Saturday | november 1 | 1 to 3:30pm
DIAMOND MIND
KUNDALINI YOGA FOR MEMORY AND COGNITION
Mindfulness is about focusing attention on the present moment, and practicing mindfulness has been shown to rewire the brain so that attention is stronger in everyday life “Kim Willment, Neuropsychologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Technology offers many gifts, but as we constantly check our phones, chat, or doom scroll through kitten videos, we are apt to slip into what Thich Nhat Hanh calls a state of continuous partial attention, where our minds are neither fully engaged nor completely at rest.
Our most precious gift is full attention. Of course, such intense focus requires practice and discipline. Modern science is now confirming what yogis have known for hundreds of years: mindfulness, cognitive training, and a healthy lifestyle.
These are the three strategies recommended by Harvard Medical School to support cognition. Kundalini Yoga, as we know, offers all three!
Cognition and memory are distributed through all systems, and this is where Kundalini excels. Rather than working with just the mind, or just the body, Kundalini Kriyas work through all bodily systems at once. The physical postures teach us to switch between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, chanting mantra fires up the
hypothalamus and pineal glands right above the soft palate, pranayamas clear the lungs and bring breath through the nose. We pump the circulatory system, massage our internal organs, help the lymphatic system clear out toxins, and of course, we meditate.
In this workshop, we’ll work through Bhramari Kriya and Kirtan Kriya, each of which has been proven to support cognition and memory. We’ll also practice the wonderful Kriya for Becoming Crystal Clear. You’ll leave with a set of proven strategies that you can take home with you to support cognition and memory in your own practice.
Cost:
in STUDIO $40 & tax
$35 Pre-reg by Wed Oct. 29
STREAMING $25 & tax
$20 Pre-reg by Wed Oct. 29
Teacher’s Bio:
CLAIRE ROBSON Jai Sopurkh Kaur has practiced Kundalini yoga for fifteen years and is a KRI certified instructor.
At 75 years old, she attributes her continued good health, resilience, strength and energy to her daily Kundalini practice. Claire has been a teacher for over 50 years in varied capacities. Born in the UK, she taught high school for two decades, ending up as an assistant headteacher in a large high school. After moving to the US in 1989, she published her first book and began teaching creative writing in community centres and universities. After her relocation to Vancouver, she worked with older adults in various community arts projects and completed her doctorate at UBC. Her passion is to open the transformational technology of Kundalini to all, regardless of age, previous experience, or physical ability.