Just Sitting

Posted by Sonja Logtenberg on May 13, 2009

I’d love to share a really simple contemplative practice that I’ve learned through the Radiant Mind course. Before I learned this simple practice of “just sitting”, I was pretty sure that seated mediation was not my bag. While I really enjoyed (or at least appreciated wink the practice of sitting, I found it damn near impossible to sit regularly. The notion of a regular contemplative practice seemed unnatural to my restless nature. I reasoned that a moving practice, such as dance and asana, were more in line with my shakti spirit. Truth be told, this was my well crafted excuse to not sit still.

And then I learned the practice of “just sitting” - a minimal contemplative practice that’s designed to lead to the experience of natural meditation, where meditation happens all by itself. The practice is so easy, that it’s hard to find a reason to not do it. It creates the optimal conditions for resting in unconditioned awareness free of all effort and ambition.

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Tips for Teaching a Yoga Class

Posted by Sonja Logtenberg on May 07, 2009

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Check out this comprehensive article from AnmolMehta.Com on teaching a Kundalini yoga class. Even if you’re not a Kundalini teacher, this article has lots of thoughtful tips for leading a class.

I really appreciate the notes on “Tuning In”:

Always start a class with tuning in.  Yoga is not just a physical science.  It is a spiritual science and without spirit, you may as well be doing aerobics or something.  In yoga, whether you have been explained it or not, you are dealing with cosmic energies, you are dealing with Kundalini & Prana.  Such energies should be approached with respect, and the purpose of tuning in is ask your Higher Self and the Universe for Protection, Guidance and Inspiration.  This ensures the energies do not harm you, you are guided correctly and you are provided ample inspiration to see the journey all the way back to the Source.

Enjoy!

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