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Yoga News: March 2012

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:33:14 +0100

Ai's Yoga News

:: March 2012 ::

Yatra to India in April 2012

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:20:50 +0100

For those of you hearing the call of India, I recommend this yatra. -Ai

Awaken the Inner Healer

An Exquisite Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Course

“This meditation is a secret from the realms of the most sacred knowledge that exists to serve humanity” –Yogi Bhajan

April 4-20 2012 (4-14 Course Only Option)

Yatra to India with Guru Dharam Singh and Siri Sat Kaur

• The Sacred Living Vibration of the Golden Temple
• A Kundalini Meditation and Yoga Intensive
• Authentic Ashram Living
• World-Class Ayurvedic Spa and Retreat

Course Description

Answer the call of your soul to immerse yourself in Spirit. Now! Complete the life-transforming “Awakening the Inner Healer” Kundalini Yoga Kriya, which attunes the vibration of the individual to the universal flow. It creates a healing bridge between the elements of earth and ether to synchronize You and the Universe as One.

Taught by Yogi Bhajan as a method to ignite the Kundalini energy and free us from negative thinking, the kriya meditation we will practice allows us to live peacefully, creatively, non-attached and vast. Over a period of 10 days we will be meditating with mantra during various hours of the day & night, with special musical accompaniment. Yoga, [along with live gong], will revitalize and heal the body. You will be under the compassionate guidance of two experienced and inspiring teachers, Guru Dharam Singh Khalsa and Siri Sat Kaur.

The beautiful Aurovalley Ashram offers the perfect setting for this practice, creating a stable and powerful environment for this specific day-by-day experience of raising Kundalini. A dear, talented family of ragis (musicians skilled in the art of devotional singing) called the Wahe Guru Family from Amritsar will be joining us at Aurovalley to create a truly special, sacred vibration during our meditations.

....... for full details, please visit kundaliniyatras.com

Brene Brown's TED Talk on "The Power of Vulnerability"

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:29:08 +0100

I found this to be a compelling and inspiring video on vulnerability, connection and healing. This is one reason why counseling is effective. In a safe place with a trusted person, when we show who we truly are, it creates more love and acceptance for ourselves. This has a ripple effect throughout our lives and all of our relationships! Sat nam, -Ai

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

"Essential Components" Kundalini Yoga Classes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:38:11 +0100

Essential Components of Kundalini Yoga

Sundays, 4:00pm-6:00pm
February 26 & March 4, 11, 18, 25
Eastlake Yoga 2501 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, 98102
$15 per class

“Kundalini Yoga is uncoiling yourself to find your potential and your vitality and to reach for your virtues.
There is nothing from outside. Try to understand that. All is in you.
You are the storehouse of your totality.” -Yogi Bhajan

These classes are 2-hour explorations of fundamental elements of kundalini yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Each class is a complete kundalini yoga class, with practical and esoteric examinations of a particular topic. Kundalini Yoga is a seamless technology composed of many parts – with practice, the components work together to create profound healing and expanded consciousness.

Beginners will welcome being introduced to these fundamentals. The seasoned yogi will be illuminated with further knowledge on what is happening during practice.

The truth is, each of these topics may be lifelong studies, unveiling its wisdom with time and commitment. We will begin with these five classes, with the intention that these topics will be revisited and expanded upon in the future. Other topics will be offered as well, since this knowledge is so vast and kundalini yoga is beyond even these five fundamental components. Let us explore this path together!

"The kundalini experience does not mean you have gone into a deep breathless trance
and are beyond this world. … It integrates you more fully with reality and gives you a broader vision
and sensitivity so that you can act more efficiently." -Yogi Bhajan

The topics are: Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath), Bandha (locks), Mantra (sound current), and Mudra (hand seals). We will be practicing all of these in every class, but special attention will be given as follows:

February 26: Asana
March 4: Bandha
March 11: Mudra
March 18: Pranayama
March 25: Mantra

No Class Tonight, Thursday January 19

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:49:52 +0100

Sat Nam,

Class is cancelled tonight at Eastlake Yoga, due to weather. See you on Sunday!

