Why do Teacher’s Training?
The following is written by my teacher, Harijiwan about the teacher's training experience. I will be participating as an apprentice in this teacher's training. I urge anyone who has the…
Kundalini Yoga: The Non-Denominational Experience of the Soul
I've often seen people balk at kundalini yoga because they aren't sure how it would sit with their religious beliefs. I tell people that Kundalini Yoga is the real time…
MEDITATION: Levels of Play
There's this expectation that one day meditation and yoga is going to be a snap. This is especially the case for those of us who are, how should we say...…
THE BEST QUOTE About 'What Yoga Is' That I Have Seen
Of course, this comes from the Yogi Bhajan everyday calendar. I try to mix things up in terms of sources, quoting others to give some balance. But when you're talking…
BREATH BASICS: A Word About Prana
Prana is the life force in the air you breathe. In the east it’s known as ‘the breath within the breath.’ The breath of life. Prana contains the life force, which is transferred to you when you breathe. It’s much more than simply a combination of oxygen, nitrogen and other chemical components. It’s the subtle universal force that is in all things. Some believe that in Christianity, when they speak of ‘the holy ghost,’ they’re speaking about the subtle force of prana.
Prana can heal you. Conscious breath exercise brings you into a centered state of relaxation.
You take your first breath when you’re born and you breathe your last breath when you leave the body. If that’s not a clue as to the important of the breath, I don’t know what else is.
When you breathe properly and your lungs fill completely, they push down on the u-shaped muscle of the diaphragm. (more…)
WINTER SOLSTICE
Winter Solstice Sadhana is held at a beautiful ranch in Lake Wales, Florida and although it's winter, the weather is usually warm enough to swim in the lake and certainly…
BREATH OF FIRE: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
How to do it: Sit in easy pose (simple cross-legged position) Stretch the spine up straight and tall, with the base of the spine forward, the chest lifted and the…
ON REMOVING NEGATIVE ENERGY: Just "Keep Up."
It's never really about removing negative energy, but rather raising the vibration of the energy that is there. Keep adding light as it were. When you shine light on a shadow it also becomes light.
The Essence of Kundalini Yoga by Christpher Martens
This is a nice light article which gives an overview of kundalini yoga. I like to reprint articles about ky and other topics to give a greater perspective and different voice to the site... enjoy
Victory: What it means to be a spiritual warrior
I have often struggled with what it means to be a warrior of a peaceful nature. Having been trained as an officer at West Point and then serving in the…