Ceremony

To feel your connection to Spirit, to awaken the soul with and to connect with the divine consciousness all around, you have to perform ceremony.  Open your heart, send love to your God, Wakan Tanka, The Great Spirit, Krsna. 

Feel the beat of your Mothers heart, the Earth, as you lay your hands on the grass and give thanks for all that she has provided.  A ceremony can be performed in a group or individually, burn some sage for cleansing, beat a drum, play the didgeridoo or just be.....in the moment, in the Now.....and Connect.

We will add ceremonies on this page to help you along your journey, feel free to use them at any time.

A PRAYER TO THE SEVEN DIRECTIONS

 I ask the grandfathers of the East to be with us

I look to the east, the red east

The dawn, new beginings

The hawk and the wolf

Represent the energys of the east

The hawk, so we always see the truth from a higher perspective

The wolf, the tribes greatest teacher

Takes one mate and keeps her for life

Grandfathers of the east be with us

Guide us teach us we ask this of you

Ho

I ask the grandfathers of the North to be with us

I look to the north the white north

The cold north, the mind, the ego

The snowey white owl and the polar bear

Represent the energys of the north

The snowey white owl can see what others can not

The polar bear for its resoluteness and endurance

Grandfathers of the north be with us

Give us clarity of mind

Ho

I ask the grandfathers of the West to be wth us

I look to the west, blue or black represent the colours of the west

The horse and the thunderbeings represent the energys of the west

The horse for its visions the mighty visions we receive from Wakan Tanka

The thunderbeings representint the power of the storm, the lighting, the thunder

The power to give life or take it away

Grandfathers of the west be with us

Ho

I ask the grandfathers of the South, the yellow south to be with us

The bear and the buffalo represent the energys of the south

the bear to teach us to hibernate within ourselves

all answers come from within not from without

The buffalo represents Wakan Tanka the great mystery

Hunab ku one giver of life and movement

Krsna our lord our God, the Great Spirit

Never forget what gives us life

What gives us our sacred breath

Ho

We move to the fifth direction to our mother the Earth

The crystal core earth represented by the colour green

The plants, the trees, the shrubs, life sprining forth from the body of Ina Maka

Our mother feeds us, shelters us, heals us

Is that not enough proof for the doubters

If we continue to contaminate the earth

Do not be suprised if we suffocate in our own waste

The energy of the earth comes through us

Through our tetrahedron the triangle pointing down

Let us feel the healing energy that our mother is now sending through us

It is now time to heal our mother and ourselves

Ho

The sixth direction represents our Sun

Without our Sun there would be no life on the earth

Gold represents this direction

We could call our sun Christ or Sirius or perhaps Brahma

Different cultures had different names for the same being

Our sun represents the male energy, the earth our mother representing the female energy

The upward pointing triangle of our tetrahedren brings in the energy of  our sun

Our sun pulls us up towards the light, the same as a flower grows to the light with love

Let us feel the love our father sends to us

Let us thank him

With thoughts of Love

Ho

The seventh direction is God himself

Wakan Tanka the great mystery

Hunab ku one giver of life and movement

The Great Spirit

Krsna our lord, or God

Many names  for the one God who is everyones father

He gives us life, he gives us consiousness

The air we breathe is the sacred breath of God

Our thoughts are his thoughts

Thank him for your existance

The pillar of light that runs through the centre of our tetrahedren

brings us the prana that feeds our souls

But God is in everthing you see, touch, feel

His energy runs through your body, if you would only just realise

Let us now awaken our forgetfullness

Grandfather be with us as we awaken our sleeping senses

forgive us for our ignorance

Guide us to become whole again so we can repair our mother

Let the sacredness of all life be shown to us

so we can undo the damage we have caused in our ignorance of you

Ho

Mitakuye Oyasin

In lak’ech

 Kirtan Kriya

Mantras are powerful tools for clearing and restructuring the subconscious mind. SAT NAM and its derivative SA TA NA MA are the two basic mantras to reorient the mind and thus open us up to the possibility of transformational change.

SAT NAM seeds the truth in our consciousness by waking us up to our divine identity. SAT NAM is the seed or bij mantra.

SA TA NA MA incorporates the nuclear sounds of SAT NAM. SA TA NA MA uses the primal sounds to connect us to the evolutionary nature of existence itself. It is referred to as the panch shabd, which means a mantra with five sound currents. The fifth sound is "A." When we chant SA TA NA MA we imprint the evolutionary code of the universe into our human psyche.

SA is the beginning, infinity, the totality of everything that ever was, is or will be.

TA is life, existence and creativity that manifests from infinity.

NA is death, change and the transformation of consciousness.

MA is rebirth, regeneration and resurrection which allows us to consciously experience the joy of the infinite.

