TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 5, 2014) - May 5, 2014 marks the 44th anniversary of the momentous beginning of the Sahaja Yoga movement, founded by Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923 - 2011). Sahaja Yoga is a simple, spontaneous experience of meditation which triggers the spiritual dimension within the human being, leading to harmonious integration of the individual's emotional, physical and mental aspects.

A fully enlightened person from birth, Shri Mataji had total mastery over the workings of the subtle energy centres and channels within human beings, knowledge chronicled by great souls and sages throughout the ages. When endowed with this divine knowledge, the individual becomes empowered to overcome obstacles preventing their growth into a higher, spiritually-evolved being.

Shri Mataji aspired from a young age to discover a method for bestowing spiritual awakening en masse to human beings and enable them to understand the subtle knowledge of the spirit. On May 5, 1970, while meditating on the shores of Nargol, India, Shri Mataji, through Her command of the primordial energy known as the Kundalini, awakened mankind's collective energy centre of the Sahastrara.

As a result of this happening, it became possible for spiritual seekers to receive from Shri Mataji the divine blessing of Self-Realization-the awakening of the Kundalini energy, previously dormant in the sacrum bone at the bottom of the spine. When awakened, the Kundalini energy rises along the spinal column and pierces through the Sahastrara Chakra in the limbic area, connecting the human being to the all-pervading power. The seeker's sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems become relaxed and balanced, producing a natural state of meditation marked by thoughtlessness, alertness, a profound sense of peace and bubbling joy within.

Shri Mataji travelled around the world for over 30 years bestowing the experience of Self-Realization, never with monetary charge, to audiences often large enough to fill stadia. She maintained that it was every person's birthright to receive their Kundalini awakening and cautioned against the dangers of false gurus preying on honest spiritual seeking. Today, established practitioners of Sahaja Yoga in over 100 countries continue to spread the experience of Self-Realization to seekers searching for the answer to their thirst for spiritual enlightenment.

Each year, on May 5, the Sahaja Yoga movement honours Shri Mataji's historic discovery of Sahaja Yoga, Her dedication to humanity and tremendous legacy. More information on Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja Yoga, and our free meditation programs worldwide can be found at http://www.freemeditation.com and http://www.shrimataji.org.

Vishwa Nirmala Dharma Educational Society/Sahaja Yoga International is a world-wide non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and spreading the art of meditation around the world as well as to provide education on our collective spiritual roots. The principles on which Sahaja Yoga International is based are morality, spirituality, mutual help in our evolution, search for truth, and healing our problems using our inner potential on an individual and collective level. Free classes are offered throughout Canada and the world. Information on locations and times can be found on our website: freemeditation.com.

Canada: http://www.freemeditation.com; Worldwide: http://www.sahajayoga.org; Shri Mataji's Life: http://www.shrimataji.org

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May 5th World Realization Day, 44 Years of Sahaja Yoga Meditation