Click here to read a message from Shiv Charan Singh on the numerological significance of the Year 2009.

Ongoing Events

See Sadhana for regular early morning yoga and meditation

Guru Ram Das Project presents: One for the Heart

4th Sunday of the month 4 - 6.30 pm

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation based on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan and taught by:

Sunday 26th April Raghurai Singh
Sunday 24th May Paul Upjohn
Sunday 28th June Siri Shanti Kaur

The 4th chakra or the Anahata encourages people to be motivated by love and devotion in the name of truth and prosperity. The throne of Raj Yoga was given to Guru Ram Das, the 4th Sikh Guru, whose name means the servant of the all pervading divinity. He is remembered for his humility, healing powers and service to the community.

Recommended donation: £10. Location: The Central Gurdwara Sheperd's Bush Upper Hall, 58-62 Queensdale Road, London W11 4SG. Please bring your Yoga mat. Station: Shepherd's Bush or Holland Park. www.grdp.co.uk. Download Flyer.

Be the Woman You were Born to Be…

is a course taught by Guru Kaur for over 9 years which has had profound impact on women by opening up their eyes to the potential of life as a woman. The course consists of time-tested, spiritual values distilled into practical real-world advice and is inspired by the roles Guru Kaur has played as a corporate executive, business owner, Kundalini yoga teacher trainer, Sikh Minister and wife. The couse utilises modern teleseminars and web 2.0 technology to allow you to participate from anywhere in the world and anywhere within your world.

Begins 29th January. Runs for 6 weeks and includes 7 teleseminars and daily email and multimedia content. Listen to 7 hours of course material right now for FREE. Click here: http://friends.regallygraceful.com/220.html  

For each student who enrols in the full course through KYTA (after clicking the link above), £75 will go towards helping underprivileged students pay for Kundalini Yoga teacher training!

July 2009

Gong Master Workshop

Fri 3rd July 6 - 7.30pm & Sat 4th July 10am - 5pm with Don Conreaux in the Alchemy

On Friday, Don will give an introduction to the history, myth, art, craft, and science of gong playing and holistic resonance. Don will also give an overview of Certified Gong Master Training. You will finish the evening with a Gong Bath Meditation Experience by the Master himself! Don (Guru Jagat Singh Khalsa) is one of the five original Kundalini Yoga Teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969.

Saturday, you will learn how to play the Gong. In this workshop we will explore the following: * The use of the Gong in diverse Sacred Tone Rites * Group and one to one Gong Therapy * Hands on Practice * Exploring the Certification Process * Sacred Tone Geometry * Universal Correspondences * The Shruti Song and Mantra Sutra. Download Flyer.

Costs: Fri £15, Sat £90. Venue: Alchemy Centre, Unit 101, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, 020 7267 6188.

Summer Yoga Retreat

Fri 3rd - Sun 5th of July with Tori, Dory & Debs in Dorset

Summer is the time for Abundance, Manifestation and Full-Bloom Creativity! We have created a wonderful weekend of Midsummer Yoga & Healing Delights at the beautiful organic rural retreat of Monkton Wyld Court in Dorset. Together Tori, Dory and Debs will be serving up a sumptuous weekend of creative yoga practices, nature walks and energy work-shops aimed to create and enhance abundance in all areas of your life! The weekend will include focused yoga classes from the teachings of Hatha, Kundalini, and AcroYoga. There will be guided meditations and chakra-balancing visualisations, healing and shamanic work-shops, time for you to chill out and relax, massage and reiki treatments… and lots more! Download Flyer.

Costs: £250 or early bird offer £190 until 29th May. Price includes accommodation, all meals and yoga classes. Venue: Monkton Wyld Court, Dorset www.monktonwyldcourt.org. For booking form and details contact Tori, 078 555 29251, tori@yogadamba.com, www.yogadamba.com.

Capricorn Full Moon Meditation & Gong Bath

Tue 7th July 8.30 - 9.45pm with Simon A in the Alchemy

It is often during a time of quiet reflection that we are most able to see the bigger picture and realise what it is that we truly desire. Dreams and meditation during this sun in Cancer period will show you where you want to go. Once you know this, let the Capricorn full moon power your plans and activate your actions towards success. It’s a perfect pair. Join us at Alchemy for a sacred Kundalini Yoga Meditation and Gong bath! Download Flyer.

