Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

We are an open community and welcome all fitness levels to learn the benefits of Yoga and Meditation. We offer 8 Disciplines of Yoga, Meditation and the most ahhhmazing Healing Arts Program. Delivering authentic Kundalini Yoga 7 Days a Week ;) $20 for 2 Weeks if you are new to the studio. Come fall in love with your practice. Welcome to our spiritual tribe. Sat Nam, Namaste

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Shop Small Business Saturday at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago! Huge storewide sale save 20% on spiritual books/yoga manuals, 15% off everything else, 10% off class packages. Gift/Yoga Experience Packages make thoughtful gifts see above 👆👆👆 Three lucky shoppers win yoga and workshop passes 💃💃💃 Spend $50 or more and connect to class for free today. When you shop at Sat Nam Yoga you support local artisans, local holistic small businesses that out their heart and soul into their work. We Hope To See ya'll sometime today! #shopsmall #shopsmallbusiness #shopsmallsaturday #yogastudio #yogagifts #booklover #yoga #yogasale #practice #coolgifts #satnamyogachicago #supportlocalartisans @thelotusroot @bitterbettybath @solfoodsoaps (at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago)

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Karampal Kaur, Sat Nam Yoga Chicago co-founder, director, yoga teacher and meditation leader considers the staff, volunteers, students and clients as part of one big family. “Our mission is to encourage people to expand, to have their own authentic experience, to learn and laugh and do it all in a knowledgeable, soulful, supportive community,” she says.

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Sat Nam Yoga Chicago Studio- A Community for Healing and Growth As featured in Natural Awakenings Magazine September 2015 Issue

http://www.nachicagonorth.com/CHI/September-2015/Sat-Nam-Yoga-Studio-is-a-Community-for-Healing-and-Growth/

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FREE YOGATHON SAT NAM'S 3RD ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE  September 19th 9:00am-6:00pm. Schedule is up folks! Registration for classes is open. 

13 Classes ~ 8 Disciplines ~ All Levels ~ Raffles ~ Vegan Eats ~ Walking Labyrinth ~ Reiki and Tarot Readers by donation. Take as many classes as your heart desires.  Let the madness begin! 

*Please note: You must register for each class separately: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/yogathon-openhouse

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From Floating Jewelry to My Life’s Work by Tracey Ostrand

When I was little I use to love playing with the jewelry that floated around my room at night. I would cup my hands and try to bring the moving strands of soft light closer to me. The strands of light that I thought of as jewelry would get brighter as the darkness of my cupped hands surrounded it. I would bring my hands and the strand all the way to my face covering my eyes and watch as it floated and danced right through my griping fingers.

One night my mother was lying next to me and I asked her why the jewelry only came out at night. I don’t remember our conversation but I do remember that being the first time I realized people didn’t always see or know the things that I did, and there was also the sense of it being unacceptable. Because of those messages, because some of what I saw was scary, and perhaps because I didn’t want to be so different then everyone else, I turned it off, or at least down quite a bit. I didn’t see the jewelry anymore or hear answers to questions before they were spoken. Yet I would still often know who was calling before the phone was answered or have dreams that came true the next day, but I let that be off to the side an unimportant for a very long time.

20 years later when I did my Akashic Records Training, which is a way to tap in to this kind of seeing and knowing, my first thought was, “oh, these pictures mean something,” and I understood that the seemingly random images that would scroll through my head as I fell asleep at night where actually communications. The memories I shared earlier came back to the forefront of my mind rather than off to the side and I knew that for me, learning to read the Akashic records was a way to develop something that had always been there.

Since then I have been amazed at the gifts this communication has brought me and others. While there are so many powerful ways this modality of energy work and communication brings, one of my favorites is what it can offer when a loved one has passed and there is still healing in the relationship that needs to take place. I will never forget the time I was working with a wonderful lady who had stage four cancer. Very shortly into the reading I told her I saw a gold circular frame with a black and white image of a little girl on a swing. Immediately she started crying, saying that it was a picture of her mother and that, that exact framed picture was in her own daughter’s room. That image was given to me to let her know that her mother was here, and that this was real. Through the communication offered they proceeded to have a beautiful conversation that was all about letting go of the guilt she had been hanging onto in connection with her mother. The cancer was a result of that guilt and through letting go of the guilt the cancer was let go of as well.

