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KUNDALINI YOGA

The Kundalini experience does not mean you have gone into a deep breathless

trance and are beyond this world. It integrates you more fully with reality and

gives you a broader vision and sensitivity so that you can act more effi ciently.”

~Yogi Bhajan

I

started practising yoga about 12 years ago. Yoga felt like a past

life imprint to me. I continued practising and experiencing

different forms of yoga and yet kept looking for something

more. It was in the year 2007, that I went to Rishikesh for the

international yoga festival. I was suffering from various spine

and body problems at that time, and my nervous system had

lost balance because of acute defi ciency of B12 and L3 and L4, along

with other stress inducing issues. In fact, I also heard someone say to

not do Kundalini, as one might land up in a mental asylum. Interestingly,

that encouraged me. My initiation class touched me immensely, and, I

sat there with tears rolling and did not understand why I felt like that.

I decided to go for a course in teacher’s training to learn it further.

This class opened up vast spaces in me, the center of my heart, and

eventually all the pains and issues in my body began to disappear. My

body started gaining strength both externally and internally. Since every

class was completed with meditation, hence, I felt there is a completion

of self in this form. I have also done my training in Hatha yoga as well, I

like to help people with different postures.

An integral part of yoga, Kundalini is gaining popularity around

the world. The primary objective of Kundalini is to awaken the full

potential of human awareness in each individual; that is, recognise our

awareness, refi ne it, and expand that awareness to our unlimited Self. It

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sleepy chakras

awaken your

Also called the yoga of awareness, Kundalini yoga is a dynamic,

eff ective tool that is designed to awaken your body, mind and

soul, asserts Gunjan Kocchar

I have been practising

Kundalini yoga for a

long time. I feel more

energy in the palms

and I’m able to utilise

this energy for the

healing practise. Also

this form of yoga,

which incorporates

a lot of kriyas and

breathing techniques,

promotes good

health and organ

function.

Abhed Goel, Builder

and Professional

architect

I was diagnosed with

early degeneration

in my body and tried

many things and

other forms of yoga

but after joining

Kundalini yoga, my

awareness towards

my body heightened

to another level.

Today my body

responds in a very

positive way, and

I am able to fi ght

anything which

comes between

health and me.

The kriyas have

made me a much

stronger physical and

emotional person. All

thanks to Kundalini

yoga.

Manpreet Sardana,

channel producer,

NDTV India

Personal

experiences

Taken from Surekha Sadana’s Awakening series.

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