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Inspiring Service in Chile
This story began while I was seated next to my wife Jai Gopal during a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Gathering in 2005. Guru Darshan and Simrit had started the work of Langar Chile (serving our society’s least protected people out on the street) and they were looking for volunteers to help them. Personally, I had thought about similar ideas in the past, but they had always remained only that: ideas. So I began going out with them every Thursday evening. Each one of us would prepare a pot of food. When I had my first contact with this experience I was very…
Yogic Science to Break Habits & Addictive Behavior – Curriculum
Yogic Science to Break Habits & Addictive Behavior – Curriculum A Curriculum provided by SuperHealth SuperHealth is a highly specialized technology that helps people move from recovery to self-discovery. You can learn more about SuperHealth and find more tools and information about Breaking Addictive Behaviors on their website. 1) Welcome. Explain title of class. Tune In – Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo 2) Do Warm-Ups 3) The Kriya: The “4 U” kriya sets the nervous system to withstand pressures of society and challenges of times. Do each posture for 11 minutes for 11 days without moving a muscle and this is said to…
LA Times Article on Yoga
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…
The Golden Rules of a Teacher
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…
2013 Teacher Conference Article
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…
CHILEAN YOGA FESTIVAL 2013
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…
One Week with the Burundese KY Sangat
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…