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Kundalini Meditation for the New Moon in Aries

New Moon Aries Kundalini Meditation to find Balance amidst the Coronavirus.

This 3 minute meditation resets our brain after a shock. Especially those that rapidly shift our electromagnetic field in a way that shocks our emotional reactions to change. It’s known as the “earthquake meditation” for actual earthquakes and for the sudden shocks that happen in aspects of our lives.

In this meditation, we use mantra Sa Ta Na Ma, which calls on and organizes our inner sound. If the inner sounds of our being have a steady, harmonious rhythm, we can respond outwardly in the same way. Between stillness and the pulse of the sound, we reach a profound state of neutrality that allows our intuition to act.

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15 Powerful Kundalini Mantras and Songs to Power You Up, Fast!

Sat nam,

Today I’m really excited to share with you a set of 15 Powerful Kundalini mantras and songs that I often use in my Kundalini Yoga classes.  These mantras are incredibly powerful and up-lifting. After every class, the students always ask me how to find these mantras. So today I will share some of my favorites with you.

You can use these Kundalini Mantras anytime and anywhere. You do not have to be in a yoga class. I gave a brief description after each one to highlight the benefit of the mantra so you can use the right ones as needed. I also find it helpful to play the mantras while sleeping. This helps to re-pattern the mind by replacing negative hypnotic thoughts that play though the background of the mind and reprograms the thought patterns with positive, affirming thoughts. You may find yourself waking up in the mornings in a state of greater peace and happiness.

The truth is, as we face the day, it’s super easy to get knocked out of balance. It happens to me too! And when it happens, it doesn’t feel good.

There are lots of reasons why we feel bad, anxious or scared. Work pressures, relationships, even watching TV or getting cut off by another car on the road. There is so much chaos outside and those messages are sent into your energetic frequency. Thankfully, we have lots of tools that can help us reconnect us back into that happy, balanced state of mind. And these Kundalini  mantras are on set of those tools to keep in your spiritual toolbox.

So take a look below and when you get knocked out of your happy place, remember there is a way through every block. And that message comes straight from the Kundalini 2nd sutra of codes to live by.

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15 Powerful Kundalini Mantras and Songs

ONG NAMO – SNATAM KAUR

Primal Vibration from which all creativity flows. Tunes one in to the higher self.

MUL MANTRA –  SADA SAT KAUR

It contains the core, essential truth of creation, and its vibration is so powerful that it can change your fate and helps you rewrite your destiny.

AAD GURAY NAMEH – SNATAM KAUR

Protection mantra. Recited to invoke the protective energy of the universe

RA MA DA SA – SNATAM KAUR 

This healing meditation is used to pray for healing energy.

EK ON KAUR SAT GURU PRASAD  – SATKIRIN KHALSA

Known as the Magic Mantra. It reverses Negativity

ONG SO HUNG – GURU SINGH 

Connects you to the  Creative Power of this Universe

IK ARDAS WAHE GURU – WHITE SUN 

Mantra of ecstasy. Elevates the spirit.

RAKHE RAKHENHAR – KRISHNA KAUR

Cuts through and removes negative energies and infuses it with pure energy and protection

GURU RAM DAS – GURUNAM SINGH

Healing mantra. Opens the heart, enabling the experience of love, compassion and healing for yourself and for others.

TANTRIC WAHE GURU – SNATAM KAUR

This mantra expresses the indescribable experience of going from darkness to light—from ignorance to true understanding. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul.

AAP SAHAEE HOAA – GURU SINGH

Meditation for Prosperity. When chanting this mantra, know trust all your needs are met by the Creator

CHATTR CHAKKR VARTI – WHITE SUN

This mantra reverses doubts and insecurities. Chant along with it whenever you feel challenged or weak.

GOBINDAY MUKUNDAY – SNATAM KAUR

Also called the Guru Gaitri mantra. This is a powerful tool to clear the subconscious mind of deep-seated blocks according to Yogi Bhajan, master of Kundalini yoga. He also said this mantra could balance the hemispheres of the brain and bring patience and compassion.

I AM – GURU SINGH

Beautiful song by my Yoga Master, Guru Singh along with recording artist, Seal

LONG TIME SUN – SNATAM KAUR

We end every Kundalini class with The Long Time Sun. This is my favorite version by Snatam Kaur

Happy chanting, Shine on,

Athena Julie

Soul Guide Kundalini, Hatha, Vinyasa Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, Theta Healer, Retreat Leader, Energy Medicine.

