Hey, im a new member. Also new to kundalini yoga...

Posted February 12, 2003 · February 12, 2003

Hello, i joined the group to try and find out some more about

kundalini and to talk to some people who have had these

experiences.... im 15 and i started to read one of my dads books by

Gopi, and it interested me.... i'd like to know some simple

beginning yoga practices or meditation practices.. something you

guys started out on.... or maybe just refer some good books on

kundalini that i coudl look into.... that would be of some help...

anyways hopefully i wil talk to some of you soon...

-Sean

Posted February 12, 2003 · February 12, 2003

Sat Nam Sean!

Man! Wish I'd gotten to Kundalini Yoga at 15. And your Dad studies as

well? Cool. Have you looked around to see if there are any KY teachers in

your area that you could work with?

I've been at this for less than a year and I only have 2 books right

now, TRANSITIONS TO A HEART-CENTERED WORLD and RELAX AND RENEW, both by our

very own Gururattan Khalsa. You can find them at yogatech.com. I've heard

others say, and I agree, if you can only get one book, get TRANSITIONS.

There is so much in there it'll make you cross-eyed for awhile. (Sometimes

having too many choices is confusing).

I've been kind of bouncing around myself, other people are very

disciplined in their practices and all very patient with us beginners. They

say to get the full effect of any meditation then you need to practice it

for 40 days. Don't change up anything in the sets you choose to do. It's a

rule. Personally I'm a huge fan of the Smiling Buddha meditation and the

meditation for Gurprasad

Posted February 13, 2003 · February 13, 2003

Sat Nam Sean!

...and welcome to the list!You must have some pretty good karma if you were

introduced to kundalini yoga at the age of 15! You can find all the kriyas and

meditations that you need in www.yogatech.com there are some new dvd's for

beginners too. Personally I started by doing the "Basic Spinal Flexes"series for

40 days ...it is in Sadhana Guidelines. It is quite a simple kriya but also

strong...very good intro to kundalini yoga. Gururattan's "Transitions to a

Heartcentered World" is a very nice manual..you'll find plenty of nice stuff in

there...also Guru Dharam's book "Kundalini The Essence of Yoga" is very

enlightening.."Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda and

"Initiation" by Elizabeth Haich are my spiritual bibles.. good luck with

seeking...hope you'll gain some amazing experiences.

Love and Light

Marily Sat Atma

Posted February 13, 2003 · February 13, 2003

Hey, yeah well i hope to get into it, thats why im trying to find

out more about it.... but yeah my dad has plenty of books on yoga

and all that... but he also has some stuff by Steiner.. not sure if

you know him.. but my brothers are interested in him so i might look

into that also... but no i havnet looked for any teachers in my area

although it would be nice to have some.. i live in Virginia, U.S in

a town called fredericksburg... so i doubt if any.. there are any

teachers in this area.. but i guess you never know till you look for

them.. anyways i will remeber that authors name and try and get

Transitions.... ill def check yogatech.com and order it if i can...

the only book i got right now is Kundalini, the evolutionary energy

in man .. by Gopi.. which looks pretty interesting.... so hawe you

felt any effects with your meditation in these years? i think i

might try and do the 40 day thing if they say its what i should

do... but i guess i will see.. anyways thanks for the help..

-Sean

Kundaliniyoga, "Leo Miller" <gr82bme@e...>

wrote:

> Sat Nam Sean!

> Man! Wish I'd gotten to Kundalini Yoga at 15. And your Dad

studies as

> well? Cool. Have you looked around to see if there are any KY

teachers in

> your area that you could work with?

Posted February 14, 2003 · February 14, 2003

Sat Nam and Welcome Sean.

Fredericksburg is about midway between Richmond and I495. I'm fairly

certain there is at least one ky teacher near Reston, but I'm not

positive if there are any south of there. I'm also not sure which way

(DC or Richmond) is closer to you. But the size of the city doesn't

necessarily indicate if a ky teacher is there. You can go to the 3ho

website (www.3ho.org) and search for ky teachers in your surrounding

area.

The closest class I have to me is an hours drive away. So I've been

practicing just out of my home. And while a class has a lot of

benefits (group energy) if you don't have the option of attending

one, you can still gain a lot of benefits from praciticing on your

own at home. Its made a world of difference for me. ANd maybe once in

awhile you can 'splurge' and make a trip to the nearest class.

Good Luck

Christa

Posted February 14, 2003 · February 14, 2003

Sean...

There's also an Ashram in Herndon, Virginia.....with a lot of talented

musicians! Famous for their Saturday morning Sadhana (daily practice) "Live at

Five"!!

Sat Sangeet

"Sean Green <Hendrixx_" <Hendrixx_ wrote:Hey, yeah

well i hope to get into it, thats why im trying to find