World Yoga Mission

Private Yoga Sessions

2012-01-16T22:26:00.004-05:00

2012 Private Yoga Sessions

In the privacy of your own home, the park or the beach.

Private sessions will take your practice to new heights and greater depths.

DamaDe’ offers all kinds of yoga from the chair to vigorous flow and from cool/ meditative to hot-till-you-drop. Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan is many folks favorite. Would you like to learn more about the technology/ philosophy? Yoga for weight loss? Go deeper into poses? Work with old fears, hurts, patterns? DamaDe’ loves seniors and children, athletes, mommi's and stressed business folk. She has worked with “at risk” girls and with imprisoned boys. Cross train for your next marathon? Get your yoga in before and/or after a run!

Small private groups included. You deserve it! {Collier county}

Contact DamaDe’ at 305.796.8819 Spread the word!

Lokah Samasta Sukhinu Bhavantu= May all beings be peaceful and happy.

“You have to learn to alter your energy. If at one frequency you are freaking out, change or alter your energy. You will not freak out. You cannot change time, but your can change the place. You cannot get out of your body, but you can change its energy.” - Yogi Bhajan

Intro to Kundalini Yoga followed by a Gong Bath

2012-01-11T22:41:00.004-05:00

Fearlessness: Empower your Life

Sunday January 22

Bija Yoga Studio

Intro to Kundalini - 3- 4.30p- $10

Gong Bath- 4.30- 5.30p- $20

In these introductory sessions,

the fundamentals will be presented and experienced through specifically

chosen kriyas and meditations

Both sessions encouraged for the fullest, deepest experience.

All welcome! Please wear lighter colors and cover your head (specifically

the crown). The studio has mats and blankets for your use.

Please register with Bija Yoga Studio.

http://www.bijayoga971.com/events.html

Kundalini Yoga in the Salt Cave

2012-01-11T22:31:00.001-05:00

KundaGONGBATH Workshops at Happehatchee Center with Dana House & DamaDe'

2012-01-11T14:46:00.000-05:00

Directions and Map to Happehatchee Center in Estero, FL.

If this is the first time you have been, please allow yourself a little extra time to find it. Its down a long wooded driveway. Beautiful outdoor setting.

Yelp me up Buttercup xoxo

2012-01-11T10:48:00.000-05:00

Say? If you have a moment and would like to help boost World Yoga Mission in the internet frenzied marketing YELP world...

it would be super appreciated!! Go to this link. Its easy as pie to create a "review"..

http://www.yelp.com/biz/world-yoga-mission-naples

Permaculture comes to South Florida. This course looks amazing!

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http://heartlandgardenspermaculture.weebly.com/flier.html

Sat Nam: The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth.

" I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul."

Grace 2012. KundaHaps- Workshops Jan.

2012-01-11T10:37:00.000-05:00

Hola yall' ~ Sat Nam, Here we are at the top of the year 2012! So sooooo much movement has been made in our lives, no? It seems like every person I speak with, they have weathered big changes.

Here's the question.. how do we handle change and/ or challenge with grace? Grace seems to be a word that gets thrown around a lot, but who here is truly graceful? What does grace actually look like? For me grace is formulating through constant practice and awareness - a foundation. The foundation is like soil of the earth. It may consist of whatever you want; a value system, ten commandments, the yamas and niyamas, the tree of life,.. etc. From this foundation grows a person of grace. I understand grace to be that when circumstances arise to filter through the details, own what is mine, work through it with chosen modalities and let it go. Grace is using kind words that stem from gentle thoughts. Grace is moving through interactions in present time without attaching an agenda for my own personal gain. Grace is deciphering the truth in a given circumstance. Grace takes time. Grace is a seed waiting to be watered.

Grace is one of the qualities Kundalini Yoga stokes in each of us. I was recently given a mantra by one of my teachers to practice.. Ardas Bhaee, Amar Das Guru, Amar Das Guru, Ardas Bhaee, Ram Das Guru, Ram Das Guru, Ram Das Guru, Sachee Sahee.

It begins by affirming that what you are saying is a prayer. You then connect with their powerful energies. And then "sachee sahee"....you release it and let it go. You know that your prayer is heard and it is done. This is the mantra of answered prayers, of moving beyond difficult situations, and gracefully letting go. -- I am learning how to be graceful through a whole lotta trial and error and with a little help from my friends.(xo). This past year has rocked me hard, cracked open my foundation. I caught myself in a downward funky spiral heading no where good. With patience, diligence, practice, self love and a lot of standing my ground, I feel and know the Grace of God is flowing through me. Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.

I humbly accept and am calmer and far more trusting as I rebuild myself. Still learning, evolving and steadfast in my quest to reveal my truths. Gatta live it to learn it. Can't teach what ya haven't tasted.

Sooooo, whats on the KUNDA MENU?

*KundaGONGBath at Happehatchee (Orchid House)

Dana Marie House and DamaDe', together are leading this KundaGong Bath event. 

-> Kundalini Yoga, Mantra Meditations, Gongs, Tibetan Bowls, Crystal Bowls.. Its going to be so beautiful and powerful... not to mention, the fact that its outdoors in a gorgeous location.. All welcome.~>  30 dollars.. bring mat and blanket :) Spread the word!! Wahe Guru!!

When	Sat, January 21, 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Where	Happehatchee Center- 8791 Corkscrew Rd. Estero, FL 33928 - just North of Coconut Point mall -Across from Koreshan State Park

**Fearlessness: Empower your Life

Sunday January 22

Intro time: 3-4.30p - $10

GongBath: 4.30-5.30p- $20

In these introductory sessions, the fundamentals will be presented and
experienced through specifically chosen kriyas and meditations.
Both sessions encouraged for the fullest, deepest experience.
All welcome! Please wear lighter colors and cover your head (specifically

the crown). The studio has mats and blankets for your use.

Yogi Bhajan Quotes on Woman

2011-07-15T01:16:00.002-04:00

“May the light within you guide your way on. Because when you look to the outside for light, there is a possibility that you may be blinded and exploited. But one thing shall never betray a woman: her own light and her own radiance as a woman. If the light within you can guide you, you will definitely excel. The time has come when this exploitation must stop. The time has come when a daughter should be treated as a daughter, a mother should be treated as a mother, a wife should be treated as a wife, and over and above all, woman should be treated as a woman.”

“When are you going to decide, ‘This is the end of my exploitation—I am going to live today as a woman.’ When are you going to learn to stop being anything other than a woman?”

“By construction, the fulfillment of a woman is motherhood; and motherhood does not mean that she gets pregnant and delivers a baby. If you understand her total behavior, you will understand her motherhood. Her motherhood is service, her motherhood is sacrifice, her motherhood is relationship. When she knows motherhood, she is fulfilled.”

“Never be ungrateful in a relationship to any woman. For if you do not respect a symbol, then you do not respect your clarity of consciousness, and woman is a symbol of regeneration. We call it the symbol of Adi Shakti.”

“You cannot love me if you will not love your first teacher, who is woman. You are born of a woman. If you do not learn to respect woman, the Supreme Consciousness will not talk to you. You will end up with broken homes and broken hearts.”

“Your inner concept and your outer projection have to be in absolute balance. From beginning to end, you must act as a woman in absolute grace.”

“All man needs is a comprehensive understanding that he shall be comforted by the woman he’s in relationship with. Man seeks a woman with whom he can put his head on her pillow and speak to her in confidence, in trust. If man cannot trust you, then relationship with that man is a bust.”

“Accept yourself early in the morning when you look in the mirror or when you open your eyes—just say, “By the Grace of God, I am a complete woman.” One affirmation only, and remember it throughout the day. Dress up for yourself, be for yourself, and carry yourself. You will never be handicapped.”

“Your beauty, your duty, your makeup, your knowledge, your degrees, your education, and whatever else you may want to use to your advantage are based on only one thing: From beginning to end, you act as a woman in absolute grace.”

Woman: The Ashtapuja

A Poem by Yogi Bhajan

“My woman is beautiful. She has eight hands. She walks on a tiger—regal, beautiful woman. I see her and I love her. When I am with any woman, I like her to walk ahead of me. Because I learned from my woman, she walks ahead of me. In her royalty, in her dignity, in her imperial grace, she is the mightiest of the mighty. She is the majesty of the majesty. She is the divine of the divine. She is the only grace before which the Almighty God bows. To which we say, ‘Pritam Bhagauti simar kai Guru Nanak lain dhiae…’ She is Ashtapuja, the Goddess of the Universe, Conqueror of all, Most Powerful, Most Wonderful, Most Graceful, Most Infinite, She who rides on the Maneater, in Majesty and Dignity, in such a splendid identity, the whole world feels it as a fresh breath of life. Her very presence is the Totality of God’s Totality—She is Her Holiness.”

New Moon Gong Bath July 1st, 2011

2011-07-03T13:56:00.000-04:00

GONG BATH is a pure healing meditation.

What- New Moon Kundalini Yoga GONG BATH & Mantra Meditations..

