{"id":3808,"date":"2025-04-30T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matsya-yoga.com\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:56:33","slug":"kriyas-and-classes-in-kundalini-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/kriyas-and-classes-in-kundalini-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Kriyas and Classes in Kundalini Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Our Beautiful Book about Kundalini Yoga Kriyas<\/h2>\n<p>Discover a journey through the wonderland of your own consciousness with our beautiful book: \"Kriyas and Classes in Kundalini Yoga\"<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to all yoga enthusiasts, this book is a treasure trove of Kundalini and Hatha yoga classes. Designed with precision and love, each class, each kriya, is a path to deeper self-awareness and spiritual evolution.<\/p>\n<h3>A book to be applied<\/h3>\n<p>I wrote and illustrated this book as a guide for our trainees in the Kundalini Yoga teacher trainings. It was important to me that our students have structured classes that they can use as a guideline when they start teaching, and so can slowly find their own style.<\/p>\n<h3>Inspiration for yoga teachers<\/h3>\n<p>These classes are not rigid instructions, but serve as inspiration - you can play with them, with the rhythm of the breath, with the sequence of postures, and develop your own style.<\/p>\n<p>They are pillars on the individual path of yoga. Whether you are a yoga teacher and want to enliven your classes with new ideas or someone who wants to deepen their own practice - this book invites you to integrate, modify or expand the practice sets.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, a practice must be alive in order to bear fruit in your life and in the lives of those you touch through your practice.<\/p>\n<p>This book bridges the gap between traditional practice and contemporary yoga. It seamlessly blends classical Hatha and Kundalini yoga techniques to nourish the practitioner's spirit.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kindle_rainer_sramana.jpg\" alt=\"Yogis figures hand drawing Chakra\" title=\"kindle_rainer_sramana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kindle_rainer_sramana.jpg 977w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/kindle_rainer_sramana-480x311.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 977px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4426\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Design Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>The classes are based on the same principles as those set out in our training manual:<br \/>Symmetry and counterbalance<\/p>\n<p>Each asana finds its counter-posture in the course of a class - both along the physical body axes and along the poles of tension and relaxation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everything that becomes tense must find relaxation.<\/li>\n<li>Everything that is opened needs stability again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hatha yoga<\/strong> means finding strength in the center - the center as a dance between the poles.<\/p>\n<h3>The wheel of the day<\/h3>\n<p>Each class is a journey through your consciousness - and therefore a journey through your life, because life springs from your consciousness.<br \/>So each class is a way to understand each of your actions more deeply - an invitation to become more fully one with yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every class is therefore a journey through your life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about this in the second part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42yDrsO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yoga teacher training manual.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7854\" data-end=\"7928\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1328\" height=\"1302\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wheel-of-opposites.jpg\" alt=\"Wheel of Opposites, Opposing Positions Yoga Drawing\" title=\"wheel of opposites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wheel-of-opposites.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wheel-of-opposites-1280x1255.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wheel-of-opposites-980x961.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wheel-of-opposites-480x471.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1328px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4428\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2842\">Transformational Yoga<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2988\" class=\"\">Many of the classes in this book - especially the chakra series and the <em data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2922\">Divine Mother Sadhana<\/em> - are designed according to the principles of Transformational Yoga.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3191\" class=\"\">Transformational yoga means that the class is a journey through the layers of your being. We start in the body, dive into the breath and prana, traverse the mind and finally sink into the heart.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3375\" class=\"\">Transformational Yoga uses specific techniques such as <strong data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3268\">Kapalabhati<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3285\">Bhramari<\/strong> - breathing techniques that help us to penetrate the deeper layers of our being.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3477\" class=\"\">You can find out more about this in our handbook - there is a whole chapter on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42yDrsO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transformational yoga.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3484\" data-end=\"3519\">Kundalini Yoga - Yoga of the Goddess<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3521\" data-end=\"3650\" class=\"\">Kundalini Yoga is the yoga that honors the Goddess as the source of spiritual growth - the Goddess as the key to knowledge.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3743\" class=\"\">In our practice, there are two main ways to awaken the inner power - the Shakti:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3855\">\n<li data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3787\" class=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"3787\" class=\"\">as <strong data-start=\"3750\" data-end=\"3766\">Prana Shakti<\/strong> in the form of breath,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3788\" data-end=\"3855\" class=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"3790\" data-end=\"3855\" class=\"\">as <strong data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"3811\">Mantra Shakti<\/strong>, also \u015aabda <em data-start=\"3818\" data-end=\"3833\">Brahman<\/em>, in the form of sound.