Advanced Tantric Yoga Exercise

Kundalini Yoga Maha Bandha

Along with the use of postures (asana), breath control (pranayama), mantras (sound and thought vibrations) and mudras, another fundamental part of kundalini tantra yoga is the use of bandhas, or body locks.  In the past, I have discussed the most important lock, the Root Lock, and how it’s clever use can greatly enhance any yoga practice.  You will find that discussion in the article 5 Simple Yoga Tips to Elevate You Practice.  Today though I am going to take the use of Body Lock exercises to the next level, and discuss the use of the advanced tantric technique, Triple Lock or Maha Bandha, for advancing your yoga expertise.

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How to Teach Meditation

How to Teach Gentle Yoga

[I have consolidated part 1 and part 2 of this series on How to Teach a Gentle Yoga and Meditation Class here in this one document.  This is for ease of reference and in preparation for the upcoming Mastery of Meditation Teacher's Training Program].

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Kundalini Yoga Kriya Video

Sodarshan Chakra Kriya

One of the most popular Kundalini Yoga Kriya’s is Sodarshan Chakra Kriya, which is why the article detailing this magnificent and powerful exercise, 3 Most Powerful Yoga Pranayamas, is always in the top 10 most read articles on Mastery of Meditation and Yoga.  Many of you who have been interested in this Kriya have requested clarification on the technique, and to help make everything crystal clear, I have now created a video demonstration of it .  So below you will find a free video of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya, and I am sure this will help you in learning and mastering this wonderful yoga technique.

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Osho Quote on Krishna, Buddha and You

How to Be Free 

Today I would like to share with you an excerpt from Mystic Master Osho, in which he urges you to just be yourself, be original and follow your heart’s whispers.  It is always inspiring to visit the teachings of the masters from time to time, as I find the vibrations of their words and insights to often be catalysts for spontaneous and sudden inner transformation.  I hope you find the words below to be equally inspiring, liberating and transforming.

Osho Quote on Krishna, Buddha and You:

Book: Courage – The Joy of Living Dangerously

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Summary:  The Free Online Mantra MP3s and Videos is a collection of the very best Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and other spiritual mantras which you can download for free to include in your daily practice.  This page lists all the mantras available on Mastery of Meditation and Yoga, and is updated as new mantra MP3s or videos (MP4s) are added to the site, so it’s a good page to bookmark if you are a yoga or meditation practitioner .

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Free Mantra Meditation Video

So Hum Mantra for Healing

The So Hum mantra meditation technique in this article is a video demonstration of the technique which is fully detailed in the article So Hum Mantra Meditation for Healing and Joy, and you should read that article as well for more details regarding this mantra.  This is one of the best mantra meditation techniques and I constantly get feedback about how it has helped students in their lives.  Here is an example of the typical feedback I get with regard to the practice of this mantra meditation.

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Teaching Meditation Tips

Free Meditation Teacher’s Guide

Teaching a Meditation Class Phase 3 – The Work:

In part 1 of this series on teaching a meditation class, Teaching a Gentle Yoga and Meditation Class, we covered the Orientation and Warm-up period and now we come to the most important phase of the meditation class, the Work section.  In this section, you will actually teach the students a meditation technique and have them practice it as well.  Depending on the level of your students you should choose the meditation accordingly.  For a class with students of mixed proficiency you can teach meditations which have levels within them, such as the excellent Zen Meditation Technique, which allows students to practice at a level suitable to them.

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How to Teach a Meditation Class – Part 1

Meditation and Yoga Teacher’s Guide

Coming in the very near future, Mastery of Meditation and Yoga is going to offer a complete multi-media Online Meditation Teacher’s Certification Program, and as part of that project, is this article series which is going to teach you how to teach a meditation or gentle yoga class.  The Meditation Certification Program is something I have been looking to offer for some time now, but wanted to first insure that all the necessary material had been created and published before I did so.  Well, it only took three years of hard work to accomplish that , and now I feel the time is right for making this unique and comprehensive program available to you all.  

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Advanced Meditation Videos

Advanced Gyan Yoga Technique

The advanced Jyana Yoga (yoga of intelligence and insight) meditation vidoes below are a detailed discussion of the seven steps used by the Silent Mind Meditation Technique to bring about the cessation of thoughts and the explosion of insight.  Another videos series will also be uploaded soon, which is a general discussion of this technique, which can be considered the most advanced form of Jyana (Gyan) Yoga and is based on the Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhist concepts of nomind, end of knowledge and negation (neti).  This technique, as I have pointed out before, is an extension of the work done by J. Krishnamurti and is in my view, the ultimate meditation for Self Realization.

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Prayer for Tranquility

Serenity Hymm Free MP3 Download

At the completion of my Kundalini Yoga teacher’s training program, my teacher Ravi Singh held a yoga camp which I attended with my wife.  The entire camp was great, but one evening stood out more than others.  The camp was held in a peaceful resort tucked away in the hills of upstate New York, and one lovely, quiet evening a few of us gathered around a campfire to enjoy some music and hymms.  

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