Sahaja Yoga is a method of achieving a unique state of meditation through the connection of our innate spiritual energy (Kundalini) to the all-pervading divine energy of the universe. This state, known as thoughtless awareness, makes us peaceful, balanced and integrated while improving our wellness and relationships over time.
What Does Sahaja Yoga mean?
“Sahaja” means born with you and “yoga” means union with the All pervading divine power. “Sahaja” also means spontaneous. The divine power within us, called the “Kundalini”, is easily awakened with Sahaja Yoga and the individual can feel the divine vibrations in his hands. It is possible to attain inner balance and to solve both individual and collective problems through meditation.
Sahaja Yoga is a special meditation technique based on Self Realization (awakening of the Kundalini energy). This can take place within every individual. The person experiences an inner transformation and becomes a more integrated and balanced person, feeling the all pervading divine power in the form of a cool breeze, as foreseen by all the religions and scriptures of the world.
This transformation is currently taking place all over the world and has been experienced and proven by thousands of people in more than 100 countries. The experience is free of cost because it is not possible to pay for divine love.
Sahaja Yoga has been gifted to humanity by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi at a time when our world most needs peace and balance. Every individual has the chance to feel the peace and joy dormant in his roots.
How is Sahaja Yoga unique from other forms of yoga?
Sahaja Yoga techniques are absolutely unique in that they allow you to break through to the crown or seventh chakra, something that only a very few spiritual masters had previously been able to achieve across the centuries to a few chosen disciples. The fact that Sahaja Yoga can achieve this phenomenon en masse and simultaneously for a large group of people makes it a profound discovery compared to all other forms of Kundalini Yoga or meditation.
Sahaja Yoga techniques raise the Kundalini energy through the Sushumna Nadi (the central nervous system), an accomplishment that’s unique to Sahaja Yoga. The central channel is the path of our spiritual ascent and hence this is vital.
Sahaja Yoga places the ability and power to transform yourself by making you the master of your own inner spiritual self. It is run entirely by a volunteer not-for-profit organization where practitioners offer the techniques and teachings completely free of charge.
The mission and philosophy of Sahaja Yoga, as stated by Shri Mataji, the Founder, is simple — peace in the world is only possible if every human being can become peaceful from within. And Sahaja Yoga is designed to be given easily to as many people as possible so that the world can ultimately be a peaceful, beautiful and completely natural place to live.
How does Sahaja Yoga work?
The practice of meditation is central to the practice of Sahaja Yoga. The true meaning of yoga is union — the profound connection of the Kundalini energy within us to the all-pervading divine energy.
When this powerful union takes place, our chakras are nourished and energized. During meditation, Sahaja Yoga can raise the Kundalini energy to the crown (Sahasrara) chakra, where we experience thoughtless awareness — a powerful realm of consciousness that allows us to transcend the ordinary mental and physical planes.
The flow of the Kundalini energy during meditation confers a soothing experience of vibrations on our palms and fingers — tangible proof of its awakening. Over time, nourishment of the chakras helps us improve every aspect of character and personality and ultimately the quality of our lives.
Enlightened medicine: Western science and Eastern wisdom
Sahaja Yoga Meditation addresses the symptoms of disease while acting on the roots of the problems. It is based on the knowledge of the subtle system whose six main centres of energy are located at the level of six nerve plexuses and endocrine glands, integrated and controlled by the seventh centre corresponding to the limbic system.
The state of Thoughtless Awareness is achieved when the subtle energy ascends through the spinal cord. When it reaches the brain it activates the parasympathetic nervous system and the limbic system. Sahaja Yoga Meditation has been shown to lead to changes in physiological parameters that enhance parasympathetic activity, leading to stress relief and restoration of bodily functions.
Modern brain imaging studies have shown that the state of Mental Silence leads to increased activity in the limbic brain areas that mediate positive emotions. Long-term practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation have larger amounts of grey matter in the regions of attention, self-control and emotion control than non-meditators.
