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Asana

The asanas in Kundalini Yoga may look and feel strange at first, but once you keep doing it and pour yourself into the practice, you’ll begin to notice profound shifts in your life.

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Transitioning to a Vegetarian Diet

It’s important to understand that being a vegetarian is not only about leaving meat off of your plate—it’s a holistic lifestyle choice that can increase your energy and allow for a deeper connection to body and spirit.

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The Chakra System

The chakra system is the basic energetic system of the body, stemming from ancient yogic science.

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Kriya

In Kundalini Yoga, a kriya is a specific sequence of physical actions that work toward a particular outcome. Kriya practice initiates a sequence of physical and mental changes that affect the body, mind, and spirit.

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Mantra

Mantra is the applied use of sound to impact consciousness. Mantras can be as simple as one word phrases, and as complex and beautiful as those we find in ancient texts.

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Eye Focus

In yoga, the science of drishti teaches us that where our attention goes, the energy follows.

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Yogic Diet

There is no perfect or prescribed “yogic diet.” The closest thing to a yogic diet would be the one that’s right for you. 

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Sadhana: Daily Spiritual Practice

Sadhana is the yogic term for daily spiritual practice. It is one of the main tools for working on the self and achieving a higher state of consciousness.

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Pranayama: The Power of the Breath

Just like the heart, breathing happens naturally and automatically, yet unlike the heartbeat, we can change the rate of our breathing at any given moment.

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Healthy Happy Holy Breath

Reposted from Awaken. Summer and Winter Solstices have been the gathering time for those of us who love 3HO and the teachings of Yogi Bhajan (registered trademark) to be together kind of a spiritual family reunion. This year, 2019, is amazingly the 50th anniversary of 3HO. Yogi Ji created the Healthy Happy Holy Organization, that’s 3HO. For 46 of those years 3HO has been my family and international community. It turns out that my sister Guru Raj Kaur in Vancouver Canada is also part of this spiritual community. You may also know my niece, Nirinjan Kaur (the younger) the singer…

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