As a little girl playing with the floating jewelry at night I never dreamed that it would lead to this kind of work and yet I find just as much joy in it. I adore being even a small part of a heart healing, a soul coming home, an epiphany opening, or any of the expanding possibilities that are offered through this vibration known as the Akashic Records.

For more information about the Akashic Records, Trainings and how to access the Akasha visit: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/akashic-records

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Love from the Akasha by Tracey Ostrand- Akashic Records Training at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

Today I opened the Akashic records for everyone who will ever read this. I thought I would share from this energy and I wish you could feel the love that is coursing through me, the love that is being offered to us in every moment. It is amazing to me this unconditional love, this love that has no measure, no boundaries, that exists freely and not because of anything we have done or haven’t done. This love that is infinite, that can never be taken away, that is at the center of every particle of existence.

And so the love from the Akasha offers, “You are perfect just as you are in every moment new and shiny and bright, there is no stain on you, nothing to get rid of or hate, it is through love that you find your center, your real, the light that you are, have always been, will always be. There is nothing in you to hate, nothing, it has all had an offering, it has all served, blow your love in to it and let it reveal to you the love that it is, for it is all love dressed up in magnificently differing ways. And yes, even your hate is love, so embrace that as well. It is through the embrace that you find your free, it is through your yes that you open to you, it is through your dreams that you become real. What you accept as definite, what you are used to, those are the ones that you can begin to doubt. Open to the possibility of magic, of wonder, of soaring joy as your natural way of being. Open to the possibility that you can feel your free continuously, alive in your thriving and in love with every moment of your infinite existence. Open, open, and then open some more. We are with you always, loving you always.”

To learn more about the Akashic Records and how to access your own or those of others visit: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/akashic-records

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Our list of events for the Summer Solstice 2015 Sat Nam Yoga Fest! Celebrate the summer solstice at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago. A full day of  yoga events, workshops and activities! Let the solar energies of this auspicious day nourish and support you! More details/registration here: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/summer-solstice-yoga-fest

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 Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Sat Nam Yoga Chicago with a Full Day of Yoga Events, Workshops and Activities! Let the solar energies of this auspicious day nourish and support you. ** Register for each individual event even if you have purchased a full day pass.  Register for only the classes you plan to attend. Fees: $75 Full Day $75 SAVE! $60 Full Day $60-Early Bird pricing before midnight on 6/13 Attend a la carte: $25 Single Event $50 Two Events            

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Summer Solstice Sat Nam Yoga Fest  Saturday, June 20, 2015 featured in Natural Awakenings Magazine.

Sat Nam Yoga is a hidden gem in the West Loop that offers a wide array of yoga studies from the physical to the metaphysical, you'll find traditional yoga styles and many chances to dabble in more dynamic Eastern yoga styles with a layering of ancient techniques that may be new to you.  

"As you practice yoga your curiosity naturally opens up; that’s where Sat Nam Yoga meets you,” says Karampal Kaur, Director at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago. “I like to think of it as a friendly playground in the wilderness of spiritually."

Summer Solstice Weekend, June 20th, you can experience all this bountiful yoga community has to offer. Six workshops will be offered throughout the day, including Kundalini Yoga to Balance the Chakras and Meditation to Call on the Spirit; Multi-Gong Sound Journey, Yin, Restorative, Acro Yoga, a Healing Arts Bazaar and a Kirtan Campfire Community Jam! $75 Full Day/ Early Bird Pricing $60 until 6/13./ events also offered a la carte for $25.

