Thursday, June 26, 2014

July 2014: Special Events



Release stress and recharge yourself this month with Kundalini Yoga and meditation. Take a look at the special events that we offer at Yoga Phoenix, let your soul guide you to the classes and events that will lead you to your own growth! 

All special events take place at 7pm - 8:30pm. Each event is $15. Please visit www.yogaphoenix.com to register (you can also pay at the door). 

Tuesday, July 1: Double Gong Healing with S.S. Sangeet Kaur and Hari Nam Singh
Revitalize and strengthen your nervous system by relaxing to the sound of two gongs. 
 
Experience the play of Shiva & Shakti energies with the husband & wife teaching team of Sangeet Kaur & Hari Nam Singh.
Sangeet will play Jupiter Gong and Hari Nam clears and releases blocks with Symphonic Gong.


Gong masters, Sangeet Kaur and Hari Nam Singh

S.S. Sangeet has been specializing in yoga for women for more than 20 years with classes, workshops, books, videos, CDs and her Womanheart Retreats. She is fun and energetic and co-developer/teacher of KRI Level II Teacher Training Module on Conscious Relationships. For more information on her classes around the valley visit her website: www.HealingSource.com. 

Tuesday, July 8: Developing Intuition with Adi Singh
Join Adi Singh in learning to expand and develop our Intuition and Wisdom. Learn to control and balance the positive, negative and neutral mind.


Adi Singh has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for over 40 years. He brings a vast knowledge of health, healing, and the physiological effects of Yoga. 

Adi Singh guiding students in the previous session through series of yogic exercises that bring balance to a person and stimulate one's intuition.



In the previous session, Adi Singh taught several meditations that can develop the intuition.

Tuesday, July 15: Kundalini Yoga & Art Connections with Haritej Kaur

Join Haritej Kaur on a journey into the self through Kundalini Yoga and art.

In this session we will practice yogic stretches and meditation to get rid of the blockages and fear that have been holding us back from connecting with our true self and expressing our inner truth. Kundalini Yoga and meditation will create a safe and sacred space for self-expression, connects us to the experience of this journey toward the self, and we will learn to express this experience using basic art materials.

Drawing paper and materials will be provided. Students are welcome to bring own supplies (dry medium only) such as charcoal, pastel, color pencils, drawing board, apron…etc, in addition to yoga gears.

A student from previous session enjoyed art making after Kundalini Yoga.

Student's artwork that expresses the rise and descend of Kundalini energy.

"Every disability is imagined. Every achievement is an experience" - Yogi Bhajan  

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." - Joseph Campbell

Saturday, July 19: Full Hour Chakra Gong Healing with Jaap Kaur  


 Strengthen your nerves and calm the mind with the healing sound of the gong.

 Create and hold a calm space so chaos cannot disturb you.

“In your life, the worst thing that eats you up inside is when you remember your past – it is very anti-God. Yesterday is gone.” Yogi Bhajan


Jaap Kaur trained at the Master's Touch and the Japji Courses with Yogi Bhajan in 2002 and 2003.


She completed the 5-module Level 2 Kundalini Yoga teacher training (500 hours cert) and is a Kundalini Yoga Associate Teacher Trainer, progressing toward Professional Trainer.


She is IKYTA certified yoga teacher for Kundalini Yoga and Yoga Alliance Certified.


Jaap Kaur enjoys sharing her experiences of vibrating and living Yogi Bhajan's teachings to bring inner knowing and peace. She understands and relates the technical reasons behind the science of Kundalini Yoga to motivate students to see themselves doing everything perfectly--angles and triangles, mudras, meditations, breath, eyes, and relaxation.



Jaap Kaur's use of the gong progresses through the chakras for balancing and allows for deeper healing and integration during this meditative relaxation.

Tuesday, July 22: Riding the Naad with Nam Kamal

Join us for a fun evening of Riding the “Naad” or Sound Current.

After tuning up our chakra’s, we will work on perfecting the “Ong” which is the Bij or seed sound and the primal vibration from which all vibration came into ex-istence. We will then tap into the sound of our breath, the “So Hung”.