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Birth, Death and Rebirth

Transitioning

 

I have been trying to write this blog for a few days now. Earlier this week my dear Uncle Roger was brought to the hospital for an operation. Sadly the operation had complications and at 87 years old, he made is ascension to heaven a few days ago. The timing was so bizarre. On the day I he went into the hospital was the day I found out I landed two yoga teaching jobs in Thailand. And on the day I started work was the day he passed.

 

Roger lived an amazing life and he was certainly one of the biggest influences in mine. He loved to travel and spent most of his free time visiting other countries, experiencing different cultures. Having no children of his own, he sort of “adopted” my sister and me and brought us along with him on his journeys. It is because of him that my world expanded from the small, humble town I grew up in to 23 countries and 5 continents. By my early 20s I could navigate around any country with comfort and ease. This year, armed with all the experiences I gained from my travels with him, I made the decision to move my home from sunny California to South East Asia. I remember the day I decided to pack up my life in and embark upon this journey. He was the first person I called. I expressed my gratitude for all gifts he offered me and told him that I would never be living the life I am now without his influence.

 

I’ve had a lot of practice coming to terms with death. Both my father and grandfather passed away while in my arms and over the past few years, I’ve lost several close friends.

 

But the fact is, we are all dying from the moment we are born. We enter this beautiful earth with a deep inhale and exit with an exhale… and that is a fact. Life is full of birth, death and transformation. It brings me to a beautiful quote by my Kundalini yoga teacher Guru Singh, “Everything’s dying to be reborn, infant day is the early-morning, it’s dark as night when the day shall end and into the night you’ll be born again.

 

Inside the deepest core of me, I believe that we do live on. YOLO, You Only Live Once, has never been a catch phase that I embraced, because I do not believe that is true. I know this thought might offend some people. In certain religions including the one in which I was raised, we are taught that we live and die and there is no reincarnation. But even if that is the truth, the legacy of a soul may live on. And even that is a rebirth. A new way of living. Transformation. I know that Uncle Roger, my father and the close friends who have passed on are all still living. They are living inside of me and inside those who they touched. I can hear them everyday. Their message, their strength, the lessons they taught, and the inspiration they left behind.

 

After I lost my father, I learned to celebrate these transitions rather than to mourn them. That is not to say that I do not miss them. I do everyday. But I find it more appropriate to celebrate their transformation. I call upon them and feel their energy, their embrace, and their love.

 

“For certain is death for the born And certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the Thou shouldst not grieve.”

Bhagavad Gita

 

So today Roger, Dad, and all the wonderful people who are now our angels, I celebrate your transition.

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Merry Meditation

Merry Meditation

The weather has shifted, the lights have lifted and we are in the full swing of the holiday season. With that comes shopping for gifts, time spent with family and… yes, stress. Let’s face it, with all the planing that goes into the holiday season, spending extra time with the colorful personalities of our families or missing loved ones who are no longer with us, can all lead to chaos in the mind and in our lives.

This holiday season, try moving into the stress free zone with a daily mediation practice. Meditating offers an opportunity for the mind to relax, recalibrate and rejuvenate. It’s a time to just be. There is no place to go, nothing to do, but to be still and present. Sometimes our mind goes into overload. Meditation allows you to let go of all the garbage and chatter that is swirling around in your head.

I love the way the late Kundalini Yogi Master, Yogi Bhajan, describes it. He said, “If when meditating — all your garbage does not come out to greet you — you are probably not meditating.”

 

Quiet the Mind? 

When I first started meditating, I found it challenging. Quiet the mind? How? We have so many thoughts running around our heads and ruling the show. So I started to experiment. There are many types of meditation. You can try Guided Meditation. This type of meditation paints a picture or story of peace and serenity in your mind’s eye. That way you have something to focus on. Then there is Mindful Meditation, the act of being aware of your thoughts, physical sensations and surroundings. And my all time favorite is Kundalini Meditation, which uses mantras (sounds), mudras (hand positions) breath work and body movement. These are just a few types of meditations. So if one doesn’t work for you, try another.

Meditation Tips:

Keep in mind, meditation is not about being perfect. So don’t get caught up feeling that you are doing it wrong.

Watch your breath. Allow the breath to enter into your body though the crown chakra, top of the skull and send it on a path to your core, the center of the belly. You can visualize it as a white healing light.

As thoughts enter your mind, just let them float past you like clouds. This is what meditators call, “being the observer of the thoughts”. When we merely observe them, we detach from them; allowing you to break the patterns that are not serving you.

Meditating has allowed me to understand that the perceptions in our minds are just an assemblage of impressions. And impressions are not facts, they are perceptions. We can have hundreds and thousands of perceptions and opinions on one single event. So detach from the story you are creating in your mind. Release them and let them go. I give credit to my spiritual teacher Guru Singh for that one. 