Of course, you can also experience what Sat Nam Yoga Chicago has to offer every day of the week, and see their full schedule by visiting

www.satnamyogachicago.com

New Students! Two weeks Unlimited Yoga is just $20 and Monthly unlimited memberships are $108.

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Tips to support your Qi Circulation during the Winter Months. Qi Gong Body Warming and Immune Booster Series with Venus at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

While we are in our winter hibernation it is important to shift our attention to the Kidneys, our Qi and amping up our life force so the body has what it needs to combat the cold and lack of solar power. Here are a few things you can do RIGHT NOW to improve kidney qi circulation: •Make fists with your hands and using the flat part of your fists rub the kidneys (located below the rib cage, should feel a little tender) in a circular motion starting from inner to outer. •Stand up and raise your arms as you inhale, and bend down hands almost touching toes as you exhale and repeat. •Stand up and twist to one side feeling a gentle stretch in the lower back and repeat on other side. •Avoid eating salty foods.

Your kidneys take care of you so you must take care of them. Did you know that the kidneys control the bones, marrow, brain and manifests in the hair of the head? They play a primary role in water metabolism and the body’s liquids. They regulate and store our Essence, and therefore responsible for growth, development and reproductive functions. Essence is your hereditary constitution, and what you obtain from food and air. This Essence is converted into qi used to supply the entire body, nourishing the brain and spirit.

Learn how to generate and sustain the warmth your body needs at this time of year.  The winter particularly affects the kidneys causing low back pain, poor memory, the emotion fear, and sluggish qi. In this 4 week series, we will strengthen, cleanse, and increase qi circulation in the kidneys, while improving overall immune function in the body.  Learn how to take care of your kidneys naturally and invite new methods into your self care regimen. We are breaking it down for you and zapping away those winter blues!

*Come to class early and bask under our sun lamps(40,000 lumens) Just 15 minutes will help to reset your circadian clock and give you the much needed vitamin D for a quick immune boost.

For more information on the practice of Qi Gong visit our website: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/qi-gong

Fee: $18 to drop-in, Free for SNY Memberships ($108 Monthly Members)

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A Partner Yoga Practice- Get Ready to Get REAL! 3 Part Series at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago with Jean Edrada and Amarbir Singh

As living, breathing vessels of consciousness, we act simultaneously as both grand beacons of wholeness and unified parts of the larger all-that-is. Each person, acting as their own unique ray in the infinite spectrum of all things, holds a personal identity not in spite of, but for the VERY REASON that all of the other rays in that spectrum exist. We only arrive at the beautiful purple hues of the rainbow in relation to the deep reds and vast blues. Each individual color exists because all colors exist! We occupy our own unique identities purely in relation to the other identities that we act in relationship to, each identity integral to each other and all as a whole. Partner yoga allows us to explore the dual nature of self/other and part/whole. It allows us to discover the other through the self and the self through the other.

In partner yoga, touch becomes the heart of the practice. Our sense of touch enables us to express ourselves. It nourishes us emotionally and spiritually, while providing us a physical sense of safety. Through the practice of partner yoga, we develop our capacity to listen through touch and familiarize ourselves to the subtle energies of our partners. As we become more present, grounded, supported and balanced in self/other and part/whole, we become more adept in communicating both verbally and non-verbally. Once we cultivate our mental and physical space for stillness, we come to know each other beyond our personalities and commune in the depth of a mutual spiritual knowing.

During the physical practice of partner asana, the ideas of self/other and part/whole move from spiritual concept to direct experience. We learn to become grounded and present in our physical bodies. In supporting each other in physical posture, we realize that it is the conscious connection with ourselves and each other that we rely on, not our individual strength. In partner yoga, we become consciously connected and learn that giving and receiving are one and the same.

As we build our connection within ourselves through the practice of yoga, we increase our ability to surrender, not as an act of of submission or passivity, but instead as a willingness to let go of resistances. We actively hold ourselves up while surrendering our ego to stay grounded for our partners. Together, we learn to explore and grow our trust within ourselves and with each other. As living, breathing conscious beings that experience the vast spectrum of human emotions, we learn that we can only experience being supported in our relationship when we are fully present within ourselves to receive this support. Partner yoga fosters the trust, support and balance that is the foundation of any relationship.

