Blog Posts - Kundalini Yoga Portland

Birthday celebrations begin!

8/14/2019

Sat Nam!
Each year we celebrate Yogi Bhajan's birthday by coming together each evening during the 11 days leading up to August 26. We chant Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes. This is the mantra he received directly from Guru Ram Das... for healing, for opening the heart, for protection.

Check out the calendar or our Facebook Events to find out where we are gathering each evening from 7-8pm.

Monday, Aug 26
Special Sadhana

Celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s Birthday!!!

Hosts: Hardev & Gurucharan
7700 NE Alameda St. Portland, OR 97213

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.

Here's the schedule:
2:45am - doors open
2:55am - tune in
3am - 11 min Guru Ram Das chant - global synchronization!
3:15ish Japji
3:30 - yoga
4am - begin 2.5 hours of Long Ek Ong Kars
6:30 Ardas and Hukam
6:40 prashad!
6:45 Long Time Sun
potluck breakfast!

loads happening in August... please read!

7/28/2019

Sat & Sun, August 3-4
24-Hour Chant for PEACE

This is a fabulous event! Click on image to visit website.
We'll be there leading Long Ek Ong Kars at 4am Sunday.

Register by Monday, August 5
for Shakta's classes

Deadline to register for these workshops is 5pm on Monday, August 5. Click on image to register.

Thursday, August 8
Teacher Training Info Night

In October we begin an amazing 9 month journey... Teacher Training! It is a 220 hour certification with Kundalini Research Institute.

Please join us for a vegetarian potluck, meditation and informational evening about our Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training program. Please bring your questions and concerns!

Thursday, August 8 from 6pm - 8pm

All are welcome to attend. RSVP 503-901-3109, Ajeet Kaur

Northwest Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

Thur, Aug 15 - Sun, Aug 25
11 Evenings of chanting for
Yogi Bhajan's birthday

Each year we celebrate Yogi Bhajan's birthday by coming together each evening during the 11 days leading up to August 26. We chant Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes. This is the mantra he received directly from Guru Ram Das... for healing, for opening the heart, for protection.

Check out the calendar or our Facebook Events to find out where we are gathering each evening from 7-8pm {with one exception on Friday Aug, 23 when we meet earlier}.

We need a host for Friday, Aug 16. If you are able to, please let us know by emailing us at satnam@kypdx.org. Thanks!

Saturday, August 24
Monthly Community Potluck

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Setting the intention to break bread as a community with a monthly pulse. So we can SEE each other, KNOW each other and CREATE together.

These will be drug and alcohol free events held on the 4th weekend of the month {except this month!}. If you are able to, please bring nourishing vegan food to share.

Since August 24 is Day 10 of our Eleven Evenings of chanting for Yogi Bhajan's birthday, the plan is to have the potluck from 4pm - 7pm followed by the 31 minutes of Guru Ram Das chanting.

Many thanks to Ajeet for hosting us this month!
1705 SE 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97215, USA

SEPTEMBER Potluck: Hosts Mark and Jaynie in NE Portland on Saturday, Sep 28 in conjunction with Day 1 of chanting for Guru Ram Das' birthday.

June potluck @ GuruSurya & Guru Jase-Jase's home.

Monday, Aug 26
Special Sadhana

Celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s Birthday!!!

Hosts: Hardev & Gurucharan
7700 NE Alameda St. Portland, OR 97213

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.

Here's the schedule:
2:45am - doors open
2:55am - tune in
3am - 11 min Guru Ram Das chant - global synchronization!
3:15ish Japji
3:30 - yoga
4am - begin 2.5 hours of Long Ek Ong Kars
6:30 Ardas and Hukam
6:40 prashad!
6:45 Long Time Sun
potluck breakfast!

Monthly Potluck & Shakta updates!

7/19/2019

July potluck moves to Milwaukie

Hari Dass and Ad Purkh have kindly offered to host this month's community potluck. And they have Stand Up Paddle (SUP) boards and kayaks to borrow! Of course you can bring your own boat or board if you have one... Did we mention that they live on the Willamette River?!? Come splash around or relax on the shore from 2pm on-wards.

!PLEASE NOTE: We will NOT be at Laurelhurst Park, but will instead be at Hari Dass & Ad Purkh's home in Milwaukie.

Saturday July 27, 4pm - 7pm
Home of Hari Dass & Ad Purkh:
2949 SE Walta Vista Ct. Portland, OR 97267
Facebook Event

Anyone interested in hosting the September potluck?! Saturday Sep 28 or Sunday Sep 29? Someone in North or NE Portland perhaps?

Shakta needs you to register!

Sat Nam loves,
Shakta Kaur is an amazing teacher. Plus she's hilarious and down-to-earth. AND she is excited to come share her wisdom with us... but she needs some people to register before she gets a plane ticket. If you are interested in any of her 5 offerings here, PLEASE register by AUGUST 5 @ 5pm.
If events are cancelled due to low enrollment, you will receive a full refund, so please REGISTER!

REGISTER for SHAKTA's events

Commit to a healthier and happier world.

6/27/2019

Curious about Teacher Training?

On Thursday, August 8 we'll create a safe place to ask all your questions. Come meet the trainers and learn about the 8 month journey that beings in October.

Stay tuned for details! This free/no obligation Q&A event will be held in the evening and most likely will be a potluck at Ajeet's home. We'll update the calendar as we receive the details.

Dive Deep

"This Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training program offers an amazing and unique opportunity for Connection, Physical Well-being, Honesty, Play, Peace, Autonomy, and Meaning. It was like an ongoing retreat that hit all the major universal human needs over and over."

