Ai Endo, MA, LMHCA | Kundalini Yoga
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A Kundalini Yoga Workshop
Saturday, July 28, 1-4pm @ Samadhi Yoga
$35 if registered before 7/24, $45 after
Register Online
We are living in a time where growth and transformation are happening quite quickly do you feel it? Although something in all of us wants to develop brighter and brighter into our true selves, it sometimes feels like the same lessons keep returning after we thought we had dealt with them already. Sometimes we feel "stuck" and do not know what to do to shift things. Sometimes we are unsure what needs shifting! And then there may be that sneaky mind whispering that things are pretty alright as they are, so why bother taking an active part in growing?
However, one thing is for certain, there comes a time when reluctance to grow becomes so uncomfortable that change is inevitable. Patterns are habitual, but not impervious to change. "Change is the only constant," right? Yes.Take a bold step towards a freer you by joining us for this kundalini yoga workshop. We will apply the powerful technology of kundalini yoga and meditation to further your transformation and break free from perceived shackles.
Bring a journal and pen, and come with a particular pattern (or several) in mind which you would like to break through. All levels are welcome.
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Kirtan Kriya Class
Thursdays 7:00pm-8:30pm at Eastlake Yoga
This kundalini yoga class will feature a long practice of Kirtan Kriya, a powerful meditation which allows us to move through our changing world with grace. Each class will include a warm up, short kundalini yoga kriya, and then for our meditation, Kirtan Kriya (30 minutes). Let’s create a powerful vortex of energy to benefit you and all of the world. Come give it a try!
All levels are welcome.
“The Saa-Taa-Naa-Maa (Kirtan Kriya) meditation is the
basic fundamental meditation
which cuts through everything.” –Yogi Bhajan
What does Kirtan Kriya cut through? It cuts through anything that is not aligned with our Truth. It cuts through anything that is not supporting our fullest potential - our mental health, emotional equilibrium, physical vitality, creative happiness and deep, lasting fulfillment. In yogic language, we ascribe those limiting beliefs and habits to the ego. Ego believes in the finite, and makes decisions based on that. The Soul knows its true nature is infinite, and makes decisions based on that. Kirtan Kriya cuts through the ego so our infinite clarity can be our foundation.
Kirtan Kriya brings peace, relaxation, and balance. It works holistically on all levels of consciousness. When we dedicate ourselves to a regular practice of this Kriya, we see how much we can change and how incredible a tool it is for healing and growth.
Other spoken benefits: changes addictive patterns and unhealthy habits, solidifies & supports any positive work you are doing for yourself, clears your energy field of negativity and trauma, strengthens the frontal lobe so you are less emotionally reactive, tunes the glandular system so brain and body chemistry are harmonious, promotes serenity…and much more.
Modern science performed a study of this ancient yogic practice, finding that Kirtan Kriya improves brain function - particularly memory. See below for links to the articles and more information about Kirtan Kriya.
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“This Kriya is one of the three that Yogi Bhajan mentioned would carry us through the Aquarian Age, even if all other teachings were lost.
Practicing this meditation brings a total mental balance to the individual psyche. The mudras cause a balance in the electro-magnetic projection of the aura.
Practicing this meditation is both a science and an art. It is an art in the way it molds consciousness and the refinement of sensation and insight it produces. It is a science in the tested certainty of the results it produces. This meditation is based on the tested experience of many people, in many conditions, over many years. It is based on the structure of the psyche and the laws of action and reaction that accompany each sound, movement and posture. Chanting the Panj Shabd – the primal or nuclear form of Sat Nam – has profound energy within it because we are breaking the bij (seed or atom) of the sound into its primary elements.”
-Excerpt from The Aquarian Teacher
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“After eight weeks, brain scans revealed that the people showed increased blood flow in brain areas crucial to memory. Also, tests of verbal fluency, logical memory and other skills showed significant improvement according to the researchers, who reported their results in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
A comparison group of five people with memory problems who listened to Mozart violin concertos for 12 minutes a day showed no such improvements.
"Anyone can do this," said Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., one of the lead authors of the article and the medical director of the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation in Tucson, Ariz. "The people in the study had no experience with meditation, and yet by activating their brain with 12 minutes of meditation a day, they were able to improve their cognition and mental function. It really made their brain healthier.””
-Excerpt from:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/aging/lifetimes/kirtan-kriya-meditation-shows-promise-in-research-of-memory-functions/1090402
http://www.findbliss.com/yoga-practices/new-wave-of-healing/
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