Kundalini Yoga

Your mind follows your breath, master your breath and you will master your mind

Kundalini yoga is a powerful physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, and is the best yoga practice for developing strength, awareness, character, and consciousness.  It is known as the  yoga for awareness because it focuses on expanding our sensory system and strengthening our intuition, ultimately leading to a heightened spiritual awakening. The purpose of Kundalini yoga is to unlock our potential to remain steadfast in our values, speak our truth, and heal ourselves and others through compassion. It allows us to fully connect with our mind, body, and spirit by channelling our Kundalini energy that is within all of us. Our Kundalini energy is located way down the base of the spine, at the 4th vertebrae, and is activated through Asanas, breath work, meditation, and mantra, which enables our dormant Kundalini energy to rise up our spine through all of our chakras. 

Kundalini yoga builds inner strength and resilience and allows us to navigate the challenges of life with poise, self-discipline, and mental clarity. Whatever your goal is in deciding to practice this life-changing form of yoga, Melissa will teach you to use Kundalini yoga to benefit all aspects of your life.

Asanas - Kryias

Physical strength-building postures are known as Asanas which form a Kriya, or yoga set. Most Asanas are practiced with the eyes closed after instruction in order to channel inner energy and promote a spiritual connection within yourself. Asanas provide the power of understanding with respect to what is going on inside of us, ultimately creating a pathway to awakening our Kundalini energy. 

 

Breathwork

In Kundalini yoga, we work with different pranayama exercises to restore optimal balance to our nervous system. In order to master the Asanas, we first need to master our breath, thus paving the way for mastery of our mind. The breathing patterns and exercises of Kundalini yoga give us the power to perceive, control, and regulate our breath with mindfulness and self-awareness.

Meditation & Mantra

Mantra and meditation in Kundalini yoga enable us to connect to our inner wisdom. The physical postures require mastery of breath work, and once mastered, a channel will be created that will allow us to receive essential spiritual guidance from our practice. The mantras we practice through meditation allow us to block out the outside world and tune into our bodies.  All words carry frequencies, these mantras send positive vibrations to our brain, altering the brain’s chemistry.  Through the power of meditation, we can reach a state in which we are guided to our innate wisdom.

 

Benefits

HELPS WITH
ADDICTION RECOVERY

EASES DEPRESSION

BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

BUILDS STRENGTH
AND FLEXIBILITY

BRINGS A FEELING OF PEACE AND CALM

GATEWAY TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

REDUCES ANXIETY

STRENGTHENS INTUITION

STIMULATES BRAIN ACTIVITY

STRENGTHENS YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

HELPS YOU TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS OF YOURSELF

Testimonials

Mel is amazing; she really believes in what she does and that shines through. The Kundalini kriyas are pretty challenging. not in a pumping iron type way but more in a cardio way. The repetition of these kriyas take you to an unavoidable point of focus and this is the beauty of kundalini. We also covered breath work and again this can be exceptionally challenging, but there are always more accessible options to help beginners like me ease into the practice. How you breathe is so overlooked and it's the subject of entire books. Mel really digs into this and you're left with takeaways that you can incorporate into daily life. Then there are the gong baths - one of my personal favourite things! I love the gong baths and they finish a practice beautifully. The vibrations really influence you on a visceral level. Well done Mel and thank you for a wonderful experience. .
Mark Fortune
I attended the retreat in the Cotswold and the surroundings were amazing. The classes were for all abilities. The Yoga sessions and gong baths were exceptional . Vegan meals were served and were delicious. At the end of the retreat I felt a difference in myself and afterwards was ready to face the challenges of my everyday life again. My mind was at ease and my body relaxed. Five stars.
Rumi Kaur
I wanted to find out more about kundalini yoga and find a practice that helped build my confidence and motivation. Mel’s 1:1 session was fantastic. She targeted my weaker chakra the solar plexus and gave me a practice that really helped my motivation levels and my get up and go. Starting my kundalini yoga journey has been life changing. The programme Mel gave me, shifted my energy and released a lot of trauma and negative emotions that I was holding onto. She gave me the motivation to continue the practice for the full 40days, and was there for me throughout that time. I’m looking forward to our next session and my next challenge.
Alexis Davies

Melissa is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Teacher, CMA certified Reiki Master and Gong Master Practitioner, Yoga Body certified Breath Coach and National Alliance of Holistic Therapists certified NLP Practitioner.