25 Day 300-Hour Meditation and Kundalini Yoga Training in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nepal Yoga Home warmly invites you to embark on an enriching journey of Kundalini yoga training amidst the serene beauty of Nagarjuna forest in Nepal. The renowned institution offers a comprehensive 300-hour program, blending meditation and Kundalini yoga, guided by a highly experienced group of Gurus (teachers).
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Highlights
- Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion
- Daily meditation and yoga practices
- Pranayama and mantra practices
- Yoga philosophy and lifestyle
- 24 nights accommodation
- 3 daily meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
24 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Sauna
- Spa
- Steam room
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
Nepal Yoga Home is offering single and double rooms based on the students’ requirements and cost. You will get the bathroom with a western toilet and a hot shower, a comfortable bed, and a wide room. The rooms for the yoga students are well-maintained and clean. They offer bed sheets, pillows, bath towels, toilet paper, and a blanket upon arrival. Free Wi-Fi and pure drinking water are available. You will get a comfortable zone for spiritual learning. All the rooms have an attached bathroom, wooden parquet, and an air-conditioner which can maintain both hot and cold temperatures, free Wi-Fi, etcetera.
Program
Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Overview
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, the course caters to all levels, providing a harmonious blend of classical Kundalini yoga and meditation. If you seek the best meditation course combined with authentic Kundalini yoga teacher training, Nepal Yoga Home looks forward to your arrival. Join them and allow them to guide you on a transformative path of self-discovery and growth.
This 300-hour meditation and Kundalini yoga teacher training in Nepal is not just about being a teacher; it’s more about the life-transforming process of discovering the self. Do not think this course is only to be teachers, but if someone wants to share the knowledge as being teacher, this course will provide you with clear knowledge and good confidence. You can kick-start a professional meditation teacher career after the meditation and kundalini training in Nepal. This is the best way to light the light inside and spread the light around you.
300 hours of kundalini yoga training is very interesting to learn because of its comprehensive and holistic approach to teaching. It does not focus on only one aspect of yoga; rather, it includes meditation, breathing science, relaxation, chanting, detox, philosophy, and lifestyle. It’s a very transformative course to take your level of consciousness to the next level by awakening the energy. Human beings are unaware of the self-potentiality and the way of awakening the energy that creates the bondage of life. Joining this course, anyone can discover inner freedom and peace.
The word “Kundalini” is derived from the Sanskrit word “kundal,” which means “circular.” It represents the circulation of energy inside the energy center. It also describes a snake that has been coiling, which is an anabolic potential form of energy. Additionally, according to practitioners, Kundalini energy is dormant and unaroused at the base of your spine, just like that coiling serpent, which is a symbol to fix the mind. When the mind gets relaxed, then energy can rise from the root to the crown.
Kundalini yoga is a form of yoga involving mantra chanting, chakra, awareness, singing, dancing, pranayama (breathing exercises), relaxation, emotional releasing, and recurring asanas. Its main objective is to activate Kundalini energy, the dormant energy that is situated at the base of the spine. It is intended that Kundalini yoga will increase your love, awareness, happiness, and aid in letting go of your suppressed emotions, which unblock the energy center, then support to awakening of bio-energy. The method can also say the alignment of the energy to get a complete, harmonious state of the being.
Certified kundalini yoga training is becoming popular all across the world. Its origin is believed to be in the land of some part of Nepal and some part of India. It has been known for millennia that Kundalini energy exists, and it is mentioned in the ancient Vedic literature from 1,000 B.C. Many sages and Rishis awakened the energy through different ways of breath work and meditation. Finally, they have discovered a clear method to awaken the energy, which they call Kundalini yoga. Nepal Yoga Home is very eager to share this certified Kundalini yoga training course with you.
For whom is this 300-hour meditation and Kundalini yoga training in Nepal Yoga Home?
- Kundalini yoga is for those who want to go deep inside the yogic and feel spiritual bliss.
