There are three main sources of prana, and we will discuss each of them below:

1. sun gazing


2. walk barefoot


3. conscious breathing

In order to begin to consciously access prana from other sources, it is helpful to understand that the three major sources of this energy are solar prana, air prana, and earth prana.

HRM’s technique of sun gazing is a way to directly access prana from the sun. The basic premise is that what we eat is actually a secondary or tertiary form of sun energy, since all fruits and vegetables are dependent on sunlight for their life. Getting our nutrients directly from the sun is a way to practice HRM’s philosophy of direct access to Source, no intermediary needed.

In order to practice the technique of sun gazing it is essential that people stand barefoot on the earth while looking at the sun. He says that the earth is what protects the eyes from harm. Gazing at the sun is only done in the time frames of one hour after sunrise or one hour before sunset. HRM says there are no ultraviolet or any other harmful rays during this period.

Sun gazing is a one-time practice in a person’s lifetime. The way to begin is to look at the sun directly (right after sunrise or before sunset) for ten seconds the first day. Then the time is increased by ten seconds each day. During this time you are free to pray, meditate, sing or engage in any other uplifting or spiritually fulfilling practice. After nine months the gazer will be at a level of 44 minutes a day. At that point, the practice is complete.

The proclaimed benefits of sun gazing include complete mental and physical health. After three months of the practice any and all mental illness will be dissipated. At six months practice, all diseases will be healed, including cancer and AIDS. By the time you achieve nine months of practice, physical hunger has begun to totally disappear. At this point the sun gazing practice is complete. After completing this phase, HRM recommends that people walk barefoot on the sand (or earth) every day for 45 minutes and continue a daily practice by accessing earth prana. When I left sunny Sacramento I had completed three months of the sun gazing practice. Coming to Humboldt County, a place where fog is more prominent, brought a change of environment as far as my ability to access daily doses of the sun’s energy. It has been substituted with frequent barefoot walks on the beach.

As an exercise and experience in pranic nourishment, I highly recommend you try walking on the beach, without shoes, in the awareness of being fed by Mother Earth. Make a commitment to the whole 45 minutes, intending to practice a discipline that can lead to the expansion of your consciousness. When you start walking, become aware of how your body feels. Are you hungry or satisfied. Do you have cravings or do you feel complete? If you have cravings or feel incomplete, what is it you want or need? How might you feel after you have eaten this food. What would eating the food satisfy? Feel your feet on the sand. Ask Mother Earth to feed you. When you have finished your walking contemplation, take some time to journal your feelings.

In my experience, gazing at the sun is a powerful, intense and energizing experience. While looking into the pulsating mass of energy, I can actually feel my body gain in life force capacity. When I again am living in a place with daily sun, I plan to complete the nine-month practice. If you feel drawn to it, I recommend the website, www.solarhealing.com. You can try the ten-second practice, always remembering to stand barefoot on the earth, and only in the time frames of one hour after sunrise, and one hour before sunset. These ten seconds alone will give a wonderful experience of feeling fed by light. Be aware, you may become hooked on the sun!

In the book Man’s Higher Consciousness (1962), Professor Hilton Hotema says that the physical lungs, not the stomach, are the life organs of the body. The most vital function of the body is breathing. The term “Breatharian” is referring to the body’s ability to access all sustaining energy from the air itself, or air prana.

Pranayama, the yoga of breathing, is a helpful, complimentary practice for almost every discipline that has the goal of personal and spiritual growth and change.

Conscious breathing brings our awareness right into our bodies in the present moment, which is where all change happens. Our habit of shallow breathing, or under breathing, is a way we have of energetically starving ourselves. It can create a feeling of low energy and lethargy, which in turn contributes to cravings for stimulating substances such as sugar and caffeine. These substances then become addictive, as our bodies come to rely on this source of false energy and forget how to access true energy from Source.

The following are instructions for a basic pranayama technique designed to help tune into the Universal Substance of prana and to be able to utilize the energy received to vitalize the physical, emotional and mental bodies.

1. Sit comfortably with your back straight and you feet flat on the floor.


2. Empty your lungs.


3. Start by inhaling completely to the count of four.


4. Hold your breath for the count of four.


5. Now exhale completely to the count of four.


6. Hold the air out of your lungs for the count of four.


7. Repeat this breath two to six times once or twice a day.


8. You may increase the count by one second each week.


9. When inhaling, try silently chanting Sooooooooooo.


10. When exhaling, chant Hummmmmmm.

While you are breathing, have the intention that the breath is feeding you. After your meal of breathing the air around you, you can journal your feelings. How does this meal compare with Taco Bell or Burger King?