-JO, Portland OR

Happy Solstice! Summer news...

6/15/2019

Next Community Potluck
Saturday, June 29

Setting the intention to break bread as a community with a monthly pulse. So we can SEE each other, KNOW each other and CREATE together.

We'll do an 11 Minute Healing Meditation followed by food and connection. These will be drug and alcohol free events held on the 4th weekend of the month {except June - Happy Solstice!}. If you are able to, please bring nourishing vegan food to share.

This month's host is GuruSurya. We'll be outside in the backyard!

It's a solstice reunion - for those that went and those that didn't :}

4pm - 7pm
3042 SE MORRISON ST
PORTLAND, OR 97214

Yogi Bhajan's
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Each year we celebrate Yogi Bhajan's birthday by coming together each evening during the 11 days leading up to August 26. We chant Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru for 31 minutes. This is the mantra he received directly from Guru Ram Das... for healing, for opening the heart, for protection.

We are looking for hosts! The dates are Aug 15 - 25. If you are able to open your home, your yard, host us in a park or some other space you have access to from 7pm - 8pm, please let us know. Many thanks!

Shakta is coming to Portland!

Monthly Potluck & Sadhana updates

4/28/2019

Monthly Community Gatherings continue!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Setting the intention to break bread as a community with a monthly pulse. To SEE each other, KNOW each other and CREATE together.

The plan is an 11 Minute Healing Meditation followed by food and connection.

These will be drug and alcohol free events held on the 4th weekend of the month. If you are able to, please bring nourishing vegetarian or vegan food to share.

See below for details. If you are interested in hosting, please email satnam@kypdx.org.

Saturday, May 25 4pm - 6pm
Home of Anandjot Singh:
2206 SE 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97215-3910
Facebook Event

June 22? or June 23?
We need a host! Please email us at satnam@kypdx.org if you'd like to host any time during this weekend. Could be a brunch or lunch as well as a dinner or breakfast too

Saturday, July 27 5pm - 8pm
Since we'll be in Laurelhurst Park, please bring something to sit on in the grass {like a blanket} and your own plate/utensil/cup/napkin etc.
Find us by texting GuruSurya at 541-510-1754.
Facebook Event

Sadhana Update

Monthly sadhana will be taking a break for the summer. Happy Solstice! Much gratitude to Sat Nam Studio for holding space for the community this past year.

Sadhana will be held at Hardev & Gurucharan's home on Sunday, June 2. Details on the Sadhana page.

On August 3-4 we encourage you to journey to Clatskanie, OR for the 24 hour Chant for Peace. KYPDX will be leading Long Ek Ong Kars at 4am - join us! Plus, this event is just awesome - come and stay for as little or as long as you like.

We hope to see you for a special sadhana on Yogi Bhajan's birthday Monday, August 26. Location TBD.

During Teacher Training {which begins in early October} we hope to have sadhana on those Sundays at Awakenings. Stay tuned!

Clove Water for the month of May

4/27/2019

Yogi Bhajan gave this recipe on May 1, 1995, to help us stay healthy in the springtime. This recipe is to be used during the month of May only. He said that If you do it every year, you will never fall apart

During the month of May, it’s a great idea to put a handful of cloves in a Chinese soup bowl or other porcelain or ceramic bowl with water, and soak overnight. The next morning, take three to four spoonfuls of the clove water before breakfast (on an empty stomach), no more than five. Do this first thing in the morning after brushing your teeth & tongue.

Cloves are an herb that are known for reducing parasite activity in the body. According to Yogi Bhajan viruses breed in the springtime and drinking this easy tea every morning for the month of May will strengthen your immune system. Your nose, ears and throat will absorb the protective capacity of the clove and help you avoid getting sick as these tissues are your first line of defense.

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New Moon Vision Board - April 5

3/24/2019

New Moon in Aries
Vision Board Creation
with Ajeet Kaur

Friday, April 5 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Focus your manifestations for the coming year in this fun and creative vision board making workshop. The astrologically potent time of the New Moon in Aries, that follows the Spring Equinox, is said to be the optimal time of year to harness your destiny and manifest your visions.

There is a very precise window of time where, if we meditate and visualize on what we want most, the universe is aligned to hear and deliver. This workshop will begin with an 11 minute Kundalini Yoga meditation followed by a process to create your own vision board for the coming year. You will be amazed how these visions will magically unfold in your life!

Please bring the following supplies to this workshop:

scissors
glue stick
poster board
1+ magazines containing pictures of what you would like more of in your life.
You may also bring pictures of loved ones or special places to add to your creation.

Ajeet will have additional magazines and supplies to share. Please text Ajeet with any questions: (503) 901-3109. Older children are welcome to attend this workshop with their parents or family members.

$18 advance, $25 drop-in
Register at www.MandalaYogaPDX.com

What happened at the Visioning Meeting?

3/12/2019

Sat Nam,
Thanks to everyone who came out to last weekend's meeting and to Gurucharan for taking notes and typing them up! Curious what was discussed? Here are the minutes from the meeting that took place on Saturday, March 9. As always, if you have something you'd like to share, please email satnam{AT}kypdx.org

visioning_meeting_3_9_19.pdf
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Washington welcomes Oregon!

3/3/2019

White Tantric Yoga®
Saturday, May 4

The organizers of this year's WTY really want us here in the Portland area to know that we are invited...
White Tantric Yoga is now coming to the Seattle area after 25 years! It's just two months away. Early bird registration through April 11!

"The beauty of White Tantric Yoga® is that it is subtle, it is exhaling, and it works to give you the mastery of life"
~ Yogi Bhajan