AYP Wiki

Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP) is a system of integrated yoga techniques developed and taught by Yogani across his online lessons. The approach is non-sectarian, self-directed, and householder-friendly: practices are done twice daily at home, added one at a time, and always self-paced. The aim is human spiritual transformation — a neurobiological process of purification and opening, available to anyone regardless of tradition or belief, whose fruition is an outpouring of divine love in daily life.

The source

The teaching lives in Yogani's lessons at aypsite.org, written over many years as an open, self-guided course. The main lessons are free to read. The additions that expand them — the decimal-numbered ones, such as Addition 47.1 — come with AYP Plus, a paid membership.

The lessons are the teaching; this wiki only organises it. Every page cites the lessons it draws on and links straight back to them, so anything here can be checked against Yogani's own words.

What this wiki is

A topic-by-topic synthesis of the AYP lessons: one page for each practice, concept, experience and theme, gathered into those four sections. Guidance on a single subject is usually scattered across lessons written years apart — each page pulls it together in one place: what it is, how it relates to the other practices, what people report experiencing, and what the cautions are.

It is a reference for looking something up and following the connections, not a substitute for the lessons. To learn the practices, read them.

The practice sequence

Practices are introduced in a specific order and stacked gradually. Adding too much too fast is the most common mistake — see Self-Pacing.

Stage	Practice	Session placement
Foundation	Deep Meditation	20 min, twice daily
When DM stable	Spinal Breathing Pranayama + Ujjayi	5–10 min before DM
Any time	Siddhasana	sitting posture for DM + SBP
When SBP stable	Mulabandha + Sambhavi	during SBP
When stable	Samyama	5–10 min after DM
When stable	Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka	end of SBP
Advanced	Kechari Mudra	during SBP and DM
Supplemental	Asanas, Shatkarmas, Tantra	as appropriate

Rest after meditation (5–10 min lying down, if possible) is recommended at every stage.

Key concepts

Sushumna · Kundalini · Prana · Chakras · Abiding Inner Silence · Witness · Bhakti and Devotion · Self-Pacing · Enlightenment Stages

Full catalog

Practices

Amaroli — urine therapy as yoga practice; daily morning midstream ingestion for inward robustness; enhances the nectar cycle; amplified by fasting; self-pacing applies
Asanas — yoga postures as a gentle warm-up for sitting practice; AYP Asana Starter Kit and the pecking order when time is short
Brahmari — bee-hum exhalation using the vocal cords; "OM stimulator" at the medulla oblongata; optional enhancement to SBP once ecstatic conductivity is rising
Cosmic Samyama — lying-down 16-sutra extension of samyama that expands inner silence to cosmic scale; the yoga nidra practice
Deep Meditation — twice-daily mantra meditation, the foundation of AYP
Dynamic Jalandhara — the "chin pump"; rotating head kumbhaka that pumps prana between heart and head, done between SBP and DM when yoni mudra shifts to after DM
Extreme Sensitivity Protocol — nine-step protocol for nervous systems that overload fast on mantra DM: shorten sessions, witness through spikes, never meditate before bed, build up gradually
Favoring the Mantra — the carpenter and the hammer: attention, not the mantra's mere presence, is what makes deep meditation work; concentration as a byproduct of letting go
Heart Breathing — reverse-direction pranayama that brings the ishta into the heart on the inhale and expels impurities on the exhale; optional supplement to standard SBP
Kechari Mudra — rolling the tongue back into the nasal pharynx to contact the "secret spot" on the nasal septum; the upper-end partner of mulabandha; five stages and frenum snipping
Mulabandha — light root-lock flex of the perineum during SBP, enlivening sexual energy upward into the sushumna
Navi Kriya — dynamic abdominal lift integrating all mudras and bandhas into a single upward wave; "the middle way" promoting whole body mudra; powerful kundalini stimulator
Nauli — dynamic churning of the abdominal muscles in uddiyana; a pre-sitting warm-up that strongly stimulates kundalini from the pelvic storehouse
Pranayama — the umbrella AYP framing for breath-based work on prana; cultivates the soil of the nervous system
Sambhavi — gentle brow furrow + raising the eyes during SBP; primary means of opening the third eye (ajna)
Solar Centering Enhancement — advanced DM enhancement: favor locating mantra at the solar plexus; cultivates stability and radiance; for established meditators only
Samyama — touching and releasing sutras into abiding inner silence; the nine-sutra core routine; inside-out practice that produces stillness in action, siddhis, and the alternate silence-first path
Shatkarmas — traditional bodily cleansing techniques (jala neti, basti, dhauti, nauli, kapalbhati, trataka); middle-stage supplements when ecstatic conductivity is rising
Siddhasana — sitting with heel pressed gently against the perineum; continuous upward stimulation of sexual energy during pranayama and meditation
Spinal Bastrika Pranayama — rapid diaphragmatic panting with fast root-to-brow attention tracing; "pressure-washing karma" for stubborn blockages
Spinal Breathing Pranayama — the core pranayama practice; attention traces the sushumna from root to brow, done before deep meditation
Holdback Method — tantric core technique: cycles of stimulation and pause that climb a stairway of ecstasy; includes blocking ("training wheels") and the count method
Ujjayi — partial epiglottis closure on exhalation during SBP; the standard breath restriction that adds pressure, vibration, and prana stimulation; quieter alternative to brahmari
Vajroli Mudra — natural vs mechanical: the 24/7 upward absorption of sexual essences arising from comprehensive practice; not a technique to force
Witnessing Technique — pause the mantra and let attention rest with overwhelming sensation until it dissolves
Yoni Mudra Kumbhaka — breath retention combined with eye pressure, modified sambhavi, jalandhara, and uddiyana; the most powerful direct kundalini stimulator in AYP, done at the end of SBP

