a place to experience your pure essence through the practice of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan
What is Kundalini Yoga?
Kundalini yoga is an ancient form of yoga that brought to the US by Yogi Bhajan in the late 1960s. Yogi Bhajan popularized Kundalini Yoga and started the 3HO or Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization in the 1960s for seekers of deeper knowledge and self-awareness.
What Does Kundalini Mean?
The Kundalini is untapped energy (prana) at the base of the spine that can be drawn up through the body awakening each of the seven chakras. The word "kundalini" represents a coiled serpent, who through yoga techniques, can uncoil and bring awareness of the universe to the practitioner.
Focus on Breath and Movement
Each Kundalini Yoga asana series (kriya) is done in conjunction with a specific breath that intensifies the effects of the poses with the purpose of freeing energy in the lower body and allowing it to move upwards. Kundalini sequences (called kriyas) may consist of rapid, repetitive movements done with breath or holding a pose while breathing in a particular way.
Benefits of Kundalini Yoga
There are many benfits to Kundalini Yoga, and ultimately each person's experience is unique. Some benefits include spiritual growth, physical fitness, improved well being, and clearer thinking. Kundalini Yoga has been called the yoga of awareness. Kundalini kriyas, which may lead to a greater knowledge of the self, can reduce a yogi's attachment to many worries, allowing for healthier thoughts. Kundalini may also help people reduce their attachment to unhealthy habits that limit clear thinking, such as drug and alcohol abuse. Yogi Bhajan emphasizes that Kundalini should integrate yogis more deeply with reality. Through this increased awareness of reality, yogis are supposed to exist more efficiently, with an understanding of their abilities, thereby developing confidence in their purpose and life goals.
What to Expect in a Kundalini Class
There are many benfits to Kundalini Yoga, and ultimately each person's experience is unique. Some benefits include spiritual growth, physical fitness, improved well being, and clearer thinking. Kundalini Yoga has been called the yoga of awareness. Kundalini kriyas, which may lead to a greater knowledge of the self, can reduce a yogi's attachment to many worries, allowing for healthier thoughts. Kundalini may also help people reduce their attachment to unhealthy habits that limit clear thinking, such as drug and alcohol abuse. Yogi Bhajan emphasizes that Kundalini should integrate yogis more deeply with reality. Through this increased awareness of reality, yogis are supposed to exist more efficiently, with an understanding of their abilities, thereby developing confidence in their purpose and life goals.
What to Expect in a Kundalini Class
A Kundalini class begins with a short chant followed by a warm-up to stretch the spine and improve flexibility. The main work of the class is a kriya, which is a proscribed sequence of poses and pranayama that focuses on a specific area of the body. The teacher typically does not make manual adjustments. The kriya ends with a relaxation, which may be accompanied by the teacher playing a gong, then a meditation, and ending with a closing song.
Is Kundalini Yoga for You?
Kundalini Yoga is called the yoga of awareness and can be devotional in nature. It goes beyond the physical performance of poses with its emphasis on breathing, meditation, mudras and chanting. If you can breathe and learn, you can gain benefits from this kind of yoga.
Aquarian Sadhana with Siri Beant Singh
Weaverville Yoga, 4 am- 6:30 am
Saturday February 11th 2012
Black Mountain Yoga,February 25th, 2012
Weaverville Yoga, 4 am- 6:30 am
Saturday February 11th 2012
Black Mountain Yoga,February 25th, 2012
