Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Hey all:-) Do you think it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of yoga, lets say Power yoga for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 .... it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of yoga ... Sat Nam Hope, this is an absolute NO-NO! Believe me (and others) - KY alone is strong enough to transform your life. It's like an engine - even though kerosine, diesel, crude oil, regular or super are all flammable liquids - do not mix them in your machine. And to be honest - KY is the best, it can be like 'dynamite'! Nothing to be scared off - just keep it pure, simple and straight forward and you will achieve the best results on your spiritual and physical endeavour. Greetings and blessings from Shanghai, Adarsh Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 > Do you think it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of > yoga, lets say Power yoga for example Sure! Do all you wish. But dont mix it while doing it. In my humble opinion everything has its place and time! Kundalini yoga could be your 'special will never miss this' time. I see no problem with doing poweryoga exercise before or after a kundalini yoga set. I do alot of exercises comming from Kung fu, chi gung, tai chi and of course kundalini yoga! Some might say its better to stick to one thing and do that right! But I am young, I like variation. Thinking about it, its really up to you and what you want to accomplish ---Frans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Yogi Bhajan the founder of Kundalini Yoga in North America also teaches Hatha Yoga, so I would presume that Yes you could mix the styles of Yoga.. However I'm a strong believer that to master a subject you should teach it, I teach Kundalini Yoga.. period.. question of Individuals? maybe! Humbly Dev mixing kundalini Yoga with other styles > Do you think it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of > yoga, lets say Power yoga for example Sure! Do all you wish. But dont mix it while doing it. In my humble opinion everything has its place and time! Kundalini yoga could be your 'special will never miss this' time. I see no problem with doing poweryoga exercise before or after a kundalini yoga set. I do alot of exercises comming from Kung fu, chi gung, tai chi and of course kundalini yoga! Some might say its better to stick to one thing and do that right! But I am young, I like variation. Thinking about it, its really up to you and what you want to accomplish ---Frans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 What is it are you imagining doing? Tuning in with the Adi Mantra before Hatha? ........No problem and I would recommend that. Surya Namaskars as part of a warm up? .........No problem there either. The idea is, when you sit down to do Kundalini as taught by Yogi Bhajan, you tune in, do a few basic warm ups, maybe some pranayam and you go right into the set. BE with what you are doing. Then allow a deep layout. For many people this is the hardest part. You can do any other form of yoga before or after but be careful not to blow yourself out. Kundalini Yoga is strong enough by itself. See below excerpt Sat Nam, Dharam CONCEPT OF KRIYA IN KUNDALINI YOGA AND HATHAYOGA You'll find the word kriya used frequently. Kriya yoga, Kundalini Kriyas, and Kriya shakti. The root word kriya means action, but it has very specific connotations. In Kundalini Yoga, Kriya shakti is the power of the soul to manifest itself into each realm of experience: the realm of the mind through proper thought; the realm of the body, through proper movement, shape, form; and the realm of action through the power of the will to manifest creativity that serves the Infinite. Kriya is also often called tattva shakti, which is the ability of the great soul of the universal self to create new categories, levels of manifestation in mind body and in the world. Kriya is not just any reflex or action, but an action that leads to a complete manifestation; that lets a seed come to bloom, a thought come into actuality, a desire become a commitment. When you learn to act with kriya, then action becomes synchronous with the larger pattern of the Self. We get into kriya by the removal of blocks, attachments, blindness and ego that hold us back from acting when we ought to act. To act with kriya is a state of spontaneous flow. It's free of all of the blocks. You apply great effort just when great effort should be applied. You apply great relaxation just when great relaxation should be applied. There is a perfect match between the inner and outer, between the inner resources and the outer demands. There is no gap of doubt, no hesitation, no partial support of the action by only one area of your mind and not another. That sense of wholeness and appropriateness to the action create a grace in your body, a central power in your thought, and-a projective ability in your mind. Mastering kriya brings with it a sense of grace, power, and the ability to complete things. You act both timelessly and timely. Kriya is not a random collection of actions. As you put together a transmission in a car-there's a number of gears that have to be in place and they have to be there in a certain sequence and then the power that's in the motor can be transferred to the wheels and you can so where you need to. Just so, a kriya in yoga is a sequence of postures, breath, and sound that are integrated together to allow the manifestation of a particular state. When you do a Kundalini kriya, the result of its repetition is the access to, and mastery of a particular, predictable and stable state-a facet of your awareness. --from the KRI Training Manual hopessong wrote: > Hey all:-) > > Do you think it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of > yoga, lets say Power yoga for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 - "Dharam Singh" <pran--yogi <Kundaliniyoga> Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:07 PM Re: Kundalini Yoga mixing kundalini Yoga with other styles > What is it are you imagining doing? > Tuning in with the Adi Mantra before