Kundalini Yoga Santa Monica
Serving the Los Angeles Metro Area with Intimate and Healing Weekly Kundalini Yoga Classes
Join us for weekly classes
We offer kundalini yoga classes at our Santa Monica studio every day of the week! See our schedule and learn more below.
Our Weekly Schedule for Kundalini Yoga Classes in Santa Monica
Our Santa Monica studio offers four kundalini yoga classes each week:
MONDAY 6:30-7:45 PM Kundalini Yoga with Eda Ozsoy - $20
WEDNESDAY 9-10:15 AM Kundalini Yoga with Kia - $20
FRIDAY 9-10:15 AM Kundalini Yoga with Kia - $20
SATURDAY 10-11:30 AM Kundalini Yoga with Kia - $20
Our Location in Santa Monica
Our Santa Monica kundalini yoga studio is conveniently located on Bay Street. A block from the beach, this is an area with ample parking, so you never need to worry about missing class!
What is Kundalini Yoga?
Kundalini Yoga is a combination of movement, breath, meditation, and chanting. Its goal is not only to make the body stronger and more energetic but also to increase your level of self-awareness and consciousness. If you live in the Los Angeles area, join us for a class our Santa Monica Kundalini yoga studio to reap all the benefits.
Top 10 Benefits of Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini Yoga offers benefits for people of all ages. Some of these benefits are mental, whereas others are physical.
Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve cognition and mood
Better flexibility
Help reduce back pain
Strengthen the core
Strengthen willpower and creativity
Strengthen the nervous system
Builds strength
Improves lung capacity
Lowers your blood pressure and heart rate
Benefit #1: Reduce stress and anxiety
One study involving elementary and middle school students found that, after 10 weeks of Kundalini Yoga, students had "significantly improved" levels of stress and resilience. Similar results have been found on the stress levels of adults. We see similar results at our Santa Monica Kundalini Yoga studio!
Benefit #2: Improve cognition and mood
A 2017 study notes that, though cognitive decline is common as we grow older, a 12-week Kundalini Yoga program helps improve age-related cognitive impairment (both memory and executive functioning). And it does so both short and long-term.
This study further found that Kundalini Yoga also has positive effects on mood. Subjects engaged in this yoga style had improvements in their feelings of depression and apathy, in addition to reporting higher levels of resilience.
Benefit #3: Better flexibility
If you want to be more flexible, Kundalini Yoga may help. One study involving 60 college women found that 16 weeks of 60-minute training sessions held six times per week "significantly improved" the participants' flexibility. Our Santa Monica Kundalini Yoga students find similar results.
Benefit #4: Help reduce back pain
Increased flexibility can potentially help reduce back pain by stretching the muscles and ligaments. This is enhanced by yoga's ability to increase circulation, allowing the body to get healing oxygen and nutrients to the pained area.
Benefit #5: Strengthened core
Many Kundalini movements and techniques work the core or abdominal muscles. Breath of fire, in particular, works the navel center. A strong core is essential in yoga and helps to improve your posture in daily life. The navel chakra is also associated with emotions, so strengthening your core muscles can go a long way in helping you better control your emotions and handle life’s many triggers to stress.
Benefit #6 Strengthen willpower and creativity
Kundalini yoga awakens your inner willpower right at the core of your solar plexus (Third Chakra) at the navel point. What that means is that you build a strong heat in this region, which helps in digesting not only food but also past memories and self-doubt. We become much more able to process and digest events that happen and take necessary action immediately to eradicate things, people or situations that are causing us more harm than good.
Benefit #7: Strengthen the nervous system
Kundalini yoga strengthens your nervous system. So when you’re in down dog or plank pose for three whole minutes and your entire body is shaking, have no fear! Your nervous system is toning. And the stronger your nerves are, the more you will be able to act in a cool, calm and collected matter in the face of any situation, be it a car accident, big presentation or family drama.
Benefit #8: Builds strength
Because you hold each posture for an extended period of time (sometimes up to five minutes!), Kundalini yoga is a great way to strengthen and tone your muscles. Some of the more intense breathing techniques—like Breath of Fire can also build core strength, as you have to engage your abdominal muscles with each exhale.
Benefit #9: Improved Lung Capacity
The breathing techniques practiced in Kundalini Yoga greatly improve lung capacity. Most people today do not know how to breathe properly, which can be detrimental to both physical and mental health. When lung capacity is improved, more oxygen can flow through the body. In turn, memory is improved and mental clarity can be achieved. Higher oxygen levels also allow the body to move freely and reduce muscle tension. This is one of the biggest benefits of Kundalini Yoga that our Los Angeles area students see after regular practice.
Benefit #10: Lowers blood pressure and heart rate
Studies have repeatedly shown that Kundalini yoga—specifically the deep breathing techniques used during it can lower your blood pressure. Long, slow breaths calm your autonomic nervous system and reduce stress, thus lowering both your blood pressure and pulse rate.
Why Choose Atma Healing Arts for Kundalini Yoga in Santa Monica
Atma Kundalini Yoga studio in Santa Monica provides that space where we can connect, learn, support, and celebrate each other.
The most important contribution our studio offers is community. Community defined simply is a place for gathering. A place where hearts can connect. A place where interaction and relationships develop in personal face-to-face relationships.
Book Your Santa Monica Kundalini Yoga Class Today
Ready to try kundalini yoga with Atma Yoga & Healing Arts? Book your first class today!
