I went to my first White Tantric Yoga event on Saturday. It is a day-long kundalini yoga event where you do partner meditations. Despite the use of the term “tantra,” there is nothing sexual about it. (While it is encouraged to have men facing women for the rows of partners, anyone, male or female, can [...]
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I’ve taken a few kundalini yoga classes in Austin, and it’s funny how they are the same, and yet different, from the ones in Los Angeles. First off, Austin being a much smaller city than Los Angeles, there aren’t as many yoga studios in general. And as far as I know, Austin does not have [...]
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As I start 2010 I find myself turning more and more to kundalini yoga in my home practice, with some hatha yoga as my warm-up. I do the hatha yoga to stretch and tone, and the kundalini yoga kicks it up a notch with the powerful breath and meditation techniques. Where kundalini yoga kicks hatha’s [...]
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I was looking for a video that explained breath of fire to email a client. The first one I found was long-winded and a bit tedious to get through…just get to the instruction! So I was happy to find this clip on YouTube…she teaches you breath of fire in a very simple manner, in one [...]
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Gurmukh explains how to do the Kriya of Liberation meditation from kundalini yoga: Note: I’ve been getting a lot of comments on my arms lately…about how in shape they are. I do believe it’s from doing all those kundalini yoga kriyas and meditations that involve holding or moving the arms for various lengths of time. [...]
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Here’s a real nice news story on kundalini yoga in Phoenix. It’s a great introduction:
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The Kirtan Kriya is an excellent meditation for brain health. Scientific studies have actually shown that this meditation can improve short-term memory. The following video gives an excellent explanation of how to perform Kirtan Kriya: After watching the explanatory video, you can perform the meditation with her at the follow up video. A written outline [...]
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Over the years I’ve heard a lot of people saying that yoga changed their lives, to the point where it seems to become a cliche. I find for myself, however, that yoga has been instrumental in helping me achieve a greater peace of mind and contentment. I believe it’s a combination of two things, the [...]
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Today is the start of a massive worldwide “sadhana” or daily spiritual practice aimed at helping us transition to the Aquarian Age. The meditation was given to us by Yogi Bhajan, and it is now being shared by the kundalini yoga community. The suggested meditation is daily for 11 minutes for the next 1,000 days [...]
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I am doing a 40-day kundalini yoga meditation for a fantastic teleclass I am taking on “The Art of Soul Listening.” It’s a meditation using the Pran Bandha Mantra, sometimes referred to as “Pavan Guru” or “Pavan Pavan.” This is the first time I’ve done a kundalini yoga meditation daily and the experience has been [...]
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