Costs: £10. Venue: Alchemy Centre, Unit 101, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, 020 7267 6188.

Sat Nam Rasayan Workshop

Sat 11th July 10am - 5pm with Jerome Shankar in London

These workshops are open to everybody with or without previous practice or knowledge of this Healing Art. They are for anyone who wants to explore their sensitive awareness, experience deep states of meditation, and develop their healing skills. Please bring lunch to share.

Cost: £55. Venue: 3 Harecourt Road, Islington. To book and for more info contact Jai Kartar Kaur, 07957422790, jaikartar@jaiforlife.com, www.satnamrasayan.co.uk.

KY Workshop - Deepening your understanding of the Chakras

Sun 19th July 2.30 - 5.30pm with Ishwara in Brighton

Very often it is only the surface level of the chakras that are explored and their underlying magic is missed. Many books focus on the colour and related organ for the chakras without really exploring the layers of consciousness that the chakras can really help us to understand. During this workshop we will explore these deeper layers through the practise of kriyas, meditation and relaxation. Download Flyer.

Costs: £25 (concessions available). Venue: Natural Bodies, 28-29 Bond Street, Brighton (10 minute walk from Brighton Station). Contact Ishwara to book your place: 07980 928 386, ishwarak@hotmail.co.uk, www.anahata.org.uk.

Self Worth Workshop

Sat 25th & Sun 26th July 2 - 5pm with Gurudham Kaur in the Sukhmani Centre, Cambridge

The course is open to both men and women. In this two-part workshop we will be using tools and techniques mainly based on Kundalini Yoga meditations and kriyas, to work on: * our self-image (from negative to positive) * a more clear vision of our life and our goals and * the reinforcement of our self-worth. You will be supported in regular daily practice to help maintain that image. Gurudham Kaur has trained with Sat Santokh Singh in the US and has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 1994 in Rome, where she teaches. Download Sukhmani Newsletter.

Costs: £60 (£45 pre-booked) for both days. Venue: Sukhmani Centre, 2 Lovers Walk, Cambridge CB4 1WF, 01223 575 181, info@sukhmani.co.uk.

European Kundalini Yoga Festival

Tue 28th July - Wed 5th August in Fondjouan, France

More than 1500 people from as many as 20 different countries come together for 8 days to practice Kundalini Yoga, White Tantra Yoga and other activities related to the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Each year the Festival highlights a specific aspect of Yoga, but it also provides special attention to newcomers who have little or no experience of Yoga practice.

The day starts early with yoga and meditation in a big meadow as the sun slowly rises. Breakfast is simple vegetable soup and some oranges and bananas; this is part of an ancient purifiying diet to facilitate the yoga... read more.

Download the English brochure with all info details.

Travel Forum: If you would like to offer a lift to the Yoga Festival to France, please write to webmaster@kundaliniyoga.org.uk. If you are looking for a lift, you can contact Karta Kaur, cosmos@dircon.co.uk, and regularly read the KYTA Newsletter, where we will advertise places offered to the community.

Teachers for Aquarius Camp

Sat 8th - Sat 15th August with Karta Singh & Satya Singh in France

According to Yogi Bhajan the transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age lasts from November 11th 1990 to November 11th 2011. Hence we are right on the cusp between the change of the ages. This brings about lots of changes. Whereas the Piscean Age was dominated by obedience and faith, Aquarius focuses on experience and exchange. The Teachers for Aquarius Camp which has been held in France every summer since 1989 is intended to prepare you for the Age of Aquarius. The teachings of Yogi Bhajan are at the core of the seminar and the practices experienced during the camp will allow you to understand these teachings on a deep level within in a context of creativity. The subject of this this year's workshop is "Know that the other person is you". Regular elements of the workshop are: Mountain Sadhana, Vision Quest, Sweat Lodge, Silence. Download Flyer.