Combining this powerful permutation “Ong So Hung”, we will vibrate the sound to create the state of Sehaj where an individual begins to flow with the flow of the universe and every action becomes effortless where – One becomes All and All becomes One.
 
This class is an opportunity to discover your own tones that activate the cells within your body and assist in creating union with the Cosmos.

No previous experience necessary. Just bring your voice and a sense of humor!



Nam Kamal (Cathy) has long been a fan of many of the early pioneers in Harmonics and Sound Healing and has actively engaged in toning and chanting mantra over the years. She completed Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in 2012 and was instantly attracted to the vibrational technology of the Naad. It has been said “There is no sweeter sound for the Soul to hear than that of one’s own voice.” 

Tuesday, July 22: Awareness Through Movement from the Feldenkrais Method with Erin 


Awareness Through Movement is NOT offered in July. We apologize for the mistake. Please check back later for future updates on this event.

Tuesday, July 29:"Spring Housecleaning" #2 with Ardas and Sadhana Kaur
This is the follow-up kriya from the one offered in April- back by popular demand!


Heal the past & overcome the obstacles with this very special Yogi Bhajan rebirthing kriya - during this planetary cycle of “7”, which requires us to clear out and live our life as a Forklift. Live your best life free of clutter!

Elevate, Rejuvenate, & Be Present to your Purpose.

Ardas received her certification through the Master's Touch program in 2002, having practiced Kundalini Yoga since 1994. She is also a Level 2 certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and a Reiki Master. She enjoys teaching all ages and levels of experience, with classes focusing on Mantra and Meditation.

Sadhana Kaur completed her level 1 Teacher Training certification in July 2005 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program. She has begun her training for Level 2 certification as a Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Sadhana Kaur loves teaching Kundalini Yoga because, "it is a practical way to have a relationship with the body, mind, soul, and infinity.” 

Follow this link to Celebrate Us Now to learn more about Ardas Kaur and Sadhana Kaur. 

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Livtar--Live In Concert

This July, come Chant with Livtar and Inspire Your Soul's Journey!

Date: July 12, 2014
Time: 7pm - 9pm 
Location: Yoga Phoenix 2308 N Richland St, Phoenix AZ 85006
Tickets $20 in advance
Tickets $25 day of concert 

Sign up early for the concert at www.yogaphoenix.com
(Log into your Yoga Phoenix account and select "Concerts" from the menu on top of screen)

Follow this link to listen to Livtar's latest creation with the mantra "Ad Such, Jugaad Such, Hai Bhay Such, Nanak Hosee Bhay Such". 

About Livtar Singh:
Livtar discovered Kundalini Yoga at the age of sixteen upon meeting Yogi Bhajan and his love for music as a creative outlet expanded into using mantra.He has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for more than a decade, and is a self-taught multi instrumentalist/ inter-displinary artist.
Forever dedicated to the ever developing expession of his soul, his rich voice is full of longing for the divine.


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

June 2014: Special Events


Summer is here. The Chinese has a proverb that says: "A calm heart keeps you cool". Take part in our special events this month, learn to apply the technology of Kundalini Yoga to develop a neutral mind, keep a calm heart, and stay cool through out the summer!

All special events take place at Yoga Phoenix (2308 N Richland St, Phoenix AZ 85006), 7-8:30pm.
 
A calm heart keeps you cool
 
Tuesday, June 3: Double Gong Healing with S.S.Sangeet Kaur and Hari Nam Singh

Join our gong masters for a phenomenal healing experience. Revitalize your nervous system and renew your energy! 

Tuesday, June 10: Developing Intuition with Adi Singh

Senior teacher, Adi Singh, has created a special summer series to help us develop our intuition for the Aquarian Age. 



“As the Aquarian Age dawns, The old defenses and manipulations based on hiding or controlling access to information will no longer work. We need the capacity to assess our actions and their consequences before we take them as if every action will be known and will reveal us. Only then can we realize that our word, fulfilled by actions. is our ultimate gift and power.

Intellect is not enough. We need a new relationship to intuition, emotion and instinct.

