and fill the bottom part of the lungs which expands the diaphragm downward. The downward movement of the diaphragm exerts a gentle pressure on the abdominal organs. This gentle downward pressure on the abdominal organs pushes forward the abdomen area just below the navel and in the general belly area. This part of the complete breath is sometimes called the kidney breath. If you place your 
hands on your lower back in the kidney area you will feel your hands move outward when you complete this part of the breath properly. 
The second part of the complete breath is the filling the middle part of the lungs. Filling the middle part of the lungs pushes outward the lower ribs, breastbone and chest. When the middle part of the lungs are full you will notice a fullness in your center just at the solar plexus. 

The third part of the complete breath fills the upper part of the lungs. As you fill the upper part of the lungs the upper chest expands and lifts. This also lifts the shoulders slightly. You will feel the breath rise up to about midway between the collar bone and the solar plexus. 

The exhaling of the complete breath is simply breathing out and letting your lungs return to their relaxed position. 

It takes a little practice to make the complete breath flow smoothly through the three stages. In a short while you will be able to breathe completely from your lower abdomen to your collarbone in a smooth uniform movement. This is not a forceful breath but just a gentle normal breathing of the complete breath. 

 As your consciousness of Love merges into the complete breath, become aware of the prana coming in with your breath and flowing out through your hands. This becomes a steady stream of Ki directed by the Reiki Source for hands on healing, distant healing and the passing of attunements. 

Once you have mastered the complete breath you can begin integrating many other forms of Yoga into this most basic foundation. The integration of other forms of yoga into the complete breath greatly increases the flow of and understanding of the Reiki Current. 

An Initial Practice of Ujjayi Breathing

Ujjayi breathing is the foundation of pranayama, and is practiced in nearly every form of pranayama. Ujjayi itself literally means "victoriously uprising," which refers to the expansion and movement upward of the energy of the breath- the prana- through the central channel of the body (located just in front of the spine) known as the 'sushumna nadi.'

Ujjayi breathing has two distinctive characteristics:

• 1. the Ujjayi 'sound
• 2. the effort to maintain evenness of flow of breath from beginning to end of each breath- both on the inhalation and exhalation.

the breathing itself is done through the nose on both the inbreath and outbreath. This warms and filters the air, and further allows you to delicately regulate the breath, making it smooth and even to produce a calming and relaxing effect that ultimately draws you into meditation. In more esoteric terms, the Ujjayi breath enhances your ability to assimilate the prana from the air, generating greater pranic energy within your body. With a subtle, relaxed practice of Ujjayi breath you can feel soothing currents of energy moving through your head, along your spine and throughout your body.

Principles of Ujjayi Breathing

In Ujjayi breathing, you breathe into the three parts of the torso as you do in the Full Yogic Breath; but the emphasis is upon regulating your breath to maintain an evenness of flow in which the quantity of air inhaled and exhaled is constant through each increment of time.

Normally our breath begins fast and then tapers off toward the top of the inhalation or bottom of the exhalation. The Ujjayi breath, on the other hand, is continuous and without fluctuation; it feels steady, like pulling silk through your fingertips, and focuses your attention like a laser beam so that you're not disturbed or distracted by the fluctuations of your mind. The clear, steady quality of the Ujjayi breath is described in the yoga tradition as being like a steady, unbroken flow of light clear oil or ghee (clarified butter), so steady that although in motion, it seems motionless.

Ujjayi breathing can be practiced either reclining or in a sitting position (also standing). Although it is an even more active and effortful form than the Full Yogic Breath, requiring greater attention and refinement in the actions of breathing, your attitude or intention is to make yourself fully recto the breath; with each breath, you're not 'taking' a breath, but rather receiving it - and appreciating it fully, as if taking in the fine and delicate fragrance of a flower.

Begin with a relaxed and relaxing exhalation, emptying yourself to receive the breath with full consciousness and appreciation. Breathing through your nose, tone the back of your throat as you begin to inhale to begin the Ujjayi sound. Fill yourself with the breath just as you do with the Full Yogic Breath, and attend to making the pace, texture and depth of your breath absolutely constant and even throughout each moment of the inbreath and outbreath. Initially make the inbreath as deep and the outbreath as long as is comfortable to you without producing any strain. Let your outbreath be a bit longer than your inbreath so that your practice will be soothing and relaxing.