Date- July 1st. Friday

Time- 6.45p- 8.30p (try to come by 6.30 so you can relax)

Where- Bija Yoga Studio,
1250 Tamiami Trail North -Naples

Dinero- $20
What to bring- Your mat and blanket, water. (although there are plenty at the studio too).

How to sign up- http://www.bijayoga971.com/events.html

Go to link. It is definitely advisable to register ahead because there is limited space and it does fill up.

Contact me with any questions.

What to wear- white or light colored threads.

A good idea to cover your head for kundalini yoga.

Whats on the Menu- Well, we begin by tuning in with the Adi Mantra.

We then will practice a kriya that consists of prep exercises for lungs, magnetic field and deep meditation.

We will then lie down to receive the immense and healing vibrations of the GONG BATH.

We will then practice together the Siri Gaitri Mantra.

Žan & Mommi & 29 week old bebe luv

Kundalini Yoga will give you Intuitive, Comprehensive,

Comparative Mind; it will give it to you.
Kundalini Yoga will give you an all over sky type color.

As the sky covers everything, it will cover every aspect of your personality and polarity.
Kundalini Yoga will make out of you a perfect, complete,

happy human being.Kundalini Yoga will dawn on you the secret of

how to be Healthy, Happy and Holy. -

Yogi Bhajan

Yoga Journeys, A program for Children

2011-06-12T15:58:00.000-04:00

Yoga Journeys
Meet lovely Melissa. She is one of my soul sisters taking action in the world through education. We met ten years ago during a Yoga Teachers Training at the Himalayan Institute. After dancing and sprinting in the rain during a break, we became instant friends. Her project is noble in that she gathers very smart forward thinking folks to educate today's youth. Through yoga, environmental ed, sustainable living, conflict management, play, and positive thinking exercises, she creates episodes worthy of PBS viewers, as well as, DVDs to view repeatedly with your young ones.

Yoga Journeys produces educational programming for children and their families. The mission of the non-profit 501(c)3 is to empower children and adults with healthy lifestyle choices. In the Yoga Journeys Episodes children explore exercise, relaxation, healthy food choices, positive thinking and ways to help take care of one other and the environment. This is programming that your whole family enjoys!

Yoga Journeys is pleased to be partnering with PBS.WVIA, Northeast PA’s regional PBS station. Yoga Journeys is on a weekly schedule- Saturdays at 11:30 A.M. Please visit their website for the most up to date schedulewww.wvia.org

Kundalini Yoga... The Haps..

2011-06-12T15:03:00.000-04:00

Kundalini Yoga

Our Kunda Community practices at Bija Yoga Studio from 6.30- 7.30pm every Monday evening. Every week we practice a different blend of kriya & meditation, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. All encouraged to come. $15 at the door. Cash is king. _______
I have 3 more sessions with yall'. At the start of July, I will go intomama bear hibernation to prepare for little bebe #2 to grace us with his presence. I have much to prepare, including practicing my own deep mama kundalini practices and hypno-birthing meditations. Bebe is due to arrive somewhere between the end of July and early August. We will have our family huddle for a few weeks. I will see you again shortly thereafter. During the time I am away,Ms. Jamie Shane, owner/director of Bija will teach. :) If any one you have taken KundaFlow® with me, Kundalini Yoga or a GONG BATH (anywhere), I would love your thoughts/ feelings/ reactions.. please email: worldyogamission@gmail.com. Thanks. Sat Nam Yall'... Loads of Love, DamaDe'
Photo 2 Designs is responsible for the shot of Žan, bebe #2 and I above.

-a vibrational transformation-

2011-06-12T15:01:00.001-04:00

Full Moon / Full Lunar Eclipse
Kundalini Yoga Gong Bath What this eve will look like.. We will gather at Bija Yoga Studio in Naples, FL at 6.45p this Wednesday eve, June 15th.We will begin with the Adi Mantra, Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo (see below). We will then practice a short kriya focused to balance the Prana and Apanic flows of energy. This kriya is effective in stimulating the sexual, eliminative, and navel energies so that prana and apana are properly mixed at the Navel Point, and the power of Kundalini can be released. The higher chakras are also emphasized. Together the exercises will allow the heart to dominate, thus much of the pent up anger that hides in the form of deep muscle tension may release. When we lie in Savasana, we listen to the heartbeat, resting at the center of self. The heart rhythm is powered by creative sound of ONG to elevate you and give mental relaxation and sensitivity and then the.. GONG BATH begins....Following the Blissfull Gong Bath, together we practice a meditation bringing us to total mental balance with Kirtan Kriya using the primal sounds Saa, Taa, Naa, Maa and these mudras. Vibrating on each fingertip alternates the electrical polarities. Yogi Bhajan had explained that this meditation is both and science and an art. Its an art in the way it molds consciousness and in the refinement of sensation and insight it produces. It is a science in the tested certainty of the results each technique produces. We finish with Long Time Sun. We will complete our practice by 8.30p. Please register at the Bija Yoga website. Space is limited. $20 for this vibrational transformation. No experience in yoga needed. First- timers encouraged to explore. It is a very good idea to wear all white with some sort of head covering.

June 15th. Wednesday. 6.45-8.30p

Please mark your calendars for July 1st -New Moon/ Partial Solar Eclipse- Kundalini Yoga GONG BATH.

The Sensory Human in the Aquarian Age

2011-04-20T22:51:00.000-04:00

The Sensory Human in the Aquarian Age

Excerpts from a lecture by Yogi Bhajan, February 4, 2001

Everywhere we go people talk about the change of the millennium. Now our sun flares have gone 6 to 60 times more, and our magnetic field on the Earth is vibrating at a higher frequency than otherwise. Because of these sun flares, time rotation in the magnetic field system on which we and our lives are based is changing. Right now we are passing through a contrast of life. The effects of the astrological aspects change with the rotation of the Earth in proportion to its power with the other planets.

In another 11 years we will find people getting empty, more perturbed, not able to bear enough, not having much tolerance, and very argumentative. It is not the fault of people. It is the result of the power with which the psyche flows on the planet. People will have to pick up the tabs, and to match up they will have to be calm, quiet, and peaceful.

It will be very difficult to convince everybody because many lives depend on compensatory elements. Our compensatory elements are drinking at night, eating urea (eating meat), and a high frequency diet. We are not that calm, quiet, and peaceful in our construction. This, plus all the psychic bombardment that is coming, will create a conflict.

Up to this time every religion has made predictions, but man has felt secure that everything is under control. Then why is this happening? That is the question many people have asked. This is happening because of the change from the information age. First we were in the computer age, then the information age, and now we are entering into the sensory age. This technological change is causing every human to operate from his sensory system, unknowingly. That is the tragedy of it. So what we need now is to have a meditative mind so we can enter into the sensory human system without conflict with the planetary power.

This is the age where man has to have full satisfaction and fulfillment of his ideology, identity, and personality. And that is what the beauty of the human is going to be. The beauty is not going to be considered in terms of who is wearing a bikini and walking naked on the streets. Beauty is going to be considered in terms of who can contain oneself with that personality and radiance that attracts others.

A few years ago we said “Hail Guru Ram Das and heal the world.” It looked like a joke at that time. Heal with what? Now the Age has come when your own psyche can be in flow and beam on the other personality, and in the cross-exchange you can heal a person just by walking by his side. For this we have to have a mental clarity, and we have to have a mental projection.

Your mind cannot be allowed now to swing like a pendulum, and you cannot be a byproduct of moods. Sometimes you are rude, sometimes you are happy, sometimes you are real, and sometimes you are not real. This is not tolerable anymore. Now you often see a very beautiful person, in the modern framework of things, but can hardly talk with him or her for 15 minutes when you find you are shocked, “What am I talking with?”

So it is a time for prayer, for deep cleansing, for self-identity, and for self-control. What is honesty? When you can stand against dishonesty. What is reality? When you can stand against non-reality. What is loyalty? When you can stand against betrayal. So the pair of opposites is there. We have to choose the positive. And we have to make a choice. And that choice can only be made if our psyche is in diagonal energy, the energy that crosses through all levels, and is always there to lift us up in any situation in which we can fall.

It’s my prayer that your purity, your piety, your grace can carry you through, so we can enter the Aquarian Era with that sensory system of love, joy, and happiness. I wish you the best in the coming spring where you will be a totally different human being. It is not far away. The cycles in the heavens are changing, Earth is correspondingly changing, and everything you see around you will not be recognizable. This is the year; this is the time. It is now and today.

Reprinted from Aquarian Times, Spring 2001

©The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan

Full & New Moon Gong Baths & Mantra

2011-01-31T16:55:00.000-05:00

Full & New Moon Gong Baths & Mantra
Healing Sessions at Bija Yoga Studio
New Moon Mar 4th
6.30-8.30p
Full Moon Mar 19th
time-TBD
$20

Each ‘Gong Bath and Mantra’ session begins with light yoga (suitable for any body). Then we move into deep relaxation with the healing tones of the symphonic gong. The gong is a reinforced vibration that impacts the entire body by releasing stress, unwinding nerves, and bringing the mind to total calm. Yogis have always said the human body is like a wonderful musical instrument constructed with meridians that allow an inflow of healing and energy to cascade into the body like a waterfall. Out of the Gong came all music, all sounds and all words

After the gong we use primal sounds (mantra) to remind us that the entire universe was built on sound, on vibration. As you vibrate a particular combination of sounds, you tune into a higher level of intelligence and consciousness.

