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One question which I see often in the SikhNet Question and Answer Forum is how one can deal with sexual feelings. This is particularly an important issue for youth who have increased sexual energy and are not yet married. As a youth it can be extra hard feeling this "pressure" as one goes into puberty and starts to have strong sexual feelings. Western society doesn’t help the situation either. It is so common these days for an average person to wear skimpy/sexual clothing out in public and see this in most magazines and TV. This only aggravates the situation…and makes a person think more about sex.

This sexual energy is just a creative energy that is in every person. This energy can be used to create life, or other artistic/creative actions. It can come out in the form of a beautiful piece of art, a brilliant idea, or something that you create.

We all have seven energy centers in our body (Chakras). -  "The Second chakra/center holds the basic needs for sexuality, creativity, intuition, and self-worth. This chakra is also about friendliness, creativity, and emotions. It governs peoples sense of self-worth, their confidence in their own creativity, and their ability to relate to others in an open and friendly way. It’s influenced by how emotions were expressed or repressed in the family during childhood. Proper balance in this chakra means the ability to flow with emotions freely and to feel and reach out to others sexually or not. If this chakra is blocked a person may feel emotionally explosive, manipulative, obsessed with thoughts of sex or may lack energy."

So, you may ask, how can a person keep this energy flowing through their chakras and deal  with sexual thoughts and feelings? One particular method is using a Kundalini Yoga Kriya called "Sat Kriya". This kriya has MANY benefits (not just in dealing with sexual energy)! I used to do this Kriya/Exercise every day, and it helped me a lot in many ways (not just as a teenager). I just started doing it again with my morning Sadhana and thought you all could benefit from it.

Sat Kriya is fundamental to Kundalini Yoga and should be practiced every day for at least 3 minutes. Its effects are numerous. Sat Kriya strengthens the entire sexual system and stimulates its natural flow of energy. This relaxes phobias about sexuality. It allows you to control the insistent sexual impulse by re-channelizing sexual energy to creative and healing activities in the body. People who are severely maladjusted or who have mental problems benefit from this kriya since these disturbances are always connected with an imbalance in the energies of the lower three chakras. General physical health is improved since all the internal organs receive a gentle rhythmic massage from this exercise. The heart gets stronger from the rhythmic up-and-down of blood pressure you generate from the pumping motion of the navel point.

The main effect is a control and balance of the lower three chakras or energy distribution centers in the body.  It does this by mixing the prana and apana at the navel center.  This generates a heat in the system and opens the inner channels to the upward flow and rotation of energy. Sat Kriya also rejuvenates the sexual system and helps the brain and body to recover from toxicity and memory loss due to drug abuse.  It is good for removing energy imbalances in the lower three chakras and, as a result, is good for problems in the lower back and alleviating mild depression.

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