ND04_24b.jpgKundalini awakenings don't come easily. At least that's how they're often presented to wide-eyed yoga students, eager to find a path to enlightenment. Kundalini is the serpent power coiled in the base of the spine waiting to be drawn upward through six chakras, or energy centers, so it can activate them and your consciousness along the way. These sudden awakenings might seem inaccessible to the average person—even the average yogi—says Tias Little, a Santa Fe, New Mexico, yoga teacher. But we can all access and begin to awaken kundalini in our daily life, says Little, in this series of recorded spiritual teachings called Dharma Talks.

In these four CDs, he explains that, rather than being a distant force available only to the most dedicated practitioners, kundalini plays an important role in regulating physical and mental health. Each 30-minute talk (and subsequent audience Q&A) is full of practical advice—along with some sound Buddhist wisdom—on how to use Patanjali's Yoga Sutra to manage your kundalini for a high quality of life.

A dharma talk is a guide to virtuous understanding and action, traditionally delivered by an experienced Buddhist teacher. Little begins his series on moving toward self-realization, or awakening, by examining dormant spiritual (or kun-dalini) energy. Later, he goes on to discuss the classical yoga restraints and observances, called yamas and niyamas. He also draws on lessons from the Bhagavad Gita and the idea expressed there of selfless action—or action that doesn't cling to its products. LINK..

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