Bija Yoga Studio directions

- space is limited.
please contact studio to reserve your spots.
#239.775.0888

Weekly Sessions and upcoming Workshop Feb 23rd, 2011

2011-01-31T16:53:00.000-05:00

Weekly Sessions

:: Monday

6.30- 7.30p

Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan at Bija Yoga.

Directions here.

Drop in- $15. Monthly- $50

Payable by cash or PayPal. Account- damadefuego@gmail.com

::Tuesday

9.30-10.45a

KUNDAflow Yoga, at Love Yoga Center.

Advancing Level 1 +.

::Wednesday

5.00- 6.00p

Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan at Love Yoga Center.

Kundalini Yoga
Workshop
Wednesday 6.30-8.30p
at Bija Yoga. $20

"What to do when there's nothing left to do."
For your crisis kit inner tool box.

As Yogi Bhajan repeated, the key to our success is to be still and allow things to come to us. The truest test of our ability to access our intuition and grace when we most need it is when we are in crisis. YET, we have the infinite capacity to turn emotion into devotion, return to our basic core, engage the calming influence of the breath, and act from intuition rather then impulse.

For the two hours we have together, we will practice 2 kriyas and a meditation.

*Kriya to Throw off Stress
*Kriya to Withstand the Pressure of Time
*The Meditation for Absolute Powerful Energy

These three provide a powerful toolkit to draw from to help you return to your center, go inside, and dwell in the suble pool of self- mastery.

*Please wear all white or very light colors.

Awe Inspiring Life

2010-11-12T16:41:00.000-05:00

Sat Nam. Isn't the above image just beautiful?
The magic of life. An awe inspiring flow of a seedling to a plump bebe.
I love it! Yoga, for me, shows me budding life over and over again and how I can possibly live through these highs and lows with grace and with acceptance. I don't feel that words do any justice to really what is brought to light with a yoga practice. Its ALL in thepractice on the mat and off.
Less talk, more do.
You'll feel it, that is, if you show up.

Blessings. Love for you and your families, DamaDe'

Žan sends you pure light and love. (3 months old)

"If you flow with the flow of life, you will be healthy, happy, holy, prosperous, intuitive, well respected and understood. Otherwise, you are trouble to yourself, your friends, neighbors, pets and most of all your children."-Yogi Bhajan

From the Kundalini Reserch Ins titute , a video with Yogi Bhajan.Trust Yourself: Don't tell the wrong man

Local talent to know about
Ms. Lora Lynn at Cosmotique Day Spa and Salon gives the best pedicures and wonderful facials.
She has extended her offer of 15% off facial with a free brow wax. Address: 9040 Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Spring, FL 34135 Tel: 239. 947.1108

Ms. Lana Foster has a beautiful touch and clean, fresh energy. I love her and her massages. Her office is at Immokalee and 41. For just a short while longer she is accepting donations for massages. :) Tel: 239.776.1494

KundaFlow Yoga, taught by DamaDe' Amanbir

2010-10-31T15:17:00.003-04:00

KundaFlow Yoga, Taught by DamaDe' Amanbir
KundaFlow consists of 30% hatha vinyasa and 70% of Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan.
One class, two techniques.

To begin we intention our own personal prayers and tap into the all-encompassing consciousness sound of "Om" or "Aum".
Chants & bija mantras are integrated during the flow of the class. Carefully chosen prayer filled music is periodically used so to invoke fresh inner rhythms and encourage busting through hidden boundaries within. Why wait to lose the weight? Lighten up & Evolve.
We open our bodies, hearts, spirits with a warming physical practice to set our own inner stage for the profound depth of Kundalini Yoga.

The Mother of Yoga's... the Yoga of Awareness.. Kundalini Yoga is the ultimate practice after a hatha warm up.
Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic form of yoga that combines breath, movement, meditation, rhythmic sound and deep relaxation.
It is practical for each of us, "the householder," because it works to release tension and energize in a short period of time, regardless of degree of flexibility or experience. In the final moments of class, a symphonic gong (aka. gong bath) is used to clear the mind, heal the body and elevate the spirit.

Each week we practice a specific sequence of exercises (kriya) that creates optimum health by strengthening the immune system,
balancing the glands and creating a heightened level of awareness.
We chant in the beautiful language, Gurmukhi, that connects us with the inner sound current.
In the spirit of Kundalini Yoga, we practice in group consciousness, because group consciousness is the first step toward universal consciousness, which is the goal: transcend ego and merge with Infinity.

Please note- KundaFlow Yoga is not a mix of Vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga. They are taught specifically as two separate segments in one class. Kundalini Yoga is taught in the tradition of Yogi Bhajan who first brought it to the west in 1969. Yogi Bhajan made it very clear that the teachings remain as they are taught. DamaDe' honors this and carries the Teachings and delivers them as they are, never adding or subtracting anything.
DamaDe' is a certified KRI (Kundalini Research Institute) trained instructor.

My birth story

2010-09-30T16:25:00.000-04:00

My vision was set.

Hands down, no question… I had the determination to see Plan-A through. Of course, Plan-B was engaged as our back-up plan… {aka, the dreaded hospital experience only in the case of an emergency}. Throughout pregnancy I had read many o’ stories where a woman’s birth plan did not pan out as she willed. And after all, we are talking about the birth of my child. My sweet unnamed human/alienesque form that spent the last 39 weeks brewing and tossing about within my expanding uterus will have a safe entrance to planet earth even if it had to be in the sterility of a hospital setting.

Yet, my vision was set. I was to have an underwater birth across the street from where we live in a meditative, drug free, yogic environment.

Ya see, five-ish years ago, my good friend gave birth at the Family Birth Center of Naples and I was fortunate to be invited into this warm, meditative, superbly powerful rite of passage. It was everything a woman could ask for: quiet, dim lights, candles aflame, Sri Swami Rama’s Om’s, a big tub, aromatherapy, a warm room. There were four of us: my friend, her man, myself and then Dawn, a cool midwifewho basically allowed the process to unveil with utter perfection. It was la naissance parfaite, the perfect birth. Her boy, now five, slipped from the amniotic abyss into a warm pool of water. What a kind entrance to life outside the womb!

Having been intimately included in one birth, this was all I knew. Plan-A was to replicate what I had experienced firsthand although this time I was to take the captain’s chair as the contraction wave riding, internally focused, emerging mother.

As it turned out, Plan-A was a mere dream in the wings of my inner visual production.

After a trip to Maternal Fetal Medicine, a place I had been receiving high tech ultra sounds throughout my pregnancy, I awaited the photos of my bebe and an “A-OK” from the doctor. My ears were ready to hear, “All is well. Presentation of bebe is perfect. Good luck. Have a nice day.” This was precisely why I had made one last trip into the techno medical world.

I seemed to have been assigned the one doctor who had personal issues with “natural” delivery. He and I had our moments of debate during visits. He had always poked at me about the “lay midwife” route and made sure I knew exactly how ridiculous my choice of birthing outside the “system” was. I was 39 weeks with bebe at this point and feeling ready to execute Plan-A.

After the tech took measurements, etc. the doctor came back into the room with a certain jig in his step, a snap, crackle, pop in his voice and bright eye-d with the looming news of, “Well, you’re not gonna like this, but you have to get induced. Right away!”

I didn’t believe him.

He continued to tell me how bebe had stopped growing and that I had to go to the hospital right then. “NOW.” Even seeing the urgency in his face his words were still lying on deaf ears. He showed me charts and said if I hadn’t cancelled the appointment from the week prior, I would have been induced then. “But I am super healthy, my bebe is healthy. How could he stop growing?” I was willing to squirm out of the doctor’s suggestion. I was going to have my bebe under water and that was that. Period.

Little did I know that his decision trumped everyone else’s but mine. He made sure to let us know that we may lose the bebe if we did not go to the hospital immediately. “Well, why?? and is this because I am over 35?” I challenged him a bit. Matthew challenged him more. I held back tears as the reality dripped over me like a soggy cloud. His face still glistened with amusement. Although in hindsight he made an appropriate call, I teared up a bit knowing that I had no choice and then became numb… and then became pissed off.

He took the initiative to phone Dawn and found my Obgyn, Dr. Flippen-Trainer of Physican’s Regional Hospital. Both ladies had just returned from short vacations. I was relieved to no end that my doctor (who also happens to be Dawn’s back-up doctor) was available. I turned white and faint at the 5-minute thought of birthing at NCH Birth Place. After the doctor gave Matthew a short, firm speech about taking me directly to the hospital rather then going home to what he was calling, “the time warp,” the doctor gregariously lent us his hand and smugly waved us good bye, as if to say, “told ya so.”

