What are Yogic Kriyas ? Some of these Kriyas seem frightening because they involve screaming, shouting and strange body movements. What would happen if these Kriyas don’t stop?
Yogic Kriyas are spontaneous involuntary Asanas (postures), mudras (gestures), pranayama (breath movements), sensations and other movements induced by the awakened Kundalini during meditation. In other words they are a sign of Kundalini awakening. The practitioner can neither start, stop nor control these yogic Kriyas (body movements) willfully. The Kriyas are specifically unique to each practitioner like a custom-made program. The physical and mental make-up, and spiritual background of each practitioner is entirely different. What applies to one will not to the other. The Shakti knows the specific postures a practitioner needs to undergo to rid the body and mind of ailments, and to progress on the spiritual path. Yogic postures under Guru Siyag’s Yoga are therefore not standardized nor are they orchestrated willfully like those in a conventional Yoga school. An observer watching people participate in group meditation under Guru Siyag’s Yoga is often astonished to notice that almost each participant undergoes entirely different yogic postures.
During meditation, some sadhaks scream, shout, cry or bang their hands and legs on the floor or perform some strange body movements. Outwardly, these Kriyas present a frightening spectacle. An observer might think that the practitioners who are going through these Kriyas must be suffering great pain or agony. A beginner sometimes fears something has gone wrong with his meditation or that these Kriyas are caused by negative energies. But it is not so. Kundalini being a divine Shakti knows the innermost secrets of every practitioner’s body and his past, present and future. She therefore induces only those Kriyas that are necessary to root out any diseases, mental afflictions, bad habits, addictions or stress the practitioner may have. The Kriyas can therefore be linkened to a cleansing process, one that will leave the practitioner disease, stress and addiction free. In short, Kriyas spell an end to all kinds of suffering.
No harm can ever come to practitioners going through these types of Kriyas. The awakening of the Kundalini and its subsequent progress is controlled and regulated by the Siddha Guru. By his grace, the practitioner has only those experiences that foster spiritual development. Besides, the Kundalini is referred to as the ‘Mother of the Universe’. Her only goal is to free the seeker from all physical, mental afflictions and Karmic debts, and lead him to self-realization. Gurudev says, “The Kundalini is a Mother-force. Can a mother ever harm her child?”
Practitioners must not get disturbed or frightened by these Kriyas. Despite this knowledge, if a seeker still feels very uncomfortable or scared by the Kriyas, he should pray to Gurudev to stop them without breaking his meditation. His prayer will be answered immediately and the kriyas will stop.
Also, there is no danger of these Kriyas going on beyond the meditation session. Before beginning meditation, a practitioner can himself set a time-limit by praying to Gurudev asking Him to help one meditate for the desired time. A practitioner then finds that his meditation comes to an end precisely at the pre-set time limit.
