Trainers 9 

Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa, PhD, has taught Kundalini Yoga since 1971. She began to teach people with chronic or life threatening illness in 1986, under the guidance of Yogi Bhajan and now directs the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology, founded to bring his teachings into healthcare. She is a Medical Family therapist, Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500, and a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga mentoring lead trainer for levels 1 and 2. Dr. Khalsa is a charter member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and served on the team that developed IAYT Educational Standards for Yoga Therapy Teacher Training. She developed and directs the 1,120 hour Kundalini Yoga Therapy teacher training and provides continuing education for health professionals and yoga teachers. Her Kundalini Yoga program for people living with HIV is featured in the book, Yoga as Medicine by Timothy McCall, MD. And her groundbreaking work in Kundalini Yoga Therapy as taught by Yogi Bhajan is in Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine.

Sat Nam. I taught my first Kundalini Yoga class in February, 1973 at Guru Ram Das Ashram in Los Angeles and have taught over 3,000 classes since then, including classes at UCLA Extension, University of New Mexico, and many locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, teaching three classes per week for over 10 years before resettling here in New Mexico. I began teaching Level One Aquarian Teacher Training in the San Francisco Bay Area beginning in 2001 through 2006, and am currently enrolled in the Academy at the Professional Trainer level. Since 2007 I have been working with The Kundalini Research Institute. In addition to participating in our Level One Immersion Course each summer, I serve in many capacities including customer service, product management, marketing management and selling at events such as Summer Solstice and Sat Nam Fest.

S.S. Gurumeet Kaur Khalsa, E.R.Y.T. 500, is a Minister of Divinity of Sikh Dharma, Director of Create Inner Peace, Professional Teacher Trainer of Kundalini Yoga, Associate Instructor of SuperHealth and Certified Magi Counselor in Numerology. Gurumeet specializes in yogic technology to manage stress, recover from post-traumatic stress, heal addictions, and take control of our own health and well-being. Teaching through Northern New Mexico College (www.nnmc.edu), Create Inner Peace and the GRD Health Center in Espanola New Mexico, Gurumeet studied for more than 30 years with Yogi Bhajan and served as one of his body guards. She works closely with Bhai Sahiba Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, PhD, Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma, wife of Yogi Bhajan, and founder of Create Inner Peace. Create Inner Peace strives to give back to First Responders—who daily serve and protect society, often placing themselves in harm’s way—while encountering overwhelming critical incident stress. Open to everyone, Create Inner Peace helps relieve stress and increase vitality and resiliency and provides technolgoy for our individual and collective transition to an open heart world, our timeless connection to our eternal, sacred being, and the co-creation of a world of prosperity, peace and justice for all people now.

English

Director of SuperHealth: Yogic Science to Break Habits & Addictive Behavior. Trained personally with Yogi Bhajan. Conducts trainings internationally and teaches an annual Specialty Professional Training, an 6 day Immersion in Espanola (April 20 - 25, 2024) including conditions for: Drugs & Alcohol, Smoking, Food, Relationship Issues, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Social Media and more. Studied personally with Yogi Bhajan for 30 years in SuperHealth technology. Directed Specialized Yogic based hospital for substance abuse rated in top 10% of all programs in US by JCAHO (arm of AMA). Special Representative to the UN Office of Drug Control and Crime, Vienna. Author: Meditations for Addictive Behavior" www.super-health.org superhealth12@gmail.com

I am a graduate and former Chairman of Miri Piri Academy and have been participating in Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training since I was a teenager. Yogi Bhajan asked me to be a musician and a teacher, travel the world, and inspire the people. Fulfilling his directive is my prayer and purpose.

German, English

Tarn Taran Kaur Khalsa offers Level 1 and 2 trainings with wisdom and wit throughout Europe, Mexico, South America, Canada and the United States. She teaches in English and German. As an Aquarian Academy Lead Trainer, she is well rounded in all aspects of the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, with a special focus on Humanology and the Women's Teachings. She studied Kundalini Yoga, the women's studies, community development and business development directly under the supervision of Yogi Bhajan for over 30 years. This unique experience with the Master has inspired her to place a major importance on mentoring the next generation of KRI Trainers. She has created the KRI-recognized Specialty Training Program: Conscious Pregnancy. This international program is THE source of Yogi Bhajan's teachings for the child-bearing year and prepares a Kundalini Yoga teacher to share these teachings as she builds community. Kundalini Women is recognized as a Yoga Alliance Prenatal Program. www.kundaliniwomen.org

German, English

Tarn Taran Singh became a student of Yogi Bhajan in 1972. Teaching, training teachers and practicing Kundalini Yoga 40 years in USA, Europe and Latin America. Founder of 3HO Germany, European Yogi Tea Company, the 3HO European Yoga Festival and first European Teacher Training program. Currently living in New Mexico. Working for KRI as the Executive Director of the Aquarian Trainer Academy. Musician. Mantra CD’s include Amrit Vela ( w/ Snatam), Mantras of Prayer w/Gurudass), Ik Ardas and Soul Bride.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level Two Mind and Meditation — Moscow, Russia, Feb 9, 2024 to Aug 10, 2024
Level One Teacher Training — 7 Goolara Ct, Ocean Shores NSW 2483, Australia, Feb 25, 2024 to Sep 7, 2024
Level Two Mind and Meditation — Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Nov 16, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025