| Current Events... January 13, 2010 | |
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| go | Pictures from "Yogic New Year's Eve" (all of them!) |
| go | Prosperity for January and February at KYL |
| go | Healing Power of Triple Gong & Mantra |
| go | Yoga Trance Dance |
| go | Reduced Fees for KY Teacher Training in Canada! |
| go | Welcome New Hatha Yoga Teacher |
| go | MLK Jr. Day - Class Schedule |
| News & Notes... | |
| go | Yoga Class Schedule |
| go | Yogi Bhajan Quote |
| go | Moon Watch |
| go | Just For Fun |
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Sunday, January 17 4:00 to 6:30 am |
| Why get up to join us for early morning sadhana on Sunday? Because between 3:00 and 6:00 am, when the rays of the sun are hitting the earth at a 60 degree angle, Yogi Bhajan taught that all of the great spiritual teachers appear to bless, elevate and transform each of us.
Join the KYL Sangat* to receive these blessings! We start with Japji (meditative prayer), practice a Kundalini Yoga set, and end with 62 minutes of meditations (the Aquarian Sadhana mantras). Once each month we offer the experience of early morning sadhana at KYL. Sadhana means a daily spiritual practice. The yogic scriptures call for at least two-and-a-half hours of sadhana before the rising of the sun. The two-and-a-half hours is determined by the law of karma--everything you give, you receive back tenfold. So, if you dedicate one-tenth of your day to your higher consciousness, your whole day is covered by the returning energy. And, when a group of us meditates together, the total effect of our sadhana is multiplied by the number of people participating! Getting up for sadhana is a victory over time and doing sadhana together is a victory over space. Sadhana is a self-victory. You become incapable of being defeated! (There is no charge for early morning sadhana.) After sadhana, please join Shakta and Hari Dev for breakfast at their condo. All are invited! * 'Sangat' means the company of the holy. Please arrive between 3:30 and 4:15 am, the doors will be open only during that time. Use the North end doors (on the right as you face the building) to enter - only the door furthest left will be open. |
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KYL's 7th Annual Yogic New Year's Celebration (click here to view the full set) |
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Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for Prosperity |
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Come to KYL during the months of January and February for our annual ‘Yoga for Prosperity’ series! Every class during the next eight weeks will use yoga postures, meditations, mantras and the gong to release old habits of scarcity and bring in new habits of abundance.
Raise your self-esteem, conquer self-animosity, eliminate negative thoughts and affirm your worthiness to receive through special yoga and meditation classes where you will learn:
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with Shakta Kaur & Hari Dev Singh Friday, January 22 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm ($15 in advance) |
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End Your Karma and Connect with the Endless Circle of Infinite Prosperity! Bring a friend and join us Friday night (January 22) for one of our most popular monthly sessions of double gong and mantra—for prosperity! This month we’ve chosen a mantra especially designed to jumpstart your New Year with all the abundance that you deserve. As always, we begin every ‘Healing Power of Gong & Mantra’ session with light Kundalini Yoga to prepare the body for what’s to come (the yoga is appropriate for all levels). Then we move into deep relaxation with not one, not two, but three beautiful Paiste symphonic gongs. Your mind will have no defense to the gong after 90 seconds! After the gong we use sound (mantra) to remind us that the entire universe was built on sound, on vibration. And, as we vibrate a particular combination of sounds, we are able to tune into a different level of intelligence, or, consciousness. The mantra for January, ‘Hari Hari Hari Hari Hari Hari Har,’ has the capacity to open you to attracting and receiving exactly what you need. Sometimes it is more than you might expect or even want and sometimes it is totally different from what you desire. The more you are able to relax into this meditation the more you will allow the manifestation of what the Creator has in mind for you. So, Click Here to pre-register and join us for the deep vibrational healing of double gong and mantra on Friday, January 22nd. |
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Join with Namgeet Kaur (Maia Bielak) on Thursday, January 28 6:30 to 8:30 pm Register |
| Yoga Trance Dance® is a yogic practice which combines yoga and dance to call you back into your body. Starting with prana yogaasanas (breath driven movement) Yoga Trance Dance® establishes a safe and sacred space for your creative energy to flow. Learn to experience the practice of free-form movement while you clear your mind and more naturally relate to your essence, the life force within. The focus is not on your performance. The focus is on cultivating the moment... each moment... this moment... through an exploration of the eternal flow of natural movement. No yoga or dance experience needed. $26 in advance / $30 at the door. | |
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Join us for an incredible course, a study of the Self, in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada!
Lodging fee has been reduced 25% to 55% Spring Session: May 20-May 29 Fall Session: Sept. 30-Oct. 9 (Conference Calls Monthly: June, July, August, Sept., Oct., Nov.) |
“If you want to learn something, read about it.We are all teachers We teach each other when we can see ourself clearly and when we can help another see him/herself clearly. To teach is to transform and to be transformed. To be the best teacher we need to be the best student. And, the best student comes from a genuine immersion into a practice where we learn to be who we are and serve all from the heart. Training Team If this sounds like something you would like to experience, why not join us for two separate sessions—the first this spring and the second next fall—for the 220-hour Level 1 Teacher Training course in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan that is called ‘The Aquarian Teacher?’ When you do, you will receive guidance from an international team of teacher trainers including KRI’s Director of Training for Kundalini Yogis worldwide, Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. Ashram Setting This is an unusual Level 1 course format, especially designed to create community in an ashram-like setting where your senses, mind and body will be nourished (and challenged!) by the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. It is also golden opportunity to learn reverence and respect for yourself while being immersed in a discipline which can liberate you from the cycle of birth and death. New Venue Our recent switch to a new venue for this course means a significant reduction in room costs - Lodging fee has been reduced 25% to 55%. Plus, the tuition fee is 23% lower than the Chicago course fee. Click Here for more details.
Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada - Two Residential Sessions*
Residential Session 1 – May 20-29, 2010 and |
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Jennifer Is Now Teaching Hatha Yoga at KYL - Mondays at 6 pm. Register |
| Jennifer admits that an uncontrollable laughing fit during a breathing meditation was her introduction to yoga! Since that moment in 2002, yoga has been an integral part of her physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
In 2003, Jennifer began training through YogaFit® Training Systems Worldwide and has taught in the Chicagoland area since 2004. Jennifer's personal journey as a student led her to KYL. Her participation in KYL's classes has helped her develop a new outlook on life as well as teach her simple, but important lessons including: always accept laughter even if during the most inopportune moments, we wouldn’t be graced with the experience if it wasn’t worth it. Hatha Yoga 1 will offer students a chance to unwind through breathwork, gentle stretches, sequenced posture flows, balance postures and a little R&R to finish the evening off right! |
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Class Schedule Changes for Monday, January 18 No Class - 12:15 pm Yes Class - Kundalini @ 6 pm & Hatha @ 6 pm |
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CURRENT MOON
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New Moon -
January 15
11 Days After - January 26 Full Moon - January 30
(Above Dates Adjusted for Central Time Zone)
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New Moon The New Moon is when you are at your lowest...energy-wise. It is a good day to fast on lemon and water. Fast from sun-up until the next morning at breakfast, when you "break" the "fast." Waxing Moon 11 Days After
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Kundalini Classes
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" Prosperity, prosperity, prosperity is perpetual with people who prefer to be penetrating, prepared and purposeful. But, prosperity only comes to those who are trustworthy, deliver and who are content and consistent. Basically, it boils down to commitment. If you can put your soul into anything, you can plug into the whole world. It will be yours. You can sweep prosperity with your commitment. Contain, commit and be continuous. " |
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