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 WHAT is KUNDALINI YOGA?
THE GOAL of KUNDALINI YOGA
WHAT is the KUNDALINI ENERGY?
WHO IS YOGI BHAJAN?
WHAT is KUNDALINI YOGA?
Kundalini Yoga was brought to
the USA from India by Yogi Bhajan in the 60’s. The technology combines
ASANA (posture) with
PRANAYAMA (breath technique),
MANTRA (sound vibration) with
MEDITATION and KRIYA (movement).
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THE GOAL of KUNDALINI YOGA
Bringing the
individual into the understanding that being healthy, holy
and happy is the birth right of everyone.
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WHAT is the
KUNDALINI ENERGY?
When the
Sushumna, Ida and Pingala channels are sufficiently purified
the kundalini energy can begin its journey upward.
The Sushumna channel passes through the spine and the
Ida and Pingala are located on the sides of the spine. When
the Prana (the life-force energy –which is achieved through
breath technique) and the Apana (the eliminative energy –
which is achieved through the locks) are balanced and can
mix, they apply a pressure to the kundalini energy (an
immense potential energy inherent in all) at the third
chakra or around the fourth vertebra causing the sleeping
kundalini to awaken and rise up through the various chakras,
bringing about shifts in consciousness. For your protection
make sure that you chant the mantra “ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO”
before each set as the energy in question is extremely
powerful.
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WHO IS YOGI
BHAJAN?
Yogi Bhajan was
born in India in 1929. He began yogic training at the age of
eight and by sixteen he reached the level of master of
Kundalini Yoga. This is a practice that stimulates growth of
human consciousness via the technique of breath, yoga
postures and meditation and one that had been taught very
exclusively in India.
Yogi Bhajan
emigrated to the United States in 1968 and opened up these
teachings to the West. He founded the 3HO non-profit
organization that uses Kundalini Yoga to improve physical
well-being and deepen spiritual awareness. The organization
also offers guidance in areas of nutrition, health, child
rearing and human behavior. The number of 3HO organizations
has expanded to 300 in 35 countries.
Yogi Bhajan came
to the United States of America with the message “If you
can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all”. The
teachers of Kundalini Yoga around the world share this
technique starting with the premise that being healthy,
happy and holy is the birth right of everybody and
through these teachings they share the consciousness that
having peace in our hearts and in our homes is the first
step in creating peace on earth.
Upon his death in
October of 2004 the US Congress has passed a resolution (H.
Con. Res. 34) honoring Yogi Bhajan and his teachings. The
US House Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M authored the
resolution. “Whatever your faith, Yogi Bhajan had the right
words, the right lesson, the right message,” Udall said. “He
spoke to us all. He inspired us. Around the world he has a
powerful voice for peace. I am pleased that he has been
honored by the Congress today”.
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ASANA (posture):
Kundalini Yoga has over 2000 sets or series of postures.
Each set focuses on different mental, physical,
emotional aspects of the infinite human capacity. The
postures are held an average of 3 minutes. With consistent
practice of staying in postures for long durations and
working through the discomfort one can get into the space of
going beyond the body.
"Keep
up and you will be kept up". Yogi Bhajan
PRANAYAMA (Breath technique):
The various techniques are
applied during the movements. The techniques not only
increase lung capacity, but bring clarity, focus and control
over the mind. Combination of breath, movement and/or
mantra can lead to release of trauma and emotion. This can
lead to break of identification with emotion.
MANTRA
(sound vibration):
The sound
current works to orchestrate the cells into harmony. The
repetition of the words used during chanting activates parts
of the brain. There are 84 nerve centers in the upper
palate of the mouth, through repetition of these specific
words the tongue is utilized to act like a drum. The nerve
centers get activated and send signals to the hypothalamus
and the pituitary gland. Hence, the thought frequencies
change. As the gaps between the thoughts widen one can
experience mental clarity and calm, beginning to break
identification of the self with thoughts
MEDITATION:
Cleanses the subconscious
mind, activates unused parts of the brain (we use between 8%
to 10% of the brain capacity) and is a journey towards the
connection to the soul.
“We
are not human beings trying to have a spiritual experience
but spiritual beings trying to have a human experience”.
Yogi Bhajan
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