Concepts

Abiding Inner Silence — pure bliss consciousness; the unchanging silent awareness underneath mental activity, the goal of all AYP practice
Amrita — nectar descending from the brain through the sinuses into the digestive tract; sweet taste, floral fragrance, and the fading into ecstatic radiance
Brahmacharya — "walking in Brahma": the preservation and upward cultivation of sexual energy; both celibacy and tantra are forms of it
Chakras — the seven energy centers rooted along the sushumna; automatic under AYP practices, never the direct target
Dharma — activity that supports spiritual unfoldment, whether or not it looks like formal practice: the painter, the gardener, the programmer finding stillness in their work
Ego — not the enemy but the vehicle to enlightenment; a distorted window that clears as practice purifies the nervous system
Fifth Dimension — Yogani's metaphor for consciousness as a dimensionless degree of freedom added to everyday 4D experience
Five Stages of Mind — the evolutionary map of how mind develops through practice: pre-witnessing, witnessing, discrimination, dispassion, unity
Granthis — the three energy "knots" (Brahma/pelvic, Vishnu/central, Rudra/head); addressed automatically by AYP practices without special focus
Ida and Pingala — the two side channels (lunar/cool, solar/hot) spiraling around the sushumna; the caduceus anatomy
Ishta — the personal, self-chosen highest ideal that bhakti is directed toward; also covers bhakti aids and "romancing the stone"
Kumbhaka — voluntary breath suspension; advanced AYP practice, deliberately excluded from the basic routine
Kundalini — the pelvic prana storehouse and its upward awakening; AYP's connection between sex and spiritual transformation
Mantra — the I AM mantra used as a vehicle in deep meditation
Nectar Cycle — a biological transformation of the digestive system producing refined essences (soma, ojas, amrita); AYP's inner alchemy
Pitfalls of the Mind — six recurring mental traps (infatuation with experience, over-analysis, overdoing, illusion of attainment, denial of practice, the non-duality trap) that can derail a practitioner at any stage
Practices vs Experiences — the house-cleaning distinction: practices are the cause, experiences are the effect; favoring the effect stalls progress
Prana — the life force; first manifestation of consciousness in matter, the target of all energy practices
Pratyahara — the fifth limb of yoga reframed as expansion of senses inward (not withdrawal); inner sensory experience becoming more compelling than outer
Reincarnation and Karma — belief in reincarnation is not required for practice to work; karma is transformed, not erased; seeing is believing
The Secret Spot — the ecstatically sensitive point on the nasal septum kechari targets; "spiritually erogenous," pulling energy inward and upward rather than toward climax
Siddhis — classical yogic powers; real but not the goal, and a trap if chased; arise as a by-product of samyama
Sushumna — the master nerve running inside the spine from perineum to brow; central highway for prana
Transcendence — the gap between losing the mantra and noticing thoughts again; the moment of going beyond mind
Whole Body Mudra — all mudras and bandhas merging into one automatic ecstatic reflex, led by sambhavi
Witness — the silent observer; abiding inner silence named for what it does

