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| Subject | Date Asked |
| breathing techniques | 10/7/2011 |
| Q: I have been trying to get the hang of my breathing for some time now in my meditation. I am not ... A: Joanna, It is a little hard to answer this since I cannot see you doing this. My first impression ... | |
| breathing techniques | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I have been trying to get the hang of my breathing for some time now in my meditation. I am not ... A: Joanna, I have not heard of this problem before but everyone has their own challenges It would ... | |
| head stand | 4/23/2011 |
| Q: Its me again :) A yoga instructor I was just chatting with online told me that the head stand ... A: Sat nam My teacher, Yogi Bhajan, who brought Kundalini Yoga to the Western world taught many ... | |
| kundalini yoga teachers training | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: warm greetings! I am seriously considering taking a teachers training course on KY so I am wondering ... A: Sat Nam, The TT course should be great. Go to this website to find the teachers. Some places you ... | |
| pranayam | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: my q is in winter we can do kapalbhati to 20 minutes its ok but in summer can we do it at 4 am upto ... A: I do not teach kapalbhati. I teach Kundalini Yoga so I can only advise you according to breath of ... | |
| Height | 11/1/2010 |
| Q: I m 24 year old and I want to know if height can be increased with any sort of medication of ... A: Ali, Sorry that this is so late. This was in my spam folder so I did not check it for quite ... | |
| constipation | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: i'm a 22 years old female, with normal wt. of 53 kgs and ht. of 158 cm, i've been suffering from ... A: Sat Nam As far as yoga postures go, both standing and sitting forward bends are excellent as well ... | |
| Is Muscle building bad for body | 9/1/2010 |
| Q: i heard many times from yoga instructors that body building is bad for body and have bad effect in ... A: I teach Kundalini Yoga. Many fellow Kundalini Yoga instructors lift weights and do stomach ... | |
| pranayama timing in morning | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: sir i want to practice pranayama in morning at 6:00 AM is it ok to do pranayama at this time and ... A: Rishant, What you are suggesting is great. There might be better times of course but you are ... | |
| meditation query | 6/18/2010 |
| Q: sir i want to ask that despite of hard motivation i see so many people doing aasan and pranayama its ... A: Sorry for being late with this. I just got back from a Kundalini Yoga Festival today. If I ... | |
| age limit but for a young one | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: sir I am a 22 year young male and want to ask you that I am doing harder asans such as ... A: Nishant, Thanks for the question. You can do harder poses until you cannot do them. My son went to ... | |
| timing of prannayama | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: "sir i want to do kapalbhati pranayama specially for health benefit and kundali jagaran how much ... A: The Kundali jagran is the activation of this inner strength which can be achieved through yogic ... | |
| sodarshan chakra kriya | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: How are you doing? :) I recently wrote you a question mentioning that I have been doing sodarshan ... A: Sat Nam Nada, I know a lot of people who do different meditations. Usually, people do not talk ... | |
| the Z asana position | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: Only yesterday after three years of yoga practice. I had a very strange and powerful experience. I ... A: First of all, I have no idea of what the Z position is. I have been practicing yoga for 37 years ... | |
| high blood pressure | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: Last week i sufferd from palpitations ans i went to the doctor and he told that i am suffering from ... A: Sat Nam Rajesh, First of all, I teach Kundalini Yoga so I am biased towards KY. All postures help ... | |
| can KY help? | 10/2/2009 |
| Q: Sat Nam. First of all I was wondering if you are the same as Gururattan Kaur Khalsa? or maybe you ... A: Sat Nam My name is Gurubandhu Khalsa. I do know Gururattan though. She has a good site. ... | |
| Yoga | 3/31/2009 |
| Q: My niece is doing Bachelor in Physical Education from Allahabad University [final year] and has been ... A: Sanjaya, Usually, when I look on the net for a pose, I search for an individual one. Here are some ... | |
| Growth through yoga | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I recently heard from a friend that certain repeating certain yoga poses daily can help to keep your ... A: Yoga itself cannot actually make a person taller. Only genetics determines that. Yoga can maximize ... | |
| Kundalini Yoga | 12/9/2008 |
| Q: How does kundalini yoga help an individual to attain emotional balance? A: There are literally hundreds of meditations in Kundalini yoga for emotional balance. I would ... | |
| Yoga Asans to control/reduce cholestrol | 4/21/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know whether there are any specific aasans or pranayams that can help reduce ... A: First of all, you are not that old. I will be 60 in 4 1/2 months. I would still go to a Kundalini ... | |
| Yoga Asans to control/reduce cholestrol | 4/19/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know whether there are any specific aasans or pranayams that can help reduce ... A: I teach Kundalini Yoga, which is a more aerobic yoga. There are lots of exercises in KY that help ... | |
| exercise/ritual to sleep less? | 3/23/2008 |
| Q: I believe that to have more prana in our body we can sleep less (and even eat less). In my case, I ... A: Nada I think you are right about eating less and sleeping less. Research shows that so far the ... | |
| Three knots along the Sushumna | 2/27/2008 |
| Q: Why the three knots (Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra Granthis) block the path along which kundalini ... A: Venkat The 3 knots are there for a reason. We get all blockages originally from our thoughts - ... | |
| Fearful of Kundalini energy | 1/26/2008 |
