Public (outside) Yoga Classes

We are glad to hear that you are still enjoying Sadhana
Kaur's classes and we thank you very much for the gifts.

BTW, would you mind posting your comments about doing
Kundalini Yoga there at the Farmers market and sharing your
experiences with everyone? We think that this would be a
very valuable post for people to get over their fear or
initial negative reaction when we tell them that we teach
the classes right there in the markets.
For the life of me I can not understand why anyone would
find any faults with doing yoga at a Farmers Market outside
in the natural elements. It is no different than getting
skeletal or massage therapy outside. The only thing that I
can think of that people might object to is the noise
around them and not being able to concentrate but this fear
or negative reaction I feel will pass as they actually
experience a class in Kundalini Yoga there at the market.

My initial reaction when I first saw people doing chair
massage in public places was the same. I always thought to
myself: "why would I want to get a massage on a chair in
front of so many people? I would much rather get an hour
massage in private which always seemed much more relaxing
and healing.

It wasn't until I actually went to massage school and had
to do a certain amount of hours of volunteer public chair
massage and massage therapy on tables outside in parks for
the Walgreen's Red Ribbon Rides which were fund raisers for
aids victims that I really began to appreciate doing
massage therapy in public. I actually did skeletal therapy
on the bike riders which rode from Orlando to Hollywood
over a three day race and one of those days was at a park
in Dania right on the intercoastal with beautiful pine
trees under a large tent.

The racers had a chance to wash up in shower facilities
that were available to them there at the park and camp site
and then they lined up for our group of 20 or so massage
therapists in training from different massage therapy
schools. The best part of it all was the food. There were
more than enough delicious vegetarian dishes to choose from
as well as deserts from a very professional catering
company.

Anyway this is how we got the idea to go Farmers Markets.
That experience made me realize just how beneficial and
wonderful it was for the massage therapist and client to
enjoy being outdoors on a beautiful day and experiencing
the things that we love most. Well, Yogis have been doing
Yoga outside in every imaginable place possible for
thousands of years! Why not at a Farmers Market?

Again my initial reaction was that there was no way that I
was going to be able to relax getting a massage in front of
other people. Well so much for that theory! All it takes
is about 3 minutes on a massage table for you to realize
that at that precise moment you really won't know or care
where you are because it feels so good that it takes you
out of your body and mind into a state of total relaxation.

Well, it is the same with Kundalini Yoga. Within 3 minutes
after starting a class, you realize that your worst fear or
any negative thoughts about doing Yoga outside in a Farmers
Market are absolutely nonsense and the feeling of
relaxation and upliftment are so beyond words that all you
can say is Wahe Guru (Indescribable Ecstasy). Before you
know it, all of the sounds of the market start fading away
and you drift into a state of total relaxation and joy
focusing on your breath, a mantra and you could be anywhere
you want to be!