Kundalini Yoga Cambodia                               
Created: 25 02 2007
Updated: 05 07 2010

    Welcome ...
                            to the website of the Kundalini Yoga Programme in Cambodia.
    We hope you will find the site helpful, and we look forward to see you at the
    Kundalini Yoga House!


    The Kundalini Yoga programme in
    Cambodia was started to make yoga
    and meditation technology available to
    persons and groups suffering from
    trauma and stress. The programme
    focuses especially on those who
    normally cannot access yoga and
    meditation activities.

    Training Cambodians to become teachers
    is one of the core-activities of the
    programme.

    Classes and other activities
    Kundalini Yoga classes are offered at the
    rooftop of the Kundalini Yoga House
    at #204ZB in Street 322, and
    in two smaller inside practice spaces.

    The Kundalini Yoga programmme
    also offers healing and meditation
    sessions and level 1 Teacher Training.

    Special events, such as Meditation
    Weekends, Full Moon meditations and
    specialised workshops are offered as
    well.

    Kundalini Yoga
    Kundalini Yoga is said to be the yoga
    of awareness, and each exercise is to
    deepen the experience of concentration
    and awareness of body and mind.

    Kundalini Yoga is different from other
    styles of yoga on offer in Cambodia as
    it combines breathing, movement,
    mantra and meditation in a continues
    class flow.

    Common yoga asanas are the basis
    for many of the movement exercises.
    Movements, as well as the use of mantra,
    may also be part of breathing exercises
    and meditation.

    Is Kundalini Yoga suitable for you?
    Kundalini Yoga classes are suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners.

    Persons with limited exercise experience can attend classes, too, but are advised to practice
    slowly and to rest during and in between exercises if necessary.

    There are special classes for pregnant women, and senior citizens.

    In many cases, also persons with physical  disabilities can practice this yoga.


    Outreach Activities
    The Kundalini Yoga Cambodia team has started a range of outreach activities, with classes
    in poor neighbourhood schools in Phnom Penh, and for a small community of children living
    with HIV/Aids just south of the city.

    The team has also been asked to help enrich a number of workshops and group activities
    with breathing, exercise and meditation activities.

    The team teaches stress relief classes to staff of NGOs and UN organisations. It is involved in
    training school teachers in an NGO project for disadvantaged children to use yoga and
    meditation in their classes.


    Who is Kundalini Yoga Cambodia?
    At present, the programme is run by a small group of Cambodian Kundalini Yoga teachers. All
    teachers are involved in the level 1 and level 2 International Teacher Certification Programme.
    The team is supported by two international teachers.

    In addition to Kundalini Yoga classes, the team offers additional classes for groups and
    individual students, as well as healing sessions.

    For more information see: Teachers

    Objectives of the programme in Cambodia
    The aim of the Kundalini Yoga programme is to make Kundalini Yoga accessible to local and
    international practitioners, in particular to Cambodians who would normally not attend or
    have access to yoga and meditation.

    Training young Cambodians to become certified teachers and to build an active community
    of teachers and practitioners are among the core activities of the programme.

    Background
    The first Kundalini Yoga activities in Cambodia date back to 2004 when during a few months
    there were classes, small workshops and a project for stress relief focusing at vulnerable
    groups, especially People Living With HIV/Aids.

    In January 2007, regular Sadhanas started on Saturday and Sunday at Nataraj Yoga Centre
    in Phnom Penh. Monthly workshops covered topics such as 'What is Yoga', 'Mind-Meditation-
    Mantra', 'Relationships'; 'Yogic Anatomy', 'Stress Relief', and 'Caring for the Spine'.

    In the second half of 2007, the programme expanded with additional classes on Saturdays
    and Sundays, and on weekdays. Topics for special classes relate to: 'Caring for the spine ...
    dealing with back and neck problems', 'Yoga for Women / Yoga for Men', ‘Healthy Lifestyle’,
    etc.

    The Kundalini Yoga Team also found a suitable space of its own, and since October 2007
    Teacher Training classes started for the Level 1 International Teacher Certification by the
    Kundalini Research Institute (KRI).

    The programme now offers classes during six days a week, conducted by a team of
    experienced Cambodian and international teachers.

    All Cambodian teachers take part in regional Kundalini Yoga and Meditation training and
    events.

    For more information see: Activities  -  Teacher Training

    Supporting the Kundalini Yoga Programme in Cambodia
    The Kundalini Yoga programme in Cambodia, and the costs of running the Kundalini Yoga
    House are to some extent covered by the fees and donations received from classes. A part
    of the expenses, including the support to the Cambodian team members and for scholarships
    to attend the teacher training programme has to be met through donations and
    sponsorships.

    You can support the Kundalini Yoga Programme in Cambodia by, first of all, participating in
    the activities of the programma, attending classes and joining events. Other ways of support
    include:

    - offering one-off or regular financial support for scholarships, translation, operational
     expenses,  and/or the costs of the Kundalini Yoga House.
    - becoming a sponsor of the programme
    - becoming a volunteer to help run the programme and to maintain the House
    - helping with translation
    - support a community teaching programme


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