This podcast excerpt features Ben Greenfield interviewing Dr. Somer Nicole about Kundalini Yoga. Dr. Nicole explains that Kundalini works with the bodys energy system (nadis) similar to acupuncture meridians, describes Kundalini as a "science of angles" that directs prana/blood flow to specific organs or chakras (e.g., holding arms at 60° directs energy to the heart), and notes the practice includes thousands of kriyas (sequences) that can target organ systems, glands, circulation, emotional release, or intuition development.
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So when someone's getting like an acupuncture session, for example, and that's supposedly allowing for better energy flow throughout the body. And people will do this for, like, injuries or for insomnia or for depression, Basically what you're doing is you're using breathing and specific movements to achieve something similar to what something like acupuncture might achieve.
Yeah, it is. It's definitely working with the energy system of the body, for sure. You know, in acupuncture they call it meridians. And, you know, from India they call it the nadis. And there's 72,000 nadis, or energy channels throughout the body that you're working with, really. And kundalini is also Kundalini. Yoga is considered the science of angles. So it's about directing blood flow and prana, or that life force energy, or call it to specific organs or specific chakras. I'll give you an example. Like when you do, if you have your arms overhead 60 degrees, that direct 60 degrees, it directs energy to the heart. So that's one example. So it's a science of angles and it's about.
Increasing circulation and directing energy to specific areas of the body, depending on what kind of effect you want to have. And kind of Kundalini Yoga has thousands, literally thousands of kriyas, or sequences that you can choose from. And that's why I really like it too. You can really hone in on what you want to work on.
So you can choose which organ system that you want to specifically target.
Yep. Organ system, glandular system, you can target the circulatory system, you can target releasing anger, you can target releasing fear, you can target developing your intuition. You name it, it's there.
Okay, interesting. So, like, when I came to you and had you design a routine for me and I told you that I. That I wanted something that was physically invigorating during the day, that worked on like cardiovascular blood flow. I. I primarily wanted cardiovascular and cognitive performance.
