The Sahaja Yoga technique activates the soothing, calming effect of our parasympathetic nervous system.

“Sahaja” means “born with you” or “spontaneous.” Every person is born with the right to attain their self realization. Each of us has from birth a latent spiritual energy, depicted as a coil in the triangular bone (sacrum) in the diagram at right. Because the energy is coiled, it is called “kundalini” in Sanskrit.

Once this energy is awakened, it moves up the central channel, located in the spinal cord, and emits from the top of the head above the limbic area of the brain. The kundalini is a mothering, nourishing energy which corrects our imbalances by supplying vibrations to each of the chakras.

This flow of pure energy creates relaxation and peace. A cool breeze can be felt in the palms and above the head. A blockage in a chakra is felt as heat until the blockage is cleared. Part of the knowledge of Sahaja Yoga, which is always taught at no charge, is learning how to clear any chakra. Sahaja Yoga works by enlightening our attention. We become complete masters of ourselves—we each become our own guru.

Not only is it easy to learn the techniques of Sahaja Yoga, it is easy to give the experience of kundalini awakening to others. A candle, once lit, can give light to any other candle.