Sat Nam!
Staying in town for the holidays? Well we are here to celebrate with you! Check out what's happening in the next few weeks.

Winter Solstice Celebration
This event is open to ANYONE in the Portland community who is interested sharing an intention filled space for the coming of Winter Solstice. Bring a friend. We will be having a prayer offering, Meditations (Guru Ram Das Meditation, Ether Tattva Meditation), and potluck!
Where:
6601 N Vancouver Ave
Portland, OR
When:
Friday 12/21/2012
5:30pm- 9:00pm

Special New Year's Day class with Hardev
Hardev is kicking off the new year with a special New Year's Day class from 5:45pm-7:00pm at Awakenings Wellness Center
Awakenings Wellness Center (1016 SE 12th Ave)

Yoga for Prosperity Series
with Akal Dev Kaur
 Akal Dev will be offering a exciting prosperity series. In every class, you'll gain skills to propel your life toward greater prosperity. And you'll probably find that prosperity is more than you think!
*Bonus: The series will **actually** start on Sunday, December 30, just in time to ring in the New Year!!*'
Join her and the rest of the community at the Hawthorne Wellness Center (3942 SE Hawthorne).

Please see our calendar for details regarding these great events and so much more.

Sat Nam! If you have not noticed, the winter solstice and new year is coming! Shifts and transformations seems to be happening all around us, sometimes chaotic and often not what we expected. Come join the Kundalini Yoga Portland community in an intimate gathering as we celebrate these transitions with gratitude in preparation for the Aquarian Age!
Instead of going to one of the many bustling events happening around the city, quiet your minds and hearts and join us in meditation followed by a potluck.

This event is open to ANYONE in the Portland community who is interested sharing an intention filled space for the coming of Winter Solstice. Bring a friend.

Where:
6601 N Vancouver Ave
Portland, OR

When:
Friday 12/21/2012
5:30pm- 5:45pm (prayer offering)
5:45-7:00pm (Kriya/Meditations)
7:00-9:00pm (Potluck)

What to bring:
-pillow/blanket/or sheepskin to sit on
-candle/flower/object of your choice for a prayer offering
- piece of paper with your prayers for the coming year/what you want to cultivate in your life
-vegetarian food offering of your choice
(eggs and cheese ok)

PRAYER OFFERING:
Before we share in meditation, let's share our prayers for ourselves and the world. Make a list of what you want to cultivate in your life in the coming year, what patterns do you want to let go of, how you can help heal the world with your unique gifts, what changes need to be made to cultivate this.
We'll place our prayers on the altar while we're meditating by candlelight. Bring a candle to represent your Light and Truth. This Light combined can bring healing to the world during this shift.

MEDITATIONS:
We will be doing two 11 minute meditations to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

The first one is the GURU RAM DAS MEDITATION to bring healing to the world.
Click here to get instructions for the meditation.

"...If you are a Christian, do it as a Christian. If you are a Jew, do it as a Jew. Guru Ram Das doesn't differentiate a person... personality... identity. You all belong to God. There are a lot of people in a lot of faiths, in a lot of walks of life who just need your touch. They just need you. They just need your vibration. They just feel good when you talk to them and you are around them.
Please do not deny it to anyone! Time is now, and now is the time!..." ~Yogi Bhajan
(http://www.harisingh.com/GuruRamDas.htm, 12/7/12, 3:44pm)

The second meditation is the ETHER TATTVA Global Winter Solstice Sadhana meditation. This another beautiful meditation that thousands of other yogis will be sharing with us around the world.
  Click here to get the instruction for the meditation.

"The year 2012 is a “5″ year in Tantric Numerology. The fifth chakra/throat chakra (Vishudda) is ruled by the Ether Tattva which which corresponds to the Throat Chakra, the power of projection and penetration. Mastery of the etheric element in combination with the spoken word has the potential of bringing the heavens to the earth–to create a reality that matches the Divine Will. As we are now in the Aquarian Age without qualification, we need to become the answer to living on this small globe together. When we act from our original Self, we begin from silence and we create through the Word. We vibrate with our entire being. We project with the power of the fifth chakra. The past is gone. Let it go. Welcome what is yet to be seen. Release all fear and replace it with trust and commitment."
(http://www.3ho.org/winter-solstice/solstice-experience/theme/, 12/7/12,4:00pm)

Other Events:
Hardev is offering a special New Year's Day class from 5:45pm-7:00pm at Awakenings Wellness Center
Awakenings Wellness Center (1016 SE 12th, Portland, OR(Jan 1, 2013). More details to come!

