Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 By the way kelly mitchell Media Principia-Ex-centris Montreal,Quebec www.ex-centris.com <http://www.ex-centris.com> Linda W. Keefauver [LKee] Friday, February 02, 2001 11:15 AM 'Kundaliniyoga' RE: Student Survey What is BTW? ISIS [wdrichey] Thursday, February 01, 2001 7:20 PM Kundaliniyoga Re: Student Survey I, too have found teaching discouraging, at first. I taught in my meditation/ritual space @ home., i call <>THE REALM OF ISIS<>, I would attract mostly short term studentswho would participate for awhile , then drop out. In my desire to reach all ppl. ( low income, etc,) I worked on a donation basis , no need to make ppl pay it all upfront & penalize those dropins with higher rates.as many do The thurs am class, fizzled out, i tried sat am ,to accomodate others , which ultimately proved to be less convenent for me, with too many other activities going on & i couldn't have class every week . Sometimes, no one would show, I usually advertised by an email list( + a few stores & a Quaker meeting house) i had created of local KY students from my classes & other classes i have attended. , I was down to possibly one committed student. I have since quit teaching but may resume by appt . , but i am tired of accomodating ppl's schedules . I am definitely not in it for the money. Perhaps i don't have enuf committment . My warm season classes were fun to have in our private backyard with Javanese temple deities and a fish pond. When I started KY as a beginner, , I would drop out periodically when i would get depressed, so i can relate to others doing the same. Ideally, i was to start my class with the attitude that i would continue by myself & for myself whether anyone showed or not, I was going to do yoga, if ppl joined me, fine, if not ok. But it didn't work out that way. I became too annoyed @ ppl not showing. & quit.doing it by myself @ class times Now i occasionally work by myself some mornings & occasionally attend other teachers classes and sometimes resent the other local teachers that have maintained their students, when i didn't. Perhasp i didt attract the committed, because i was't, either . I miss teaching in some ways & would benefit from more group KY I wonder how many teachers attend other's classes once they teach, it's harder when you're no longer a beginner.When i started as a student, i attended all the classes i could find, noting the diferent styles, I notice many students limit themselves to only one teacher & miss experiencing different approaches/styles. I find that i can be less accepting of others styles that don;t reflect my own, I enjoyed being creative, adding hatha warmups & stretches when needed .. We always closed in a healing circle holding hands sending energy & singing may the long time sun + 3 sat nams, which create such a nice group connection. I miss it when local teachers omit it.& only chant sat nam. I also found that some local teachers had poor boundaries, by leading unnecessarily intense, excessive & long classes, by ending the class with 3 protection meditations solely for that teacher's own personal issues, ie, protection against hostile neighbor annoyed by ongoing loud chanting & music penetrating thin apt walls. during her classes. Sometimes I find that the choice of kriyas in other's classes don't meet by needs , can lead to injuries , etc, & I'm better off practicing by on my own to get exactly the specifics needed,at that time.However, it is important to maintain a balance of solitary energy versus the benefit of group energy Once a teacher, one notices many drawbacks that beginners wouldn't ., , however, I still want to emphasize how beneficial KY classes are , even locally for me. BTW I also do service in other ways such as tarot readings & facilitating a womyn's spirituality circle.. Good topic! These are my reflections .and i hope i wasn't too critical/negative.. OM Shanti <>ISIS-ATMA<. - "Gururattan K.Khalsa" <rattanak <Kundaliniyoga> Thursday, February 01, 2001 5:38 PM Re: Student scurry > Sat Nam, > > Welcome to real life KY. KY is the real thing. It includes all yogas. If > you practice it, it will change your life quickly and forever. Change > includes looking at your issues and facing things you have put in the denial > bin before. Some people are ready for this radical approach and some are > not. Many people are not ready for the fast track. > > I had a student once who paid for a series of classes. He was so delighted > with the class and had looked forward for weeks to begin KY. He called me > after the first class and said, "It was wonderful, but it is too fast for > me, I just can't change at this speed." Most people are not that clear > about what is happening. > > Some people have karmically earned the priviledge of only one class. Some > will be back months, even years latter after they have integrated the > energy. There are so many factors. > > Personally, my classes are small. I know I can teach students who really > want to connect to their souls and achieve a direct on-going experience with > the Divine. So that is my intention and goal. Not everyone is ready. But > some are and they are the ones that come. It gives me so much satisfaction > to see how these few students are genuinely transformed and operate at a > higher level of consciousness. > > Everything has a purpose. Since my classes in San Diego are small, I was > motivated to share KY with other students in other places of the world who > also wanted the gold of KY. So Gordon found me and we created all the > internet services you are using. > > My next goal is to be able to record and even video my classes so that they > can be shared with a bigger audience. Every time I teach, I think of all of > you and wish you were in the class. Maybe you are. Last night we connected > the third eye with the heart and then the whole body. We praciced makilng > our whole being an intuitive sensory system. Yogi Bhajan says that this is > one of the skills we must cultivate to thrive in the Aquarian Age. > > Some people are only ready to stretch their bodies. Others want to stretch > their awareness to include their whole soul and even the cosmos. Everyone > is where they need to be. Everyone is doing the best they can. Whoever you > are blessed to teach, teach them with sincerity. Help them gain the > experience that they are after. We are only here to serve. > > Sat Nam, > > Gururattan Kaur > > > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga- > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical books on Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Chakras, Womens' Empowerment. Meditation & Mantra CDs. > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" - Yogi Bhajan You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to Kundaliniyoga- NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! 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