- It is for those who want to grow their self-realization
- The skill of teaching in the path of traditional Kundalini yoga and meditation
- Good for beginners and advanced yoga practitioners
- Those who are willing to awaken the hidden energy
- Cleansing for chakra and energy channels
- Those who are seeking a 300-hour Yoga Alliance-certified yoga and meditation training course.
- Whoever wants to remove the trauma and stress.
- Those who have completed the 200 hours will be awarded a 500-hour certification course. So better to have a 200-hour course before the 300-hour course. If you do not have a 200-hour course, please join the 200-hour certified meditation and kundalini yoga training in Nepal.
Some people think that Kundalini awakening may be risky. If it is practiced systematically and properly, it is perfectly safe and important for spiritual development. Be sure this 300-hour Kundalini yoga training in Nepal is no more risky than you are guided by the great masters who are living life in yoga. They believe yoga and meditation are not only for teaching and learning it’s more about awakening the self. You are welcome in this divine journey by yourself for the self. Find the self and get freedom from suffering.
Why meditation and Kundalini yoga training in Nepal Yoga Home?
- For self-transformation
- For spiritual development
- For a happy and harmonious life
- For balanced and healthy living
- To find the reality of life
- To overcome any kind of suffering
Besides,
- You will be an international yoga teacher and eligible to teach in all countries.
- You can develop it as your part-time/full-time profession or business.
- This course will give you ancient knowledge of healing, health, and spirituality.
- You will realize the root of yogic knowledge.
- Make a strong foundation of meditation and kundalini yoga.
- You will get life-transforming information
The course of study for the meditation and Kundalini yoga training course
You will learn the following topics
1. Meditation
Meditation is the key to waking the energy. When lower energy transforms into higher divine energy, then the yogi will get freedom. When Dharana (Pointed awareness) improves, then it will reach to Dhyana (meditation) stage. At this stage practitioner can focus on any chakra and energy system. When you meditate, that portion of the body’s energy starts to be stimulated.
Meditation is the main tools which can change your perception and whole the life. The impact of meditation goes deep into subconscious then remove whole the past impression. Till you change your previous mindset, a new life is not possible. This 300-hour Kundalini yoga training is the best way to remove the garbage thoughts and to harvest the fresh and creative thoughts.
Everyone can feel the benefits from 300 hours of meditation and Kundalini yoga training in Nepal right after the course. You will experience differences in your life before and after the Kundalini yoga training course. This 300-hour Kundalini yoga training lowers stress, improves relaxation, generates clarity in the mind, and escalates happiness.
The benefits of meditation can start to manifest the right art of life by learning how to live in a harmonious state. Meditation builds up the power of acceptance and letting go. Accepting life as it is provides joy and peace. You will learn the following meditation during your meditation and kundalini yoga training in Nepal:
- Chakra meditation
- Kundalini meditations
- Ind and Pingala meditation
- So- Ham meditation
- Mantra meditation
- Breathing meditation
- Dynamic meditation
- Vipassana meditation
- Mindfulness meditation
- Mantra meditation
- Guided meditation
- Buddha-style meditation
- Loving and kindness meditation
- Mandala meditation
- Self-searching meditation
- Nada-Brahma Meditation
- Here and now meditation
- Self-centered meditation
- Soulful meditation
- No mind meditation
- Blissful meditation, etc.
2. Breathing for chakra opening and Kundalini awakening
A very interesting part of this kundalini yoga training in Nepal is the variety of breathing tools, which are best suited to regulate the energy. Pranayama, i.e., breathing practice, has a direct connection with your body, chakra, and Kundalini energy. You will learn multiple types of pranayama in this certified 300-hour kundalini yoga training in Nepal.
According to biologists and medical science, human beings utilize only 30 to 40% of the lungs’ capacity. This is the reason the body becomes weaker and unhealthy. Breathing practice will help you to activate the inactivated portion of your lungs, which provides a sufficient amount of oxygen to the body. Once your body is cleansed and healthy, breathing practice will lead toward chakra opening and Kundalini awakening.