Information is not enough. Neither is knowledge. We need wisdom.

The outer education provided by the information revolution must be matched by an inner education in wisdom, self-control, intuition, and the use of the neutral mind. We need stamina under stress, clarity of values for decisions, and a new base for identity. We need the ability to command our brain, mind, and states of consciousness consciously through the filter of intuition, wisdom, and the positive, negative, and neutral minds. The outer education provided by the information revolution must be matched by an inner education in wisdom, self-control, intuition and the use of the neutral mind." - Yogi Bhajan 


Join Adi Singh every 2nd Tuesday of the month this summer to learn to expand and develop Intuition and Wisdom, to control and balance the positive, negative and neutral minds.

Saturday, June 28: Full Hour Chakra Gong Healing with Jaap Kaur

Neutral mind will serve us best this June and during this Summer Solstice time of high energy.  Let the gong support both, clearing chakras and  also your body, mind, spirit & your yogic electromagnetic field.  Boost & soothe your nervous system.  
Bring comforter, pillow,  and blanket to rest with ease and receive benefits as gong serves you. There will be just a little yoga and breath warm up to get your energy aligned and stimulated to be supported in the highest way by the symphonic gong, played  Kundalini Yoga style by Jaap Kaur.  Join us!!



Tuesday, June 24: Awareness Through Movement from the Feldenkrais Method with Erin

Erin Finkelstein is a clarinetist and also a Feldenkrais practitioner with many years of experience in helping people improving the body's functions and movement. The many people that Erin has worked with included musicians, artists, doctors, teachers, the elderly, people with chronic pain, and many more.

The Feldenkrais Method is a gentle and effective technique that helps us connect with our body. Scientific studies have shown that the Feldenkrais Method can improve flexibility, lower stress and depression, reduce pain, and treat neurological problem.

Learn more about the Feldenkrais Method from our previous blog post, or visit Erin's website




  

Kundalini Yoga for the Family

Yoga Phoenix has been around since 1970, offering Kundalini Yoga classes to support all needs. Besides having adult classes everyday, we also offer classes for children and the family. Here are the classes that we offer and the team that provides the support for your needs:

Mommy & Me Yoga (Crawlers to Toddlers) with Anter Prakash Kaur (Lauren) 
Every Tuesday, 10am-11am

Mommy and Me Yoga classes are the perfect way to bond with your little one. Moms, Dads, and other Caregivers participate in a yoga class designed to meet the needs of the adult and the child, incorporating play, stories and songs into a yogic practice that will leave everyone smiling.


Teacher: 
Anter Prakash Kaur (Lauren Murray) is a Phoenix, AZ native.

She brings her daughter to Mommy and Me yoga since 6 months old.

Two main passions in her Life are Kundalini Yoga (specifically focusing on new mommies and their darling little ones) and Baby Photography.

She hopes to share all of Kundalini Yoga's amazing benefits with you and incorporate it in your special person's growing life.



“We can teach our family to be Happy, Healthy, and Holy. Sat Nam!” – Anter Prakash


Conscious Pregnancy Yoga with Bhagat Kaur (Carol) 
Every Thursday, 7pm-8:15pm

Prenatal Yoga classes include yoga postures (asanas), breathing (pranayam) and meditation. These practices are helpful for mental and emotional balancing, easing the discomforts of pregnancy, preparing the body for delivery, and the after effects of birth. The classes create flexibility, focus, strength, and awareness through a gentle practice that is designed especially for the pregnant woman's needs. Prenatal Yoga classes provide a safe and supportive environment for expectant mothers and are a wonderful way to connect with other mothers-to-be. The classes are appropriate for both new and experienced yoga students.

Teacher: 
Carol (Bhagat) Vaughn received her Kundalini Yoga Teacher certification through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program in 2005. She is currently pursuing her working on Level 2 training and has been a practicing massage therapist since 2001. As a mother and grandmother, she enjoys sharing yoga with mothers and children through her Mommy & Me class. Carol (Bhagat) recommends: Fly Like a Butterfly (book).