Experiences

Bliss — the felt quality of inner silence; common in early practice and across traditions
Dark Night of the Soul — the transitional disorientation as identity shifts from limited self to broader silence; caterpillar-to-butterfly; keep practicing through it
Breath Slowing in Pranayama — breath naturally refines and may suspend on its own during SBP; a sign the body is pulling prana from its internal storehouse
Ecstatic Conductivity Onset — the recurring "is this ecstatic conductivity?" diagnostic question; the bidirectional head-root connection that marks it
Ecstatic Radiance — the felt quality of prana flowing freely through a cultivated sushumna; pranayama's counterpart to silent bliss
Falling Asleep in Meditation — nodding off during deep meditation is a special, purification-linked sleep, not ordinary tiredness; the test is daily clarity, not session clarity
Kundalini Currents in the Limbs — cool/warm currents radiating into arms, legs, hands, feet; when it turns painful and the remedy checklist; jnana mudra as a hand energy switch
Levitation Reports — a witnessed floating-and-glowing case during meditation; real, but a milestone, not a goal
Premature Crown Awakening — the most common cause of severe kundalini overload; why AYP works the crown by proxy via the third eye
Purification Symptoms — physical and sensory side effects of pranayama/meditation (perspiration, gurglings, lights, sounds, humming, minty sensations); normal and good
Restlessness in Meditation — symptom of purification proceeding faster than the system can integrate
Samyama Lightness, Lurching, and Levitation — shaking, hopping, and near-levitation produced by samyama's ninth sutra; purification in motion, not literal flight
Spiritual Dissociation — the failure mode where "I am THAT" arises without ecstatic conductivity, producing years of emptiness instead of engagement, love, and bhakti
Stage 1 — The Rise of Silence — sat-chit-ananda as the witness stage; the witness as beginning not end; dissolving into unity
Stage 2 — The Rise of Ecstasy — kundalini awakening, ecstatic conductivity, addiction and rush warnings, premature crown, after the ecstasy
Stage 3 — Unity — jivan mukti / Christ consciousness; what unity feels like; the no-thing or all-things paradox; ordinary life in extraordinary freedom
Sublime Clarity — an early direct glimpse of pure bliss consciousness, arriving via one of two patterns: clarity-then-clouds, or clouds-then-clarity
Sudden-Onset Kundalini Experiences — the "is this it?" pattern when a surge of heat, buzzing, or pulsing arrives suddenly; how to respond
Thoughts During Meditation — a session of nothing but thoughts is normal purification, not failure; the fix is never to extend past 20 minutes
Tunnel and Star Vision — a rainbow tunnel with a five-pointed star seen as the sushumna opens beyond the brow; NDE and Sri Yantra parallels
Ups and Downs in Meditation — meditation cycles between bliss, stillness, restlessness, and plateaus; daily life is the measure, not the session
Whole-Body Orgasm — the long-term fruit of tantric and sitting practices: permanent, ongoing ecstasy requiring no external stimulation ("constant coming")
Yoga Nidra — conscious sleeping; the witness present through deep sleep, confirming turiya operating 24/7; "you hear yourself snoring"

