We’ll begin by demystifying Kundalini (aka Shakti) by exploring the esoteric and spiritual meaning of how this mysterious force within each one of us activates the bridge between heaven or cosmos and our higher selves on one side and with the earth of our animal evolutionary nature on the other. We’ll explore the biology of this energy and consciousness and its relation to the cerebrospinal fluid, the vagus nerve, and the pineal gland. We’ll travel through the history and esoteric mystery schools of India and experience this hidden energy which sits at the base of the spine and, once activated, opens up a light bridge through the spinal cord and brain that connects the seeker from the darkness of the earth to the light at the higher regions of their consciousness — and we’ll explore how to live in the middle at the heart center.

In this module, you’ll:

• Discover what Kundalini is and how awakening it can transform your life
• See your body as a microcosm for the intelligence of the entire universe and how Kundalini is an algorithm and path to awakening this intelligence within you
• Map the journey the Kundalini energy takes in your body from the darkness at the base of your spine to the light of cosmos above through 3 Suns and 7 Chakras along the spine and brain
• Be given a simple 10-minute meditation and energization exercise to slowly and gently awaken Kundalini Shakti in the week ahead
• Learn your first Mantra or sound that you can practice immediately to feel the Kundalini energy in your body

We’ll explore how we can bring energy into our bodies and learn to breathe in order to awaken the Kundalini Shakti at the base of our spine. Energy is everywhere around us and certain practices can increase our inner prana and energy levels. We’ll also discover how we sit on the Earth and how our evolution as human beings began at this base and then rose up the spinal cord to develop our neocortex that we’re so reliant on today. By returning to the earth, we’ll learn how to ground ourselves and become fearless, strong, healthy, and in control of our urges.

In this module, you’ll:

• Explore your evolutionary nature as a being rising from earth consciousness to universal consciousness
• Discover your reptilian or animal brain and how it controls your life
• Explore your Nadi system — the subtle channels that carry Prana and energy through your whole body
• Be given energy and breathing techniques to wake up the base root of your being
• Learn the secrets of the 5 Pranas in the body and the Nadis
• Discover the first Mantras, which awaken Ganesh, the elephant-headed gatekeeper that protects and hides Kundalini
• Understand how to stir and awaken the energy at the base of your spine and become fearless and alive

We’ll explore the First Sun (aka Brahma Granthi), which is our reptilian brain that controls our fears, aggression, hunger, sexuality, and willpower. This region contains the three lower chakras — Muladhara, Svadhisthana, and Manipura — and we’ll explore how Kundalini rises through these centers at the beginning of her journey. We’ll explore the correlation of this Sun with our fight/flight mechanisms, food urges, sexuality, and fear and how by bringing them under control we can prepare ourselves for the rise of Kundalini and the opening of our higher consciousness.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• How to channel Prana through your Ida and Pingala Nadis (channels) to awaken Kundalini at the Muladhara
• How to awaken Muladhara (aka the earth center) fully using the Beej or seed sound of LAM and using breath and locks in your body at the Mula or base of your spine
• How Kundalini rises from this place up the Sushumna Nadi and begins a vortex-whirling journey upwards
• How the Svadhisthana or sex center is associated with the element of water and can be the key to opening the higher centers and creativity in your life
• How the Manipura or navel center is the fire center in you at the navel and can burn away all accumulated negative karma and light the fires for your upward spiritual quest
• The Mantras and sounds for each of the 3 stages of the awakening Kundalini and experiencing the First Sun at the navel.

We’ll open the heart center and become truly human beings, both in our actions in the world and in the experience of our bliss consciousness within. We’ll see the correlation between this center, Kundalini’s journey and the human immune system, happiness molecules, and general sense of wellbeing and divine bliss awareness. Raja will share his Shakti with you — and some participants may experience Shaktipat.

