Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is a 5000 year old sacred technology that helps people to reach their highest potential. Of all the Yoga’s, Kundalini is regarded one of the fastest working yoga’s in bringing about change in the body, mind and spirit. There are many myths and legends regarding Kundalini Yoga and to dispel any confusion all references made here are to Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

In quite simple terms Kundalini Yoga is a practical technology that meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go. It is very powerful and it works fast. It is a perfect form of yoga for beginners yoga right through to the super advanced and well practiced yogi’s and yogini’s. This form of yoga is a great match for our current times, as the world moves faster we need to feel whole again – faster. With our busy schedules we want a practice that gives us direct experience of an elevated consciousness – Kundalini Yoga will do just that.

HISTORY of KUNDALINI YOGA

The teachings of Kundalini Yoga were, for thousands of years, kept secret and very carefully guarded passed down orally from Master to disciple. In those ancient times chosen disciples spent many years proving their purity, integrity and trustworthiness before receiving the knowledge of this very sacred science of Kundalini Yoga. Once a disciple demonstrated humility, self-discipline and obedience the Master would reveal secret ‘kriyas’ – yoga sets in completed action.

These teachings were kept secret due to the real power it unfolds within an individual and with power comes the possibility to corrupt. After many years of learning, mastering and perfecting the practice of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan challenged this age-old tradition of secrecy and in 1969 Yogi Bhajan for the first time taught Kudalini Yoga publicly. He did this out of his compassion and an honest desire to have all discover the inner beauty, power and immense potential that lies within us.

Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, brought a legacy of technical and spiritual knowledge and offered to share these ancient secrets to everyone.

WHO IS KUNDALINI YOGA FOR ?

Kundalini Yoga is for everyone regardless of age or physical ability. Kundalini Yoga will work on any level. It is the perfect yoga for beginners to advanced yogi’s : for householders, entrepreneurs, athletes, mothers, business owners, people who have everyday stresses and challenges,People with a desire to elevate their consciousness and excel in life – people like you and me. You don’t have to be super flexible or fit, have any particular beliefs, or radically change your life. Yoga is not a religion it is a very real science that unfolds ones true potential and a union of the finite with the infinite. All that’s needed is the desire to improve your life, become the bigger and brighter YOU, and rediscover the tools to successfully cope with the challenges of living in this age and to ride the waves of this world ocean rather than drown. If we can accept where we are, then working on ourselves and moving forward become possible. Kundalini Yoga will support you in that journey and the Path of spirituality.

A KUNDALINI YOGA PRACTICE

A Kundalini yoga practice is a beautiful blend of dynamic movement, meditation, breath, mantra and much much more. Ask anyone that has practiced a Kundalini Yoga class with an experienced teacher and they will say that it is a real journey.

Kundalini incorporates all eight limbs of Yoga. The exquisite part is there are literally thousands of different Yoga sets(Kriyas), meditations and breath series. Kundalini Yoga includes -

1. Breathing Techniques (Pranayama)
2. Chanting ( The science of Naad )
3. Yoga Exercise Sets ( Asana and Dynamic Kriya’s)
4. Mudra’s ( specific hand positions)
5. Meditation
6. Music and Rhythm
7. Deep Relaxation
8. The Healing Sound of an ancient Gong

Kundalini Yoga really is in the experience.

BENEFITS of KUNDALINI YOGA

A regular practice of Kundalini Yoga will help balance the glandular system and strengthen the nervous system – the guardians of our health. Our capacity for creative potential is heightened. You gain inner vitality to compensate for the adverse effects of stress so you can excel in life. It gives you the ability to harness the energy of your mind and emotions so that you can be more in control of yourself rather than being controlled by your thoughts and feelings. It will help you stay calm and anchored amongst the polarities of life and all the swirling energies around you. A deep security within is established and thus sense of inner peace is present.

Other benefits are simply you become a happy, radiant and a spiritual being. Negative habits tend to’ drop’ away and stored emotions and mental stresses release freeing the body of dis-ease. As the body opens Prana (vital life force) flows more freely and we begin to sense the possibilities of a new level of health and well being.

Many that practice Kundalini Yoga regularly report more happiness and joy in life, the ‘fog’ lifting away , more radiance, a release of negative habits, healing emotional ‘baggage’, greater focus and clarity, more abundance flowing, more fun in life, discovering purpose and destiny, finding great relationships, stepping into one’s power…….. the list goes on and on. The important aspect here is that we have incredible potential within us and we need to peel back the layers, release what no longer serves us and live that potential.

Energy. Creativity, a strong sense of Connected-ness and Calmness become ones blueprint in life.

“Kundalini yoga classes are a dynamic blend of postures, pranayam, mantra, music and meditation, which teach you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. Balancing body and mind enables you to experience the clarity and beauty of your soul. No previous experience in yoga is required for you to achieve results with your very first class.

Men of great knowledge actually found out about the chakras – their workings, their petals, their sounds, their infinity, their co-relationship, their powers. They found that the life of a human is totally based on these chakras. This total science gave birth to Kundalini Yoga.”

Yogi Bhajan, The Aquarian Teacher