‘Prana’ means life energy, and ‘Ayama’ means expansion. So, the pranayama is the expansion of life energy through the breathing process. In this life-changing 300-hour kundalini training, you will learn the following breathing techniques:
- Akara pranayama
- Ukara pranayama
- Makara pranayama
- Aumkara pranayama
- Divine pranyama
- Udar pranayama
- Vakshya pranayama
- Skanda pranayama
- Yogic pranayama
- Khanda pranayama
- Prakartik pranayama
- Throat lock
- Abdominal lock
- Root lock
- Great lock
- Ujjayi pranayama (victorious breath)
- Kapal Bhati pranayam I, II
- Swana pranayama
- Anulom Vilom pranayama I, II (slow and fast)
- Bhastrika pranayam (bellows breath)
- Nadi Sodhana pranayama (Nadi cleansing)
- Sitali pranayam (cooling pranayama)
- Surya vedi pranayama (Right nostril breathing)
- Seetkari pranayama (hissing breath)
- Chandra vedi pranayama (Left nostril breathing)
- Moorchha pranayama (swooning or fainting breath)
- Agnishara Kriy (Digestive fire activation)
- Kaki pranayama
- Bhramari pranayama (humming bee breath)
- Ashwani pranayama
- Nauli Kriya
These pranayamas are equally effective for the detox process and vitalize the energy system in the body.
3. Yoga philosophy and lifestyle
Yoga is not only a physical posture, but it also includes the whole lifestyle. This yoga philosophy provides you with a way of thinking, managing your thoughts, emotions, intellect, ego, etc. In this certified 300-hour kundalini yoga training in Nepal, you will learn the meaning and definitions and yoga and its origin. The purpose, aim, and objectives of yoga will be taught in detail.
You will study and realize the relation of life to the yoga philosophy. Knowledge of all the dimensions of yoga, along with its true meaning, will be taught. You will be tutored and skilled in the art of living. The eight-fold path of yoga and Buddha’s eight noble path to get liberation will be taught during this kundalini yoga training in Nepal. During the 300 hours of meditation and Kundalini yoga training in Nepal, the following topics will be discussed:
- What is yoga
- Different concepts of yoga from different scriptures and yogis
- Their relation to yoga, meditation, and relaxation
- How meditation helps awaken the objective of Kundalini yoga
- Concept of Kundalini yoga and its history
- Types of yoga and their relation to Kundalini
- Origin and history of yoga and its development
- Stress management through meditation and Kundalini
- Concept of chakra (energy center), Nadis (Energy channel)
- Concept of Pancha Pranana and Pancha Bhut
- Different aspects of pranayama and its main terminology
- Benefits of pranayama in the modern lifestyle
- Importance of pranayama in the spiritual journey
- Buddhism and yogic traditions
- Limbs of Ashtanga yoga, etc
- Law of Karmic account and Sanskara
- Path of freedom
4. Yoga poses for stiffness and chakra
Various yoga asanas (physical postures) are taught in this course. This will help you to strengthen your body and increase flexibility. Lack of flexibility stuck the flow of bio energy. So, it’s very important to generate flexibility if you want to awaken the energy. Without a healthy and flexible body, it’s not possible to regulate energy. Yoga posture is the best preparation to awaken and balance the energy.
According to the principle of asanas, chakras of the body are also stimulated during the asana practice, which is the key source of the benefits of Asana. You will understand the relation between yoga poses and chakra, as well as the effects on the nadis (energy channels). You will learn the following posture:
- Micro yogic exercises
- Warm up
- Dynamic poses
- Sun or moon salutation
- Some postures for chakra activation
- Asanas for the root chakra, like warrior pose, Malasana (Squatting pose), half split pose, etc. *Asanas for the sacral chakra, like Paschimottanasana, Janu sirsha Asana, *KonasanaaKurmasanana, Baddha Konas, ana eAsanassanathe for the navel chakra, like Vakrasana, Ardha Matsyandraa Asana, Marichhya Asana, Trikonasana, etc.
