Sivananda's Kundalini Kriya Yoga

I call this the “Sivananda Kriya Yoga” It is as it says, it can awaken kundalini very rapidly. IT is from Sivananda’s book “Kundalini Yoga." Anyone sincerely interested in Kundalini Yoga should have a copy of this book and read, study and practice. Jai Guru, Om Guru, Om Nama Shivaya. PRANAYAMA FOR AWAKENING KUNDALINI When you practise the following, concentrate on the Muladhara Chakra at the base of the spinal column, which is triangular in form and which is the seat of the Kundalini Shakti. Close the right nostril with your right thumb. Inhale through the left nostril till you count 3 Oms slowly. Imagine that you are drawing the Prana with the atmospheric air. Then close the left nostril with your little and ring fingers of the right hand. Then retain the breath for 12 Oms. Send the current down the spinal column straight into the triangular lotus, the Muladhara Chakra. Imagine that the nerve-current is striking against the lotus and awakening the Kundalini. Then slowly exhale through the right nostril counting 6 Oms. Repeat the process from the right nostril as stated above, using the same units, and having the same imagination and feeling. This Pranayama will awaken the Kundalini quickly. Do it 3 times in the morning and 3 times in the evening. Increase the number and time gradually and cautiously according to your strength and capacity. In this Pranayama, concentration on the Muladhara Chakra is the important thing. Kundalini will be awakened quickly if the degree of concentration is intense and if the Pranayama is practised regularly. KUNDALINI PRANAYAMA In this Pranayama, the Bhavana is more important than the ratio between Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka. Sit in Padma or Siddha Asana, facing the East or the North. After mentally prostrating to the lotus-feet of the Sat-guru and reciting Stotras in praise of God and Guru, commence doing this Pranayama which will easily lead to the awakening of the Kundalini. Inhale deeply, without making any sound. As you inhale, feel that the Kundalini lying dormant in the Muladhara Chakra is awakened and is going up from Chakra to Chakra. At the conclusion of the Puraka, have the Bhavana that the Kundalini has reached the Sahasrara. The more vivid the visualisation of Chakra after Chakra, the more rapid will be your progress in this Sadhana. Retain the breath for a short while. Repeat the Pranava or your Ishta Mantra. Concentrate on the Sahasrara Chakra. Feel that by the Grace of Mother Kundalini, the darkness of ignorance enveloping your soul has been dispelled. Feel that your whole being is pervaded by light, power and wisdom. Slowly exhale now. And, as you exhale feel that the Kundalini Shakti is gradually descending from the Sahasrara, and from Chakra to Chakra, to the Muladhara Chakra. Now begin the process again. It is impossible to extol this wonderful Pranayama adequately. It is the magic wand for attaining perfection very quickly. Even a few days’ practice will convince you of its remarkable glory. Start from today, this very moment. May God bless you with joy, bliss and immortality. -Swami Sivananda

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Ondulino April 20, 2010 at 3:22pm

I think in the Kundalini book Swami ji describes several pranyamas how to awaken kundalini... However, I do believe that one should attempt the same after he reaches at least a some purity of mind and heart.
Ondulino April 20, 2010 at 3:22pm

I think in the Kundalini book Swami ji describes several pranyamas how to awaken kundalini... However, I do believe that one should attempt the same after he reaches at least a some purity of mind and heart.
Kulananda May 20, 2009 at 6:10pm

Here is where to get an online version of Kundalini Yoga by Sivananda. Go to "scribd.com" and search 'Kundalini"
Kulananda May 20, 2009 at 5:49pm

VS 29 of Vijnana Bhairava (paraphrasing): "Meditate on kundalini rising from muladhara up through the chakras and dissolving in Sahasrara."

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