I'm very excited to share with you my newest video, Sage Warrior Kriya. My teacher training peer from
Breitenbush introduced it to me in March. He received it from Guru Singh. After
implementing this kriya in my daily practice for some time I couldn't
help but share it with you.
I love this kriya because it is entirely standing up. It is a nice change from my usual seated practice. It is accessible for anyone of any lifestyle or fitness level, yet challenging enough for the more advanced yogi. With that in mind I taught it at the annual Sikh Heritage festival in Toronto and then also at the Ecology Retreat Center for our annual spring retreat.
Enjoy!
We all have had that moment in our day(s) where everything is fine, then in a nanosecond suddenly everything seems to suddenly be not fine. An issue comes up, and we can sometimes get caught up in a reactive type state of mind. Maybe it's a long standing issue from the past that is bothering you? Try this quick meditation to let go of the past, allow your nervous system to respond effectively instead of react, ultimately bringing you into a more neutral state of mind. This video was made by my wonderful yoga therapy teacher, Guru Dharam Singh. Enjoy.
Sat Nam. Here is short video explaining how to relieve stress and quickly get you out of patterns of negative thinking. It's a great antidote for a stressful day at work, with kids, or feeling overwhelmed with life.
Here's another meditation that is great to do no matter your experience level. It's another good meditation to help with anxiety and depression while healing your navel, spleen, liver, and lymphatic system.
At the very end of the meditation the student is supposed to hold his/her fists at the chest, navel and against the rib cage. I did a slightly different version when it comes to holding the arms against the rib cage. However, you can also do it as it states in the printed format HERE.
That's the funny thing about Kundalini Yoga. Sometimes different manuals have the kriya/meditation described ever so slightly different than others. Some have more pictures than others. Either way, as teachers, we do our best to deliver the teachings most effectively and correctly according to the written kriya. I decided to share this video anyway, because overall it is quite good and you get the benefit either way. My apologies for this minor error.
Each of the 10 bodies have a very specific role. When they are in alignment they help us to live to our highest potential, our destiny. The 6th body (Arc Line) is often symbolized in pictures of a halo around the head. You can see it in almost any famous painting of a saint, angel, or spiritual teacher.
Women have a second Arc Line that reaches from nipple to nipple of the chest. It is in these two regions where we store past relationships and karma.
I wanted to focus on the particular importance of a strong and clear Arc Line to deflect symptoms of depression. It's our projection of our Arc Line that creates your reality. Hence we can either create 'heaven' or 'hell' on earth depending on the strength of our Arc Line (among many other things). It's the foundation of the radiant body. So when we connect with our own radiance
(joy, happiness, light) we naturally project that out into the world. If it is clear then we repel negativity easily from either our thoughts or external environment.
I'm excited to talk more about the Arc Line and how to help with symptoms of depression in my upcoming 4 week series in September.
In the meantime, here's my latest video as I teach the Meditation for the Arc Line!
I thought I'd share this video I took about a week ago when it was sunny and beautiful. It's now been raining for 3 days straight but I'm still shining on the inside.
