Hatha Yoga: Path to Kundalini Yoga

KUNDALINI SYSTEM

The Himalayan Yogis penance and lived on minimum needs for many years hidden in caves to discover the dormant spiritual potential in human-being. The traditional yoga is the fruit of their intense pain and work with noble intention.  

This ancient form prepares you for learning higher levels of yoga viz. raja yoga and kundalini yoga. Yogic postures, yogic breathing (pranayama) and purification of nadis (subtle energy channels) are all essential components of traditional yoga.

HATHA YOGA

It is spiritual science, a divine chemistry between ida, pingala & sushmana to elevate your level of consciousness. Normally, you identify yourself with mind & body, but kundalini yoga course elevates you to the new dimension of existence.

• ·        Asana removes the blockages in your body
• ·        Pranayama  purifies your nadis
• ·        Bandha is blocking action to hold energy
• ·        Mudra is awakening of pranas, chakras & kundalini
• ·        Meditation is prolonged one-pointed concentration

Moving from Gross to Subtle

Every one of us is connected with the same universal power which exists in all moving/non-moving objects. Yogic postures are a way to realize your subtle existence to understand the power of tremendous spiritual strength in you.   

You need to mastery over certain yogic postures to channelize unhindered flow of spiritual energy. To activate energy channels (chakra) is necessary to ensure awakening and ascend of prana shakti from the base of spine.

Only a certified hatha yoga school can teach you the series of yogic postures to learn this ancient yoga in right sequence and in right order. Learn from your soul, and your heart will definitely learn the basics knowledge in kundalini yoga course.

·        Rhythmic physical movements enhances your flexibility & stamina

·        It removes all the blockages in your body by inner purification

·        You can sit in one posture for longer period effortlessly

·        It removes all inactiveness and inattentiveness in your body

·        It activates spiritual energy by stirring your subtle body   

Purification of Nadis

The subtle channels in pranic body are called “nadis” which is beyond your eyes and senses. It carries the life force (prana) in the entire subtle body. There are 72,000 nadis, but the major one is ida, pingala & sushmna.  

The wakening subtle channel of energy raises your inner world awareness. Shakti is full of blessings, which is neither magical nor black magic. Kundalini yoga teacher training is adventure to experience your hidden spiritual potential.   

It might seem invisible, but it is imprinted in sub-conscious mind. It comes from mind, heart and consciousness. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get the best. Nothing binds you except your thoughts.

·        Sushmana is major nadi which carry pranic energy to top

·        Vajrini -signifying Rajas,

·         Chitrini signifying Sattva,

·        Brahma- signifying consciousness

·        Ida controls all the mental energy in the brain

·        Pingala is outgoing and aggressive in nature

Blocking Energy by Gesture & Finger Movements

If, you are not aware, your spiritual energy may waste in useless pursuits. You need to conserve this vital energy to open-up new avenues for spiritual experience. There are some gestures which ensure conservation of energy. 

Mudras and Bandhas are yogic gesture and rhythmic finger movements to restore energy. Mudras are selected physical movements to experience cosmic energy. The yoga aspirants need to learn & practice it from experienced yoga guru.  

Bandhas are done to control the yogic breathing and check the wastage of energy. There are 25 mudras as mentioned in “Gheranda Samhita”, the ancient text on yogic literature.

·        Bandha means redirecting the course of energy into major nadi

·        Psychic gesture of knowledge improves your inner wisdom

·        It controls the yogic breath of energy for higher consciousness

·        Mudras is combination of subtle physical movements

·        Experience of universal cosmic consciousness

Deep Engrossed in Yogic Pose  

Sit in any comfortable yogic pose for a prolonged time. You need to focus your concentration while meditating on subtle energy channels (chakras). Are you pondering on how to learn kundalini yoga in traditional way?  

Hatha yoga course mainly revolve around selected asanas. When divine energy move from one chakra to another, it awakes the dormant divine energy as most of you has gone through experience in kundalini yoga teachers course in Rishikesh.   

During deep engrossed in one thought, you remain unaware of the surroundings. The beej (seed) mantra emerges from the inner meditation. You may go through certain spiritual experiences transcending your all senses. 

Repeating of mantras (chanting) in tune with deep concentration leads to absorption of mind and awakening of kundalini. When your inner conscience connects with super-conscious kundalini shakti, you feel immense joy and peace.

Understanding Prana in Subtle Body

The subtle energy is your real energy which infuses all the control to your actions, thought-process and sustainability in life. The subtle body exists in your physical existence, which you can experience by vigorous practice of yoga and living a pure life.

      

·        Hatha yoga’s practice leads to awakening of kundalini

·        There is equal distribution of subtle force in body

·        Feeling of pleasing pains at different parts of body  

·        It leads to the awakening of dormant feminine energy

·        You may go through mystical experiences of yoga