Throughout your practice:

• Relax your mind, your eyes, your nostrils and the root of your tongue, keeping all of these organs of action soft, passive and receptive.
• Gently tone or firm your lower abdomen (below your navel); your lower abdomen should be supple enough to move with the breath, but not so soft that the breath 'drops' into your lower belly, distending it. A gentle muscular tone encourages the breath to expand and draw upwards through the action of the diaphragm in the solar plexus, chest and so on. This marks an important distinction between Ujjayi breathing and 'belly breathing,' and is a quality of Ujjayi breathing that is developed through a practice of the bandhas. 
• Fill your lungs from bottom to top, and fill the back body (the diaphragm at the area of the kidneys) before the front. This maximizes the inbreath, centers your body in a steady posture, and fosters the experience of expansiveness, quiet and inward focus.
• With each inhalation or exhalation, the volume of air breathed over each increment of time is the same throughout the entire breath. The duration of the outbreath at first may be slightly longer than the inbreath, but the rate of flow remains steady throughout each inbreath or outbreath.
• Regulating the pace of each breath requires greater restraint at the beginning of each breath because we tend to move more quickly at the beginning. By the same token, this demands greater effort toward the end of each breath - when we tend to slow down - especially at the top of the inhalation.
• Keep the sound of both the exhalation and inhalation steady and even from beginning to end, and loud enough for you to hear refinements in your breath - but not so loud as to cause tension or pressure in your throat or head.
• A pause naturally occurs at the top of each inhalation and the bottom of each exhalation. Allow that pause to happen, an enjoy the quietness and emptiness of that moment of peace.

Words are symbols of ideas or concepts. For instance when you think the word automobile a concept or picture comes to mind of an automobile. If you see a picture of a particular automobile the concept of it is much more defined but it still is not the automobile itself. When you you sit in the automobile and take a drive you actually experience it for yourself, beyond words and pictures. This is the nature of Japa Yoga. 

Japa Yoga is the use of words or names and symbols that represent the highest ideals. These ideals are only concepts until they are experienced in some way personally. We already know that when we breathe in the complete breath that we bring in Ki or life energy into and through our being. In this way we experience Ki for ourselves. 

When we use words along with the complete breath we bring in the Ki energy associated with the concepts of the words themselves. As we work with the breath and perhaps prayers, mantras or symbols we gradually begin to transcend the words or symbols into the energy that created the words and symbols in the first place. With the breath this energy is transferred into and through our being. In this way we can experience directly for ourselves, beyond any belief systems about a particular idea, concept, symbol or name. 

What is a belief system? For many years people in some parts of the world believed the world was flat. But through direct experience the truth was revealed. The earth is a sphere. This is not to say that belief systems cannot be correct and are all wrong. It only means that without direct experience the truth cannot be known.  Without direct experience the truth that might be contained in any belief system is simply a belief. For example, enlightenment is not a belief system but the direct experience of truth itself. 

Chakras are centers or vortexes of "High Conductivity" and "Low Resistance". These qualities enable energy to easily flow in and out through them. Chakras help us to be sensitive to and easily work with energy in the outside world as well as energy from within us. Our Creator, through the attunement process opens the chakras as well as other parts of our subtle anatomy to allow more Life Energy to flow through us. This greater flow of Life Energy is also guided by our Creator and is always working for the highest good. 

There are twelve main chakras within the body and six above the head. The Seven Chakras in the back body are part of the Governing Vessel (Sushumna) along the spine and The Five Chakras in the front body are part of the Conceptual Vessel (Hara Line) which extends up the center of the front of the body.  The Governing Vessel and Conceptual Vessel are connected together at the root and crown chakras. The root and crown chakras of each share the same space but have different functions. 

As the Governing and Conceptual vessels come together at the crown chakra they merge into one chord that goes out the top of the head. This chord is sometimes called the Kundalini Nerve or Astral Tube because it is hollow and allows energy to flow through it. Between the Crown Chakra at the top of the head and the first chakra above the head is called the "Antahkarana" or "Rainbow Bridge". The Antahkarana is the midpoint between 
the seven chakras below and the seven chakras above. The Seventh Chakra above is the Creator. We are all connected at the Fourteenth Chakra. It is our origin. As above so below. In ancient times the rainbow bridge was 
called the Ark of the Covenant. 

The Rainbow Bridge is where the seven rays of the back of the three bodies are collected into the main chord. The Five Rays of the front of the three bodies are also collected here. A total of twelve rays or strands of light that collect and go out the top of the head through the Rainbow Bridge. You might call them the Twelve Meridians of Light. 

Note: The Rainbow Bridge is the seat of the Ascension Reiki attunements of the lower three 
bodies (the acting body, the thinking body and the feeling body). 

The chord then extends upward connecting the six chakras above the head. From there the chord connects with the Creator, the Seventh Chakra above the Head. Each Chakra above the head has a relationship with the higher anatomical aspects of the Higher Self.

The Two Breaths of the Elohim are truly One Breath that help us become One with Our Creator. 

1st Breath....This breath Breath of the Elohim is a very easy and gentle there is no need to breathe in a strenuous manner. As you breathe in and out say the names of the Seven Spirits Silently. In time the practice of this breath will become very relaxed and easy. 

