To really comprehend the fullness of the thought that nothing outside of your Self is real, then you really have to comprehend that you are not who or what you think you are.
My Experience Of Yoga
My name is Darla (aka Dev Dharam Kaur, an American Sikh dharma name given to me by my teacher, Yogi Bhajan in 1998.) I have been practicing yoga, and specifically Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, since 1993. From 1998 to 2004, I studied and attended classes lead by Yogi Bhajan in Espanola, New Mexico and elsewhere.Since 2000, I have taught more than 2000 hours of class time, attended numerous yoga training of all styles. And, to supplement IKYTA requirements the following International Kundalini Yoga courses: * 26 hours of White Tantric yoga, * Level II Kundalini Yoga Course: Vitality and Stress, * Women Training Camp in Greece, * seven IKYTA conferences.
My Professional Memberships, if you are concerned about credentials
Since 2000, International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association: My listing here>>
Since 2008, Yoga Alliance, YA web site listed under Darla Hueske, RYT 200 here >>
Since 2008, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, IAYT website . My listing here>>
Do what works best for you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
The greatest service that one can render to another is the imparting of Knowledge of Self.
Spiritual service does not dominate or spew dogma.
Spiritual help is the most compassionate giving of all.
What works for me, may work for you.
Then again, maybe not.
Perhaps, insha'allah, this will point you to your path for peace of mind.
Sadhana, or Daily Spiritual Practice
The greatest gift given to me from my teachers is my sadhana. I maintain a daily practice of sadhana (a daily spiritual practice). Yes, I do arise for a spiritual practice every morning at a time between 4 am and 6 am.
Being in Cairo (the city of a thousand minarets), I have the benefit of hearing the morning call to prayer, which varies but is usually around 4 a.m. The call is a call...and I rise with and pray my own journey inward.
MY TEACHERS
* I teach Kundalini Yoga. Yogi Bhajan. (website) I practice other forms of yoga too.
* The most beautiful spiritual teacher and being that I have met is Hariharananda. The practice is Kriya Yoga (website Kriya Yoga)
* Another amazing, gentle spiritual leader and teacher that I have had the pleasure of meeting and studying with is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The practice is so-darshan chakra kriya. (website)
* An entity I found as my most life transforming was deep study and practice of "A Course In Miracles" (website)
The odd thing about living in the present is that the past and future don’t exist. So, every “accomplishment” that I’ve achieved prior to this moment, doesn’t really matter other than I arrived at this present moment.
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| I teach and practice Yoga and Meditation in Cairo, Egypt (photo taken by my dear friend Ranbir Singh) |
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Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. (ACIM)
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