Kundalini Yoga Cambodia                               
Created: 25 02 2007
Updated: 04 07 2009


    The Kundalini Yoga Programme in Cambodia

    Kundalini Yoga classes are offered at
    the Kundalini Yoga House in Street 302,
    #42E1. Classes take place at the rooftop
    of the house, in two smaller practice
    spaces inside the house.

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

    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.

    Kundalini Yoga is suitable for persons
    with limited exercise experience and for
    beginners and advanced practitioners.
    In many cases, also persons with
    different physical disabilities can practice
    this yoga.


    Outreach Activities
    The Kundalini Yoga Cambodia team has
    started 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 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.

    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 has expanded with additional classes on
    Saturdays and Sundays, and with classes on weekdays. Topics for the 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 have started for level 1 International Teacher Certification by the
    Kundalini Research Institute (KRI).

    All Cambodian teachers take part in regional Kundalini Yoga 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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    The number of persons visiting the Kundalini
    Yoga House and joining classes at The House
    increases every months. The increased interest
    and income greatly enables the programme to
    give Cambodians access to Kundalini Yoga and
    to train more Cambodians to become Kundalini
    Yoga teachers.

    How your class donations and fees
    support the programme and the teachers:

    Of the monthly income from donations and fees
    for classes, 50% supports the expenses of the
    programme (including the half-time salaries for
    the Cambodian team members). The other
    50% is divided over the teachers, proportional
    to the number of classes they have been
    teaching. Cambodian and international teachers
    are paid at the same rate.

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