Celestial Roots

I learned about Celestial Communication in Yoga Training today! It’s a form of moving meditation specific to the Kundalini Yoga Tradition.

This moving meditation has no specific movements. A teacher or leader chooses a favorite mantra and listens for a few minutes. Then you allow yourself to move intuitively with the music of the mantra.

“Yogi Bhajan taught that in the future it would become more and more difficult for people to sit and meditate, and that Celestial Communication would be a wonderful way for people to experience the benefits of meditation.”

What is Celestial Communication What is celestial communication? It is a moving meditation, which is part of the technology of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Celestial Communication is composed of choreographed arm and hand movements to mantras or other spiritual songs. It is unique in that there are no exact mantras, mu...

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