Yoga Bound - Yoga for Life. Yoga for Every Body. Your Path to Awakening and Self Realization What is Shakti? There is a beautiful symbolism associated with it, for Shakti is a goddess whose dance brings forth creation. Every transformation of energy—from physical to mental to spiritual—is a new expression of Shakti’s dance, as each level of creation emerges. There is no limit to how you can express yourself, because shakti isn’t just your personal energy. It’s another name for the mother goddess from whom everything in creation flows. When you do anything that expresses who you are, you are adding to creation—reality unfolds through each of us. Just as the womb of the mother creates the basic requirement for the growth of the embryo, the Mūlādhāra C(h)akra forms the basis and the starting point for our spiritual development. It is the foundation from which we climb the ladder of the C(h)akras; the root from which we receive the nourishment for our spiritual development. For this reason, and because it lies at the lowest point of the spinal column below the Coccyx, it also bears the name “Root C(h)akra”. Everyone admires the leaves and flowers of a plant, but hardly anyone takes any notice of the roots that lie hidden in the darkness of the earth. But the roots form the basis of the vegetation. From the sustenance received from the roots the sprout gains the power to penetrate the dark soil, grow upwards towards the sun and produce flowers, fruit and seeds. Kundalinī Shakti (spiritual energy) has its roots in the Mūlādhāra Chakra, but it is in a deep, motionless sleep. When we awaken this slumbering potential that lies within the Mūlādhāra Chakra we are able to work our way towards the light of knowledge and attain the fruit of Self-Realization. Srī Mahāprabhujī described the process of the development of consciousness from the Mūlādhāra Chakra to Supreme Consciousness in a Bhajan. In this Bhajan he mentions a Yoga technique through which we can awaken the Kundalinī Shakti in the Mūlādhāra Chakra. This Yoga technique is known as “Yoga Nidrā”, the conscious “sleep of the Yogi” , which is able to give us deep and beautiful experiences at a higher level of consciousness. It is also practiced as a deep relaxation technique.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:23:00 +0000
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