Kundalini Yoga or The Book of Massage

Kundalini Yoga: Unlock Your Creative Potential through Life Changing Exercise

Author: Shakta Kaur Khalsa

The first complete and fully illustrated guide to Kundalini available!

Kundalini comes from the Indian word kundal, which means "lock of hair from the beloved." The uncoiling of this "hair" is the awakening of the kundalini, the creative potential that already exists in every human. The yoga in this book is a sampling of the vast wealth called Kundalini Yoga. Here you learn about the branch of yoga based on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D., who brought Kundalini Yoga from India to the West in 1969. Master yoga teacher and author Shakta Kaur Khalsa demonstrates how Kundalini Yoga works for everyday life and every person. You are not required to be in perfect physical shape or share any particular belief system. Kundalini Yoga works for you if you can breathe and move your body! In this type of yoga, the most important thing is experience. Your experience goes right to your heart, your core. These ancient teachings are designed to give you a hands-on approach to experiencing your deepest emotions and highest consciousness. By approaching Kundalini Yoga with openness and respect, and by following the steps included in this book, you can change and enrich your life.

Author Biography: Shakta Kaur Khalsa began practicing yoga in 1972, and has been teaching Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan since 1976. She is an IKYTA certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, a certified Montessori educator, and a member of Yoga Alliance and Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association. Shakta is an internationally recognized teacher of yoga for both adults and children, and conducts teacher-training programs for children's yoga, as well as yoga workshops for adults.

Beside her newest title for DK Publishing, Kundalini Yoga, she has authored numerous magazine articles about healthful living and yoga, as well as several books including Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga For Children (Sterling) and The Five Fingered Family (The Brookfield Reader). Shakta's Keep It Simple Series (KISS) Guide to Yoga will be published by DK in August.

Shakta lives in Herndon, Virginia with her husband and son.

James Redfield

Kundalini Yoga engages a flow of energy that will manifest a transformative experience in your life. Shakta Kaur Khalsa guides you to your highest, most creative expression.

Table of Contents:

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION ROOTS OF YOGA
The Myths of Kundalini
How it Works
CHAPTER 1 STARTING AT GROUND ZERO
Preparing Yourself
Focusing
Using Props
CHAPTER 2 BASICS OF KUNDALINI YOGA	2
Yogic Breathing	2
Prana-Apana Visualization	2
Asanas: Sitting Poses	2
Mudras: Hand Positions	3
Mantra: The Yoga of Sound	3
Bandhas: Body Locks	3
Chakras: Energy Centers	3
Kriyas	4
CHAPTER 3 WARMING UP TO YOGA	4
Before Beginning, Tune In	4
Series to Energize	4
Spinal Warm-ups	4
Everyday Yoga Poses	5
CHAPTER 4 KUNDALINI YOGA KRIYAS	6
Self-Adjustment of the Spine	6
Kriya for Disease Resistance	6
To Master Your Domain	7
The Essence of Self	7
Movement Relaxation	7
Wahe Guru: Subtle BodyKriya	7
Becoming Like Angels	8
Kriya for Pelvic Balance	84
Nabhi Kriya For the Navel Center	88
To Balance the Head and Heart	92
For Physical and Mental Vitality	94
Strengthening the Aura	96
For a Healthy Mental Balance	98
Let the Liver Live	102
To Relieve Inner Anger	106
For a New Energy Balance	110
CHAPTER 5 INTERMEDIATE KRIYAS	114
A Definition of Intermediate Kriyas	116
To Live Young for a Long Time	116
Seven Steps to Health	118
Your Ten Bodies	122
Awakening to Your Ten Bodies	124
Three Minutes to Energy, Creativity, and Prosperity	130
Subagh Kriya For Good Fortune	132
Kriya for Oneness	136
To Be Rid of Internal Anger	138
For Heart, Shoulders, and Circulation	140
CHAPTER 6 THE ART OF DEEP RELAXATION	144
Relaxation in Your Yoga Practice	146
How to Practice Deep Relaxation	147
Mental Relaxation	149
The Ancient Gong	150
CHAPTER 7 MEDITATION	152
Understanding Meditation	154
Elements of Meditation	156
Kirtan Kriya: Sa Ta Na Ma	158
Specific Meditations	160
Beginner's Meditation	160
Seven Wave Sat Nam Meditation	161
Ten Steps to Peace	162
Meditation to Break Addiction	163
Meditation for Unwanted Thoughts	164
"Beggar's" Meditation for Desire	164
Healing Meditation	166
One Minute Breath Meditation	168
For a Calm Heart	169
Meditation to Make the Impossible Possible	170
Rhythmic Breath Meditation	171
Meditation for Trust	172
For Focus and Sweetness	173
The Morning Call	174
Singing from the Heart	175
Visualization on the Heart Lotus	176
You Are the Universe	177
The Healing Waters of the Golden Temple	178
CHAPTER 8 THE YOGA OF DAILY LIFE	180
Rise and Shine in the Morning	182
Staying Relaxed throughout the Day	186
Sleep in Peace	188
Yoga for Couples	190
Family Yoga	196
CHAPTER 9 HEALING FOODS	198
Healing Foods	200
Healing Drinks	202
Healthy Drinks for Children	207
Ancient Yogic Recipes	208
Health-Giving Tofu	214
APPENDIX RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE
Glossary	216
Recommended Books	218
Websites, Training Centers	219
Sacred Sources, Music	220
Index	221
Acknowledgments and Credits	224

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