Discover Your Spiritual Growth With Kriya Yoga
By Bernard Matthews
Many people believe that yoga is all about the physical
aspects meaning the body becoming stronger, suppler, and the student being able to deal
with stress more efficiently. Of course Hatha yoga which is the more well known of the yoga
styles is to a greater extent about improving the body and these are  some of the advantages
of making yoga part of your life. However, Kriya yoga is an advanced form, which focuses on
spiritual growth as opposed to the physical context of yoga.
Typically, the practitioner of any yoga style should have
studied any style of yoga for a year or more before embarking on the Kriya yoga route. Â This
is because Kriya yoga is much more complex and requires even greater dedication and understanding
of its principles.
Essentially all yoga disciplines teach the student about
the inner life force and all yoga postures work at increasing the life force, opening up
channels, clearing blockages, balancing inner energies.
The Kriya yoga student focuses on the energy in a different
manner and works this energy up and down the spine. Kriya practice is to do with mastery of
the breath and the concept is that the student directs this energy to rotate around the spinal
centers (medullary, cervical, dorsal, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal plexuses) these spinal centers
relate to the twelve signs of the zodiac.
The practice of kriya yoga is very deep and involved and the
student must be dedicated to the practice to be able to progress and this is why it is recommended
that students will have practiced other yoga methods and styles previously.
The techniques are very powerful and bring inspiration and
clarity to the student; it opens up the spiritual eye and magnetizes the body. It takes students
a long time to be able to grasp in fully the theory behind the practice and this is one of the
reasons why it is important that the student does not self-teach this discipline. There are qualified
teachers who should be contacted so as to instill correct techniques into the student; this will
then help them to understand all that is Kriya yoga.
Essentially, the student will be able to decarbonize the blood
and recharge it with oxygen, and this then rejuvenates all of the spinal centers and the brain.
The idea is that the student will have control over the decay of body tissues by using the energy,
this internal life-force and the power of their mind.
The student can still carry on with the other elements of yoga
such as Hatha, Iyengar, Ashtanga etc, keeping the body strong is important and will help with
the studies towards spiritual growth.
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I wish you all the best on your yoga adventure!
To your health,
Thomas T :)
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