SADHANA - MONTHLY SPIRITUAL MORNING PRACTICE
Date: 8 June 2019
Time: 5am-7.30am
Venue: One Yoga Studio
14 Albany Road Trading Estate
Albany Road
Chorlton
M21 0AZ Manchester
Kundalini Yoga Manchester Sadhana Officer: Daria - High On Yoga
Sadhana is a specific practice in Kundalini Yoga. It is not a yoga class, although a kundalini yoga kriya is part of the practice. "Sadhana can refer to any spiritual discipline done at any point in the day. In Kundalini yoga however, it most often refers to the practice done during the 2 1/2 hours before the rising of the sun. Why 2 1/2 hours? This the minimum time suggested in the Kundalini Upanishads. It operates under the principle of karma: that whatever you give comes back tenfold, so with 2 1/2 hours given to the Divine, then your entire day is covered with blessings. The angle of the sun to the earth during this time is also very fortuitous and our biorhythms are more favorable for cleansing. Few people are awake during these hours, so its easier to take time out for yourself without distractions" (Ramdesh Kaur, 2012)
There are several types of morning sadhanas. Yogi Bhajan gave us a specific sadhana, the "Aquarian Sadhana" as a preparation for the Aquarian Age. Although we already entered the Aquarian Age for now we decided to continue with the Aquarian Sadhana practice. It has the following components:
1) The reading of the Japji - spirtual text
2) Kundalini Yoga Kriya (set of exercises)
3) Relaxation
4) Long Ek Ong Kars (Meditation with a mantra) (7 min)
5) Chanting the Aquarian Sadhana Mantras (60 min)
The attendance of sadhana is free, however £5 donation is welcome to cover room costs, any additional money will go to charity organisation Guru Ram Das Project.
To read more about Sadhana, click here.
To read Yogi Bhajan's answers to questions about sadhana here.
There are several types of morning sadhanas. Yogi Bhajan gave us a specific sadhana, the "Aquarian Sadhana" as a preparation for the Aquarian Age. Although we already entered the Aquarian Age for now we decided to continue with the Aquarian Sadhana practice. It has the following components:
1) The reading of the Japji - spirtual text
2) Kundalini Yoga Kriya (set of exercises)
3) Relaxation
4) Long Ek Ong Kars (Meditation with a mantra) (7 min)
5) Chanting the Aquarian Sadhana Mantras (60 min)
The attendance of sadhana is free, however £5 donation is welcome to cover room costs, any additional money will go to charity organisation Guru Ram Das Project.
To read more about Sadhana, click here.
To read Yogi Bhajan's answers to questions about sadhana here.