The Kundalini Yoga Experience : Bringing Body, Mind, and Spirit Together

UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED. Kundalini yoga engages your unique sources of energy — those that empower your spirit as well as your body. Drawing from the riches of ancient yogic tradition, The Kundalini Yoga Experience offers a system of physical poses, breathing techniques, and focused meditations that, when practiced together, will bring you • Increased physical health and strength • Emotional balance • Heightened sensory awareness • Enhanced intuition and creativity • Greater peace and fulfillment in relationships • A deeper sense of your own spirituality Unlike any other yoga guide, The Kundalini Yoga Experience encourages you to develop a practice that suits your needs. At the start, a simple numerological profile based on your birth date reveals your strengths and weaknesses. From there, you'll learn which exercises and meditations will be most effective in helping you balance each energy center (or chakra) in your body. Clear instructions and photographs guide you through each step, and as you move from one to another, you'll see how physical movement and spiritual reflection go hand in hand to heal and strengthen every part of you. With regular practice, you'll be surprised at how strong, healthy, and fulfilled you feel. Experiencing the power of Kundalini is your birthright — embrace it! Cover Page Title Page Other Frontmatter Dedication Copyright Contents About this book Introduction Part 1 you your numbers and your chakras Yogic Numerology Using the Numbers What are Your Numbers 1 The Soul Body All is One 2 The Negative Mind Longing to Belong 3 The Positive Mind I Will to Will Thy Will 4 The Neutral Mind Beyond Duality 5 The Physical Body Teacher of Balance 6 The Arc Line Power to Project through Prayer 7 The Aura Raising your Vibration 8 The Pranic Body Resurrection 9 The Subtle Body Master of Mystery 10 The Radiant Body Hero to Zero 11 The Embodiment Equilibrium The Chakra System 1st Chakra 2nd Chakra 3rd Chakra 4th Chakra 5th Chakra 6th Chakra 7th Chakra Your Chakra Balance The Chakra Questionnaire Part 2 your practice The Kundalini Yoga Experience Your Personal Preparation Part 3 the kriyas and meditations A Kriya and Meditation for Everyone for Every Day First Chakra Muladhara Second Chakra SVADHISTHANA Third Chakra MANIPURA Fourth Chakra ANAHATA Fifth Chakra VISHUDDHA Sixth Chakra AJNA Seventh Chakra SAHASRARA Meditation for the Soul Body Meditation for the Negative Mind Meditation for the Positive Mind Meditation for the Neutral Mind Meditation for the Physical Body Meditation for the Arc Line Meditation for the Aura Meditation for the Pranic Body Meditation for the Subtle Body Meditation for the Radiant Body Meditation for the Embodiment Part 4 kundalini components Breath Mantras Mudras Asanas Bandhs Glossary Bibliography and resources About the authors Index ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "A modern classic" Also published as Kundalini Yoga a Gaia classic and Kundalini the Essence of Yoga in several languages since 2001. The current edition is beautifully redesigned and remains an authoritative guide to this accessible traditional form of yoga that teaches poses, breathing techniques, and meditations to bring bodies and minds together in a healthier, balanced union. The world has adopted yoga as one of the most effective and enjoyable ways to stay healthy but yoga isn't only about increasing flexibility and holding onto that youthful glow. As yoga becomes more popular, much of its original spirit is disappearing. While every yoga class includes a period of meditation, the majority of classes focus on learning postures to tone and strengthen the body. The Kundalini Yoga Experience teaches you to BE YOU with personalised practices that target the body, the mind, and the spirit to improve every aspect of your health and tap into your own unique stores of healing energy. Long time professional Kundalini Yoga instructors and trainers Guru Dharma Singh Khalsa and Darryl O'Keeffe offer a balanced step-by-step program based on breathing, poses, and meditation to help you become the best person you can be--physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Beautifully illustrated with more than fifty full-color photos and line art, The Kundalini Yoga Experience reveals the purest form of yoga--one that combines physical fitness with emotional health and spiritual satisfaction. A beautifully redesigned edition of the only authoritative guide to the most traditional form of yoga that teaches poses, breathing techniques, and meditations to bring bodies and minds together in a healthier, balanced union. Americans have adopted yoga as one of the most effective and enjoyable ways to stay healthy. But yoga isnt only about increasing flexibility and holding onto that youthful glow. As yoga becomes more popular, much of its original spirit is disappearing. While every yoga class includes a period of meditation, the majority of classes focus on learning postures to tone and strengthen the body. The Kundalini Yoga Experience teaches practices that equally target the body, the mind, and the spirit to improve every aspect of your health and tap into your own unique stores of healing energy. Professional Kundalini instructors Guru Dharma Khalsa and Darryl OKeefe offer a balanced step-by-step program based on breathing, poses, and meditation to help you become the best person you can bephysically, emotionally, and spiritually. Beautifully illustrated with more than fifty full-color photos and line art, The Kundalini Yoga Experience reveals the purest form of yogaone that combines physical fitness with emotional health and spiritual satisfaction. Unleash your potential to live the life you've always wanted. Kundalini yoga engages your unique sources of energy—those that empower your spirit as well as your body. Drawing from the riches of ancient yogic tradition, The Kundalini Yoga Experience offers a system of physical poses, breathing techniques, and focused meditations that, when practiced together, will bring you increased physical health and strength, emotional balance, and a deeper sense of your own spirituality. With regular practice, you'll be surprised at how strong, healthy, and fulfilled you feel. Experiencing the power of Kundalini is your birthright—embrace it! Unlike any other yoga guide, this powerfully transformative and holistic program captures the physical, emotional, and spiritual harmony that has defined the practice of yoga for centuries. 50 full-color photos throughout