Kundalini Yoga Cambodia                               
Created: 25 02 2007
Updated: 22 07 2008


    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 a poor neighbourhood school, and for
    staff in a Mother and Child Care hospital.
    There are also classes in a schooling
    project supporting children and families
    living of a waste disposal site in Phnom
    Penh.
    The team has also been asked to help
    enrich a number of workshops and group
    activities with breathing, exercise and
    meditation activities.


    Who is Kundalini Yoga Cambodia?
    At present, the programme is run by a
    small group of Cambodian practitioners
    who work together with the international
    teachers on translation of class and
    teaching materials, teach classes in Khmer
    and help with interpretation during the
    regular classes.

    In addition to the joint Kundalini Yoga programme, some of the teachers offer additional
    classes for groups and individual students as well. Two teachers are also involved in the level 1
    teacher certification programme in Bangkok.

    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.

    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).

    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 large
    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.

    Also interested to join the Kundalini
    Yoga Cambodia Team?
    Join our Sadhanas, meet the team and the
    teachers,  and talk to them about your
    interest in yoga and meditation and in
    becoming a Kundalini Yoga teacher.
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    Yoga House:

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