KUNDALINI DANCE Sacred Alchemical Evolutionary Keys Leyolah Antara Copyright © 2014 by Leyolah Antara. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may be stored in any retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise be copied for public or private use – other than for “ fair use” as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews- without written permission of the author. The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well – being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assumes no responsibility for your actions. Cover Graphic design: Susie Dove Cover Art: “Fravashi’ Andrew Gonzales ISBN: 978-0-9924726-0-3 Published by Destiny Press PO Box 1183, NSW, 2482, Australia For inquiries contact: [email protected] Dedication This book like all my work is dedicated to sacred union. May the sacred feminine rise, guided by the power of love, may she listen and act upon her intuition, may her voice of wisdom be heard. May the Sacred Masculine and the Sacred Feminine come into balance and peace within our selves, in our relationship to one another and in our relationship to Divine. Table of Contents PREFACE .................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 21 PART ONE: THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF KUNDALINI DANCE ...................................................................................... 31 Awakening Kundalini Shakti ..................................................................... 31 The transformational power of the Earth .................................................. 35 Earth’s Kundalini ....................................................................................... 37 The Womb ................................................................................................ 38 The Hara .................................................................................................... 39 Kundalini Shakti ........................................................................................ 40 Devotional Prayer to the Divine Mother ................................................... 47 Shiva – The Divine Masculine Principle of Divinity ................................. 48 Devotional Prayer to the Divine Father God ............................................ 50 Divine Inner Union ................................................................................... 51 Aligning with the powers of co-creation ................................................... 52 Divine Ecstasy ............................................................................................ 53 Sacred Marriage ......................................................................................... 55 Dance to feel .............................................................................................. 56 Prayer for the Divine Union of Shiva and Shakti ...................................... 57 Dancing through the chakras ..................................................................... 58 Prana - The Breath Key ............................................................................. 62 Pranic Breathing ........................................................................................ 63 Emotional Alchemy ................................................................................... 67 PART TWO: A SACRED ALCHEMICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHAKRAS .......................................................................... 75 CHAPTER ONE AWAKENING TRUST: THE ROOT CHAKRA .................................................................................................. 77 Dancing the Root Chakra Awake ....................................................... 80 Introduction ............................................................................................... 80 The relationship to the earth, the mother ................................................. 82 The areas of life governed by the root chakra ............................................ 84 The balanced root chakra .......................................................................... 85 The overactive or underactive root chakra ................................................. 86 Root chakra personas ................................................................................. 87 Creating the new world ............................................................................. 89 Shadow dance: Moving beyond limitations............................................... 90 The developmental stage of the root ......................................................... 92 Evolutionary responsibility and the interconnected web of life ................. 95 Affirmations for the root ........................................................................... 98 Practicing the art of visioning .................................................................... 99 Evolving to meet the new frequency of the earth .................................... 101 Integrating archetypes ............................................................................. 102 Sacred Alchemical Root Chakra Dance: The Practice...................... 105 Phase one: Breathe ~ Connect to the earth core ..................................... 105 Phase three: Shakti cross-breaths ............................................................ 108 Phase nine: Open to the downflow of the Divine Masculine .................. 113 Phase ten: Alchemy ................................................................................. 115 Phase eleven: Align the mental body ....................................................... 116 Root chakra: Written dance of awareness ......................................... 118 Personal reflection ................................................................................... 118 Shift the patterns of the past ................................................................... 118 Re-writing the inner myths ...................................................................... 122 CHAPTER TWO AWAKENING CREATIVITY: THE SACRAL CHAKRA ................................................................................. 125 Dancing the Sacral Chakra Awake ................................................... 127 Introduction ............................................................................................. 127 Surrender - Feel ....................................................................................... 128 Flowing like water .................................................................................... 129 Sex and the cultural shadow ..................................................................... 133 Emotional release ..................................................................................... 136 Tantric awakening – Sex, love and evolution ........................................... 139 FBO – Full Body Orgasms ...................................................................... 