KEMETIC YOGA AN ANCIENT ART FOR MODERN LIVING

Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years in many cultures throughout the world. It is most commonly associated with the culture of India. A fact that is coming more into the common knowledge is that Africans in Kemp (Ancient Egypt) practiced Yoga many years before the evolution of the culture of India. KEMETIC Yoga is expressed in the artwork and spiritual writings found in the ancient tombs and temples. On wall paintings and sculptures we see figures in positions that we now know to be Yoga postures. In the ancient texts we are able to read about the principles and techniques of physical and spiritual perfection that the KEMETIC people aspired to.

On my recent trip to Kemet (Egypt) I had the opportunity to meditate inside the King's chamber of the Great Pyramid and in some of the secret meditation chambers hidden within the walls and beneath the floors of the temples. It became obvious to me from these experiences that the ancient Kamites had a tremendously developed system and understanding of Yoga. In fact the Pyramids, Sphinx, temples and tombs are all symbolic representations of concepts found in Yogic philosophy. The funeral rites and creation stories depicted everywhere on the walls of temples and tombs reflect the ultimate aim of Yoga, which is balance, harmony, universal order and spiritual union with the Creator.

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