I was stunned. I am healthy. I KNOW bebe is healthy. All arrows pointed to utmost health, with the one exception that bebe slowed his growth. I was confused and sought solace in a phone conversation with my midwife. When she explained that it was out of her hands and then instructed me to eat a huge meal prior to going to hospital. So we did just that. We went for Italian food and enjoyed delicious dishes of angel hair alfredo and gnocchi.

9pm- August 10- Upon arrival at Physicans Regional, we were shown to our room by a friendly nurse donning scrubs. Hairnet and all. The whole experience felt so surreal like i had entered the set of ER. I glanced around the room and dearly wanted to unpack my computer, kick on my i tunes, set up my lavender aroma diffuser, place bebe’s stuffed animal lion, put on my comfy nightgown and maybe even read the Birthing From Within book I had brought with hopes of gleaning more last minute insight. The in and outflow of nurses was unstoppable and before I knew it I was right where I had always dreaded being. Had I not been in and out of hospitals since 1983 with my dad and all the immense drama, long, sad, helpless moments and countless triumphs, I may have had a different outlook. With no time to do any of the aforementioned, I quickly placed the big yellow butterfly I had followed my dad around from hospital room to hospital room with in a prominent place, as a symbol of protection as well as, keeping my bebe’s late grandpa close to our experience.

Tears flowed as I explained to friendly nurse #2 that this was not-at-all the experience that I wanted and I was not willing to be confined in bed. I must move around. I remember repeating myself a few times that I must be free of monitors and tubes and all the crazy stuff I have seen time and time again. She listened and was willing to grant me my wishes partially. The hep-lock and battery charged fetal monitoring and the dose of pitocin got going right away. And I became restless, immediately. I just wanted to Feng Shui the room. Make it my safe haven.

By midnight the pitocin drip was dropped and Matthew and I could finally rest for the long, laborious day ahead.

*Six a.m. pitocin drip start up. Contractions or as they say, “waves” were ridable. Only 2 then 3 centimeters dialated.. I could handle this. I was cold and uncomfortable and feeling like a hippo with weird attachments, but it was all still okay.

*Eight a.m., enter Dr. Flippen-Trainer to break my water. Little did I know how messy my day just became. Not just painful, cold, and a yielding mystery, but also a complete amniotic fluid mess.

*Noon. Nurses got the call from my doctor to “up” the dose of pitocin, This marks the on start of active labor.

*One p.m., I asked Matthew to take the clock off the wall and turn it around. I could tell I was in for the ride of my life and Father time a tickin’ was not doing me a bit of good. My eyes closed from this point forth. I don’t remember details, I just remember taking on relentless waves one after the other, breathing adeptly through some, squealing through some, beckoning Matthew to squeeze my sacrum through most. I am unsure that the English vocabulary is vast enough to accurately describe the fierce intensity of active labor. Not just contractions, but drug induced contractions.

I left my body and stayed in this “checked out” state for hours.

If pain is weakness leaving the body, states the US Marine Corps, then I am set up for a life of vitality and strength because this rite of passage was torturous as far as I’m concerned. Not once did I hear the music I spent hours placing into just the right order in my i Tunes. Nor, did I think about if I was “doing this right.” Nor, did I think about the lion stuffed animal or butterfly or the lavender aromatherapy that wasn’t being diffused. Nor did I know who was coming in and out of the room. Nor did the breath patterns I had been practicing and teaching for over twelve years make an iota of difference. I did know that I had to hurry up and prop myself up somewhere for the next “wave.” Contractions were coming in fast. I was in the deepest most exaggerated pain ever! I wasn’t always sure where Matthew was, but when I curled over and pleaded for him to squeeeeeeze, he was right there.

*Four p.m., and alas, ten centimeters. Thank God!

Dr. Flippen-Trainer asked me how I would like to try pushing. After my hot shower, we went to it. Squatting was my choice, but to no bebe avail. A birth bar, again no bebe avail. Side lying, yet again to no bebe avail. She suggested the pose I knew would be the most compromising for me, the back lying pose. It was hard to breathe especially with friendly nurse #3 holding one leg up to my chest and Matthew on the other. Apparently it gave the quickest results. As if the active labor wasn’t enough for me to cry “mercy”, pushing a bebe out gave myself and all mothers’ the goddess-warrior-queen-of-the-universe status. And I’ll leave it at that.

Friendly nurse #3, proclaimed “boy”, at 17.59. And there he was on my chest when I finally opened my eyes. I kissed his soft spot, “Mama loves you. Welcome to planet earth.” Surreal, really.

He latched on with no issues with the help of friendly nurse #4 and shortly thereafter, we were all transferred to our postpartum room. Fortunate for us, the Women’s Center was a new facility and we were the only patients there! Currently, there are sixty births a month at this facility. Our room was perfectly spacious, clean, quiet and considerably comfortable with a huge window.

Friendly nurses #5 and #6 along with the expertise of the neonatal, Dr. Moreau, cared for Žan and myself around-the clock. I give huge accolades to all of the personable and proficient nurses and the care of the doctors.

After scrutinizing for months over a bebe name, at the eleventh hour we finally presented his name for the birth certificate. “Žan” was the winning name after looking and feeling this beauteous being we created together and I incubated and somehow miraculously squeezed out of me.

Žan is a Slovenian name and is pronounced like Jean as in Jean Claude Van Damme.

The spirit of this child spoke to me long before being conceived. So many details needed to line up prior to jumping into the waters of motherhood. I just knew to wait for the “calling” which came to me literally as the voice of God one night as I slept in a quaint cabin at Mt. Madonna Center in Northern California back in October 2009. I had heeded the direction from the Man upstairs, thus, here we are present day.

I feel great gratitude not only for the crew at Physician’s Regional, Matthew and for the loving support of so many folks along the way, but also for ALL the three-hundred-thousand women around world giving birth the same day as I. We became mothers together. That’s fierce sisterhood stepping collectively onto the trailhead of the most important journey of our children’s lives.

: How delicate the skin, how sweet the breath of children! – Euripides

Breath is the kiss of God- Yogi Bhajan

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World Yoga Mission
Breath is the kiss of God.- Yogi Bhajan
Sat Nam everyone. Sending you a high vibin' Monday hello and a fare thee well for a few months. Ya see, what I came to understand back around Thanksgiving time is that an Aries gal + a Piscean boy = a little Leo bebe. This is what the formula looks like below:
+ =
Our sweet lion/ess is due to take a breath on planet earth any moment and this soon to be mommi has consciously taken some time from teaching to figure out the ways of the newborn child. A right of passage I have waited 38 years to explore. Wahe Guru! Holy transformations!
Bebe born + I am born as mother + Matthew born as father = family and from this point forward our ripples reach out into community at large. I can't wait to say, "welcome to planet earth, we love you.. lets give it a go! *sqwish* xoxo"

So, for today... Monday August 9th,2010..
The essence of yoga is about relationship, an ancient science to uplift the spirit and heal mind and body. Literally, yoga means "to yoke", that is, to join yourself to the Infinite.

Formulating and having a child is a beautiful kind of alchemy. What these souls bring transform us with living prayers, sweet amazing grace.
May we open to our own minds, emotions and intuition and a deeper knowledge of ourselves through our spiritual practices.
Not understanding yourself is not understanding the Truth. - Soen-sa
May we live our lives as a prayer experiencing this realm of consciousness in all that is around us as a living prayer.
As the poet John O'Donohue reminds us that prayer is never wasted: It always brings transformation... Prayer refines you so that you may become worthy of your possibility and destiny.
May we step onto the mat or meditation pillow, and go within. Cease the wandering eyes around the room, the judgements of this-n-that, and re-cast your own self image with grace, dignity, prayer and power. After all, as the Chinese proverb goes: Teachers open the door but you must enter by yourself.

May we ask for assistance. Accessing the wisdom of the ancestors. Calling on to Divine Masters-> whatever and whomever you resonate with. We have exited the Piscean Era and are well on our way in through a massive shift into the Aquarian Age. When the going gets tough, ASK. All your resources are available. Drop the ego and ask.

Five Sutras for the Aquarian Age by Yogi Bhajan
1. Recognize that the other person is you.
2. There is a way through every block.
3. When the time is on you, start, and the pressure will be off.
4. Understand through compassion or you will misunderstand the times.
5. Vibrate the Cosmos. The Cosmos shall clear the path.
Go to this link for a few tools you may be able to use through this shift. We must maintain mental, emotional, and physical flexibility. Practice. Practice. Practice...

My yogi friends, I'll catch you later after a while.. Please check out WORLD YOGA MISSION Blog. I will continue to add tid bits there, including THE LAW OF LOVE, a poem by Yogi Bhajan.

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, KundaFlow Yoga™, Hatha Vinyasa, Pre & Post Natal Yoga, Pranayama.
Private Sessions, Personal and Group Retreats, Group Classes, etc. will all resume in October 2010. If you'd like to start planning a retreat, teacher trainings or discuss workshops now, contact me: damadeyoga@gmail.com
Stay in touch! Reach out!
World Yoga Mission on the web.
World Yoga Mission on FaceBook.
World Yoga Mission. Blogsite.
Opportunities are always welcome.
World Yoga Mission on Linked In.
...and we musn't forget Twitter.

