By Durga Das (David Newman)
Kirtan means to chant or sing with devotion. Kirtan is an ancient tradition of expressing one’s yearning and love for the Divine through song. As asana or yoga postures are a staple in the practice of Hatha Yoga, Kirtan is the foundation practice of another great spiritual heritage called Bhakti Yoga or the Yoga of Love.
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Mirabai Ceiba’s Markus Sieber took some time to talk to Spirit Voyage about their new CD and their upcoming workshop and concert at Sat Nam Fest East.
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by Peter and Guru Darshan Wilson
Feel Good – Look Good
Ayurveda teaches that the skin reflects all 7 layers of tissue (plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, nerves, and reproductive) precisely.
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by Guru Prem Singh Khalsa
I believe that radiance is best described as “hue-man” a life filled with the divine light, glowing, beaming and bright.
Real and lasting radiance comes from deep within and mostly shines out to the world through the eyes, the skin and the smile. This becomes the 10th/ Radiant body, the carrier of the aura, arc-line and electromagnetic field.
By Guru Prem Singh Khalsa
The yogic journey begins with bowing, not only physically, but with devotion and humility. Forward bending is essentially the most basic of movements. It is the first movement to which we attach an exhalation. Forward bends or “bows” require learning the skill of rooting into a position in order to create a controlled release as we bend forward. In learning how to bend forward correctly, we are setting the foundation for building many other postures, like wide leg stretches, single leg stretches, and standing forward bends. The fundamentals listed below are applied, whether sitting or standing, moving fast or slow, with our feet together or apart.
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By Sukhdev | Aykanna
It was warm dewy Los Angeles night when Akahdahmah, who was my friend back then, picked me up from my J.O.B and took me to some event at Krishna Kaur’s house. There was an excitement in the room as some fifty people in white gathered for a special event. It was all brand new to me, I was taking it in. We all settled and I felt pretty comfortable until people started chanting, they had their hands out and begun to rise their voices in unified melodies and words I had never heard before.
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