Yoga: the latest trend in the fitness industry

[Guest guest]

Hi Katherine,

 

I am glad you are taking up yoga (a great practice, indeed); however,

I'd like to caution you not to expect too much from it kundalini-wise.

Hatha yoga will help prepare your nadis for the kundalini flow.

However, it will not bring about enlightenment, regardless of the

variant you get at your local studio. For that, you'll need to pick up

a meditation practice (which is rarely taught at yoga studios).

 

Problem is, what we get in the US is just a dumbed-down,

commercialized version of a much broader, all-encompassing discipline

that has been all but forgotten. Hence, in your yoga class you'll

probably hear a lot about stress-reduction, feeling good, and losing

weight (none of which was ever a concern with authentic yogis), but

you'll learn very little--or nothing--about kundalini proper. Weird

though it might sound, I was actually rebuked during my yoga teacher

training for stating that awakening kundalini is the purpose of yoga:

" This is totally out of context " , I was told. End of the story. Not

even once did the instructors utter the word " kundalini, " and my

fellow trainees are still clueless about it. And so are their own

students, of course.

 

For more on what happened to yoga as it co-opted by Western

mass-culture, see the article below:

 

http://swamij.com/ancientyoga.htm

 

Namaste,

 

Sel (sorry for the preachy post--I just feel too strongly about yoga...)

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the warning, but it is more for the body and the preparation than

anything else. I read and learn through other sources concerning the K and I

practice all the safeties every day, and some of them all day, i.e. love,

gratitude, movement, breathing, joy, forgiveness, etc. I also meditate daily. I

used to meditate about 20 to 30 minutes a day, but here lately it has been an

hour or more like today, almost 2 hours. I dance and sing, even though my kids

and husband think I am strange sometimes. My younger one will join in on an

occassion, he is 11 years old. He has a special gift, he used to use it when he

was younger and I nutured it, unfortunately others didn't and so he doesn't much

anymore. He still is special in his own way. He was hit by a truck (full size

bronco to be exact) when he was 4 years old and he saw Jesus. He has seen

angels, and my mom who passed away 16 years ago, so my actions will hopefully

rub off on him and it will benefit both of us

personally and the rest hopefully as well. I read and study the bible, and I

read what I can on the internet about the K. I have noticed like you have said,

the westerners have taken it an designed it to their advantage, mostly because

they don't care to know about its origin and some may even be scared to practice

it. Anyway, thank you so much for your warning, it is much appreciated.

 

Man, while I am sitting here typing I am having the strangest cracking sound

in the base of my neck and the back of my head, like the bones are grinding and

shifting! Weird!

 

I am sorry, the sound got pretty loud as if it wanted me to take notice and

say something about it!

 

Anyway, as I was saying thank you so much for the warning and don't hesitate

to forward other information you feel is needed!

 

Love and Peace,

Katherine

 

selena230 <selena230 wrote:

Hi Katherine,

 

I am glad you are taking up yoga (a great practice, indeed); however,

I'd like to caution you not to expect too much from it kundalini-wise.

Hatha yoga will help prepare your nadis for the kundalini flow.

However, it will not bring about enlightenment, regardless of the

variant you get at your local studio. For that, you'll need to pick up

a meditation practice (which is rarely taught at yoga studios).

 

Problem is, what we get in the US is just a dumbed-down,

commercialized version of a much broader, all-encompassing discipline

that has been all but forgotten. Hence, in your yoga class you'll

probably hear a lot about stress-reduction, feeling good, and losing

weight (none of which was ever a concern with authentic yogis), but

you'll learn very little--or nothing--about kundalini proper. Weird

though it might sound, I was actually rebuked during my yoga teacher

training for stating that awakening kundalini is the purpose of yoga:

" This is totally out of context " , I was told. End of the story. Not

even once did the instructors utter the word " kundalini, " and my

fellow trainees are still clueless about it. And so are their own

students, of course.

 

For more on what happened to yoga as it co-opted by Western

mass-culture, see the article below:

 

http://swamij.com/ancientyoga.htm

 

Namaste,

 

Sel (sorry for the preachy post--I just feel too strongly about yoga...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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