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What is Kundalini Yoga?

Most people think Yoga is only an exercise that one does once a day and maybe takes a weekly class in.

Kundalini Yoga is more than that, it covers every facet of your life. it is for people with jobs and families and covers everything that can happen to a person. it can keep you well, and young and help you get well, if you are sick.

This yoga is to be experienced, and see what it can do for you. You do have to make a 40 day commitment. It takes 40 days to break a habit and how long you chant changes various areas of the body. One of the reasons, I fell in love with this technology is you don't have to believe anything, just try it out for yourself. Experience it.

Just the other day, I lost all my banking information and how to get into my online account. I was stunned, I could not think, I was blank. So I started chanting Long Sat Nams help a person to calm down and see clearly. And, there are other breathing techniques and kriyas that you can do When You don't know what to do.

And this is in the section what to do in an Earthquake or with Radiation which the western coast of Canada and the US are experiencing right now 2011. There are baths to detox and juices to drink to get the radiation out of the body. This is a fabulous technology of life. Just try it.

Yogi Bhajan broke the ancient tradition of secrecy to introduce what he called the Yoga of Awareness to the West. Traditionally these sacred teachings were passed from teacher to student in a very selective and elitist fashion.

Until Yogi Bhajan came to the West in 1969, Kundalini Yoga had never been taught anywhere publicly. In fact, it was said that anyone who dared to teach Kundalini Yoga openly would not live to see his next birthday!

Yogi Bhajan defied that tradition because he saw that thousands of young people were dying using drugs in search of higher consciousness. He offered an alternative to the drug culture. He knew Kundalini Yoga would give seekers a real experience of God within, and help heal their mental and emotional problems -- as well as the physical bodies that had been damaged by the use of drugs

Mantras are chanted in a special poetic language that connects us with the inner sound current. And, which vibrates 84 meridian points on the roof of the mouth, that stimulates different parts of the body and brain. 3 minutes affect the electromagnetic field, the circulation, for more times and information go to Kundalini Yoga Mantras.

There are over a million teachers and students of Kundalini Yoga in 68 countries and you can find a teacher here: Kundalini Yoga Teacher it is best to have a teacher, but if you don't you can look at the you tube classes done by teachers of 30 years:You Tube Classes of Master Teachers.

You can explore this site, by clicking around or using the Site Map, read the mantras and choose one. Sat Nam is one of the foundation mantras to do. Very simple I have used it in an ER while waiting for help and at traffic lights. Sat means Truth and Nam means Name. It is pronounced 'But Mom' and you inhale Sat and exhale Nam. Sat Nam or you can start out with one of the following sets. There are also 2 cds on how to pronounce the mantras found in the right column. Also in the right column are the companies that sell Kundalini Yoga products.

Kirtan Kriya is one of the most important meditations in Kundalini Yoga. It was one of the first meditations taught by Yogi Bhajan. Whatever you need at the moment, it will readjust and align you to bring balance into your mind and thus your life. It is also used in the prevention of Alzheimer's , there are a couple of you tubes explaining this. I use it every day and especially if I get angry. Takes the anger away.

One of the most powerful and complete postures - mediation's Yogi Bhajan taught is Sat Kriya . It is an entire Yoga class in one posture. Sat Kriya is fundamental to Kundalini yoga and should be practiced every day for at least 3 minutes.

General physical health is improved, all the internal organs receive a gentle rhythmic massage from this exercise, the heart gets stronger from the rhythmic up-and-down of blood pressure.

Sodarshan Chakra Kriya. "Of all the 20 types of yoga, including Kundalini Yoga, this is the highest kriya. This meditation will give you a new start.

Breath of Fire oxygenates the blood, increases energy level, improves digestion, builds lung capacity and helps purify the respiratory system, better than a cup of coffee.

I love the Protection Mantra we put this one around ourselves when starting our practice or mantra and also around the house, our children and any vehicle we are driving or riding in. It really works.

I also do this mantra every day, it keeps me focused and able to finish projects including house work, Stop Procrastination.

Most of us, have a Spiritual Name that we use. Your name is your destiny because when you answer to your name it implies what you have to live up to. And you can get one for a donation or for free.

It is traditional to wear all white and a white head covering in class, some do and some don't. Natural fiber clothing (cotton) allows the body to breathe and is comfortable during yoga. On this page is an article about not cutting the Hair and on this page is turban tying traditional and newer, I am in the newer version Turban Tying and buying

You can read about Yogi Bhajan the Master of Kundalini Yoga. He came to the West not to get followers but to create teachers that would ready to help people through the planetary transitions we are now experiencing.

Here is a wonderful You tube, by a teacher of 30 years explaining What Kundalini Yoga is Kundalini Yoga.

May you always walk in the Light of Your Own Soul,

Sat Avtar Kaur