God Bless.
Much Love, DamaDe' Amanbir Kaur

Sarah List Photography

Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo

Yogi Bhajan
Prosperity is in your destiny.
Prosperity is in your soul.
Prosperity is in your being.
Purity and Piety guarantee prosperity.

Please join Agiapal Kaur Monday, 08/09/10 from 6:30-8p, at Kaw Gallery in the Hibiscus Center in Naples for Kundalini Yoga, as taught by
Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of awareness, we will practice an invigorating set Creative Energy along with a new moon prosperity meditation.
Kaw Gallery on FaceBook.
Kaw Gallery on the web.

Please tell me you have heard of HYMN for HER!

It all started with a chainsaw accident, but that's a story for another time... Lucy Tight & Wayne Waxing are "Hymn For Her", a band that hails from anywhere they can park their trailer. H4H live, tour and record in their 16 foot, 1961 Bambi Airstream (comes with dog and baby). Their new summer release 2010, 'Lucy & Wayne and THE AMAIRICAN STREAM' was entirely recorded in their classic trailer on a coast to coast U.S tour.

FiddleStix, video. July 2010 release.
Montana, video. July 2010 release.

Listen/ buy on this link ->Hymn for Her's latest CD entitled Lucy & Wayne and The Amairican Stream.
Also Year of the Golden Pig Cd.

This symbol is called the Galactic Butterfly
which is said to represent all of
the consciousness that has ever existed
in this galaxy. This is all of our physical ancestors both human, animal, reptile, fish, shell fish, plants as well as the consciousness which organized all of the raw material from
a whirling disk into stars then planets and solar systems. Big Meaning. Also called, Hunab Ku. The indigenous peoples call it "The Galactic Butterfly". Butterflies are seen
as ancestors returning for a visit to physicality. Wearing one of these symbols is very powerful as it broadcasts your
reaching to actively join the consciousness of our galaxy.- Ian Xel Lungold

Henna'd on bebe belly is the Galactic Butterfly by ZACHARI, a Mendhi Henna Artist. Also an energy reader, psychic, Clairsentience medium who "tunes in" to your personal vibration, Soul field, and the spirit realms, giving insights, and clarity surrounding the events in your life, past, present and future.
He may be found at Anahata in Naples.

Falling into prayer is the same thing as falling in Love. It is an infinite fall. You can never come out of it. -Yogi Bhajan

A Message from the Hopi Elders

2010-08-09T10:11:00.000-04:00

You have been saying this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour.
Here are the things that must be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know our garden.
It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the leader.
This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel like they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off toward the middle of
the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water.
See who is there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally, least of all
ourselves ! For the moment we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time of the lonely wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude and vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
The Elders
Hopi Nation

THE LAW OF LOVE

2010-08-09T10:06:00.000-04:00

Love gives you power to merge,

From finite to infinity.

Love gives you power to trust,

From nothing to everything.

Love gives you power, the powerful prayer

Between you and your creator.

Love gives you vastness.

As vast as there can be.

Love gives you the hold, the experience.

And the touch with your own infinity.

As beautiful, bountiful and blissful as there can be.

-Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan

2010-07-07T16:45:00.003-04:00

Fire of Love

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Preface from

Fire of Love

by Aadil Palkhivala

Yoga is everywhere, yet hardly anywhere at all. It is so extremely well known that it is barely understood. Yoga has spread so wide that it is deep no more. It was once a carefully guarded secret and a profoundly esoteric tradition, but today, yoga's subtle essence has evaporated in the heat of the media spotlight, its true purpose trampled by crowds rushing to be part of the craze. Yoga sells, so anything is now being called yoga. Yoga is sold as a replacement for various excercise forms while being twisted and perverted to take the shape of whatever it is replacing. As a sad result, people claiming to do "yoga"are competing to be the best in class, straining to achieve the most impressive- looking poses, and striving for hard bodies with "buns of steel." Yet yoga is not aerobics, not gymnastics, not dance, but a magnificent art and science reaching far, far beyond mere exercise. True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed: Yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn't care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.

Kundalini at KAW GALLERY / HYMN for HER / Shiv Anter

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Kundalini Yoga at Kaw Gallery in Naples, FL
Monday- 6.30-8pm

Join our lovely community of Yogi's.
All welcome. All levels.
Drop in- $15.
Bring mat, friends, your prayers...
WORLD YOGA MISSION
About DamaDe' Amanbir Kaur
About Kundalini Yoga
World Yoga Mission
BLOGSPOT
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Hymn for Her
at Bayshore Landing
July 10th, 2010- 8-11pm
SEE YA THERE!!
About Hymn for Her
Lucy Tight & Wayne Waxing are "Hymn For Her", a band that hails from anywhere they can park their trailer. H4H live, tour and record in their 16 foot, 1961 Bambi Airstream (comes with dog and baby). Their new summer release 2010, 'Lucy & Wayne and THE AMAIRICAN STREAM' was entirely recorded in their classic trailer on a coast to coast U.S tour. They stopped at various campgrounds and friends driveways between shows, set up their gear in their Bambi/home recording studio, rolled tape and rocked out. Armed with 2 bullet mics, a three-stringed broom handle/cigar box, banjo, dobro, bass drum, hi-hat, and harp, this 'lil duo causes massive earthquakes wherever they play.

Musichttp://www.hymnforher.com/about.html
Tour schedule
http://www.hymnforher.com/schedule.html
Latest Videohttp://www.hymnforher.com/video.html
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A Personal RecommendationMs. Anjilique Shiv Anter,
a wonderful massage therapist in Naples, Florida is now doing house calls!
A beautious talent.
Her special summer rate is well well worth it! WOW!
$64/ 60 min (reg 75)
$85/ 90 min (reg 100)

She will provide the table, oil, & hands. Sheets and music supplied by you.
She also offers "Raindrop" massage. An amazing mental, emotional, and physical release using a sequence of medicinal grade essential oils (Young Living).
85$ for 90 min.

Tele: 239.682.3681

Testamonial for Anjilique
I have had several massages (easily in excess of 24 or more) from her. From the first to the last she would get better & better at her process with me. What i mean by that is she is very intuitive & remembers what is going on in my body from one session to the next. SPECTACULAR!!
-D.A., Naples, FL

Hands Across the Sand- Naples, FL

2010-06-29T07:53:00.000-04:00

WORLD YOGA MISSION

Grab your family, your friends.. neighbors. NOW is the time to peel yourself from your regular routine and come together as a community... for obviously, good reason.
You want a healthy Gulf of Mexico?
You want to do something about the Gulf Oil Disaster?
Apathy ridden? Bang, your cured!
In another area of Florida? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?state=Florida
In the U.S.. in the world? check here-http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/
Please forward this message. This is a valuable cause & tremendous turnout is necessary for this symbolic event of unity and compassion!! Thank you. Sat Nam, DamaDe' Amanbir
You are invited to participate in the
Hands Across the Sand,
June 26th, Saturday at Noon
(try to arrive at your beach location @11:00am).
This is going to be a huge event as thousands of people across the country (and around the world) come together on their local beaches, join hands, and show our leaders that we demand a change.

What we really need this event to do is make our government representatives aware that we're ready to wean off oil and dirty energy permanently and allocate resources towards the development of clean energy technologies.

Above is a poster jpg. that includes all of the participating beaches in the SWFL area. Please forward this email. Invite everyone! Lets make a party!

With the concept of using less oil and petroleum-based products being core to this widespread social action, everyone is encouraged to join hands at the beach closest to them and where possible, try to carpool, bike or walk to the event!!

Please bring any food or beverages you may carry with you in non-petroleum-based products, don't forget sunscreen andleave only your footprints behind!

"Together we have an opportunity to change America. What we are about to do will be seen by the world. this could be a critical turning point in finally changing our Country's prehistoric energy policy. Let us work together and share our passion and energies to protect our Oceans, our Beaches and our Coastal economies. I extend my deepest appreciation to all of you for Joining Hands". - Dave Rauschkolb, Founder http://www.handsacrossthesand.org/florida

Send a letter to Pres. Obama & Local Rep.http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1727

for my friends across the globe
In Brasil? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?country=Brazil
In Spain? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?country=Spain
Aussie? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?country=Australia
India? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?country=India
Sweden? http://handsacrossthesand.com/organize.php?country=Sweden

Kundalini Yoga taught at Yoga Boody Studio. A WORLD YOGA MISSION.

2010-06-14T13:40:00.002-04:00

World Yoga Mission
www.worldyogamission.com
Sat- June 19th, 2010- 1pm-2.30pm

Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and led by DamaDe' Amanbir.
At YOGA BOODY Studio.

$18- drop in. All welcome. ♥ ♥ ♥ (All appropriate for all stages of pregnancy too, by the way)
This workshop is for all, of all levels. Please know that this is a part of the Sunshine State Yoga Teachers Training in Naples, Florida- >(239) 592-0898/ sunshinestateyoga@yahoo.com
This session is set up like a workshop and is highly informative.