SA TA NA MA is so primal that its impact on our psyche is like splitting an atom. The power of his mantra comes from the fact that it rearranges the subconscious mind at the most elementary level. It has the power to break habits and addictions because it accesses the level of the mind where habits are created.

Yogi Bhajan says that "Behavior patterns are the result of the radiance of the psyche and frequency of the magnetic field in relationship to the universal psyche and magnetic force." (*1)

The radiance of the psyche is dependent upon the active functioning of both the pituitary and pineal glands. The pituitary gland regulates the entire glandular system. The secretion of the pineal gland creates a pulsating radiance that activates the pituitary gland. The mind goes out of balance when the pineal gland is dormant. The imbalance makes it seem impossible to break mental and physical addictions. The mantra SA TA NA MA to a powerful tool to recreate balance in the mind.

KIRTIN KRIYA: SA TA NA MA MEDITATION
Kirtin Kriya, often referred to as SA TA NA MA meditation, is the most important meditation in Kundalini Yoga. It was one of the first meditations taught by Yogi Bhajan and remains today as a foundation meditation recommended for every student of Kundalini yoga. Yogi Bhajan says that if you can do only one meditation, this is it. It does everything for you in the order that you need. It is your teacher. And as you practice it, you will come to realize that it is your best friend. Whatever you need at the moment, it will readjust and align you to bring balance into your mind and thus your life.

This meditation is given for everything from breaking habits to achieving emotional balance. I knew one woman who had been very emotionally upset for over two weeks. Finally she went to a quiet spot in the woods and did 31 minutes of Kirtin Kriya and voila, she felt relaxed and whole again. It helps you focus and center yourself. It is a catalyst for change because it is a very powerful spiritual cleanser. You may go through a lot because you will be releasing a lot. Be present to what you are experiencing and be willing to let it all go. The process will allow you to give all your garbage back to God. If you want to maintain the status quo, don't do this meditation. If you are willing to change and welcome a new dimension of being into your life, this meditation is for you.

The bottom line is that this meditation works. All you have to do is do it. You can trust the process and the technology.

**Now here is one of the best selling points. Do you think about an old lover and want to be liberated from the grips of the past and release him or her from your aura? This is the meditation! There is nothing more powerful to release the auric pain we suffer when we break up with a lover. It will reestablish your aura as your own.

DIRECTIONS:
Sit with a straight spine. Bring your mental focus to the brow point.

Chant SA TA NA MA. While chanting alternately press the thumb with the four fingers. Press hard enough to keep yourself awake and aware of the pressure. Keep repeating in a stable rhythm and keep the hand motion going throughout the whole meditation.

SA press the thumb and the first or Jupiter finger together with pressure.
TA press the thumb and the middle or Saturn finger together.
NA press the thumb and the ring or Sun finger together.
MA press the thumb and the small or Mercury finger together.

The Jupiter finger brings in knowledge, expands our field of possibilities and releases us from limitations.

The Saturn finger gives us patience, wisdom and purity.

The Sun finger gives us vitality and aliveness.

The Mercury finger aids clear communication.

Each time you close a mudra by joining the thumb with a finger, your ego "seals" its effect in your consciousness.

Visualize or feel each individual sound come in the crown chakra at the top of the head, down through the middle of the head and out to infinity through the third eye. This is very important and must be done with each sound. It is an essential part of the cleansing process. If this part of the meditation is not done, you may experience a headache.

TIMING - 31 MINUTE VERSION
For the first 5 minutes chant OUTLOUD. (The voice of humans.)
For the second 5 minutes chant in an audible WHISPER. ( The language of lovers.)
For the next 10 minutes chant SILENTLY. (The language of the divine) Keep the hands, L in the head and tongue moving.
Then 5 minutes WHISPER.
End with 5 minutes OUTLOUD.
The last minute, listen inside and hear the mantra and experience the L in the head. Do not do the finger movements.

Optimally this meditation is done for 31 minutes. It can also be done for 62 minutes by doubling the times.

11 MINUTE VERSION
It can also be done for shorter times. Yogi Bhajan has said that during this stressful time it should be done for at least 11 minutes every day. For the eleven minute version do:

2 minutes OUTLOUD
2 minutes in an audible WHISPER
3 minutes chant SILENTLY. Keep the hands, L in the head and tongue moving.
2 minutes WHISPER.
2 minutes OUTLOUD.
Then sit quietly and listen inside, hear the mantra and experience the L in the head. Do not do the finger movements.

At the end, inhale deeply, raise the arms up in the air and vigorously shake the arms and fingers. You can involve the whole body and spine. Exhale. Repeat 1 or 2 more time if you desire. This is an important part of the meditation as it helps move and release the energy in the body. Relax for a few minutes before going about your day. Or relax on your back. If it is before bed time, simply go to sleep.