- Asanas for the heart chakra, like Parivritta paschimottanasana, Parivritta Trikonasana, Parivritta Parshva Konasana, Kati chakrasana, etc
- Asanas for the throat chakra, like Ustrasana, Ardha chandrasana, Kapotasana, purna chandrasana, Bhujanga Asana, etc
- Asanas for the third eye chakra, like Garun Asana (Eagle pose), Natarajasana, warrior-III, Yanasana, Vrikshya Asana, Bakasana, etc
- Asanas for the crown chakra, like Head standing pose, arm standing pose, Pincha Mayur asana, etc.
You will also learn some standing, seated, and lying poses
5. Relaxation and Shavasana
The proper way of shavasana (Yoga Nidra) is very important to get quick relaxation. Without relaxing the body and mind to awaken the energy is impossible. A peaceful mind is key to the activation of kundalini. Relaxation plays a vital role in awakening the kundalini energy. The relaxation you could gain in 2 hours is possible just in 5 minutes with shavasana. Side by side, it has many therapeutic benefits. Yogic relaxation is the art of conscious sleep, which rejuvenates, recharges, and re-energizes the body. A variety of relaxation techniques will be taught during the 300-hour Kundalini training in Nepal. After this relaxation, you can feel the lightness body and emotions.
6. Mantra chanting for chakra and Kundalini
Mantra itself is the energy, so it has the power to awaken the kundalini energy. Mantra aligns the inner energy, which helps to stimulate the chakra and nadis (energy channels). So, the practice of mantra has a great role in kundalini yoga. Mantra chanting, which has a direct influence on metaphysical bodies, is an imperative part of Kundalini Yoga. Some mantras are connected with chakra, while others are with energy activation. Mantras can also be used for healing diseases, astrological remedies, improvement in life, spiritual growth, etc. There are multiple uses of mantras.
7. Banda and mudra for energy awakening
Banda and mudra are an integral part of yoga. Without banda, it’s hard to control the prana; without the mastery of prana can’t be awakened. There are crucial effects of Banda and Mudra for Kundalini’s awakening. They can be applied during yoga sessions and other times whenever you are free. However, some bandhas and mudras have some precautions, like when to practice.
A specific gesture of the body is called a mudra. Without changing the position and gesture, it’s hard to regulate and awaken the energy. You will learn the four bands: the stem, the root lock, the abdominal lock, the throat lock, and the great lock. You also learn a variety of mudras like meditative mudra, pranic mudra, element mudra, mana mudra, kaya mudra, adhar mudra, banda mudra, therapeutic mudra, etc.
8. Detox to unblock the energy channel
Yoga teaches you a natural way to detox your body. It tries to completely purify your body, by which the blockage of energy will be released. After that, you will get healthy and experience a free flow of energy throughout the body. You will get the concept of purification of the body in yogic culture. You will learn the theoretical part of shat karma, which is the six processes of yogic cleansing, and a few selective practices like Jala Neti, Vaman Dhauti, Agnisara Kriya, Nauli Kriya, Kapalbhati, Nauli Kriya etc.
9. Chakra cleansing and emotional cleansing
This course helps you to cleanse your chakra, leading to emotional cleansing. You will be released from unnecessary thoughts and emotions. Your emotion comes under better control. When your chakra is cleansed, emotions are under control you will start experiencing bliss. You can go deeper and deeper into the self. You will experience peace and harmony. During the 300 hours of kundalini training in Nepal, different catharsis processes will include dancing, shaking the body, loud chanting, laughing therapy, etc.
Kundalini yoga helps to manage trauma, fear, anger, etc. Any kind of trauma can get better healing after this course. You will realize that Kundalini yoga practice is the best decision of your life. This will bestow health, delight, and harmony forever.
