All About Guru Karam

On Wednesday I went to Kundalini of Sound again. I really just want to take a few minutes to talk about Guru Karam.

Guru Karam is a wonderfully wacky woman. She and Mehtab founded Yoga Yoga. They are, in a sense, our yoga mom and pop. What she brings to class is something unique from any other yoga teacher I've ever met. She giggles. She smiles. BIG. She has a talent for balancing fun with seriousness. I adore her.

Guru Karam (via yogayoga.com)

Her best attribute, other than being a totally rad Kundalini teacher, is her laugh. She does it a lot. And it's never annoying or out of place. It's always in response to how crazy something may seem, though it's purposeful and makes sense. For example, in class on Wednesday she played this crazy fast Indian music and we danced like maniacs. Total free form. She laughed explaining what we were going to do which really set the tone for making the dance our own and using it as a tool to release everything we'd been holding on to. Several students had an emotional release. It was awesome.

Kundalini of Sound is a very different class from Hatha Yoga or any yoga class you might see on an episode of Sex and The City or Friends. There are chanting meditations, singing, and that super awesome gong. It's also a serious workout as poses are easy but quick and repetitive. It's definitely my most favorite class of the week. It really is for all levels and so if you'd like to spice up your yoga practice, I hope you'll join me!

Thank you, Guru Karam, for fostering an amazing yoga community in Austin for so long and for sharing your love of yoga with all of us through your smile and laughter.

Namaste.