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What Is Kundalini Awakening?

By Lara Hocheiser — 2018

Imagine seeing the world with an expansive vision. You have a keen perception that combines innumerable perspectives at once. You understand your feelings perfectly. You also sense how others are interpreting the world, how others feel. Their judgments are clear to you. With adequate practice and guidance, this is some of the enlightenment that comes through Kundalini Awakening.

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Kriya Yoga: Spiritual Progress Through Kundalini Awakening

Since both Kriya and Kundalini yoga work with energy directly, even beginners can quickly experience great improvements in mood, concentration, and physical and mental energy. - Ked Suri

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Ked Suri
2020
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The Awakening of Kundalini

The science of kundalini is one of the most advanced and difficult branches of yoga. In this article I hope to set right some misconceptions of this science and to give a clearer conception of what kundalini yoga is. —Swami Rama

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Swami Rama
2019
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The Power of Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini is spoken of in all yogas. It’s referred to as the primordial energy of the universe, your untapped potential, located at the base of the spine within your subtle body. And yoga, of all kinds, is the process of awakening that energy so that it rises up.

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Jo Smith
2020
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Welcome to the Wildness: or, Uncovering the True Heart of Yoga and Meditation

Every day, we have to do the impossible. We have to submit to the magic reboot of sleep and then get up and line up all our selves into a unified being and get on with it. Nearly every day, new qualities of our selves come online to join in with all the others. This is a creative act.

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Lorin Roche
2022
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How Yoga and Exercise Help with Addiction Recovery

Certain types of yoga can produce a natural “high” that can help those recovering from addiction. For Troy Jackson, yoga proved to be such a powerful recovery tool that he’s now a yoga teacher.

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Jake Panasevich
2021
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Yoga and Black Men: Why Brothers Should Make the Stretch

Yoga is challenging (I struggle with the breathing), but it is a great option for Black men. We encounter daily obstacles including racism, physical and mental health challenges that require an outlet.

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Larry J. Walker
2019
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Emotional Reactions During Yoga

Lately during my yoga classes, I find myself feeling very emotional. Several times I have felt my eyes fill up with tears during a pose. This has happened even on good days. Why is this, and is it normal?

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Sarah Powers
2007
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Instructing from the Ground Up

In describing the qualities of asana with the adjectives “sthira” and “sukha,” Patanjali uses language very skillfully. Sthira means steady and alert–to embody sthira, the pose must be strong and active.

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Sarah Powers
2007
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These Yin Yoga Poses Will Feel Soooo Good on Your Low Back

You've tried everything else to ease your tension. Maybe it's time to opt for simple stretches that draw on contemporary science as well as thousands of years of traditional Chinese medicine.

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Andrea Ferretti
2021
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Q&A: Is Backbending During Pregnancy Safe or Not?

Different yoga systems have different answers. Sarah Powers addresses the debate of whether backbending during pregnancy is safe.

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Sarah Powers
2007
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