BOF+Hatha/Kundalini Yoga

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Sat Nam..Everyone..

 

Something has been brewing/stewing in me (other than the chicken

pox's!) for the last week around, the idea of KY being KY, and

that's that.

 

I was taught that KY is the base of all yoga's

(Mother of all Yoga's). Each facet of Yoga we see practiced in our

world..has a root in Kundalini Yoga. So to say there isn't an

intermingling or weaving between all of them going on, is not

noticing the whole picture.

 

All Yoga's work to raise the Kundalini energy...none so directly as

KY as taught by Yogi Bhajan. When we practice another yoga we

aren't working on "something else". We've just taken a different

road and all these roads eventually have the same destination.

 

When I chant "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo" it rings in every part of my

being..connecting me to the Golden chain of teachers...I am

connected to the Divine flow. For me this is a mantra to use with

any yoga I practice or any endeavor I undertake when I need to act

from my highest good.

 

When I practice KY...I follow kriya's as they are given..I do not

add or take away anything....but with that said...I choose a number

of warm up exercises before every class that aren't a specific

kriya, that will support the work we are about to do....what gives

me the "right" to do this? "Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo" I make my

choices based on my connection with the Golden Chain.

 

All yoga's will have tendrils in others..they are inseparable..yoga

is union...When practicing KY recognize, this isn't toilet water we

are dealing with...this is perfume...practice it with resposibilty

and integrity...keep the Kriyas intact. Follow the guidelines.

 

But if you look with a broad enough perspective at other yogas, you

will see where one weaves through the other...and where there might

be a small opening to deepen that practice by bringing something

you've learned in KY to the table. Something appropriate based on

your experience and your state of connection to the Divine flow.

 

If you do not hold a large enough perspective to be able to

recognize this and... if you know that you're really not sure or

aware of feeling a connection with the Divine flow after tuning

in...then yes...follow everything by the book. Be willing to de-

construct your ego structure and align it with the soul, so that you

can be a clear conduit for the Divine will.

 

As a teacher...when I'm in a situation, class room or otherwise, if

I become aware of an opening to share a teaching that will benefit

the class or the individual... it is my resposibility to share

it...some one taught me...integrity tells me, now I need to pass

this on. And unfortunately it's not always in the form of a KY

class setting.

 

And as I've said in the past..in any moment of doubt..rely on Guru

Ram Das...and if you don't know what that entails..keep practicing

until you do.

 

I don't stop being a teacher when I walk out of a classroom.

 

When I say practice with integrity...I mean it.

 

 

This is neither an invitation for people to mix yoga's...This is a

recognition that the boundaries and lines we draw are usually put in

place for everyone's safety....and when "survival and safety" are

covered, sometimes there is room for a broader application.

 

For instance....I've been in one of Gurmuhk's pre-natal classes

where we did a mixture of KY and Hatha postures? And I don't believe

any body would accuse Gurmukh of being a "rogue" KY teacher!

 

I also coach people in SNR in my classes...I've never used the words

or called it that...but when I ask them to notice all parts, equally

and completely...allowing and witnessing..without feuling sensations

with more thought...I am teaching people to relate to their

sensitive space which is a step in SNR healing. This isn't taught

in any kriya...but I am guided to do it...and people transform with

this practice...I know in my heart it is an appropriate action...it

lessens suffering.

 

Anyways..A few thoughts...

 

All Light,

Sat Sangeet