Sat Nam

Message from the 3HO Chief Executive Officer

Sat Nam,

You will find some changes within this month’s eNewsletter. Now that Aquarian Times magazine is an online publication, we have the ability to include more content than ever before. So we filled the magazine with an abundance of articles, stories, and resources for you. If you haven’t already done so, take the time to read and enjoy the current issue of Aquarian Times magazine and let us know what you think. We encourage you to forward it to your friends, family, fellow yogis, and yoga communities.

The 3HO monthly eNewsletter will now give you information on What’s New and continue to provide you with resources to help you in your spiritual practice and to stay connected to the 3HO Global Community. We will be emailing you a survey this month so that you can tell us what you want included in the eNewsletter and Aquarian Times magazine; we look forward to hearing from you and creating these publications together.

The month of September continues with 3HO Global Meditations; September 21, United Nations International Day of Peace; September 28, the first of the 11 days of meditations leading up to Yogi Bhajan Remembrance Day; and September 29, the first of the 11 days of meditations leading up to Guru Ram Das’s Birthday Anniversary and 2.5 hours Amrit Vela meditation. Visit our website for information and mantra recordings for these meditations.

September also gives us a Mercury retrograde period that starts on the 6th and lasts through to the end of the month. All during this month we will be subjected to a sense of introspection and mechanical and communicative breakdown, especially strong since Saturn is simultaneously involved. Team 3HO meditates together daily and we recently started the Solve Communication Problems meditation to help support us through this time; a friendly reminder to use the technology of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation – it works.

I have shared before that we are in a climate of significant change. Not just 3HO Foundation, but we as humans, the world (reality) we live in, and the planet we live on. I recently read resonating words of perspective by Henry Seltzer; here are some excerpts from the single inspirational message:

“This time period from 2010 to perhaps 2014 will be a time of great changes for America and indeed the world.”

“Of course it is increasingly clear in the final year of this decade that change is needed, and needed badly. Business as usual just doesn't seem to be getting it anymore. On both a personal and a collective level we must accept that the structure of our lives as we have known it is changing forever in the dawn of this new era. The old structure has sustained us but it must now be allowed to pass away, however ungracefully.”

“We will be called at this time to make sacrifices in the name of expediency, and also to allow inspiration carry us beyond current limitations.”

“As we struggle to make peace with ourselves in this time, we also must rise to the occasion. We can only move forward now in a way that is consistent with our highest expectations for ourselves. At this crucial time in history, nothing else will do.”

Leaving you with words from Yogi Bhajan:

“What we are trying to do is not live at each other, not to live with each other, but to live for each other.”


Blessings,
Bhajan Kaur
3HO Foundation

From "The Master's Touch" by Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D.

What's New

From Aquarian Times

Call for Contributions
The February 2010 issue about “Women as Leaders in the Aquarian Age.”

Yogi Bhajan said that women are sixteen times more intelligent and intuitive than men, and that when a woman falls, a generation falls. He taught that women are not 'chicks,' they are eagles. It was his desire to see women of consciousness and grace become leaders in the Aquarian Age.

• How have Yogi Bhajan's teachings on Women helped you to become a strong, secure, confident woman?
• Tell us of your journey from 'chick' to 'eagle.'
• How do you see the world changing as more and more Aquarian Age women emerge in their communities as leaders?

Submit your stories by October 7 to GuruTeraK@AquarianTimes.com

Enjoy the latest issue on Inner Guidance, Finding the Truth Within.

Aquarian Times Magazine Correction

The Tratakam Meditation photo on page 15 of the August issue of Aquarian Times was erroneously published in reverse format. Here is the correct version.

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From KRI

I Am a Woman Reader: Selected Lectures From the Women's Teachings by Yogi Bhajan, PhD, Master of Kundalini Yoga

A companion volume to the yoga manual and DVD series of the same name, I Am a Woman Reader offers selections form Yogi Bhajan alongside stories and shared experiences of women from all walks of life who come into relationships with their True Self and the Teachings of Yogi Bhajan.

The I Am a Woman Reader will be available in mid-September.

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From 3HO IKYTA

3HO IKYTA Community Conversation Teleconference
Wednesday, September 30 at 5:30 pm MST
The Ten Bodies In-Depth with Dr. Siri Atma Singh Khalsa

Explore the profound subtleties of Yogi Bhajan's Ten Bodies material: How does Kundalini Yoga affect the soul and change your destiny? How can you tell the difference between the voice of the soul and the ego? How do you explain the healing essence of Kundalini Yoga? As teachers of Kundalini Yoga, knowing and using this information is vital in helping your students progress on the spiritual path.

Dr.Siri Atma Singh is an Internist who served as Yogi Bhajan's personal physician. He is the author of the newly released book on the Ten Bodies, Waves of Healing: Listening to the Voice of Your Soul, available at DrSiriAtma.com

Exclusively for IKYTA Members*
Members sign up here
Not a Member? Become one now at KundaliniYoga.com

*There is no charge to participate.

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Join the New 3HO IKYTA Yoga Center Partnership Program

Created with 160 Yoga Centers around the world, the collective vision of this program is to establish a network, offer tools, and a support system for Yoga Centers of all sizes.

Read More and Join

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VEND: The 3HO World Market is a wonderful way to support 3HO and grow your business. Join the 3HO World Market as a participating vendor and reach over 48,000 people each month.

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Eco-3HO (En Español)

The NEW Eco-mantra: REDUCE, REUSE, PRECYCLE, and RECYCLE
Researched by Liv Kaur, New Mexico, USA
What is Precycling? Precycling is reducing waste by “pre-thinking” our purchases and taking conscious action before recycling. Precycling is an effort to reduce the amount of materials that get thrown into landfills AND the recycling bin. Here are some tips to help you begin Precycling (and I bet you’re already doing some of these):

1. Bring reusable bags to the store with you.
2. Buy bulk items, avoid individually wrapped items. Put bulk items into smaller containers as you need them; thereby using fewer containers.
3. Buy items with little to no packaging.
4. Buy items that come in recycled packaging. Remember to look for the recycled symbol.
5. Avoid buying disposable items such as plates, pens, diapers, batteries, etc. . . they will only go to a landfill.
6. Use cloth handkerchiefs, napkins, and towels instead of tissues and paper napkins and towels.
7. Use rechargeable batteries. Sure there is an upfront cost, but over time they not only last longer, but they save you money.
8. Reduce your junk mail by taking action
9. Read your magazines and newspapers online.
10. Avoid Styrofoam containers; it contains polystyrene which is the most difficult material to break down in landfills.
11. Buy items in aluminum, steel, cardboard, glass, and plastic containers marked 1 and 2. These containers can be recycled more easily.

El NUEVO Eco-mantra: REDUCIR, REUTILIZAR, PRECICLAR, y RECICLAR
Investigado por Liv Kaur, Nuevo Mexico, EE.UU.

¿Qué quiere decir "Preciclar"? El Preciclar es la reducción de desperdicios mediante un “pre-pensamiento” sobre nuestras compras y tomando acción consciente antes de reciclar. Preciclar es un esfuerzo de reducir la cantidad de materiales que terminan en el vertedero y TAMBIÉN en la caja de reciclaje. He aquí algunas sugerencias para ayudarte empezar con el Preciclaje (y apuesto que algunas las estás haciendo ya):

1. Llevar bolsas reutilizables cuando vayas a la tienda.
2. Comprar las cosas a granel, evitando los artículos individualmente envueltos. Puedes poner las cosas de a granel dentro de contenedores más pequeños en lo que las necesitas, así utilizando menos contenedores.
3. Comprar los artículos que usan poca o ningúna presentación.
4. Comprar los artículos que se presentan en embalaje reciclado. Acuérdate de buscar el símbolo de reciclaje.
5. Evitar comprar los artículos desechables como los platos, bolígrafos, pañales, pilas, etc. … Sólamente terminan en el vertedero.
6. Utilizar los pañuelos, servilletas, y toallas de tela en vez de los de papel.
7. Utilizar las pilas recargables. Claro que hay un costo para empezar, pero a la larga, no sólo duran más tiempo, pero te ahorran dinero.
8. Reducir la propaganda de buzón tomando acción
9. Leer las revistas y periódicos en línea.
10. Evitar los contenedores de espuma de poliestireno (Styrofoam); el poliestireno resulta la materia más difícil de descomponer.
11. Comprar los artículos de aluminio, acero, cartón, vidrio y los contenedores de plástico enumerados 1 y 2. Tales contenedores se pueden reciclar más fácilmente.

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®

The Essence of Self

When you are weighted down by the scars and disappointments in life, it is difficult to sense the broader reality of which you are a part. The pains create blocks to the inflow of cosmic energy and you become less sensitive to your own possibilities. This series guides the prana through your body to the heart chakra, “opening” the heart so you can give and receive love without fear, anger or resentment and experience compassion. In this state of compassion you release the pain of former relationships, energize current relationships on a higher level and begin to express our divine essence.

The exercises in this kriya release tension, strengthen the digestion and open the lungs.

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