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Full manual adapted from Ophanim: Yoga of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet — A Practical Guide, Book One, with permission and attribution retained throughout.
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Elemental Letters · Av
ט

Tet — Monthly Letter, Av (Sitting Letter)

Attributes

Tet in Hebrew mysticism denotes the spirit of purity and goodness. It is pronounced “T”.

It is connected with the second month of summer, the month of Av, and its sign is Leo. It is the second level of Fire.

How to do the letter

To do the Tet, one lies flat on the back on the floor. Extend your arms alongside the torso with the palms flat on the floor. Keep the palms on the floor, while lifting the thighs so that they are perpendicular to the ground, with your shins bent 90° at the knees and parallel to the floor. The toes should point upward. Touch your chin to your chest and attempt to bring your forehead toward the knees. Find a level of abdominal tension that you can maintain then go into the inner exercise for 3-5 or more breaths.

Photograph of a practitioner performing the Tet posture, lying on the back with knees bent toward the chest and palms flat on the floor.
Tet

Benefits

Doing the letter Tet has these benefits: excellent position for pregnant women, helps greatly in the repair of kidney functions, helpful in restoring skin conditions like acne, eczema, and others, and helps in hearing disorders.

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Text and photographs adapted from Ophanim: Yoga of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet — A Practical Guide, Book One, compiled and edited by Zvi Zavidowsky, Nefesh Haya School of Ophanim and Jewish Prophetic Meditation, Jerusalem, Israel. © 2019, all rights reserved. Published here with permission.