Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 Hi Ellen, My question is "is it wrong to teach with this type of non-kundalini information? If you look in at least one book by YB, "The Mind" I believe he talks about meridians among other things. Its not foreign to KY. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Find the balance between giving information that can help and simply allowing the space for the students own discovery process. I am a classic "over giver" when it comes to info of all kinds so I have to check myself a fair bit. And to answer your question, it is not wrong to bring your talents, whatever they may be, into your teaching as long as you don't "monkey with" the teachings. I often bring references to Chinese medicine and certainly Ayurveda into the space. Sat Nam, Dharam Ellen Madono wrote: > My question is "is it wrong to teach with this type of non-kundalini > information? It's not authoritative since it is just my experience. Also, > we aren't supposed to add anything to the kriya. I don't intentionally ever > change the kriya. But I do mention the meridians when they are obvious to > me. This means that for example, the point on my foot that I grab might be > more specific that what is shown in the text. Or I may emphasize the > stretch along a specific meridian when I know that I am having trouble with > energy flow there. What happens is I become more specific than the textbook > would suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Sat Nam, I can relate to giving too much info at class I´ve found that students really enjoy a little extra info now and again, just to make more sense of what they´re doing. A great book is "Acu-yoga" by m.r. gach, which has an overview of asanas and the meridians and points they stimulate. Blessings, Henno _______________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 >My question is "is it wrong to teach with this type of non-kundalini >information? The book Kundalini Yoga Manual by german teacher Satya Singh is completely based on the meridians. It includes one kriya for each main organ meridian. It's originally written in german language and I have a copy in spanish, but I don't know if there is an english translation. You can check at http://www.3ho.de/ Sat Nam Gilberto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Sat Nam All, Absolutely it is necessary to bring your own experience to yoga class. Students come to you because they want your experience and as a teacher you should be more experienced with the effects of kundalini yoga than anyone else in your class. Bringing knowledge of meridians, chakras, kinesiology or anything else that is relevent is often essential for people to feel less mystified by some of their experiences and understand something about why they are doing what they are doing. As well, if you have non-kundalini yoga experiences that can be used as a metaphor for how to deal with things that are kundalini yoga related, that is fair game too. The right word(s) used to bridge the gap between a students life experience and world view and what they are doing in a kundalini yoga class can make a huge difference to a person's belongingness. Seva Simran Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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