Kundalini Meditation & Shaktipat At Sacred Space Yoga Sanctuary

Kundalini MahaYoga:
A Path of Transformation and Liberation

This ancient practice awakens and expands the flow of creative energy called kundalini. Kundalini is the energy of the Divine as it is experienced in the individual. As we learn to stay attuned to this vital force within, we experience a profound growth that leads to the maturing of love and fulfillment in our lives.

Kundalini binds us when we project its energy into the world and yet, kundalini liberates us when we return this energy to its divine origin. Our practice focuses on the raising of the kundalini from the chakra at the base of the spine to the chakra in the crown of the head—awakening a powerful transformative energy. This energy has the capacity to wash away our deepest tensions, to expand higher consciousness within us, and to eliminate our misunderstandings about our true nature. The awakening that occurs in our understanding reveals our complete and total unity in the Divine.

Our practice is about finding that sacred space within where the individual heart is merged into the heart of the divine.
The heart is the most sacred of all places, go there and roam…

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The Teachings and Lineage of Bhagavan
Nityananda and Swami Rudrananda

The most significant teachers of the lineage from which Swami Khecaranatha received his training are Bhagavan Nityananda and Swami Rudrananda (Rudi).

Bhagavan Nityananda
Bhagavan Nityananda, whose name means, “bliss of the eternal,” lived in southwest India from around the turn of the 20th century until 1961. Nityananda was well known in the major districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka, where he is revered to this day as a great saint.

In its essence, Nityananda’s teaching was profoundly simple — to live within the heart of God. Nityananda demonstrated the goal of spiritual work — which is to merge the individual into the universal.

Swami Rudrananda
At the age of 30, after many years of spiritual practice, an American named Albert Rudolph (Rudi) became a devout student of Nityananda. Even after Nityananda’s mahasamadhi in 1961, Rudi traveled regularly to India to visit his shrine and to study with Swami Muktananda—one of Nityananda’s primary students.

In 1966, Swami Muktananda initiated Rudi as a Swami into the Saraswati monastic order, naming him Rudrananda, or “bliss of Rudra.” One of the first Americans to be recognized as a Swami, Rudi established many ashrams across North America and Europe. He continued to teach until his passing in 1973.

The practice of Kundalini MahaYoga has always been an inner practice, carefully passed from teacher to student through oral and energetic transmission. While the focus on inner practice remained, the philosophical aspects as a written tradition emerged in the 6-9th centuries. The inspired writings and commentaries arose from the personal inner experience of these practitioners, based on their ardent study of the early tantric practices.

The most significant philosophical expositions that arose from the practice of Kundalini MahaYoga are Tantric Shaivism and Tantric Buddhism. Both are non-dualistic schools of thought that emerged from the inner practice of Kundalini. These practices and traditions blossomed from the hearts of many great tantric masters of early times, called Mahasiddhas. The word Mahasiddha comes from “maha” which means great and “siddha” which means perfection of inner awareness and energy. These Mahasiddhas were the preceptors for the earliest tantric practices, profoundly influencing both the Tantric Shaivite and Buddhist traditions. All of them were adepts in the practice of Kundalini.

“The relationship to a teacher who can provide unconditional love, energy, and spiritual nourishment is truly one of the greatest treasures we can receive in our lives. Transforming our lives from one of ordinary awareness to living in divine awareness is a real challenge, and one that is almost impossible without the love, energy, support, and guidance from a teacher. I am deeply grateful that my teachers provided that nourishment for me, which is one of the primary reason that I have committed my life to serve and teach — so that I might provide that same gift for someone else. While recognizing the importance of the teacher in each individual’s spiritual growth, I am not at all interested in ‘guru worshipping.’ You are free to decide the kind of relationship you want. I am honored and privileged to unconditionally share the grace of my teachers.”
Swami Khecaranatha

Assistant Teachers

Swami Khecaranatha has trained some of his students to assist him in the teaching of kundalini meditation. The classes taught by these teachers are held on Monday nights.

Kundalini meditation classes are offered free of charge.

First-time students should sign up for a free introductory session prior to attending the kundalini meditation classes. Intros are offered on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 510-486-8700 to enroll.

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