2nd Breath... This Elohim Breath of the Godhead is a also very easy and gentle. There is no need to breathe in a strenuous manner. You will notice that the Elohim Breath of the Godhead is a little deeper than the Breath of the Elohim, the first breath. As you breathe in and out say the names of the Seven Personalities of the Godhead Silently. In time the practice of this breath will become very relaxed and easy. 

3rd Breath....Once you have learned both breath separately you are ready for the third breath. The third breath is a little more difficult but miraculous. It is the combining of the two breaths into one breath. Begin by breathing the 2nd breath until it is smooth and comfortable then begin to add the names of the Seven Spirits into the Elohim Breath of the Godhead.

As you say the names of:

1. Miriam /Yeshua also hear the name of Hope along with them.

2. Yasodhara/Buddha also hear the name of Faith along with them.

3. Uma/Brahman also hear the name of Love along with them.

4. Radharani/Krishna also hear the name of OM along with them.

5. I Am That I Am also hear the name of Christ along with them.

6. Unmanifested One also hear the name of the Holy Spirit along with them.

7. Melchizedek also hear the name of God along with them.

The Teachings of Yasodhara and Buddha

Those whose mind is well grounded in the Seven Elements of Knowledge...................................A

Who rejoice in the freedom from attachment...............................................................................U

Whose appetites have been conquered and who are full of Light..................................................M

Win Nirvana even in this world..................................................................................................OM

Other Variations

The Breath of the Elohim is the breath for transcending the acting body and much more. The Breath of the Elohim is a complete breath with seven beats in and seven beats out. This means counting seven beats of the heart while breathing in and counting seven beats of the heart while breathing out. In seven beats and out seven beats. This technique brings in Japa Yoga (names of the Creator) and Mantra Yoga (inner sounds) together with Pranayama Yoga. 

The next step is to add the names of the Elohim. Silently say one name on each beat of your heart like this: 

Breathe In:

• Hope- first beat
• Faith- second beat
• Love- third beat
• Om- fourth beat
• Christ- fifth beat
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat
• God- seventh beat

• Hope- first beat
• Faith- second beat
• Love- third beat
• Om- fourth beat
• Christ- fifth beat
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat
• God- seventh beat

Another step is to bring in the Kundalini Yoga influence. This is done by using the seven names with the seven chakras. Start with the base of the spine and proceed upward to the crown on the in breath and repeat this sequence from the base of the spine to the crown on the out breath. This is a gentle process that does not force the Kundalini current to open. It is a natural unfoldment. 

It is highly recommended that a person working with the Elohim Breath become familiar with the teachings of the Masters. These books are listed as the Cross- Reference Books listed in the symbols section. Use your intuition as to the order in which you read them. This knowledge will greatly enhance your understanding of the names of the Elohim and greatly expand your inner guidance. 

Yasodhara and Buddha's breath is very deep. It is the breath for transcending the Thinking Body. It begins the process of accessing Ki through the five aspects of the Higher Self. The highest ideals associated with these five anatomical aspects of the Higher Self are found in the descriptive words in the teachings of masters, the Reiki Symbols and the Names of the Masters associated with them. 

The inbreath  is seven beats of the heart and the out breath is six beats of the heart. On the in breath the names of the Elohim repeated silently as in the Elohim Breath. On the outbreath the names of the masters are said silently. 

In Breath:

• Hope- first beat- first chakra
• Faith- second beat- second chakra
• Love- third beat- third chakra
• Om- fourth beat- heart chakra
• Christ- fifth beat- fifth chakra
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat- sixth chakra
• God- seventh beat- crown chakra

• Miriam-Yeshua- first beat- (Body Chakra above head)
• Yasodhara-Buddha- second beat- (Mind Chakra above head)
• Uma-Brahman- third beat- (Soul Chakra above head)
• Radharani-Krishna- fourth beat- (Spirit Chakra above head)
• I AM THAT I AM- fifth beat- (Will Chakra above head)
• Unmanifested One- sixth beat- (Higher Self Chakra above head)

The Breath of Uma and Brahman is for transcending the Feeling body. It is a thirteen beat breath. It takes a lot of practice to begin to master it. As you breath in the first seven beats you will have reached your normal complete yogic breath. Your lungs are already full and your shoulders have begun to lift slightly. Slowly continue to breathe in six more beats and let the breath fill you right out the top of your head. 

The out breath is also thirteen beats. Slowly release the breath and return to your starting position. 

