Kundalini Yoga

I decided the other day that I was going to participate in Kundalini Yoga. First Step, I ordered a DVD off of Amazon. I know what you are thinking, “Silly, you can just complete a Kundalini Yoga Class on the Internet.” and my reply would be “I am 90’s old school. I live, breathe, die, DVD.” I manage to find a DVD by GAIAM made in the 2000’s (Breaking my 90’s rule, but c’est la vie). The DVD is called, in case you want to try as well, Gurmukh’s Kundalini Yoga. Now, before I tell you the results of the Kundalini Yoga, I want to at least let you know why I tried it.

I have a love/hate relationship with exercise in general. I love what it does for me, but hate having to leave my chair. This love/hate relationship plagues me the most in the winter. Where I live, it is raining and cold and the chair is so snug and warm. I promise this blog is not about the attributes of my glorious chair, but about Kundalini yoga. According to Gaiam’s website, Kundalini yoga is a blend of Bhakti yoga (the yogic practice of devotion and chanting), Raja yoga (the practice of mediation/mental and physical control) and Shakti yoga, (for the expression of power and energy).

Kundalini is a form of divine feminine energy believed to be located at the base of the spine, in the muladhara. It is an important concept in Śhaiva Tantra, where it is believed to be a force or power associated with the divine feminine or the formless aspect of the Goddess. This energy in the body, when cultivated and awakened through tantric practice, is believed to lead to spiritual liberation. I tried Kundalini yoga in order to utilize it as a tool to help with spiritual growth and healing. If you need 10 reasons to give Kundalini yoga a shot, please try this blog link.

Overall review of the DVD, I will do Kundalini yoga again and I am extremely out of shape. There was a lot of arm movements. The DVD was 1 hour and I was so tired afterwards. I was also light-headed. I had a moment of excitement when I thought I had a spiritual break though. I didn’t though, just out of shape. That is why I am going to give it another go. Was I just light headed or for a brief second did I experience a Kundalini moment. I think the more I get in-shape, it will be easier to discern.

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