Daily Yog, Yagya and Gayatri

Light a lamp. Sit in front of it with closed eyes and straight back in Vajrasan or Sukhasan (alternate between both to avoid leg numbing). You can also do the same facing the Sun.

Hold a mala/rosary in right hand and keep left hand in the lap with Gyan (Knowledge) Mudra, in a relaxed fashion.

Use Tulasi (Basil) or regular sandalwood (not red sandalwood) mala of 108 beads.

While rotating the mala, use thumb, middle and ring fingers. Avoid index and pinky touching the mala.

Do Gayatri Mantra chanting in continuous repeated fashion during the mala, one chant for each bead. Allow breathing from your nose and mouth to facilitate uninterrupted chanting. An optimal pace would be 3 seconds per mantra, 5 minutes per mala and 1 hour for 12 malas.

On completion of one mala, touch Sumeru to both eyes and forehead and follow beads in reverse order. Keep traversing beads forward and reverse w/o crossing Sumeru / center bead.

Chant the mantra in a low tone, as a gentle whisper or murmur with movement of tongue, lips and jaws. At the same time, inhale/exhale directing life energy (Prana) and light into different chakras, one mala per chakra.

Entire existence is a manifestation of the Sun Energy. Gayatri Stavan is a beautiful prayer addressing the Sun energy as the provider of the 12 virtues, with an appeal to purify/heal us with those. Gayatri Mantra has such 12 words. Gayatri Aarati has 12 such stanzas. Human body has 6 chakras driving spiritual and material excellence (6x2). The matrix below relates them all. It also connects them to 12 Gayatri picture illustrations & 12 Pragya Yog poses.

Pick a combination that gives you the best meditative experience, and do one mala for each of the 12. Experience the light, energy and inspiration from the Sun refining/illuminating your entire existence (mind, body and heart). If you like focusing on chakras, try to chant in a manner/sound pitch that gives maximum sensation at the corresponding chakra. Visualize that the chakra is being purified, energized and awakened by the Sun energy & spinning like a tornado.

You can do 12 malas in one sitting of 1 hr or two sittings of 30 min each. Best times are morning, noon and evening. Shorter alternatives such as 15 min chanting or 3/5/10 malas are listed below the table.