What is sattva kriya yoga?

I specialize in Sattva kriya yoga from the Himalayas, steaming from the yoga-vedantic tradition. Sattva, meaning whole, and yoga meaning union, it is holistic yoga. The practice of kriyas is a type of himalayan kundalini, and its purpose is to move in the direction of evolutionary action. It pushes our boundaries, drops the ego, and moves us towards unity and love.

Kriya yoga is a type of moving meditation. We work with repetitions of breath, movement and mantra to activate every part of the body. The repetitions can last anywhere from a few seconds, to several minutes. The goal of these repetitions is to balance our two hemispheres of the brain, the right and the left, the masculine and the feminine. Balancing the two hemispheres allows us to come into a state of equilibrium, where we can access the central current, of silence, in a boundless form. It is here in this space of equilibrium, that we connect to this moving meditation. These repetitions push ourselves, push our ego, into letting go of the stories and boundaries we have created over this lifetime, into the boundless space of silence. This practice at times can be very physical, and our mind will come up with all sorts of excuses of why it cannot continue, and it is exactly here, where we drop our ego. We push past the story of, I can’t. It is here where we will “drop” into the practice. Once we surrender into the practice, we are able to access the pure potential of joy. We access a state of bliss, connecting to our truth, knowing how powerful we truly are. So that when we step “off the mat” after the practice, we recognize we have the capacity and tools for everyday challenges that present in our life.
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