Monkey Moon Kula LOVE

Christian and I have been fortunate enough to have found ourselves in the company of some extraordinary individuals, as part of our 100 hour Anusara Yoga Immersion course that we have been participating in over the last several months at Yoga Kula in Berkeley.We have both found the experience deeply transformative on the physical level, but also the rich philosophy and heart-centered teachings are thankfully working their way into all aspects of our day-to-day lives, allowing us to open more fully to our true and gentle nature.


Kula, in sanskrit, is translated as family; home; group of families- it is most often used to describe the community of like-minded spirits that join together to practice, study and support one another in the embodiment of the spiritual principles of yoga.
Our particular immersion kula, which consists of around 40 people from all branches of life's spectrum, was aptly named the Kapi Shashi Kula, or the Monkey Moon Kula, as suggested by our luminous leader, Sianna Sherman, after she so intuitively anticipated our playful collective monkey energy that corresponded with the Hanuman Full Moon which marked our first weekend together in March 2010.This past weekend we gathered with our KULA for practice, and it so happened that another auspicious celestial event was afoot, in the remembrance and celebration of the summer solstice. This day marks the longest day of the year- inspiring great celebrations around the globe honoring the coming of the light. Sianna lead us in a beautiful ceremony yesterday to honor this day, to connect us to our deepest intentions of spreading light in ourselves and the world around us~ Reminding us that whenever we might loose our way, we can find refuge, home, amongst our friends in the KULA.

It is with this gracious and tender support from our KULA, and the ever widening circles of our friends and family, that we are propelled on this journey; riding on the waves of grace, we are eager to venture out into the world, to spread light into the darkness and to discover more fully the beautiful people that we already are~