The spirit of Kundalini Yoga

[Guest guest]

I recently attended a KY class taught by a very respected yogi. I

looked forward to it because there are no classes in my area. I was

disappointed that (1) the teacher did not wear his Yogi clothes, altho

at the classes he teaches he normally does. This might seem a small

thing, but to me there is a spiritual association with looking at and

being taught by someone looking the way yogi Sikhs do.

(2) His class was all physical, no chanting, no talking about

knowledge or the philosophy. This was also a loss because to me, KY's

power is in everything - the chanting, the knowledge as well as

postures. This class could have been a Hatha Yoga class.

 

Perhaps the person did it bec the class was held in a "Yoga center"

where many different kinds of yoga are taught. It was an upscale

community, maybe he thought people would not like chanting. Maybe the

Center manager made a request. I do not know.

 

I also heard someone say recently in California that there seemed to

be a trend to KY teachers being more like I described above, perhaps

wanting to "mainstream" kundalini, make it more accessible to more people.

This worried me, however, reading the answers to Sat Paul's post it

seems that most people, on this list anyway,do not hold to this postion.

When I first started Kundalini Yoga, I didn't know what I was getting

into, and that "God stuff" used to annoy me. [i didn't 'believe' in

God.] Something made me keep going, and the result, among many results

was that I came to have a personal experience of God. Which I don't

judge anyone else by that, they can believe or not, but for me it is

definitely a good thing to have.

 

Best,

Kartar Kaur

 

 

 

In Kundaliniyoga, "yogastef" <YogaStef@a...> wrote:

> Thank you for all of your replies. I will continue teaching my

> Kundalini Yoga classes through the Parks and Rec. That way I am self-

> employed, and don't have a studio owner to keep happy. Will teach

> Hatha Yoga at the dance studio. These students get the Yoga as part

> of a monthly deal that is all dance classes. So, some of them really

> wouldn't even try Yoga if it wasn't "free."

> I will continue my practice. Kundalini Yoga has changed me immensely.

> It works so quickly and powerfully. Wow! Time to go chant...

> Sat Pal Kaur

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

One of the goals of any spiritual path is acceptance and nonjudgment. This is a

tricky concept because we all have our preferences. Some things work fabulously

for one person and not at all for another. We each get to decide for ourselves

what works for us. We do this through experience. Whether it be a yoga class

and specific teacher or friends and partners. We don't know until we jump into

that arena of life and give it a try.

 

We are lucky when we know exactly what turns us on and what doesn't. We are

even more blessed when we can simply say, "that is not my path or my preference"

without judgment. Then we have more energy and mental space available to enjoy

the events, persons and situations that get us high on life. And we are super

blessed when we can take the golden nuggets, leave the rest and walk a way with

a big smile in our heart.

 

Sat Nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur