Sunday, 28th February 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at
the Sohan Jalaiai Centre, St.Albans.
Reflecting the maximum light from the sun,
the full moon is a time
of abundance and completeness.
The evening will begin with gentle yoga to stretch the body
followed by deep relaxation with Gong.
We will then chant a series of sacred mantras
including a powerful mantra for prosperity.
The evening will conclude with yogi tea and light refreshment.
ALL ARE WELCOME - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Cost: £15.00
(concessions available)
Booking is essential
(01727) 827554 info@sohanjalaiai.com
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KUNDALINI
YOGA SADHANA
(Prayer,
Kundalini Yoga and 62 minutes of meditation in the divine, ambrosial
hours)
5:00am - 7:30am
(Dates for 2010 will be announced shortly)
There is no cost for Sadhana
Donations are gratefully received
About Sadhana Sadhana
means any practice of self discipline that raises the consciousness
and leads us to experience and express the Infinite Self within. It is a practice to integrate body, mind and spirit: a commitment to your higher
consciousness. The primary goal of Kundalini Yoga Sadhana is to
develop the group consciousness into a universal consciousness.
According
to yogic scriptures the ideal Sadhana of 2½ hours takes place before the sun rises, a time when the angle of the sun to
the earth is very conducive to meditation and also when the basic
life force (Prana), and the body rhythms, support physical cleansing
more so than at other times of the day. This time is known as ‘Amrit Vela’ - the ambrosial hours. It is a naturally quiet period before the clutter, activity
and avarice in the world is awakened. The time of 2 ½ hours is set out by the law of Karma which says that everything you give you
receive back ten-fold. So, when we dedicate one-tenth of
the day to our higher consciousness, the whole day is covered
by the returning
energy.
In
1992 Yogi Bhajan gave a special Sadhana to be practised
for as long as 21 years, as we transition fully
into the Aquarian Age. This
classic Sadhana of Kundalini Yoga begins with one person reading prayers
(or the group listening to a recording). Yoga follows,
with the normal tune-in mantras ‘Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo’ and ‘Ad Guray Nameh’. After yoga comes 62 minutes of meditation in the form of chanting mantras.
The group then closes Sadhana with the song ‘Long Time Sun’ and ‘Sat Nam’ (see 'Classes' for details).
The greatest conquest (of yourself) is actually getting to Sadhana - consciously
choosing to wake up and get up in those early hours instead of
staying comfortably in bed. Once there, by investing yourself as
consciously as possible in Sadhana you will contribute a great
deal to the group energy and your personal and group experience.
Sadhana is totally uplifting, and if you feel tired afterwards you can simply
go back to bed when you get home: you will experience the deepest
and most healing rest.
Doing your own Sadhana regularly is an excellent discipline but take
every opportunity possible to do group Sadhana also; and during
your personal Sadhana always visualise others joining in with you.
Everything
in Kundalini Yoga is designed to bring you to experience your own
spirituality and to deepen your spiritual experience within your
own religion (if you have one). When you attend a Kundalini Yoga Sadhana the reading will be from the Japji,
consistent with the Sikh lineage of Kundalini Yoga. However, if you follow a particular faith, for your personal Sadhana you may
wish to read from the holy scriptures brought forth from that faith.
“The
early breeze before dawn is the keeper of secrets.
Don’t
go back to sleep!
It
is time for prayer, it is time to ask for what you really
need.
Don’t
go back to sleep!
The
door of the One who created the world is always open.
Don’t
go back to sleep.”
Rumi
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