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Kundalini yoga (kuṇḍalinī-yoga) is a spiritual practice in the yogic and tantric traditions of Hinduism, centered on awakening the kundalini energy.This energy, often symbolized as a serpent coiled at the root chakra at the base of the spine, is guided upward through the chakras until it reaches the crown chakra at the top of the head.
Kundalini Yoga for the West Sivananda Radha Saraswati (March 20, 1911 – November 30, 1995), born Sylvia Demitz, [ 1 ] was a German yogini who emigrated to Canada and founded Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia.
These techniques come from any of the main branches of yoga, and some forms of yoga, such as Kriya yoga and Kundalini yoga, which emphasize Kuṇḍalinī techniques. [20] The passive approach is instead a path of surrender where one lets go of all the impediments to the awakening rather than trying to actively awaken Kuṇḍalinī.
Kripalvananda (January 13, 1913 – December 29, 1981), also known as Swami Sri Kripalvanand or Bapuji, was a renowned master of kundalini yoga and the namesake of the Kripalu Center, Kripalu Yoga style and Kripalvananda Yoga Institute, as well as a significant influence on Kriya Yoga in the United States. [1] [2]
The Yogatattva Upanishad shares ideas with the Yogasutra, Hatha Yoga, and Kundalini Yoga. [1] It includes a discussion of four styles of yoga: Mantra, Laya , Hatha yoga and Raja . [ 12 ] As an expounder of Vedanta philosophy , the Upanishad is devoted to the elaboration of the meaning of Atman (Soul, Self) through the process of yoga, starting ...
She is well known for her expertise in Sikh devotional music. She got the knowledge of Ragas from many leading music scholars like Bibi Amarjit Kaur, Bhai Jaspal Singh, Bhai Pargat Singh, and Ustaad Narinder Singh and Bhai Hari Singh of Patiala Gharana.
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa (née Mary May Gibson; born 1942/1943) is a teacher of Kundalini yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and a pioneer in the field of pre-natal yoga. [1] She is the co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles, and the author of two books and three DVDs. [2] [3] [4] She has become a yoga guru for ...
Practices in kundalini yoga to control and balance the energy in Svadhisthana chakra include vajroli mudra (contraction of the genitals), ashvini mudra (contraction of the anus), and various asanas and pranayamas.