By igniting Kundalini energy, kundalini yoga enables it to ascend and pass through the chakras along your spine. The seven energy centers in your body are known as chakras in yoga. The seven chakras are:
- Mooladhar Chakra (at the foundation or ground of the spine at the plane of the inferior hypogastric plexus)
- Swadhisthana Chakra (at the altitude of the superior hypogastric plexus)
- Manipura Chakra (next to the solar, i.e, celiac plexus)
- Anahata Chakra (at the level of the cardiac region)
- Visuddhi Chakra ( at the level of the pharyngeal region)
- Ajna Chakra (next to the nasociliary region)
- Sahasrara Chakra (at the crown of the head)
When Kundalini energy rises, it will assist in balancing these chakras and promote your spiritual well-being. Kundalini yoga is reputed to bring about spiritual enlightenment with consistent practice. It’s referred to as a “Kundalini awakening”. Kundalini yoga training focuses on these seven major chakras to unblock, which manifest the kundalini awakening.
Relation among Chakra, Nadi, and Kundalini energy
There is a deep connection between Chakra, Nadi, and Kundalini energy. The earliest known anatomy books on yoga speak of a network of several thousand nadis (subtle channels) through which the currents of prana travel, supporting and energizing all parts of the body, in addition to the seventy-two thousand nadis. Fourteen are more significant, where six are listed as Ida, Pingala, Sushumna, Brahmani, Chitrani, and Vijnani are most significant. Here, the first three are more important than the last three.
They are Pingala (the sun), which passes via the right nostril, Ida (the moon), which passes through the left, and Sushumna, which occurs when neither nostril is blocked and both flow freely. That moment’s expansion is known as Sandhya. Sushumna application is crucial for meditation since it prevents the meditator from being bothered by noise or other outside disturbances, as well as by thought bubbles that arise from the unconscious when meditating.
The three significant nadis start at the base of the spine and go upward. The spinal canal is traversed by the Sushumna nadi, which is situated in the center. The brahmarandhra (cavity of Brahma), which corresponds to the ventricular cavities in the brain, is where the anterior and posterior portions of the structure meet at the level of the larynx. The ids and Pingala nadis also ascend the spinal column, but before ending in the third eye, they cross each other with the Sushumna Nadi.
The junction of the Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna nadis along the spinal column is known as chakras (wheels). The other nadis extend outward from the chakras to different regions of the body, like how the spokes of the wheel radiate outward from a central hub.
The anterior portion of the Sushumna passes through the ajna chakra, and the posterior portion passes behind the skull, the two portions uniting in the brahmarandhra. 300 hours of Kundalini training will go beyond all the physicality and awaken very subtle channels of energy.
Nadis, chakras, and the nervous system
The subtle counterparts of the nerve impulses are the prana currents that run via these nadis. The yogis avoided dissecting the physical body to discover its subtle crosscurrent since doing so would be pointless in their search for subtle energies. By charting the movement of prana through this network, they were able to identify the network of nadis and chakras. This mapping skill was gained through introspective investigation. 300 hours of Kundalini training is designed to delve deep into introspective investigation so that the aspirant can find the self-existence, knowing all about the energy system inside the body.
Sushumna Nadi and Kundalini Awakening
The flow of pranic energy through this network, which is centered on the nadis’ subtle structure, supports the physical body. The majority of the prana energy in the normal person is still in the potential, or seed stage, making up only a tiny proportion of the total energy of prana. Kundalini, which is symbolically represented as a sleeping snake coiling in the muladhar chakra at the base of the spine, is the name given to a yogic text for this dormant, stored energy. Additionally, prana does not travel through Sushumna in the average person; this nadi is typically obstructed at the base of the spinal cord. Instead, it passes through Ida and Pingala.
The physical body is built around the subtle framework of the nadis and is sustained by the flow of pranic energy through this network. In the average individual, the dynamic and creative aspect of prana is only an infinitesimal fraction of the total energy of prana, the major part of it remaining in a potential or seed state.
Yoga manuals refer to this latent, stored energy as kundalini, which is symbolically represented as a sleeping serpent coiled in the Muladhara chakra at the base of the spine. Further, in the average individual, prana flows through Ida and Pingala, but not through Sushumna, this nadi ordinarily being blocked at the base of the spinal column. Instead, it passes through Ida and Pingala. The yogi is released from his or her shackles to space, time, and causality.
