I had this vision years ago of traveling in Asia to learn different types of Yoga and Meditation
Returning to teach here in the US when I was older
I was really interested in "Kundalini Yoga" and figured it was my path
Practicing Kundalini makes you feel great
There is a lot of Pranayama, or breath work which makes you feel HIGH
When you practice breathwork, you activate your Endo Cannabinoid System, so you are actually "getting high off your own supply"
Of course I love it
Kundalini Yoga was brought to the US in the late 60's by this guy Harbhajan Singh Khalsa
They called him Yogi Bhajan
He was a Sikh from Northern India
There are so many tales about how he arrived in the US and started teaching
YB connected with the Hippies and actually ended up teaching a class at Woodstock
He taught them how to get high, naturally :)
Sikhism is a beautiful religion and culture and the followers are Warriors
I tried to travel to India to become a "Kundalini Yoga" instructor
But, I found out that it was now "Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan" and had to study in the US 馃槼
YB died in 2004 but he created a huge organization and left all of his teachings with them
I thought it was weird but did it anyway
It was very cultish
But, I made some GREAT friends in Class and the Yoga felt amazing
Yogi Bhajan was very intelligent and his words were extremely powerful
He was a linguistic master
Every class starts with the Adi Mantra
ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO
I bow to the Divine Wisdom within myself
You are your own best teacher and you must trust yourself and your own wisdom
YB's students fell in love with him
Many worshipped him and literally kissed his feet
Even though he said many times "love the teachings, not the teacher"
The most prevalent of all mantras in the Kundalini yoga tradition is SAT NAM
It's used all the time as a greeting, blessing of food, in class - ALL THE TIME
It means TRUTH IS MY IDENTITY
Truth, enlightenment, consciousness and above all awareness, comes into your experience
Right before graduation in February of 2020 a tell all book about Yogi Bhajan was released by one of his former students and assistants
I never read the book, but followed the story
He was sexually abusing her
The floodgates opened and many women and men came out against YB for abuse
He is not here to defend himself but it's clear that he did some very bad things
He was human and lied often
I love the teachings but not the man
We have seen this so many times
When a human gets too much power, he or she often gets lost
DO NOT give your power to ANYONE
Not 45, 46, Bikram, Osho, Bhajan, your Yoga instructor, Shaman, Sensei, Tony Robbins
NO ONE
They are all just teachers
No one will ever be able to do the work for you anyway
The days of the Gurus are over
The only way to find TRUTH is by going INSIDE
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