| Q: I just bought Gurmurk's video and i love it and have been doing it every morning. I am 51, ... A: Mary I just looked at the link you gave me. I have heard of those stories. However, I have not ... | |
| Fearful of Kundalini energy | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: I just bought Gurmurk's video and i love it and have been doing it every morning. I am 51, ... A: Mary Has your instructor ever done Kundalini Yoga? The reason I ask is that yoga is a purely ... | |
| Tatraka | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: Greetings: I have read that Tatraka should not be practiced by persons with miopy or astismatisgm. I ... A: Jose, Tratakum is good for the eyes. However, it is not the only one that is good for the eyes. I ... | |
| sheep skins | 12/21/2007 |
| Q: How can i deepen my Yogi Bajhan Kundalini practice, when my teacher is sitting on a dead animal ... A: Danny As I said before you can use any material you want to meditate on. No one is forcing anyone ... | |
| sheep skins | 12/18/2007 |
| Q: How can i deepen my Yogi Bajhan Kundalini practice, when my teacher is sitting on a dead animal ... A: Danny Yogi Bhajan did indeed recommend using sheep skins for meditating. That said, you are free ... | |
| Trataka-Candle Gazing(help needed!) | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: Sir, I have been practising 'trataka' meditation for about 2 weeks and I'm using a candle as trataka ... A: Bibs It is normal for the eyes to water in a lot of meditations, especially this one. ... | |
| Yoga and sinus headache how to handle this ? | 8/1/2007 |
| Q: Namastey I learnt yoga in India and when I practice it, I never thought that it can be ... A: Mrs. Raj It sounds like that main problem is the sinuses. First analyze what kind of diet he is ... | |
| kundalini yoga | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: how to do kundalini yoga (procedure how to do,the breathing,posture,food and how many days should i ... A: Snig This is an extremely general question so I will have to give you a general answer. I would ... | |
| hypoglycemia | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: Besides the yogic poses for hypoglycemia which in my case is caused by low adrenals what foods do ... A: Eat low glycemic foods. Look it up on web to find out more info and the types of foods. You should ... | |
| yoga | 5/20/2007 |
| Q: My goal for wanting to start a yoga routine is to increase my concentration(have you actually had ... A: Jeff All Experts just notified me about this. I did not get another email about this so sorry for ... | |
| yoga | 5/13/2007 |
| Q: My goal for wanting to start a yoga routine is to increase my concentration(have you actually had ... A: Jeff ' I teach Kundalini Yoga. It incorporates hatha yoga in the regimen. I did study hatha yoga ... | |
| kundalini yoga | 4/16/2007 |
| Q: Respected Sir, Do we experience any problems when only "Ajna Chakra'(or for that matter ... A: You should not have problems. I think what you mean if when we focus on Ajna Chakra or any chakra. ... | |
| Kundalini arising | 4/15/2007 |
| Q: Respected Sir, Tell me clearly whether one experiences any problem when "Kudalini ... A: This is a little hard to answer in an email. You should not have problems if you follow the ... | |
| Kundalini Yoga concerns | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering sense Kundalini Yoga is a part of meditation, Can you also do Astral Projection (out ... A: Rachel, You could do astral projection as part of KY. It is not recommended usually. The main ... | |
| Yoga and Pranayama for OCD and panic attacks | 3/1/2007 |
| Q: Can you please prescribe the best yoga asanas for a person suffering from reactive hypoglycemia and ... A: Arvind I teach Kundalini Yoga, which is different than Hatha Yoga. I teach Kriyas, which are a ... | |
| balancing sugar levels | 2/17/2007 |
| Q: What postures can help to balance sugar levels? I'm aware of supta virasana and supta ... A: Jo, Those are pretty good postures. I teach Kundalini Yoga. This is usually done as a kriya or a ... | |
| Your help needed | 1/25/2007 |
| Q: My name is Manish Sarangal and I am from India. I am 27 years old (male). Last year while ... A: Manish Sorry this is late. I had a hard time logging in and finally had to get some help from the ... | |
| kundalini rising (couple questions) | 12/18/2006 |
| Q: Yes you are right I have Gurmukh's video. wow she is your friend? where do you both live? how many ... A: Nada, I used to live in Los Angeles and Gurumukh still lives there. I live in Alaska now. It is ... | |
| Short Hamstrings | 8/22/2006 |
| Q: I have recently gotten into a habit of spending twenty minutes every evening after a short brisk ... A: Adrienne, Sit down with legs spread as wide aas possible. Reach down and grab left foot. Pull ... | |
| Short Hamstrings | 8/21/2006 |
| Q: I have been told that I have short hamstrings by a physical therapist I saw for shin splints when I ... A: Adrienne, Itis great that you are working on flexibility. The key to flexibiltity unfortunately ... | |
| Yoga | 8/6/2006 |
| Q: Hey there, I'm doing an assignment at university and i have chosen yoga as my subject. I am ... A: Rachel This is a tough question. To answer it completely would take many pages and much time. I ... | |
| Sidhasan | 7/8/2006 |
| Q: I am 15 male, when I wake up, it's erected but their is no sexual desire at that time. At that time ... A: I thought I answered this a couple of days ago. Maybe it did not go through. An erection in the ... | |
| kundalini yoga | 4/21/2006 |
| Q: Re Kundalini yoga I was hoping you could give me your thoughts on a situation that is puzzling me. ... A: Luchia, I am a little uncertain what you mean. Do your arms go in the air by themselves without ... | |
Yoga & Tai Chi
Answers by Expert:
GB Khalsa
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Expertise
I can answer questions concerning Kundalini Yoga including the postures, Kriyas, breathing and meditation.
Experience
over 30 years
Organizations
Certified Kundalini Yoga instructor.
Education/Credentials
B.B.A.
Awards and Honors
Placed third in the "Kundalini Yoga Olympics" overall and won 3 out of 5 events. Note: Yoga is not about competition but this was a special event.
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