Pranayama techniques work to weaken the ida and pingala while also widening the Sushumna, allowing the prana to flow through this middle channel. The yogi is then liberated from the shackles of space, time, and causality and feels immense delight. The yogi awakens the dormant snake at the Muladhara chakra after opening the Sushumna nadi, and then directs this powerful force upward along the Sushumna, through the six chakras, to the seventh chakra, the Sahasrara, which is symbolized by a thousand-petalled lotus at the top of the head.
The latent Kundalini energy’s awakening, ascension, and fusion with the Sahasrara are all symbolic of the fusion of the cosmic energies of Shakti and Shiva. The union allows the yogi to be freed from all suffering and servitude. Thus, he unites the cosmic soul, Brahman, and his soul, atman.
Nadi suddhi (Purification) and chakra cleansing
These are interrelated to each other. If Nadis are not purified, chakras cannot be cleansed. Chakra cleansing helps Nadi suddi and vice versa. If you work for chakra activation, you will indirectly purify the nadi. Thus, in yoga, both are practiced.
What happens if Kundalini awakens?
To experience the energy release known as a Kundalini awakening, people frequently practice Kundalini meditation. When you feel Kundalini awakening, you may experience the sensation of body warmth or tingling, disorientation, and perhaps a short discomfort during a Kundalini awakening. However, you need a long preparation to experience the Kundalini.
The experience, however, may differ from person to person. Despite everything, Kundalini meditation does include slowing down and practicing deep breathing. If you’re not used to this, you can experience lightheadedness or vertigo. Take breaks as necessary, and hydrate yourself well before and after meditation. Kundalini energy travels up to your enlightened stage.
Sample schedule
- 07:00 - 08:00 Yoga posture
- 08:00 - 09:00 Breathing and meditation
- 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 12:00 Free time
- 12:00 - 13:00 Relaxation and chanting
- 13:00 - 14:00 Self-practice / silence seating
- 14:00 - 15:00 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Kundalini awakening practice
- 18:00 - 19:00 Philosophy
- 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
- 21:00 Silence
This is just a rough schedule that can be changed according to topic, teacher, climate, and other circumstances.
Instructors
Prakash Prakash
Prakash Acharya is the founder of Nepal Yoga Home. His life is fully devoted to social transformation through yoga and meditation. He is working for those children who have been deprived of education due to their poverty in remote areas of Nepal. When he was a student, his subject was science (physics) and his objective was to know spirituality in a scientific way. After completing his Bachelor of Science degree, he pursued a Master degree of Science in Yogic Science and Human Consciousness.
Location
This retreat will take place at Nepal Yoga Home. This yoga training is set in a stunningly beautiful and peaceful environment of the yard of Nagarjuna Jungle, where yogi Nagarjuna was enlightened. Nepal Yoga Home is located on the side of Kathmandu, which is completely free from the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu city. Easy to enjoy what the city can offer to you and a peaceful stay where the green Jungle has surrounded. You will be surrounded by the view of the Himalaya, the Jungle, the mountain, Kathmandu city, and the village. The incredible Himalayas help you to smile and to transform into a spiritual journey.
Food
3 daily meals will be provided during the training. Herbal tea is also available.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
What's included
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course
- Life-changing course
- 24 nights accommodation
- 3 daily meals
- Herbal tea
- Spiritual environment
What's not included
- Pick up and drop off
- Laundry
- Extra expenses around Kathmandu
- Sunday is a day off, you can go around Kathmandu, temples, monasteries, heritage center, you can go with a new family member or friend at your expense
- Extra food if you want to buy from the city
- Personal stuff
- Flight tickets
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Tribhuvan International Airport
12 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). When you arrive at this airport, you can go to the prepaid taxi counter and simply pass Nepal Yoga Home's contact number and address, and you will be at Nepal Yoga Home within 30 minutes.
Driving directions from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) or Thamel
- Take the Balaju Bypass to Fulbari Gate (Najarjuna Gate)
- From there, take the Golhunga road, which is just 600 meters ahead
- On your left, there is a big white house with a "Nepal Yoga Home" sign
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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