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[Guest guest]

Sat Nam All,

 

I am questioning something I read in a major yoga publication this

evening. The article is titled " Energy Rising " and discusses Kundalini

meditations presented by Swami Shankarananda, Swami Chetanananda and

Swami Vivekananda.

 

Their tradition is distinct from the Kundalini Yoga that was brought to

the West by Yogi Bhajan, which is a Sikh tradition that teaches a

hatha yoga practice. "

 

While I understand that Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan has no

patent on Kundalini energy and that Yogi Bhajan is a Sikh, I was not of

the understanding that the yoga he taught was itself a Sikh tradition

nor that it was a hatha practice. Can someone give some clarification?

If I, as a teacher am confused, students or those thinking of

beginning a practice may be even more so.

 

There is so much I don't know and each day brings something new to

light!

 

Guru Gopal Kaur

 

 

[Guest guest]

Good morning,

 

I was reading your email and I'd like to know if you can define what

is the Kandalini force. I mean: what is the sensation that de

Kundalini produces in ourselves. I've been reading so many articles

and books about that precious theme, but, I confess, it's very hard

to understand, even more to feel it. Don't you think so?

I'm a brazilian practice of yoga. My master is the teacher Hermógenes.

Thank you for your attention and thank you for writing to me.

 

Kundaliniyoga , joan richards <joancarol

wrote:

>

> Sat Nam All,

>

> I am questioning something I read in a major yoga publication this

> evening. The article is titled " Energy Rising " and discusses

Kundalini

> meditations presented by Swami Shankarananda, Swami Chetanananda

and

> Swami Vivekananda.

>

> Their tradition is distinct from the Kundalini Yoga that was

brought to

> the West by Yogi Bhajan, which is a Sikh tradition that teaches a

> hatha yoga practice. "

>

> While I understand that Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan has

no

> patent on Kundalini energy and that Yogi Bhajan is a Sikh, I was

not of

> the understanding that the yoga he taught was itself a Sikh

tradition

> nor that it was a hatha practice. Can someone give some

clarification?

> If I, as a teacher am confused, students or those thinking of

> beginning a practice may be even more so.

>

> There is so much I don't know and each day brings something new to

> light!

>

> Guru Gopal Kaur

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Britto,

 

I can only write from my own experience with the sensation of

Kundalini Energy. For me it has been almost like a gradual

awakening and a generally a subtle feeling of flow or movement

in the central portion of my body along the spine, but encompassing

an area of greater circumference than the spine. The energy can be

concentrated at the chakras, sometimes all, other times I feel the

sensation more strongly gathered at one place. There have been

times of a sensation of a stronger surge of upward flow and euphoric

awareness. It is never the goal of my practice and I don't particularly

attempt to define what I am feeling as it happens.

 

Keep up with your practice and watch yourself expand.

 

Peace,

 

Guru Gopal Kaur

 

On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 09:27 PM, brittodacunha wrote:

 

>

> Good morning,

>

> I was reading your email and I'd like to know if you can define what

> is the Kandalini force. I mean: what is the sensation that de

> Kundalini produces in ourselves. I've been reading so many articles

> and books about that precious theme, but, I confess, it's very hard

> to understand, even more to feel it. Don't you think so?

> I'm a brazilian practice of yoga. My master is the teacher Hermógenes.

> Thank you for your attention and thank you for writing to me.

>

> Kundaliniyoga , joan richards <joancarol

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam, Guru Gopal Kaur!!

 

thanks, thanks a lot for your response. It helped a lot.

how marvellous it seems to be the Kundalini force!!

but, is it possible to tell, from your experience with Kundalini,

which Asanas are better to begin to feel the Kundalini force? To feel

it is necessary to practice much? How many years? I've been

practicing Yoga since 2004. Sometimes, when I'm in deep

concentration, making a meditation or saying a mantra, I

see " things " . Is it normal? Sometimes, I get frightned with my

visions.

Your sincerely,

Andrea Britto da Cunha, from Rio de Janeiro (BRAZIL)

 

 

Kundaliniyoga , joan richards <joancarol

wrote:

>

> Sat Nam Britto,

>

> I can only write from my own experience with the sensation of

> Kundalini Energy. For me it has been almost like a gradual

> awakening and a generally a subtle feeling of flow or movement

> in the central portion of my body along the spine, but encompassing

> an area of greater circumference than the spine. The energy can be

> concentrated at the chakras, sometimes all, other times I feel the

> sensation more strongly gathered at one place. There have been

> times of a sensation of a stronger surge of upward flow and euphoric

> awareness. It is never the goal of my practice and I don't

particularly

> attempt to define what I am feeling as it happens.

>

> Keep up with your practice and watch yourself expand.

>

> Peace,

>

> Guru Gopal Kaur

>

> On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 09:27 PM, brittodacunha wrote:

>

> >

> > Good morning,

> >

> > I was reading your email and I'd like to know if you can define

what

> > is the Kandalini force. I mean: what is the sensation that de

> > Kundalini produces in ourselves. I've been reading so many

articles

> > and books about that precious theme, but, I confess, it's very

hard

> > to understand, even more to feel it. Don't you think so?

> > I'm a brazilian practice of yoga. My master is the teacher

Hermógenes.

> > Thank you for your attention and thank you for writing to me.

> >

> > Kundaliniyoga , joan richards <joancarol@>

>

>

>