Kundalini Yoga: Detoxification
Originally taught on May 29, 1984
We detoxify continuously throughout life. We process food, thoughts, and all forms of energy. When
that flow is continuous and clear, we are steady and flexible. The trouble is that we accumulate more
than we process. We become weighted down under the ash of metabolism and the remnants of old
emotions. This set systematically moves the energy of the body and mind to keep you light and
vitalized.—Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D.
1. Lie down on your back with your legs straight. Your heels are
together and your toes point upward. Keeping your heels
together, spread your feet apart so that they both point out to
the sides. The right foot points to the right and the left foot
points to the left. Then close your feet so they once again point
straight upward. Continue quickly opening and closing your
feet, keeping your heels together. Continue for 4 minutes.
2. Remain on your back and put your hands under your head.
Raise your legs up about two feet and scissor the legs up and
down without letting the descending heel touch the ground.
Keep your legs straight, do not bend at the knees. This exercise
clears up inner anger when done vigorously. Continue for 4
minutes.
3. Lie down on your stomach and stick out your tongue. Exhale through your mouth and push up
into Cobra Pose. Inhale through your mouth as you lower yourself back to the ground. Continue,
keeping your breath and movement strong. This exercise removes toxins from the body.
Continue for 6 1/2 minutes.
4. Turn over on to your back and bring your knees up to your chest. As the knees touch the chest,
raise your arms up to 90 degrees (parallel to each other). Straighten your legs and lower your
arms and legs back to the floor at the same time. Continue this movement vigorously for 3
minutes. This is a controlled movement. There should be no noise when the arms and legs touch
the ground.
5. Sit in Easy Pose and revolve the torso around the base of the spine. This churning movement is
done in a counter‐clockwise direction. Continue for 3 minutes. Move as quickly as you can
during the last minute.
6. Stand up. Bend over and grab your ankles. While holding
onto your ankles, sit down in Crow Pose and come back
up. Continue this movement for 2 minutes.
7. Sit comfortably in Easy Pose with your spine straight.
Chant Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam,
Sat Nam, Wahe Guru. One full repetition of the mantra
takes 7‐8 seconds. Continue for 11 minutes.
To finish: Inhale deeply and stretch your arms over your head
with your palms touching. Hold your breath 20‐40 seconds as you
stretch your spine upward. Exhale. Repeat this sequence two
more times.
This set can be found in the manual Self Experience, available
through SpiritVoyage.com and a‐healing.com.
©The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan
