For several thousand years now, people in the East have devoted most of their lives to the study of yoga and other spiritual practices. Nowadays, many new directions in Indian teachings have appeared. One of them is Sahaja Yoga, which has existed for only about half a century. This is a completely new word in yogic practice, based on ancient knowledge, has already gained distribution in hundreds of countries.
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Description of Sahaja Yoga
Sahaja Yoga has no contraindications, classes are available to anyone. The main goal of the teaching is to achieve enlightenment and self-realization through reunion with the Absolute energy, which is called Kundalini. This state is achieved only through meditation. Here, special training is not needed, as in other types of yoga, since the direction does not provide for the performance of any asanas.
In the classroom, practitioners sing mantras, make certain movements with their hands to special music. In order to begin to meditate, you do not need to change your usual lifestyle. Practice can be carried out at home, alone or in the company of people united by the same goals.
Leader of the spiritual movement
The leader and founder of the spiritual movement was Nirmala Srivastava, who is better known throughout the world under the name of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. In this case, "Sri" means an appeal to a significant respected woman (person), and "Mataji" is translated as "mother."
The woman was born in 1923. The family belonged to Christians, although they lived in India, her relatives joined the movement for the liberation of the country.Since 1947, when Nirmala (nee Salve) married a civil servant, Chandrik Prasad Srivastava, she began to deal with the family and raising two daughters.
In 1970, a new trend in yoga was founded - Sahaja Yoga. This was Nirmala’s response to disappointment in all the schools that existed at that time, including the teachings of Osho. The woman began to search for a new way of spiritual transformation and knowledge of the truth. Her work was recognized by world cultural and religious figures, as well as respected scholars. Nirmala Srivastava remained the spiritual leader of the Sahaja Yoga movement until 2004, after which she retired. The development of the direction and its distribution was taken up by its followers.
The essence of yoga practice
The essence of Sahaja Yoga is to achieve spontaneous self-realization in the process of meditation. Having reached such a state, the human body comes into harmony with his spiritual world, mind, subconscious. For this it is important to learn how to achieve a state of inner silence when a person is conscious, but he has no thoughts. Practice does not hasten, everything happens smoothly, by itself. There is no need to try to speed up the process, the result can be felt by a change in physical sensations. People who have reached their realization are distinguished by cool palms.
This state of equilibrium is achieved due to the Kundalini energy, which awakens and passes through all 7 chakras, cleansing and nourishing them. Rising up the spine, Absolute energy reaches the seventh chakra, located on the top of the head. Then it connects with the cosmos and self-realization takes place, after which the consciousness and nervous system are transformed.
As the energy goes from bottom to top all the chakras, they begin to produce vibrations at the level of the subtle body. In another way, it is also called the subtle system responsible for the development of intelligence, psyche, and the spiritual and emotional component of personality. According to ancient teachings, everyone has Kundalini and slumbers in the region of the sacrum. Our task in the process of practicing Sahaja Yoga is to awaken this force and help it rise to the highest chakra.
People practicing this area of yoga get the opportunity to build relationships with the outside world, to overcome patterns and prejudices imposed by society. It is believed that such a cleansing of the mind by removing stereotypes contributes to the progress of the whole society.
Self healing methods
Sahaja Yoga has long been practiced as a method of self-healing. The therapeutic effect is confirmed not only by the followers of the doctrine, but also by scientific research conducted in Australia, the USA, and the Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has included this direction in the directory of restorative technologies of modern medicine as one of the comprehensive methods for restoring human health.
Currently, medicine is focused primarily on the treatment of symptoms of the disease, without delving into the causes that caused this condition. The yogic teaching of Shri Mataji is aimed at eliminating the source of all ailments acquired in the process of life.
According to numerous studies, Sahaja Yoga contributes to the normalization of the patient's condition in diseases such as:
- Stress, prolonged depression and other mental disorders.
- With hypertension, meditation helps normalize blood pressure.
- In practicing people, the frequency of asthma attacks and epilepsy decreases.
- Practice can help with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- There is a decrease in the symptoms of menopause in women.
- Sahaja helps get rid of various addictions. Studies have shown that about 500 people with drug addiction abandoned this addiction.
This effect is achieved due to the fact that Kundalini, when passing through all the energy centers, fills them with the correct energy and cleanses.As a result of which metabolism is regulated, sleep and well-being come back to normal, and the effects of stress experienced are reduced.
How to start Shri Mataji lecture classes
Followers and teachers of Sahaja Yoga say that it is impossible to achieve Self-realization without the help of a spiritual mentor. Therefore, a photograph of the Mother (Shri Mataji) should be placed in the venue of the ceremony. You need to start teaching on your own from 15 minutes twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. Meditation is carried out in a quiet place, it can be a separate room or part of it, separated by a screen.
It’s okay if thoughts continue to wander during practice. In order to let them go, attention can be directed to a lit candle or special music for meditation. A conversation with Kundalini, in which the yogi asks energy to help him connect with the universe, will also help to release thoughts.
To achieve a quick result, you can try to practice collective meditation. Classes in the group last about 2 hours, which are divided into several parts. Initially, a ritual is performed that helps lift the Kundalini up. Then the bandana stage, when practitioners establish the protection of Divinity and Love. Then the students sing mantras, listen to Shri Mataji's audio lectures, and meditate. At the end of the practice, the Kundalini raising and the bandana stage are again held.
When conducting independent meditations, you should pay attention to special music, which helps the Absolute energy to move up the chakras, creating certain vibrations. Music will help you quickly enter a state of harmony and achieve self-realization.
The teaching of Sahaja Yoga is available to everyone without exception, just the desire to change your life, develop spirituality and establish a connection with the Universe is enough. This unique practice does not require special physical training. To achieve a result, you need to be patient and exercise regularly. According to followers of Mother’s followers, the results exceeded their wildest expectations.
