Grief. Fear. Sadness. Anger. All of these are emotional responses that we and our students have had since the recent attacks on the US. During the recent Khalsa Council and IKYTA meetings here in Espanola, we did a lot of sharing, processing, and meditation to process these emotions, and uplift our collective spirits.
The Khalsa Council invited the family of Balbir Singh Sodhi, the victim of the first hate crime against a Sikh in response to the attacks, to be with us at the meetings so we could honor his memory. The week before, thousands of Balbir Singh’s community of family and friends had filled several scrolls with their sentiments to Balbir Singh. We did the same, and it proved to be a very touching part of the grieving and healing process for the loss of our Sikh brother.
In response to this, one of our teachers, who works at IKYTA, Hari Charn Kaur, was inspired to teach a special workshop on an upcoming visit to Phoenix, where Balbir Singh lived. The proceeds from this workshop will go to the Sodhi family as a gift from all who attend. She chose the yoga set, “Kundalini Yoga to Release Grief, Fear and Anger,” followed by Celestial Communication to the music Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru. This was a very fitting choice, as Yogi Bhajan has said about Celestial Communication to this particular shabd, “Move your prana and make your body the instrument. The grief will leave and your radiance will spread.”
Membership Deadline: November 12, 2001
Yoga’s popularity is exploding and it is now a mainstream form of exercise and relaxation. The number of referrals we give has also taken a quantum leap. If you are not an IKYTA Full Member we cannot refer to you as a teacher! Potential yoga students read about IKYTA in Aquarian Times, and in newly published Kundalini Yoga books and videos. Our goal is to have teachers listed in every city, so we don’t have to turn any yoga students away!
The 2002 IKYTA membership form is now online. For membership benefits and fees, view the membership form at www.kundaliniyoga.com. Be sure to join (or renew) as a FULL MEMBER by November 12th, 2001 to ensure your listing in the Kundalini Yoga Teachers Directory in the Spring 2002 issue of Aquarian Times.
Anyone may join as an Associate Member to receive Kundalini Rising! newsletters and other membership benefits.