The theme for kundalini yoga this week apparently is “Let’s put our students into some serious pain!” The recommended yoga set is one that includes lifting up your legs at 60 degrees angles as fast as you can. This isn’t just 60 degrees straight up, but 60 degrees out to the side as well. If [...]
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Sat Nam Rasayan is a healing modality that comes from kundalini yoga. I took a Sat Nam Rasayan class the other night with Hari Nam Singh. He is a kind, friendly guy who is somewhat reminiscent of a Santa Claus in a turban. The class consists of the teacher guiding the students through a meditative [...]
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I discovered that Blockbuster has some yoga videos to rent online. The selection is pretty thin but I managed to find Yoga Journal’s Yoga for Stress With Dr. Baxter Bell. You might think from the cover (an attractive blond woman) that Dr. Bell is a woman, but no. Dr. Bell is a guy, and there [...]
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I hear from a lot of my yoga teachers that the best time to do yoga is first thing in the morning, right after you get up, to start your day off on the right track. I must confess, I have yet to successfully get into the habit of first-thing-in-the-morning yoga. My first go-to in [...]
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