Holding The Space: The Power of Positive Mantra
When your mind changes, you change. When you change, what you project changes. When what you project changes, what you experience changes-- and this becomes what you see in front of you.
What is a friend?
From: The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with Thanksgiving. And he is you're board…
Mastering Effects of Meditation: How it works over time
I mentioned the lengths of meditation periods to my class and what a repetitive meditation can do in those lengths of time, but recently a student asked me for clarification…
Positivity and The Law of Attraction: Do Not Expect Delays.
Writing is easy for me. I can say that now. I can embrace it. There was a time when if the writing came too easy I’d be waiting for the other shoe to drop. I wouldn’t accept that perhaps there was something that was easy; something that I could do with little or no struggle. Basically, I was taught that for something to be won, it must be hard won. (more…)
Connecting with the soul: Sacred Space
When you feel good, are in the moment and are creating your life as you want it, you're in sacred space. Joseph Campbell defines sacred space as any place where…
On Depression, on dancer, prancer, vixen
I don't know about that title. It just seemed a little too heavy leaving it at "On Depression." Anyway... Depression is a feeling of hopelessness created by lack of movement…
Wahe Guru, a little meaning behind the yoga of sound
*Wahe (Wha-hay) means “Wow” or “Ecstacy.” It’s sort of an exclamation of the joy of existence. Guru (goo-roo) means that force which brings one from darkness into light.
‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘Ru’ means light. So Gu-Ru is basically the transformation from dark to light, which is why we have associated the word with ‘enlightened’ or masterful individuals. We call someone a ‘guru’ when they have mastered their profession or area of expertise. However these words are so much more than simply a title or an idea. By speaking or chanting the word one creates the sound vibration, which awakens the force of the guru in all of us. Some consider this the higher self. It’s the perfect and complete version of yourself informing you in every moment. Speaking the words Wahe Guru will create a vibration which will dispel darkness from you and bring you into the light of your Soul. Another way of looking at it is that chanting the mantra is like dialing a phone number to your higher self. (more…)
Teacher Profile: Tej Kaur Khalsa
By Nelly Coneway (Dayaal Kaur)
Reprinted from LA YOGA magazine September 2006 Vol. 5/ Num. 6
Her spiritual name, Tej, means radiance and perfectly fits the warm heart and soul of one of the great teachers of Kundalini Yoga. Her smile is an open door to infinity and her warm eyes penetrate deeply, reading all like an open book. Tej has an energy field and knowledge that illuminates, comforts and helps those around her. (more…)
All yoga is…
All yoga is designed to raise the kundalini energy. What's that saying, "All rivers lead to the ocean?" Yoga gives you an activity, which stops the mind and allows your…
Meditation for Cold Depression
Got this from Tej Kaur Khalsa last year 3/8/2006. Many people suffer from depression these days. It's a sign of the times. Our fast paced world actually gives us a…