Kundalini Yoga Sadhana
Sadhana means daily spiritual practice. It is the
foundation of all spiritual endeavor. Sadhana is your
personal, individual spiritual effort. It is the main tool
you use to work on yourself to achieve the purpose of
life. It can be done alone or in a group. Sadhana is
whatever you do consistently to clear your own
consciousness so you can relate to the infinity within
you. Before you face the world each day, do yourself a
favor and tune up your nervous system and attune
yourself to your highest inner self. To cover all your
bases, it will include exercise, meditation, and prayer.
During what are called the "ambrosial hours" (the two
and a half hours just before sunrise), when the sun is
at a sixty-degree angle to the Earth, the energy you put
into your sadhana gets maximum results . Your world is
quieter. It's easier to meditate and concentrate before
the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
If you absolutely cannot get up early in the morning to
do sadhana, then do it some other time! Doing sadhana
at any time of the day or night will benefit you.
(Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti
Parwha Kaur)
Develop a regular sadhana and you take control of your
life . Develop a deep sadhana and you open the doors of
experience. Commit to meet your higher Self each
morning and your decisions and your life become
original; your life will bear the signature of your soul;
your radiance will express the meaningful intimacy of
the Infinite in each moment. Immerse yourself in the joy
of victory that comes from starting each day with a
powerful sadhana and every challenge becomes
opportunity. (Sadhana Guidelines)
Start your day gently, waking up with a few stretches
and pranayam in bed. Then bathe, preferably with a cold
shower, purifying your body and preparing it for the day
ahead. Wear comfortable clothes that were not slept in
and cover your head with any sort of natural cloth scarf
or hat. Create a sacred physical space for your daily
practice, embellishing it with inspiring images, flowers,
crystals, or whatever suits you. Have a shawl or
sweater handy and sit on a sheepskin or natural-fiber
blanket.
"What is sadhana?
It’s a committed prayer.
It is something which you want to do,
have to do, and which is being done by you. …
Sadhana is self-enrichment.
It is not something which is done
to please somebody or to gain something.
Sadhana is a personal process
in which you bring out your best."
~Yogi Bhajan
Morning Sadhana for the Aquarian Age
A daily practice for a ttotal of 62 minutes, every morning
for the rest of your life.
Set by Yogi Bhajan,
the Master of Kundalini Yoga
4:00 AM
Reading of Banis which is Japji Sahib
4:20 AM
Kundalini Yoga (As taught by Yogi Bhajan)
Various daily yoga sets , led by a certified yoga teacher,
to prepare for meditation . You can by the Sadhana
Guidelines at Spirit Voyage, Ancient Healing Ways,
Amazon and receive many different types to do.
5:00 AM
How to Tune In before starting (Videos)
These are the mantras that precedes ALL Kundalini
Yoga practice.
Tune in with the three repetitions of Adi Mantra,
Ong
Namo Guru Dev Namo, and Aad Guray Nemah
mantra is
also used for protection.
7 minutes:
Ek Ong Kaar,
Sat Naam, Siree
Wha-hay Guroo
Following a Full Deep Breath, express EK powerfully,
albeit momentarily, squeeze mul bandh - pulling navel
to rectum, followed by ONNNNG tongue to palate,
stretch out nnnng , then KAAR stretch out aarrrrr , then...
Following a Full Deep Breath, express SAT powerfully,
albeit momentarily, squeeze mul bandh - pulling navel
to rectum, followed by NAAMMMM stretch out
mmmmm , lips touching , then SIRI, which' sounds like
'city' and is recited as a short-quick expression, then...
Following a 1/2 Breath, express WHAA powerfully, albeit
momentarily, squeeze mul bandh - pulling navel to
rectum, then a short-quick He, followed by GUROOOO
stretch out ooooo .
(ROOT LOCK aka Mul (Mool) Band h, Root Lock is
frequently used and closes off the lower 3 chakras and
allows the kundalini energy to rise. To apply Root Lock:
Contract the muscles of the rectum, the sex organs and
the navel point ... Pulling in and up on the navel. NOTE:
This entire sequence requires approximately 60 seconds
to complete. ( See MUL BANDH. )
The sound ONNNNG should resonate throughout the
nasal-cranial cavities with the tongue touching the
upper palate lightly to cause the entire cranium to
vibrate like a bell. On the sound NAAMMMM , bring the
lips together and let the MMMM sound resonate
throughout the cranium. Inhale deeply after 11 minutes,
31 minutes, or 2-1/2 hour durations, hold the breath for
10 seconds. Relax.
Source Page of Ek Ong Kar
There is One Creator who has created this Creation.
Truth is His name. Ecstatic beyond words is his wisdom
and guidance.
