„Kundalini Yoga taught by Yogi Bhajan® is considered the most comprehensive yoga tradition, combining meditation, mantra, physical exercise and breathing techniques; is Paradise Yoga, encompassing the eight parts of yoga in a unique practice of perfection and ecstasy”.
It is a yoga of awareness, an ancient technology and a form of conscious lifestyle for adults of all ages and psycho-physical abilities.
Based on the chakra and subtle body system, it cleanses the energy channels of the body's tissues, removes neurotoxins, affects subconscious patterns, giving a direct experience of a state of harmony of body, mind and soul.
Through the practice of kundalini yoga, we overcome the resistance of the body and make it a suitable tool for the spirit.
This is yoga systematised by Yogi Bhajan for modern people who can benefit from the effects of this practice in the very fast-changing reality of the present times.
Kundalini Yoga is an amazing technology for strengthening body structures and improving joint mobility, regulating digestion, overall internal organ function and restoring balance to the glandular and nervous systems. On an emotional level, these practices can be extremely effective in clearing blocked and repressed emotions from the past and lifting you to a higher state of consciousness, often allowing and enabling you to see and experience your past and present from a new, higher level. On an energetic level, a brighter space surrounds you. Those seeking spiritual growth may be interested to know that Kundalini Yoga is referred to in sacred scriptures as the „Fast Path to Enlightenment”.
There are lessons to be learned at the sessions:
- to get in touch with your own body and soul in order to like yourself
- how to relax, release tension, sleep well
- how to counteract energy stagnation (pain, stiffness and fatigue)
- breathing techniques that activate, calm, cool, purify
- building a sense of prosperity happiness, new patterns of
- transformation of emotions, beliefs and habits.
- acceptance of life as it is
The benefits of regular practice are:
- Cleansing the body of accumulated stress
- Improving intellectual and physical fitness, especially flexibility of the spine
- Mastering the mind and purifying the subconscious
- The ability to relax
- The ability to enter a meditative state, regulating mental, psychic and somatic processes
- Regulation of the nervous and endocrine system
- Raising awareness
- Improving quality of life through openness and flexibility of views, tolerance and compassion towards others
A kundalini yoga session includes:
- Kriya - „right action”: a set of asanas in a specific sequence, for a specific purpose
- Pranayama - a breathing technique for enlarging the pranic body and managing the energy of the physical body
- Mudras - hand and body positions that close the energy cycle,
- Mantra - i.e. vibration of sound, resonance. shabd guru i.e. ego cutting sound
- Learning effective relaxation
- Meditation consisting of Mudras, Pranayama and/or Mantras having a direct and precisely defined effect on the mind.
Your first steps: READ BLOG
GROUP CLASS RULES:
Please arrive approximately 5-10 minutes before the start of class.
- Let's be quiet in the hall before class; we mute or switch off our telephones and ask those entering not to disturb others.
- Inform the teacher about your health condition, pregnancy and menstruation.
Contraindications to general group classes are epilepsy, 1st trimester of pregnancy, glaucoma and psychosis.
- Persons who have not consulted their doctor about their health problems with regard to the possibility of practising yoga, nor warned the teacher about them, practise at their own risk. These people should be particularly careful not to strain their bodies during the exercises.
- Don't compare yourself with anyone and don't try to match them. Each of us is different.
- Immediately signal any deterioration in your wellbeing during class.
- We do not help other students with exercises.
- We don't talk during class.
- Please ask questions before or after the class.
YOUR PRACTICE IN CLASS AND AT HOME:
Preparation
* Comfortable clothing made of natural fibres that does not restrict movement and does not compress is best. An extra layer for clothing and a blanket to cover up while relaxing. Practice barefoot for better energy flow and to keep your feet from slipping on the ground, on a non-slip or wool mat. You can use a cushion to sit on
* Don't eat hearty and heavy meals one to two hours before class so that digestion doesn't make you feel ill and drowsy during exercise. Gradually introduce a healthier, lighter menu.
* Do not use alcohol or other psychoactive or intoxicating substances on that day (and preferably not at all).
Physical limitations
* Keep your physical abilities in mind when practising. Don't perform exercises by force. At the same time, try not to give up easily and exceed your thresholds and limitations - this is part of the yogic discipline. However, if you feel dizzy or overly tired - stop and rest.
* If you have health problems, e.g. with your spine, consult your doctor about the possibility of practising yoga and follow his/her recommendations. Yoga can support the treatment of many illnesses, injuries, pains; it helps during pregnancy and in the postnatal period, but always inform your teacher, who will give you additional notes related to the practice.
* Women during menstruation should be more careful and not perform inverted positions and exercises where the abdomen is compressed (fire breathing, candlelight, leg raises, etc.), practise carefully and limit the performance of more demanding techniques.
Practice
* Breath awareness is a characteristic of this practice. The breath helps you to relax even during exertion (!), and leaning on it helps you to maintain the rhythm of the exercise or mantra.
Learning how to breathe deeply and fully is most likely to
the most effective way to develop a higher consciousness, to improve health,
vitality, harmony and coherence in our lives. Prana that enters the body through the nose stimulates the pituitary gland and the third eye.
Proper breathing:
- On the inhalation the navel point moves outwards and on the exhalation inwards and upwards,
- We breathe through the nose. The nostrils are connected to the Ida and pingala ducts.
- inhale, the abdomen expands, the ribs rise slightly, take in air into the chest
chest and finally the air reaches the clavicles,
- exhalation begins with the release of air from the clavicles and at the very end
The abdomen collapses towards the spine. Long deep breathing: relaxes, calms,
lowers and prevents the accumulation of toxins in the lungs, stimulates endorphins,
Breathing long and deep stimulates the pituitary gland, which increases intuition.
Breath of fire:
It has a purifying and energising effect. Breath of fire: releases toxins and deposits from the lungs, strengthens the nervous system and physical endurance.
Breath of fire - this is fast and rhythmic breathing. Starting to learn this
Breathing in, you concentrate on the navel point and exhale forcefully through the nose.
The diaphragm takes a very active part in exhalation, setting the pace for this
breath
- inspiration is automatically „sucked in”.
* You can practise yoga at home using the exercises you receive in class.
The best time to exercise is early in the morning, before the day starts, or in the evening before bed. If you find it difficult to carve out time for a full session at home, start with a few minutes. Short, gradual but regular is the initial rule for perseverance.
* Drink plenty of water to help the body excrete toxins released from body cells by exercise. Sauna is also beneficial.
* Yoga is a process for body, mind and spirit - you work with energy and gradually get in touch with all the planes of your being. Rearrangements take place in the body and spiritual structures and as you practice you learn the direction of your path.
MANTRES at the beginning and end of the session: (click to play)
AD GURE NAME, JUGAD GURE NAME, SAT GURE NAME, SIRI GURU DEVE NAME
Long Time Sun
If you want to explore the practice find out more:
- Ethical recommendations - JAMY AND NIJAMY - mindfulness practice in daily life -. TU
- All about the practice of Sadhana - Guru Charan Singh Khalsa of KRI -. MORNING SADHANA fragm
Links:
Annual Kundalini Yoga Festival in Poland
Association 3HO Poland - Polish books
kriyas and meditations 3ho.org
Europe: Festival in France !
music, books in English, mats: www.satnam.de - shopping in the real world