The Wands site is only a grain of knowledge of the Ancient tradition of Work-Khabze or CAUCASIAN YOGA.
"Only those who are ready hear the call,
for others the time has not yet come,
but someday it will definitely come."
The master system "Caucasian Yoga" is a synthesis of Egyptian yoga, Zoroastrianism (Mazdaznan), Aryan yoga using master arcana, plus symbol visualization. This is one of the most ancient systems on the planet for developing human potential abilities.
Much of the “Caucasian Yoga” can be found in the teachings of G. Gurdjieff, who was also familiar with this unique knowledge in his homeland.
The living tradition of the Chosen began to leave the Caucasus approximately 500 years ago and was almost completely destroyed during the hundred-year Caucasian War of 1763–1864.
The main role in the revival and dissemination of this system in the modern world belongs to Murat Yagan (b. 1915-2013), an outstanding Circassian master Work Khabze, who lived for the last 40 years in Canada. His students are thousands of people all over the world.
The traditions of Walevsky’s “Caucasian Yoga” and the experience of Murat Yagan are today summarized by Zaur Zhane, President of the Caucasian Yoga Association, who since 1995 has been reviving and systematizing the ancient teaching about human spiritual development - Work Khabze (Path of the Chosen) in the Caucasus.
Zaur Zhane published a book "The Path of the Chosen: Secrets of Caucasian Yoga." Here is what the author, Zaur Zhane, says about her:
Anyone who has read Comte Walewski’s book “Caucasian Yoga” understands that using it as a textbook is not only impossible, but also very dangerous. In my book, I tried to cover all aspects of the teaching in the simplest and most modern language possible. I worked on this book for more than 10 years and am glad that it was distributed so quickly throughout the country. Now I’m finishing the second book, which will be a continuation of the first. I cannot help but mention the inspiring works of the Canadian patriarch of Caucasian yoga, 95-year-old Murat Yagan, which became the first publications of the living oral tradition of Work-Khabze in the West.
The practice of Caucasian yoga includes cleansing and healing at all levels of human existence:
1. Physical cleansing and healing.
In Caucasian yoga, much attention is paid to the nature of human nutrition. Counts, that depending on the quality of food, a person’s life expectancy also changes - this will be confirmed to you by Caucasian centenarians. But unlike the teachings of classical yoga, the Work Khabze tradition does not insist on a vegetarian diet - food should be balanced, simple, healthy and fresh, and the process of eating itself should bring joy.
To develop your own body and willpower, Caucasian yoga recommends doing 21 physical exercises daily. These exercises are aimed at:
Such exercises were successfully used by Circassian horsemen to improve their riding skills.
A special role is given to breathing technique. Work Khabze contains knowledge about a special unique technique of defragmentary breathing.
2. Emotional cleansing and healing.
From the point of view of Work Khabze, any disease is a disturbance in the flow of free energy flows. These disorders arise due to the appearance of emotional, physical or intellectual blocks. Such blocks permeate the human nervous system and are a consequence of deep problems of the human I (Ego).
The root of all diseases is negativism - basic destructive emotional states, such as:
fear, impatience, irritability, resentment, self-flagellation, vindictiveness, envy, hypocrisy, lust, jealousy, greed, lies, pride, indifference, laziness, foul language, suspicion, hatred, fanaticism, despondency, poisoning all levels of human existence.
Emotional poisons of negativism block the free flow of vital energy, destroying the harmony of organs and systems.
The antidote to this is the practice of the twelve attributes of unconditional love and the practice of the inner body, which are the basis of Work-Khabze.
3. Intellectual cleansing and healing.
Intelligence can become either a powerful tool of creation or a weapon of destruction, including itself. Caucasian yoga is an open system that teaches its adherents to carefully observe everything that happens in both internal and external spaces, while drawing the right conclusions and testing them with their own practice.
4. Spiritual cleansing and healing.
Work Khabze teaches that man is the most blessed being on Earth because he has the potential ability to restore direct contact with the Inner God (Marja). Awakening and developing this hidden ability is the main task. The only way when faith becomes knowledge, and knowledge is Truth, is through personal mystical experience that gives us an understanding of who we really are.
These are the secrets of long-livers.
