Kundalini yoga practice guide

In this video, you’ll find info to help set you up for success to practice kundalini yoga with me. Every teacher brings their own style and lived experiences and this is my current interpretation.

I invite you to do your own research into the teachings, history, lineage, and practices of kundalini yoga so that you may have a fuller understanding and appreciation for the practice.

If you have any questions please reach out.

MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All the tools I use have been colonized in some way. I am in the work to decolonize myself, my work, and support the decolonization of the coaching industry and my communities. Kundalini yoga and meditation, in particular, have been heavily appropriated by western culture, and have and continue to uphold systems of oppression.

I acknowledge and honour the lineage of Kundalini and Kundalini yoga. From my current understanding, kundalini comes from the Sikh lineage, a religion founded in 1469 in Punjab by Guru Nanak Dev, that emphasizes love, equality, and service. Kundalini is also found in all four of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma, Kargyudpa, Sakya, Gelugpa) where it’s known as gTummo rnal 'byor.

Yogi Bhajan is credited as the founder of what many know to be kundalini yoga, the practice. He was a self-identifying Sikh, and he integrated the teachings of Guru Nanak into his interpretations and adaptations. He was also the perpetrator of abuses and violations that are harmful and problematic, and that still need addressing within the kundalini community. Many of the meditations in the kundalini practice come from the Sikh tradition, including the mantra Sat Nam.

I integrate the teachings of Yogi Bhajan and Gloria Latham, Hatha yoga, and Buddhist meditation into my teachings with deep reverence and gratitude. I commit to continue to learn, unlearn, grow, and be a voice and a bridge for the reclamation of kundalini to its roots.