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What is Kundalini?

Kundalini is the creative energy within. The whole cosmos of energy in the individual and beyond the individual. It is the energy of consciousness. Without the constant flow of energy you could not live. With a large flow your mind begins to awaken. You stop living in imaginary realities and you become to feel the real joy of this life. According to yogis Kundalini is coiled up like a snake at the base of the spine. When Kundalini is awakened through the practice of yoga, it rises. This is called the Kundalini Rising.

Who brought Kundalini to the West?

Kundalini Yoga was maintained as a secret oral tradition for thousands of years, but thanks to Yogi Bhajan, the first to bring Kundalini Yoga to the West (in 1969), we are so fortunate to work on ourselves, to connect to the Infinity, to experience the beauty of our Soul. Yogi Bhajan is a Master of Kundalini Yoga, a Mahan Tantric, a remarcable man who's leadership set a standart of excellence and inspired thousands of people all over the world. He left his physical body in 2004, but his guidance and support are stronger then ever, his teachings live through his students and change lives of millions. You can be one of these light warriors and you can make a huge difference in the world. Just keep your meditation and yoga practice!

What is the most important in Kundalini Yoga?

In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace that experience!

How Kundalini Yoga can help you?

There is nothing more powerful and faster then Kundalini Yoga to awaken your consciousness, to confront your ego and to drop your fears. There is nothing better to build the strength of the nervous system and character. There is nothing more effective to develop the happy state in the midst of challenge, and to be greateful each moment of life.

What is the difference between Kundalini Yoga and other schools of yoga?

The difference is only in matter of time and rate of progress. Kundalini Yoga is the most powerful of the twenty-two schools of yoga, all of which are beneficial. The ancient Yoga Sutras (writings) say that what you can achieve in 12 years of Hatha Yoga, plus 6 years of Raj Yoga, plus 3 years of Mantra Yoga, plus 1 year of Laya Yoga, can be accomplished in a single year of perfectly practiced Kundalini Yoga.

Can anyone practice Kundalini Yoga?

Yes, Kundalini Yoga can be practiced by anyone if it is done gradually and according to the instructions. There is never a problem with Kundalini Yoga taught as the original sacred science. Kundalini Yoga produces whole human beings, teachers and yogis. A yogi is one who has a union with the supreme consciousness. To teach yoga you must have sufficient experience and practical knowledge of the technology. If you are a beginner in Kundalini Yoga look for a teacher that is trained by K.R.I. as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

Do I need to live in India, because I pracice Kundalini Yoga?

No, Kundalini Yoga is designed for the active person with responsibilities in school, work, family and in the world.

I am a beginner, what I need to know about my practice?

As a beginning student you should go at a pace that suits your flexibility and endurance. As you feel more comfortable with the exercises taught in class, begin to practice at home. If you can practice at the same time each day, you will find that you will improve rapidly. Try to take 2-3 kundalini yoga classes a week and at least one workshop a month to establish a firm foundation for an effective program that fits your needs, goals, capacity and lifestyle.

What to bring to class?

Wear loose clothes, preferably white color from cotton or other natural fiber material. Bring a mat, water, a small pillow and a light blanket (at the meditation and relaxation at the end of the class the body cools down). The most important is to bring your HAPPY SPIRIT!

Why my teacher is wearing a white hat?

For protection. In Kundalini Yoga we move a huge amount of energy and the white hat protects her/him, helps her/him to hold the space for you, the student. The teacher wears white clothes because white is a combination of every color. All colors blending together turn into white. And once you start wearing white you start loving wearing white. It’s so pure in its serenity. White color also doesn't absorb negative energy.

What is Pranayama?

Breathing Techniques.

What is Mantra?

A scientific way of using a sound current to create a specific state of consiousness.

Why do we chant mantras in Kundalini Yoga?

Chanting mantras, either silently or laud, is a conscious method of controlling and directing the mind. Happiness, sorrow, joy, and regret are vibratory frequencies of the mind. We are creating with every word we speak, with every word we think. When we chant a mantra we are choosing to invoke the positive power contained in these particular syllables. Wheather is for prosperity, peace of mind, increasing intuition, simply by chanting the mantras we are setting vibrations into our motion that shall have an effect. It doesn't matter if we understand the meaning of the sound or not.

Why Mantras work?