We first came across the manuscript of Comte Walewski when in In 1994, V.P. turned to us for help. Kovtun. In his hands was a school notebook, which was given to him by Ruslan Dobrovolsky in the 70s in Transcaucasia. Similar notebooks circulated in large quantities in Tbilisi, copied by hand by fans of esoteric knowledge.
Later, while in New York, we discovered manuscript published in 1955 in America Pole Comte Stefan Walewski's Column "System of Caucasian Yoga" or "Secrets of Life and Death". The notebook offered to us by V.P. Kovtun turned out to be nothing more than excerpts copied from this manuscript.
The Visible Life of Comte Stefan Walewski Column was the life of a famous collector, owner of the Esoterics store in New York.
Bronze, Iron, Gilt, Lapis, Coral, Carnelian, and Turquoise Mirror From The Collections of the American Museum of Natural History 70.2/386 purchased in 1947 from Count S Walewski, owner of Esoterica, East 56th Street, New York City.
But few knew that in the 1920s, in the Caucasus mountains, he was initiated into a secret society that combined local traditions, yoga traditions with teachings that branched out from the mystical traditions of ancient Zoroastrianism.
We offer you fragments from his facsimile manuscript “The System of Caucasian Yoga” or “The Secrets of Life and Death”.
"This method of enhancing energy flows in the body was used in Ancient Egypt. It was shown in the figures depicting the second master arcana.
Pose from the EGYPTIAN MASTER SYSTEM to renew nervous energy
(you have to be relaxed and follow the sun)
The two rods, which the standing figure grips in his hands, contain enormous force, similar to electricity (secondary electricity). When the hands are in contact, energy flows into the body and is stored in the unipolar ganglia and cerebrospinal fluid.
The energy potential is completely restored and maintained throughout the day and night, twenty-four hours.
There were two rods, and they were of different compositions, one was usually intended for the right hand, the other for the left hand. One had the power of the sun, the other of the moon...
The solar power rod consisted of hot coal, specially prepared, in which the structure of the molecules was changed in the same way as the structure of the molecules of iron changes when iron is magnetized (when iron is converted into a magnet, the structure of its molecules changes through the process of recrystallization - hardening, and magnetic properties appear ). The tempering process is heating at a high temperature and then cooling instantly by immersing it in water (hot coal rods prepared for electric arc lamps are excellent as solar power rods).
The prepared (hardened) charcoal rod can be inserted into a copper case, with both ends open or closed. (Shaft length six inches, diameter one inch, or according to hand grip).
Tempered carbon rod (solar)
The lunar force rod consists of hardened magnetic iron ore or pressed magnetic iron ore (it can also be made of magnetized hardened iron or magnetic steel). The moon power rod can be inserted into a zinc or tin case with both ends open or closed (the length and diameter are the same as for the sun rod).
An inexperienced person would hardly think that the Caucasus has its own yoga system. Caucasian yoga or “Work Khabze” translated into Russian means “Paths of the Chosen.” This teaching originated in ancient Circassia, in a narrow circle of the ruling elite.
The religious beliefs of the ancient Circassian tribes were a harmonious combination of Christianity and the unique spiritual tradition of “Khabze”. As already mentioned, this word means “path, tradition, teaching.” This teaching is a system of three main elements: the social canon, individual etiquette and, in fact, Work Khabze. In the West, Work Khabze began to be called “Caucasian yoga”.
Training at this level required special abilities and inclinations, some of which were transmitted genetically. Training began when nobles or princes reached 24 years of age. But if a young man showed special talents, sometimes his training could begin earlier.
Work Khabze included rules and recommendations for spiritual cleansing, physical development, meditation and prayer. Most of the recommendations for strengthening the will, developing strength, endurance and nutritional discipline subsequently became ethical standards that formed the basis of the phenomenon of Caucasian longevity.
Some believe that the tradition of Work Khabze is more than 26 thousand years old, and it appeared in the Caucasus during the Flood. It is believed that after the flood there were only three areas where people were able to survive: the Andes, the Himalayas and the Caucasus.
