I was lucky enough to be able to attend Mirabai Ceiba’s concert in London last Saturday. It was a beautiful, intimate show in Union Chapel, candles lit all around. They played some of their beautiful kundalini yoga music, and we all … Continue reading
‘Shamrang’ means dyed in the colour of the divine. My naad yoga teacher says it’s the colour of Krishna – the iridescent blue of an evening sky. It’s my ‘spiritual name’ and I received it on 10th February 2010, courtesy of Niranjan … Continue reading
I didn’t expect to make it to Snatam Kaur’s concert in London last Sunday, and I was incredibly grateful to be there. Snatam Kaur has been pretty influential in my kundalini yoga journey, although I perhaps haven’t given her enough … Continue reading
It’s music to my ears when a kundalini yoga student tells me they want to take their practice deeper and enrol on a teacher training programme. It’s such an epic adventure, a profound journey of transformation, and one that will … Continue reading
We’re taught in Kundalini Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training about the five stages of practice or commitment, be that a long-term relationship, picking up a new hobby such as learning a musical instrument or, of course, our journey with kundalini … Continue reading
Normally there’s no question of my attending White Tantric Yoga. Even though there’s inevitably a pinch of resistance – it’s not the easiest way to spend a Saturday – I know that by hook or crook, I’ll be there. This year, however, … Continue reading
This year’s White Tantric Yoga was a big one. It stands apart from the eight or so others (not that I’m counting!) as one of the easiest (as in, least physically challenging), and also one of the deepest. Following White Tantric Yoga, … Continue reading
For a long time, I’ve been skeptical of academia, and deeply suspicious of the mind, which tends to get the wrong end of the stick on many occasions and is, let’s face it, a bit of a monkey. So I … Continue reading
One of the magic ingredients we get from practising kundalini yoga is “saibhung”. It’s a Gurmukhi word that means self-existent. With a consistent yoga practice, we develop for ourselves an unshakeable reliance on our inner strength, a deep knowledge of our own … Continue reading
It’s a scene that those of us who practice kundalini yoga know all too well: we’re holding our arms out to the sides, the burning sensation in our shoulders is increasing, our inner screaming match goes: ‘Drop the arms!’ ‘I will not!’ … Continue reading