Ann Ritter (Hari Kaur) has been studying Kundalini Yoga and Meditation since 1989, and completed her Master's Touch Level 1 Intensive in Espanola in 2000. She has been growing and teaching ever since. Hari Kaur completed her Level 2 trainings between 2006 and 2010, and entered the Academy as an Intern in 2011. She has assisted on trainings in Nashville, TN, with Pritpal Kaur and Singh, and in Durham, NC, with Krishna Kaur and Keval Kaur. She has also studied Sat Nam Rasayan with Guru Dev Singh and Hargopal Kaur, and taken several of the training modules from Shanti Shanti Kaur for Kundalini Yoga Therapy certification. She has been certified as an Integrative Yoga Therapist since 2007. Her recent dissertation in the social sciences explored the similarities and differences between Quaker meditation states and the experience of practicing Kundalini Yoga. She commenced her Level 3 training in June 2017.