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What Is Kundalini Yoga?

Kundalini Yoga  is not only an ancient form of spiritual yoga but also practiced in all countries of the world. Kundalini is an energy which is untapped at the base of our spine. It can be practiced by awakening the seven charkas of yoga. An enlightenment is achieved when this energy climbs up to crown charka, from  Muladhar  to  Sahasrar Chakra.  Kundalini  shakti  or power is also known as a snake coiled energy at the base of our spine. There are several ways for awakening kundalini power. It is done with regular practice of specific breathing exercises or pranayama, which intensify the effects of the asanas in order to free energy in the lower body and allowing it move upward. Kundalini movements are also done with rapid or repetitive movement of breath, meditation and chanting, etc. Spiritualism and Kundalini Kundalini is more ‘spiritual’ kind of yoga than ‘physical’ one. It lays stress on meditation, pranayama, breathing control and chan...

What Is Kundalini Yoga?

Kundalini Yoga  is not only an ancient form of spiritual yoga but also practiced in all countries of the world. Kundalini is an energy which is untapped at the base of our spine. It can be practiced by awakening the seven charkas of yoga. An enlightenment is achieved when this energy climbs up to crown charka, from  Muladhar  to  Sahasrar Chakra.  Kundalini  shakti  or power is also known as a snake coiled energy at the base of our spine. There are several ways for awakening kundalini power. It is done with regular practice of specific breathing exercises or pranayama, which intensify the effects of the asanas in order to free energy in the lower body and allowing it move upward. Kundalini movements are also done with rapid or repetitive movement of breath, meditation and chanting, etc. Spiritualism and Kundalini Kundalini is more ‘spiritual’ kind of yoga than ‘physical’ one. It lays stress on meditation, pranayama, breathing control and chan...

What Is Maharishi Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga?

Ashtanga  is a union of two  Sanskrit  words,  ‘ashta’  and  ‘anga’ . Ashta means eight and anga means limbs. It is the yoga of eight limbs. Ashtanga yoga is entirely based on the philosophy of great Indian yogi  Maharishi  Patanjali  who formed  Yoga ‘Sutras of Patanjali’ in 150 BCE. Ashtanga Yoga  is mainly concentrated to physical postures or  asanas,  which help in maintaining mental peace and equilibrium between body and mind, which ultimately merge the individual consciousness into the universal consciousness. With these practices, the bliss and realization of God is achieved. Ashtanga Yoga Poses:   Astanga yoga  is practiced to keep ourselves physically fit and mentally sound. it can easily channelise our hyperactive mind and infinite energy of body. Our body is detoxified, building strength, bringing flexibility and stamina. There are about seventy five postures which are to be practiced. These post...

What Is Kundalini Kriya Yoga?

Kundalini is awakened by different forms of yoga namely Hatha yoga, Raja yoga and Dhyan yoga. Complete  awakening can be made through kundalini yoga to have enlightenment. Different Kriyas are performed by kundalini yogi whether they are awake or in sleep in order to make a passage in the body to move from the base towards the brain. The moment it moves upwards, the different centers that are in slumber in the body get awakened. The yogi feels ecstasy to cross all hurdles of time, space and physical existence when the Sahasrara Chakra, based in the brain, gets awakened. Kundalini is not difficult to awake but dedication and patience is required by a person. This must be learned from some masters of yoga. Rules should be followed which require complete detachment from this materialistic world. It is not meant for everyone to learn it but for those who have the determination and patience in them. Kriya yoga is really scientific method of getting near God and self-realization. ...

What Is True Indian Yoga?

Yoga had taken birth in India more than five thousand years back, but now it is widely being used all over the world to get health benefits. Westerners have assumed that yoga  is a physical exercise to twist the body into  grotesque postures. This kind of yoga is called a  Hatha Yoga  which is just one of the eight kinds of yoga. The true yoga actually means to achieve the union of mind and body. Yoga’s literal idea can be got through the system called identification. Since identification is strongly built into the mind and it can’t be easily erased which leads to cure the problem of separation of mind and body. It is through meditation that a person tries to identify the silent witness inside by practicing it regularly. Integration Of Body and Mind Once this silent salvation is achieved by meditation, a person can have lifestyle which promotes happiness and health in his life. True yoga enables us to have a completely different thought about life. Yoga liter...

What Is Hatha Yoga?

Hatha Yoga  is the union of the opposite pairs. The word  ‘Ha’  means the Sun and  ‘Tha’  means Moon. It also called forceful yoga because it requires the practice of various physical exercises or  asanas  of different types. Hatha yoga is mainly for the purpose of physical purification, which ultimately leads to mental purification. This yoga is very popular in the western countries. It mainly concentrates on the practices of many postures and breathing, to give energy to all channels of the body. Hatha yoga is simply practiced to remove obstacles in the way of our concentration and meditation. Postures are Important:  The  Hath yoga  gives more importance to postures because theses make the body so pure and soft, that the meditation can easily be practiced. The more such postures we practice, it would be better for us to practice inner meditation. Physical postures open up our nadis in which our energy of body and mind is store...