Many people living in this era are very high in knowledge and intelligence. Knowledge means what we believe is something that can be proven by experiment. For these experiments, we are using our 5 senses. We already know our five senses have limitations. But we feel much trust about things we can experience from our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

If we dissect a human body we cannot see kundalini energy or chakras. That way we cannot prove we have chakras and kundalini. Luckily modern technology has instruments that can measure our electromagnetic field, bio electricity, and body functioning. It makes sense how life forces or energies work within the body and life.

Is Kundalini's force dangerous?

Some Sri Lankans and Indians have the following attitudes towards Kundalini:

• Everyone cannot practice kundalini yoga.
• Only a guru can teach kundalini yoga.
• People getting crazy from kundalini yoga.
• People who awaken kundalini can fly like birds and can make lots of magic.
• People who awaken kundalini cannot live with family. They must go to a jungle, etc.

My answers to the above points are as follows:

• Everyone can practice kundalini. Kundalini yoga has no gender or age limit. The only thing is you should learn the suitable practice for your nature.
• If we think about people's unlimited expectations, the real kundalini guru has died and the next one is not born yet. For now, we can find a kundalini yoga teacher who has enough yoga teaching experience.
• People who have mental effects of madness (if you have a genetic reason from family about madness) or if you are suffering from depression, anxiety etc. mental problems, then have a consultation from an experienced kundalini yogi or teacher before starting to practice.
• I'm not in a hurry to say it's an illusion — yoga siddhis (miracle powers or extra sensory perception) exist, but I can advise that if you are a beginner for kundalini, don't be extreme about it in the beginning.
• Living in a jungle or monastery can be very useful for self development of your yoga meditation practices. Calmness and positive vibrations of the background can help deepen your yoga meditation experience. But you can also practice kundalini yoga at your own place — there is your own aura.

Shortly I am going to mention my life's Kundalini learning experiences.

I started my yoga journey in the year 1998 as a Hatha yogi. I finished my first yoga teaching diploma in the year 2003. Then I started yoga teaching as a Hatha yoga teacher. I met my first Kundalini yoga teacher, Ms. Lesly, around 15 years ago. She taught me a special Kundalini Kriya called “awakening to your 10 bodies” belonging to the Sikh yoga guru tradition as taught by Yogi Bhajan. It was my first inspiration for kundalini yoga in this life.

Later I met my great kriya yoga master Yogi Badridas. He gave me inspiration about Babaji's Kriya yoga. He taught me an advanced technology about Kundalini named Chakra Dhyana Kriya. As he recommended, I met world-famous Kriya yoga masters Marshel Govindan and Acharya Satyananda. From them, I learned Kriya kundalini pranayama and Kriya Dhyana yoga practices as taught by Mahavatar Babaji from the Siddha yoga tradition. In my Indian yoga therapy teachers training course, Dr. Omanand Guruji taught us a special Kundalini technology named Chid Shakthi Prakriya.

Later I completed a Kundalini yoga level one teachers training course belonging to Kundalini Asia and Sanasuma Kundalini Yoga Associations. I'm happy to say that now I'm a registered Kundalini yoga teacher in the International Yoga Alliance.

I'm not saying I know everything about Kundalini — I keep learning and practicing. But I have the confidence to tell you: I would like to teach you what I've learned and experienced about Kundalini. If you would like to learn, kindly contact us. Kind regards, Chanaka Rukshan.