Hatha? ........No problem and I > would recommend that. > Surya Namaskars as part of a warm up? .........No problem there > either. > > The idea is, when you sit down to do Kundalini as taught by Yogi Bhajan, > you tune in, do a few basic warm ups, maybe some pranayam and you go > right into the set. BE with what you are doing. Then allow a deep > layout. For many people this is the hardest part. > You can do any other form of yoga before or after but be careful not to > blow yourself out. Kundalini Yoga is strong enough by itself. > See below excerpt > Sat Nam, > Dharam > > CONCEPT OF KRIYA IN KUNDALINI YOGA AND HATHAYOGA > > You'll find the word kriya used frequently. Kriya yoga, Kundalini > Kriyas, and Kriya shakti. The root word kriya means action, but it has > very specific connotations. In Kundalini Yoga, Kriya shakti is the power > of the soul to manifest itself into each realm of experience: the realm > of the mind through proper thought; the realm of the body, through > proper movement, shape, form; and the realm of action through the power > of the will to manifest creativity that serves the Infinite. Kriya is > also often called tattva shakti, which is the ability of the great soul > of the universal self to create new categories, levels of manifestation > in mind body and in the world. Kriya is not just any reflex or action, > but an action that leads to a complete manifestation; that lets a seed > come to bloom, a thought come into actuality, a desire become a commitment. > > When you learn to act with kriya, then action becomes synchronous with > the larger pattern of the Self. We get into kriya by the removal of > blocks, attachments, blindness and ego that hold us back from acting > when we ought to act. When you say become synchronous with the self. This sounds like a trivial philosophical thing but I'll mention it anyway, I might learn something. The self I believe is non-existant atleast of its own inherent existance. Empty of all self existance. Anything that comes into being by a cause can't be self existant. Anything that's existance is dependant on something else's coming into being must rely on its source. Dependant origination. I don't wish to cause a stir but by believing this, what am I becoming synchronous of... (sorry) Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 I have seen that there are two opossite advices about mixing Ky with other kinds of exercises; so, it will be good to have and authorized explanation around this topic in order to avoid dangerous confusions. Gerardo _______________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Sat Naam! I practice several traditions of yoga and personally, highly recommend it. However, when practicing Kundalini please keep this yoga in its pure form and don't mix it with other styles. Our kriyas are designed for specific results/benefits and should be practiced just as they are prescribed by Yogi Bhajan, the Master of this yoga. There have been discussions about this on the list before and one of the main guidelines to come out of this is ~ you can do whatever you want before you tune in and after you "tune out" ~ but in between, stick to just the Kundalini yoga. (The Higher Power Yoga! Wahe Guru!) ranjit k. >"hopessong" <hopessong >Kundaliniyoga >Kundaliniyoga >Kundalini Yoga mixing kundalini Yoga with other styles >Wed, 17 Sep 2003 02:29:01 -0000 > >Hey all:-) > >Do you think it would be ok to mix Kundalini with other forms of >yoga, lets say Power yoga for example > > _______________ Get 10MB of e-mail storage! Sign up for Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Very Bhuddist Bill, but don't be sorry..........there is a self whose cause is God, or first cause. We call that the soul, or essential consciousness. The union, or synchronization, is when there is a unity between body, mind, essential consciousness, and universal consciousness (or God). There is no I, there is just being - a state of heightened conscousness where one's awareness or individuality is merged with this union, creating a synchronous whole. Kriyas can give you a glimpse of that reality. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Sat Nam Gerardo, let me point this is out straight, as my previous comment can be interpreted in a wrong way. WHILE doing KY (a kriya) you should not mix KY with any other spiritual style. If you make adjustments re the timing, thats OK, but do not substitute, add or remove any parts of an exercise. Every asana/kriya has 3 aspects - physical movement, breath and mental focus - in fact, every asana/kriya is a meditation ;-) If you want to do additional to KY other yoga style or spiritual practice, that's fine. It always depend what your body, mind and soul needs. Simply listen to your 'inner teacher' and your desires. E.G. if you want to do some Surya Namaskars (Sun salutations) as warm up, or do some jogging after Sadhana, thats perfectly fine. Also feel free to practice Qi-Gong, Tai-chi or whatsoever - but never while doing a KY kriya or KY set. OK ? Best regards and blessings from Shanghai, Adarsh S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Sat Naam! To clarify more on my last post -- at Master's Touch KY teacher training, they were very specific about saying that between tuning in and tuning out, keep it pure Kundalini Yoga and don't mix in your other practices. Simple sun salutations ARE taught in Kundalini yoga ~ usually as a "warmup" before a kriya. Anyone else? ranjit >"gerardo zalamea" <g_zalamea >Kundaliniyoga >Kundaliniyoga >Re: Kundalini Yoga Re: mixing kundalini Yoga with other styles >Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:59:14 -0500 > > > > >I have seen that there are two opossite advices about mixing Ky with other >kinds of exercises; so, it will be good to have and authorized explanation >around this topic in order to avoid dangerous confusions. > >Gerardo > >_______________ >Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > _______________ Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer-- sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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