It promotes healing of the physical body, emotions, can revive the spirit, create flexibility in the spine, and allow graceful, radiant aging. It can help with normal sleep patterns, help to balance the stress response, can give vitality and vigor, and improve memory. Kundalini Yoga strengthens the nervous system, purifies the blood, and balances the glandular/hormonal system. Anyone from any religion or non-religion can come to Kundalini Yoga. Some call it “God.” Some call it “the Universe.” Kundalini Yoga is really about having your own experience. Kundalini Yoga’s main focus is to “yoke” your finite self with the Infinite, Collective Consciousness. Many mantras have roots in ancient texts written in the days of Sanskrit & Gurmukhi. It is a richness of tradition, a yoga of “Kings” which was passed down from Master to Yogi for thousands of years. The trick is having a daily practice or “Sadhana” which keeps the Kundalini energy awakened. Yogi Bhajan said, “If you understand that you are Ten Bodies, and you are aware of those Ten Bodies, and you keep them in balance, the whole Universe will be in balance with you.” ~ Yogi BhajanĪnother difference is that it can take Hatha Yoga nearly 20 years to awaken the Kundalini Energy, whereas in Kundalini Yoga the effects are felt much more quickly typically after one class.

The Soul Body, Negative Mind, Positive Mind, Neutral Mind, Physical Body, Arcline, Aura, Pranic Body, Subtle Body, and Radiant Body. Kundalini Yoga cleanses all of the energetic bodies including the Physical Body. Hatha and Bikram, while beneficial, focus mainly on perfecting the Physical Body. Kundalini Yoga incorporates all avenues of yoga as mentioned above. How is Kundalini Yoga Different from Hatha and Bikram Yoga? The Chakras are balanced through the practice of Kundalini Yoga as well. Mantra along with sound current impact the subconscious mind to help rewrite new, healthy pathways in the brain. “Naad” or sound current sends a vibration to the brain, out to the Universe, and back to you.

Different postures throughout the Kriya stretch muscles and press upon meridian points which send signals to the brain to give a desired result. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is a science of angles and triangles. Then Pranayam (breath work), Warm up exercises, a Kriya, Deep (Gong) Relaxation, Meditation, and “tuning out” with the Long Time Sun Song. A typical class will include “tuning in” with the Adi Mantra, “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo” followed by chanting, “Ad Guray Nameh” a mantra for guidance and protection.

The energy must flow in response to the posture, mantras, and sound current and it does so in a very special, sequential way. Kundalini Yoga is comprised of a set of exercises which make up a “Kriya.” A Kriya and the sequence of its exercises must never be altered, since it has a specific function or end result as given by Yogi Bhajan. Kundalini yoga raises our awareness to the higher chakras so that we may give from the heart, speak with compassion, open our minds, and live from our radiance. Many people live their entire lives from the lower chakras from security, sexual desire, and power. Kundalini yoga is known as the “Yoga of Awareness” because it unlocks the Kundalini energy that is coiled at the base of the spine and brings it to the higher centers of consciousness. It is the most complete of Yogic traditions, incorporating Pranayam (breath work), the science of “Naad” or sound vibration, Asana (posture), Mantra, Drishti (eye focus) Bandhas (body locks) and Mudra (hand postures.) Its primary goal is unite the finite with the Infinite. Kundalini Yoga is a science, a technology.

Ong namo guru dev namo written sanskrit