Kundalini Yoga & Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan, PhD (Troy Yoga Class with Sat Kriya Kaur)

Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Awareness. It uses movement (asana), sound current (mantra), breath (pranayam) and meditation to relax and heal your mind and body, allowing the spirit to flow freely. This powerful and effective form of Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, PhD., Master of Kundalini Yoga, is a wonderful way to de-stress, recharge and heal your body quickly. Benefits of Kundalini Yoga STRESS RELIEF: Kundalini Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia. BETTER/DEEPER BREATHING: Kundalini Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body's relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body. FOCUS ON THE PRESENT: Kundalini Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved concentration, coordination, reaction time and memory. INNER PEACE: The meditative aspects of yoga help many to reach a deeper, more spiritual and more satisfying place in their lives. Many who begin to practice for other reasons have reported this to be a key reason that yoga has become an essential part of their daily lives. IMPROVED CIRCULATION: Kundalini Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body's cells. FLEXIBILITY: Kundalini Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can't touch their toes during their first yoga class. Gradually they begin to use the correct muscles. Over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles lengthen, increasing elasticity, making more poses possible. Yoga also helps to improve body alignment resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.