HPS Lydia
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Kundalini (Serpent) Yoga is tantric. It’s philosophy is about embracing life and living it to your fullest potential. Find love, get married, have a family, improve your living situation, be active in your community, take up a hobby with friends. Participate! For people here who might feel like they are detaching from life too much, perhaps increasing your KY practice may be of benefit.
There are many “kriyas”, sessions from 10-60 or more minutes all consisting of a combination of the following:
-Asanas
-Breath (breath of fire is a major one here)
-Movement
-Meditation, while moving and while still
-Energy work
-Mantras
Kundalini yoga is by and large considered to be more fun than other types of yoga, with more immediate results, as it works directly on the glands, nerves, subtle bodies, and so on. It definitely speeds up the process of advancement. You can do a KY session in the morning for increased energy and productivity for the day, and then Hatha at night, as an example. Do whatever works best for you.
There are kriyas for:
-Healing from grief; sexual trauma; depression; anxiety
-Beauty
-Energy and vitality
-Creativity and inspiration
-Serenity
-Grounding and foundation
-Strength
-Fertility
… and more! We all have access to a huge amount of free videos classes on youtube, and there are many PDF’s available, including on Pinklotus, a website that has nearly everything taught by Yogi Bhajan: http://www.pinklotus.org/-%20Kundalini%20Yoga%20kriyas%20english.htm
As the above link has Kryias (aka series, classes) in PDF format, if you want to watch an instructor do it, you can type in the name of the kriya in youtube, as many are available to watch. You can also just search for what you want, for example "kundalini yoga kriya for creative inspiration" or "kundalini yoga for the morning (or night)". There are many instructors who have channels with dozens, even more than a hundred, videos.
And in regards to the KY Spinal Series on the JoS, below is a video you can follow along to. This might be more beneficial for those who lose track counting, or who don’t know the correct speed to move. It also includes a 15 minute savasana (lying on the back) at the end, so you can relax and simply follow along without having to time anything. It is a beautiful video, filmed on a beach in Hawaii with the ocean in the background. You can hear the waves crashing. For those of us who appreciate aesthetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmO1igrgyc
Some of us have increased the reps: the ones that state 108 to 111, and the ones at 26 to 36, as these numbers tie in with the Sun. Beginners can start at 18 for all, and work up.
Most KY classes start with a mantra, “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo”, a tuning-in mantra which translates to “I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within”. You can change it by stating or singing “Hail Satan”.
There are many “kriyas”, sessions from 10-60 or more minutes all consisting of a combination of the following:
-Asanas
-Breath (breath of fire is a major one here)
-Movement
-Meditation, while moving and while still
-Energy work
-Mantras
Kundalini yoga is by and large considered to be more fun than other types of yoga, with more immediate results, as it works directly on the glands, nerves, subtle bodies, and so on. It definitely speeds up the process of advancement. You can do a KY session in the morning for increased energy and productivity for the day, and then Hatha at night, as an example. Do whatever works best for you.
There are kriyas for:
-Healing from grief; sexual trauma; depression; anxiety
-Beauty
-Energy and vitality
-Creativity and inspiration
-Serenity
-Grounding and foundation
-Strength
-Fertility
… and more! We all have access to a huge amount of free videos classes on youtube, and there are many PDF’s available, including on Pinklotus, a website that has nearly everything taught by Yogi Bhajan: http://www.pinklotus.org/-%20Kundalini%20Yoga%20kriyas%20english.htm
As the above link has Kryias (aka series, classes) in PDF format, if you want to watch an instructor do it, you can type in the name of the kriya in youtube, as many are available to watch. You can also just search for what you want, for example "kundalini yoga kriya for creative inspiration" or "kundalini yoga for the morning (or night)". There are many instructors who have channels with dozens, even more than a hundred, videos.
And in regards to the KY Spinal Series on the JoS, below is a video you can follow along to. This might be more beneficial for those who lose track counting, or who don’t know the correct speed to move. It also includes a 15 minute savasana (lying on the back) at the end, so you can relax and simply follow along without having to time anything. It is a beautiful video, filmed on a beach in Hawaii with the ocean in the background. You can hear the waves crashing. For those of us who appreciate aesthetics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmO1igrgyc
Some of us have increased the reps: the ones that state 108 to 111, and the ones at 26 to 36, as these numbers tie in with the Sun. Beginners can start at 18 for all, and work up.
Most KY classes start with a mantra, “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo”, a tuning-in mantra which translates to “I bow to the Creative Wisdom, I bow to the Divine Teacher within”. You can change it by stating or singing “Hail Satan”.