Ipsalu Tantra Kundali Kriya Yoga
for the South Bay and Peninsula areas of Northern California
The Practice

    
             MahaAvatar Babaji

The key to this system of practices is the Cosmic Cobra Breath, a precious gift to humankind from MahaAvatar Babaji.  This ancient breath technique was long held secret because of its great power.  It prepares the mind and body for the controlled movement of Kundalini. Kundalini is Life Force, or Consciousness, one expression of which is sexual energy.  When sexual energy moves upward, it enlightens you.  In normal sex, the energy flows downward to drain you. 

Cobra Breath reverses the flow of sexual energy to turn it into your most valuable resource.  The secret teachings of many traditions use kundalini energy to rejuvenate the body, empower the mind and awaken the soul.  The Breath pulls magnetic (shakti) energy into the spine, magnetizing the cerebro-spinal fluid, allowing Kundalini to move up the spine.  As the brain bathes in this magnetized fluid, the nervous system is transformed. You awaken to a new consciousness.  Learn the Cosmic Cobra Breath with Stacey Wilkinson in the 6 Series Practicum Course. 

Kriya Yoga:
Cobra Breath is the capstone of the science of Kriya Yoga. "Kriya" means "action" and refers to the conscious manipulation of energy through the body. The other yogic tools from this sacred science, which we use in support of the Cobra Breath, include the following:

  • ASANAS: Postures to purify the physical vehicle
  • PRANAYAMA: Breathing techniques to expand consciousness
  • DHYANA: Meditation to attune yourself to the Divine Current
  • MANTRAS: Transcendent sounds which resonate in the body
  • YANTRAS: Visual manifestations of mantras
  • MUDRAS: Gestures to activate body currents
  • BANDHAS: Energy locks to conserve and move pranic energy
  • MAITHUNA:Sexual Union

Emotional Release:
The ancient yogic methods were traditionally practiced in an ashram under the close supervision of a guru.  However, today our challenge is to maintain the practice while continuing our life.  The increased energies resulting from this practice activate repressed emotions, which must be expressed and released.   In the West, methods have been developed over the last few decades to clear emotional residue.   Ipsalu Tantra Kundalini Kriya Yoga has refined this process to the state of the art.   We offer a variety of intensities from all-out catharsis to more subtle contemplative practices.   As you examine your intentions that aren't being realized, you discover, invariably, some limiting belief standing in the way, something about your inability, unworthiness, or unwillingness.  That belief is glued in place by the emotions present when the belief was adopted -- the sadness, fear or anger surrounding some pivotal event.  Emotional release is an integral part of learning to manifest.  The student should expect to consistently devote 30-60 minutes a day to achieve the best results.  Kriya Yoga has long promised enlightenment in this lifetime to those who would be diligent in the practice.

Sitting With Feelings is an example of a Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga Practice.  It can take great courage to really sit with our feelings, allowing ourselves to surrender to their powerful energies. All too often we set our feelings aside, thinking we will deal with them later. If we don't deal with them, we end up storing them in our minds and bodies and this is when anxiety and other health issues can arise. Denying what our bodies want to feel can lead to trouble now or down the line, which is why being in the thick of our feelings, no matter how scary it seems, is really the best thing we can do for ourselves.


One of the reasons we tend to hide or push aside our feelings is that we live in a culture that has not traditionally supported emotional awareness. However, as the connection between mind and body--our emotions and our physical health-- becomes clearer, awareness of the importance of feeling our feelings has grown. There are many books, classes, workshops and retreats that can help us on our way to emotional intelligence, however, in Ipsalu Tantra Kundalini Kriya Yoga, we trust in our own ability to process what comes up when it comes up. If sadness arises, we can notice its presence and welcome it, noting where in our bodies we feel it, and allowing ourselves to express it through tears or a quiet turning inward.


When we simply allow ourselves to fully feel our feelings as they come, we tend to let them go easily. This is all we are required to do; our feelings simply want to be felt. We often complicate the situation by applying mental energy in the form of analysis, when all we really need is to allow, as the earth allows the rain to fall upon it. As the rain falls, the earth responds in a multitude of ways, sometimes emptying out to form a great canyon, sometimes soaking it up to nourish an infinitude of plants. In the same way, the deeper purpose of our feelings is to transform the terrain of our inner world, sometimes creating space for more feelings to flow, sometimes providing sustenance for growth. All we need to do is allow the process by relaxing, opening, and receiving the bounty of our emotions.