We are excited to announce that two new classes have recently been added to the calendar! You now have even more opportunities to get your Kundalini Yoga groove on!

Tuesdays 7:15pm - 8:30pm @ Shakti House
Thursdays 5:30pm - 7:00pm @ Mandala

If you have heard Jai-Jagdeesh's voice you know you are in for a treat next week! And if you have not had the opportunity to experience her live, just trust us - you won't want to miss her. YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES! This soulful, spirited singer and dancer will be gracing Portland with a workshop on Monday evening and a concert on Tuesday evening. Check her out...

Advanced ticket sales are going on now! Details are below within the poster...

The links at the top will take you to more details and ticket sales.

Sat Nam & get ready to bliss out!

EUGENE INVITES YOU to WHITE TANTRIC YOGA! A world-class all day meditation event Saturday MAY 4th at the Downtown Athletic Club (999 Willamette Eugene, OR 97401) 8am - 6pm.

Pre-reg rate $140 ($80 students/seniors 65+)
till midnight Friday, April 26. After April 26, $165 ($95)
REGISTER ON-LINE through May 2nd

Take the train, take the bus, take a yogi car pool!

Interested in staying Friday or Saturday night in Eugene? Community housing may be available - contact Simrit Kaur ASAP. Also suggested : inexpensive downtown housing, close to the course: The Timbers. (FYI: the Hilton is hosting a brew fest that weekend so that would be a rackety place to stay.)

ON THE FENCE?
Give your self the opportunity to reduce stress and dump that subconscious garbage!

WHY SIGN UP?
a) Oregon needs to show support for White Tantric in order to keep being a course site.
b) So close to home – (a lot closer to home than the other 33 locations!) (Barcelona anyone?)
c) Your spirit may be longing for the experience - check in and see!
d) The lunch is really good!
e) CHANCE TO WIN FREE REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE AND WOMAN”S CAMP!!!!!*
f) There will be a great mini bazaar with Yoga Manuals, a super bargain closeout sale on CDs, headcoverings and shawls, and yummy raw food snacks!!!

* Each person that attends White Tantric on May 4th will be given a free raffle ticket when they sign in! More tickets can be purchased for $5 for1, $2 for 5. (All proceeds benefit the Yoga West scholarship fund.) There will also be some $50 discounts for Summer Solstice registration!

Here are some of the ideas we received through our Kundalini Convergence survey. Do you like these ideas? How can we make them a reality? Leave a comment or email us!

• There are no kundalini classes in north or northeast.  I am a fan of weekday morning classes,  I would love to have an 8 or 9am class a couple times a week if not every day. I am less inclined to go across town at the end of the day.
• Simply hosting or attending a gathering in your home is so easy and effective in getting people together. Meditate, yoga, music, bhangra, a community service planting trees, etc. Participation is the key to community building.
• I am willing to host events, I'd like to see a community support person- to help those in need in the community. Also, love the idea to come together in seva. [Seva is selfless service.]
• I dream of a dedicated Kundalini Yoga studio here in Portland, with classes all day long, every day.
• We need our own studio, perhaps with a cafe?

After live music sadhana (thank's to Hari Dass!) there was a Panj meeting on Sunday April 14. Want to know what we talked about? Check out the notes from the meeting. Some highlights:

• There is a brand new website for the Level 1 Teacher Training course that begins this Fall!
• We have $5, 000 in the bank, in part due to a generous donation by Holy Kaur. What are our long term and short term goals?
• Treasurer search continues... Who will step up?
  
• We are looking for volunteers to staff a KYPDX table at Snatam's concert May 17.

7:00pm - 9:00pm
A fun and informative workshop to create a vision of your coming year. Kundalini Meditation with essential oils followed by creating a collage vision board.
Please pre-register with payment of $11 to Ajeet Kaur: cell 503 901 3109 home 503 233-0922. Held at Ajeet's Studio 1705 SE 52nd Ave, Portland 97215

7:00pm – 8:30pm
Guru Shabad will guide and transform you through meditation with beautiful classic Kundalini mantras. His band of musicians will introduce you to new music as you choreograph in your mind and meditate on the words of the Divine. He will guide you to a greater sense of prosperity through music and guided meditation and will entertain you with humorous and enlightening stories of his time with Yogi Bhajan.

“No one is more qualified to perform and sing the mantras and words of the Sikh teachers as Guru Shabad. His skills as a musician and his subtle understanding of mantra are highly unique in our worldwide network of Kundalini Yoga teachers” ~Dharam Singh Khalsa

Guru Shabad Singh has been playing the guitar and singing since he was seven years old. He wrote and performed spiritual music for Yogi Bhajan for over 35 years, and is known as the originator of “Kundalini Music”. He lives in La Jolla, California and Espanola, New Mexico with his wife Sarab Shakti Kaur and son Hargobind Hari Singh. He teaches business and success skills as taught to him by Yogi Bhajan and other mentors.

20 prepaid, 25 at the door 
Shakti House 1401 SE Morrison St. Portland, OR 97214

Sikh Center of Oregon
17514 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.
Beaverton OR 97007

All are invited to celebrate Vaisakhi! This unique occasion marks the establishment of the Khalsa Panth and the idea of creating a universal brotherhood and a casteless society. It is founded on the principle of wishing good to all (sarbhatt da bhalla) and equality of all human beings (manas ki jaat sabhe eke pahchanbo).

Kundalini Yoga Portland has been asked to do the "Song of the Khalsa" towards the end of the program (around 12:45pm). There will a delicious vegetarian lunch afterwards and all who come *must* eat or else they won't be allowed to leave :)

An akand path will also take place during this weekend at the Gurudwara (in gurmukhi only this time), so those who are interested can read from the Guru if they wish.