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Want More Creativity and Sensuality in Your Life? Take This Quiz for the Second Chakra!

If you want to expand your creativity, sensuality, and sense of inspiration, the second chakra is where you want to focus your attention. An Overview of the Second (Sacral) Chakra The second or sacral chakra, also called Svadhisthana, lies below the navel point and is associated in the physical body with the sex organs, the […]

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A Journey Through the 8 Chakras with Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga / Lynn Roulo

In this post, we’ll go through each of the eight chakras, offering a brief explanation with a Kundalini Yoga kriya and meditation to help bring each of these energy centers back into balance. What are Chakras? Chakras are energy centers that exist within the human body. These energy centers are mapped to different emotional and

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How A 5-Minute Movement Break Can Improve Your Focus

Kundalini Yoga / Lynn Roulo

When you’re feeling overwhelmed at work or experiencing an afternoon slump, chances are your mind and body could benefit from a short break. Ben Greenfield, a biohacker, human performance consultant, and New York Times bestselling author talks about the importance of taking “movement snack breaks” during your workday. According to Ben, movement is one

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If Happiness Is Your Birthright, Your Energy is Your Passport

Kundalini Yoga / Lynn Roulo

My first Kundalini Yoga teacher, Siri Vedya, would always start his classes with a brief discussion about life. He would talk about practical day-to-day issues as well as more advanced philosophical concepts. While I loved the full 90 minutes of his classes, his lecture was my favorite part. One day he announced that we

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How This Simple Three-Minute Practice Can Make Your Lockdown Better

Kundalini Yoga, Wellness / Lynn Roulo

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao-Tzu In most of the world, we’ve been in some sort of lockdown for the last two months. It isn’t easy. Some days are better than others, but everyone I talk with describes moments of feeling overwhelmed. We are trying many different things to

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Zoom, Zoom Baby!

Kundalini Yoga, Wellness / Lynn Roulo

This post is in partnership with Elephant Journal. Last week, I took my first live yoga class via Zoom. It’s a bit ironic, since I’ve been teaching yoga via Zoom since November 2019, but this was the first time I sat on the student’s mat and got the “in-class” experience. Like my students have been

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The Coronavirus: A Yogic Perspective

Wellness / Lynn Roulo

This post was written on March 3, 2020. I’ve updated it as of April 4, 2020. The theories around the three minds remain the same, but the data has changed. The coronavirus (CO-VID19), which originated in 2019 in Wuhan, China, has been spreading globally. It is a serious threat with over 1,100,00 known infected

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Kundalini Yoga 101

Kundalini Yoga / Lynn Roulo

Whether you are new to Kundalini Yoga or just want to learn a bit more, here are 7 quick facts to get you started! Kundalini Yoga is often referred to as the yoga of awareness. It is essentially a technology of energy and energy management. Unlike many forms of yoga, Kundalini Yoga places a

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What Homeless Shelters and Refugee Camps Have Taught Me About Seva

Kundalini Yoga, living in Greece / Lynn Roulo

As originally published by 3HO. The word “seva” means selfless service, but when I reflect on it, I think I get as much out of my acts of seva as the people I’m serving. Some of my first volunteer positions were in homeless shelters in San Francisco, and today I volunteer to support the refugee

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My daily Kundalini Yoga practice - Lynn Roulo

I’ve Practiced Kundalini Yoga Daily For The Last 12 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned…

Kundalini Yoga, living in Greece, Uncategorized / Lynn Roulo

Updated: April 16, 2021 People sometimes ask about my personal yoga practice, and they are often surprised to hear that I‘ve been maintaining a daily Kundalini Yoga practice for 12 years. It’s surprising to me too when I do the math, but in 2009 when I finished Kundalini Yoga teacher training, my teachers were clear

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