Category: Sadhana - Kundalini Yoga Portland

holiday happenings

12/14/2019

Winter Solstice
Saturday, Dec 21

The solstices are potent times to practice... take advantage of these classes happening at Mandala:
10:00am -11:30am with Signa
2:00pm -3:30pm with Anandjot
6:00pm -8:00pm Special Winter Solstice class with Vani

Christmas Eve
Tuesday, Dec 24

Yogi Bhajan spoke frequently about Christ Consciousness...."It is a stage of consciousness where you can live in human body but still rise above the polarities of happiness and sadness, positivity and negativity, likes and dislikes."

Catch this class with Guru Surya, who'll be fresh from the Winter Solstice gathering in Florida!

10:00am - 11:30am @ Mandala

New Year's Eve
Tuesday, Dec 31

A morning class and a few options for ringing in 2020:

10:00am - 11:30am
yoga class with Vani @ Mandala

8:00pm - 12:00am
NYE Celebration & Community Potluck
(with sleep over option for sadhana)
@ Hari Dass & Ad Purkh's home / new studio space.
Details on Facebook or calendar

9:00pm -12:00am
Wah Khalsa’s New Year's Eve celebration
@ Hallowed Halls

New Year's Day
Wednesday, Jan 1

Let's start off 2020 building group consciousness!

4:00am - 7:00am
Aquarian Sadhana
@ Hari Dass & Ad Purkh's home / new studio space

6:00pm - 8:00pm
yoga class with Ajeet @ Mandala

December & beyond...

12/1/2019

Sat Nam & Happy December everyone! Trust in Universal Guidance.
We are over the moon that so many people came to the November potluck/kirtan!! {photos are on Facebook} We need a host for February... email satnam@kypdx.org please.... so we can keep the momentum of community alive! [For those of you who think your place is too small: It's not!]

Midday classes begin

Beginning on Dec 3 Mandala Yoga is adding a new time-slot: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15pm-1:30pm with GuruSurya. It's an opportunity to reboot in the middle of the day.
Mandala's online schedule.

Cozy at the feet of the Master

Come together on Sunday, December 8 to sit at the feet of the Master: Yogi Bhajan. We will watch a video of a lecture he gave to teachers entitled "The Grace of Kundalini Yoga".

There will be yogi tea & cookies :}

Find details...
Facebook event page
KYPDX calendar

New Year's Eve celebration

Facebook event page
KYPDX calendar

May you have a healthy, happy and holy holiday season.

Sep/Oct News & Updates

9/14/2019

Breathwalk classes happening now

"I feel blissful. My breath has come back.
I am so grateful for this class."
~one of GuruSurya's students

GuruSurya is offering Breathwalk classes now
in Laurelhurst and Mt. Tabor Parks.
Visit the Breathwalk page to learn more.

Gurmukh is in town!

We found out recently that Gurmukh is here in Portland & her events had sold out. There's still room in a Master Class she's offering on Wednesday, Sep 18.

Monthly Community Potluck

This month's hosts are Jaynie and Mark. Pictured here over a year ago as they work on their yurt - which we can enjoy if it's rainy on Saturday, September 28!

We have a bit of a different schedule as we will be kicking off the 11 evenings of chanting for Guru Ram Das' birthday.

4:00 - 4:30 arrival & mingle
4:30 - 5:00 chanting
5:15 - 7:00 potluck .... If you are able to, please bring nourishing vegetarian or vegan food to share {please also bring a serving utensil}.

3920 NE 105th Ave, Portland, OR 97220

Chant for Healing

September 28 - October 8: For 11 days prior to his birthday we chant the shabad Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes. This is the Shabad of Miracles. We do this together at each others homes at 7pm. Many thanks to all of our hosts!
Sat Sep 28 - ** special time (see above)** Jaynie & Mark
Sun Sep 29 - Ajeetdev / Mel
Mon Sep 30 - Hardev & Gurucharan
Tue Oct 1 - Anandjot Singh
Wed Oct 2 - Hari Dass & Ad Purkh
Thu Oct 3 - Anandjot Singh
Fri Oct 4 - Guru Surya Kaur
Sat Oct 5 - Haridass Kaur
Sun Oct 6 - Sat Nam Studio
Mon Oct 7 - Hari Chand / Uma
Tue Oct 8 - Amanda Myers
Find details on where to gather in the calendar or on Facebook.

