Body Temple

Ramdesh Kaur

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The Body Temple: Kundalini Yoga For Body Acceptance, Eating Disorders & Radical Self- Love has the power to transform lives by gently guiding you on a path of discovery through a variety of yogic practices that will allow you to approach your emotional and physical health from a holistic perspective.If you have struggled to love your own body, been crippled by feelings of low self- esteem and self-worth, or battled an eating disorder, this book is a gift to heal you and your sense of self. Written for both the total beginner and the advanced yogi, The Body Temple: Kundalini Yoga for Body Acceptance, Eating Disorders, and Radical Self-Love guides you through a nurturing practice of yoga, meditation, mantra, and miracles.In these pages you'll discover: Yogic techniques to reset your body's systems and restore your health and well- being Meditations and breathing exercises for self-confidence and body acceptance Simple tools to empower you to overcome your food addictions and eating disorders Recipes and lifestyle tips for living a healthier, more balanced life A daily practice to help change your life and begin your healing journeyYour body is a temple. If you've ever wanted to feel good, love yourself, and heal your relationship with your body, this book is for you.

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• Publié par: Spirit Voyage
• Date de parution: 16 septembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781912022595
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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THE BODY
TEMPLE
KUNDALINI YOGA FOR BODY ACCEPTANCE, EATING DISORDERS & RADICAL SELF-LOVE

