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Adarsh Kaur began her yogic journey at the age of 14 through the practice of sun salutations in a modern dance class. Then in 1999, Adarsh started the practice of Kundalini Yoga at Yoga Yoga in Austin, Texas and was so inspired by its transforming effects that she became a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga teacher in 2000. At the direction of Yogi Bhajan, Adarsh moved to Espanola, New Mexico to practice the teachings and develop herself into a strong, confident, businesswoman and teacher. She served as the Human Resources Manager at Akal Security and later as the Director of Yoga West in Los Angeles. Adarsh enjoys applying Kundalini Yoga to the every day experiences of business, relationships, and communication. She teaches Kundalini Yoga classes and workshops regularly, and also specializes in teaching the sound current through Celestial Communication to people of all ages. Yogi Bhajan wrote in a letter to Adarsh, "The sangat loves your celestial communication. It uplifts everyone."

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I live in Santa Monica, CA, USA. I teach weekly classes and am a trainer at Yoga West and Seventh Chakra Yoga. My full time job is being the CFO/COO of a small natural food company called Beanfields. I can be reached at amritphd@gmail.com.

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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.

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Atma K. Khalsa, RN, KRI KYT and Professional KYTT. Private Kundalini Yoga classes with Yoga Healing in Murrieta, CA, USA - yogamurrieta.com

Awtar Kaur Khalsa has been living, studying, and teaching in Kundalini Yoga ashrams since 1972. She is a board member of the SSSC and is active in the Core Compassionate Reconciliation Commission.

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Baltej Kaur Khalsa, instructora de Kundalini Yoga, Terapeuta Holística y Coach Espiritual Empresaria exitosa y próspera en el ámbito de negocios inmobiliarios y de comercialización Abrió una Escuela de Kundalini Yoga hace 7 años y se dedica a realizar formaciones de Nivel 1 y Nivel 2 Madre de 2 hijos maravillosos, quienes son su mayor orgullo

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Daya became dedicated to her yoga practice when traveling to Nosara 20 years ago. She has since become a life-long practitioner on a spiritual path. Yoga is her lifestyle as mother, wife, grandparent, and educator. Daya has completed thousands of hours of training in various yoga schools and traditions. She brings this breadth of knowledge into her teaching and training programs. Daya is a devoted kundalini yogi, who is a KRI Certified Level 1 & 2, Intern in the ATA, Group Leader/Trainer assisting Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainings Level 1 & Level 2 at Yoga West Los Angeles yearly working with Guru Singh on the teacher training team. Working privately with families and kids teaching mindfulness and yoga strategies is another passion for Daya. Teaching a variety of public classes in kids, teens, teen athletes, adult vinyasa, adult kundalini, restorative, pre/post-natal yoga classes along with teaching elementary school in Manhattan Beach. She is a mentor and trainer for Mind Up and Yoga Ed Trainer Programs. In the summer, you will find her at Summer Solstice Sadhana Celebration before heading to Costa Rica to lead teacher training for the Yoga Collective Nosara and Kids to Teens Yoga Teacher Training®.

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Theresa Banks began her yoga practice in 2003 on Long Island, New York. Her travels have brought her to study with a variety of Yoga Teachers. With a love for the healing arts, Theresa was guided to become an Integrated Energy Therapy Master Instructor as well as being certified in Reiki I and II. This combination has rounded and deepened her learning experience. Theresa is a 500 hour graduate of the Yoga Teacher Training Institute in Queens, NY, a certified YogaKids Teacher and holds an International KRI certification in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Theresa’s devotion for yoga expands with every moment. Her yoga practice and teaching benefit from her love of music, creative spirit and connection to Mother Earth. She is blessed to be a vehicle for the healing energy and the teachings. She fills her classes with love, light and commitment. She is honored to share these amazing ancient teachings with the community and to guide people to reach their fullest potential and inner light. ~ Theresa Banks, IKYTA, RYT500, RCYT

