Yoga Magick Current

A sadhana (40 day commitment to the spiritually powerful practice of Kriya yoga) can help us to bump the often cumbersome ego out of the way if we practice it every day without fail. Once your ego is ready to behave,  you will begin to more poignantly observe habits and thoughts that are destructive to your goals of health and happiness.  I offer you the  Kriyas of Elevation  to try on your own, as a launching pad to begin clearing yourself of obstacles.  From these kriyas, you will begin to derive a way of experiencing the world a little more objectively and stepping outside of your own emotional dramas.  Also you will begin to experience that you are beginning to let go of things you did not realize before that you were clinging to.  SAT NAM! 

I have been subbing for Candle Light Kundalini classes lately at   Pure Heart Yoga   (  4135 SE Gladstone st. Portland, Oregon 97202 )  Sunday  8:15PM  (That's TONIGHT!) Kundalini Yoga classes are ALWAYS special, even if you've done the kriya before.  If you  have ever experienced the kundalini energy, you will know what I mean because it is in itself very special.  Tonight we will tune into the power of this Solar eclipse as we experience the Adi Shakti or Primal force known as Kundalini.  We will consciously stimulate our heart chakra and our arc lines to connect to this universal influx of energy during this solar eclipse... & DANCE BHANGRA!!!!!  :) A little more about the breathing in Kundalini Yoga...  Proper pranayama practice is vital for a successful  kundalini experience.  A little on the commonly instructed "breath of fire".   I never have heard a kundalini yoga teacher describe th...

I had fun today teaching a noon community class at the SE Division Yoga Shala.  Great turn out and I think I'll be feeding people more Macasure chocolate bars & fruit after the classes.   It's a nice way to end a kickass vinyasa session. Come enjoy yoga with me MON, WED & FRI for only $8!! Later today  At 3:30, I also joined Alice Noyes at Yoga Bhoga for a Yin class, thanks to Living yoga's  Yogathon.  check it out on www.yogamagick.com if you haven't already done so! :)

Check out my site's main page and you will see that I've changed it big time just for this month!  This is because I have just joined the Yogathon.  I hope you do too before time runs out for practicing at any of SEVERAL studios in Portland this May!  The proceeds all go toward Living Yoga's programs that help bring a little more wholeness and health to people in need of healthier outlets that will prevent them from ending up in prison or worse, dead!  Feel free to join me here and help me to get to my donation goal. :)   Click to register your $20 for a megadose of yoga all over Portland and give back to the community. KARMA, BABY!  This is the little page I created as my answer to "Living Yoga"--  "Giving Yoga"!  Yes, I am quite pleased with my cleverness.  :-} ( click here , already!)

I'm excited to announce a Ghee-making, ayurvedic food cooking workshop on the 28th, NEXT SATURDAY!! in NE PDX.  (Salt, Fire & Time on NW 21st between Therman & Vaughn ST -- MAP )  We'll be making Ghee and Kitchari.  In addition to this, we will be sipping some ginger tea and enjoying some other freshly prepared side dishes for a sit-n'-talk on the principals of this ancient system that works in harmony with the 3 forces of the universe.  Bring a pound of organic salt-free butter and a pint mason jar & we will all be able to add the same together in one pot so everyone will have their own ghee (worth double what it costs as butter) to take home. :)  Want a spice mix to help balance out your dosha? We'll make that too.   SUPER FUN!!!  Hope to see you there.  More info:  http://www.yogamagick.com/ayurveda-101 Aside from just butter on the stove, here's what is lined up so far: (Approx.) MENU:         ...

Do you practice Viveka ?   ....If you practice yogasana (the physical practice) and really feel it is important to get a breast enhancement..... You might want to consider the wider range of yoga, being that it is not only a practice that caters to the physique.   Viveka is a virtue of Jnana yoga (yoga of knowledge); one of the 4 means to salvation and is described as " discrimination between the real and the unreal, between the permanent and the impermanent, between the Self and the non-Self."    What I am about to say may not be very comforting if your attitude toward yourself is that you need larger breasts.  Before you start to scream accusations at me for not being very nice about what I am saying, know that if you ever were to meet some of the first yogis in India, you would undoubtedly be uncomfortable and perhaps even frightened. We are not only compassionate beings but messengers of truth. Truthful information which is not always light-hearted an...

posted  20 hours ago  by Katherine Russ    Hello yoga magickians!  It is I, your humble hostess.   I have decided to start posting more regular photos of me in poses,  so here is the one I decided to do today: Padahastasana or "Feet to hands pose", also known by some as "gorilla pose".  I suppose because your knuckles appear to be "dragging" on the ground and  gorillas  do indeed use their knuckles  for transportation.   When I asked a gorilla's opinion on what she thought of this pose  as a reference to her people, she had this to say:  . ........I think that this actually means "You're number one!" Thanks, Gorilla!