December 2nd, 2008 at 1:44am |
I recently saw an ad on Craigslist for free meditation classes. They did not include a link to their website, but I gleaned from the email address provided that the organization was Brahma Kumaris, an organization that describes itself as a “spiritual university” teaching Raja Yoga. (Raja Yoga, i.e., “royal yoga,” is the yoga of [...]
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November 17th, 2008 at 11:12pm |
I went to one of those kundalini yoga classes where you have to meditate for an hour. An hour! I was so annoyed. I was in a bad mood and had gone to the class for a healing. We sat there for an hour chanting something long and nonsensical. This was supposed to make us [...]
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October 29th, 2008 at 7:25pm |
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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October 24th, 2008 at 10:39am |
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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September 29th, 2008 at 10:35pm |
Here’s a message sent out by Los Angeles Kundalini Yoga Instructor Guru Singh on the financial crisis:
Sat Nam – Dear Ones,
Right here now there are many forces at play in these cosmos and this world: some of
them are feeding off our collective human energy without our conscious knowledge
while additional forces, in each of our worlds, [...]
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August 3rd, 2008 at 9:54pm |
Friday night I went to a gong concert at Yoga West, only to have a complete meltdown because some naive mother thought it would be a good idea to bring her wee toddler to the event.
I was having a really trying day (it was the day of a big eclipse, if you are into [...]
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July 29th, 2008 at 11:19pm |
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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July 10th, 2008 at 9:16am |
This is just a personal observation, based on the places I’ve done yoga at…I’ve noticed that here in Los Angeles, more men go to kundalini yoga classes. And not just any ole men – a lot of these guys are extremely good-looking, tall men. (Here in LA, there are tons of short guys for some [...]
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June 11th, 2008 at 1:59pm |
Well, this has to win my Worst Yoga Video Ever Eward, hands down! Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond by Ravi Singh and Ana Brett is more of a Target commercial and MTV video than a yoga class.
You know, my first clue was the midriff-baring woman on the front cover. I realize that short shorts [...]
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May 25th, 2008 at 5:43pm |
I had an opportunity to take a 2 1/2 hour Naam Yoga class at Golden Bridge this weekend with founder Joseph Michael Levry aka Gurunam. Naam Yoga combines Kundalini Yoga with sound healing, mudras, and concepts from the Kabbalah. I had no idea what I was going into but left the class feeling really happy [...]
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