Owner's Manual for the Human Body: Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan

By PhD Yogi Bhajan and Harijot Kaur Khalsa

Most people regularly tune up their cars for peak performance and long life but forget that our own bodies need the same devoted attention and maintenance to provide the energy and well-being necessary for living a happy life. Kundalini yoga is an ancient science to maintain and tune up all the systems of the human body so that we can achieve pe

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kundalini Research Institute
• Release date: Jun 14, 1993
• ISBN: 9780963999108

PhD Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan was declared a Master of Kundalini Yoga at the age of 16. He came to the United States in 1969 and openly taught this transformative technology for the next 35 years, until his last breath in Aug 2004. In the turbulent drug culture of the 70s, Yogi Bhajan first reached out to the youth. He recognized that their experimentation with drugs and "altered states of consciousness" expressed a desire to experience themselves and a longing for family, for connection to their soul and their community. In response to this innate longing, he created a family known as 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization). Soon, 3HO ashrams began springing up across the United States and throughout the world.He sparked a movement whose tendrils have woven their way into numerous aspects of our culture. Yoga and meditation have gained widespread acceptance in the West and the holistic health movement he introduced through diet, herbs, and lifestyle technologies. Born Harbhajan Singh in what is now Pakistan to a family of healers and community leaders, Yogi Bhajan studied comparative religion and Vedic philosophy in his undergraduate years and received his Masters in Economics with honors from Punjab University. Years later, he earned his Ph.D. in communications psychology from the University of Humanistic Studies in San Francisco. Yogi Bhajan emerged as a religious, community, and business leader with a distinguished reputation as a man of peace, world vision, wisdom, and compassion. He founded several food companies that manufacture and distribute natural products based on these teachings. He fostered economic development in communities around the world. He is also the author of several books on yoga philosophy, business, and communication during his lifetime.The Kundalini Research Institute continues his legacy through The Yogi Bhajan Library of Teachings, the International Teacher Training in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®, and the publications of lectures and kriyas to serve the community of teachers, students, and practitioners around the world. See www.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org to learn how you can help keep the legacy alive!

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Automatic Endurance in the Body

October 12, 1988

The capacity of a human being is how much automatic endurance is in the body. The gift of God is that the body has to be carried every day with x amount of energy and sometimes it is not there. Sometimes the chips are down and sometime the chips are up. People do not understand that they have to stimulate themselves and their glandular system to add to the mix… (In ancient times) body was considered the Temple of God. Health was considered the gift of God. Man was considered the being of God.

Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: Conscious breath for total self-purification:

Sit in an easy meditative posture. Inhale through the nose for 20 seconds, hold the breath for 20 seconds, and exhale through the nose for 20 seconds. Start with 6 Minutes and gradually build the time up to 31 Minutes. If you can do it for thirty-one minutes a day, and you can perfect it, in forty days or ninety days, you don't need anything else on this planet Earth… Period. It does it all.

Yoga Set:

1. Lie on your left side and raise the right leg all the way up. Keep both legs straight. Rest your head on your left hand. There will be pressure on your left elbow. Hold the position and inhale in eight strokes and exhale in eight strokes. The breath in this posture gives tolerance and grit. 3