Pituitary Gland Series

Spring 1970

This series powerfully stimulates your pituitary gland, which is associated with intuition, concentration, and determination. It is one of the master glands of the body that directs functioning of the other glands and is located at the Sixth Chakra or Third Eye Point (Ajna Chakra). When opened and balanced, the pituitary gland gives you the power to self-initiate. It can also help protect the mind from negativity.

Illustration of Jerry doing the Lunge Stretch: leg forward, back leg stretched out.

Exercise 1: Lunge Stretch

Posture & Mudra: Bend your right knee, placing your right foot flat on the floor. Extend your left leg back, with the top of the left foot on the floor. Place your hands on the floor for balance, and arch your head back.

Movement & Breath: Hold this position, breathing slowly and deeply for 1 minute. Then breathe Breath of Fire for 2 minutes.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes total.

Exercise 2: Lunge Stretch Rest

Posture & Mudra: Lower your right knee to the floor, and bend your torso to rest over your thigh. Place your forehead on the floor, leaving the left leg extended back, and your arms resting by the sides, with your palms facing up.

Movement & Breath: Breathe slowly and deeply in this position.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.

Illustration of Jerry doing the knee towards chest, other leg extended, forehead on the floor

Illustration of Jerry doing the Lunge Stretch Exercise

Exercise 3: Repeat Exercises 1 and 2 with the Opposite Leg

Repeat Exercises 1 and 2 with the left leg forward and the right leg extended back.

Exercise 4: Front Bend (Uttanasana)

Posture & Mudra: Stand with your feet about hip-width apart. Bend over from the hips and touch your fingertips or palms to the floor. Let the head, neck, and arms relax down.

Movement & Breath: Do Long Deep Breathing in this position.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.

Illustration of Jerry standing doing forward fold pose

Illustration of Jerry Standing with Ego Eradicator

Exercise 5: Ego Eradicator

Posture & Mudra: Stand in Mountain Pose (Tadasana), with your arms out to the sides and up at a 30 degree angle. Stick your thumbs up, and curl your fingers into the mounds at their bases. Keep the elbows straight, and bring your palms parallel to the ground.

Movement & Breath: Breathe long and deeply as you hold the posture.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.

Exercise 6: Triangle Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Posture & Mudra: Come into Triangle Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana) with the palms of the hands and feet flat on the floor, making straight lines from the hips to the hands and the hips to the feet. Push back through the hips, tuck the chin in, and roll the armpits toward each other.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.

Ending: Slowly release the posture, and then rest on your stomach for 1 minute.

Illustration of Jerry doing triangle pose or downward facing dog pose

Illustration of Jerry laying down, doing cobra pose

Exercise 7: Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)

Posture & Mudra: Lie on your stomach with legs extended together and the soles of the feet facing up. Place the palms on the ground underneath the shoulders. Engage the Navel Point and, pressing against the floor, straighten the arms and lift the chest and upper back off the floor. Keep the pelvis and legs pressed against the floor. Look up and arch the spine up and back.

Movement & Breath: Stretching up and back, do Long Deep Breathing for 1 minute. Then begin to inhale as you turn your head to the left, exhaling as you turn your head to the right. Continue for 2 minutes.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes total.

Ending:

Repeat this sequence 2 more times.

Inhale deeply, exhale completely, and hold the breath out as you engage Root Lock (Mula Bandha).

Exercise 8: Rock Pose (Vajrasana)

Posture & Mudra: Sit in Rock Pose (Vajrasana), with your knees spread wide. Bring your forehead to touch the floor, with your palms flat on the ground in front of your knees.

Movement & Breath: Inhale and rise up on your knees, stretching your arms up and out without leaning back. Exhale and come back down to the starting position. Continue alternating between these two positions.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.

Illustration of Jerry sitting ding the On knees extended up - Hands in V facing each other. And doing the Baby Pose - hands by face - forehead on ground

Illustration of Jerry sitting doing the Yoga Mudra on knees - Hands up

Exercise 9: Yoga Mudra (Yogasana)

Posture & Mudra: Come into Baby Pose (Balasana) and interlock your hands together behind your back. Raise your arms straight up as far as possible in Yoga Mudra (Yogasana).

Movement & Breath: Hold this position and do Long Deep Breathing.

Duration: Continue for 3 minutes.