Sadhana & meditation...

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Sat Nam Kartar Kaur,

I'm not sure that this was answered for you, so I'll

give it a try....

while there are many different types of meditations

that we practice in Kundalini,yes (: chanting mantras

is certainly one of them...the beauty of chanting

mantras is that while we allow our thoughts to just

pass thru, we attach nothing to them, keeping a

neutral mind...

working with energy, the thoughts vibrate at a low

level while the mantra vibrates at a higher

level,vibrating the thoughts out of our

subconscious...& while we have thousands of thoughts

that come thru daily,is why we chant daily to help

clear the mind,keep it clean...daily maintainance if

you will....smiles

also another benefit of chanting the mantras is

that we have meridian points at the roof of our mouth

& when we chant, this stimulates the hypothalamus,

which stimulate the pineal & pituitary glands... which

are known as the "Divine Glands" because they are

connected to our higher states of Concsiousness...

in class I have shared a fun experiment with my

students & perhaps you like to give it a try...

after you tune in, do your warm ups, your Kriya,& some

breathwork & then try sitting in a quiet state with

your eyes closed & meditate...be with yourself,be

mindful of how you feel & how quiet you can become....

"THEN"...with the eyes closed, chant a mantra (even

for just three minutes)& then after you chant, sit

quietly again & meditate in silence, be with yourself

& see how you feel....

mantras are powerful stuff, really do help clear the

mind...Wahe Guru!

also, you had asked questions pertaining to

sadhana- we are taught that as teachers that we have a

specific sequence that we should follow when we teach

a class,(so I practice my Sadahan in the same

sequence) examples given above ie;always tune in first

before you do any Kundalini,then warm ups,Kriya,rest,

breathwork & meditation...we have a couple of reasons

why we are asked to follow this sequence, one is that

we are dealing with energy & by doing the sequence we

are gently allowing our bodies to open itself up to

this beautiful energy...also, ultimately when we work

on our bodies by doing the yoga we are releasing

excess adrenaline & energy so that when we get ready

to sit & do our meditation, our body & mind can become

quiet & we can find our center with much more

ease..smiles

just imagine for a moment... that you would try come

from a busy day without any preparation & just plop

down & try to meditate...hee hee hee (try it)smiles

also you asked about the music, while I choose to

chant specific mantras for specific meditations (as

you know Kartar)smiles, during my morning Sadhana I

personally start with Japji (like they mentioned in

the site that Dharam shared with us-thank you Dharam:)

& depending on how much time you are able to give

yourself, there are many very beautiful CD's that are

specifically called "Sadhana chants", which what these

are, are 7 specific songs that Yogi Bhajan has shared

with us to chant into the Aquarian Age...& I will sit

& chant with one of these CD's during my Sadhana which

is such a beautiful experience all in itself,

seriously...for me its like a little reward that I

gift myself with after working on myself, I save this

for the very last & everytime I am so excited to sit &

be in the moment...bliss pure bliss...then I sit

quietly.....ahhhhhh

may I also mention that Sadhana does mean "personal

spiritual practice" which 'key word' is "personal", so

you do what works for you & enjoy whatever it is you

decide to do...all things mentioned are suggestions &

its like anything else, the more we put into it, the

more we get out of it...and I share with you from

personal experience that while I prefer & am grateful

when I have 3 hours to dedicate to my practice,

now...when I first started I began with 30 minutes &

for me as I began to see & feel what my daily

commitment was doing for me, it became a natural

progression where I just wanted more because I felt so

good!...even 30 min...most defenatly started my day on

a wonderful note....

hope this helps to answer your questions....smiles

always in love & light,

Jiwan Shakti Kaur

(Beautiful...Sunny...Florida,USA)