Physical Wisdom: Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan
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Experience your physical wisdom as you heal your body, mind, and spirit with these yoga sets and meditations from Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan to help you experience the wisdom of your own soul.
This manual includes meditations for healing through the Chakras; Wake Up, Warm Up and Get Up; Self Renewal; and Self
PhD Yogi Bhajan
Yogi Bhajan was declared a Master of Kundalini Yoga at the age of 16. He came to the United States in 1969 and openly taught this transformative technology for the next 35 years, until his last breath in Aug 2004. In the turbulent drug culture of the 70s, Yogi Bhajan first reached out to the youth. He recognized that their experimentation with drugs and "altered states of consciousness" expressed a desire to experience themselves and a longing for family, for connection to their soul and their community. In response to this innate longing, he created a family known as 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization). Soon, 3HO ashrams began springing up across the United States and throughout the world.He sparked a movement whose tendrils have woven their way into numerous aspects of our culture. Yoga and meditation have gained widespread acceptance in the West and the holistic health movement he introduced through diet, herbs, and lifestyle technologies. Born Harbhajan Singh in what is now Pakistan to a family of healers and community leaders, Yogi Bhajan studied comparative religion and Vedic philosophy in his undergraduate years and received his Masters in Economics with honors from Punjab University. Years later, he earned his Ph.D. in communications psychology from the University of Humanistic Studies in San Francisco. Yogi Bhajan emerged as a religious, community, and business leader with a distinguished reputation as a man of peace, world vision, wisdom, and compassion. He founded several food companies that manufacture and distribute natural products based on these teachings. He fostered economic development in communities around the world. He is also the author of several books on yoga philosophy, business, and communication during his lifetime.The Kundalini Research Institute continues his legacy through The Yogi Bhajan Library of Teachings, the International Teacher Training in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®, and the publications of lectures and kriyas to serve the community of teachers, students, and practitioners around the world. See www.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org to learn how you can help keep the legacy alive!
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Physical Wisdom - PhD Yogi Bhajan
PHYSICAL WISDOM
Kundalini yoga as Taught by yogi Bhajan®
Compiled and Illustrated by: Harijot Kaur Khalsa
Managing Editor: Ardas Kaur Khalsa
KRI Reviewer: Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
Senior Editors: Gurucharan Singh Khalsa
Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa
Pritpal Kaur Khalsa
Book Design and Production: Khalsa Marketing Group
Yogi Bhajan Photo: Satsimran Kaur
Published by Kundalini Research Institute, PO Box 1819, Santa Cruz, NM 87567
eISBN 978-0-9639847-0-8
Fourth Edition © 2008 Kundalini Research Institute. © 2001, 1997, 1994 Yogi Bhajan.
All teachings, yoga sets, techniques, kriyas and meditations courtesy of The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Reprinted with permission. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of these Teachings may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing by the Kundalini Research Institute. To request permission, please write to KRI at PO Box 1819, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 or see www.kriteachings.org.
Acknowledgements
The technology of Kundalini Yoga and White Tantric Yoga was brought to the West from India by the grace of Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji (Yogi Bhajan). The teachings in this manual are entirely his gift. We wish to gratefully acknowledge his gift and the inspiration he offered to us all in manifesting our highest potential. Any errors or omissions in this manual are entirely the fault of the Editors and by no means reflect upon the perfection and comprehensiveness of the teachings.
The yoga sets in this manual are classes taught by Yogi Bhajan and are available on audio, DVD and VHS. Although every effort has been made to communicate the technology of these classes accurately, nothing replaces the experience of doing Kundalini Yoga with the Master, Yogi Bhajan. We suggest that you enhance your yoga experience by collecting DVDs of one or more of your favorite sets from this manual. There is something about doing Kundalini Yoga in the presence of the Master, Yogi Bhajan (even on video) that brings out the best yogi within you. Contact Ancient Healing Ways, Store.a-healing.com for information about purchasing DVDs or audio cassettes or see www.kriteachings.org.
This Seal of Approval is granted only to those products which have been approved through the KRI review process for accuracy and integrity of those portions which embody the technology of Kundalini Yoga and 3HO Lifestyle as taught by Yogi Bhajan.
Physical Wisdom
Body Affects the Soul.
Soul Affects the Mind.
Creative action is like this:
we can grow either through the meditative way
or the physical way.
The meditative way will be very polite.
It takes a long time
and it needs a lot of discipline and endurance.
The physical way is here and now,
immediate and effective.
Which way do you choose?
INTRODUCTION
For Beginners
If you are a beginning student of Kundalini Yoga, practicing for less than six months, or if you have been practicing without the aid of a KRI certified teacher, please read this introduction before you begin to practice from this instruction manual.
Sadhana Guidelines
This manual has been prepared as a supplement and extension to Kundalini Yoga Sadhana Guidelines, 2nd Edition, in which Yogi Bhajan explains yoga, meditation, and the energy that is Kundalini. Also important for beginners are the descriptions of the basics of Kundalini Yoga: asanas (postures), mudras (hand positions), bandhas (energy locks), and mantras (sound currents) written by Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Director of Training for the Kundalini Research Institute's Aquarian Trainer Academy.
The Teacher
Kundalini Yoga is a spiritual discipline which cannot be practiced without a teacher. However it is not necessary for the teacher to be physically present when you practice. To establish a creative link with the Master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan, you should be sure to tune in to his energy flow using the Adi Mantra, Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo.
Tuning In
Every Kundalini Yoga session begins with chanting the Adi Mantra: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo. By chanting it in its proper form and consciousness, the student becomes open to the higher Self, the source of all guidance, and accesses the protective link between himself or herself and the divine teacher.
How to Recite the Adi Mantra
Sit in a comfortable cross-legged position with the spine straight. Place the palms of the hands together as if in prayer, with the fingers pointing straight up, and then press the joints of the thumbs into the center of the chest, at the sternum. Inhale deeply. Focus your concentration at the root of the nose between the eyebrows, your Brow Point. As you exhale, chant the entire mantra in one breath. If your breath is not capable of this, take a quick sip of air through the mouth after Ong Namo
and then chant the rest of the mantra, extending the sound as long as possible. The sound Dev
is chanted a minor third higher than the other sounds of the mantra.
As you chant, vibrate the cranium with the sound to create a mild pressure at the Brow Point or third eye. Chant this mantra at least three times before beginning your Kundalini Yoga practice. See www.kriteachings.org to hear a sample of the Director of Training leading the Adi Mantra.
Pronunciation
The O
sound in Ong is long, as in go
and of short duration. The ng
sound is long and produces a definite vibration on the roof of the mouth and cranium. The first part of Namo, is short and rhymes with hum.
The O
, as in go
is held longer. The first syllable of Guru