Everyday Kundalini
Yoga, Meditation, Mantras and Breathing to Empower and Transform Your Life
by Kathryn McCusker
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Pub Date Apr 17 2018 | Archive Date May 15 2018
Watkins | Watkins Publishing
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Description
In this fully illustrated introduction to the wonders of Kundalini, yoga teacher Kathryn McCusker teaches us how to activate the infinite power present in us all. Lying dormant at the base of the spine, Kundalini energy can be awakened by a range of techniques, from yoga poses, meditation and breathing exercises to mantras, mudras, body locks called bandhas and more. Moving through the spine, this energy re-balances each of the body’s seven major chakras (energy centres), calming our nervous system, balancing the mind and re-energising our entire being.
Stage by stage, this insightful book shows how to make Kundalini practice a part of even the busiest life, no matter how much or little yoga or meditation you've done in the past. It begins with an easy-to-follow account of the subtle body, the energetic part of you that includes the chakras and Kundalini itself. There is advice on all aspects of preparation, from motivation and setting up a practice space to using diet and ritual to purify your body and mind. Step-by-step exercises then illustrate the key stretches and yoga poses, there is a chapter on the vital art of pranayama (breath control) and another explains how to deepen your practice through the use of mantras (sacred sounds), mudras (hand gestures) and yantras (sacred diagrams). Finally, the twelve guided meditations in the last chapter, each one an effective combination of the techniques already explained, empower you to address specific issues you may like to enhance in your life, whether balance, creativity, love, anxiety, anger or fatigue.
Designed to be easily integrated into daily life, the nurturing guidance in this book allows absolutely anyone to draw on the Kundalini power already present in their body to achieve lasting health and happiness.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781786781338 |
| PRICE | $22.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
Featured Reviews
8stitches9lives �, Reviewer
Kundalini is a Sanscrit term from ancient India that identifies the arising of an energy and consciousness which has been coiled at the base of the spine since birth, and is the source of the life force that everybody knows.
This is one of three books I have read lately that I hoped I could learn something from and give my overall health and wellbeing a boost. I am new to the whole idea of yoga and had never actually heard of kundalini before this book popped up on NetGalley. My doctor is a big yoga and alternative therapy advocate and I have come to the conclusion that I may as well try different things to try and alleviate some of my health complaints. I guess there's nothing to lose and possibly an awful lot to gain.
Everything in this book was new to me and I was intrigued by a lot of the ideas within it. It manages to be both thorough and easy to understand for a beginner to the topic. It also includes the origin and history of kundalini and does a great job of walking you through the various steps of meditations and different breathing exercises. There are also some beautiful illustrations of the poses which makes it even easier for a novice, like me, to follow,
I would like to thank Watkins Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Kelly K, Librarian
Thank you to NetGalley and Kathryn McCusker for allowing me to read and review Everyday Kundalini. I found this book comprehansive easy to work through.
Victoria C, Reviewer
I LOVED this book! I am a Yoga Teacher who is trained in Kundalini but I generally don't practice it because I am not a practicing Sikh and I have some concerns about the 'cult-like' nature of the style. However, this book blew all the myths away.
By focusing on the Kundalini energy and explaining the eastern anatomy in a western way Kathryn McCusker delivers a well-rounded and researched explanation of this esoteric style of yoga. She then offers a wide variety of exercises, meditations, mudras and mantras that feel doable rather than magical (as some Kundalini authors are prone to - "do this for 10 minutes and your life will change" etc.)
I'm actually considering making this book part of my Yoga Teacher Training courses in the future because I believe her explanations of the eastern anatomy are so clear and undogmatic.
Janice B, Reviewer
A thoroughly worthwhile guide to kundalini and to yoga. Well-written and comprehensive, it provides valuable information to a beginning practitioner such as myself.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
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