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26 Jan Teacher Education

Why Retaliation is Never the Answer

By EPS (Office of Ethics and Professional Standards)

“Safety has to be everyone’s responsibility… everyone needs to know that they are empowered to speak up if there’s an issue.” Captain Scott Kelly This article examines the ways people can respond if complaints arise in their community and why retaliation is never the right way to respond. The investigation of a complaint is already a difficult situation for the Reporter, any witnesses, and the person complained against (the Subject of a complaint). It can become a harmful situation when a person involved in the complaint process reacts in a retaliatory way. Typically the person or business named in…

18 Jan Teacher Education

The Aquarian Shift: What Will Be Different?

By Dr. Santokh Singh Khalsa

I first heard of the Age of Aquarius from a song in the musical “Hair.” I was a teenager in the 60’s and it sounded really cool. Now it is time for people to have the tools they need to transition from the Piscean Age that we had been in for 2000 years, into this new Aquarian Age. What are these ages? Astronomers will tell you that the Earth rotates on an axis and that this line going through the center of the earth has a slight wobble to it. It goes through a little circular wobble about once every 24,000…

18 Jan Teacher Education

The Science of Kundalini Yoga for Trauma and Addictions

By Julie K. Staples, Ph.D.

As practitioners of Kundalini Yoga, we know how this practice can change our lives and help us find our way through difficult situations. It is not surprising that Kundalini Yoga is helpful for overcoming symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addictions. Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur of the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine and Humanology (GRD Center) has developed a protocol using Kundalini Yoga for PTSD, and Dr. Mukta Kaur has developed a Kundalini program for addictions known as SuperHealth®. Both of these programs have been tested in research studies and have been shown to be effective. Studies Using Kundalini Yoga…

18 Jan Personal Stories

What I Know About the Aquarian Sadhana

By Snatam Kaur

I grew up with the Aquarian Sadhana, an early morning practice that includes doing Japji, yoga and chanting. My parents would bring me down to the sadhana room all bundled up in blankets. My mother said when I was little I would always pop up out of my blankets and sing along with the chants when they started. Later as a teenager and in my early twenties I really identified with the chants as I began to compose tunes for them on my guitar. And now as a mother these chants have brought great comfort and peace to our home. The…

18 Jan Teacher Education

The Kiss of the Divine: Guiding the Exhale

By GuruPrem Singh

Postural Expression I have made a life-long study of interpreting human behavior by observing human structural and movement patterns. Our patterns of movement can become accurate indications of our personality and character. We express ourselves through the thirty-trillion cells circulating throughout our bodies. As the cells dance, performing their individual responsibilities, they act together and in total, and become a personality. Breathing is the most fundamental of all our conscious movement patterns. The quality of our breath usually reflects the quality of our posture, and that in turn supports our ability to breathe correctly. Generally speaking, our breathing habits are only…

18 Jan Teacher Education

The Age of Aquarius: What It Is and Why You Should Care

By Lynn Roulo

If you’ve noticed the world seems polarized lately, you are not alone. From politics to climate change and from pandemics to wars, it can feel like the human race is having a really hard time getting along. While these times can leave you feeling destabilized and down, the good news is that the polarization is because we’re going through a transition from one astrological age to the next, and the coming period promises to be one of higher consciousness, compassion, and enlightenment. What is an Astrological Age? In broad terms, an astrological age is a period of time based…

18 Jan Teacher Education

Perfect Children’s Yoga

By Shakta Khalsa

I receive many questions from people teaching yoga to children. One issue that comes up is what to do when a child becomes frustrated because she thinks she isn’t doing it ‘perfectly.’ Question: How do you deal with children who become frustrated when they aren’t able to do some of the asanas or keep their eyes closed during meditation? Do you have any tips? Some children become angry with themselves when they can’t perform perfectly. I have tried all sorts of different approaches and would love to hear your advice. Thanks for wanting to share the gifts of yoga…

18 Jan Teacher Education

Mantra: A Bridge Between Worlds

By GuruTera

“We must go beyond the illusion of separateness so as to realize that we are all interconnected. Whatever our beliefs, we must seek to be instruments of love, peace, and light, so that we may be a force for good in this world.” -Dr. Joseph Michael Levry Consider the vastness of our global practice community, and that each of us has our own unique reason for finding our way to the mat. With a body of teachings as rich and diverse as Kundalini Yoga, there is beauty in the invitation to choose what resonates, and engage the tools that speak…

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