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Making Sense in an Age of Change

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Devjot Singh Yogi Bhajan’s messages about the Aquarian Age may have been difficult to contextualise before now. We can forgive ourselves perhaps for hearing his teachings simply as an inspirational metaphor supporting personal commitment to a spiritual path. We may have felt confirmed in our preferences and justified in any stance against war, hunger, and a myriad of social injustices. But now that times have changed, perhaps we had better look again at what the Master was telling us and what will be asked of Aquarian Teachers. The Piscean Age, its values, achievements, and champions will not go gently…

Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Ishnaan – The Science of Hydrotherapy

By Sukhpran Khalsa

Excerpt from a lecture by Yogi Bhajan I‘d like to share the technology and science of a type of massage with you. It is called hydrotherapeutical massage. As I’m sitting before you, my first qualification and field of expertise is in hydrotherapy. You may not have known that. I carry the lineage of those who now are very unknown, who worked on the bones, adjusted the body and did massage to recreate healthy organs. Since ancient times, people have prayed for the blessing of Ishnaan. What is ishnaan? Ishnaan is the total sum of hydrotherapy. The word is ishnaan. We don’t say we’ll take a bath;…

The Deep and Powerful Alchemy of White Tantric Yoga®

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Tommy Rosen Back in 2003, my girlfriend, Kia, and I decided to go to Maui to celebrate my 36th birthday. We had been together for 3 years, long enough to know we had something special. We had spoken about the possibility of getting married someday, but I was quite happy to continue on as things were. The convention of marriage, as I had witnessed from my parents and most of the adults I had known, was fraught with difficulty and challenge. It was painful and in some cases, ruinous. When occasionally I would meet two people who seemed to be doing well…

Teaching Yoga to Children

By Sukhpran Khalsa

Teaching yoga to children is much different than teaching adult Kundalini Yoga classes. Here are some tips and guidelines for teaching engaging and fun classes for kids: Yoga for children is age-specific. Very young children can start doing yoga in classes designed for Moms and tots. Even 2 and 3-year olds can be taught yoga. Classes can be designed for pre-school (ages 4-6), primary (ages 6-8), junior (ages 9·11), and intermediate (ages 12-14). All have varying developmental issues such as: attention span; ability to be quiet; need for snacks (watch for food allergies); and tendency to go to the bathroom….

The Seva Sadhana Program: From Karma to Dharma

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Ram Krishan Singh “Dharma is when you consciously put yourself together to work for others, for their happiness, for their benefit, for taking away their pain, giving them a life, serving them.” -Yogi Bhajan The Seva Sadhana Program at the Mother Ashram (Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram) in Espanola, New Mexico offers the opportunity for participants of all backgrounds to become immersed in the healthy, happy, holy lifestyle. We live together in spiritual community, rise in the early morning hours to practice Kundalini Yoga and meditation, and experience the power of living a life of service. Whether it’s working…

The Teacher Within: Tratakum Meditation

By Sukhpran Khalsa

In the yogic scriptures it says, “Even a glance from the eyes of a holy man can cure mental and physical imbalances.” Once in a very great while there is a picture that has a transcendent quality of neutrality that allows the person gazing at it to go through it and into their higher consciousness. This is a form of meditation called Tratakum. Years ago, a photograph was taken of Yogi Bhajan which had such a quality, and it has been used ever since by students as a link to their teacher and their inner consciousness. It is called simply,…

5 Sutras for the Aquarian Age – The Blueprint for your Life

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Sirgun Kaur It was dark and I was extremely panicked. My 2 year old was missing during an eveningGurdwara service. He could have escaped through any door; he could have been taken;he could have… the scenarios played out in my head like a horrific slide show. In a moment of clarity, I remembered a rant I almost published on Facebook that sameday: “The 5 Sutras for the Aquarian Age aren’t lofty principles. They are for actual dailyuse. Vibrate the Cosmos isn’t a metaphor. It’s a first resort when trouble strikes.”Vibrate the Cosmos.What was I vibrating in this moment? In other…

Keeping Up: Within You is All that You Need

By Sukhpran Khalsa

 By Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”  I was never one to make a list of New Year’s resolutions—but sometimes one is just compelled to; so I would end up generating something like a list. But I would wait until January 6th or 7th, just to take some of the pressure off! In my experience, when I created resolutions that were to begin on the 1st, I had usually broken them by the 3rd—exasperating and not a little self-defeating! Eventually, I just quit making them at all and began living my life in the…