Way of Fire
TMY's Way of Fire – Traditional Kundalinī Hatha Yoga — is the sequential path to total realization of the self-perfected state of one's True Nature that utilizes all three "entry points" of body, energy and mind. Kundalinī Hatha Yoga places special emphasis on developing energy, and its interdependent relationship with the body and mind.
Kundalinī Hatha Yoga was refined and systematized by the first great Mahāsiddha — Matsyendra Nātha, recognized and revered by both Śaivist and Buddhist traditions of Tantrik Yoga.
The Path is sequential. A practitioner may move forward at their own pace, and decide to abide and integrate at a chosen stage before moving on. For those wishing to unpack the full human potential, the Path terminates in the fruition known as the "Rainbow Body" — the resolution of the karma of ordinary death through transmogrification of the physical body into the "rainbow light" of the 5 Elements.
TMY's Kundalinī Hatha Yoga works with…
- your body (deha)
- life-force (prāna)
- channels (nadi)
- energy centers (cakra)
- loci of consciousness and vitality (bindu)
- the 5 elemental lights (pañcatattva)
- mind's functional capacities (manas-buddhi-ahankara-citi-vimarśa, etc.)
If you are more physically and energetically orientated, the Way of Fire is a good approach to spiritual cultivation for you. Make no mistake — this is not a program in modern postural yoga. Nor is it a form of "Tantra-cized" postural yoga, or "Neo-Tantra."
This is a thorough, authentic and classical training program in the Yoga of Liberation. Unique in its scope, traditional authenticity, retreat format and duration.
Three Levels of Training:
- Level I — Recalibrating Elemental Forces
- Level II — Mastery of Kumbhaka
- Level III — Mahākumbhaka — Awakening the Kundalinī
Recalibrating Elemental Forces
Offered via:
◉ KHY Level I Retreat (Online or In-person)
Material covered:
- Strengthening and Balancing the 5 Elements
- Cleansing of the Physical and Subtle Channels (Nadis)
- Strengthening Agni — the fire of digestion and detoxification
- The Five Families of Āsana
- Three Core Series of Āsana
- The Inner-Yoga Practice of Purifying the karmas of the 5 Elements (Paśu Tattva Śuddhi)
- Yogic Chanting — developing the four resonant chambers
- View Teachings of Hatha Yoga
- Preparatory practices for learning Kumbhaka at Level 2 training
- Foundational Breath Practice (Pranayama)
- Basic Physico-energetic locks (Bandha)
- Gestures of hands and eyes that re-channel the vital life force (Mudras)
- Meditation — sensory enhancement and classical mind training
- Awareness Training
- Preliminary Mantra
- Includes a free self-guided video series on the TMY website
- Open to all students (no pre-requisites) — regardless of previous yoga experience and age
* Note: There is no online Practitioner Cohort for this Level, but you are welcome to continue your training with Ācāryas-in-training who are authorized in KHY Level I.
Live Online Course
Way of Fire: KHY — Level I
Mastery of Kumbhaka
Offered via:
◉ KHY Level II Retreat (In-Person) — 2 weeks
Material covered:
- Intermediate Kumbhaka-Specific Prānāyāma practices
- Secrets of Kumbhaka Retention — practice progression
- Intermediate Āsana — static & mobile
- 5-Part Retreat Yoga Series
- Ritual Empowerments: Śambhunātha, Mā Pranaśakti
- View Teachings — Oral Teachings and Relevant Text Verses
- Intermediate 5 Element Purification (Vīra Tattva Śuddhi)
- Intermediate Mantra
- Creating and Strengthening the Channel System
- Releasing the Energy of the Basic Limiting Desires into the Head Cakras (Kriyā Yoga of Urdhvaretas)
- Intermediate Meditation (Mind Training and Bhavanā)
- Intermediate and Advanced Chanting & Mantra
- The practice of Transference of Consciousness at the time of death (Samuccāra)
- Intermediate Bandha
- Basics of Bodily Alchemy (Primal Ayurveda)
- Teachings of Trika-Kundalinī (with special emphasis on Sva-Kundalinī)
- Foundations of Dream Yoga
- Integrating Knowledge of your Personal Karma with practice to create character change
◉ Intermediate KHY Practitioner Cohort
- All students who have completed the Level II KHY In-Person Retreat may participate in the online practitioner cohort.
- Meets about 1x/month.
Mahākumbhaka — Awakening the Kundalinī
*Due to the advanced and sacred nature of the material presented in the Level III training, participants must be TMY Initiates and if not, must apply for initiation prior to the retreat by writing to trikapath@gmail.com.
Offered via:
◉ KHY Level III Retreat (In-Person) — 5 weeks
Material covered:
- How to fully bring your Kundalinī through Her 11 "movements" and how to abide in Her 11th in unbroken fashion
- How to perform the traditional 100-day Mahākumbhaka Retreat
- (*Note — TMY will offer the traditional 100-day Mahākumbhaka Retreat at the Maine or Italian Center every third year)
- Tattva Śuddhi of the Adept
- Teachings of Kula and Loka Kundalinī
- Advanced Āsana
- Mercury-Kriyā Meditation Series
- Śaivist Mahāmudrā Meditation
- Advanced Dream, Sleep and Death Yogas
- Supportive Practices used to Stabilize and Integrate your Sva-Kundalinī
- Sadhanas for expanding to Kula Kundalinī
- Abhishekams of Chamunda & the 7 Chakra Dākinīs & Hanuman
- There will be a TMY initiation the day before the retreat starts, which will include a Śambhunātha & Bhairava empowerment
- You must have received initiation in TMY
- You must have completed the Level II Retreat
- Active participation in the Level II Online Practitioner Cohort
◉ Advanced KHY Practitioner Cohort
- After completing the 5-Week Level III training, you qualify to participate in the ongoing Level III Online Practitioner Cohort.
- Meets 1x / every 2 months.
