The Creative Cave
40 days of Yoni Kriya. Eleven minutes a day.
A free practice to share with you.
November 11 to December 20, the night before the winter solstice
There's a part of creating that nobody really talks about. Not the bloom, or the finished thing, or the moment it all comes together. The part before the quiet, unseen stretch where something is forming and you can't quite tell yet what it is, or whether anything is happening at all.
I think most of us are pretty uncomfortable there. We want proof, we want to feel it working. So we push, and plan, and fix, and wonder why we feel so tired.
This practice is an invitation to stay in that quieter place for a while, and see what grows.
What is Yoni Kriya?
Yoni Kriya is an eleven-minute Kundalini meditation.
Yoni is a Sanskrit word meaning womb, source, or origin, the place where life begins. In the tradition, the open space between the hands is called the creative cave, the place where things grow before they have a shape. It's considered a sacred kriya, traditionally practiced with time to rest afterward, and lovely before sleep.
You sit tall, bring your hands together at your heart with a small open space between your palms. Then you breathe slowly, in a specific pattern.
It's simple.
How the 40 days work
Practice on your own, eleven minutes a day, whenever you can sit and rest a little afterward. Any time that works for you is a good time.
Live classes every Monday at 8:30am PCT, where we practice together.
Video library with the practice, the warm-up, and recordings of the live classes, so you can practice along whenever suits you.
Short notes, something to notice or wonder about as you go.
There's one week I may be travelling, so that Monday's class might move to a different day. I'll let you know well ahead of time.
Why forty days?
In Kundalini practice, forty days with one kriya is a traditional rhythm. Long enough to get past the novelty, through the slightly boring middle when your mind is playing tricks on you, and into whatever is forming underneath. If you didn’t start on Nov 11, no problem. It will be open until the end of the year. We finish together on December 20, the eve of the longest night of the year. After that, the light starts coming back, a minute at a time.
Already started?
We began on November 11, and you're welcome to join any time. Start on whatever day you arrive, and count your forty from there, or simply practice alongside us until December 20. There's no falling behind in this.
About me
I'm Kristi, a yoga therapist and Kundalini practitioner in Whistler, BC. I've been practicing for over thirty years, with more than 2000 hours training in yoga therapy, kundalini, meditation, mantra, mudra, breath, and energetics. These days my work lives where the body and energy meet: in the fascia, in the breath, in the quieter layers underneath. Through Radiant Body, I guide those who look more than capable on the outside but feel scattered and depleted underneath, toward a steadiness that starts in the body.
I’m less interested in poses than in what the body is trying to tell you.
Join the 40 days
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