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3857\" data-end=\"4118\" class=\"\">We use techniques such as <strong data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3900\">Bhastrika<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3920\">Kapalabhati<\/strong> to activate the prana in the center and guide it upwards.<br data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"3989\" \/>We also work with subtle sound yoga techniques to honor and connect with the power within.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4316\" class=\"\">Ultimately, Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of the Goddess - and the relationship with her is a relationship of love. That is why Kundalini Yoga is always bhakti - devotion - at its core. Without it, it remains unfruitful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7854\" data-end=\"7928\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bhairava-Mudra_new_staerker-Kopie.png\" alt=\"Bahirava Mudra hand drawing\" title=\"bhairava Mudra_new_staerker - Copy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bhairava-Mudra_new_staerker-Kopie.png 600w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bhairava-Mudra_new_staerker-Kopie-480x339.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4430\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>The Classes at a Glance<\/h2>\n<h3>Pavanmuktasana series<\/h3>\n<p>In this book you will find newly illustrated representations of the famous Pavanmuktasana series by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.<br \/>These classes are an essential part of our training and offer valuable tools to create your own classes.<\/p>\n<p>The series are Sukshma Vyayam - subtle yogic exercises - and are therefore also part of Kundalini Yoga.<\/p>\n<p>They also include breath-intensive sequences, as known from modern Kundalini Yoga, and at the same time are technically broadly based - suitable for young people, strong and weak bodies, even for older people (e.g. the gentle joint series).<\/p>\n<p>A great companion for every yoga teacher!<\/p>\n<h3>The sadhana of the divine mother<\/h3>\n<p>I had to practise this class with my teacher in India every morning for 108 days. It showed me a lot about the depth of subtle yoga - and I could feel the presence of the mother in it.<\/p>\n<p>I wish - but do not demand - that my students also follow this path.<\/p>\n<p>This class is a journey through the chakras and the koshas alike. It leads from the bottom up through the levels of our being - with the tools of Transformational Hatha Yoga.<\/p>\n<p>This inner journey is also a journey through the body of the goddess - of which we are a part.<\/p>\n<p>Sadhana is the path to the goal.<br \/>The class is the path to your inner goal - your heart, the place of ultimate contentment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/kindle_swamiji_initaiation_trans.png\" alt=\"swamiji initiation hand drawing\" title=\"kindle_swamiji_initaiation_trans\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/kindle_swamiji_initaiation_trans.png 900w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/kindle_swamiji_initaiation_trans-480x337.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2353\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Chakra classes<\/h3>\n<p>These classes deal successively with the energies of the chakras - earth, water, fire, air and space within you.<\/p>\n<p>Each class is a journey into yourself.<br \/>Take it, experience it - and write in the comments what each class means to you \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<h3>Classes for the five pranas<\/h3>\n<p>Apana, Maha, Samana, Udana and Vyana Prana are five transformations of prana - five forces that work in the body and at the same time five stages of inner development.<\/p>\n<p>In the process of meditation and alignment with the highest goal, the prana changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apana &amp; Maha<\/strong> - Exhalation &amp; Inhalation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samana<\/strong> - holding and balancing in the middle<\/li>\n<li><strong>Udana <\/strong>- the upward flowing current of Kundalini<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vyana<\/strong> - unity with the universal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our classes on the five pranas explore these movements of energy step by step.<br \/>At the same time, they are short classes (20-40 minutes), ideal for a lunch break or evening practice.<\/p>\n<p>And therein lies - in addition to the energetic depth - its practical value for you as a teacher:<br \/>Short, inspiring sessions that you can play with - and that will inspire you.<\/p>\n<h3>The great Sukshma Vyayam<\/h3>\n<p>This series comes from the great Kundalini yoga teacher Dhirendra Brahmachari, who also taught Yogi Bhajan.<\/p>\n<p>The Sukshma Vyayam is calm, static and intense - expansive and clearing - and leads you into the state of Vyana: a wide, still, meditative state of consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>A journey to the roots of Kundalini Yoga.<\/p>\n<h3>Sound Yoga, OM &amp; \u015aabda Brahman<\/h3>\n<p>Ultimately, we want to discover the sound - because the great secret of tantra is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The goddess is sound at its core.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those who know how to bring sound into the body know how to honor the goddess in her essence. She is God in the form of vibration - and this vibration encodes all forms of existence. She is passion - and therefore the source of all creation.  <\/p>\n<p>Experience these classes beyond words.  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cRbAYa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1094\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MY-Kriyas-German.jpeg\" alt=\"Kriyas and Classes in Kundalini Yoga great book cover\" title=\"MY Kriyas German\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MY-Kriyas-German.jpeg 764w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MY-Kriyas-German-480x687.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 764px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1511\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left 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