In Breath:

• Hope- first beat- first chakra
• Faith- second beat- second chakra
• Love- third beat- third chakra
• Om- fourth beat- heart chakra
• Christ- fifth beat- fifth chakra
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat- sixth chakra
• God- seventh beat- crown chakra
• Miriam-Yeshua- eighth beat- (Body Chakra above head)
• Yasodhara-Buddha- ninth beat- (Mind Chakra above head)
• Uma-Brahman- tenth beat- (Soul Chakra above head)
• Radharani-Krishna- eleventh beat- (Spirit Chakra above head)
• I AM THAT I AM- twelfth beat- (Will Chakra above head)
• Unmanifested One- thirteenth beat- (Higher Self Chakra above head)

• Hope- first beat- first chakra
• Faith- second beat- second chakra
• Love- third beat- third chakra
• Om- fourth beat- heart chakra
• Christ- fifth beat- fifth chakra
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat- sixth chakra
• God- seventh beat- crown chakra
• Miriam-Yeshua- eighth beat- (Body Chakra above head)
• Yasodhara-Buddha- ninth beat- (Mind Chakra above head)
• Uma-Brahman- tenth beat- (Soul Chakra above head)
• Radharani-Krishna- eleventh beat- (Spirit Chakra above head)
• I AM THAT I AM- twelfth beat- (Will Chakra above head)

Unmanifested One- thirteenth beat- (Higher Self Chakra above head)
 

The Breath of Melchizedek

The Breath of Melchizedek is for Karmic Healing associated with the Atmic Body.   It is a fourteen beat breath.  As you breath in the first seven beats you will have reached your normal complete yogic breath. Your lungs are already full and your shoulders have begun to lift slightly. Slowly continue to breathe in seven more beats and let the breath fill you right out the top of your head. 

The out breath is also fourteen beats. Slowly release the breath and return to your starting position. 

In Breath:

• Hope- first beat- first chakra
• Faith- second beat- second chakra
• Love- third beat- third chakra
• Om- fourth beat- heart chakra
• Christ- fifth beat- fifth chakra
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat- sixth chakra
• God- seventh beat- crown chakra
• Miriam-Yeshua- eighth beat- (Atmic Body Chakra above head)
• Yasodhara-Buddha- ninth beat- (Mind Chakra above head)
• Uma-Brahman- tenth beat- (Soul Chakra above head)
• Radharani-Krishna- eleventh beat- (Spirit Chakra above head)
• I AM THAT I AM- twelfth beat- (Will Chakra above head)
• Unmanifested One- thirteenth beat- (Higher Self Chakra above head)
• Melchizedek- Sacred Heart
Out Breath:
• Hope- first beat- first chakra
• Faith- second beat- second chakra
• Love- third beat- third chakra
• Om- fourth beat- heart chakra
• Christ- fifth beat- fifth chakra
• Holy Spirit- sixth beat- sixth chakra
• God- seventh beat- crown chakra
• Miriam-Yeshua- eighth beat- (Atmic Body Chakra above head)
• Yasodhara-Buddha- ninth beat- (Mind Chakra above head)
• Uma-Brahman- tenth beat- (Soul Chakra above head)
• Radharani-Krishna- eleventh beat- (Spirit Chakra above head)
• I AM THAT I AM- twelfth beat- (Will Chakra above head)
• Unmanifested One- thirteenth beat- (Higher Self Chakra above head)
• Melchizedek- Sacred Heart

Once you have mastered all three breaths, you can breath them in sequence. The first breath is the Breath of the Acting Body, The second breath is the Breath of the Thinking Body and the third breath is the Breath of the Feeling body. This three- part breath brings the three bodies into Harmony. Learning these breaths takes time, space and patience, but it is well worth it. 

Breath work is a tool not some magic formula. It is not meant to be a ritual that has to be practiced every day either. It is a lot of fun if you don't turn it into work or some job you have to perform. Just enjoy your life getting deeper and more meaningful everyday. Be open to the lessons that life provides you everyday. Above all remember that Love is our Friend.

The whole process of breathing one of the breaths and then listening in the silence need not be more than five to ten minutes of your time. Of course it can be longer if you wish. You will be surprised at what yielding five minutes of your time, on a regular basis, to breathing and meditation will do for you. 

• 1. The first chakra above the head is the "Portal of the Golden Light Body". This is the seat of the attunement of the 4th degree of Ascension Reiki.
• 2. The second chakra above the head is the "Portal of the Mind" and is the seat of the attunement of 5th degree of Ascension Reiki.
• 3. The third chakra above the head is the "Portal of the Soul" and is the seat of the attunement of the 6th degree of Ascension Reiki.
• 4. The fourth chakra above the head is the "Portal of the Spirit" and is the seat of the 7th degree attunement of Ascension Reiki.
• 5. The fifth chakra above the head is the "Portal of the Will" and is the seat of the 8th degree attunement of  Ascension Reiki.

The Twinship

Love is the power of God that binds two souls and makes them one; there is no power on earth that can dissolve the bond. The bodies may be forced apart by man or death for just a little time, but they will meet again. Now, in this bond of God we find the marriage tie all other unions are but bonds of straw. (Jesus- Aquarian Gospel ch. 98)