With beats that bounce, Natalia Safran, left, moves to hip-hop at a YogaHop in Santa Monica. The workout balances power, sweat and athleticism with deep stretches and peacefulness. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) By Amber Dance April 13, 2013 As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you’re not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you’re also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety. Yoga “gives some sense of sanity,” says Sat Bir Khalsa, a neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School in Boston. “You’re no longer washed away by the…

Lecture by: Yogi Bhajan Lecture on: 07/22/1996 Location: Master’s Touch Course in Espanola, NM   You have come here to become Teachers, is that true? Class: Yes, Sir. YB: You are learning. If you do not know how to obey, you shall not know how to command. Is that understood? Class: Yes, Sir! YB: If you cannot obey, you shall never be in a position to command. If your five tattwas cannot obey, your five tattwas cannot, shall not, will not command. It doesn’t matter how much you study, how much you read, how much you know, and how powerful…

  IKYTA invites all Kundalini Yoga teachers and teacher trainers to participate in the 2013 Summer Teacher Conference in New Mexico. Friday, June 21st from 10:30-5:30   We are in the 4th year of the Eight Elements of Excellence Series.   In 2013 we focus on HUMILITY –  the constant awareness of the ONE Doer in all actions.  Having the courage to surrender to the Golden Chain, we will feel Infinity serving with us!  It is in releasing our ego and connecting in compassion that we are truly able to serve effectively.   Come and share in this beautiful opportunity to sit…

The Chilean Yoga Festival gets bigger and better each year.  Once it was an opportunity for the Chilean communities to come together living the teachings.  It has grown to be the ‘South American’ Yoga Festival, with participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Columbia, and Peru.  It is full body festival with Sadhana, Gurdwara, beautiful classes every day, and inspired fun.  This year Gurubachan Singh was there, teaching, connecting and sharing with future generations, and doing incredible diplomatic service.  Hari Nam Singh of NYC was there teaching and counseling – every minute that he wasn’t teaching.  Gurudev of Texas was there teaching, supporting…

BURUNDI – JANUARY 2013 – RAVINDER KAUR (Kundalini Yoga Belgium) Sat Nam, I only spent 1 week with the Burundese KY sangat in January 2013, but it seems like 1 month! The first days, the brand new Burundese KY teachers invited me to visit the places where they teach.  I was most impressed by Jeet Singh teaching a group of 40 mentally handicapped people. His strong projection, commitment and love to reach out and touch these people was inspiring. The directors of the institute told me about the positive impact this weekly yoga class has on their group. Sat Sansaar…

  IKYTA is the Professional Association for KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teachers. Yogi Bhajan created IKYTA as the container for members to continue to get the tools, support, protection, Teacher’s Code of Ethics.   IKYTA holds the Code of Ethics and is the only place where the public can come forward with concerns about a KRI Teacher. It is the exclusive responsibility of this Professional Association to address complaints and take action when necessary. IKYTA insures that all Solstice event participants have a forum to come forward in the event that fair treatment is an issue. IKYTA takes a strong…

TEACHER ENHANCEMENT TELECOURSE Recording Research on Yoga: Rationale, History, Breadth, and Access   Discussion Topics: – Usefulness of research on yoga/why do yoga research? – History of yoga research – Existing published yoga research, breadth and depth – Existing research on Kundalini Yoga – How to access published yoga research – How to participate in yoga research   Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. has been fully engaged in basic and clinical research on the effectiveness of yoga and meditation practices in improving physical and psychological health for over 10 years. He has also practiced a yoga lifestyle for over 40 years…

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The Legacy of 3HO Excerpts from a lecture on January 5, 1994, the 25th anniversary of 3HO. (The Year IKYTA was Founded) We started a healthy, happy, holy way of life, and that became 3HO. It is a dream come true. It is a very pure path in which every human was worshipped equally. Everybody is a potential teacher. There is no 'yes' and 'no', rather there is a set discipline to follow. We built a foundation called the 3HO Foundation: a Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization of people. The first song I sang was, “We are the people, the people of…

Kundalini Yoga: The Healthy, Happy, Holy Breath Originally taught by Yogi Bhajan on July 10, 1975   This meditation uses the power of the breath to enhance the depth of the effects of the mantra Healthy am I, Happy am I, Holy am I. When practiced correctly, the breath will slow to two and a half breaths per minute. This shift from the normal 12-15 breaths per minute is significant. Once the breath rate is slower than four breaths per minute, the central brain starts functioning more intensely. The pineal and pituitary glands shift their relationship to each other. In this…