CLASS PROGRAM
WEEK 1 - Wednesday 4th May 2011
We begin our first week with a journey into self renewal and self discovery,
of ourselves, our hopes and dreams and our true dharma, or purpose, bringing
to light what will bring us true happiness, fulfillment, success and deep
contentment. We will be largely working on cleansing the internal organs,
the heart lungs and circulation, balancing the salt and sugar levels in the
body and the glandular system as well as alignment and the flexibility of
the spine. Age is measured by the flexibility of the spine - so to stay
young, stay flexible and fun!
WEEK 2 - Wednesday 11th May 2011
This week we begin our journey through the chakras, and the class will be
based on the root chakra - Muladhara, (please see chakra section). We will
be connecting to our earth element within and around us and grounding and
centring ourselves firmly into Mother Earth, working largely on the lower
digestion ad elimination, and lower spine, where our Kundalini energy
resides. Working on this area can help us feel stronger, more grounded,
present, vital, and fearless, and can bring out our basic instincts and help
us to let go of things we do not need.
WEEK 3 - Wednesday 18th May 2011
We continue with our journey through the chakras by working with our water
element, and second chakra - Svandhisthana. We will be focusing this week
on eliminating toxins through fluids and balancing the adrenals and kidneys
to reduce stress and help bring calm and balance to our lives. When we get
stressed or upset, which is a hazard of the fast modern times we live in, we
produce too much adrenalin. This can make us feel snappy and tired and
weaken our immune systems, which can prevent us from keeping up. Balance in
this area will make us feel full of energy, be more flexible, creative, help
bring more balance to all our relationships, sexual and otherwise. It will
bring us more patience and calm, and will boost our immune systems.
WEEK 4 - Wednesday 25th May 2011
We continue our journey through the chakras this week by working with our
powerhouse- or navel point. This is our element of fire This is where the
72.000 nadis or meridians meet and it is very important to strengthen this
area, to enable us to live productive lives on this Earth. This is the area
all martial arts and Eastern systems work from. It deals with personal
empowerment, and the idea is not to dissolve the ego in Kundalini yoga, we
need it to survive in this world, the idea is to balance and align it so
that we control the ego and not the other way round, and we may use it as a
tool. Strengthening the navel point is a powerful way to do this. Working on
the third chakra - Manipura, not only gets the abdominal area in shape
quickly and strengthens the core which supports the spine - reducing back
ache, it also, will bring out our confidence, self control, will and spirit.
It will fill us with energy and joy, giving us the strength and power to
deal with everything.
Week 5 - Wednesday 1st June 2011
Week 6 - Wednesday 8th June 2011
Week 7 - Wednesday 15th June 2011
Week 8 - Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Will all be focusing on the Heart centre, and opening the heart chakra - Anahata, which means un-struck, activating it, clearing it of any negativity, balancing it and charging it with the most powerful energy in the universe known to man- this energy is known to us as LOVE.
It may not feel like it at times, but we are going through a shift or transition at the moment and we are moving into a heart centred world.... There may be many difficulties on the way, but we are moving into a new era where slowly people will begin to realise and recognise their divinity and that of all others, and we will start to connect to our true, inner, pure self for guidance. We will learn true acceptance of all others and how to work in harmony together in spite, not despite of our differences. We will learn the true meaning of living in co operation, peace, grace and service to all. It may take some time, but better times are ahead for us all.
We have always been taught to work from the navel point, or third chakra - Manipura for effectiveness, and that is correct- the navel point is our powerhouse, and fire, and actions from this chakra will have inertia and strength behind them to succeed. But actions which actually initiate firstly from the heart centre will always be true and bring us the ultimate happiness and work for the betterment of all. If the idea comes from the heart first, and then the power of the navel point makes it happen - well we just cannot go wrong!
The three key words linked to the heart centre are LOVE, COMPASSION and FORGIVENESS, and if all our thoughts, feelings and actions have these keywords in mind, then the produce will always be positive. If our actions always come from a balanced heart centre, with compassion, then they can never be wrong.
The three key words have to also apply to how we treat ourselves as well as others. If we cannot feel a deep love, compassion and forgiveness for ourselves, then how can we begin to feel it for others?
These sets work specifically on waking up our kundalini energy and raising the energy up to our higher centres, mainly focusing on the heart centre opening our hearts and souls to new possibilities, feeling oneness - a deep love for ourselves, and in turn to all that exists, and radiating that outwardly and drawing it back to ourselves. These sets will fill us with peace, calm, deep contentment and happiness. We will be working with the element air, and will feel that freedom as we release all negative emotions and feelings we may have stored up and locked away from the past which may have been holding us back, leaving us feeling carefree and childlike- (not childish), with an innocent playfulness and openness to life.
We will also be working on the heart, lungs, thymus, arms, upper body and whole circulatory system, helping to promote good health in all these areas; and through the whole body through supporting good circulation and balance in white blood cell production, which helps to support the immune system.
Week 9 - Wednesday 29th June
In this class we go back to work on the lower chakras and filling our being
with energising, invigorating sun energy, helping us to feel clear minded,
enthusiastic and energetic. It is important to strengthen our roots and
lower chakras before working on the higher ones, as like a tree, if we strengthen our roots, and basic needs, our branches, leaves and flowers on
the higher levels will naturally bloom and grow.