Written by: Amarbir Singh and Jean Edrada

For more information and to register for classes visit our website:

http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/partner-yoga

Fee: Non-Members: $35 per workshop, $90 full series SNY Members: $30 per workshop,  $80 full series 

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Y.O.G.A for Youth Teacher Training with Krishna Kaur at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

Y.O.G.A. for Youth Teacher Training- 5 Day-40 hour Intensive with Master Yoga Teacher, Krishna Kaur. March 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, 2015 Learn how to teach yoga to our Youth! Our curriculum addresses major components associated with self defeating behaviors that are prevalent among today’s youth. • Multiple Yoga Discipline Integration •Secured Facility Preparation & Protocol •Cultural and Social Sensitivity Development •Age and Gender Specific Class Formats •Specialized Program for “At Risk”, Troubled and Traumatized Youth •Y.O.G.A. for Youth Curriculum Guide •Hands-On Class Format & Development Who is eligible? Yoga teachers of all disciplines- All Levels Parents Youth counselors and therapists School teachers and aides Youth oriented volunteers and supporters Early Bird Pricing $700 (on or before 2/14), $800 after. For detailed information about the course visit our website: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/yoga-for-youth-training #YogaforYouthChicago #YogaforYouth #KrishnaKaur #SatNamYogaChicago #love #dedication #service #YogaTeacherTraining #YogaforYouthTeacherTraining

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Reiki. Energy. Vibrations.

If you've attended classes at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago recently, you may have heard of these words being tossed around in class, or in the class descriptions, "Friday's Reiki and Yin yoga class, Reiki Attunements, or Reiki Social.

What is energy? Most of us are familiar with the dreaded close talker at a party who backs us into a corner, or even the children's game of “I'm not touching you.” Energy is in and flows in the space beyond our physical bodies. In these situations, we're not being physically touched, but for most of us, it generates an uncomfortable feeling that someone is in our space, that we may identify with as lower vibrations. Lower vibrations just don't feel good. We know them as anger, stress, discomfort, backaches, that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach among others.

On the flip side, we have feelings of bliss and contentment when near a loved one, that we may even feel it as physical sensations in our bodies. Reiki is a form of energy and a way of accessing higher vibrations that we all recognize and crave, such as love, joy, happiness. In the process, the lower vibrations begin to have a lesser hold, and our authentic selves, who we really are, begins to shine through.

Reiki is a particular frequency that is accessed by anyone who has been attuned by a Reiki Master Teacher (RMT), usually in a one day workshop for each of the levels. Reiki is amazingly simple to learn and as a side benefit, it enhances one's sensitivity to energy and their own intuition. After being attuned to Reiki, one can give others and themselves Reiki treatments, as well as always having a connection to the higher vibration to apply to all areas of their life.

Common experiences of Reiki while getting a treatment include: warmth radiating out the hands of the giver, rivers of currents in the body, some see soft colors, and nearly everyone feels a sense of peace and bliss, not unlike getting a massage, but without the deep physical manipulation of the body.

Furthermore, the extended benefits of Reiki enhances a wholeness to one's life with physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Benefits include: resolving back pain, eradicating sleepless nights, addictions to substances such as coffee and cigarettes have been broken, an extra sense of motivation in one's life purpose and goals is easily recognized, including professional ones. One student of mine has said she feels “shinier” in that people seem to seem to smile at her more, in that her vibration

The benefits that I've personally experienced with Reiki have been a greater sense of peace and calmness in my life. I've struggled with anxiety and depression for many years. While I still experience both, the episodes are smaller. Minor health issues have disappeared, such as pervasive and constant acne on my face that I've had since my early 20s. You'd think that by the time I'm dealing with wrinkles, the acne would have gone in the way of the teenage years, but since being Reiki attuned, the constant acne on my face was gone within a month and hasn't returned in the 4 years since.

