Kundalini Yoga teachers often get drilled on the relation between Breath of Fire and hyperventilation. In this video I explain why Breath of Fire is not hyperventilation, and it also the physiology of hyperventilation and what it really is. Pranayama will induce sensations that may be new for students, but these experiences need not be feared. We are adventuring into realms of consciousness expanded beyond the everyday. And any fear sensations themselves can be observed and that awareness be utilized to transform this Vata energy into pure Prana. People often hyperventilate when they panic. And the breath just tends to…

An experiment led by the French Federation of Kundalini Yoga Imagine if your immune system was unable to recognize the layer of myelin around your nerves, and started to attack it, disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses to the brain and causing a variety of very disabling effects : fatigue, muscular weakness, difficulty moving, muscular rigidity and spasms, involontary contractions, pain, tingling sensations, trembling, difficulties with balance, partial or complete paralysis, … on the physical level, anxiety, depression, impaired vision, difficulties with speech, memory problems, sleep disorders, … on the mental level. These are the symptoms experienced by people who have…

“It’s very important that you should know you and it’s most important that everybody should know you as trustworthy, honorable, graceful, steadfast, serviceful, kind and compassionate. These are a few faculties of a Teacher.” —Yogi Bhajan, April 23, 1997 Yogi Bhajan’s teachings are astounding. He was given to long lectures at times and lengthy discourse about any and every subject and sometimes, many times, my head was in a spin listening to him or reading a passage. I needed them translated into down-to-earth language. Therefore, I appreciate those Kundalini masters such as Gurcharan, Guruatma and Mehtab that can interpret and bring them to me in a way that…

Yogi Bhajan described two styles of spiritual teachers, the Saturn teacher and the Jupiter teacher. Both look to the soul of the student, but each uses a different mode to evoke results. Saturn Teacher: The planet Saturn is the only planet with rings. The rings provide limitation and constriction. The Saturn teacher is all about discipline. He specializes in always doing the unexpected and he “carries a stick” so he can suddenly “whack” any student who gets out of line. His role is to give the discipline and the limits.  It is through limitation that we gather our strength and become potent…

Q: Is it permissible to chant Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo silently before teaching a Kundalini Yoga class? Yogi Bhajan: No. Sound purifies the inner and outer environments. Chanting it on one breath is preferred.   Q: Is there anytime one would teach a Kundalini Yoga class and NOT tune in with Ong Namo aloud? Yogi Bhajan: Is there anytime when a pipe is not fitted with the gas tank and you can fill the car? This mantra is for tuning the flow of personal energy with universal energy. That’s a fact. Do it with the group to tune them in too.   Q: Is…

If you were not here in Espanola, New Mexico, for the for the Summer Solstice Celebration we definitely missed you. We had a powerful Teachers Conference under the Tantric Shelter this year. Our main teachers were Guru Singh, Shakta Kaur, Guru Dev Kaur and Guruka Kaur. This year’s focus was on Humility—one of The Eight Elements of Excellence. Teachers spoke and wrote about what they envision for themselves as a teacher. IKYTA asked people to share their thoughts on “I love to teach Kundalini Yoga because…” on a large canvas mural. People could write on this throughout their day. It…

  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…