Topics

Analysis Paralysis — the trap of getting fascinated by vivid inner experiences instead of favoring the mantra; experiences are scenery, not the point
Automatic Yoga — spontaneous movements, breathing, and mudras during practice; effect not cause; handling, refinement into whole body mudra; why it's not a stand-alone practice
AYP and Other Traditions — non-sectarian stance; relations to Christianity, vipassana, self-inquiry, and guru lineages
The Eight Limbs of Yoga — Patanjali's ashtanga framework; AYP's inside-out reading that starts at samadhi and lets the other limbs arise through connectedness
Bhakti and Devotion — desire as the engine of practice; transmuting any emotion into more practice
Diet — light and nutritious; let preferences shift naturally instead of forcing a regime
Enlightenment Stages — AYP's three-stage arc: silence, ecstasy, unity; the right order, the cost of skipping stages, kundalini addiction
Enlightenment Timeline — how long the three stages take: individual variation vs the historical compression from lifetimes to decades to years
Exercise and Fitness — yoga-friendly fitness stack: asanas + aerobic + muscle toning + Tai Chi; a seven-exercise muscle-toning routine self-paced for any condition
Family and Relationships — householder practice; marriage and kids as part of the path; self-pacing for the family; extramarital infatuation as a bhakti hazard
Fear and Emotions — fear as biology not enemy; moving awareness beyond fear via inner silence; converting fear into bhakti fuel
Getting Enlightenment is Giving It Away — why chasing enlightenment as a future goal is the obstacle; the gold standard is outpouring divine love
Grief and Loss — trauma as bhakti catalyst; the four stages of witness under grief; bypassing the grieving process
Karma and Morality — karma/samskaras dissolved by practice; sin as a human coloring of natural law; real morality as a natural effect of rising silence; DM vs psychotherapy
Karma Yoga — service arising naturally from the connectedness of yoga; service from silence never burns out; practices and service as complementary halves
Guru and Teachers — "the guru is in you" explained; the role of outer teachers, the failure modes of guru systems, AYP's self-directed stance
Health and Meditation — DM as prevention, witnessing through illness, and guidance for specific conditions
Integrating Hatha with Deep Meditation — long-time asana practitioners adding DM and SBP: the surge in progress, the extra sensitivity, and a starting balance
Kundalini Imbalances and Remedies — Shiva-and-Shakti polarity balance; diagnosis, symptoms, grounding, Ayurveda, and specific remedies for kundalini overload
Making Meditation a Habit — the brushing-teeth analogy; habit beats inspiration
Meditation and the World — meditation as preparation for reality, not escape from it; silent radiation and engaged action
Prayer — why prayer works when it works: releasing an intention into stillness is samyama with a single sutra
Rest After Meditation — the non-optional 2–10 minutes that prevent carrying roughness into daily life
The Scientific Approach — healthy skepticism vs blind faith; pranayama as oxygen restraint, meditation as thought fasting; yoga as falsifiable at the individual level
Self-Pacing — the meta-skill of adjusting practice intensity for sustainable long-term progress
Shaktipat — direct energy transmission; why bhakti is the actual source; the stars as darshan; "when someone is too eager to give it to you, run"; samyama as the non-invasive alternative
Seniors and Practice — adapted routines for practitioners starting or resuming late; never too late, aggressive practices for the younger, chair-based practice, and kundalini awakening even at 90
Sensitive Meditators — when mantra DM consistently overloads, switch to breath as object
Stillness in Action — thinking and problem-solving from within silence; the goal of practice in daily life
Tapas — the fire of persistent practice; bhakti that never stops; monk-vs-householder continuum; tapas as Niyama
Substances and Meditation — alcohol, tobacco, drugs, caffeine, and why AYP's stance is physics, not morality
Sudden vs Gradual Awakening — Krishnamurti's "no method," the forgetful mountain climber, why doing nothing is also a doing, gradual unfoldment as the practical path
Tantra — sex as a yoga practice; preserving sexual essences and redirecting prana upward; AYP's third option between celibacy and ordinary sex; hub page linking to sub-topics
Tantra and Relationships — mismatched partners, equality of the sexes, orientation, shame and guilt, forced celibacy, family values
Timing of Practice — twice daily, before meals, well before bed
Yoga for Children — age guidelines for introducing AYP practices; one puberty at a time; the best teaching is the parent's own inner silence
Addiction and Yoga — cleaning-the-window analogy; twelve-step programs as complement; personal conduct as the foundation
Self-Inquiry — the yoga of "Who am I?"; relational (with witness) vs non-relational (without witness); DM first then inquiry; philosophy as starting point not endpoint; wave and ocean
Self-Inquiry Styles — five styles taxonomy, five jnana yoga approaches, two routes (neti neti vs who is perceiving?), the I-thought dissolving itself
Dangers of Non-Relational Self-Inquiry — the safety-critical failure mode of stand-alone non-relational self-inquiry; neo-advaita teacher suicides; nihilism vs genuine non-duality
Death and Dying — yogic dying = yogic living; karma and death; the modern death-and-dying movement; hospice practice
Baseline Systems of Practice — AYP as open-source baseline; modifications are the practitioner's experiment; don't mix systems; don't seek external validation
Group Practice — group meditation amplifies effects beyond the room; Internet-coordinated global practice; group samyama for targeted healing
Retreats — 2–3 routines per day; group retreats preferred over solo; effects last weeks to months after; daily schedule and self-pacing on retreat
Writing and Journaling — writing as mirror of inner life; private journaling + DM = powerful combination; sobbing during journaling as purification; self-pace like any practice
Human Spiritual Transformation — Yogani's framing for the goal of AYP: a neurobiological process with two poles (inner silence + ecstatic conductivity) maturing into outpouring divine love