So just sit back and allow the act of meditation to shift your awareness. Soon you will find your perception shifting and the mind calming. And when the mind is calm, it’s most conducive to problem solving. You start to become more present and more productive.

And if you find yourself in the midst of stress, when you are feeling at your wit’s end, just take several slow deep breaths. Gives you a way to escape the chaos of the challenging times.

Here’s a simple yet powerful Kundalini Meditation. 

AM, I AM

“The complete mantra is ‘I am, I AM’.

‘I am’ is the finite and ‘I AM’ is the Infinite and the

mind must shuttle between the two. ~Yogi Bhajan

Posture: Sit with the legs crossed on the floor or sit on a chair with the feet flat on the floor. Hands on the knees or thighs, eyes closed, spine tall and straight. Tuck the chin down slightly. Inhale and exhale deeply 3 times. Then repeat the following in easy rhythm for 11 minutes.

I am… (Simultaneously bring the right palm to the left chest.)
I AM. (Simultaneously bring the left palm to right chest and return the right hand to leg.)
I am… (Again, bring the right palm to the left chest and return the left hand to leg.)
I AM. (Again, bring the left palm to right chest and return the right hand to leg.)

Keep repeating this cycle.

Start with 3 minutes. You can work your way up to 11 minutes. When finished, inhale deeply and relax.

Try it out. The conversation continues below on the blog. Let us know how the meditation worked for you. Or share some of your favorites.  

 

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Keep Calm and Do It For The Love

 

Have you ever found yourself spinning out of control and stressing out on your projects? If you anything like me, a type A personality, then you probably know what I’m talking about. In fact, I found myself doing just that recently. 

 

Earlier last year, I embarked on a journey to expand my yoga accreditation and enrolled in Kundalini yoga teacher training. For me, Kundalini yoga is totally amazing and I LOVE the way it makes me feel. It’s quite different from traditional hatha or vinyasa yoga which I’ve been teaching since around 2007. Kundalini is known as yoga of awareness. It’s actually a science. It uses a mixture of movement, breath work, mantra and meditation to calm the body and elevate the spirit. The benefits are remarkable! After a class, you leave feeling incredibly revived and connected to the inner guidance within your heart and to the higher universal energies. Honestly, its magical!

 

Well… that’s the way I felt about it up until I signed up for the training. Now let me start by saying, my teachers are great. The best in the world! I have so much respect for them. The practicum is fabulous. But as per my usual type A personality, I started to stress out about it… all the reading, the final test, 12 hour days in class. My mind went into overload and I thought, oh God, can I really absorb all of this.

 

Why Do We Put So Much Pressure On Ourselves?

 

You see, right out of the gate, I started to worry about the end result. Nine months of work if ya look at it all at once is of course overwhelming. And the final test, YIKES. Why was I worrying about that now? So much unnecessary pressure! I was taking all the fun out of what I came to do… to learn more about this beautiful practice so that I can grow in my spirituality and in turn help others to grow. But here I was, getting all freaked out. 

 

Does any of this resonate with you? Have you ever found yourself in a similar situation? 

 

As I explained this to a dear friend who is also a Kundalini yoga teacher, she looked at me quizzically and said, “Why in the world would you get so caught up on the tests? You said yourself you love kundalini yoga. You’ll learn more by living it, going to the classes, submerging yourself in the lifestyle… and then it will come to you naturally and organically.”

 

She proceeded to tell me a poignant story about her college days. That she did all kinds of things that were good for the resume. Becoming student president, joining clubs, doing all sorts of extra curricular activities. But she didn’t do all of these things because she felt she had to for her resume, rather she did this because she was enjoying all of them. 

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Conversely a friend of hers had done all the same, but attached a ton of stress to it. You see, this person was doing it because she felt she had to do it. She overloaded herself not only with the workload, but with non-productive anxiety and pressure. Unfortunately for this girl, she crashed and

and actually dropped out of school.

 

Which brings me to a simple realization, we don’t have to fight through life. Do the things you love, because you love it. And let your grip release from the end results. You’ll be much more apt to enjoy the process. Stress out and put undue pressure on yourself, and you may very well crash and burn and perhaps lose the entire benefit or love for what you started out doing to begin with. And what a shame that would be!

 

My mantra for today is “Let go and do what you love for the love of it. Period, end of story. Attach nothing to it and let it all unfold beautifully.”

And do help you smoothly sail along your journey, here are three of my top three tips to Keep Calm…

1. STOP OVER ANALYZING AND START DOING. Yogi Bhajan would say, “When the time is on you, start and the pressure will be off.” Just by consciously engaging in the relationship of your project puts you in the game. Work on it, put your energy into it. The act of starting and taking steps everyday will get you closer to the finish line. 

