Get Life Right: A Fresh Take on Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga Changed my Life
Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time is a personal account of my Kundalini awakening. It begins with a childhood accident that robs me of my talents and memory. Some time later, after years of floundering, I meet a young girl in Paris who gives me an obscure Taoist text. I put it aside. A year passes before I start to read it. The wording is arcane. Gradually, I learn that true understanding comes not from intellectual ability but from observing my body during meditation. My practice leads me to a dramatic Kundalini awakening and in the aftermath, to the discovery of a safe reliable method for Kundalini awakening. I call this method, Restorative Meditation (RM). RM is distilled from the secrets I uncovered in ancient Taoist texts, and I describe this method in my book, Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time.

What is Kundalini?
Kundalini is the formative, biological energy dormant in our bodies. Formative in the sense that it creates our very shape and substance in the womb, dormant because it becomes inactive at the moment of birth. For most people it will never be active again, mainly because most people don't realize that Kundalini resides within them and that they are capable of reactivating it. But suppose they realized they could reactivate the energy responsible for their substantiation. What possible good could come from this knowledge?

What's so Original about the Get Life Right Approach
Well, for one thing the notion that Kundalini is an indispensable tool for healing. Two, that Restorative Meditation (RM), the method of meditation I developed, produces reliable, consistent results. Three, that Kundalini acts as a warranty for an instrument that once worked perfectly. What instrument am I talking about? The human body! WOW, you say, I didn't know my body had a warranty. Well, it does; it's called Kundalini. Like to trade the old one in for a new one? No problem! Your warranty's still valid. In fact, you can use it at any age.

Kundalini Repairs a Lifetime of Damage
Up to now self-styled holy men and gurus have told us Kundalini was a process for raising consciousness. They've told us they could instruct novices and expert alike–as long as they were willing to pay. The problem is that classifying Kundalini as a means to "spiritual" enlightenment limits its benefits to a realm many people have neither the time nor the inclination to explore. What's more, many people are put off by terms like “higher consciousness” and “enlightenment.” On the other hand, if they knew that Kundalini had therapeutic health benefits, they'd be eager to learn about it.

Why is Kundalini so Secret, so Misunderstood?
Wait a second! Are you saying that Kundalini has no bearing on higher consciousness? No, all I'm suggesting is that we begin the investigation of Kundalini with its ability to systematically recondition the human body. If people approach Kundalini from this angle, then greater numbers of investigators/practitioners will be attracted to it. Once the tangible therapeutic value of Kundalini has been established, other research will follow.

Why Should We Pay Attention to Kundalini?
The Kundalini mechanism has been included in the body for evolutionary reasons, otherwise it wouldn't be there. First and foremost, when awakened correctly, Kundalini is a practical tool for health and natural living. It's that simple.

Why Does Kundalini Shut Down at Birth?
We are all perfect at that split-second moment before conception. Of course, like a building before the foundation is laid, at that moment our beings are only blueprints. These blueprints—the numinous plans laid out for our substantiation—are perfect. At the moment of conception—the moment the egg is fertilized by the sperm—the body begins to take shape. It's the moment when, were we able to stand over our perfectly drawn blueprints, we would wonder if they could be executed as designed. That's the job of Kundalini, the Life Force. Until the moment of birth, it controls our growth. The moment we are born we become conscious and Kundalini—our natural life force—becomes inactive. After birth, of course, something always interferes. We get sick, accidents occur, we become addicted, we get older, our bodies break down. Most of the time we just go on living. What else is there to do? That's the irony of Kundalini: just when we need it most, it becomes dormant. If only the blueprint could have been realized without interference! If only the body had a warranty!

How Does Kundalini Work?
Once activated, Kundalini inventories the body and replenishes worn out and damaged systems with vital growth energy, the same growth energy that shaped our bodies in the womb. Our bodies are like complex instruments, controlled by complex systems of communication. The most important of these is the nervous system. Kundalini uses the nervous system, with all its interconnecting channels, to distribute vital energy to our extremities. And once the nerves are reconditioned, the energy buildup becomes so great that structural defects, deformities and malformations can be corrected.

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