Atma Kaur's Bio
Contact Info: atma2@verizon.net
My passion, my devotion in life, is teaching the technology of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation and the yogic principles of healthy, happy living for all people to be healthy, happy, and whole! I have been enjoying teaching and practicing Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, as taught by Yoga Bhajan, since 1977. I am a certified teacher of the 3HO International Kundalini Yoga Teacher's Association (www.kundaliniyoga.com) and have gratefully studied personally with Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. I am also a graduate of the Radiant Child Yoga Program Level One and Level Two (www.childrensyoga.com). In addition, I am a minister of Sikh Dharma (www.sikhdharma.org) and codirector of Guru Ram Das Ashram in Newport News.
I started yoga when I was 10 for maintaining a healthy back after having back surgery for a herniated disk - my father had the same surgery when he was in his 30's. My experience and love of the great technology of yoga in all it's forms, led to my Biology, B.S. degree and certification as an International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association (IKYTA) teacher (www.kundaliniyoga.com). I am so excited to see all the scientific literature and books readily available now on the technology of yoga and it's effectiveness!
In my years of teaching Kundalini Yoga, I have enjoyed offering weekly group classes, private instruction and workshops both locally and nationally. Some of the topics covered in classes include: stress-relief, healthy backs, radiant glandular system, prenatal/postnatal yoga, and yoga for children. Some of my Kundalini Yoga teaching experience for adults and children includes: numerous experiential yoga lectures for various groups such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation, senior citizens, school presentations from preschool through college. I taught for five years with the City of Newport News, VA Department of Parks and Recreation as a Kundalini Yoga teacher for adults, and for children ages 6-12 in the before-school and after-school programs. For four years I was an IKYTA Yoga Camp counselor for five weeks in the summer for children ages 5-12. I also taught for two years in Newport News public pre-school special education incorporating yoga in the curriculum. I was inspired by a gifted woman and mother, who was assisting me in teaching children's yoga classes, to create several wonderfully succesful Girlscout Yoga Workshops for Mothers and Daughters. In addition, we were invited by her son's Physical Education teacher at Riverside Elementary School, Newport News, to teach yoga to each of the P.E. classes of the school. It was fantastic!
I continue to teach at the International Kundalini Yoga Camps, my weekly adult classes, occassional workshops, private sessions, demonstration classes, and, since 2003, Children's Yoga Classes at Hampton Roads International Montesorri School. I enjoy living in Newport News, VA with my husband and two children where often we are found engaged in some outdoors activity - kayaking, hiking, swimming. The practice of Kundalini Yoga and our spiritual practice, Sikh Dharma (www.sikhdharma.org), is woven through our life, whether it's early morning yoga and meditation or singing Kirtan while we're playing outside! I also love music and art, so we try to get to many of the various concerts offered on the Penninsula and visit the local art museums. Another great love in my family's life, is animals, so we support our local Humane Society/SPCA and regularly visit the Virginia Living Museum. I am also passionate about RECYCLING everything I possibly can! A GREAT WEBSITE for info and locations to RECYCLE just about everything is (www.earth911.com). Once I really absorbed how our landfills are overflowing with things that will essentially never degrade AND the things that do degrade can't for lack of enough soil and air - I started learning how to shop more consciously. I've observed that it's hard for many of us to think of recycling/shopping differently when we are working so hard and feel stressed, with little time for themselves. My experience is that my yoga practice and my spiritual practice gives my mind a restfulness. I feel like I have time - I pay attention to how, whatever I buy, effects the Earth for a long time. I also have yoga students that bring me the yummiest, fresh vegies from their garden, so, as a family, we're learning how to garden organically and produce compost!
Keep up and you'll be kept up. ~ Yogi Bhajan
Atma Kaur's Classes
Kundalini Yoga for Everyone
Atma Kaur
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Tuesdays,
07:30 PM -
08:45 PM |
Classes include breathwork, dynamic yoga, guided relaxation, and stress-relieving meditation. Class drop-ins and beginners are always welcome!
Single class: $12
5 Classes: $50 (use within 60 days of purchase date)
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Yoga for Children and Family Yoga
Atma Kaur
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01/01/2009 -
01/01/2013 |
For children, we use imaginative poses, singing songs, and playing games. We are playful, pretending we are many things, such as cats, dogs, trees, and mountains. We imagine traveling to such places as the garden, seashore, or mountains. The class moves through poses quickly to keep the children's attention and to release energy. We help them build a greater awareness of their body physically and emotionally. Often this leads to greater self-discipline, self-confidence, better body coordination, and ability to focus.
Group classes, workshops, and demonstration classes available. Email Atma (atma2@verizon.net) for information and fees.
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