AUTHORS’ NOTE

IN THIS BOOK, WE HAVE carefully chosen techniques that we have found to be most powerful in our own practices and as inspired from the classes, writing, and personal instruction of Yogi Bhajan. Our intention is to honor the accuracy of how these practices were originally explained by Yogi Bhajan and, at the same time, include helpful and instructive details for the methods and insights that we have found beneficial in getting the most from these powerful techniques. These details are based on our notes, experience with Yogi Bhajan, and decades of working with these techniques. In order to keep this clear to our readers, the full sequences known as “sets” are per Yogi Bhajan, while many of the nuanced instructions, as well as the titles, were written and nicknamed by the authors.

We have also made a point of adding “tuning in with mindful centering,” deep breathing, the Adi Mantra, use of an energy locks, and Deep Relaxation, whether or not they were part of the original classes. Where we have added suggestions and techniques based on our own experience or other sources will be indicated with the terms “invite,” “suggest,” or “visualize.” We have suggested modifications for many of the more challenging exercises that offer the benefits of the technique in a less strenuous position, even though modifications were generally not part of Yogi Bhajan’s original classes. By the way, the best modification, if you simply can’t do a particular exercise in this book, is simply to lie down on your back and visualize your body in the exercise. This will stimulate many portions of the brain and nervous system, and generate many of the positive effects that actually performing an exercise does. In all cases, the original sources, where available, are listed in the resources section, so you can look them up for further study.