Kundalini Yoga

I just started Kundalini Yoga. I was used to doing other types of yoga, but I am still adapting the breath work of the Kundalini yoga. The Kundalini yoga has chanting, singing, breath work and works on poses. It works with the energy that is kept in our spine (shakti). Kundalini is said to balance the endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, circulatory, musculo-skeletal and reproductive systems. I can tell you that I do feel my organs moving inside of me, especially my reproductive system while doing the "breath of fire".

The breath of fire is extremely hard and I am getting better at that every week, but while doing the breath of fire and the yoga poses at the same time there is a huge demand for awareness, to keep both movements going at the same time. I can never predict what my body is going to do or what is going to happen because as soon as I get tired, I keep pushing myself and that is when the magic happens. I feel like my body is throwing away anger, stuck energy, cleaning itself. Noises come out with my breath, air comes out of my nose and throat. Sometimes I cough a lot, sometimes I cry, sometimes I feel my sinus and allergies are cleaning, my nose is constantly runny, and I feel air being pulled out from my lungs. I do feel fire going through my body and I feel the energy of activation, like a snake trying to get through my spine. I feel the pressure of something pulling on my back and trying to get higher, really like a snake trying to get out through my back. It is pretty amazing and revigorating to feel that fire inside of me. In the beginning, when I started practicing, I couldn't feel a lot. I felt the energy in my lower back, then a few days later, I felt the energy getting to my lungs, now I already feel it going to the top of my head, the crown chakra, which is where it was supposed to go anyway. So, practicing makes perfect!

I have had a lof of inspiration (my third eye chakra is clearing) throughout this process. I have had vivid dreams. I remember the dreams and the messages I receive on them, and I feel my core is getting so strong, I like that. Yoga Farm Ithaca has amazing trainings and weekly meditations, yoga classes and information in case you want to know more. I hope you check it out to see if you like it.

I love you and thank you.

I am ending with my poem to see if it inspires you!

I am a Hero!

Sinélia Peixoto

I am a hero, not because I take risks and can lose everything,

but because I can win and accomplish more every day.

I wake up early, take care of my children, work, do my best there

And when I get home, the routine is brutal, there is no way of forgetting that,

Forget that my fight hasn't finished, kids again, gym,

And everything I have to deal with, but sometimes the only thing I need is a hug and to be still.

I am a hero, not because I feel like one,

but because I have no help and I still do it all

And even when help arrives, I still know I can manage it all my own way.

Even though I am tired and exhaustion is within me,

I still would like to have some loving hugs,

To have someone who understands how hard my fight is and that doesn't demand that I am a "good girl" anymore.

I am a hero, not because I am a fighter,

but because the fight nowadays is the same for all women and divas,

good girl or not, we are fighting for equity and equality

We are doing everything all the time and even with this tightness

That is our lives, we can make miracles at home and in our couches,

And in this moment when we are assuming everything, the only thing we want is honesty.

I am a hero, not for demanding a lot from myself,

but for accepting that I am not perfect and I will never be.

Even if the world asks of me what I can't give,

I know at least where I want to go and what I want to do,

And in this way, I walk slowly, understanding about life and about me more each day,

I am fixing, adapting, changing, forgiving myself and only this way,

I can go until the end!

I am a hero, not because of what I lived and am living,

but because I know that the only person who can save me is myself,

And I am here to learn, to work on myself and to be the best version of me,

Today, tomorrow, and forever, until the end of times!

Sou uma heroína!

 Sinélia Peixoto

Sou uma heroína, não por assumir riscos e ter tudo a perder,

mas por ter tudo a ganhar e conquistar todos os dias.

Acordo cedo, cuido dos meus filhos, trabalho, dou o meu melhor lá

e quando chego em casa, a rotina é terrível e não tem como esquecer,

que minha luta ainda não terminou, filhos de novo, academia,

e tudo o que preciso lidar, mas às vezes é de um abraço e de não me abalar.

Sou uma heroína, não por me sentir uma,

mas por fazer tudo sem precisar de ajuda de ninguém

e mesmo quando tenho ajuda, ainda sei que consigo sozinha do meu jeito.

Por mais que me sinta cansada e a exaustão me caia como uma pluma,

ainda assim gostaria de sentir o carinho de alguém,

de ter apoio e sentir que minha luta não indica que eu seja só boazinha.

Sou uma heroína, não por ser guerreira,

mas porque a luta de hoje é igual para todas as mulheres e divas,

boazinhas ou não, somos as que lutamos por igualdade

somos as que fazemos tudo ao mesmo tempo e mesmo nessa apertadela

que é a vida que temos, fazemos milagres em casa e em nossos divãs.

E nesse momento que estamos assumindo tudo, tudo que queremos é honestidade.

Sou uma heroína, não por exigir demais de mim,

mas por aceitar que não sou perfeita e nunca serei.

Mesmo que o mundo me peça o que não posso dar,

pelo menos sei até onde quero chegar e o que quero fazer,

e assim, caminhando devagar, entendendo a vida e mais de mim,

eu vou me acertando, me concertando, me perdoando e só assim irei

Até o fim!

Sou uma heroína, não por causa do que vivi e estou vivendo,

mas porque eu sei que a única pessoa capaz de me salvar sou eu mesma,

E eu estou aqui pra aprender, pra trabalhar em mim mesma e pra ser a melhor versão de mim mesma,

Hoje, amanhã, e pra sempre, até o final dos tempos!