Wednesday 27th July
This week's class will be working on the navel and heart chakras. We will be working on balancing the prana and apana energies- the energies we intake and the spent energy which needs to be eliminated. This set works on activating and strengthening the power of the third and 4th chakras, aids in digestion - physically and the digestion of our lives. It helps us to eliminate toxins and replenish our energy supplies- bringing us strength, stamina, control , calm, confidence, joy and prosperity, as well as opening our hearts to love and compassion- releasing all negativity we sometimes may hold in these areas. This set also can help as a mild anti depressant.
Wednesday 17th August 2011
This week we transcend working the physical aspect of ourselves. We have spent the last few months working on our most basic facets of being a human being. We have worked on grounding and centring ourselves, opening up our creativity, discovering our passions and pleasures, strengthening our confidence and self control, and helping to make ourselves stronger, and more solid, fearless, passionate and productive. We have then worked on our more subtle side by opening our hearts to love and compassion. This was the link between our physical and spiritual facets On this journey, we have done a lot of clearing and eliminating of blockages that may hold us back in life and of toxins which due to the environment we live in , we tend to absorb in our daily lives. We have worked on digestion- of our lives and our fuel. We have cleansed and massaged the internal organs, and worked on strengthening and toning the whole body and our immune, nervous and endocrine systems. and also we have worked on our circulation- of oxygen- again cleaning our systems, and also of prana- the life force and energy of the universe.
Through clearing blocks in our systems we can make ourselves more awake and aware of ourselves, our potential, and of everything around us- inviting our kundalini energy to awaken and rise within us, enabling us to live life to the full, and bringing us great physical health too! Like a tree, if we take care of our roots, then the upper branches, leaves and flowers will naturally bloom.
This week we will be moving to a higher level of consciousness and working on Vishuddha, 5th or throat chakra. Activating and opening this chakra helps us to overcome problems we may have with communication, speech, or being a good listener. When this centre is in balance, we can communicate clearly, creatively, honestly and wisely. We find we can be more forthright and humble, making our word gain force with others and more importantly with ourselves. Working on this centre helps to balance the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and opens the gateway for prana, (chi or ki), and kundalini energy to flow into the head and higher centres and glands.
Working on this area is especially important at the moment as we are in the middle of the second of 3 Mercury Retrogrades we will experience this year and each year. Mercury is the planet of communication, and about 3 times a year it slows right down and gives an optical illusion that it is actually going backwards!!!!!!! When this is happening, it does affect communication on the Earth- between people, and also technology is more prone to go wrong
So we have to be mindful of our words and communications with others at this time as they can be easily misconstrued!!
Wednesday 24th August 2011
Now we have opened the gateway to the higher centres, we will spend this week working on opening and developing Ajna chakra- or the 6th third eye chakra, which governs vision, perception, intuition and physic ability.
Activating and developing this centre helps one to see things clearly and to know one's purpose in life. It helps one to see things and work from a neutral/ meditative mind, so that our actions may be the right ones and true. This centre develops the pituitary gland and is very strongly linked to the sacral/ sexual/ reproductive area. It is important to strengthen the lower chakras and move up to the higher ones, so that when these higher centres of consciousness are activated, it is with a strong, grounded and stable body and mind, and the ego is balanced and aligned to the soul. If these higher centres are extensively worked on and activated first before we strengthen the physical body, it can leave one feeling a bit "spacey" as one would not be acting from a grounded perspective and ego, which can make us feel a little unstable. The lower centres of consciousness need to be worked on or naturally balanced first.
N.B. It is absolutely fine and safe for a beginner to start coming to class at this point as we will not be doing any extensive work on the higher centres and there will be a balance in these classes of working on all the centres.
Wednesday 31st August 2011
This week we work on the 7th or crown chakra, the 1000 petal lotus. When this centre is opened and kundalini is circulating through all 7 centres on consciousness, we feel an indescribable bliss and connection to all of creation and it will take us to a new and higher level of being. It will take us to a deeper understanding and knowing of what is The pineal gland is the one connected to the crown chakra, (or halo). It is important to set a fir foundation on the Earth before activating this centre, so in this class we will be working on the pelvis and lower centres which for our base and foundation to do that before we meditate and work on clearing karmic patterns.
Wednesday 7th September 2011
Now we have done all the work and journeyed through all 7 chakras or main centres of consciousness, we are rounding it up in this class by starting with a warm up set working on each chakra, followed by a kriya to clear, balance, reconfigure and strengthen the aura- electromagnetic field or in Kundalini yoga- the 8th chakra. We attract what we radiate- so a big, healthy, balanced, strong aura, radiating positive light and energy will help us to attract back whatever we desire- love, good health, success and prosperity in whatever we do, and wherever we go we will help healing happen. People with a healthy aura attract others and make others feel good, feeding them rather than draining them, and a person with a strong aura will be protected from negative situations and people draining them. A good healthy strong aura will help one to handle pain and negativity in a much more positive way, and also to view and perceive the world and project into it in a much more positive way, creating a neutral state.
These classes are continuous and ongoing, the above are just examples of the
sort of things that are covered
