Well, darlings, this was one of the first things we went over in our first teacher training weekend. And I won't lie to you. I've been doing breath of fire wrong or in the half-ass sort of way that I do things sometimes. I didn't feel confident in my br ...
Kundalini Yogini Reflections: Halfway Through Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training
I'm about halfway through the KYTT. I wanted to offer some reflections on the training, myself, and just in general on yoga life. After all, this is a blog about one young woman's journey through Kundalini Yoga Teach Training as Taught by Yogi Bhajan. ;) ...
What’s Up With the Navel Point? | Kundalini Yoga and the Navel | Enlightenment Starts Here
If you have ever been to a Kundalini Yoga class you might've noticed that there are two things that are big in this style of yoga. You might even say there's an obsession with the Navel Point and Root Lock. "In the Ancient Shastras it states that "all yog ...
I Have an Irrational Fear of Failure | The Ego Comes Out
This panda came up when I looked up Yoga Fail. I don't think he failed at all. He is just adorably practising plow pose. I have this irrational fear that I am going to fail this Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training and not become a Kundalini Yoga Teacher. I ...
Keep Up And You’ll Be Kept Up
The Famous Yogi Bhajan who brought Kundalini Yoga to the West in the form we commonly know it now here as(Canada/USA). This has to be one of the most famous Yogi Bhajan quotes we have: "Keep up and you'll be kept up." I hear it at what seems every thir ...
Manifesto of a Yogini
Yogi Bhajan says the teachers oath is: "I am not a woman. I am not a man. I am not a person. I am not myself. I am a Teacher." Pretty powerful words. He goes on to explain that a teacher is a vehicle through which God is experienced. God uses that teach ...
Kirtan Kriya – It’s a Big Deal
Kirtan kriya. Oh Kirtan Kriya. This meditation is a big deal right now in my life. In general though Kirtan Kriya is a big deal. Especially for women. I've heard a couple of male yogis in my research say that if they had to choose one meditation forever ...
A Kundalini Yogi Birthday | Yoga Mafia, Sadhana, Full Moon
It was my birthday yesterday! And it was amazing! I woke up laughing because I had a dream. It was a dream of the Yoga Mafia. My entire Kundalini Yoga class was inside a room being held hostage. There was a man there who worked with the Yoga Mafia, with ...
Wearing White and Kundalini Yoga
White. White turban. White pants. White shirt. What is it with these Kundalini yogis and their white clothes? Don't their clothes get dirty easily? Why do the Kundalini yoga teachers wear all white all the time (when they are teaching classes at least) ...
Leading Aquarian Sadhana
One of my classmates, John, has organized to have access to Karma Teachers for Aquarian Sadhana on Saturday mornings. Its a space that gives our class the ability to practice leading sadhana and a space to participate in a more centralized location. Yest ...