Kundalini Toolbox: Holiday Survival Kit

SITALI PRANAYAM + MEDITATION FOR INSANITY + SHOULDER STAND

When You Need More Patience (and Tolerance)

Even the calmest among us can feel stretched thin this time of year. Long lines, travel delays, extra family opinions- your patience can get tested fast. This is where Sitali Pranayam comes in. It’s literally the “cooling breath,” and it works wonders when you’re on the edge of snapping.

Sitali Pranayam

How to do it:

1. Roll your tongue into a tube (or simply sip over your extended tongue, if your tongue doesn’t roll)

2. Inhale long, slow, and deep through the rolled tongue.

3. Exhale long, slow, and deep through the nose and repeat.

Just 1–3 minutes cools the emotional heat and expands

your tolerance. It’s like hitting the “chill” button on your nervous system.

When Overwhelm Creeps In

It can be, well, completely overwhelming. Too many plans. Too many emotions. Too many expectations, both internal and external.

Kundalini Yoga has a wonderfully honest practice called

Meditation for The Most Restless Mind (aka the "Meditation

for Insanity"). It’s simple and it clears mental clutter fast.

This meditation helps break the loop of spiraling thoughts.

It gives your mind somewhere healthy to land so you can

breathe again.

A few minutes of this, and you’ll feel like someone finally

turned the volume down inside your head.

Meditation for The Most Restless Mind (aka the "Meditation for Insanity")

How to do it:

1. Sit in Easy Pose with a straight spine and a light Neck

        Lock.

2. Relax the arms and hands in any meditative pose.

3. Focus on the tip of the nose.

4. Open the mouth as wide as

        possible.

5. Touch the tongue to the upper palate.

6. Breath through the nose

   
   

   Continue 1-3 minutes

When Your Digestion Needs a Little Love

Let’s be real: holiday food is delicious… and sometimes a little much. Heavy meals, weird eating times, rich treats-

your digestive fire can get sluggish.

A classic yogic reset for digestion is Shoulder Stand.

Gentle inversions help stimulate the thyroid, soothe the gut, and give your body a chance to recalibrate. If a full shoulder stand isn’t your thing, legs-up-the-wall

totally counts. A few minutes after a meal can make

everything move more smoothly, both physically and

energetically.

1-3 minutes should do the trick.