The cornerstone of morning sadhana is the Adi Shakti
Mantra, also called Long Ek Ong Kars or Morning Call.
This mantra initiates the kundalini, initiating the
relationship between our soul and the Universal Soul.
Opens the chakras and energizes your higher
awareness.
7 minutes
Waah Yantee, Kar Yantee,
Jag Dut Patee,
Aadak It Whaa-haa,
Brahmaaday Trayshaa Guroo
It Wha-hay Guroo
Great Macroself, Creative Self. All that is creative
through time, all that is the Great One. Three aspects of
God: Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh. That is Wahe Guru. This
mantra is from the teachings of Patanjali. The practice
of this mantra is the culmination of hundreds of years of
prayer.
Seven mintes
Ek Ong Kar
Sat Nam
Kartaa Purkh
Nirbhao
Nirvair
Akaal Moorat
Ajoonee
Saibung
Gur Prasad
Jap!
Aad Sach
Jugaad Sach
Haibhee Sach
Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach
There is one Creator who created this creation. Truth is
His name. He is the Doer of everything. He is fearless
and revengeless, the Image of the infinite, unborn, self
illumined, complete in the self. This is revealed by the
True Guru's Grace. Meditate! This was true in the
beginning. This was true through all the ages. This is
true even now. Oh Nanak it is forever true.
Mul means root. This is the root mantra that begins the
Siri Guru Granth Saahib, the Sikh scriptures and is the
most condensed essence of the entire teachings of this
holy book. It acts as a compass towards God.
This complete mantra has everything in it. It is a
technology, a description and a technique. It forms the
basis of the consciousness that we wish to develop and
that exists in our very soul. The entire Mul Mantra is
the highest of all mantras, and it contains in it the root
of sound that is the basis for all effective mantras.
7 minutes
Sat Siree
Siree Akaal
Siree Akaal
Maahaa Akaal
Maahaa Akaal
Sat Naam
Akaal Moorat
Wah-hay Guroo
Great Truth
Great Undying
Great Undying
Great Deathless
Great Deathless
Truth is His Name
Deathless Image of God
Great beyond description is His Wisdom
7 minutes
Rakhay Rakhanahaar aap ubaariun
Gur kee pairee paa-eh kaaj savaariun
Hoaa aap dayaal manho na visaarium
Saadh janaa kai sung bhavajal taariun
Saakat nindak dusht khin maa-eh bidaariun
Tis saahib kee taayk Naanak manai maa-eh
Jis simarat sukh ho-eh sagalay dookh jaa-eh
Translation: Oh Savior Lord, save us and take us
across. Falling at the feet ofthe Guru, our works are
embellished with perfection. You have become kind,
merciful and compassionate. We do not forget You from
our minds. In the company of the holy, we are carried
across the terrifying world ocean. In an instant, You
have destroyed the faithless cynics and slanderous
enemies. That Lord and Master is my anchor and
support. 0 Nanak hold firm in your mind. Remembering
Him in meditation, happiness comes and all sorrows
and pains simply vanish.
Rakhe Rakhanhaar is one of the seven mantras Yogi
Bhajan assigned in 1991 (to help us transition into the
Aquarian Age) for our morning sadhana. This is a
Shabad of protection against all negative forces which
move against one's walk on the path of destiny, both
inner and outer.
22 minutes
Wha-hay guroo,
Wha-hay guroo,
Wha-hay guroo,
Wha-hay jeeo
Wahe or Wha-hay is an exclamation of ecstasy like
Wow! Guru is teacher or guide. Gu means darkness and
ru means light. Guru takes one from the darkness into
the light.
Wah Hey Guru means ecstasy through consciousness,
and works really well with repetitive actions like
chopping food, walking and running or try to fall asleep.
Next time you are finding your thoughts overwhelming,
just substitute the mantra and see how long you can
refuse to be dragged away into obsessive thinking. Even
if it is for just 3 minutes, the relief and calm that comes
as a result is so wonderful.
You gain perspective and decisions are easier, use the
mantra to create a period of time where you do not
think at all.
Just turn the mantra over and over, refusing to enter
into any thought that tries to hook you away from the
simple repetition. It takes care of phobias, fears and
neuroses, can remove unsettling thoughts from the past.
It can take a difficult situations in the present and
release them into the hands of infinity and do it in 40
seconds.
5 minutes
Guru Guru Wahe Guru,
Guru Ram Das Guru
This mantra is one of humility. It opens the Heart
Center (4th chakra) so that we can feel and effortlessly
radiate universal love. We call on Guru Ram Das in
praise of his spiritual guiding light and protective
grace.
The first part (Guru Guru Wahe Guru) projects the mind
to the source of knowledge and ecstasy. The second
part (Guru Ram Das Guru) means "the wisdom that
comes as a servant of the Infinite.