In Caucasian yoga, much attention is paid to the nature of human nutrition. It is believed that depending on the quality of food, a person’s life expectancy also changes. But unlike the teachings of classical yoga, the Work Khabze tradition does not insist on a vegetarian diet, since it believes that the human digestive system is designed for mixed foods. Moreover, it is believed that a person should be able to adapt to the diet of the geographic region in which he is located at one time or another in his life. The chosen one must learn to live in any conditions and with any people, to adapt to any situation.
Food should be balanced, simple, healthy and fresh, and the process of eating should bring joy, satisfaction and take place in comfortable conditions. At the same time, you must constantly be aware of your relationship with everything that exists on Earth.
To develop your own body and willpower, Caucasian yoga recommends doing 21 physical exercises daily. In general, these exercises are aimed at:
*Strengthening abdominal muscles;
*Preservation of mobility of the thoracic, cervical and lumbar vertebrae;
*Prevention of muscle spasms;
*Strengthening the muscles of the spine.
Such exercises were successfully used by Circassian horsemen to improve their riding skills.
From the point of view of Work Khabze, any disease is a disturbance in the flow of free energy flows. These disorders arise due to the appearance of emotional, physical or intellectual blocks. Such blocks permeate the human nervous system and are a consequence of deep problems of the human Self (Ego).
Here I would like to make a small lyrical digression from the topic of the article into the history of psychoanalysis. As you know, Sigmund Freud had many followers who criticized his teachings for being excessively pansexual. But only Wilhelm Reich criticized the founder of psychoanalysis for paying too little attention to sexual energy. But Reich became famous not for this, but for the fact that in his works he turned to the ideas of Eastern spiritual traditions. He studied yoga for many years and developed a unique psychotherapy technique based on releasing muscle tension. These muscle tensions are a reflection of the mental problems of the individual. Roughly speaking, if a person’s shoulders are tense all the time, it means that his problems with hyper-responsibility and feelings of guilt need to be solved... with a massage. That is, by removing muscle tension with massage, we solve a person’s mental problems. So Wark Khabze’s teaching about blocks is very reminiscent of the theory of W. Reich, and therefore the very philosophy of yogis.
A special role is given to breathing technique. Work Khabze contains knowledge about a special unique technique of defragmentary breathing. You can read more about this technique in the book “Secrets of Caucasian Yoga” by Zaur Zhane. This work provides detailed descriptions of exercises that help achieve maximum effective breathing during meditation and in everyday life.
They have been writing about the Caucasus as the birthplace of mystical teachings and secret knowledge for a long time. The Caucasus, as a crossroads of cultures and civilizations, has accumulated the mystical experience of many peoples. And mountain spaces have always been considered the focus of celestial energy, a place where powerful cosmic force is concentrated. It is no coincidence that it was in the Caucasus mountains that many mystics sought secret knowledge both in the Middle Ages and in modern times.
It is believed that the secret knowledge stored in the depths of the Caucasus mountains was accessible to few; over time, a caste of the chosen ones, guardians of tradition, was formed, something like the Egyptian priests of antiquity. The rest could only receive knowledge from initiates. Those who were able to go through years of difficult and often physically difficult training and withstand the initiation became initiates themselves.
The name of Stefan Walewski, one of the initiates, a researcher of the East and an antiquarian who was looking for the key to the secrets of the Universe in the Caucasus, today is no longer surrounded by such a mystical veil as it was until the early 1990s.
The details of his biography are unknown, as are the details of his initiation. Walevsky did not talk about the knowledge gained in the Caucasus during his lifetime, and after his death a manuscript was found in his archives, called by the author himself “Caucasian Yoga”.
“Caucasian yoga” is a synthesis of the ancient knowledge of the Caucasian highlanders and mystical experience dating back to Ancient Egypt and Iran, the spiritual practice of Muslim Sufis and the secrets of Indian yogis. Much of “Caucasian Yoga” can be found in the famous teachings of G. Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was initiated into the mysteries of many teachings and, as a Caucasian, could not ignore the unique knowledge in his homeland.
“I am on this Earth to transform the desert into paradise” - this is the epigraph Walevsky chose for his manuscript.
Among the many revelations in the book, you can find practical ways of how, for example, how to enter the world flow of knowledge, how to connect to universal forces, how to curb your Ego, how to cure many diseases, how to stop fussing and start enjoying every moment of life, how to find hidden strength love, how to prolong your life
S. Valevsky's manuscript remained unfinished. Today it is on the Internet, and was first published in the magazine “Echo of the Caucasus” (No. 1-3, 1992-1993).
