What is Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is a current of yoga that has its origins in the Vedic texts, in particular in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. Together with Hatha, Raja, Laya and Mantra yoga it is part of the Tantric Yoga movement. 

 

It is a well-balanced practice of asanas, breathing exercises (Pranayama), spinal strengthening (Kriya) and mantra (chanting), designed to reduce stress and stimulate vital energy and creativity. 

The goal of this type of yoga is to unblock the body and mind through the mobilization of the energy that resides at the base of our spine, called Kundalini.

Kundal is the Sanskrit term that translates as "lock of the beloved" while ini is the feminine connotation of this energy. 

 

Kundalini energy is therefore represented as a snake coiled three times on itself and lying dormant at the base of the spine. 

 

This type of yoga aims, like the others, at the full spiritual realization of man, but it does so using targeted work on energy in its feminine aspect as a vehicle.

Each Kundalini yoga class will be different from the others, ranging from very physical and dynamic ones in which even complex asanas are developed, to classes in which the practice is almost totally meditative.

 

An essential element of each lesson will be the recitation of a mantra aimed at purification, healing or stimulation of a particular energy center.

The classes are also chosen based on the periods of the year, the seasons and the phases of the moon, to promote harmonization of man with cosmic energies. 

 

In this way, over the course of a year, you find yourself working on every part of the body, both physically and energetically, and constant practice can lead to important physical and spiritual changes and show the benefits in its entirety.

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