Kundalini Serpent Meditation

The Kundalini power is often described as coiled serpent asleep at the base of the spine, untill it is aroused. Kundalini is aroused in many ways, stress, accident, giving birth, Kundalini Yoga, meditation....

Those in the midst of an awakening often mention being visited by snakes. These do not have to real live snakes but suddenly noticing them in pictures, on the TV, books and dreams. Because the snake - especially the cobra is related to the Kundalini phenomenon, I wouls like to pass on a meditation I have come across for 'kick starting' the Kundalini into action. It was devised by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, to share with the world.

 

To practice this meditation always follow the step by step instructions, and start off slowly. This will help you focus, visualise, chakra awareness, and control your breathing, all techniques needed along your path.

 

 

1)  Sit comfortably with your legs crossed. There is no need to force yourself into the Lotus position unless you are already an adept at yoga. Hands resting on knees in a palms up position, with thumb and first finger touching. If you have difficulty sitting in this position, then sit on a straight backed chair with feet flat on the floor.

 

2)  Have your spine straight, relax your stomach and gently close your eyes.

 

3)  Bring your attention to your breath, and allow it to naturally slow down. Take a few minutes over this, do not hurry.

 

4)  Now bring your awareness to the base of your spine and visualise yourself breathing from there. As you inhale and exhale, visualise the breath coming into and leaving this area. Continue untill you can fully visualise this area.

 

5)  once you feel concentrated enough, visualise a small black lingham at the base of the spine. Then visualise a small red snake coiled around it, with the head looking up the spine, with its mouth open. 

 

6)  Once this picture is clear in your mind, visualise the snake starting its journey up the spine. 

 

7)  When the snake rises visualise its mouth to be as wide as your trunk, swallowing all as it ascends, while its tail is still curled around the lingham at the base. 

 

8)  You may find that the snake has difficulty as it reaches each chakra, it may even start descending again, but persevere in your excercise.

 

9)  Sucess in this meditation is indicated by by the eruption or a great feeling of bliss, with the rising of the snake. It can happen that the lingham will stretch upward with the snake, but it will always be based at the base of the spine with the snakes tail attached. 

 

This meditation helps you develop the ability to bring prana into various parts of the body, allowing you to start cleansing your chakra system. You may not feel the effects you want right away but each time as the snake rises and cleans your chakras, it will be unblocking its path reading for a cleaner non-painful awakening.   

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Renee on December 21, 2010 at 14:26

Thank you! I am going to give this a try:)

Permalink Reply by Elise on May 24, 2011 at 14:49

I tried this today - it's wonderful! But it leaves me with a question:

 

Is there a proper way to end this, once the snake's head has reached the top of your own head?

Do you let the image of the snake and yoni fade? Do you retract the snake back around the yoni and let it fade?

Or some other way of ending it?


I had to retract the snake before ending, because I was having a headache from the energy rise. So, it's also a safety issue for me, so to speak. :)

Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 24, 2011 at 17:07

Hi Elise,

 

I am pleased that you enjoyed this meditation and I fully understand why you question what to do next. At some point in the future the 'snake' will push through the top of your head - Crown Chakra - and remain open for all the negative energy to rush out and for pure clean light energy to flow through you. At present I am having problems up loading pictures to this site as an image will make more sense of what I'm trying to explain.

 

As for the headaches. Please stop before you start getting a headache. Take the energy as far as the heart or throat and then down again, never push it. As time goes it will be easier.

 

Blessings x

 

 

Permalink Reply by Elise on May 24, 2011 at 17:55

Thanks.

Just for the record, I was not pushing anything - the snake went up to the crown, and the snake's head popped out of mine.

 

I have worked with my chakras before, for almost two years, using a different technique, that might explain why it was so easy for the snake to go up. :)

 

However, in that old training, we always made sure to "close" the chakras so there would be no leakage or strain on the chakras (we just opened them at need), and that's why I am not fully comfortable with the idea of just leaving the snake up, so to speak. It makes me feel vulnerable. :)

 

Lady Skydancer said:

Hi Elise,

 

I am pleased that you enjoyed this meditation and I fully understand why you question what to do next. At some point in the future the 'snake' will push through the top of your head - Crown Chakra - and remain open for all the negative energy to rush out and for pure clean light energy to flow through you. At present I am having problems up loading pictures to this site as an image will make more sense of what I'm trying to explain.