2. CHOOSE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT YOU CAN HUMANLY GET DONE. Break it down. In my case, the training is broken down into 9 months. That’s a lot of time to get all that work and study done. In that 9 months, we break it down to weekly, and then monthly goals. So get out a pen and start to dissect your project into digestible, realistic chunks.

3. REWARD YOURSELF. What happens to a car if you drive it non stop? You will run out of gas of course. Set rewards for the work you have done. Once you’ve finished a chunk of the work, give yourself a gift. Maybe a walk to the park, have dinner with a friend, take a yoga class. And repeat this Love Mantra, repeat it until you believe it. ” have done great work. Congratulations. (insert your name here).

I hope you can translate this into your own life and KEEP CALM and do it for the LOVE.

 

If this story resonates with you, you think it could benefit someone else, feel free to share. After all sharing is caring and it just may help someone you know. 

Shine on,

Jewels Bertrand 

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The Power Of A Daily Spiritual Practice

As some of you know, I have recently committed to expanding my yoga teaching accreditations to encompass Kundalini Yoga. I’m in a 9 month training course studying under some of the best Kundalini Teachers in the world. Guru Singh, Amrit Khalsa, Guru Prem Singh and Simran Khalsa, just to name a few.

 

Discipline 

As part of this intense teacher training, we were required chose and perform a specific 40 day kriya (physical yoga practice) along with a meditation. The direction was to do this practice for 40 days straight. If ya miss a day, ya have to start over. Needless to say, The discipline it took to finish this 40 days was at times extremely difficult and arduous.  And being the over achieve that my nature dictates, I chose a rather rigorous kriya. Ugh, what was I thinking???

 

No Time

Often times when I mention that I’m a yoga teacher, people tell me… “Oh, I wish I could go to yoga, but I just don’t have the time.” 

 

Ya know, life is pretty much always full. We manage our home life, personal life, work life, social life, deadlines and commitments. Most of us have a pretty full plate. But if we don’t take care of the most important aspect of our lives, YOU, what do you have? 

 

But what if…

And what if by doing spiritual practice like yoga or meditation it actually helped you along in your life? Helped things to move in and out more freely, helped you to feel better, be more peaceful and calm. And what if it actually helped to open doorways and opportunities for you? Wouldn’t it be worth it?

 

That’s pretty much been my experience with my spiritual practice since I first began my yoga journey almost 10 years ago. Oh I’ve gone through sh*t storms just like everyone else. But somehow, when I keep in my practice, I can draw the power to center myself in the eye of the storm. Chaos swirling all around me, but steadily and gracefully I stand. And just if by magic, things turn out just the way they should.

 

Transformation

During my actual 40 day Kundalini spiritual practice, I have experienced such transformation. I was joking to my fellow students during our last meeting. Saying that with all the change and movement, uncertainty and shedding that I’ve gone through this month, the old me would have mentally broken down or hid in bed. But with the Kundalini yoga and meditation, I was able to keep up and spiral up. 

 

I mean, my plate was full. I had to travel back and forth across the country, pack up and move from my Manhattan apartment I loved and called hOMe for almost a decade, sell all of my furniture, get through Christmas, entertain guests, start a new business, move my life to my new home and still go through 14 hour days of teacher training. 

 

Powering through

I needed to be extremely disciplined and dedicated. Yet during every single aspect of it, I endured. Oh trust me, at times I cursed it. Screaming up to the heavens to the beloved Kundalini yogi master, Yogi Bhajan saying, “I am too tired, can’t I just skip a day?”  LOL.  And then there were the times that I cruised through the practice with joy and ease. 

 

Victory 

I can proudly say, I finished it! And all I can say is, wow. I feel so radiant, so calm and strong. I have a sense of freedom. Like I unleashed the inner warrior within me and I’m ready to take on the world. 

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I read a lot of books and articles about practices of successful people. And low and behold, ya know one common thread? A daily spiritual practice. Deepak Chopra, Oprah Winfrey, Gabby Bernstein, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Russell Simmons, Arianna Huffington, Russell Brand, Hugh Jackman, Gweneth Paltrow, Richard Gere, Sting, Orlando Bloom, Katie Perry, Howard Stern, I could go on. 

 

I’m telling ya, this stuff is powerful!!!

 

I leave you with these words by Yogi Bhajan referring to Kundalini Yoga. I find this quote so comforting

 

“Keep up and you will be kept up”

 

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What Is Your Experience

I’d love to hear your insights. Do you have a daily practice or ritual that elevates you? The conversation continues below. Something you bring up may help someone else in their journey.

Sat nam,

Jewels Bertrand

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