Kum Nye

Kum Nye is a system of techniques utilized to revitalize both the body and the spirit. It is through a series of easy to follow exercises that you begin to balance these two aspects of ourselves. Below is a brief introduction written by Tarthang Tulku and can be found in his book “Kum Nye Relaxation”. Following is a short video utilizing Kum Nye to open up you heart.

“Balance is a natural condition of flowing feeling and energy which pervades the entire body and mind”

We commonly think of balance as our bodily equilibrium or stability. This understanding of balance is limited, however, and can be expanded by certain exercises and movements, which show us how to bring our breath, senses and awareness into balance with our bodies and minds. We can make our whole system balanced, for balance is a natural condition of flowing feeling and energy, which pervades the entire mind and body. This balance is the objective of Kum Nye.

The foundation of balance and the integration of body and mind is relaxation. Often we think of relaxation as a state of dreaminess, lacking in awareness and vitality; or a process of escaping from life; or a filling or a making out of time. But true relaxation is actually balance. When we are relaxed, we can open to new sensory fields and dimensions, expanding sensations and feelings, which bring body and mind together. We learn to generate and accumulate energy, using it so that both body and mind work together in a flowing, open way. Thoughts and sensations flow smoothly because the mind is vibrant and clear, and the body vital and energetic. When we truly relax, it is no longer the “self” that is experiencing-we become the experience itself. We no longer own our senses, bodies and minds for they totally participate in the experience.