 

As for the headaches. Please stop before you start getting a headache. Take the energy as far as the heart or throat and then down again, never push it. As time goes it will be easier.

 

Blessings x

 

 

Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 24, 2011 at 18:24

Thank you for your explanation Elise. I would never want anyone to feel vulnerable, that's not the way I teach. I do understand why it is common to teach the closing of all the chakras at the end of meditation or other chakra work, as a means of protection. That is the way I learned chakra work some 30yrs ago.

 

If you have a method you are happy with it is best to continue that way unless you are in a group or face to face with a teacher.

 

Blessings x 

Permalink Reply by Mystic Moonwolf on May 27, 2011 at 19:04

I will try this meditation and see how it feels. When meditating I get the sense that I should have my hands in a prayer fashion but have the middle of my palms between both of my eyes "third eye “Ajna chakra” corresponding to a point above the bridge of the nose.  Both "Ida" and "Pingala" Nadis work and interact together, crossing each other's path and finally meeting at the third-eye chakra -- "Ajna".

So when I am in meditation I see a white glow of energy and heat in this location. So I feel "for me" that this is the place I should have my hands. What do you think?

Permalink Reply by Mystic Moonwolf on May 27, 2011 at 19:09

I will start visualizing the red snake at the base of my spine with the head looking upward with its mouth open. 

I do have moments of a blissful state and that is when my vibration is the highest but not with the rising of the red snake. 

I am sorry if I am rushing this. I will do your meditation here three times tonight. I will let you know tomorrow how it went.

Permalink Reply by Mystic Moonwolf on May 27, 2011 at 19:13
Tonight I will first cleanse my chakras and keep them open before the kundalini meditation.I will allow the red snake to travel upwards and downwards and trust in the kundalini.
Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 27, 2011 at 21:00

Greetings MM,

 

What you are doing with your hands is fine. I would suggest you google 'Mudras' and also look up the images. Mudras are hand gestures used for healing and meditation in Buddhism & Hinduism. You will find that when the Kundalini is active in a person, that the hands will automatically make these movements and lock the hands & fingers in place without you consciously doing it. As different Mudras are used for healing different issues you should not try and force your hands away from what they 'want' to do.

 

a lot of people unaware of Mudras get scared and feel the odd movements mean they have a form of epilepsy, parkinson's, or other illness. I have a file with pictures of Mudras, and I will see if I can download it here for you.

 

Blessings, LS x

 

note: I still cannot download it here, but if you pm me your email address I will send it to you. I will never abuse your email address or that of other members. LS x

 



Mystic Moonwolf said:

I will try this meditation and see how it feels. When meditating I get the sense that I should have my hands in a prayer fashion but have the middle of my palms between both of my eyes "third eye “Ajna chakra” corresponding to a point above the bridge of the nose.  Both "Ida" and "Pingala" Nadis work and interact together, crossing each other's path and finally meeting at the third-eye chakra -- "Ajna".

So when I am in meditation I see a white glow of energy and heat in this location. So I feel "for me" that this is the place I should have my hands. What do you think?

Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 27, 2011 at 21:02

 

These is just a section of the Mudras - Hand gestures...

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Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 27, 2011 at 21:08
Is it the colour of the snake you are having a problem with? If so, you can visualise a white snake in its place or as the snake moves through the chakras you can change the colour to match the chakra. I look forward to reading your results. LS x

Mystic Moonwolf said:

I will start visualizing the red snake at the base of my spine with the head looking upward with its mouth open. 

I do have moments of a blissful state and that is when my vibration is the highest but not with the rising of the red snake. 

I am sorry if I am rushing this. I will do your meditation here three times tonight. I will let you know tomorrow how it went.

Permalink Reply by Lady Skydancer on May 27, 2011 at 21:12
After the cleansing and chakras are open, try not to converse with others. Also no television of jarring music. You do not want anything negative to enter your open chakras as the cleansing will have to be repeated. LS x



Mystic Moonwolf said:
Tonight I will first cleanse my chakras and keep them open before the kundalini meditation.I will allow the red snake to travel upwards and downwards and trust in the kundalini.

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