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The Amazing Power Of Your Spine

by Sadhguru Jaggi

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Sadhguru speaks about the significance of squatting in Yoga, which exercises the spine and enhances one’s clarity and in turn one’s intelligence. He also gives us a simple practice which results in the overall wellbeing of the body. Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serve as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. This was recorded live and contains audience and other background sounds

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Transcript

Ultimately,

Whatever,

Whatever you wish to do in your life,

How much clarity do you have is all there is,

Isn't it?

About anything?

Yes or no?

If you don't have clarity,

You will try to make it up with confidence.

Confidence is a very poor substitute for clarity.

It's like there's a busy highway,

Vehicles are moving at a fast pace.

Your vision is not clear.

You bring confidence.

You can,

You can refer to a horoscope.

You know,

You have a horoscope.

You can refer to a horoscope and say,

My horoscope says I live for ninety years,

Nothing is going to happen to me and just cross.

You may make it.

Or use one of your slogans,

Which will bring you confidence.

You can say Jai Sri Ram.

You can say,

Allaah Akbar,

Hail Mary,

Whatever you want,

Whatever works for you.

Loudly shout the slogan and run across.

It may work just by sheer chance or because of the compassion of some driver.

But every day if you try it,

We know where to pick you up.

One day you can make it with confidence.

So confidence is not a substitute for clarity.

If you want to do anything successfully,

You must have clarity,

Isn't it?

If clarity has to come,

The most important thing is your spine should be in a certain condition because your perception is largely handled there.

See,

Spine is not just a physical substance.

It is a communication network,

A serious communication network.

If you lose it or if it becomes insensitive,

You don't know what you're losing.

You're just losing something phenomenal.

So it's not just a physical substance.

It is the basis of communication that's happening in the system,

Isn't it?

The spinal cord is… I mean the spine is not just one single piece,

It's many complex assembly.

Every day it needs to stretch.

If it telescopes into one into another,

Then the communication capability in the spine is hugely lost.

So this… Yoga Namaskar.

It activates the lumbar region of the spine in a tremendous way,

Strengthens the muscles along the spine,

Giving it a reinforcement so that as one ages,

The collapsing of the spine which causes pinching of the nerves does not happen.

And if already there's damages setting in,

The best way to regenerate your spine would be by doing Yoga Namaskar.

It has all-round benefits for the entire body.

Yoga Namaskar is a very simple and complete process by itself.

A natural upsurge of energy will happen if you just keep your feet together and sit down in a squat.

So the squat is best if you can put your feet together and squat,

Which most of you cannot do right now,

Very few people can do.

We don't want too much energy to happen.

So the next best stance is to keep your feet in line with your shoulders,

Just the same width as your shoulders.

You can do up to twenty-one.

Twenty-one is a good number to do.

If you cannot do that,

Start with seven,

Slowly.

Every two days,

One extra if you do.

In about forty days,

You will be at twenty-one,

Which is a good number to do.

You will see it will make a phenomenal difference in the way you function.

If there is some way to gauge your intelligence,

The sharpness of your intellect,

You will see you can see a difference happening just because you're doing a simple few things to relax and activate the spine.

Meet your Teacher

Sadhguru JaggiMcMinnville, TN, USA

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Recent Reviews

Catrin

August 2, 2025

Very good advice from Sahdguru, Now we do! 👍🙏

Linda

December 4, 2021

Interesting knowledge

Sara

January 27, 2021

Thank you as I'm on Kür right now for spinal canal stenosis. I've never been able to squat like that but I can at least try🙏🏻

Mary

January 27, 2021

Thank you! I commit to 40 days to do this squat, building to 21.

Cyndie

January 26, 2021

Thank you for this talk on yoga namaskar and it’s relations to a healthier well being. new knowledge for me. I am grateful 🙏

Loretta

January 26, 2021

🙏🏻Thank you, I will add squatting to my practice!

Jeff

January 26, 2021

I love these meditations. But what was the name of this pose? Thank you.

Dianne

January 26, 2021

Words to put into action. 21 days, can do. The simplicity of the teaching is of great value. Namaste Sadhguru.

Louise

January 26, 2021

Thank you and yes I can’t do it with my feet together!

Dr

January 26, 2021

Thank you for this nice short talk 🙏 what is the yoga/exercise called that you recommend for the spine in this talk?

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