Some years ago I came in contact with a meditation teacher that is a direct disciple of the american maverick kundalini-yoga teacher Swami Rudrananda of New York. Last year I read that this meditation teacher had been initiated as a sannyasi and had became Swami Ganeshananda. On writing to him and congratulating him on his further deepening of his spiritual life we again reconnected.
Swami Ganeshananda teaches a simple and effective meditation technique that have really helped me in digesting the stresses of my daily life. This kundalini yoga practice is nothing like the more traditional practices given by Shyam Sundar Goswami, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Shri Shri Anandamurti or the Sikh Yogi Bhajan. This technique is functions more in the line of the meditations of Shri Rajneesh Chandra Mohan (Osho). It starts with calming the body through relaxation and awareness of the breath. Then one connect the awareness with the subtle flow of breath inside the subtle body.
It has been amazing to see how such a simple technique has helped in releasing stress tensions and increased my power of presence. I have been practicing Sandhya Yoga Meditation for many years, both with yogik teachers and buddhist teachers, so the experience of meditation is not a new experience for me. What is new is how much faster I get into the state of meditation and how well I get established there through this technique.
I must admit that I was a bit skeptic in the beginning, thinking that this technique was a bit "new age" but still I dedicated myself to a one month steady practice of it every morning and evening, as part of my regular Sadhana. And I am glad I did.
What I like about this technique is how natural it is to perform and that by performing it one does not get lost into all kinds of esoteric imagery but simply enters into a natural and easy state of meditation. The technique leads to a state of non-technique and in my book that is how it always should be. A technique is of little value if it leads you to more and more techniques. A technique should lead one to the natural state of being, strengthening ones awareness of awareness.
As a nath yogi this Kundalini Yoga Meditation is in accordance with the path of Svecchachara. I also feel that it
