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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…

11 Jan Meditations & Kriyas

The Golden Gift of Peaceful Sleep: Kirtan Sohila

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Snatam Kaur I have been listening to, or reciting Kirtan Sohila my whole life. My first conscious memories of this prayer were when my stepfather, Sat Santokh, would read Kirtan Sohila to me every night before going to sleep when I was in my early teens. I am grateful beyond any words I can come up with that my stepfather did this. There was a purity and love in his offering that helped me to connect to Kirtan Sohila in a deep way. Night after night as the words were recited to me, they penetrated into my heart. It was at this time that my…

15 Dec Around the World

Seva Corps ~ Serving Together

By Sukhpran Khalsa

SEVA CORPS was envisioned at Khalsa Council and was born in April 2020 with the purpose of serving those who serve. That is why our motto is Serving Together. Through digital platforms we seek to value, nurture and inspire those in service through the technology of Kundalini Yoga and the legacy of Sikh Dharma in an elevated environment of listening and sharing. We also want to produce content about the path of service, give relevance to ongoing SEVA PROJECTS, and inspire new projects. Above all, we want to offer spaces for dialogue and inclusion. We are committed to sustaining our service through…

06 Oct Personal Stories

Falling to Earth

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Deg Ajeet Kaur (Janet Howard) I keep it moving. Get it done. Onto the next thing. In Kundalini Yoga and meditation, I’m learning the power of stillness. In stillness, the message finds us. The path is revealed. It doesn’t feel natural to me. I want to search for, run to and push through for the answers, for the path, for the next thing in my journey. I’m impatient. But lately, it isn’t working. I push, I run, I take control of forward movement and I feel lost—I can’t find my way. I give up. Sit down. Cry. And when all…

19 Aug Meditations & Kriyas

Combining the Power of Kundalini Yoga with the 12 Steps of Recovery from Addiction

By Sukhpran Khalsa

by Rachel Surinderjot Kaur I believe that getting sober at age 33 in 2008 was the beginning of my kundalini awakening. The doubt, fear, unexpressed grief, and years of unprocessed emotions needed to be allowed up to consciousness before my inner light could be remembered. By putting down the alcohol, cigarettes, pot, and unhealthy relationships, and embarking on a 12 Step program, I began to learn the tools of emotional healing and how to live life – and the possibility of bringing my gifts into the world was awakened. My sponsor, and regular meetings where other people shared so honestly and openly,…

02 Dec Around the World

Kundalini Yoga for Disabilities

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Vladislav Loginov, Estonia My main students are teenagers, kids, and youth with physical and psychological disabilities and their parents. I teach at the studio and on-line. Young people with disabilities who practice Kundalini Yoga regularly over the years show excellent results in their development. One of them is Matvey Smirnov www.beu-fund.com/matvey-smirnov Matvey has been practicing Kundalini Yoga for 2.5 years. He is 17 now. He was diagnosed with Down's syndrome. Matvey could not crawl, sit or talk for a while. His physiatrist said “as if there were no muscles in his body.” Nevertheless, he was on his feet when he…

24 Oct Personal Stories

The Trinity Roots: 6 Potent Recipes for Keeping Up!

By Sukhpran Khalsa

Recipes for Healing with Onions, Garlic, and Ginger Root By Sat Jivan Kaur It was taught that onions, garlic, and ginger would help us stay healthy, detoxify our internal organs, feed our glandular system, regenerate our creative and sexual energy, stimulate our immune system, and help clean and rebuild our brain function and entire nervous system. At Guru Ram Das Ashram in Brooklyn we took this advice seriously and embarked on a devoted path of eating at least one bulb of garlic, one whole onion, and three inches of ginger for each person in the ashram each and every day!…

29 Sep Personal Stories

Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Kundalini Yoga

By Sukhpran Khalsa

By Navneet Kaur As Kundalini Yoga Teachers we far too often meet students in our classes who have experienced some sort of traumatic event or who are struggling as a result of some past trauma. Most people who experience a traumatic event experience some difficulties following the event but recover. A small percentage will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Challenges for people with PTSD might include flashbacks, a persistent need to avoid thoughts or feelings related to the trauma; distorted thinking that might include excessive self-blame or blaming others; and difficulties with arousal or reactivity. The impact of…

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