Class Cancelled Today, Sunday January 15

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:47:20 +0100

Sat nam,

Due to weather and possible roads freezing, class is cancelled today at Eastlake Yoga.

In future you will see a message here on this blog, and via email. You may also call me to check.

Have a great weekend,

Ai

Winter Solstice Blessings Class

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:11:08 +0100

Thursday, December 22
"Winter Solstice Blessings"
Eastlake Yoga, 7:00-9:00pm

$14 drop-in, Eastlake Yoga class cards accepted

Winter Solstice falls on December 22 this year, and that night we will be having a kundalini yoga class to celebrate and harness its energy for our healing.

December Solstice is the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. From this day forward, the days grow longer, so in many traditions it is the celebration of the Return of Light. As yogis we dance in light and dark, knowing both are divine. The word "guru" breaks down to 'gu' (darkness) and 'ru' (light). Some translate this as "from darkness to light" or "from ignorance to consciousness." I prefer to define it less linearly. Guru is what shows us that dark and light are both Teachers for our expanded awareness. The more we embrace our brilliance and our shadow, we become fully integrated beings, and that wholeness is the experience of One. We could look at life as a continual exercise in practicing this.

We have all felt the illumination of awareness that kundalini yoga can catalyze within us. Let us celebrate our Wholeness together! We will work with a kundalini yoga kriya for blessings, meditation for an Attitude of Gratitude, and chanting from our heart to let our spirits soar.

Cookies will be provided. Friends are welcome :-).

Yogi Bhajan on gratitude:

"If you just feel happy for what you have, have an attitude of gratitude, and be grateful, then it will come true, you will be great and you will be full."

"When you speak positive there is no negative left to express and then there is a gap. In that gap comes then the super positive and that's what in English we call God. Therefore it is an attitude of gratitude. Attitude of gratitude is when you are grateful for every breath of life. Now people say, "What should we do when we feel something is wrong?" When there is something wrong, feel that thank God it is not you. When you feel there is something good, thank God that you have learnt to be something. And this way you can process your life and progress your life. What will happen? You will get high spirited. You would rise and to fill the vacuum from nature will come the wealth and prosperity. Otherwise your poverty is proportionate to your emotionalism."

"As many times in life you fall apart, then it becomes your sad story, it becomes permanent depression, it becomes permanent expression, "Oh nobody cares," "Oh I don't care," those kind of statements which I call negativity. And when you start expressing yourself negatively, that only particularly means that you are ungrateful to God. The happiness in life lies in gratitude, and the way to prosperity, to happiness, to life, to love, to all items in life, is in gratitude, not in being great. Doesn't matter how much you try, you can never be great if you do not have an attitude of gratitude, it is basic."

Celebrate 11-11-11!

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:02:03 +0100

Sat nam, everyone!

This is a special day in our kundalini yoga tradition.
Please join us for sadhana, yoga, and evening meal!

Details are here.

NW Yoga Conference

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:24:35 +0100

NW Yoga Conference
February 18-19, 2012
Lynnwood, WA

Sat nam,

I will be teaching a workshop at the NW Yoga Conference in February 2012: "Kundalini Yoga for Prosperity." Early bird price passes are available through October 31, 2011. Come join us! -Ai

Success & Prosperity Workshop - Follow Up

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:26:22 +0100

Sat nam,

Thank you all for coming yesterday to the workshop yesterday. The teachings of Yogi Bhajan are very helpful for meeting our current life challenges with grace and compassion. I hope you walked away with some insights and practical tools to support your journey.

The book I was working from is Success and the Spirit.
http://thesource.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org/product_p/bm-ss.htm

The Prosperity Mantra music that we chanted with are tracks 1 and 3 from Gurunam's "Green House" album.
http://www.spiritvoyage.com/yoga/Green-House/Gurunam-Joseph-Michael-Levry/CDS-001239.aspx

Love and Light,
Ai Guru Soorya