In this module you’ll discover:

• Why the heart is the gateway between the material and spiritual life and between heaven and earth
• How the heart balances all our dualities and polarities
• How Kundalini awakens the heart center and works with the thymus and pulsating heart to make our lives healthy and filled with bliss
• How you can generate a pillar of light between heaven and earth at the heart center and awaken the Sun or white real lotus that sits there
• The secret sounds or Mantras that activate the heart center (aka Anahata)
• A taste of that bliss consciousness or Shaktipat at the heart through Raja’s transmission of a Mantra
• A challenge to spend the week ahead going out in the world and acting from the heart center

We’re now ready to enter the higher realms and move beyond the elements of matter — earth, water, fire, and air. Now we’ll enter the etheric realms of spirit, mind, and bliss consciousness. We’ll map the journey of Kundalini as we navigate through the throat, over the head from the back of the neck, and then activate the third eye or the Agya Chakra between the eyebrows and at the pineal gland in Brahma’s Cave in the midbrain.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• Inner listening or the Inner Indriyas though the Omkara sound transmutation
• Inner gazing and locating your third eye
• The correlation with the midbrain, the cerebrospinal fluid, the vagus nerve, and how this energy triggers the midbrain’s higher states of consciousness
• A Tratak (single-pointed open-eyed) meditation for increased focus using a candle or image
• The Hum Sah breath and Mantra for activating the third eye at the Agya between the Anahata and the Sahasrara Chakras
• The So Hum breath and Mantra for activating the third eye
• The sacred root Mantras of the throat (Vishuddha) and third eye (Agya)

We’re now entering the etheric regions of intuition, higher consciousness, and light. You’ll learn about your third eye at the Agya Chakra and how Kundalini wraps around the whole brain and opens your inner eye. We’ll explore Brahma’s Cave (the midbrain) and the pineal gland and what happens when you open this center. You’ll discover how to visualize the upper brain from within and silence it in stillness. And then you’ll learn to tap into this intelligence and ask it to illuminate your life and guide your actions. You’ll then welcome this light and consciousness into your heart and learn the real art of surrender.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• How to safely awaken the third eye by listening and seeing within
• The Blue Star at your third eye and how to see it and communicate with it
• How to see the divine light that descends from above
• How to bring that light down to your heart and access intelligence and healing for your whole life
• The art of living with this Third Sun
• The nature of the Thousand Suns above and how we can access states of even higher consciousness
• The core Mantras to awaken the eyes and the third eye

At this final stage, we’ll go through the techniques shared over the seven weeks and bring together a short single meditation technique that you can practice in your daily life. You’ll learn how to sustain the Kundalini energy, keep it from descending to your lower centers, and have it be available from the heart upwards at all times. You’ll discover how to work with the changes you’re going through and how to live like a creative, empowered Shakti in the world. You’ll learn the key Mantras that will help you sustain this energy and how to seek out the higher Thousand Suns within you.

In this module, you’ll:

• Review all the techniques and learn a single meditation to practice for 41 days
• Discover how to combine prana, Shakti, Mantras, mudras, and visualizations to awaken Kundalini in your daily life
• Explore how to ask Kundalini to guide your life through intuition, compassion, creativity, and harmonious wellbeing
• Become awakened in the 3 Suns and learn how to become a beacon of Shakti energy in the world
• Explore the Thousand Suns and try to catch a glimpse of them using a secret breathing technique

Award-winning filmmaker Raja Choudhury takes us on a quest into a man, his life, and the building of his dream. Guruji Amritananda, a most unusual man, was a nuclear physicist and atheist who at the age of 48 discovered Devi, the Goddess, and became a Guru to millions of people, he built India’s only ashram-city dedicated to the sacred feminine Shakti; named Devipuram and is run mostly by women.

You’re receive a video of Raja doing the full 20-minute Kundalini Awakening Meditation in one sitting, which you can use as a daily practice to help you refine the teachings presented in the course. This video will reflect what you’ll learn over the course of seven sessions and will be given to you as a bonus at the end of the course.

In this bonus, you’ll receive a recording from Raja of the Sri Vidya Japa Mantras for facilitating deep relaxation and Kundalini awakening through sound in your own space and time.

This ebook, written and produced by Raja, visually outlines everything you’ll learn over the course of seven sessions and will be given to you as a bonus at the end of the course. Throughout the course, you’ll receive a single, downloadable PDF after each module that includes instructions on how to say Mantras and visuals of the exercises and meditations taught.

In this video presented by The Shift Network, you’ll hear several highly respected teachers who are members of ancient monastic lineages in India. Filmed in Rishikesh, India, these Swamis and Swamini provide a glimpse into age-old roots of yoga while also providing a tangible transmission of energy and consciousness.