141 Ancient Egyptian Sexual Alchemy .......................................................... 142 Kundalini Dance as a solitary Tantra practice ......................................... 143 Sacred Tantric Relationship ..................................................................... 144 Sexual Alchemy Practices ........................................................................ 146 The Alchemy of Ecstasy .......................................................................... 147 Integrating Archetypes ............................................................................. 153 Awakening the Fierce Feminine: Kali ..................................................... 155 The lineage of Isis .................................................................................... 156 Awakening the Tantric Priestess ............................................................. 156 Releasing old contracts ............................................................................. 161 Co-creating the new myth ....................................................................... 161 The Evolutionary Impulse of Life ........................................................... 162 Visioning practice: Co-create our future .................................................. 166 Sacred Alchemical Sacral Chakra Dance: The Practice ................... 167 Sacral chakra: Written dance of awareness ....................................... 180 CHAPTER THREE AWAKENING POWER: THE SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA .................................................................... 183 Dancing the Solar Plexus Awake ...................................................... 185 Balancing the masculine and feminine energies ...................................... 194 The new paradigm of power .................................................................... 195 The wound of abandonment / rejection .................................................. 202 The higher solar plexus or zyphoid process ............................................. 203 Cancel the contracts ................................................................................ 213 Re-creating the new paradigm of power ................................................. 214 Sacred Alchemical Solar Plexus Dance: The practice ....................... 216 Symptoms of purification ........................................................................ 223 Solar plexus chakra: Written dance of awareness .............................. 236 CHAPTER FOUR AWAKENING LOVE: THE HEART CHAKRA ................................................................................................ 241 Dancing the Heart Awake ................................................................. 244 Introduction ............................................................................................. 244 Awakening love ....................................................................................... 246 Dancing in ecstatic union ........................................................................ 247 The alchemy of ecstasy ............................................................................ 248 Transforming the relational heart chakra ................................................ 250 The developmental stage of the heart chakra .......................................... 250 Opening the heart ................................................................................... 251 Opening through prayer .......................................................................... 255 The evolutionary relationship .................................................................. 259 The ego .................................................................................................... 260 Re-parenting the ego ............................................................................... 262 The wound of betrayal and mistrust ........................................................ 264 Archetypes of the heart ............................................................................ 268 Sacred Alchemical Heart Chakra Dance: The Practice .................... 271 Heart Chakra: Written Dance of Awareness .................................... 285 Dancing through the layers of your emotions: ......................................... 286 CHAPTER FIVE AWAKENING ONENESS: THE THYMUS CHAKRA ................................................................................. 289 Dancing the Thymus Awake ............................................................ 291 Introduction ............................................................................................. 291 Soul essence.............................................................................................. 292 The body as messenger of the soul ........................................................... 294 The wound of separation ......................................................................... 295 Spiritual Longing ..................................................................................... 297 The balanced thymus chakra open ........................................................... 298 The overactive thymus chakra .................................................................. 298 The underactive, blocked or closed thymus chakra .................................. 299 Awakening oneness .................................................................................. 300 Awakening your soul’s vocation ............................................................... 301 My story ................................................................................................... 303 Sacred Alchemical Thymus Chakra Dance: The Practice ............... 304 Phase five: Thymus chakra breath ........................................................... 308 Thymus Chakra: Written Dance of Awareness ............................... 318 CHAPTER SIX AWAKENING AUTHENTICITY: THE THROAT CHAKRA ................................................................................. 321 Dancing the Throat Awake .............................................................. 323 Introduction ............................................................................................. 323 Transforming through the throat chakra ................................................. 325 Truth and denial ...................................................................................... 326 Judgment and criticism ............................................................................ 328 Fear of rejection ....................................................................................... 329 Self-doubt ................................................................................................ 330 Creativity .................................................................................................. 332