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Dev Suroop Kaur delights in sharing the pure practicality of nurturing a successful and deeply authentic life. An accomplished musician, recording artist, and Lead Trainer in the KRI Aquarian Trainer Academy, Dev Suroop Kaur strives to break it down, keep it real, and guide students to their own empowered authenticity. Her deep passion is Naad Yoga and the expression of the voice of the soul through the sound current. She currently lives with her husband in Espanola, New Mexico and, in addition to her teaching and music activities, works to maintain a peaceful mind as a business executive. Dev Suroop Kaur is an ordained Minister of Sikh Dharma, is certified as a Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500) through Yoga Alliance, and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate University.

Deva Kaur Khalsa met Yogi Bhajan in 1972, and found Kundalini Yoga gave her such an immediate and complete sense of inner stillness that she started her life long journey of studying with Yogi Bhajan and teaching this ancient, sacred science. Deva began training teachers with the KRI certified Aquarian Teacher Program in 1996, and is currently a KRI Mentoring Lead Trainer. Yogi Bhajan’s teachings for women are one of her great passions, as they delineate a practical and real way to create peace on this planet. Deva Kaur participates as a member of the KRI Teacher Training Executive Council, as well as the KRI Board of Directors. She is co-owner and founder of Yoga Source in Coral Springs and in Davie, Florida and may be reached at www.MyYogaSource.com

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — Coral Springs, FL, USA, Jan 7, 2023 to Jun 25, 2023

I have been a Counselor for Individuals, Couples, Families and Children in Beverly Hills for over 20 years. Cultivating ultimate efficacy and an elevated quality of life is the focus in relationships, work and recreation. I integrate the best of East and West by integrating cutting edge Western Psychology and Kundalini Yoga and Humanology as taught by Yogi Bhajan in my work. I am part of the Teacher Training team at Yoga West in West Los Angeles for Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training and am a Level 2 Group Leader. My husband, Siri Marka and I teach courses entitled "Love Beyond Time and Space", "The Miracle of the Breath", "How to Live and How to Die", "Grief: Romancing the Loss" and many others.

Dr. Krishna Khalsa has practiced Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for over 40 years. She studied with the master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan, trained with MSS Gurucharn Singh and has been a certified KRI teacher trainer since 1996. Dr. Krishna enjoys teaching Kundalini Yoga to hundreds of students in a variety of venues (e.g. workshops, health centers, Board of Education, international 3HO Yoga Centers). For the past 15 years, Krishna specialized in training teachers of Kundalini Yoga. As a certified Lead trainer, she delivers both Level 1 and Level 2 KRI Kundalini Yoga Teachers’ Training programs in Toronto, Canada, Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV. Dr. Krishna worked closely with KRI and other experienced trainers developing standards for the Aquarian Academy. She led and coordinate the team that designed and developed Level 3 Teacher training. This has been her love and passion. In her professional life, she works as the Future Workforce Learning & Development Program manager for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

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Dr. ShamRang Singh Khalsa, M.D., provides models for individual and group healing through a revolutionary merging of Ayurveda/Yoga and allopathic medicine, eastern and western science. Dr. ShamRang’s process utilizes meditation with a strong focus on helping people open to their own self-healing. Over forty years ago, his deep interest in yoga, energy work, the healing power of foods, and the human auric field brought him serendipitously to find the path of Kundalini Yoga and meditation as a student of Yogi Bhajan. He has trained in Ayurveda and Japanese acupuncture. With an M.I.T. undergraduate degree in nutritional science, then medical school, residency in Internal Medicine, and more than 30-year practice of Emergency Medicine, Dr. ShamRang has been able to integrate western medical practice and family life with an impeccable 2-4 hour daily spiritual practice of over 3 decades. He currently is a Professional Trainer in the Aquarian Teacher Academy and teaches regularly at the ashram in Millis, Massachusetts. He has also taught at the Omega Institute, Kripalu, Sat Nam Fest, and Solstice gatherings, with upcoming engagements at Sivananda Ashram and Yogaville. Dr. ShamRang is available for private consultations, workshops and speaking engagements.