"You have to learn to alter your energy. If at one frequency you are freaking out, change or alter your energy. You will not freak out. You cannot change time, but your can change the place. You cannot get out of your body, but you can change its energy." - Yogi Bhajan

Our agenda for Saturday-

Wahe Guru Kriya
This kriya is known by experiencing it. The set is a total workout for the thyroid, pituitary, and pineal glands. Your whole body will sweat. Meditate after this kriya and realize that we are channels for truth and that to maintain grace in the most ungraceful moments is the true human worth.
Base of your Creative Capacity for Life

"This will fix your spine, your spinal disks, and tone up the pelvic region provided your Breath of Fire is strong and continuous. There is no better adjustment for your body than this exercise done correctly. It works on the sex organs, which give your the sensitivity to create. It can give you an experience of who you are."- Yogi Bhajan
Review of the 3 Nadi's & practices to support this.
We are energy / Shushmana, Ida, Pingala
We are energy beings. Energy flows through the Ida and Pingala naadis all the time, but, at any given time, one side or the other is the dominant energy of our electromagnetic field. We can learn which naadi is dominant by observing which of our two nostrils has the greater flow of breath: left nostril means Ida and right nostril means Pingala. If Ida is dominant, then the flow of energy in our magnetic psyche is predominantly negatively-charged and is cooling, imaginative, and relaxing. If the Pingala is dominant, then the flow of energy is predominantly positive charged and is focused, energetic, and active.
If we are aware of our predominant energy charge, then we can alter our energy as needed to balance whatever sort of energy is coming at us from the environment. When we cross the range of another electromagnetic field, the psyches must balance energetically. Sometimes we react unconsciously and we lock ourselves into an undesired balance with another person's magnetic field. If we relate to our environments on a praanic level, we have the means to control our energy field to bring greater peace and life-sustaining balance into our lives.

Yogi Bhajan

2010-06-11T21:56:00.002-04:00

Are other people happy by looking at you?

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* All welcome THIS Saturday to Yoga Boody for Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan® and led by DamaDe' Amanbir.

As a part of the SunShine State Yoga Academy, a RYS 200 certified teachers training, a special session Saturday, June 5th will begin at 1pm for 90 minutes. All levels welcome. On the agenda-> Kriya for the Liver, Colon & Stomach. This practice opens the hips, may relieve lower back pain and pressurizes lymph area. Some excerises intend to balance the psyche and enhance communcation skills. The liver has an opportunity to dispell toxins and the blood stream's calcium and magnesium may be brought into further balance. The neck, the sciatic nerve, the neck, thyroid and parathyroid are also addressed in this kriya. Also on the agenda-> Kriya for Electromagnetic Frequency, for the brain. The lymph and nervous system are tuned up and the powerful breath of fire stimulates the pituitary gland and causes the pineal gland to change the frequency of the radiance of the magnetic field.

Teachers encouraged to participate. Hatha Yogi's highly encouraged to partake. New to yoga? All welcome.

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* All welcome THIS Saturday to lululemon athletica in Naples. A complimentry Kundalini Yoga session led by alumni ambassador, DamaDe'. Start time is promptly at 9am. All level. All encouraged to attend. Mats are provided. Dress in light, loose clothing.

On the agenda-> Kriya for Morning Sadhana.

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* June Kundalini yoga sessions at KAW Gallery in Naples, FL.

Our wonderful community of kundalini yogi's welcomes all to join us every Monday eve from 6.30-8pm at KAW Gallery.

Every week our menu changes of kriya and meditiative practices. Email me- damadeyoga@gmail.com if you would like to be on the weekly, Whats Krackin' in the Kundalini Kitchen at KAW, email list describing our weekly practice.

Kaw Gallery- 2950 Tamiami Trail N. Naples, FL 34103 (239) 263-5865

Drop in- $15

Month of June- $52 when received by June 8th. (4 Mondays)

Please bring your own mat, sheepskin, blanket and water. Wear light, loose clothing.

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W o r l d Y o g a M i s s i o n

above- trataka aka. yogic gazing

Sat Nam. Warm regards, DamaDe'

... and a few words from some lovely KundaFolk...
DamaYoMama, Your yoga classes are beyond verbal description but if I had to take a stab at it .... holy wow#!?@ ... it feels like you walk in with one body and leave with another ... feet planted on the earth but heart in the atmospheres.
Sat nam, sat nam, sat nam xo - J.M. in Naples, FL

The most amazing aspect of Kundalini Yoga (@ worldyogamission.com) is the intention behind. You combine this with the fact that its such a simple, yet grand plan, all at the same time! What is more basic than "Breath", yet we aren't as aware of it as you'd think we should, or would be. I have found, & experienced, through DamaDe', & World Yoga Mission, the powerful healing vehicle that it is, along with the countless other benefits that come from becoming very intentional with my breath. She also provides a blend of other types of yoga, that address, & help bring ease to the other aspects of this very challenging human experience!
If you have not given Kundalini Yoga a try, I highly reccommend trying 2 or 3 classes so that you are able to get a real feel for the benefits that it provides!! DJA- Naples, FL

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FYI-> For those of you that have inquired where I have ordered my return addy labels & business cards from..here is the link to order from their large selection choices. I use VistaPrint all the time.. easy, quick to arrive and great rates. :) Have fun!

Kundalini Yoga. Mother of all Yoga's.

2010-06-11T21:23:00.000-04:00

P R O S P E R I T Y ~> Fluid Grace

A person who is pure cannot become poor.
Do not measure everything with money.
Measure everything with grace. - Yogi Bhajan

Kundalini Yoga is uncoiling yourself to find your potential andyour vitality and to reach for your virtues. There is nothing from outside. Try to understand that. All is in you.
You are the storehouse of your totality.
- Yogi Bhajan_____________________________________________

KUNDALINI~> THE MOTHER OF ALL YOGAS.

Introduced to the western world by Yogi Bhajan in 1969,
Kundalini yoga is all about power and precision.
Most people often refer to the Kundalini style as the
mother of all yogas. In addition to challenging postures,this type of yoga employs chanting (mantras), meditations
and visualizations to help stimulate the mind, body and spirit.It’s commonly believed that practicing Kundalini yoga will produce results 16 times faster than other types of yoga.

Kundalini energy is stored in your spine.
This style of yoga works to release that energy to give
your day a kick-start. The energy source is usually described
as a sleeping serpent that, when awoken, will slither through
your body, re-energizing your spirit. So how is this secret
source of energy brought to life? It’s released through postures, breathing technique, meditation and chanting.

The postures involved in Kundalini yoga are very demanding
on your body, but they are not as defined in technique as
postures in other types of yoga. Proper breathing is the key
to the practice of Kundalini yoga, and breathing is used to
renew dormant energy in your body.

Once you have successfully released the hidden
Kundalini energy, you will feel more alert and relaxed.
In addition to postures and breathing techniques,
Kundalini yoga also uses hand positions and aerobic
workout movements to help you energize.

One great aspect about Kundalini yoga is that it can
be done at anytime, anywhere. If you are feeling the
stress of the day, take a few minutes to meditate or
stretch into a Kundalini posture. The benefits of
Kundalini yoga include increased energy and oxygen capacity,
peace of mind and weight loss.

2010-06-11T20:59:00.000-04:00

Forever is composed of nows.

- Emily Dickinson

“If opportunity doesn’t knock
build a door.” -Milton Berle

2009-08-13T11:30:00.003-04:00

World Yoga Mission
& the new! Collier Spay & Neuter Clinic
invite you to the Bayshore Coffee House on Tuesday August 18th.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.- Mahatma Gandhi

Sat Nam.
The Collier Spay Neuter Clinic is a brand new facility open to our community. Overpopulation of animals is a real concern and their lives are taken needlessly everyday. This clinic nips it in the bud, and helps the root cause of the overpopulation of animals. As a part of the World Yoga Mission (in service for the highest good of all), I invite you and your lovies to practice with us on Aug the 18th at Bayshore Coffee House. All welcome. All level. 7pm. The class is $10. Please bring new or used the following items: dog and cat nail clippers; combs/brushes; various size dog and cat beds; stainless food and water bowls; new or gently used clean bath towels; various size dog and cat crates and carriers; clumping kitty litter; Nylabones; interactive toys; stuffed and rubber toys, paper towels, blue and pink index cards, copy paper. Other ways to help this new clinic in town.
Pallas Diaz, founder, will be with us and will answer question and receive donations following KundaFlow class. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.- Margaret Mead

The lululemon Naples team will be joining in the for the KundaFUN, as well. Thank you's for all your loving support! See you at Bayshore Coffee Company on August 18th- 2727 Bayshore Dr Naples, Fl. 34112 Tele: (239) 775-5676

OmVibe Yoga Studio in Naples, FL hosts KundaFlow *hot* on Wed eve- 6.30p

KundaFlow Yoga 11am- Mondays at OmVibe Yoga Studio

Acro Yoga in Naples is on the Horizon!

