Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa is a Kundalini Sikh who wrote an often recommended book Kundalini Yoga: Flow of Eternal Power. While I found the book a bit too focused on the strict Sikh lifestyle for my tastes, Shakti Parwha is friendly and sincere. Since she teaches classes here in Los Angeles at Yoga West on [...]
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Graham Norton is this incredibly funny talk show host from the UK. He had a yoga instructor on his show, with hilarity ensuing…
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I am very excited; I have signed up for the seven-week 200-hour yoga teacher training at Karuna Yoga in Los Feliz (in Los Angeles). I found out about it from a client of mine who raved about it. So I went over to Karuna Yoga, tried a class with founder and teacher Kelly Wood, and [...]
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I’ve been meaning to try Saul David Raye’s yoga class for a while now – he does teacher training at Exhale and thought he might be a good complement to Shiva Rea. I finally got a chance to go to one of his classes on Sunday morning to meet two friends.
On the positive: Saul leads [...]
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I went to the Los Angeles Convention Center yesterday for the Global Mala Project. Unfortunately, there was a terrible rainstorm, which in Los Angeles is enough to keep people from driving. (They should have done what I did, which was take the bus.) So the turnout, especially in the beginning of the day, was decent, [...]
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I guess it’s not surprising these days, but I am still continually amazed that spiritual leaders actually do stupid things like getting sexually involved with students. In the yoga community, some very well-respected gurus have fallen to the lure of sex, among them, Amrit Desai, who was kicked out of Kripalu for his misconduct. Siddha [...]
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There’s a lot to consider when choosing a program for your yoga teacher’s training. Cost, location, and schedule are all important factors. It’s also important to find a style that you like and a teacher you resonate with.
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Wow! I made it. I finished the four days. I honestly didn’t know if I was going to be able to after day one. I have no idea how people last through month-long training programs. This stuff is intense.
Sunday morning started off without a hitch – the people at Exhale finally got it together [...]
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You’d think that someone as famous and respected as Shiva Rea would get keys to the yoga center (Exhale) where she performs her teacher training. But no, they rely on a probably low-paid employee to do that, and for the second day in a row, that employee overslept. On Friday, we had to wait a [...]
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There is a method to Shiva’s madness. We learned in day two why we were taken through the extremely tough series of arm balancing asanas on day one. She showed us how her yoga sequencing prepares the body through the class to go into the toughest asana at the peak. She doesn’t prefer to use [...]
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