Iyengar Style

B.K.S. Iyengar is the founder of this style of yoga.  This style of yoga emphasizes the integration of mind, body, & spirit.  We will gently flow from one asana to the other holding the positions for several breaths to develop stamina, strength, flexibility and balance, as well as concentration.  Props such as blocks, straps, and even the wall will be incorporated into your practice to assist with specific alignment techniques.

For more detailed information regarding Iyengar Yoga please visit

www.iyisf.org

Kundalini Yoga

"Kundalini Yoga is the science to unite the finite with Infinity, and it's the art to experience Infinity in the finite." ~Yogi Bhajan, 10/27/88

Kundalini Yoga is called the Yoga of Awareness. It is a dynamic, powerful tool that is designed to give you an experience of your soul.

In Kundalini Yoga we harness the mental, physical, and nervous energies of the body and put them under the domain of the will, which is the instrument of the soul. This technology precisely and consciously combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks, and postures to balance the glandular system, strengthen the nervous system, expand lung capacity, and purifiy the blood. It brings balance to the body, mind, and soul.

"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words."  ~ Yogi Bhajan, The Aquarian Teacher Training manual, p. 20

Kundalini Yoga is not a religion. When we apply the technology of Kundalini Yoga to our bodies and minds, it has the effect of uplifting the spirit. It is for everyone. It is universal and nondenominational.

"Kundalini Yoga is not a religion. Religions come out of it. Kundalini Yoga is not a fad, and it's not a cult. It's a practice of experience of a person's own excellence, which is dormant and which is awakened."

-Yogi Bhajan, 7/26/96

Kundalini Yoga is a yoga for householders, for people who have to cope with the daily challenges and stresses of holding jobs, raising families, and managing businesses. It is a path for everyone who wants the skills to cope successfully with the challenges of our times.

Kundalini Yoga was kept very secret until 1969 when Yogi Bhajan taught it openly in order to prepare humanity for the major changes that this planet is going through as we cross from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age. The ancient technology of Kundalini Yoga gives us the awareness and the fortitude to make this a smooth transition. The legacy of technical and spiritual knowledge that Yogi Bhajan studied and mastered in India is the gift he brought to the West.

"The kundalini experience does not mean you have gone into a deep breathless trance and are beyond this world. … It integrates you more fully with reality and gives you a broader vision and sensitivity so that you can act more efficiently."
~Yogi Bhajan, from Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power, back cover

Welcome to a wonderful, powerful path to a healthy, happy, holy life!

This description was borrowed with gratitude from www.3ho.org

Chair Yoga

This is yoga that uses a chair rather than a mat.  We do several warm ups and poses on the chair.  Once we come to standing we use the chair for our support during posture sequences and balancing poses.  The chair is convenient so the practitioner does not have to get up and down off the floor only up and down out of the chair.  This practice is fantastic for Seniors, anyone recovering from surgery, and any type of joint issues or replacements.  Anyone can do it!