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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.

Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa worked with Yogi Bhajan in the last years of his life on a translation of Guru Naanak's Japji Sahib. As per his guidance and instructions, she continues to translate the writings of the Sikh Masters into English. Ek Ong Kaar Kaur specializes in the relationship between Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma, and the science of Naad and the Shabad Guru. She teaches in Espanola, New Mexico.

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I am one of the founders and owners of Yoga Yoga in Austin, Texas where we currently have 5 studios and a spa. The first yoga that I practiced was Kundalini Yoga when I was 15 in 1972. I came back to it in 1994 and it changed my life forever for the better. I had the grace to study with Yogi Bhajan directly and I look to Gurucharn Singh as a mentor and guide. I love to share the transformative power of this beautiful practice. My husband Mehtab and I enjoy teaching workshops and teacher training together, and we host Level 1 and Level 2 teacher training courses here in the Heart of Texas. See information on all of our trainings and workshops at http://yogayoga.com

Guru Prem was given the title, Posture Master by Yogi Bhajan. He specialized in how to use the body correctly. He teaches the Breath, Bandhs, Mantra, Mudras, Dristi and Asanas and how to do them with ease for the maximum benefit. He has taught all over the world, New York City, Santiago, Asuncion, SaoPaulo, Mexico City, Brisbane, Toronto, Vancouver, Madrid, Barcelona, and had the honor of teaching at Solstice & European Yoga Festival! He has helped many to practice Yoga with ease and find a more comfortable seat, but also to have a more conscious awareness of ones body/mind/spirit and help people live from their 'True Heart'. He is the author of 'Divine Alignment', 'The Heart Rules' and the New book 'Everyday Devotion' and produces 3HO music! He just released with his wife, Simran 2 New Albums, 'Heal Me' & 'Suite: Kirtan Soheila'

Languages: Czech, English, Spanish Teach in: Los Angeles, CA (during the year) and also Czech Republic, mostly Prague (usually over the summer) Teacher Training Level 1. founder/administrator in Prague, Czech Republic Professional Trainer for TT Level 1 Czech Republic. Email: gurusansar@yahoo.com or skolakundalinijogy@gmail.com Web: kundaliniyoga.blog.cz My favorite topics are the Mind and the Relationships. I have been working a lot with women especially sharing the day-to-day application of Yogi Bhajan's teachings for women. In addition to these two, I have also developed a program on KY and English/Spanish. I like sharing KY with school teachers and healers to help them overcome stress and build their strength.

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In 1972, beginning in New Orleans, I lived in an ashram for 16 years, was the director of the Long Beach, CA ashram; was on the KRI Board of Directors in the early years; have taught Kundalini Yoga Classes consistently since 1972 and now caretake InnerWorks Wellness Center, home to Kundalini Yoga in Southern CA since 1988. Following the direction of my teacher, Yogi Bhajan, I obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology and have been a practicing somatic-relational psychotherapist since the late 1970's. As a trainer of teachers my goal is to provide a safe, supportive, challenging environment, rich in opportunity, that optimizes personal growth and provides ample opportunity to practice teaching. It has been my challenge and my joy to embody this sacred science; to free the deep patterns of body/mind/behavior/relationship. I am humbled by and grateful for this mission.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level Two Authentic Relationships — Barcelona, Spain, Mar 11, 2023 to Aug 12, 2023

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.

Guruka Singh is a teacher, writer and inveterate punster. He is one of the original teachers trained by Yogi Bhajan, and he has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1971. He travels around the world to teach as well as teaching through the "SikhNet Inspirations Video" series on YouTube and SikhNet. His love of poetry and Gurbani have led him to translate Yogi Bhajan's Gurmukhi poems in Furmaan Khalsa as well as translating Japji Sahib and other Gurbani. The original founder of SikhNet, he now lives under the blue skies of New Mexico with his beloved Khalsa family.