In the big scheme of things, these improvements and benefits of Reiki may seem small compared to the bigger picture, that they're for selfish gain, for what does that have to do with world peace. But I consider them signs of being on the right path in life, that you're able to bring your entire being into alignment, a way of being your most authentic self, that your are more “shiny.”

An analogy that I love is that each of us is a light, which is who we really are at the core, our true essence, our spark, vitality, what makes us alive. And we have the bowl the light is in, which represents the personality, the body, the physical form we have in this life. Through the course of living our lives, stones get put into the bowl, such as anger, our boss annoys us, someone cuts us off on the road, having a bad attitude and many other things of lower vibrations that block that light. And to me, Reiki is one of the ways of making it easier to clear out the bowl, dump the stones, so our light can shine, so we can be who we really are meant to be.

Written by Jerry Mikutis, Reiki Master Teacher at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago.

Jerry Mikutis offers Usui Reiki Attunements Level 1, Level 2, Master Level Attunements Monthly at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago. Catch her weekly class- Friday night Candle light Yin Yoga Class with Reiki. She offers support for Reiki Healers and holds space for Reiki practitioners to hone their healing skills at SNY's Monthly Reiki Social Event (every 3rd Monday).

To learn more about Sat Nam Yoga Chicago's Reiki Program and the process of becoming Reiki attuned visit our website: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/reiki

For future Level 1, Level 2 and Master Level Attunement Workshop dates click here: http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=30849&stype=-8

www.satnamyogachicago.com $20 for 2 Weeks for New Students~Immerse yourself in a soulful yoga community!

#reikiattunements #UsuiReikiAttunements #ReikiSocial #SatNamYogaChicago #energy #vibrations #HigherSELF #Yoga #YinYoga #YogawithReiki #healing #Reiki #satnam #health 

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Devi Rising Tween Girls Yoga (Ages 9-12) at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago Give your Tween Comfort, Self Reliance and Confidence by Rhea Vitalis

My yoga practice began 3 years ago, when my friend dragged my clumsy, uncoordinated self to her favorite yoga studio. While I liked the idea of flexibility, toned arms, and inner peace…meditation sounded a little bit intimidating and I could never really “find the time.” One class in…and I was hooked. Time found me. Yoga was physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging, but it was also healing, empowering, and accessible. Every time I crawled onto my mat, yoga met me where I was at. Suddenly I was equipped with a new set of tools to process my human experience. Just a few months into my regular practice, while looking into the mirror, I realized that my self-image had dramatically shifted. My dialogue with myself, that had once been filled with self-judgment, insecurity, and fear, now had a tone of love, gratitude, and calmness. Slowly, without intending to, I had begun to heal the lingering bits of my disordered view of myself. In that moment, I knew I wanted to teach yoga to girls. What an empowering thing to be able to love yourself, to turn off your mind chatter, to let go of thoughts that don’t serve you, to be grateful for your body - to be strong in every sense of the word. The transition from young girl to teen girl is a dramatic transition. New research is filled with facts and statistics about cognitive development, physical changes, and emotional/social challenges that early adolescents are dealing with. Personally, I remember my own early adolescence as a time of constant self-actualization, deep insecurities, intense emotions, and a focus on the “imaginary audience” – the idea that others were judging and evaluating me as much as I was scrutinizing myself. It was a time where the volume was turned all the way up, and the song was about me. In addition to the internal upheaval that many young teens experience, there are also a slew of physical changes that can be awkward, uncomfortable and confusing.

Teens grow an average of 10-11 inches and gain 50-75

pounds in weight.

Bones grow steadily in both boys and girls until puberty when there is a significant accelerationin growth.

Muscle cells increase in both in size and in number, as well as an increase in the development of the heart and lungs.

The endocrine is on overdrive with growth hormones.

Through all of this, there is an intense desire to just fit in, yet bodies are changing dramatically and in different ways at different paces.

