15/04/2020
Yoga-lingo from us.
Granthi is a Sanskrit word that translates as ‘knot,’ ‘doubt’ or ‘a difficult knot to untie.’ It is an important concept within spirituality, and yoga in particular, as it explores the idea that we can be prevented from rising and achieving our full potential as a result of these ‘knots.’
Within Kundalini yoga, there is a belief that granthis prevent prana from rising through the central channel of the energetic body. This block acts as a barrier to true freedom and spiritual liberation, as they prevent one from achieving their full potential, and attaining spiritual advancement and development. They keep the practitioner entangled and trapped within their preferences, fears, and desires, and work and knowledge are required to help them to be released.
Yoga offers the opportunity to release and untie granthis, usually through aiding the flow of prana to help the individual to transcend the knots. There are three main granthis: Read full post in blog.
