Sat Nam. When I first started practicing I too practiced on my own – from books – then got some videos (now DVDs) from Ravi Singh, which I still love. I started teaching Hatha, since I also practiced Hatha for many years and got certified, had a Kyoga workshop with Mehtab and Guru Karam from YogaYoga Austin, and he said "teach" so I did, a few years later my husband and I went to level 1 teacher training and are certified. Taught regular classes at our studio, but classes dwindled, so now we only offer occasional workshops.
Yogi Bhajan said, "learn a set (Kriya), teach a set" – if you can't find a class, start one – seriously, it is OK to do as long as you following the sets (lessening the amount of time for each movement). There are probably others out there who are looking for "more" than Hatha – you are right, it seems "watered down" after K-Yoga.
And if you feel you need a boost once in a while, go to a White Tantra event – they are in various cities across the US and Europe at different times of the year – and are amazing.
Good luck to you. Sat nam.
From: Kundaliniyoga@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Kundaliniyoga@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 7:18 AM
To: Kundaliniyoga@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Kundalini Yoga] Beginner of sorts
I was introduced to Kundalini Yogin 2008 while working in Sacramento, CA. I was gone from home for 4 months, all the while, doing KY. When I got back home my wife and children all marveled at how much I'd changed. Living in the Midwest (South Dakota) trying to find just any yoga studio is a stretch; let alone KY studio. As a result my practice faltered and then died. In a way so did I. It is very, very dificult to keep up a practice on your own.
A Hatha yoga studio finally opened in the town near where I live but it isn't the same. I went for awhile and it seems to be geared more towards physical fitness than anything. To me, that is not yoga; it is just exercise. So here I am. I just rolled a mat out on the floor; it is 7 AM in the morning. I am going to try to scrape together what is left of a practice that has gone by the way side.
I'm not real sure how I ended up at this group. Maybe I just needed some encouragement. Maybe I need someone to talk to about yoga and how it relates to my life and how it helps me relate to the world around me. There is one thing I know for sure. I need to get back to where I was so long ago when I was doing Sadhana everyday. Starting over is very, very hard.
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