Costs: € 595. Venue: La Fontaine, Barret-sur-Méouge, Alpes-des-Haut-Provence, France.

Kundalini Yoga Festival Galicia

12th - 16th August in Galicia, Spain

Enjoy your Holidays of Yoga and Nature. You'll enjoy Kundalini Yoga, Tantric Numerology, Sat Nam Rasayan, Bhangra Dance... There will be activities for children: cycling, canoeing, rambling, archery, etc.

Attending Teachers: Shiv Charan Singh, Satya Kaur, Devta Singh, Hari Singh, Natalie Fischberg, Nam Hari Kaur, Bachan Singh, Sat Atma Singh, Raghurai Singh... and some other surprises.

More information at: www.delegaciongalegakundaliniyoga.com, 660 037 800 (2.30 - 5pm)

The Mothers Journey

Sep 2009 with Satya Kaur, Carolyn Cowan and Elena O'Keeffe in London

The Mothers Journey is a new Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training, based on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. The course starts in September 2009 and is spread over three long weekends, and is based on our own experiences of teaching ante-natal classes, as mothers, health professionals, and as Aquarian leaders in the tradition of Kundalini Yoga. The course is made up of 64 intense classroom hours, including practical and theoretical sessions, some research work done at home and an exam at the end.

The course is open to women only and is suitable for yoga teachers, (to-be) mothers and health care professionals including midwives and doulas. A previous experience of pregnancy is not necessary for participation. Download Flyer.

Costs: £850. This course includes an obligatory one day introduction to Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan for those not enrolled on a Level I training or fully qualified as Level I Instructors. Please add £50 per person for this day. For more information contact admin@themothersjourney.co.uk.

The Inner Art of Love

Sat 5th & Sun 6th September 10am - 5pm with Guru Rattana in the Alchemy

In this empowering workshop you will encode a new paradigm of how to love in your being. This stunning shift happens as you learn how to use Kundalini yoga and meditation to develop your personal relationship with Divine Love.

Love is a vibrational resonance that you can cultivate in your own psyche. You will experience Love as your mind, body and emotions synchronize with the highest expression of the two basic universal energies - stable male and flowing female. Magic happens when you redirect your external search and look inside yourself for that which you most desire. You become a magnet and attract all forms of Love. You will learn how to reunite the male and female polarities of your soul. This alchemical reunion opens your heart. Download Flyer.

Fee: £140 complete 2 day course, £75 one day. 10% Discount if booked by 31st July. Venue: Alchemy Centre, Unit 101, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AH, 020 7267 6188.

KY Workshop - The Mind exists as a Servant of the Soul

Sun 6th September 2.30 - 5.30pm with Ishwara in Brighton

As long as our minds control us, we will not find true happiness. Deepening our understanding of how the mind works brings us closer to a state of living where the Mind exists as a Servant of the Soul. Through discussion, meditation and some physical practise we will explore this and expand the awareness of your mind.

Costs: £25 (concessions available). Venue: Natural Bodies, 28-29 Bond Street, Brighton (10 minute walk from Brighton Station). Contact Ishwara to book your place: 07980 928 386, ishwarak@hotmail.co.uk, www.anahata.org.uk. Download Flyer.

Peaceful Warrior Retreat

Fri 11th Sept (5.30pm) - Sun 13th Sept (5pm) with Ishwara in the South Downs

This weekend is an opportunity to delve deeply into yourself through learning what it means to be a "Peaceful Warrior". There will be some Kundalini Yoga kriyas, but we will primarily work with meditation and intimate sharing. We will use a variety of meditation techniques using the breath, silence and mantras with live music. Through the meditation you will work towards clearing some of the old subconscious patterns that prevent you living as you would like to. The retreat is limited to 12 participants and is open to anyone that wishes to go deeper on their personal journey of growth. Download Flyer.

Costs: £285 all inclusive. If you pay in full before 31st July then it reduces to £260. To reserve your place you need to pay a deposit of £100. Venue: Tilton House, located in a very peaceful spot in the beautiful South Downs. The accommodation is sharing twin rooms and all the food is vegetarian. Contact Ishwara, 07980 928 386, ishwarak@hotmail.co.uk, www.anahata.org.uk.