There are 84 meridians points located on the hard palate of the roof of the mouth. The movement of each part of the tongue stimulates these meridian points. The points are like a keyboard input to a computer. The computer is located in the hypothalamus area of the brain. It receives the impulses from the repetition of the patterns of sound in the Shabd. This is translated into instructions that regulate chemical messengers that go to all vital areas of the brain and body. The hypothalamus lies just bellow the thalamus in the middle of the brain. It is connected by blood vessels to the pituitary gland, the master gland of the body. The hypothalamus is known to regulate vital functions like hunger, drinking, body temperature and sleep. It also trigers the regulations of moods, emotional behavior and sexuality. The special patterns of the mantra stimulate the hypothalamus to change the chemistry of the brain. This ajusts the functions of the endocrine system and the metabolism to create a neutral ballanced mind, and to strengthen the immune function. Many positive states of the mind can be created using the Shabd Guru. It can conquer depression, enhance intelligence and intuition, and open the power of compassion.

What is SAT NAM?

Basic mantra in Kundalini Yoga. Means: "I am the truth."

Every Kundalini Yoga class begins with the mantra ONG NAMO GURU DEV (prononced DEIV) NAMO.

We chant this powerful mantra 3 times. The mantra means: "I BOW BEFORE THE INFINITY TEACHER WITHIN" and calls upon the spiritual guides and guardians, connects us to the "Golden Chain" of Teachers of Kundalini Yoga. The mantra assures spiritual protection and guidance during the class.

Every Kundalini Yoga class ends with the "LONG TIME SUN", the song-prayer that invokes blessings:

May the long time sun shine upon you, All love surround you

And the pure light within you guide your way on.

Guide your way on. Guide your way on. Sat Nam.

AAD GURAY NAMEH, JUGAD GURAY NAMEH,
SAT GURAY NAMEH, SIRI GURU DEVAY NAMEH is the Mangala Charn Mantra, and is chanted for protection. It surroundst he magnetic field with protective light, and means "I bow to the primal Guru (guiding consciousness who takes us to God-Realization), I bow to wisdom through the ages, I bow to True Wisdom, I bow to the great, unseen wisdom."

ADI SHAKTI, ADI SHAKTI, ADI SHAKTI, NAMO NAMO, SARAB SHAKTI, SARAB SHAKTI, SARAB SHAKTI, NAMO NAMO, PRITHUM BHAGAWATI, PRITHUM BHAGAWATI, PRITHUM BHAGAWATI, NAMO NAMO, KUNDALINI, MATA SHAKTI, MATA SHAKTI, NAMO, NAMO. The First Shakti Mantra tunes into the frequency of the Divine Mother, and to primal protective, generating energy. Chanting it eliminates fears and fulfils desires. Adi Shakti means the "Primal Power," Sarab Shakti means "All Power", and Prithum Bhagawati means "which creates through God."

AP SAHAEE HOA SACHE DA SACHE DHOA, HAR, HAR, HAR means "The Lord Himself has become our protector, the Truest of True has taken care of us, God, God, God", or "The Lord Himself is my refuge, true is the support of the True Lord". Takes away negativity from environment, gives protection and mental balance. Chanted for prosperity.

ARDAS BAHEE, AMAR DAS GURU, AMAR DAS GURU, ARDAS BAHEE, RAM DAS GURU, RAM DAS GURU, RAM DAS GURU, SUCHE SAHE guarantees by the grace of Guru Amar Das, who is hope for the hopeless, and Guru Ram Das, who is King of the Yogis and Bestower of Blessings, past, present and future, that the prayer will be answered, and that all one's needs are provided for, signed, sealed and delivered! Brings prosperity and protection.

AKAL, MAHA KAL means "Undying, Great Spirit" is a powerful life-giving chant removing fear and relaxing the mind.

CHATTR CHAKKR VARTI, CHATTR CHAKKR BHUGATAY, SUUMBHAV SUBHANG SARAB DAA SARAB JUGTAY, DUKAALANG PRANAASEE DAYAALANG SAROOPAY, SADAA UNG SUNGAY ABHANGANG BIBHOOTAY  removes fears, anxiety, depression, nightmares and phobias, and brings victory. It instills courage and fearlessness into the fiber of a person. It gives control over one's domain - self-command and self-grace.

EK ONG KAR, SAT GUR PRASAD, SAT GUR PRASAD, EK ONG KAR is the Magic Mantra so named for its power and sacredness. It is usually chanted in reverse (Ek Ong Kar, Sat Gur Prasad, Sat Gur Prasad, Ek Ong Kar). Many pages are devoted to the explanation of this mantra and we are warned to chant it in reverence. It means, "There is one Creator - Truth revealed through Guru's grace". Allways chanted with reverance and gratitude!!!

EK ONG KAR, SAT NAM, KARTA PURKH, NIRBHAO, NIRVAIR,
AKAL MOORT, AJUNI, SAI BHANG, GUR PRASAD, JAP, AD SUCH, JUGAD SUCH, HABHE SUCH, NANAK HOSI BHEE SUCH is the Mul Mantra, the root of all mantras. It means, "The creator of all is One. Truth is His Name. He does everything, fearless, without anger, undying, unborn, self-realized, realized thru Guru's Grace, Meditate: He was true in the beginning, true thru all the ages, true even now. Nanak shall ever be true."

