Why Kriya Yoga Isn't Visualization - Yogi Explains

Summary

May 2, 2025, 17 min

Why Kriya Yoga and OM Japa in the chakras are feeling exercises, not visualization, and how feeling into the body exercises the caudate nucleus. Guided exercises move from one fingertip to the whole body, then breathe through it as one. Chakras are cleaned by putting the mind there and OMing into it, not by picturing them.

In this video

Teaches

VisualizationInteroceptionCaudate nucleusBreathing through the body

Discusses

Finding the chakrasKriya YogaOM Japa in the Chakras

Mentions

Todd MurphyIntuitionRight hippocampusMind chatterHakalauRoll-Up of ConsciousnessAshok Singh

Key moments

00:00Kriya and OM Japa are feeling exercises, not visualization 01:08"What color is the chakra?" and tying a shoe by feel 02:37Why his guru disliked pointing at chakras 03:40Todd Murphy and the caudate nucleus 04:36The Bliss Bounce; feeling into chakras builds intuition 05:28Exercise: put the mind into one fingertip 07:32Exercise: feel the whole body, part by part 10:20Breathe through the whole body as one 11:11A student who meditates without thoughts 13:14Staying in one point vs being in each chakra to clean it 15:37Visualizations are fine, but don't miss the feeling