Hips? Awkward. No hips? Worse. Breasts? Uncomfortable. No breast? Mortifying! Period? Embarrassing. No Period? Where? When? Why? While every girl has their own, unique experience, I think that overall…there are a lot of questions, and unclear, subjective answers. There’s a desire to be a woman, yet a yearning to hold on to some childhood innocence…A desire to fit in, yet a pull to express and self-reflect. .A general sense of “what the heck is going on?” and “am I alone in this?” To top it all off, cognitively, there are major changes happening in the brain. Since the beginning of time, adults have been asking adolescents “What were you thinking?!” Research says that maybe the real question should be “How were you thinking?” Around the age of 11 in girls (12 in boys) the brain undergoes a hugely significant wave of development that explains much of the typical behaviors teens are known for (risky behavior, poor planning and reasoning, lack of foresight), and is highly influenced by behavior and environment.

This age group is inherently wired to seek high risk, high reward activities, yet the pre-frontal cortex (the part of the brain that weighs decisions, considers consequences, and controls impulses) is not yet fully developed. Teens, by nature, do not think about the future cost of their present moment high-risk decisions. Yet at the same time, risk taking is a natural, healthy, and potentially rewarding part of life. If we could create environments that allowed teens to take risks in a safe way (like yoga, sports, theater, etc), we could help them to develop traits like courage, reliance, self-confidence, and curiosity. In addition to developing parts of the brain, there are also parts of the brain that are being pruned. Imagine a block of clay. During adolescence, the brain starts to chip away at the synapses (connections), creating a more refined sculpture. It also begins to insulate brain pathways that are the most heavily used - making them faster and more stable. This is also a necessary part of cognitive development that can have both positive and negative consequences, depending on behavior and choices. Teen brains are highly excitable and sensitive to everything in their environment, making them susceptible to drug, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and other addictions. Because addiction is essentially a form of learning and the teen brain has a much more robust habit- forming ability, the pathways that are being laid down can absolutely transcend into the adult brain. However, what if we used this hyper habit-forming stage to instill the practice of self-care, stress management, healthy self-expression, and tuning in with the body and mind? What if we nurtured acceptance, patience, healthy body-image, and intuition? Yoga is a lifelong practice that, if started in adolescence, can create a smoother, healthier, more empowered passage into adulthood. Whether you are 10 or 30 or 50, this practice is a mirror for life. It develops a strong sense of self-awareness and tools to nurture self-acceptance. It teaches us to connect with our roots, yet also how to bend with the curves of life. It cultivates internal courage and love so that we can approach the world from our heart, instead of from our fear. It instills a set of values that transcends your story – your past, your race, your age, your gender, your religion, your hopes, your fears, your success, your failures, your pride, your shame, your uncertainty, your joys, your sorrows. It meets you in this moment and helps you to discover who you will become and how beautiful you already are. That is our goal with Devi Rising, a new series at Sat Nam Yoga made specifically for 9-12 year old girls. Over the next 6 weeks, we'll explore the practice of self-care and tune into our mind-body-spirit connection. We'll weave in yoga concepts that can help problem solve through emotional, physical, and developmental changes so that we feel healthy, happy, strong, and empowered. We are so excited to build a loving, safe, dynamic space to explore all of the changes, creativity, individuality, and exploration that comes with this age all while having loads of fun!  Sat Nam~Namaste,  Rhea Vitalis, Tweens Yoga Specialist and Conductor of Fun

Register here: http://www.satnamyogachicago.com/kids-yoga/devi-rising-tween-girls-yoga

Dates: Thursdays at 4:00pm, ongoing.

Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm

Cost: $20 drop-ins welcome, $108 for 6 Week Series

Location: West Loop 1304 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago

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Kundalini Yoga Rap Up by Tracie at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago

I did Kundalini Yoga this week. It was weird...and AMAZING. Y'all should try it. Beat by: TheGeekSquad http://thegeeksquad.tumblr.com/ If you're in Chicago g...