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.

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GuruMeher means compassionate teacher. He began his studies with Yogi Bhajan in 1980 has taught Kundalini Yoga for 33 years and trains teachers in Level 1 and 2 courses internationally. He is a professional Life Coach, speaker, author and creator of Senses of the Soul. His work combines the transformational power of yoga, the skills of coaching, and his unique approach of working with emotions to access strength and spiritual growth. Workshops and full courses in Kundalini Yoga and Emotional Liberation are available live and on the web through SensesOfTheSoul.com and soulanswer.com. GuruMeher lives with his family and the 3HO/Sikh Dharma communities in Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Gurusahay Singh Khalsa is a chiropractor and acupuncturist, practicing in Atlanta since 1978. He studies, practices and teaches varied healing arts including chiropractic, massage therapy, yoga therapy, herbal therapy, acupuncture, and nutritional counseling. He regularly lectures on health and healing and has taught hundreds of yoga, meditation and teacher training courses. He teaches Level 1 and 2 courses with his wife Mukta in Atlanta and specializes in teaching Level 1 Western Anatomy for other trainings. Co-founder of the Khalsa Chiropractic Association, he was blessed to study with Yogi Bhajan in an intimate setting about health, healing, herbs and hands-on techniques. Gurusahay teaches many Kundalini workshops on varied subjects including Prosperity in Life; Self Healing and Healing Others; Meditation; and Stress Management.

Har Simran Kaur discovered Kundalini Yoga in 1979, while she was living in Boston. Her longing to practice group sadhana inspired her to move into the Ashram. In 1983, she married her husband and moved to Los Angeles, where she attended Yogi Bhajan's twice-weekly classes and weekly Gurdwara lectures. At Yogi Bhajan's invitation, in 1989, she accepted responsibility for the running of his personal household. For ten years, she was immersed in the details and consciousness of serving him in this particular way. In 2003, she completed Level 1 Teacher Training. Since 2013, she has been part of the Level 1 training team at Guru Ram Das Ashram in San Francisco. She currently teaches three Kundalini Yoga classes a week at Kundalini Yoga by the Sea in Santa Monica, CA, and since the early days of the pandemic, co-hosts a daily group sadhana on zoom. She particularly enjoys welcoming new students to the practice and integrating Yogi Bhajan's teachings on Sikh Dharma with his teachings on Kundalini Yoga.

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Harbhajan Kaur Khalsa is a Level 1 & 2 Lead Trainer with an acknowledged specialty in Mantra & Shabd Guru; and KRI approval as a trainer for "21 Stages of Meditation". In deep gratitude for 27 years learning at the feet of Yogi Bhajan, the Siri Singh Sahib, she continues to learn from his teachings and "pays forward" by teaching from this vast treasury. Harbhajan Kaur brings extensive training and experience in both Classical Eastern and Western styles of music and notation to her yoga, meditation, kirtan and voice classes. She holds a masters and professional experience as a teacher of English, literature, and creative writing; as a journalist; and as a singer/musician. It is her aim to make learning liberating and enjoyable. She teaches in New England, New York, at Solstices, wherever and whenever destiny allows. www.YogaAtTheAshram.com

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 368 Village St, Millis, MA 02054, USA, Apr 28, 2023 to Oct 8, 2023

HarDarshan has been a student of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation since 1983, and a teacher since 1985. She studied at the feet of Yogi Bhajan for all of those years until his passing. HarDarshan is an ordained Sikh minister, and has done extensive service as a hospital chaplain, focusing on oncology and end of life. At present, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of North Carolina, and enjoys sharing the technology of Kundalini Yoga with her therapy clients. A Lead Level One trainer, HarDarshan offers yearly trainings at her home/center, Mata Shakti Ashram. