Is Kundalini Yoga Dangerous?

(to someone who wrote to us after reading about purported dangers of Kundalini on the internet): It would be a tragedy if you gave up your Kundalini Yoga practice based on misinformation and the counsel of your apprehensions.

Please be assured that In our combined 40 years of teaching Kundalini Yoga we have never come across anyone who claimed to be in the throes of "Kundalini Syndrome," etc., which wasn't actually something more prosaic.

We feel that what is being described on the internet and in certain books, is really the misinterpretation of a wide range of symptoms from hypoglycemia and allergic sensitivity, to bipolar disorder and heavy metal toxicity, to electromagnetic pollution and "medical students disease (thinking that you are manifesting the symptoms of every pathology you read about)!"

We feel that the "interesting" experiences people describe relate to the process of working through energy and emotional blocks, and that invariably it would be a misnomer to lable those experiences "Kundalini Syndrome or "Kundalini energy." More accurately, those experiences are the absence of Kundalini energy. What's needed, when someone has a comprised nervous system, immune system, or has suffered any form of trauma or prolonged stress (90% of the human population fits into this demographic) is MORE Kundalini Yoga.

Kundalini, in its true definition, is a healing energy which promotes balance and fulfillment. Kundalini can be defined as the basic bio-energy in nature, and "A Universal archetype in the growth of the psyche." Kundalini Yoga is designed to strengthen the nervous system, glandular system, while balancing the emotions and healing the psyche, to create a more well balanced, effective, and happier, more fit person.

There are a number of checks and balances built into Kundalini Yoga so that the practitioner never accesses more energy then they can gracefully accommodate. Every exercise and meditation creates a more well balanced, effective, and happier individual.

We advise people with regard to Kundalini Yoga: it is actually more dangerous NOT to do it. Kundalini Yoga provides the tools to live healthy, happy, and fulfilled - and to realize one's potential and greatness.

To reiterate, it could be said that individuals citing negative experiences are actually experiencing the absence of Kundalini energy or the extent to which their life energy is blocked. Invariably these people are helped immensely by practicing Kundalini Yoga. Please make the distinction between Kundalini energy and Kundalini Yoga. Kundalii is our basic life energy. Kundalini Yoga is the means by which we can access our life energy and be healthy and happy.

Some people go through a relatively mild physical and emotional detox at the onset of a Kundalini Yoga practice, especially if your previous lifestyle had some less than healthy aspects. We recommend that a person do Navel Chakra work (on our Navel Power DVD and all of the other titles) . A strong Navel Chakra is the default setting for personal change. It's the most important chakra because it gathers energy and distributes it to all the other chakras so that your energy can flow the way its meant to. In addition, a strong Navel Chakra gives a person the will to move forward with energy, maintain discipline, and be fearless