Tracie felt compelled to write a Rap to share her very first Kundalini Yoga experience. Mad love to you Tracie-- this is fantastic! @satnamyogachicago If you haven't found us, let us help you find your way... we are conveniently located in the West Loop at 1304 W. Washington Blvd. satnamyogachicago.com $20 for 2 Weeks of unlimited yoga for new student~ #ifyadontknownowyaknow #yoga #yogainchicago #spiritual #epiphany #kundaliniyoga #chicagoyoga #community #feelthelove #thirdeye #chakras

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“Don’t Get Your Feathers Ruffled” Strengthen Your Nervous System, Re-boot with Meditation and Dump Anxiety for Good!

Life can throw a lot at you. The real question is whether you are going to duck out of its way or whether you are going to face it head-on.

A healthy nervous system is a very telling factor when analyzing a person's strength. We must be able to handle stress and be less nervous in tense situations. Being paralyzed is such a helpless feeling. Something as big as the unknown after a divorce, or as little as a scary movie, can affect a person in the most severe way! (speaking of, can't wait for the remake of Carrie in October...)

THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR! 

Kundalini Yoga and Meditation is a marvelous way of benefiting you and your nervous system. One with a strong nervous system has is able to handle the unknown of life coming at them like a speeding semi on the freeway. They can handle it!

Have you ever sat in a scarey movie and been so affected by a scene that you jumped ten feet in the air, shrieked like a schoolgirl, maybe thrown your popcorn and then hid in your neighbor’s lap? This little moment of self inflicted terror while fun for some is completely taxing on others.  Spirit Voyage mentions that a person cannot grasp the reality of an event and as a result avoids it altogether. Someone with nerves of steal can watch and experience a scene no matter how painful. You cannot control what is happening in a movie, but you can control whether you allow yourself to experience reality. The same goes with everyday life.

Kundalini Yoga practice can help you through painful events that are very hard to get passed. With a strengthened nervous system, a person can be present, process events faster, work through the hurt or discomfort and still move forward with ease!  With a daily practice of Yoga and Meditation you actually create the capacity to process pain, recognize and release!

RE-BOOT WITH MEDITATION. Have you updated your operating system?

Mastering the art of multitasking is not an uncommon theme amongst us big city career folk! We have all been there...clock is ticking closer to deadlines, you have about 15 minutes to complete 5 tasks... 3 out of the way... we are “winning”... things seem to be going smoothly, you feel the pressure building.... then.... BAAAAM! Your computer crashes, starts running painfully slow and is as inefficient as an old school dial up connection! What tha...? What now? You RE-BOOT, close excess windows, delete the 100 or so messages in your trash and pray that everything goes back to normal. Meditation is the same game. When your mind is foggy and you don’t have the capacity to deal with what life brings your subconscious is full of trash! Your trash bin is filled with the 100-2000 thoughts that you don’t need anymore nor do they have anything to do with you or the tasks at hand! Clearing the subconscious mind or “dumping the trash” allows your body’s computer (your brain) to run more efficiently with confidence and clarity! At Sat Nam Yoga Chicago you will experience the power of a clutter-free mind.

New to Kundalini Yoga and Meditation? No need to fret! Trying new tactics to live stress free can be FUN! Our teachers are knowledgeable, insightful and are experienced enough to ease anyone into this practice. Peep our schedule of awesome classes and join us sometime. We are here to help!

Look into the science behind Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, check out this article about the nervous system and brain wave frequencies.

Going Beyond the Mat, here are a few tips:

Cut out the caffeine

Caffeine will frazzle your nerves – sure, the temporary boost will be nice but will still leave you stressed (possibly more) at the end of the day

Have some Yogi tea instead. It’s rich in antioxidants, strengthens the immune system, detoxifies the body and it’s yummy!

Stay hydrated

Water, is your skin dry? this is a sign you aren’t drinking enough.  Recommended consumption of water is 8-8oz. glasses daily.

