september 4 - october 9, 2010    saturdays   4-6pm

Ram Rung Kaur                 ·instructor·

Are you new to Kundalini Yoga? Have you been taking Kundalini classes for a while, and are now considering taking the Teacher Training course in the fall? This is an excellent class series for students of all levels seeking to broaden, deepen or renew their knowledge of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. These classes will introduce essential subjects taught during the transformational 8-month Level One Teacher Training program starting October 15 at Yoga West. Each session will include a short lecture on the topic, a Kundalini Yoga kriya and a meditation followed by questions and group discussion over yogi tea.

“I have come to create teachers, not to gather students. I have come by my Guru’s grace to serve those souls who shall serve the Aquarian Age.”
– Yogi Bhajan

Schedule of classes

September 4: Uplift the Spirit
A day in the life of a Kundalini Yogi

September 11: Channel the Life Force
An introduction to Yogic Breathing techniques

September 18: Conquer the Mind
Developing a regular Meditation Practice

September 25: Balance the Chakras
Activating the Chakra System through Kundalini Yoga

October 2: Awaken the Ten Bodies
Understanding your Ten Bodies and Tantric Numerology

October 9: Chant the Sacred Sound Current
Learning the sacred technology of Sound and Mantra

Ram Rung Kaur (aka Martina Comstock) is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, a staff member at Yoga West and an emerging artist/documentary filmmaker completing her BFA at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Since childhood she has gravitated towards yoga, mediation, spiritual teachings and interfaith gatherings. She offers a creative and highly energetic approach to deliver the wisdom of the ages. Her classes encourage students to manifest their unique destinies by overcoming blockages and tapping into their infinite creative potential.

Cost: Sign up for all 6 weeks and receive discounted rate of $70

Drop-in’s are also welcome for the $15 drop-in rate
or with your Yoga West class pass.

september 22, 2010    wednesday   6:30pm

Yoga West                 ·host·

Meditating together as women at the time of the Full Moon helps us to remember our Sacred Center so that we may carry it forth into our lives and share it with others. Whether or not you have had the special opportunity to attend Khalsa Ladies Camp, this meditation helps us to connect with and vibrate the Divine Space created by all of the women during our beautiful camp throughout the year.

Come, develop your prayerful presence and grace; and, allow your love, radiance, confidence and harmony to flower!

Cost: By donation. Proceeds go towards Khalsa Ladies Camp.

October 15, 2010 through May 2011

Guru Raj Kaur Khalsa                ·lead trainer·

For 20 years, Yoga West has lead the way in Vancouver, BC with an outstanding 220 hour Teacher Training Program certified internationally by KRI (Kundalini Research Institute) and Yoga Alliance.

This 8 month program, which runs one weekend per month, will allow you to dive deeper into the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. It will awaken the Teacher within you and offer you the techniques and resources that Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, passed on to us for over 35 years to lead a healthier and happier life.

Teacher Training is about the technology of personal transformation for achieving strength, clarity and grace. Through this course you will gain a solid understanding of the powerful technology of Kundalini Yoga. You will cultivate the skills, confidence and consciousness to be a Kundalini Yoga Teacher. And whether you want to teach or not, you will develop a spiritual discipline (sadhana) to live a life of higher consciousness, develop a meditative mind for calmness and clarity and expand into your excellence.

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW! Learn how to register and other important information.

Cost: See costs and payment plans.

october 22, 2010    friday   6:30pm

Yoga West                 ·host·

Meditating together as women at the time of the Full Moon helps us to remember our Sacred Center so that we may carry it forth into our lives and share it with others. Whether or not you have had the special opportunity to attend Khalsa Ladies Camp, this meditation helps us to connect with and vibrate the Divine Space created by all of the women during our beautiful camp throughout the year.

Come, develop your prayerful presence and grace; and, allow your love, radiance, confidence and harmony to flower!

Cost: By donation. Proceeds go towards Khalsa Ladies Camp.

november 20, 2010    saturday

Yoga West                 ·host·

White Tantric Yoga® is a one day meditation workshop, facilitated in 37 cities around the world. As an integral part of the Kundalini Yoga experience, thousands of people have continued to benefit from this mystical tradition for almost 40 years since Yogi Bhajan first taught it openly in 1971.

Our minds release 1000 thoughts per wink of an eye. Some of these thoughts get lost in the unconscious, and some get stuck in the subconscious and affect the conscious mind. White Tantric Yoga enables you to break through these subconscious blocks, so you can have a more enjoyable life. In the shortest time, you can experience release from a lot of the burden you carry in your mind.

White Tantric Yoga is done in pairs as a group meditation. You sit facing a partner and follow instructions for meditation given on video by the Mahan Tantric, Yogi Bhajan.

A representative of the Mahan Tantric will be present to facilitate White Tantric Yoga. The original facilitators were chosen personally by Yogi Bhajan from members of his staff. Since his passing the Board Members of Humanology and Health Science, which manages White Tantric Yoga, have used the profile he created for choosing new facilitators. Currently all White Tantric Yoga facilitators have studied personally with Yogi Bhajan. The facilitator's role is one of ensuring the methodology given by Yogi Bhajan is carried out, and helping participants maximize their experience.

Each workshop consists of between six and eight kriyas that incorporate mostly: a sitting position (sukhasan), a hand position (mudra), a breathing technique (pranayama), a mental focus, and/or a mantra. These kriyas vary in length from thirty-one to sixty-two minutes. There are breaks between each kriya and a vegetarian lunch is provided.

There are no prerequisites for participating in White Tantric Yoga. Beginners will tune into their internal energies and enjoy a deep and sometimes challenging meditative experience. More advanced meditation practitioners will deepen their experience and make new inroads to their spiritual awareness.

Cost: TBC

january 22-24   &   28-30, 2011

Guru Raj Kaur, Krishna Kaur, Gurudev Singh                 ·trainers·

Details coming soon.

Course Affirmation:
“I cultivate promoting habits that are in balance with the natural stages and rhythms of my life and environments. I invite success by having a clear purpose and sense of self. I accomplish my goals with progressive and proportionate actions. I am aware of how to live and die consciously. I continuously clear my subconscious so I can act intentionally with grace and purpose.”

Cost: TBC