Don't forget about our ongoing community Meditation for Prosperity. Even though the 40 days ends on January 9th, it's not too late to start! Click here for Instructions.

Feel free to check out our calendar for other classes and events.

Sat Nam Portland yogis!

This Saturday (December 8) we have an opportunity to come together in a cozy way, meditate for prosperity, get "gonged" and enjoy tea. Wahe Guru! Thanks to Siri Singh and Hari Prem Kaur for hosting this gathering at their home!

We hope to see you there - it's a time to connect with one another, share our practice and gain some inspiration. This event is free and open to all.

Details are on the calendar and listed below

My Dearest Yogis and Yoginis,
There's so much to share with you at this exciting time of year. I certainly feel it and I'm sure you do too...this is an intense time! A lot is shifting and we're all very busy, but few things support us more than our yoga practices! Please be sure to take advantage of classes offered in December, and check out the community meditation below as well! While it can be hard to fit it in a class this time of year, know it will be worth it, especially if you haven't been to class in a while!

In this season of gratitude, I want to thank you all for allowing me the honor and pleasure of being your teacher and for being a part of our beautiful community. You are each such a blessing to my world and to all those you meet. With all my heart, I thank you for your commitment to yourself every time you show up in class, practice at home, or even think
about yoga or meditation. Please be sure to pause and thank yourself for the same in this moment. (...are you pausing...?)

So...this is one huge update! Be sure to read through it all to find out about classes, an exciting Yoga for Prosperity series for 2013, and for an opportunity to join in community!

With infinite blessings and gratitude,
--Sarah / Akal Dev Kaur

*December Class Updates*
Sunday, December 2 - No Class (regular schedule)
Thursday, December 20; Sunday, December 23; Thursday, December 27 - No Class (I will be traveling for the holidays.)
Be sure to make it to class at every other opportunity!

*Yoga for Prosperity Series!*
I love staring the year of with a prosperity series. In every class, you'll gain skills to propel your life toward greater prosperity. And you'll probably find that prosperity is more than you think! Please join me in January and February for this exciting series!
*Bonus: The series will **actually** start on Sunday, December 30, just in time to ring in the New Year!!*

*Class Fees & Passes*
It is a huge part of my mission to make classes affordable. Drop-in classes are just $10! And as always, get $1 off for each class for which you don't use a car to get to class! Also, did you know you can purchase a class pass
and save even more on your classes?
5 classes-$45 ($9 per class - Expires 10 weeks from purchase)
10 classes-$80 ($8 per class - Expires 20 weeks from purchase)
*New - currently active class passes will expire...*If you currently have a 5-class pass, it will expire January 31. If you currently have a 10-class pass, it will expire April 31.

*Portland Community Meditation*
*Speaking of prosperity...get a jump start!*
Members of our community will be practicing the Meditation for Prosperity (click on the name for instructions) for 40 days. We began on December 1
and continue through January 9. Join in at any time! This meditation is said to provide a way through any block, and brings us from the seed through the flow and to completion. It's a beautiful practice. I *strongly*recommend you
practice this meditation for at least 11 minutes...that's when the magic happens!

Not sure how to pronounce the mantra or need a pace? I *love* the version of the mantra on the Tantric Har
CD. Click the link for a sample of 'Har Haray Haree Wahe Guru' (Track #2) or to download the full 31 minutes.

Finally, share your experiences with other community members via the 'Kundalini Yoga Portland' Facebook page!

*Regular Class Schedule*
Thursdays - 7:00-8:15pm
Sundays - 9:00-10:15am (no class 1st Sunday each month)
Hawthorne Wellness Center; 3942 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Studio is at the back of the property.

--
Sarah M. Humphrey, CHES, RYT
Certified Health Education Specialist
Registered Yoga Teacher
503.894.4183
smhumphrey@gmail.com