Kundalini yoga is soooo different. Different from the way vinyasa might be different from ashtanga or from hot yoga. And because I am a big fan of a variety of different flavors of yoga, I don't want to come off sounding like one is superior than another. Having said that, in my personal hierarchy of likes, I think Kundalini Yoga is the boss. No surprise there- this is what I chose to teach. Here's why:
Kundalini yoga teachers have often been asked this question of how this yoga is different. I don't have one sentence to explain this. I'd love to hear from anyone that might have a clue how to answer this concisely, other than, you just have to experience it. Here is a description with regards to the experience that kundalini yoga offers by comedian and activist Russell Brand: Kundalini Yoga is the crack cocaine of yoga;
if Hatha is a mild weed high, Iyengar is a deep hash glow and Ashtanga is amphetamine, Kundalini Yoga blows the fucking doors off..
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Krystyna
3/31/2015 02:56:04 pm
Everything that Savitree stated about Kundalini Yoga is very true and something I experienced myself. I initially took it as a class but I continued it for over a year after the initial college class. Then my teacher moved but I still practice it every so often. I have tried other styles but there is nothing like Kundalini yoga. The other styles feel more like gym excercise classes but Kundalini is unique and very beneficial with lasting effects.
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Jodh Kaur
5/22/2015 07:27:18 am
Kundalini Yoga is definitely something you have to experience. It is powerful to practice in a class with others, but the beauty of this practice is you can create space to practice it at home using a mantra to chant, a pranayam meditation, even a favorite kriya to follow on video or a book. Thank you for sharing your experience, Krystyna! I miss seeing you. Keep up and you will be kept up! (Yogi Bhajan)
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9/9/2017 03:13:16 am
Thanks for sharing great post. it is very helpful and inspiring information for all yoga lovers. I am very happy to read this post.
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