RAMDESH KAUR
Spirit Voyage Purcellville, VA 20132 1-888-735-4800 • www.SpiritVoyage.com
Text © 2016 Ramdesh Kaur Photography, Art, and Design © 2016 Spirit Voyage Records
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the author and publisher.
Photos by Gurusurya Khalsa Edited by Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa and Sahib-Amar K. Khalsa KRI Review by Siri Neel Kaur Khalsa Musical Annotations by Ram Dass Khalsa Design & Layout by Prana Projects, Ditta Khalsa and Biljana Nedelkovska
This publication has received the KRI Seal of Approval.
This seal is only given to products that have been reviewed for accuracy and integrity of the sections containing 3HO lifestyle teachings and Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®.
The ideas, procedures, and suggestions in this book are not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a trained health professional. All matters regarding your health require medical supervision. Consult your physician before adopting the suggestions in this product, as well as about any condition that may require diagnosis or medical attention. The author and publisher disclaim any liability arising directly of indirectly from the use of this product.
All teachings, yoga sets, techniques, kriyas, and meditations courtesy of The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Reprinted with permission. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of these teachings may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing by The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan. To request permission, please write to KRI at PO Box 1819, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 or see www.kundaliniresearchinstitute.org
Published 2016 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Name: Ramdesh Kaur, 1979 - author Title: The Body Temple: Kundalini Yoga for Body Acceptance, Eating Disorders, and Radical Self-Love / Ramdesh Kaur Description: Purcellville, VA : Spirit Voyage, 2016 | Includes bibliographical references Identifiers: LCCN 2016941545 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9835695-3-4 (softcover) Subjects: LCSH: Kundalini. | Yoga.
MODELS
Ramdesh Kaur
Christa Mastrangelo Joyce
Theresa Anne Voellinger
Gurusurya Khalsa
Harnam
Deanna Stoika
Jen Rolston
Halie Kupinski
Kalyn Cocker
Janet Marie Pasiuk
Special thanks to Jala Yoga, Shepherdstown, West Virginia jalayogaflow.com
DEDICATION
To my spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, for these teachings that touch my soul.
To Harnam the Magnificent, for more reasons that I can count.
And to my Body Temple, who stayed with me through every length of this journey, supported me even while I ignored its needs, and ultimately taught me how to love myself in the most radical and extraordinary way. I bow to your wisdom, your strength, and your beautiful human grace.
Contents
Foreword by Dr. Kathy Milano
Chapter 1: Before You Begin
Chapter 2: About My Journey
Chapter 3: On Body Image and Eating Disorders
Low Self-Esteem and Poor Body Image
Changing Bodies, Changing Body Image
Understanding the Energetic Effects of Eating Disorders
Meditation: I am Happy, I am Good Meditation for Children
Bulimia
Anorexia
Binge Eating Disorder
Orthorexia
Body Dysmorphia Disorder
Letting Go of Labels
The Spiral Path
Chapter 4: Kundalini Yoga
About Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan ® (Kriya, Asana, Meditation, Drishti, Mudra, Pranayam, Bandha)
Your Three Minds
Fall in Love with Seva
Do No Harm
Chapter 5: Beginning Your Journey
Creating a Sacred Space and a Body Temple Altar
How to Use This Book
Assessing Where You Are and What You Need
Meditation: Inner Assessment
Chapter 6: The Chakras
First Chakra
Second Chakra
Third Chakra
Fourth Chakra
Fifth Chakra
Sixth Chakra
Seventh Chakra
Eighth Chakra
Meditation: Seven-Wave Sat Nam
Chapter 7: Mantra: The Sound of Healing
What Is Mantra?
Affirmation
The Science behind Mantra
How Can Mantra Help Your Recovery?
How to Use a Mantra
Finding Your Mantra
Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Mantra for Self-Love
Guru Ram Das: Mantra for Miracle
Aad Guray Nameh: Mantra for Protection
Waheguru: Mantra for Joy
Waheguru Wahejio: Mantra for Purifying the Ego
Pavan Guru: Mantra for Energy
Ang Sang Waheguru: Mantra for Awakening the Infinity Within
Sat Nam: Mantra for Truth
Ra Ma Da Sa: Mantra for Healing
Gobinday Mukunday: Mantra to Remove Subconscious Thoughts
Ardas Bhaee: Mantra for Powerful Prayer
Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad: Mantra for Positivity
Chattr Chakkr Vartee: Mantra for Overcoming Fear
Paarbrahm Kare Pratipaalaa: Mantra for Self-Esteem
Rakhay Rakhanhaar: Mantra for Protection from Negative Forces
Siri Simriti: Mantra for Overcoming Sexual Abuse and Trauma
Ant Na Siphati: Mantra for Clearing Family Karma
Chapter 8: Kriyas
Is it Too Advanced?
Kriya: Getting the Body Out of Distress
Kriya: Bhoj Kriya
Kriya: For Nervous System Overhaul
Kriya: To See the Inner Beauty
Kriya: For Emotional Balance
Kriya: For Personality, Nerves, and Perception
Kriya: For Mental Balance
Kriya: For Strengthening the Stomach
Kriya: Movement Relaxation Series
Kriya: For Emotional Resilience–Cutting Negative Thoughts
Kriya: Warrior's Tension Release
Kriya: Transforming the Lower Triangle to the Higher Triangle
Kriya: For Aura, Positivity, and Vitality
Kriya: Sat Kriya
Kriya: Healing, Mental Beaming, and Delight
Chapter 9: Meditations
Practice Makes You Perfectly You
Meditation: To Open the Lock of Your Heart
Meditation: To Remove Haunting Thoughts–10 Steps to Peace
Meditation: Creating Self-Love
Meditation: Pranayam to Restrain Compulsive Eating
Meditation: For Balancing Behavior and Impulse
Meditation: Fists of Anger
Meditation: Conquer Inner Anger and Burn It Out
Meditation: 16-Stroke Breath to Rebuild Your Health
Meditation: To Treat Impulsive Behavior
Meditation: For Healing Addictions
Meditation: Ra Ma Da Sa Meditation for Healing
Meditation: Waheguru Meditation for the Subtle Body
Meditation: To Conquer Upset
Meditation: Kirtan Kriya
Meditation: Weaving Mudra Meditation
Meditation: For the Negative Mind
Meditation: Into Being
Meditation: Ganpati Kriya
Meditation: Healing Pranayam–Self-Care Breath
Meditation: Eliminating Thoughts You Dislike
Meditation: Tershula Kriya
Meditation: Beaming and Creating the Future
Meditation: To Blossom into Your Full Potential
Meditation: To Conquer Self-Animosity
Meditation: The Last Resort Meditation
Chapter 10: A Loving Relationship with Food
Transforming Your Relationship with Food
Food as the Ultimate Prana
Pranayam to Help Your Food Addiction
Meditation: Sitali Pranayam
Meditation: 8-Stroke Breathing for Stress Relief
Making Your Dining Experience Sacred
Stronger Auras Make for Healthier Choices
Healthy Recipes for Your Body Temple
Recipe: Yogi Bhajan's Yogi Tea
Recipe: Yogi Bhajan's Golden Milk
Recipe: Yogi Bhajan's Carrot and Garlic Juice
Recipe: Spirit Voyage's Kitcheree
Recipe: Chia Seed Superfood Pudding
Recipe: Rainbow Salad
Recipe: Banana Ginger Recovery Smoothie
Chapter 11: A Lifestyle Program for Radical Self-Love
The 40-Day Radical Self-Love Program
Postscript
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Bibliography
Glossary
Resources
About the Author
Foreword
Dr. Kathy Milano, PhD
I sat with an intelligent, creative young woman one day as she told me about a recent date with a man she was seeing. It was the perfect weather for lunching outdoors with an interesting man who had everything going for him in terms of appearance, intelligence, and worldly success. Upon returning from the restroom, this woman was taken aback when offered an unsolicited assessment of her face and body from this accomplished plastic surgeon. With generous intent, her date offered his expert opinion about how she could go about fixing every flaw in order to maximize her beauty. In the poignant silence that followed this story, witnessing the tears flowing down the most lovely face, I had one question: “Why didn't you keep walking?”
With every story you hear, you are offered the choice to listen from afar or dive within to find yourself in the characters and the play. I invite you to dive in and honestly explore how this common storyline has appeared time and time again in your own life. To examine where you were told you were imperfect and where, in response, you kept walking or were stopped in your tracks.
Within society at large and your intimate subculture, you repeatedly encounter gross and subtle messages directing you to alter your flawed appearance or behavior in order to present yourself in a more acceptable manner. Parents, teachers, friends, institutions, self-help experts, and media offer their well-meaning or indifferent advice about how to become more attractive, successful, or pleasing to have around. From a young age, this barrage of unsolicited advice is so insidious that it finds a home within you, masquerading as your own voice. Unfortunately, this conditioned, internalized voice joins forces with societal influence to interrupt the development of a resilient, generous, and balanced sense of being which proclaims an unequivocal delight in its own unique beauty. Depending upon the nature of your specific life experience, traumas large and small, and models of self-acceptance or self-rejection, you may have partially or fully digested this unsavory invitation to correct your inadequacies. This unfortunate side effect of growing up human in an imbalanced world may leave you struggling with an unsatisfied longing to be different than you are, a habit of self-loathing, self-destruct