Healing Practice
Shakti Chalana Mudra
Sanskrit: Śakti Cālana Mudrā
A practice the Hatha Yoga Pradipika associates with rousing dormant kundalini energy, closely connected in the text to Vajroli Mudra and breath retention.
- Tradition
- Yogic Tradition
Introduction
Shakti (energy/power) and chalana (moving/stirring) name this practice, which the Hatha Yoga Pradipika connects to stirring and rousing kundalini-shakti, traditionally linked in the text to the practices around Vajroli Mudra and sustained breath retention, with the stated aim of helping move dormant energy into the central channel (sushumna).
As with Vajroli Mudra, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika frames this as an advanced, esoteric practice reserved for initiated practitioners under direct teacher guidance. This entry provides historical and educational context only, not instruction.
Sources & References
- The Hatha Yoga Pradipika — Svatmarama; trans. Pancham Sinh, The Panini Office (Sacred Books of the Hindus, vol. XV) (1914) · Link
Public domain. Classical c. 15th-century Sanskrit hatha yoga text; this early-20th-century English translation is the standard public-domain edition consulted for these entries.