Essential Meditations Series

We use the Adi Mantra: Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo to tune into our inner teacher and the teachings and wisdom that the lineage of Kundalini Yoga brings. Ong Namo means - I bow to the subtle divine wisdom, and Guru Dev Namo means - I bow to the divine teacher within. This mantra clears our mind and sets us ready to begin our practice.

This solar energy breath is great and effective if you are feeling tired or did not have a good night sleep. Accessing your solar energy is vital and we can achieve this by breathing through our right nostril, as it increases our focus for action. The rhythmic breathing used here will strengthen your nervous system, fire up your metabolism and purify your mind.

The lunar energy breath exercise helps to soothe a restless mind. Use this meditation when you feel stressed, overanxious or when you find it difficult to fall asleep. It will tranquilize your mind and calm your heart as it harnesses the receptive lunar energy.

This emotional balance meditation is simple and powerful. If you are feeling worried, upset, or feel totally lost and your emotions are overwhelming, do this meditation. It will immediately calm you down and will balance the functional brain, restoring you back to a state of neutrality.

This meditation is great to fight depression and to bring a bigger capacity to deal with life. Remember that each negative thought and each negative action weights on your prana - your life force. When you conquer your rhythm of breath you will conquer your mental attitude.

This pranayama is a great way to access energy reserves. Do it when you need them most, before a meeting or an important event. It will lift your energy and mood up and you will feel strong and ready to face any challenge that the day may present to you.

This breathing exercise is designed to boost your immune system. For best results, do this practice when you feel the first symptoms of a cold or a virus coming on. It has amazing effects for prevention, not curing so do not wait until it is too late! This conscious breathing exercise purifies your body by increasing the number of white blood cells and calls upon your immune system to take action.

This meditation is to help relieve feelings of stress and exhaustion, and to help you let go and relax, bringing tranquillity and a sense of calm, equanimity and evoking a feeling of happiness. Exhaling through the mouth sends a signal to the hypothalamus for the body to relax and let go.

To tune out and consolidate the benefits of our practice we use Sat Nam, which means 'Truth is my name, truth is my identity'. When it is used at the end of the practice, it is chanted with the hands in prayer position and it helps to balance and centre.