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ABOUT THOU ART YOGA
EXCITING AND INSPIRING KUNDALINI YOGA OFFERINGS
Founded by Elspeth Duncan in 2010, Thou Art Yoga offers opportunities for personal and global upliftment and transformation through:
(i) Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan)
(ii) consciousness-raising events and activities.
Ideal for anyone seeking more out of Self and Life.
EXCITING AND INSPIRING KUNDALINI YOGA OFFERINGS
Founded by Elspeth Duncan in 2010, Thou Art Yoga offers opportunities for personal and global upliftment and transformation through:
(i) Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan)
(ii) consciousness-raising events and activities.
Ideal for anyone seeking more out of Self and Life.
Original music for RA MA DA SA SA SAY SO HUNG (mantra used in video) by Elspeth Duncan
What is Kundalini Yoga?
The form of yoga we practise is referred to as Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Yogi Bhajan (1929 – 2004), Master of Kundalini Yoga and White Tantric Yoga, introduced this ancient sacred science to the west in 1969. Also referred to as “the householder’s yoga” on account of its powerful, fast-track nature, Kundalini Yoga is ideal for those who seek expanded consciousness amidst the daily challenges of today’s world: jobs, businesses, families, social pressures and general stressors.
Kundalini Yoga combines specific postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), hand positions (mudras), meditation and the use of sound vibrations (e.g. mantras in the ancient sacred languages of Sanskrit and Gurmukhi). Together, in prescribed sequences, these create specific, positively transforming effects.
Kundalini Yoga is not a religion. As with any form of yoga (derived from the Sanskrit word yuj meaning ‘yoke’), it enables one to achieve union with the Divine/one’s Higher Self.
Benefits of regular Kundalini Yoga practice include:
- relaxation
- more energy
- increased creativity
- expanded awareness
- increased ability to focus
- balancing of the emotions
- strengthened nervous system
- greater clarity
- increased flexibility
- development of personal discipline
- the healing of body, mind and spirit
- removal of blocks to personal fulfillment
- opening of the heart to attract opportunities and healthy relationships
- strength to overcome and release unwanted habits and modes of behaviour
The form of yoga we practise is referred to as Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Yogi Bhajan (1929 – 2004), Master of Kundalini Yoga and White Tantric Yoga, introduced this ancient sacred science to the west in 1969. Also referred to as “the householder’s yoga” on account of its powerful, fast-track nature, Kundalini Yoga is ideal for those who seek expanded consciousness amidst the daily challenges of today’s world: jobs, businesses, families, social pressures and general stressors.
Kundalini Yoga combines specific postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), hand positions (mudras), meditation and the use of sound vibrations (e.g. mantras in the ancient sacred languages of Sanskrit and Gurmukhi). Together, in prescribed sequences, these create specific, positively transforming effects.
Kundalini Yoga is not a religion. As with any form of yoga (derived from the Sanskrit word yuj meaning ‘yoke’), it enables one to achieve union with the Divine/one’s Higher Self.
Benefits of regular Kundalini Yoga practice include:
- relaxation
- more energy
- increased creativity
- expanded awareness
- increased ability to focus
- balancing of the emotions
- strengthened nervous system
- greater clarity
- increased flexibility
- development of personal discipline
- the healing of body, mind and spirit
- removal of blocks to personal fulfillment
- opening of the heart to attract opportunities and healthy relationships
- strength to overcome and release unwanted habits and modes of behaviour
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TUNING IN
The following two mantras are chanted to tune in before practicing Kundalini Yoga. 1. Adi Mantra (chanted 3 – 5 times.) This mantra connects you to your Inner Teacher and to the Golden Chain (Masters/Teachers throughout time). It guides and protects. ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO I call upon the Infinite Creative energy of the Universe. I call upon Divine Wisdom. 2. Mangala Charn mantra (chanted 3 times) This mantra surrounds you with a protective shield of light. Aad guray nameh Jugad guray nameh Sat guray nameh Siri guru devay nameh I bow to the primal Wisdom I bow to the Wisdom of all ages I bow to the True Wisdom I bow to the great transparent Wisdom TUNING OUT Sing the Kundalini Yoga Farewell Blessing at the end of each class. May the longtime Sun shine upon You All Love surround You And the Pure Light within You guide Your way on. Then chant three long Sat Nams. Sat = Truth, Nam = name/identity. Truth is my identity. |
About Elspeth (your instructor)
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Founder of Thou Art Yoga, Elspeth Duncan (Tek Har Kaur), is a multimedia creator (writer/journalist, musician, film maker, photographer, animal rescuer/advocate) and KRI certified Kundalini Yoga instructor who has been practising this powerful form of yoga since October 2000 and teaching since 2002.
She currently lives in Tobago, West Indies. |