Sat Nam, welcome to my Kundalini Yoga space!
What is Kundalini Yoga?
... an uplifting blend of spiritual and physical practices, Kundalini Yoga incorporates movement, dynamic breathing techniques, meditation, and the chanting of mantras (e.g. Sat Nam, meaning "truth is my identity"). The goal is to build physical vitality and increase consciousness. It aids in fighting emotional stress by balancing the entire nervous system of the body and awakening spiritual thoughts.
Kundalini Yoga's use of deep breathing, meditation, and calming postures instills a deep sense of relaxation in those that practice it. Prolonged relaxation has numerous health benefits, which includes improving heart health, reducing stress, and helping you adhere to healthy eating.
Having practised Hatha Yoga for a long time and being a relative newcomer to Kundalini Yoga. I consider the Hatha yoga a great way to stretch and work out kinks in my body while with Kundalini practice I get grounded and calm. And I like the focus on transformation.
The Kundalini kriyas and meditations are much more specific than your regular flow class, they are a specific set of exercises that generate energy, organize that energy and deliver you to a specific energetic state — one of greater awareness!
Kundalini Yoga's use of deep breathing, meditation, and calming postures instills a deep sense of relaxation in those that practice it. Prolonged relaxation has numerous health benefits, which includes improving heart health, reducing stress, and helping you adhere to healthy eating.
Having practised Hatha Yoga for a long time and being a relative newcomer to Kundalini Yoga. I consider the Hatha yoga a great way to stretch and work out kinks in my body while with Kundalini practice I get grounded and calm. And I like the focus on transformation.
The Kundalini kriyas and meditations are much more specific than your regular flow class, they are a specific set of exercises that generate energy, organize that energy and deliver you to a specific energetic state — one of greater awareness!
What's my background in yoga?
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I am a very late bloomer when it come to teaching!
For the longest time I had not wanted to stand in front of the class, got all stressed out about sharing my oh-so-limited knowledge and much preferred to DO yoga instead of GIVE yoga. So what's the story? 2004-2006 More than 15 years ago I did my first yoga teachers' training - two years at Yoga Vidya in their two ashrams in Germany to become a Sivananda teacher. 2015-2017 Then I fell in love with Yin Yoga and did Yin 1 Teacher Training of 100 hours in 2015 and Yin 2 Teacher Training of 170 hours in 2017 with StillnessInYoga in Doorn. Since September 2015 I have pursued personal training (weight lifting, EMS training, whole body workouts) at JonenSports in Duesseldorf and since January 2016 I am also doing all-womens kickbox fitness at PunchWomensHealth Club in Almere. These two latter activities to get strong entering my 7th decade. So as 60plus-woman I finally felt ready for Kundalini (so funny to remember how I disliked it during the teacher trainings ... I just wasn't fit enough then!) |
I also did a training in Sampoorna Yoga in 2008.
And trained as a yoga fitness trainer in November 2006. And did a week of Sanskrit in August 2008.. And trained a yoga personal trainer in October 2017. 
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And now I have started to join the Kundalini Sisters in leading morning sadhana via ZOOM
a few times a month ...
... while also enjoying pop-up teaching (like I did on a retreat in Sweden last weekend
or at the start of my choir practise today!).
Find out more how you can join the early morning ZOOMyoga Kundalini sadhana here!