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Why are Solstice Teachers Required to be IKYTA Members?

By Rion Lyle

  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…

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Yogic Teachings

Dr Sat Bir Singh’s Telecourse Recording

By Rion Lyle

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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Yogi Bhajan

The Legacy of 3HO

By Rion Lyle

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…

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Meditations & Kriyas

The Healthy, Happy, Holy Breath

By Rion Lyle

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…

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Personal Stories

Spotlight on Teachers

By Rion Lyle

 -Dharam Dev Kaur and Siri Marka Singh-  For several years my husband, Siri Marka Singh, and I have been part of the Teacher Training Team at Yoga West in West Los Angeles, where Yogi Bhajan taught for many years. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve teacher trainings there and host many study groups at the house, shepherding groups of teacher trainers through the program. We noticed a need to have support, continuity and community for students to grow in their new roles as teachers. This inspired us to set up an ongoing “Kundalini Yoga Teacher Team Building…

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