Walevsky today has a follower - the Circassian Murat Yagan (b. 1915), who has been living in Canada for the last 40 years. His students are thousands of people all over the world. Yagan insists that the tradition of the Chosen is at least 26 thousand years old, and that the knowledge of Caucasian yoga was brought to the Caucasus during the Flood.
According to ancient Circassian legends and songs, after the Flood there were only three mountain regions left on earth in which people managed to survive: the Hindu Kush in the Himalayas, the Andes in South America and the Eurasian peaks of the Caucasus. The Bible also points to the Caucasus as the homeland of flood survivors.
The very origin of the toponym “Kav-Kaz,” Yagan emphasizes, is related to the ancient Semitic root “Kaf.” References to the mystical Source in the Caucasus Mountains can be found both in the literature of the Zoroastrians and other ancient religions associated with the monotheistic lineage of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. Everywhere in the writings of Islamic Sufis there are references to Mount Kaf.
There are many reasons to believe that the teachings of the Chosen are directly related to the ancient mysteries of Egypt, just like the Nart epic itself.A land of myths and wonders, Egypt is considered by Theosophists to be the birthplace of a post-Atlantean civilization, where the legendary Thoth brought his wisdom from Atlantis.
In any case, no matter where the teaching of the Chosen came to the Caucasus, it could only originate in one place - in the mind of a person who had reached the heights of self-knowledge.
The traditions of Valevsky’s “Caucasian Yoga” and the experience of Murat Yagan are today summarized by Zaur Zhane, who has been developing a school of Caucasian yoga in Adygea for five years and conducting practical classes. Zaur Zhane himself - chemist, graduate of Moscow State University, candidate of science, minister of science and education in the government of ex-president of Adygea Khazret Sovmen - has been studying and teaching ancient systems of healing and self-improvement for more than forty years: Indian, Tibetan and Caucasian yoga. And it was even dedicated by teachers from India.
Zaur Zhane - President of the Caucasian Yoga Association
When I'm in Maykop, I try not to miss his classes. Where else can you learn not to rush, not to fuss, to accept failures as lessons and experience, to meditate on different colors, to “observe from the depths” of your opponents, to drive away feelings of envy and overcome pride...
Not long ago, Zaur Zhane wrote the book “The Path of the Chosen: Traditions of Caucasian Yoga.”It contains a lot of “tasty” things - and not only specific exercises, but also a wise and calm conversation between the author and his readers about very important things in life, about cooperation, about mental maturity, about forgiveness, about daily temptations, etc.
The tradition of Caucasian yoga, Janet writes, teaches to overcome the “satanic poisons” that poison human life: fear, impatience, irritability, resentment, self-flagellation, vindictiveness, envy, hypocrisy, lust, jealousy, greed, lies, pride, indifference, laziness, foul language, suspicion, hatred, fanaticism, despondency.
“Everything done in a hurry is garbage and a loss of love” is the refrain of the book. “Be who you really are” is the basis, path and fruit of the tradition of Caucasian yoga.
I'm going to classes again on Friday. I will learn “Master’s Breath”, meditate on different colors and visualize, for example, powerful sunsets...
Count Stefan Colonna Walewski was a famous collector and dealer of oriental art, antiques and overseas curiosities.
In the Caucasus Mountains in the 1920s, some theoretical and practical premises were revealed to him by two initiates who belonged to a secret society whose teachings combined the principles of yoga with the mystical traditions of ancient Zoroastrianism.
After arriving in America on a Polish diplomatic mission, Walewski compiled the instructions he received in Persian and Russian into one handwritten book. The English original of the book was published in 1955.
Caucasian yoga
Caucasian yoga is a doctrine about the psychophysical capabilities of a person and ways of their implementation, leading to physical and moral improvement of the individual.
It has survived to this day thanks to Comte Stefan Colonna Walewski, who studied the secrets of traditional yoga, the mystical traditions of ancient Zoroastrianism in the Caucasus mountains and outlined the acquired knowledge and experience in his manuscript.
Caucasian yoga is also a unique system of psychophysical training for the development of body and spirit.