Breathe deeply

Simple, effective… I bet you’re trying it out right now and you already feel better, don’t you?

Physical affection

Whether it’s a hug, snuggle session or something even more intimate - release those good endorphins!

Eat healthily

The truth: Junk food makes you depressed and the brain sluggish.

Eat nutrient rich food and feed your brain and your blood, not your emotions.

Laugh

A few jokes can go a long way

Also, it’s an effortless ab workout - Hello, happier beach season!

Put down the cell phone

Disconnect! Allow yourself to live in the moment and appreciate it

Read a book – transport your worries away

Sleep

Sleep and more sleep!

Reducing technology use before bed also allows more rejuvenating sleep and decreases the chance of insomnia

Gong Baths

Sooth, relax on a cellular level, heal and rejuvenate your spirit! Join us for our monthly Gong Baths.

Sat Nam, all. 

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Kirtan Anyone? Vibrate the cosmos with Jai Jagdeesh LIVE in Concert at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago and chant your heart out with us !

Music – the universal language. There’s not much more to explain with that, because if you been in a concert environment or any place, whether alone or with others, where music is in the atmosphere, the feeling of belonging and community is brought to the surface. Kirtan itself is an even more unique experience, as it is more of a journey into the self through listening and singing in addition to the performance.

Kirtan singing and chanting is open for anyone who wants the experience of sheer bliss!  No experience is necessary to join in and no sound is considered to be a bad one! What?!! You mean to tell me that my voice won’t break windows or crack glassware nearby? “In Kirtan, everyone’s voice is nectar,” says GuruGanesha Singh, a Kirtan artist and incredible guitarist from the 3HO community. who is mentioned in Yoga Music’s Wordpress blog. More often in society, it is emphasized that your voice is not something that is desired by all to be heard. Remember that middle school joke when someone is singing along to music, “Hey Suzie, who sing’s this song? – Justin Timberlake – Then let him sing it.” SAD! In the Kirtan experience, the audience merges with the artist and feels as though their voices are just as beautiful as they sing along.

Are you ready? Now is your chance to try!

Chantress, devotional artist, Jai Jagdeesh will be performing Kirtan LIVE in Chicago at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago Sunday, May 5th from 6:00-9:00pm This show WILL sell out so buy your tickets immediately and reserve your seat. Don’t miss this opportunity to chant with one of the most angelic voices in Kirtan today!

Jai-Jagdeesh is a Kundalini Yoga musician and teacher, humble yet well known around the world.  She shares grace, compassion, integrity and authenticity through her music. We are blessed to have her bringing her sacred sounds to Chicago.

Jai-Jagdeesh’s journey as a singer began as a child, over 20 years ago in a temple in India. While at school in Amritsar, India she traveled around Northern India as one of the musical representatives of Yogi Bhajan’s foreign education program (Miri Piri Academy), playing Kirtan everywhere the students were invited. Between then and now, her creative spirit has walked many artistic paths as an actress, classical Indian dancer, photographer, and 
writer.

In 2010, Jai-Jagdeesh joined the Spirit Voyage family of recording artists. Her debut album, 'I Am Thine', a combination of sacred mantras and powerful English lyrics, was released in the summer of 2011 to record sales and acclaim. She began touring across the globe and performing at Sat Nam Fests, delighting crowds with her soulful voice and style. She just recently released her first meditation CD of Kundalini mantra, 'The Expansive Spirit', as a part of Spirit Voyage's Meditations for Transformation Series.

Jai-Jagdeesh continues to record, perform and express her heart's deepest creativity. She is completely devoted to sharing sacred sound, and sings from the center of her heart. With humility, grace and kindness, she brings forth love to the world.

Join us for this rare and special occasion! You have enjoyed her songs in our classes now it's time to meet her in person for an intimate gathering of community and Kirtan devotional chanting!  We hope to see you! Sat Nam

*this event is brought to you by Sat Nam Yoga Chicago, Urban Yoga Chicago and Spirit Voyage.