Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga

Yoga, breath work and meditation are transforming. They are also totally accessible and adaptable for all ages and abilities. As the yoga of awareness, these ancient and powerful practices are not about perfecting a pose or exclusively about postures at all. Yoga postures are useful to care for and strengthen the body, nervous system and glandular system. But the posture is ultimately about “who you are being while in the posture”. Notice your mind and body and bring compassion to that. 

Hence, the practices are designed to connect you, in both stillness and motion, to your capacity to be present in the moment, so you can evolve a deeper trust the unchanging truth of who you are. It is about stilling of the mind to come to the realization that you are not your body, or mind. To uncover your true Self and the Oneness of all that is. Self-realization for the benefit of all. 

Here in lies your GPS for living the gift of your life well, with humility, joy and compassion. The most important aspect of yoga is concentration, absorption and merger.

As such, Kundalini Yoga is a physical practice that prioritizes the spiritual and psychological aspects of self-awareness. It is a dynamic and ancient yogic system that combines breath, movement, stretching, postures and meditation. It uses sound, rhythm, mantra, exertion, relaxation and meditation to create a transformative experience for the student. Each class includes a pranayama, followed by a sequence of postures designed for specific effects, followed by relaxation (shavasana) for integration, closing with a meditation into stillness. 

Kundalini Yoga is a living tradition. It originated during the Tantra and Shakti period in India in the 6th century CE and has evolved over hundreds of years through a variety of lineages and teachers. It was brought to North America in 1968. As there are a wide variety of exercises and meditations utilized in Kundalini Yoga, it can be adapted to address many specific health applications.