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Yoga Super Powers! Durga Series, Siddhidatri Durga, Yoga with Melissa 190

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This 1 hour advanced hatha yoga class is all about connecting with our yoga super powers. This is our final class in the Durga series, Siddhidatri is well-known for giving supernatural powers. As far as the occult powers go Siddhidatri offers 8 siddhis. 1) Anima: a yogi can become as small as possible 2) mahima – a yogi can become as big as possible, as large as the whole universe in fact 3) laghima – a yogi can make their body as light as a feather and through this power they can travel thousands of miles through the sky per minute, 4) garima – a yogi can make themselves as heavy as a mountain, 5) prapti – a yogi can touch the highest things such as the moon or the sky and through this superpower they can see the future, read thoughts, understand the languages of animals and birds, understand foreign languages and cure diseases, 6) prakamya – can dive into the water and come out anytime they like and through this power they can become invisible, 7) vashitvam – can tame wild animals and bring them under control and hypnotise people, 8) Ishitvam – a yogi can attain divine power and become the Lord of the universe and through this power can restore life to the dead.

You will need a yoga strap and a block for this class. We will begin with hand to big toe pose and pigeon pose to open up your hips. From there we will come to cat pose to release your spine and downward facing dog on your forearms to prepare for our inversion. Today we will practice skull shining breath. When we come to standing you will practice half moon balancing pose. Our inversion today is peacock feather pose. We will practice fish pose and half lord of the fishes pose. Our practice will finish with knee to chest pose and half cow´s face pose. We will round out our practice with a mudra for the upper chakras and  mantra. Twam vaishnavi sakthiranantha veerya/Viswasya bheejam paramasi maya/Sammohitham devi, samastha metha/Twam vai prasanna bhuvi mukthi hethu

Yoga with Melissa 190 Durga Series Siddhidatri Grants Yogi Superpowers an Advanced Class

We have reached our final class in the Durga series with Siddhidatri Durga, the Goddess who removes ignorance, gives knowledge and makes each soul pure. Siddhi means true realization of God. Siddhi also refers to an unusual skill or ability. Siddhidatri means one who enables devotees to realize God. Siddhidatri is worshipped on the ninth and final day of Navratri. She provides her devotees with health, wealth and God realization. Even Shiva himself worships Siddhidatri to receive all the siddhis that she offers to her devotees. 

After the preceding eight days of Navratri and the eight other forms of Durga, it is assumed that devotees have all their mundane and worldly desires fulfilled. By the ninth day, there remains nothing that Siddhidatri could possibly give them. And so the devotee becomes completely free of desire and spiritual aspiration becomes the only goal of their practice. At this point there is nothing to acquire. 

While Siddhidatri is the Goddess of wealth, she is also the Goddess of beauty, worldly accomplishments, arts, and sciences. Siddhidatri is well-known for giving supernatural powers. As far as the occult powers go Siddhidatri offers 8 siddhis. 1) Anima: a yogi can become as small as possible 2) mahima - a yogi can become as big as possible, as large as the whole universe in fact 3) laghima - a yogi can make their body as light as a feather and through this power they can travel thousands of miles through the sky per minute, 4)  garima - a yogi can make themselves as heavy as a mountain, 5) prapti - a yogi can touch the highest things such as the moon or the sky and through this superpower they can see the future, read thoughts, understand the languages of animals and birds, understand foreign languages and cure diseases, 6)  prakamya - can dive into the water and come out anytime they like and through this power they can become invisible, 7) vashitvam - can tame wild animals and bring them under control and hypnotise people, 8)  Ishitvam - a yogi can attain divine power and become the Lord of the universe and through this power can restore life to the dead. 

So as you can see, Siddhidatri is a very powerful Goddess. It is no wonder she is the form of Durga who blesses all Gods, saints, yogis, tantrics and devotees.

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