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Devi Harpal.

Greetings,

I extend my light, peace, and truth to you. My mission is to bring forth the vibration of your inner clarity from the depths of your being. My life has led me on a path of understanding my own journey of awakening to my soul’s purpose. From a young age, I was interested in spirituality, as it provided a window into a comforting world that resonated with me on a core level. In the ‘80s, I admired many new age leaders, read numerous books and attended many of their live events. I was a big fan of Wayne Dyer at the time and was fortunate to meet him in my early 30s.

I recognised my psychic and highly intuitive abilities from a young age, understanding that this was part of my lineage. It wasn’t until my Kundalini awakening experience started in 2014 that I began to realize how much my guides and higher self were nudging and guiding my life’s journey to explore my true calling.

My guides occasionally appear in my life, presenting profound messages. Sometimes these messages came in the form of songs that inspired a children’s album I released. At other times, they manifested as wisdom sayings that resonated deeply, helping me gain clarity about my life and the directions to take for healing and growth. An example of this occurred after one of my near-death experiences, where I witnessed my own death and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. I was guided in a vision to attend the Fremantle markets and look for a specific image and men in white robes. This led to an incredible series of coincidences, resulting in my spending 12 months learning a South Korean form of ancient energy healing focused on ancestral energy clearing. This was precisely what I needed at the time and combined with 12 months of weekly sessions with a beautiful energy healer using cognitive neural techniques, I was eventually able to process the near-death experience.

Following this, I developed a growing interest in childhood trauma. My partner and I travelled to California for a workshop with Gabor Maté, the world’s expert on childhood trauma. During the workshop in 2017, I was introduced to Kundalini yoga techniques. Although they were brief practices between the technical sessions, they had a profound effect on me. At one point, I was left in tears for over 24 hours. After speaking with the Kundalini teacher, I realised this was not uncommon. She graciously provided me with some daily practices. I followed her instructions and have never looked back. Eight years later, with over 500 hours of Kundalini training, I am blessed to offer these sacred teachings to my students and friends. The combination of breath, mantras, movements, and mudras has profoundly healed me and led to a greater sense of clarity and a deeper connection to my spirit. I have witnessed remarkable healings and changes in my students.

As I practiced these techniques daily with my partner, I recognized that we were increasingly immersing ourselves in the energy of clarity from within. This was impacting our being, thoughts, emotions, and enhancing our intuition and understanding of our lives.

I began to realise that the personality I thought I was had wants and desires, but my true inner self, possessed a knowing that transcended these wants and desires. I soon understood that this higher aspect of myself knew what would be fulfilling for me and what would support my spiritual evolution. This aspect was not attached to any outcome. It knew how to manifest in the most perfect way, but not necessarily in the manner my personality or mind wished. I now acknowledge and honour the stories and narratives that my personality presents, but I also recognize that my divine self is always present, offering answers from the heart, not the head.

Inji Dave -For the past 12 years, I have dedicated myself to exploring the benefits of yoga and meditation while embracing a holistic lifestyle on a semi-rural property surrounded by nature. My days now revolve around meditation, gardening, teaching yoga, studying yogic texts, and joining Devi in her Kundalini yoga classes, workshops, and sound journeys.

The spiritual power of the land to respond to our intentions and inner spirit was evident during my first experience connecting with the didgeridoo. Sitting quietly by the river at a site of great significance to the Aboriginal peoples of Perth, I sensed that nature was aware of our presence. This experience reignited my childhood memories of playing in the bush and river around Serpentine and further south. I realized that my soul yearned to reconnect with the joy and freedom of my childhood, free from the need to strive for achievement.

I embraced the freedom to open up to new opportunities for growth and learning without the pressure of achieving specific outcomes. My relationship with time evolved as I learned through meditation to be more present. I discovered that inner peace is a natural state of being as I released the layers of energy tied to the stories of my life. My 20 years in the corporate world were over; it was time to move on.

In 2014, I completed a 300-hour yoga teacher training with a Tantric-based lineage and immediately began leading group classes at our home studio in Injidup. This was followed by many years of teaching on the botanical lawns at Caves House in Yallingup. My classes were rooted in hatha, yin, restorative, and vinyasa yoga techniques. After years of practicing Ashtanga yoga, I also incorporated many Ashtanga postures for beginners, particularly the basic standing sequence of the primary series.

Playing the didgeridoo during savasana at the end of class under the magnificent trees of Yallingup was always special. This beautiful natural setting was ideal for introducing students to simple awareness meditation techniques and the relevance of classical yoga teachings such as the Yoga Sutras.

It has been a pleasure to share the benefits of classical yoga meditation techniques. Since 2018, I have enjoyed learning and practicing the diverse array of breath, mantra, and mudra techniques of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Devi, a 500-hour KRI graduate. I quickly observed that this combination of techniques provided a powerful tool for students to access the latent intelligence of their own prana and consciousness. I am open to complementary therapies and practices and encourage my students to explore what suits their needs. I am passionate about the benefits of curiosity regarding yogic concepts and philosophy and have offered specific yoga study workshops.

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Jean-Michel David (Prakash-Seva Singh), as well as having taught sacred movement (choreocosmos and paneurhythmy) and meditation for over 20 years, and enjoying life-long participation in yoga (his mother, sisters, and nephew teach various styles of yoga), has more recently added KRI Kundalini Yoga.

As will appear in many places on this site, Kundalini Yoga has a special and wholesome appeal as it brings together simple yet highly effective asanas (postures), bandhas (locks), breath (pranayama), and meditative techniques.

'In most of my classes, I also include sounds during the relaxation from the astounding Italian creation by Franco Rossi. These are reminiscent of silica singing bowls, yet more sonorous and gentle.'

For more information on Jean Michel https://www.fourhares.com