In Kundalini Yoga, we chant a lot. The practice is full of mantra, singing, and using our voices to connect with the deepest parts of our beings through sound. So how do we actually facilitate the process of opening up to our voices, not holding back, and immersing ourselves into the full potential of a chanting experience? 1. Suspend Judgment: Consciously …
15 Ways To Improve Your Meditation Practice
The quality of our meditation is dependent on many things, specifically posture, concentration, knowing what elements to focus on, skillful redirection of one’s focus, being accepting and allowing of “what is” without judgement or resistance, being able to locate our awareness fully in a specific part of the body, and the length of time of our practice. The following tips …
Elana’s Story:
I went in with a cynical mind and left with my eyes and heart broken wide open.
I have always wanted to be a devout yogi and tried for over a decade to connect to a style, and more importantly, a studio, that I felt met my needs. I found many of my experiences to fall flat, that there was more of a ‘scene’ than a practice that tended to my mind, body AND spirit. Then came …
Sat Dharam Kaur’s Meditation Journal:
40 Days of Long Chant
Sat Dharam Kaur practiced Long Chant as a daily meditation for 40 days, for 2.5 hours each day. These are excerpts from her journal. When chanting the sound “Naam” I am aware of my throat and that with every word I utter I am creating something. The enormity of that awakens in me. Which words will I utter to not …
3 Ways to Feel Empowered Through Mercury Retrograde
Every couple of months Mercury retrogrades—meaning it moves at a slower pace and appears as if it’s moving backwards even though it isn’t. Whenever Mercury is in retrograde many of us resort to the experience of fear and all of its manifestations—like anger, resentment, frustration, despair, pettiness, etc—to cope. And with good reason. Experience has taught us that when Mercury retrogrades …