EK ONG KAR, SAT NAM, SIRI WHAHE GURU is the Adi Shakti Mantra, and it is very powerful for awakening Kundalini and suspending the mind in bliss. Ek means "One, the essence of all", Ong is the primal vibration from which all creativity flows, Kar is "creation", Sat "truth", Nam "name" Siri "great", Wha "ecstasy," and Guru is "wisdom". Taken together it means, "There is one Creator whose name is Truth. Great is the ecstasy of that Supreme Wisdom"!

GOBINDE, MUKUNDE, UDARE, APARE, HARING, KARING, NIRNAME, AKAME
is the Guru Gaitri Mantra which means "Sustainer, liberator, enlightener, infinite, destroyer, creator, nameless, desireless". It brings stability to the hemispheres of the brain and works on the Heart Center to develop compassion, patience and tolerance, uniting one with the Infinite.

GURU GURU WAHE GURU, GURU RAM DAS GURU calls upon Guru Ram Das in praise of his spiritual guiding light and protective grace. This mantra was give to Yogi Bhajan by Guru Ram Das in his subtle Self.

HAR means Creative Infinity, a name of God.
HARA is another form.
HARI is Creation in action.

HARI NAM, SAT NAM, HARI NAM, HARI.
HARI NAM, SAT NAM, SAT NAM, HARI.
The name of God is the True Name.

HUM DUM HAR HAR.
This mantra opens the Heart Chakra and means "We the universe, God, God."

ONG means Creator - the Primal Vibration from which all creativity flows.

ONG NAMO, GURU DEV NAMO is the Adi Mantra that precedes Kundalini Yoga practice, tuning one in to the higher self. Ong is "Infinite Creative energy in manifestation and activity". ("Om" or Aum is God absolute and unmanifested), Namo is "reverent greetings' implying humility, Guru means "teacher or wisdom", Dev means "Divine or of God" and Namo reaffirms humility and reverence. In all it means, "I call upon Divine Wisdom".

ONG SO HUNG is "Creator, I am Thou!", a heart-opening and empowering mantra.

PRANA, APANA, SUSHUMNA, HARI.
HARI HAR, HARI HAR, HARI HAR, HARI.
Prana is the life force, Apana the eliminating force, and Sushumna is the Central channel for that force. This helps draw energy up the spine for healing. Hari and Har are names of God.

RA MA DA SA, SA SAY SO HUNG is the Siri Gaitri Mantra, and is chanted for healing. Ra is the sun, Ma is the Moon, Da is the earth, and Sa is Infinity. Say is the totality of Infinity, and So Hung is "I am Thou". "Ra Ma Da Sa" is the Earth Mantra. and "Sa Say So Hung" is the Ether Mantra.

SA TA NA MA is the Panj Shabad expressing the five primal sounds of the universe. "S" is Infinity, "T" is Life, "N" means Death or Transformation and "M" is rebirth. (The 5th sound is "A".) Increases intuition, balances the hemispheres of the brain and creates a destiny for someone when there was none. This mantra describes the continues cycle of life and creation.

SAT NAM is the Seed Mantra or Bij Mantra and it is the most widely used in the practice of Kundalini Yoga. Sat means the Truth; Nam means to call upon, name or identify with. Sat Nam means Truth is my identity and I call upon the eternal Truth that resides in all of us. Chanting this mantra awakens the Soul.

SAT NARAYAN, WHA HE GURU, HARI NARAYAN, SAT NAM
Narayan is the aspect of Infinity that relates to water, and Hari Narayan is Creative sustenance, which makes the one who chants it intuitively clear or healing. Sat Narayan is True Sustainer, Wahe Guru, indescribable Wisdom and Sat Nam, True Identity. This is the ancient Chotay Pad Mantra. Brings prosperity and protection.

WAHE GURU is the Guru Mantra, the mantra of ecstasy. It is not translatable but chanting it elevates the spirit and increases intuition.

WAHE GURU, WAHE GURU, WAHE GURU, WAHE JEEO
"Great beyond description is His Infinity Wisdom." This is the mantra of ecstasy. The word Jio sends the message directly to the soul. "O, My Soul, God is!" This mantra causes a very subtle rub against the center of the upper palate and stimulates the meridian known in the West as the Christ Meridian Point, and in the East as Sattvica Buddha Bindu. The tongue and the lips correspond to the Sun and the Moon in their movement. Soothe the wounds of life with the infinite bliss this mantra induces.