Kundalini Yoga

Although Kundalini yoga is practiced around the world, its origin is unknown. The concept of Kundalini energy has been around for centuries and was mentioned in ancient Vedic texts from 1,000 B.C. Kundalini yoga is most associated with Yogi Bhajan, a yoga teacher from Pakistan, introducing Kundalini yoga to Western countries in the 1960s.

Some people think Kundalini Yoga is a religion. Some people think it is physical exercise for vitality and health. Some people think it is a psychological system that develops the potential of the psyche. In reality, this is all true, but overly simplistic. Yoga is essentially a relationship.

The techniques of Kundalini Yoga form the owner's manual for human consciousness. Knowledge becomes wisdom when you experience it with your own heart and Being, when it becomes your personal experience.

The term “Kundalini” comes from the Sanskrit word “kundal,” which means “circular” and refers to a coiled snake, because Kundalini energy is like a coiled snake, sitting at the base of your spine, sleeping and unaroused. In early Eastern religion, it was believed that divine energy was created at the base of the spine, the energy we are born with. Kundalini works to “uncoil the snake” and connect you to this divine energy within.

Yoga of consciousness

The power of your inner energy

Kundalini Yoga awakens you to the power of your inner energy. It is not only about making your body stronger and more energetic, but most importantly about increasing your self-awareness and consciousness.
With special combinations of movements, breath, meditation and chanting, you awaken unused energy within you that contracts at the base of your spine. When you practice Kundalini Yoga, you activate this energy to move up through the chakras (energy centers) along your spine. Awakening this energy enhances consciousness, this practice is also called "yoga of consciousness".

This energy can be drawn up through your body, awakening and balancing each of the seven chakras (energy centers). Full enlightenment occurs when this energy reaches the crown chakra at the top of the head.

​It is your creative potential. You experience it when the energy of the glandular system combines with the energy of the nervous system to create such a sensitivity that the totality of the brain receives signals and integrates them. Then you become totally aware, and your creative potential becomes available to you.

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5 elements of Kundalini Yoga practice

You are always practicing Kriyas, which are sequences of the following five elements

Asanas
Postures, they are used to isolate specific muscles, to pressurize specific points or areas that act as reflex triggers to enhance the functions of the glands and organs, and to re-direct, flush, or increase circulation.

Dhyan
Meditation, it is the process of controlling and transcending the waves of the mind and the body. Through the use of refined patterns, meditation creates a communication between you and your mind, and between your mind and your body.

Pranayama
Breath control, is the quantity, quality, and circulation of the breath creates the foundation of a vital and creative life.

Mudras
Hand positions, they lock or seals the energy, and guides energy flow and reflexes to the brain.

Mantras
Magic words, are based on the knowledge that sound is a form of energy which has structure, power, and a definite predictable effect on all aspects of the human psyche.

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Practicing and experiencing these 5 elements of Kundalin Yoga generates  several science-backed benefits like

• reducing stress and anxiety

• improves cognitive function

• staying in a better mood

• boost of self-perception

• healthier blood pressure levels

• increasing empathy

• developing creativity

• improving charisma

• enhancing energy

• creating inner peace and harmony.