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BY LISA BERMAN I’m fortunate to have been practicing yoga for almost 13 years. My journey has included exploring many forms of yoga, taking teacher training and expanding my knowledge through attending a wide array of yoga workshops. Along the way, my yoga mats have been like supportive and loyal friends to me. Delving into a […]
Celebrate Life!
BY ALLISON KAPLAN Good Morning, My sweet, tough and tumble father-in-law Phil, (Uncle Goofy), passed away recently. And while I am deeply saddened by his loss and will miss him terribly, every crazy and quirky quality, I will celebrate his beautiful life. Phil celebrated life, everyone’s life, every day. After all, he told the hospice […]
A Conversation with SatJiwan Kaur Khalsa
While on the phone with, SatJiwan Kaur Khalsa, co-owner of Karma Yoga San Diego, she tells her story and expresses that every experience she’s had on her yoga journey has prepared her for and allowed this amazing opportunity to align in this divine way. She is also clear that Kundalini yoga has and continues to enrich and […]
The Practice of Love by Kelly Haskee
As I enjoyed coffee time after sadhana with my dear friend, we shared the events that had touched our minds and processed the morning’s insights. My overwhelming message during my meditation was LOVE LOVE LOVE. When all is said and done, love is the ultimate realization of the soul’s journey and the human experience. We […]
Shifting Perspective
by Debra Darvick I got to kundalini class a little late the other day. My regular spot had been claimed by another yogini. What’s more, all the spots in front of the teacher were taken. Egad! I was going to have to choose a new spot! I lay my mat perpendicular to where the teacher […]
Life Lessons from MDOT?
BY BETSY COHN Recently, I found myself pondering that sign on the freeways admonishing us to “Pay Attention” (exclamation point clearly implied!). That command has always felt a bit insulting and patronizing, insinuating that I don’t know better. Maybe it’s morning sadhana or maybe it’s Kundalini yoga or maybe it’s something else, but this morning I […]
Writing + Yoga in Northern Michigan this July with Katherine Austin & Lynne Golodner
The goal of yoga is to connect your physical self with your soul. Union. To yoke the two together. And in class at Karma Yoga, we see that happen day by day, where we peel back the layers and delve deep to find out who we really are. Writing does the same thing for us. […]
Holding the Space: Katherine Austin as India Retreat Leader
When you go on retreat, especially one to India, all the way on the other side of the globe, it matters who your retreat leader is. Is this person strong enough to hold the space for whatever may follow? Is this a person you’re comfortable turning to if you eat the wrong food or get […]
Hotel Nirvana Palace, Rishikesh
Success relies on being of service, and the owners of the Hotel Nirvana Palace in Rishikesh know this lesson well. Govind Agarwal and his family – for in India, everything revolves around the support of the family, in business, in raising children, in daily life – are incredible hoteliers. By the end of my 9-night […]
Cows in the Streets
Sometimes when Americans get fearful of traveling to India, they wrinkle their noses and say, “There are cows in the streets,” as if that should be a reason never to visit this incredible place. Yes, there are cows in the streets. Many. They are beautiful, peaceful animals that just roam up and down the streets […]
Go With The Flow
What does it mean to go with the flow? We say it all the time, but do we really think about what those words actually mean? I don’t think so. Judging from the way we run crazy and get bent out of shape whenever something doesn’t go our way or isn’t easy, I’m thinking flow […]
Hugging
In America, we avert our gazes and move out of people’s ways. We are expert at it. In an elevator with strangers? Look at the floor numbers lighting up as you move or stare at your smartphone. God Forbid we should make eye contact, offer a smile, say hello, ask how their day is going. […]
Forgetting the Calendar
I think it was Sunday when I couldn’t remember what day it was. That is the definition of vacation. Letting go of time, losing track of days, not being tied to the calendar – where do I go now, what’s in an hour, where do I have to be next, oh shit I’m late… It’s […]
Blow Your Mind: the point of yoga
In Gurmukh’s Kundalini yoga class on Monday, she said the point of this practice is to blow your mind. Literally. Blow it up, blow it out, silence it. Take away the control. And give it to your heart. I’ve never thought about the meaning of those words before, and I’ve often said the phrase, “blow […]
Kundalini with Gurmukh on the Ganges
Perhaps the best yoga class ever. Kundalini at Karma is already fantastic. But picture it amped up like this: The waters of the holy Ganges River rush by in a fast current under a white-cloud sky. Fresh air swirls around you, carrying the scent of the forested Himalayan foothills all around the peaceful city of […]
The True Yoga: an Indian train ride
It was pre-dawn when we wound through donkey-driven carts and the early morning traffic of Amritsar to the train station. This was what I had dreaded most about this India yoga retreat – an 8-hour train ride from Amritsar to Rishikesh. Even though Katherine insisted that the experience would be transformative, even though she had […]
Transformed by Yoga at the Radisson Blu Amritsar
It was to be hatha yoga poolside, but Katherine got the divine message that what we needed was Kundalini. The sun was setting behind the hotel and the cool Indian night easing in. The trees swayed more than they had all day. We moved in our postures as she directed, the honey-sweet voice of Snatam […]
What It Means to be On Retreat
It took something like 30 hours to circle the globe, from Detroit to Amsterdam to Delhi to Amritsar, a night in a big-city hotel, several trips through immigration and customs and x-ray scanners, to finally start our retreat. Totally worth it. And totally trying. Like yoga, going on retreat takes you to your edge. It […]
We Made it to India
We traveled from our humble Detroit roots across the rocky ocean waters to Amsterdam Schipol airport, where, having not slept much at all on the first flight, we had the energy of children excited to be on an adventure. The airport activities showed as much. We had strong coffee in little glasses with the blue […]
Sharing The Path
BY DOUG CALE While in Chicago recently, I had the opportunity to do something that I used to do often – spend time browsing a brick and mortar bookstore instead of going to Amazon on my browser. It’s intrinsic in me to want to understand what is ultimately real about our Universe, so I always […]