? Question ?
Who is feeling an adventure retreat by the end of this year or next year in Central or South America? The JourneyMan & I are developing fabulous high- energy, earthen retreats now. Unwind, relax and invigorate the soul. Please give us your feedback. damadeyoga@gmail.com

Amor de la mariposa,
Bless! this is the World Yoga Mission ~> DamaDe'
Please contact me with any questions re: classes, retreats, crystal bowl meditation, KundaFlow yoga brunches, private sessions...
World Yoga Mission on facebook.
KundaFlow on twitter.

July Haps in Naples, FL

2009-06-29T18:54:00.001-04:00

JULY 4th Fiesta at the Urban Oasis.
Hosted by Christy Carlson & DamaDe'
Gates open at 6.30pm-> KundaDance your Arse Off with DamaDe' at 7pm.
Then to float in the salt water pool and watch the fireworks show from a raft ;) FUN!
Gates close at 10.30pm

For registration and directions call 239-777-2475. Space is limited.

Suggested Love offering $20 {byob} Dress to move. Bring SwimSuit.

July 7th- Full Moon Crystal Bowl Outdoor Adventure
at the Urban Oasis. 8- 9.30p. Tuesday.

Full Moon in Capricorn

This is the Full Moon of the Guru: Guru Purnima.
A night dedicated to thanking all our teachers, in every walk of life;
especially the difficult ones who challenge us to reach deep within to feel love and compassion.
The mesmerizing sound of the crystal bowls conduct a flow of
high vibrational energy that evokes a state of deep relaxation
enhanced by the energy of the full moon and the magnificent outdoors.
Bring a mat/ pillow, water/ tea, dress comfortably, your friends, an open heart.
For registration and directions call 239-777-2475
Suggested Love offering $20

July 26- KundaFlow Yoga Brunch & Pool Stretch/ Play Time
at the Urban Oasis. Sunday Morning.
Hosted by DamaDe' & Christy Carlson.
Mark your calender, bring your friends, a mat or two, a swimsuit & drinking water.
Indulge in healthy smoothies and nourishing elixers. Bring a pose you may have
issues with and we will play with it in the warm salt water pool.
Gates open at 8.30a. KundaFlow Yoga is from 9-10.15a
Smoothies & Pool to follow.
Gates Close at 12.30p.
Space is limited. Please RSVP to 239-777-2475. Suggested Love offering $20

Yoga Classes/ Privates -> www.worldyogamission.com
FaceBook?- look up- DamaDe Amanbir kaur &
become a "fan" of World Yoga Mission.
Twitter?- KundaFlow
Skype- DamaDe
Blog- www.worldyogamission.blogspot.com
Contact- 239.287.1094 or damadeyoga@gmail.com

Christy's info- www.transformational-breath.com

Check out the beautiful OmVibe Yoga Studio- www.omvibe.com

World Yoga Mission - Based in Naples, Florida

Sign up here for updated information regarding workshops, retreats, group and private classes and other community happenings

2009-06-04T17:15:00.000-04:00

KundaFlow Yoga Brunch to Playtime in the
therapy salt water pool at the Urban Oasis.
Mark your calender & bring your friends, a mat or two and water.

Date- Sunday June 14.
Where- Christy Carlson's Urban Oasis (off Bayshore in Naples)
Time- Gates opens at 9:30am. Start time 10 am on-the-dot.
Healthy smoothies, green drinks and fruit at noon o'clock.
Followed by stretch and unwind pool playtime.
Bring a pose you may be having issues with and Christy Carlson & DamaDe' will assist you with it in the warm therapy pool.
Space is limited.
Please RSVP -> 239.287.1094 for directions.

$ Love offering

Would you like to host a KundaFlow Yoga Brunch? Contact DamaDe'. damadeyoga@gmail.com

2009-06-04T16:57:00.004-04:00

Crystal Bowls.. ahhh..
if you have yet to enjoy the overall experience in the outdoor setting of the Urban Oasis, please join us.
Its a beautiful setting in Naples, Florida.
Bring your friends and a mat/ blanket.
This Sunday, June 7th - Gates Open at 8:00p
Crystal bowls begin vibrating through the air @ 8:30pm.
Christy & DamaDe' harmonize on the crystal bowls while Susanne gives individual attention with her loving, healing hands... followed by the heartbeat of the mother~drums. We will be consciously breathing in the magnificence of the outdoors,
enjoying the energy of the full moon, unwinding, rejuvenating and creating a high vibrational community.
Please register with Christy- 239-777-2475
love offering / pay it forward

2009-06-03T15:41:00.001-04:00

Great gratitude for you. From the center core of
the earth all the way up to the highest of high,
I extend a huge thank you for all of your email
messages and phone calls with condolences
after my dad had passed. Your intention was
felt and I appreciate it a whole lot.
Blessings and sweet yogic ooomm's for you
and your families.
Sat Nam, DamaDe'

This is a World Yoga Mission.
We are in a time and place when folks are in need of stress relief more then ever.
Never fear, yoga is here.. and the willingness to implement the beautiful and sacred technology into communities large and small across the globe is where yours truly steps in and UP. I hear from folks that their pocketbooks are dwindeling & stress levels rising, etc.. Please, by all means, use your resources around you. Yoga is a time tested & true resource 1,000s of years old. If you have yet to try yoga, here is your seedling reminder message and if you are indulged in your practice, then when would be a better time for you to teach it to others? I'm not talking about getting a yoga teacher cert. necessarily, I am implying that you guide another on a casual note at home or in the office, at a reunion or even to a total stranger. Now is the time to take care of yourself first, then spread the yoga love with each other. Personally, I notice that the breathwork hits home for most folks. So whilst in your next class, memorize the breath pattern, practice it on your personal time then teach it to another. Kids need it too!! Perhaps teach them to breath deeply as they fall asleep. "Paint the ceiling with the breath," as I like to say in class. The number of folks practicing yoga will multiply as the months pass us by. Rest assured that more and more people will include yoga into their weekly rituals. There will be many, however, that will refuse. One step at a time. Breathing and stetching anyone can do. Coming to present time is far from dogmatic. I encourage education. Ask yourself, "Whats more?" "What more is there to learn about this science of yoga?" I can tell you one thing, yoga includes asana (postures), but yoga is not just a bunch of asanas. When you become comfortable doing the same routine over and over again.. I ask, what will it take to transform? Doing the same thing again the next day? Try reaching out of your comfort zone. Try a kundalini class where mantra is prevalant and long breathwork patterns with asana are the norm. Try restorative yoga if you have been conditioned to do 40,000 sunsalutes in one class. Try something different. If you want change, then you must be the change you want to see. Yes? As a final reminder, yoga is not a religion. Yoga is a science, a technology. Yoga means union. It is the joining together the aspects of ourselves which were never divided in the first place. Bless you over and over again. Sending you love from Naples, Florida. Jai! Sat Nam.
www.worldyogamission.com & www.worldyogamission.blogspot.com

The following 5 bits of information for you. Mark your calenders.
1- Private Sessions reduced
2- KundaFlow Yoga Brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings
3- Latin Art show closing in Fort Myers. Fire Dance. Drums.
4- This Sunday. Full moon crystal bowl outdoor experience.
5- KundaFlow Yoga at Bayshore Coffee Co. June 30.

1- Private Sessions Reduced.
Going with the flow of the times. Private sessions will take
your practice to totally new heights. I offer all kinds of yoga
from the chair to vigorous flow to cool & meditative to hot till you drop.
Do you want to learn more about the philosophy?
Yoga for weight loss? Go deeper into poses? Work with old fears,
hurts, patterns? I work with seniors and children, "at risk" girls
and have worked with imprisoned boys. I work wth athletes, as well.
Cross train for your next marathon? Get your yoga in before and/or after a run! Ok, I typically have a sliding scale between $85 - 125 for 60 to 75 minutes in the comfort of your own home/ hotel, etc.
Now, as of today, the new sliding scale is between $65- 100.
{Collier county or south Lee} So there you go.
Small private groups included. You deserve it!
Contact me-> 239.287.1094 Spread the word!
Lokah Samasta Sukhinu Bhavantu=
May all beings be peaceful and happy.
Weekly class schedule may be found here-
www.worldyogamission.com
and by the way, OmVibe Yoga Studio has an
unbeatable deal for summer. www.omvibe.com

2- KundaFlow Yoga Brunch to Playtime in the
therapy salt water pool at the Urban Oasis.
Date- Sunday June 14. Mark your calender & bring your friends,
a mat or two and water.
Where- Christy Carlson's Urban Oasis (off Bayshore in Naples)
Phone me for directions.
Time- Gates opens at 9:30am. Start time 10 am on-the-dot.
Healthy smoothies, green drinks and fruit at noon o'clock.
Followed by stretch and unwind pool playtime.
Bring a pose you may be having issues with and we will play with
it in the warm therapy pool.
Space is limited. Please RSVP to me -> 239.287.1094
$ Love offering.
Would you like to host a KundaFlow Yoga Brunch? Contact me.

