This book is brazenly personal. I have taken the marvelous technology of Kundal ini Yoga as taught by my spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, the Master of Kundalini Yoga, and presented it in my own conversational style. This is the way I have been teaching students in Kundalini Yoga Beginners classes for twenty-seven years: straight, simple, and with a smi le! This is not a manual or a textbook but it does have specific "things" you can do: breathi ng, stretching, chanting, meditating. I've also included some psychological, phi losophical, and I hope, inspirational com mentary, plus many excerpts from Yogi Bhajan's lectures. There are some personal anecdotes and a sprinkling of my own poetry. Each topic cou ld be a whole book in itself. Believe it or not, I've tried to be brief, but it's difficult to be brief and thorough at the same time. You'll find new ideas, new ways of looking at yourself and the people in your life, plus some yogic tidbits that you can apply to everyday activities. I want this book to whet your appetite to experience more of the vast technology of Kundalini Yoga. I know it can transform your life from the inside out and the outside in. I know, because I tried it. You won't know u ntil you try it. You wi ll find most quotes in this book are Yogi Bhajan's words.
The kundalini experience does not mean you have gone into a deep breathless trance and are beyond this world --- It integrates you more fully with reality and give you a broader vision and sensitivity so that you can act more efficiently." -Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D.
This is the definitive guide to Kundalini Yogataught for thousands of years, and revealed to the West in recent decades by the master Yogi Bhajan. This "sacred science" is surprisingly simple to learn and, practiced regularly, it can strengthen the nervous sys, tern, balance the glandular system, and harness the energy not only of our bodies, but of our minds and emotions. Fully illustrated with photographs, this gen, de introduction to Kundalini Yoga covers:
+ Poses and positions ranging from beginners to more advanced levels - Diet and lifestyle - Breathing and stretching techniques - Chanting and meditation exercises - General guidelines that help us gain the greatest benefit from yogic practice .
Kundalini Yoga can help you handle stress, improve your health, overcome depression, feel more energetic, enjoy your life, and love yourself more deeply than ever before. With this guide, you can begin to bring yoga into your daily life today-and discover a new way to meet your physical, psychological, and spiritual challenges.
About the Author: Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa was the first woman to study with Yogi Bhajan in the United States. Bhajan is the leader of the Sikh religion in the West and the founder of 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), which has 300 Kundalini Yoga centers around the world. Shakti has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for nearly 30 years, and was ordained as a minister of the Sikh Dharma in 1974.
