About Kundalini Yoga

"Just as a door is opened with a key, the yogi opens the door to liberation with kundalini." (Chapter 3, Verse 105, Yoga Pradipika)

One of the aspects I absolutely adore is the variety each class brings. Every session presents a unique set of exercises and meditations, offering hundreds of combinations tailored to diverse needs. The versatility of Kundalini Yoga is truly remarkable!

In each class, you’ll engage in physical postures often enhanced with mudras, breath work, drishti (focus point), mantras, and body locks. Each posture is held for a specific duration, and you’ll experience a mix of active movements and soothing stillness. Synchronizing breath with movement is incredibly vital to the practice, creating a harmonious flow that elevates your spirit.T

he class format beautifully emphasizes Wholeness.

Typically, it flows like this:

- Opening with a soothing mantra
 - Warm-ups to prepare your body
 - Kriya (a set)
 - A restorative Savasana for 5-8 minutes, often accompanied by the gentle sounds of a singing bowl or healing frequencies.  

- A Meditation  

- Closing with a heartwarming song .

While Kundalini Yoga may not resonate with everyone, it’s definitely worth trying.

If it speaks to your soul, you’ll discover that this practice can truly transform your life!

Embrace the journey and see where it leads you.

More about Kundalini Yoga

It is said that the first references of kundalini can be found in the Upanishads, between 500 BC and 1000 BC, long before the descriptions of physical asanas which can be found in Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The concept of kundalini energy extends across Vedic, tantric and Hindu systems and is often referred to as kundalini shakti, meaning divine, limitless power. 

Sanskrit adjective kuṇḍala means "circular, annular". It occurs as a noun for "a snake" (in the sense "coiled", as in "forming ringlets") in the 12th-century Rajatarangini chronicle (I.2). Kuṇḍa, a noun which means "bowl, water-pot", is found as the name of a Naga in Mahabharata 1.4828. The Sanskrit feminine noun kuṇḍalī means "ring, bracelet, coil (of a rope)", and is the name of a "serpent-like" Shakti in Tantrism as early as the 11th century, in the Śaradatilaka.[8]

What has become known as "Kundalini yoga" in the 20th century, after a technical term particular to this tradition, is actually a synthesis of Bhakti Yoga (devotion and chanting), Raja Yoga (meditation) and Shakti Yoga (the expression of power and energy)." However, it may include hatha yoga techniques (such as bandha, pranayama, and asana), Patañjali's kriya yoga (consisting of self-discipline, self-study, devotion to God, dhyāna, and samādhi), tantric visualization and meditation techniques of laya yoga (known as samsketas).

THE 5 INHERENT QUALITIES OF KUNDALINI

As one begins to engage kundalini shakti, one becomes closer in proximity to the boundless source of energy. This allows for the embodiment of the unique qualities of wholeness and vastness of the unmanifest. These qualities are:

1.Gyana Shakti: limitless knowledge and insight. 

Embodying this quality can present itself as more solutions to challenges and ease in life.

2.Iccha Shakti: will and determination. 

Embodying this quality leads to having the will to see things through until the end.

3.Ananda Shakti: self-fulfillment and true joy. 

Embodying this quality brings more sense of joy and fulfillment to everyday life.

4.Chit Shakti: awareness of the totality. 

Embodying this quality provides us with greater insight and self-awareness.

5.Kriya Shakti: spontaneous right action. 

1. Embodying this quality allows for action to flow effortlessly and flawlessly by doing the right thing at the right time.

By practicing yoga that’s focused on kundalini, we open the door for a life of more possibility, greater potential, and expanded capacity. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika tells us that the goal of all yoga practice is to awaken kundalini shakti to help increase the potential for happiness and become more aware of our life’s true purpose. 

Below are some practices you can do to tap into the kundalini shakti within.

4 TIPS FOR AWAKENING KUNDALINI

1. Build Fire (agni) in your navel and abdominal center with Breath of Fire. Since the navel center rules the lower chakras, we begin here and start to remove any obstacles that will block the flow of kundalini rising.

2. Develop sensitivity to prana and clarify the central energy channel (sushumna nadi) through pranayama practices such as alternate nostril breathing.

3. Bring bhakti or devotional elements into your practice by connecting with self-surrender, humility, and gratitude. Try a daily journaling or simply take a few moments each day to pause and remember that you’re part of a vaster field of being.

4. Cultivate mental clarity and awareness through meditation practices and self-inquiry.