3- Check out following flyer. This Friday!!
This is a show that is not to be missed. One of the best shows
I've seen in Florida! There is no cost, wear your dancing shoes,
the South Americans will be drumming, I will dance with fire...
the downtown art walk is happening too at the same time. :) See you..

4- This Sunday. Crystal Bowls.. ahhh..

if you have yet to enjoy the overall experience in the outdoor setting
of the Urban Oasis, please join us. Its a beautiful setting and so relaxing. 8pm. Bring your friends and a mat/ blanket.

Crystal Bowls under the Full Moon

This Sunday, June 7th - Gates Open at 8:00pm

Crystal bowls begin vibrating through the air @ 8:30pm.

We will be consciously breathing in the magnificence of the outdoors,

enjoying the energy of the full moon,

unwinding, rejuvenating and creating a high vibrational community.

Please register - Call 239-777-2475 or

email c2christycarlson@hotmail.com

www.transformational-breath.com

love offering / pay it forward

5- Mark your Calender

KundaFlow Yoga at Bayshore Coffee Co. Evening session. Tuesday, June 30th. More details to come.

Website-> www.worldyogamission.com

Blog-> www.worldyogamission.blogspot.com

Weaving the World as One

2009-05-26T21:32:00.000-04:00

Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Sat Nam. Some time has passed since I have reached out with a big ole yogic hello. I hope this finds you & your family happy and in amazing health!

So many folks are on the cleanse-out-the bod train.. and I plan to embark on a cleansing program too in the next few days. Summer Solstice Sadhana is right around the corner & with the 3 days of White Tantra within the frame of Kundalini Yoga for days... a body cleanse is a necessity prior to cleansing the multitude of old layers & unusable energy patterns & karmic hoopla. I feel like my wings are nearly in full fledge and the flow of the winds beckon. Anyway, there are quite a few nutritional guides ready and willing to set you on track. Lets Group Cleanse! tee hee. May we all be healthy and loving and totally prosperous in all ways! Wahe Guru! On that note, I gatta jump on my new bike and take a ride this gorgeous Tuesday evening. Blessings. See you in la classe de KundaFlow!

weaving of the world as one. somos uno.

DamaDe' Amanbir Kaur

OmVibe Class on Wed eves are fun. I always look forward to being there with ya's. Make it happen.

See you there.

Go here for schedule. www.worldyogamission.com

If a man clings tenaciously to truth he ultimately realizes God -Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Pictures taken from Everglades Hostel in Florida City, FL. April 18, 2009

I have to say a little something about the Naples Academy of Ballet. www.naplesacademyofballet.com

Ballet came last, thus far, in my dance trainings and I am having a love affair with the teachings. This new school in Naples is gorgeous and has top notch ballet teachers. There are beginner classes and no background is needed. Yoga and dance deeply compliment each other. You know how I always mention being graceful in yoga class? Ballet exemplifies the grace we allow from our practice. My teacher/ Ballet Master, Konstantin Kolotov was born in Novosibirsk, Russia, and comes from a family of professional ballet dancers and he such an amazingly knowledgeable instructor. I feel soooo much gratitude that I found this place and I had to spread the news. ;)

On a random note, Dave Mathews Band has a new album out. Carter is one of my absolute favorite drummers on earth. Enjoy ;)~ If you go to this link, you can listen to the entire album before its released.

http://www.pandora.com/davematthewsband

KundaFlow® at OmVibe Yoga Studio

2009-05-18T18:40:00.000-04:00

Community of Yogi's in Naples, Florida.
Ommin' & Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo in the spirit of yoga.

::M- 11-12:30p- OmVibe Yoga KundaFlow Yoga- an evolving Level I

Vinyasa+ Kundalini Kriya. Shakti filled hour and a half journey= 1/3 prana- initiated flow & 2/3 Kundalini Kriya with meditation-mantra & deep relaxation.

:: W- 6:30-8p- OmVibe Yoga KundaFlow Yoga- an evolving Level 1+

Vigorous Vinyasa+ Kundalini Kriya. Shakti filled hour and a half journey= 1/3 full throttle prana- initiated flow & 2/3 Kundalini Kriya with meditation-mantra & deep relaxation.

Be Fearless. Stay curious to your inner involutions.

2009-05-18T17:59:00.001-04:00

Biography of DamaDe' Amanbir Kaur

DamaDe’ incorporates her love of dance and exploration,diving into areas unknown..and teaches from her years of personal practice and teachings of: restorative/ yin yoga, vinyasa/flow, kundalini/ tantra, pranayama, concentration and systematic relaxation. DameDe’ has studied with many American and Indian teachers, both reknowned, and less known. She continues to study yoga science daily.

DamaDe’ Amanbir Kaur

What is the meaning behind Amanbir Kaur?
Amanbir Kaur is a spiritual name. The more people speak her Spiritual name, the more it permeates into her being.. then the more she experiences its Naad, the essence of its sound current bring her into harmony with her destiny.
Amanbir Kaur means— the Princess/ Lioness of God who is eternally brave, who courageously radiates and brings peace to all.
Peace is a consciousness of harmlessness. It is bringing out kindness and the love to serve. It takes courage to be peaceful when there may be people around that have yet to understand what peace is.
DamaDe’ aspires to become a presence of peace.

“I am humble… over and over again, I am humbled by the magnitude of the yoga tradition. The depth of yoga is profound. It is my life path and I am in service. “

Photo by www.catchlightstudio.com

2009-05-18T17:18:00.000-04:00

I will tell you about yoga in very simple terms:
The human mind is potentially Infinite and Creative.
But in practical reality it is limited.
So a technical know-how is required through which one can
expand his mind to bring about the equilibrium that
enables him to control his physical structure and
experience his Infinite Self. ~Yogi Bhajan~

Yogi Bhajan taught to teach teachers & “I follow his lead. I teach to teach teachers. Each one of you is being called out to be a teacher in your own way… hence, the movement called World Yoga Mission.”

2009-05-18T17:03:00.000-04:00

May you rest in peace sweet Guruji.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Om Vande Gurunam Charanaravinde
Sandarshita Swatmasukhava Bodhe
Nishrayase Jangalikayamane
Samsara HalaHala Mohashantyai

Abaahu purushakaram
shankachakrasi dharanam
sahasra shirasam shvetam
pranamami patanjalim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Akaaal. Immortal Being.

May we shed our darkness and allow the light to flow right on in. Wahe Guru!

2009-05-18T16:48:00.000-04:00

World Yoga Mission

Private Yoga Sessions

Intro to Kundalini Yoga followed by a Gong Bath

Kundalini Yoga in the Salt Cave

KundaGONGBATH Workshops at Happehatchee Center with Dana House & DamaDe'

Yelp me up Buttercup xoxo

Permaculture comes to South Florida. This course looks amazing!

Grace 2012. KundaHaps- Workshops Jan.

*KundaGONGBath at Happehatchee (Orchid House)

Yogi Bhajan Quotes on Woman

New Moon Gong Bath July 1st, 2011

Yoga Journeys, A program for Children

Kundalini Yoga... The Haps..

Kundalini Yoga

-a vibrational transformation-

The Sensory Human in the Aquarian Age

The Sensory Human in the Aquarian Age

Full & New Moon Gong Baths & Mantra

Full & New Moon Gong Baths & MantraHealing Sessions at Bija Yoga StudioNew Moon Mar 4th6.30-8.30pFull Moon Mar 19thtime-TBD$20

- space is limited.please contact studio to reserve your spots.#239.775.0888

Weekly Sessions and upcoming Workshop Feb 23rd, 2011

Weekly Sessions

Kundalini YogaWorkshop Wednesday 6.30-8.30pat Bija Yoga. $20

"What to do when there's nothing left to do."For your crisis kit inner tool box.

Awe Inspiring Life

KundaFlow Yoga, taught by DamaDe' Amanbir

My birth story

Breath is the kiss of God- Yogi Bhajan

A Message from the Hopi Elders

THE LAW OF LOVE

Yogi Bhajan

Fire of Love

Kundalini at KAW GALLERY / HYMN for HER / Shiv Anter

Hands Across the Sand- Naples, FL

Kundalini Yoga taught at Yoga Boody Studio. A WORLD YOGA MISSION.

Yogi Bhajan

Are other people happy by looking at you?

Kundalini Yoga. Mother of all Yoga's.

KUNDALINI~> THE MOTHER OF ALL YOGAS.

July Haps in Naples, FL

Weaving the World as One

KundaFlow® at OmVibe Yoga Studio

Be Fearless. Stay curious to your inner involutions.

May we shed our darkness and allow the light to flow right on in. Wahe Guru!

"One of the most difficult things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it."~Vincent van Gogh

Full & New Moon Gong Baths & Mantra
Healing Sessions at Bija Yoga Studio
New Moon Mar 4th
6.30-8.30p
Full Moon Mar 19th
time-TBD
$20

- space is limited.
please contact studio to reserve your spots.
#239.775.0888

Kundalini Yoga
Workshop
Wednesday 6.30-8.30p
at Bija Yoga. $20

"What to do when there's nothing left to do."
For your crisis kit inner tool box.