According to specialists in Hindu culture, the Kundalini It is a primordial energy or force that lies dormant at the base of our spine and constitutes the first chakra. An energy that is identified with the creativity latent in each individual and is usually represented as a coiled serpent.
Upon awakening the energy, this snake rises up the spinal column and is purified through the different energy cores or chakras, reaching personal fulfillment on the physical, mental and spiritual plane.
Kundalini Yoga is considered the primal yoga, being his most dynamic exercises. The practice of Kundalini Yoga favors the development of attitudes that lead us to achieve well-being, emotional balance and happiness.
Definition of Kundalini Yoga
The Kundalini Yoga is defined as the yoga of consciousness or that of energy, since its object is the awakening of cosmic energy. An energy that awakens through the performance of asanas or yoga postures, pranayama or breathing techniques, mudras or psychic gestures, bandhas or energy keys, mantras or mystical sounds, visualizations and meditation techniques.
A practice that seeks to activate seven energy centers distributed throughout the spine and whose awakening entails entering higher levels of consciousness.
Benefits of Kundalini Yoga
The benefits of Kundalini Yoga they are multiple and basically they are:
• Strengthens the abdominal muscles.
• Reduces stress and anxiety.
• Helps improve the flexibility of the spine.
• Strengthens the immune system.
• Strengthens the nervous system.
• Improve memory thanks to meditation exercises.
• Provides well-being by revitalizing and rejuvenating body and mind.
• Increase creativity.
• Promotes emotional self-control.
• Provides a more optimistic point of view, dissolving negativity.
The most typical postures of Kundalini Yoga
Among the most prominent positions are:
Raven pose
This is one of the basic Kundalini posturesAlthough it is one of the most reluctant to awaken in apparently complex beginners.
It starts squatting, with feet apart and knees wider than hips. We place our hands on the floor with palms supported and fingers extended. Firmly and keeping the elbows bent, we are raising the hips.
Once achieved, we place the knees in the back of the arms, as high as we can. You can choose to go up one foot and help us by placing ourselves on a cushion or other support. It is recommended to hold the position for 5 or 10 breaths and pressing the floor with your hands. We return to the starting position.
Posture of the Frog or posture of the second chakra, the sacral chakra (Svadisthana)
This posture regulates the energy of the first three chakras, including the sacrum, providing vitality and energy, in addition to toning and strengthening the legs, it also relaxes the lower back and improves blood circulation.
The posture begins by squatting with your heels together and somewhat elevated. Looking at the forehead, we place the tips of our fingers on the ground between our knees. As if we were a frog ready to jump, we inhale while raising our hips up and holding the posture.
We exhale lowering back to the initial position. It is recommended to repeat the exercise about 26 times. If your hands cannot reach the ground well, we can always help ourselves with some blocks or a cushion.
Stretch posture or posture for the third chakra, the solar plexus (Manipura)
We started lying on the floor face up and on a mat, feet together and arms close to the body. From there, we lift our feet and head about 10 centimeters, while raising our arms in such a way that the palms are facing each other.
In that position we begin to take long and deep breaths, we do a rapid breath, that is, a deep inhalation and a rapid exhalation, to start a cycle of slow and deep breaths again. A breathing technique known as fire breathing.