Self-compassion and changing your critical self-talk – Part 2 By Dr Alla Demutska (Insight Psychology Centre) and Dr Richard Chambers What is self-compassion? We tend to be much kinder to others than ourselves. Most people, when faced by the suffering of someone they care about, respond with patience, acceptance and presence. We might offer [...]
Sacred Kirtan with Sun Hyland Saturdays, from 6:30pm-8:30pm Join musician and kirtanist Sun Hyland for a special kirtan evening featuring mantras from the Kundalini tradition, including Snatam Kaur favourites and also Sun’s originals. The unique crystal clear energy of these simple and powerful mantras act as a gateway to a deep journey into yogic bliss, [...]
Understanding Karmic Connections- By Melanie June There is potent energy in the air planetary wise at the moment with Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron and Mercury in retrograde, beckoning us for deep transformation and triggering old wounds to be released. We also have a Full Moon lunar eclipse in Capricorn Wednesday July 17th (Australia [...]
iRest Yoga Nidra for Nervous System Repair What do we do in an iRest class? As a yogic practice iRest yoga nidra starts with purposefully creating, an inner resource of peace, wellbeing and ease. A student cultivates this place using images, feelings, sounds, tastes and smells and practice recalling this self-created inner resource. The student [...]
A Shift to Outward Energy leading into the 1st of August Leo New Moon Mercury went retrograde on the eight of July (joining Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Neptune and Pluto) and will return to direct motion on the second of August. This provides a good opportunity for reviewing and reflecting on the details of everyday life, [...]
How mindfulness can help dealing with difficult emotions: Part 1 Mindfulness is living in the now. It is essentially about being more aware and awake in every moment of your life. It is about intentionally paying attention to each moment, being fully engaged in whatever is happening around you and within you. It involves bringing [...]
This story I am sharing is “my way” to invite you into experiencing the yoga class I run at Kundalini House for your teenage son/daughter. In India where I come from, yoga is part of everyday life and being a yoga teacher, you carry responsibility to help every child/teen’s body and mind gain a language [...]
I started practicing qigong five years ago after meeting a wonderful teacher at Kundalini House, Nicole Lee, who now teaches from her own qigong studio in Balaclava, Chi Space. Qigong offered a gentle but surprisingly powerful way to work with my body and mind that complemented the yoga and Buddhist meditation practices I already knew [...]
The ultimate gift of soul release In Shamanic journeys we have an exquisite opportunity to learn, release and integrate deep soul lessons. In my experience of guiding shamanic journeys, I frequently witness the ultimate gift of soul release; an always-beautiful recognition of the loving connection of two souls and the release of one that [...]
Believe in yourself at the Capricorn Full Moon/ Partial Lunar Eclipse The current eclipse season started with the 17th of June Sagittarian Full Moon, which so poetically occurred right at the galactic centre of the universe. While the portal will close at the next New Moon in Leo on the 1st of August, the influence [...]