Answering the Call of Leadership

14th - 20th September with Karta Singh and Shiv Charan Singh in France

Every era requires leaders that understand the nature of the times. The Transition into the Aquarian Age asks for dynamically centered beings with an awakened sensory system and a strong spirit. Under the shade of Shabd Guru and in the context of Sangat, the Spiritual Community, we can gain a true measure of our self. The challenge is to refine our ability to self-evaluate, confront our consciousness and initiate our own perpetual awakening. Only through our own illumination can we lead others to consciousness. Reach beyond your traditional boundaries, set the seven habits of a leader and develop new strategies for a perpetual cultivation of consciousness. Download Flyer.

Costs: €720. Venue: Le Martinet, South France. For more info and registration contact Sadh Bakshish Kaur, ans.info@amritnam.com, +33 (0)476 34 22 05.

Kundalini - Astanga Workshop

Sun 20th September with Indra Singh and Granville in North Yorks

Granville and Indra Singh will be running a workshop to bring together the two traditions of Astanga and Kundalini Yoga, bringing awareness to the fact that all paths lead to the One. It is a wonderful experience to try a form of yoga which you have never experienced before, bringing new light to your own personal practice.

The day will start with Granville leading us through a short breathing meditation. This will take us into the practice of yogAsana, a flowing sequence of postures to stimulate the circulation, heat up the body and produce of feeling of acceptance and harmony within the body and mind. The afternoon session will consist of Yin Yoga postures holding them with stillness, relaxation and mental quiet. Indra will then guide us with 30 minutes of Yoga Nidra and some of the Kundalini Chants will round off the day. Download Flyer.

Cost: £40. Venue: Calcutt Village Hall, Blands Hill, Knaresbrough, North Yorks HG5 8JA. Contact Indra, 07779621312, indramsingh@hotmail.com.

October 2009

India Kundalini Yoga Festival

Tue 13th - Sun 18th October with Rashpal Kaur & Ong Kar Kaur in Anandpur Sahib, India

"Anandpur Sahib It is the best in the sense it has the mountains and plains, and air from both meets there. The Valley of Crosswinds. There is nothing like it. Guru Gobind Singh Ji choose it. He was not wrong. So we built there. " - Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan, April 2004.

Teraa13 presents the first ever India Kundalini Yoga Festival being held in Anandpur Sahib, India. For further information, please go directly to the website www.teraa13.com where contact details are provided. Price: £275 registration fee (pre 1st Sept); £300 registration fee (post 1st Sept 2009). Teraa13 would love you to join them in this magic of this beautiful place and in making history! Download Flyer.

A Sacred Chant Concert

Fri 23rd October 7.30 - 9.30pm with Santam Kaur, GuruGanesha Singh, Manish Vyas & Tanmayo in London

Costs: £30 or £35. Those at £35 are primarily on the floor level and those at £30 are located at both balcony and floor levels. Tickets will be available for collection from Alchemy form September and then on the night at the venue. Please note we do not post tickets. The event is set up on MBO our on line booking system. Venue: Alternatives St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL. To book tickets contact Alchemy, 020 7267 6188, www.alchemythecentre.co.uk. Download Flyer.

The Subtle Body of Baba Sri Chand

Sat 24th - Tue 27th October with Amandeep Singh in Anandpur Sahib, India

“Sri Chand is the eldest son of Guru Nanak. He was Baal Yogeswar. 151 years he served the entire humanity and never looked more than 12 years in his appearance... He was always in his subtle body. Very few people met him in physical terminology, but everywhere he appeared in his radiant body, in perfect form and shape.” - Yogi Bhajan

Each of us need to have a balance of humility and royalty in our presence. Baba Sri Chand, known as the protector of innocent seekers, brought this balance in his life. Transform your self with: * Stories from Baba Sri Chand’s life * Meeting with the Udasi Sikhs * Kundalini Yoga and Meditations. Download Flyer.

Costs: $550 incl. food and accommodation (5 nights and 4 days). Contact Amandeep Singh, +65-6752 0414, +91-99158 44019, satjug108@hotmail.com.