(Breathe Down to Muladhara to Increase Energy, Up The Spine to Increase Consciousness)
There are special pathways or channels through which both energy and consciousness can be increased within the body.
The nadis or subtle pathways down towards the Muladhara will help increase energy in the body. And, there is a pathway up the spine, through the sushumna through which energy can be channeled up to activate higher levels of consciousness.
In a sense, consciousness is not really increased. It’s simply accessed. The path up the sushumna passes through various chakras which are repositories of consciousness. They also store karmic and other memories, including strong desires, aspirations etc and thus impact consciousness.
As long as these are active, the higher levels of consciousness cannot be easily accessed or activated. However, constantly moving energy up the spine will help once the channel and the chakras are cleansed. Otherwise, they will simply trap the energy and stop it from moving higher.
The different channels through which energy can be brought into the Muladhara along with the breath also need to be unblocked so that energy can flow unhindered down to the Muladhara.
Think of the kundalini at the Muladhara as a powerful battery that must be regularly recharged or it will start losing its ability to supply energy to different parts of the system.
If energy from the Muladhara is excessively depleted due to overuse, wrong use and non-charging, naturally it won’t function as it should and the body will lose its ability to heal and repair itself.
Learning breathwork techniques to cleanse the pranamaya kosha and channeling energy to the Muladhara are an important part of one’s daily responsibilities to oneself.
Channeling energy up the spine to higher chakras and thus accessing higher consciousness is equally important, too!
Doing both together is ideal to ensure one moves steadily in the direction of his highest potential.
After cleansing, and ideally widening the channels with breathwork and lotus opening, ensuring three channels of breath bring energy into the Muladhara while simultaneously sushumna channels it up, towards higher chakras will help bring the best results.
What can be a better and more desirable outcome than to optimize both energy and consciousness in one’s being! After all, life happens only when both are present and for a great life, naturally, both should be available to the maximum extent…
Unfortunately, there are no real short-cuts and trying to find them can lead to undesired consequences, with energy stuck in lower chakras and other unnecessary complications.
That’s one reason why teachers of these esoteric practices, since ancient times, have kept them largely secret.
But life and higher consciousness are now ready to bring these into the knowledge sphere of the common folks, too!
– rajyogi (rajesh kanoi)
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