Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

Make sure you have all the necessary materials; pencils, pens, rubbers, ruler, compass,
colors or paints, so that you will not have to disturb your concentration once you have
started. If you have a sadhana room, then that is the best place to create your mandalas.A
good size for drawing the chakras on art paper is about 9" square, as this size is most
useful for visual display and concentration practices. Larger and smaller sized chakras
can be made for other purposes.
By first using only a black pen, one can plainly see the simple yet subtle lines and
formations, and discover the hidden symbology as it becomes visually clearer in the
mind. The next step is to color it, according to the traditional colors described in the text.
In this way, mandalas of each of the seven chakras can be completed over seven or more
sessions.
This practice is very relaxing and enjoyable. You may like to create more subjective
and artistic impressions of the chakras, with your own colors and symbols, as you come
to understand them in a personal way. This expands your awareness to the many
possibilities of experiencing not only the chakras, but life itself.
The chakras should not be interpreted on just one or two levels, but in many
dimensions. After drawing and painting the chakras successfully, you can then take the
next step and create the chakras in a three-dimensional form. For this you can use any
number of materials such as clay, plasticine, wire, fiberglass, copper or stone.
You must remember, however, that the traditional drawings are as subjective as your
feelings and experiences of the chakra. Therefore, use these experiences to express your
deeper and inner spiritual aspects on paper, in clay or stone. Through this you will find a
clarity of vision arising out of what once seemed a confused and blurred picture of life.
Practise
You will not have time to do all the practices given in this chapter. Therefore we
suggest that you practise the following for one month: Chakra meditation, chaturtha
pranayama, chakra yoga nidra, immani mudra and bija mantra sanchalana daily.
Musical chakra meditation and drawing the chakras, can be done if you have the time
and the inclination. They can be omitted without any detriment to arousing kundalini.
Practices for each individual chakra can be done as follows:
ajna - shambhavi mudra
mooladhara - moola bandha and nasikagra mudra
swadhisthana - vajroli (or sahajoli)
manipura - uddiyana bandha