It’s the Breath: Kundalini vs. Hatha Yoga for Stress

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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Learn Breath of Fire in One Minute

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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Kriya of Liberation With Gurmukh

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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Kundalini Yoga on the News

Here’s a real nice news story on kundalini yoga in Phoenix. It’s a great introduction: Share on Facebook

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Kirtan Kriya Meditation

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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Does Yoga Change Your Life?

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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Yogi Bhajan’s 1,000 Day Sadhana

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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Pavan Guru Meditation

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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The Guru Singh Podcast

If you are looking to keep that yoga mindset going in between classes, check out the free Guru Singh Podcast. Guru Singh is a kundalini yoga teacher in Los Angeles who is popular for his talks as well as his music. He teaches packed “Humanology” classes Monday and Thursday nights at Yoga West, which is [...]

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Kundalini Yoga’s Effect on the Chakras

I taught a friend of mine a kundalini yoga set today. He wanted to see if yoga could help open up his chakras. So I read his energy before doing the set – his chakras were very shut down on the back. After the yoga and meditation, I did a second reading. The chakras had [...]

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