Yogi Bhajan has described this occasion as a powerful time for the fulfillment of prayers and a time of great blessing. One idea is to write your prayers down and have a place a special box or container that everyone can add to as the 11 days progress. Then, after the birthday sadhana, have a ceremony and burn the prayers, sending them out to the Infinite. Allow the divine healing energy of Guru Ram Das to take care of you.

Wed Oct 9 - special sadhana @ Hardev & Gurucharan's!
4:00am - Japji, followed by tuning in, vigorous warm ups
5:00am - 2.5 hours of Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru
7:30am - Prayer and ceremony

7700 NE Alameda St, Portland, OR 97213, USA

Snatam in Concert

Wednesday, Oct 2
First Congregational United Church of Christ {downtown}.
Link to tickets. There may still be oppotrunties to volunteer in exchange for a ticket: snatamkaurevents@gmail.com

Teacher Training begins Oct 5

Yogi Bhajan was clear: he came to the West to create teachers, not to gather students. Answer the call of your soul: Find out more about Teacher Training & Register.

Looking to connect? Sadhana is back! ALL ARE WELCOME! Held each Sunday in conjunction with Teacher Training. Details on the Sadhana page.

Group Sadhana returns!

9/30/2018

yes! Now you can get your group consciousness on once again! First Sunday of the month beginning on SUNDAY OCTOBER 7.
From 4:30am to 7:00am at Sat Nam Studio.

See the SADHANA page for more info!

post-sadhana bliss! Come start your day the yogi way!

Yogi Bhajan's Birthday

8/2/2018

Celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s Birthday!!!

Every year we celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s birthday. This is a very cozy occasion when we chant together in gratitude for all the priceless teachings he shared with us.

For eleven days (August 15-25) chant Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes each day. Call on Guru Ram Das using Yogi Bhajan’s personal mantra.

Join with others at 7pm or chant on your own. Locations of the community chant are posted on the calendar.

Sunday, August 26 is
Yogi Bhajan's birthday!

At exactly 3:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time our worldwide community simultaneously chants Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 11 minutes. This is a powerful worldwide energetic connection to Guru Ram Das, the Lord of Miracles.

Then we chant Long Ek Ong Kars for 2.5 hours. WOW! It is a powerful experience indeed! To learn more about this mantra and why we chant it, please read this.

Sat Nam Studios
1731 NE 58th Ave. Portland, OR 97213

Here's the schedule:
2:30 doors open
2:40 Japji begins
2:55 TUNE IN
3:00 11 minutes of simultaneous world-wide chanting of Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru begins
3:12ish 2.5 hours long Ek Ong Kars begins

Hope you can make it! RSVP at the Facebook event page :)

Total Solar Eclipse: Monday Aug 21

8/18/2017

Group Sadhana in the morning

Sat Daya Singh's space will be open for an Aquarian Sadhana to harness the full energy of the day. Please join your community in the ambrosial hours and build up your wisdom and commitment
Sadhana will take place from 4:00 – 6:15 am.
Sadhana is always free.

Sadhana is a group spiritual practice that involves reciting Japji, doing a yoga set, and chanting/singing mantras.

Home address: 1731 NE 58th Ave Portland OR, 97213

"Getting up in the morning to do your sadhana does not mean you will become God. No, getting up in the morning, you will become you!" - Yogi Bhajan

Reboot and heal in the evening

As above, so below -- as the Earth, Sun and Moon come into alignment a analogous shift is created in our own energies... Come "reboot" your system with a powerful set of Kundalini Yoga taught by GuruSurya Kaur Khalsa to tap into the reserve energy in your body. The kriya Reserve Energy Set is specifically designed to give you extra resistance to the fluctuations in the environment.

We will finish the evening with a healing circle, the Healing Ring of Tantra, which generates and directs a tremendous healing energy towards ourselves, anyone present and even those far away... Come be healed and enjoy healing others! This meditation can only be practiced on the New Moon, Full Moon or eleventh day of the New Moon and we must have at least 11 people present, so bring a friend!

