Introduction and important question regarding early morning Sadhana!

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam everyone

 

My legal name is Laura Walklett (I am yet to receive my spiritual name)

 

I first came across Kundalini yoga in 2003 when I was living in Brighton, UK.

There was a great Yoga centre called Yogahaven and after trying Hatha, Iyengar,

Bikram and Ashtanga, Kundalini teacher Siri Datta got my full attention...wow,

Kundalini yoga is at another level!

 

Having travelled and moved country to live and work in Spain, I didn't practice

as much but since last Summer, I have tried living on a high-raw food diet and

doing Kundalini Yoga every day before work.

 

It would be nice if those of you who get up and do your Sadhana can share your

experiences...as I have been rising early daily since last September (give or

take a few days) and experimented at different timings to try and get the right

balance between the spiritual life, normal (stressful) working life and trying

to fit a healthy marital life in as well!

 

I was getting up at 4.30am, Listening to Japji for half hour whilst I had a cold

shower and got dressed, then did half hour stretching, then the 62 minutes of

Aquarian mantras, then an hour or so of yoga depending on which yoga DVD I put

on (There are no local Sadhana groups or Kundalini Yoga classes!) I also added

half hour meditation to start morning sadhana (focusing on the 1 minute

breath...20 secs inhale, 20 secs hold, 20 secs exhale)

 

After Sadhana me and my partner go off to work for 7 straight hours, no breaks,

then come back and eat/crash out, going to bed by 10pm.

 

As we both ended up REALLY tired all the time, we have now decided to get up at

6am, Japji/cold shower time, 62 min Aquarian mantra and then a yoga DVD.

 

What I want to know is how you all do it, whilst maintaining stressful jobs and

keep your relationships going, as Sadhana is personal (i.e. you are sitting next

to your partner but not talking to them, being intimate with them etc. and by

the time you get home and eat, it is time to go to bed...and sleep!)

 

I really look forward to hearing your Sadhana stories...

 

Blessings

 

Laura

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Laura:

 

While tempted to give you a long convoluted answer, I'll stick with simplicity.

Be simple!

Morning Sadhana is the time to Remember.

At the beginning it is hard until we push our minds out and we become the

Sadhana.

The Sadhana schedule you describe is/was great and complete. We try to do it

once a month. But for your personal Sadhana, although starting with JapJi after

the cold shower will set you " free " , choose a Kriya that you feel will attend to

your current state.  It looks you may not have any problems with long

meditation periods.  But until you reset the habit, one to one hour and a half

may be good.  Stick to this Kriya for at least 40 days, preferably 1,000 days

so you can master it and the habit becomes who your are (past 120 days).  A

Kriya with a meditation should not go beyond one hour unless you would like to

add a long meditation, for example, you might want to do a 2 1/2 hr meditation

afterward.

 

Remember, Sadhana is a discipline of the mind and body to serve the soul. This

way, you will follow your Soul's intent. While time is critical, sometimes

more is not better.  Yogi Bhajan said that it only takes one, just one, Kriya

done right.

 

Blessings

 

Adi Singh

 

 

--- On Wed, 4/21/10, hadji11_uk <hadji11_uk wrote:

 

 

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Kundalini Yoga Introduction and important question regarding early

morning Sadhana!

Kundaliniyoga

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 1:06 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sat Nam everyone

 

My legal name is Laura Walklett (I am yet to receive my spiritual name)

 

I first came across Kundalini yoga in 2003 when I was living in Brighton, UK.

There was a great Yoga centre called Yogahaven and after trying Hatha, Iyengar,

Bikram and Ashtanga, Kundalini teacher Siri Datta got my full attention... wow,

Kundalini yoga is at another level!

 

Having travelled and moved country to live and work in Spain, I didn't practice

as much but since last Summer, I have tried living on a high-raw food diet and

doing Kundalini Yoga every day before work.

 

It would be nice if those of you who get up and do your Sadhana can share your

experiences. ..as I have been rising early daily since last September (give or

take a few days) and experimented at different timings to try and get the right

balance between the spiritual life, normal (stressful) working life and trying

to fit a healthy marital life in as well!

 

I was getting up at 4.30am, Listening to Japji for half hour whilst I had a cold

shower and got dressed, then did half hour stretching, then the 62 minutes of

Aquarian mantras, then an hour or so of yoga depending on which yoga DVD I put

on (There are no local Sadhana groups or Kundalini Yoga classes!) I also added

half hour meditation to start morning sadhana (focusing on the 1 minute

breath...20 secs inhale, 20 secs hold, 20 secs exhale)

 

After Sadhana me and my partner go off to work for 7 straight hours, no breaks,

then come back and eat/crash out, going to bed by 10pm.

 

As we both ended up REALLY tired all the time, we have now decided to get up at

6am, Japji/cold shower time, 62 min Aquarian mantra and then a yoga DVD.

 

What I want to know is how you all do it, whilst maintaining stressful jobs and

keep your relationships going, as Sadhana is personal (i.e. you are sitting next

to your partner but not talking to them, being intimate with them etc. and by

the time you get home and eat, it is time to go to bed...and sleep!)

 

I really look forward to hearing your Sadhana stories...

 

Blessings

 

Laura