A kriya vs cardio: The secret ingredient that makes Kundalini Yoga work
“Kundalini yoga works, but just like any other kind of exercise works. Go for a 5k run and you’ll feel…
Category: Life as a yogi
On spiritual teachers: Don’t look at the finger, look at the moon
I’ve always felt grateful to Yogi Bhajan. It was through his teachings that I found my practice of kundalini yoga. I…
Kundalini yoga music: entertainment or innertainment?
I was lucky enough to be able to attend Mirabai Ceiba’s concert in London last Saturday. It was a beautiful,…
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet… so why the spiritual name?
‘Shamrang’ means dyed in the colour of the divine. My naad yoga teacher says it’s the colour of Krishna –…
Why I cried all the way through Snatam Kaur’s London concert
I didn’t expect to make it to Snatam Kaur’s concert in London last Sunday, and I was incredibly grateful to…
Kundalini yoga teacher training schools in the UK
It’s music to my ears when a kundalini yoga student tells me they want to take their practice deeper and…
Thoughts on negotiating the tricky white water rapids of shakti pad
We’re taught in Kundalini Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training about the five stages of practice or commitment, be that a…
What happened after a White Tantric Yoga healing crisis
Normally there’s no question of my attending White Tantric Yoga. Even though there’s inevitably a pinch of resistance – it’s not the…
Reflections on commissioning a personalised numerology mala
This year’s White Tantric Yoga was a big one. It stands apart from the eight or so others (not that I’m…
Yoga and academia: Studying for an MA in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation
For a long time, I’ve been skeptical of academia, and deeply suspicious of the mind, which tends to get the…