This special class is regular drop in rate of $15 or use a class pass or membership.
Mandala Yoga, 6833 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215
7:30pm - 9:00pm

Yogi Bhajan's birthday sadhana

8/7/2017

Celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s Birthday!!!

Every year we celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s birthday. This is a very cozy occasion when we chant together in gratitude for all the priceless teachings he shared with us.

For eleven days (August 15-25) chant Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes each day. Call on Guru Ram Das using Yogi Bhajan’s personal mantra.

Join with others at 7pm or chant on your own. Locations of the community chant are posted on the calendar.

Saturday, August 26 - Yogi Bhajan's birthday!

At exactly 3:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time our worldwide community simultaneously chants Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 11 minutes. This is a powerful worldwide energetic connection to Guru Ram Das, the Lord of Miracles.

Then we chant Long Ek Ong Kars for 2.5 hours. WOW! It is a powerful experience indeed! To learn more about this mantra and why we chant it, please read this.

The Little Church
5138 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97211

Here's the schedule:
2:30 doors open
2:40 Japji begins
2:55 TUNE IN
3:00 11 minutes of simultaneous world-wide chanting of Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru begins
3:12ish 2.5 hours long Ek Ong Kars begins

Hope you can make it! RSVP at the Facebook event page :)

Level 2 Teacher Training

7/18/2017

LIFECYCLES and LIFESTYLES
August 25 - 30, 2017
Aquarian Sadhana will be held each morning from 4:00am - 6:30am and is open to all.

The community is welcome to attend yoga classes each day ($20 drop-in) at these times:
11:00am - 12:30pm
4:30pm - 6:00pm

See website for more info and registration.

Yogi Bhajan's birthday celebration will be hosted in conjunction with the Level 2 training on Saturday, August 26.

Details are on the Facebook event page.

Sadhana takes a Summer Hiatus

5/31/2017

Sat Nam everyone,

We are taking a break from leading sadhana on Sundays since so many of us are traveling (maybe we'll see you at Summer Solstice or Women's Camp!), and, well let's face it, attendance has been low to nil.

Hoping that with the teacher training starting in the fall, we'll be back with a vengeance!

Stay strong with your personal sadhana! Keep Up!

Love,
your sadhana leaders.... Ad Purkh Kaur, Gurucharan Singh, Guru Surya Kaur and Hari Dass Singh

The sacred land and sky of Ram Das Puri, New Mexico.

Bring on the Miracles! 11 day sadhana begins today (Sep 28)!

9/27/2016

Every Fall we have the blessing of celebrating Guru Ram Das' birthday. Known as the Lord of Miracles, Guru Ram Das was the 4th Sikh Guru and embodied humility, service, and deep devotion. Guru Ram Das held a special place in Yogi Bhajan's heart. Our community looks to Guru Ram Das for guidance, healing, and protection. Yogi Bhajan gave us a special sadhana to do in celebration of Guru Ram Das's birthday.

Wednesday, September 28 - Saturday, October 8: For 11 days prior to his birthday we chant the shabad Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes. This is the Shabad of Miracles. We do this together at each others homes at 7pm. See the CALENDAR to find out where to go each night! Show up! Yes, your presence is powerful so please come to as many chanting events as you can - this will amplify the effect for you and for all those there. If you can't make it, chant on your own when you can!

Sunday, October 9: This is the day we celebrate Guru Ram Das Ji's birth, when we have a special sadhana of chanting Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru for 2 ½ hours in the Amrit Vela (see Sadhana page for more info on this potent time for meditation).
Japji will begin at 4am at Awakenings Wellness Center followed by 2.5 hours of chanting.

Yogi Bhajan has described this occasion as a powerful time for the fulfillment of prayers and a time of great blessing. One idea is to write your prayers down and have a place a special box or container that everyone can add to as the 11 days progress. Then, after the birthday sadhana, have a ceremony and burn the prayers, sending them out to the Infinite. Allow the divine healing energy of Guru Ram Das to take care of you.