He Kundalini Yogawhich is also known as the yoga of consciousness and it is, perhaps, one of the least popular forms of yoga currently because it is not usually taught in gyms only in studios specialized in that practice. It is true that it is also the strangest way to practice yoga. I like to always start my classes by asking if there are new students and, if there are, I usually make the joke that they are open to the unexpected and the strange.
Nothing we practice in a Kundalini Yoga class resembles a sequence that is familiar or known. In fact it has thousands of sets, which are known as Actionsthousands of meditations and hundreds of Pranayama or breathing exercises. One class will hardly be similar to the other and the exercises will be unfamiliar or even lack logic. And this is where lies the more transformative power of Kundalini Yoga.
Having a background as a psychotherapist and doctor of Letters, my obsession has always been to look for ways that allow us to access the unconscious mind and break patterns, which keep us limited or imprisoned in the cage of our own beliefs. Convictions and beliefs are really dangerous, since they limit us to a vital experience of ourselves that deprives us of infinite possibilities to explore ourselves internally and, therefore, make life itself the most interesting and exciting journey we can take.
Returning to the practice of Kundalini Yoga, I must say that it fascinates me, among many things because it seems to me to be the fastest and most effective way to access the unconscious mind and thus begin a real process of transformation. It allows us to achieve, optimally, what the word yoga itself means: reunion, meeting or flirting.
Flirt and meet again with what? With the truth of who we are beyond the infinite false beliefs we have about ourselves.
Why are there no levels in Kundalini Yoga?
Having said this and clarified one of the main objectives of Kundalini Yoga, I can better explain why it is impossible for there to be levels in this practice or form of Yoga.
Who can measure the relationship you have with yourself? Who can tell you if you are advanced, beginner or intermediate in your ability to dive into yourself and release unconscious patterns? There is no way to measure the level of practice other than in one’s own inner and highly personal experience. In fact the only way to know if the practice is working It is how much you are living a fuller, more entertaining, productive, joyful, creative and abundant life.
The energy Kundalini It is intrinsic to all of us, it is similar to sexual energy or creative energy. It is your life force, your ability to feel passionate about life. The practice of Kundalini Yoga should give you a shine in your eyes that is ineffable. A brilliance and a passion for living that the people around you begin to perceive in a subtle and sometimes ineffable way.
There are no levels in Kundalini Yoga but there is the promise that this practice will allow you to make your life an adventure worth living with all passion, joy, success and service.
Sat Nam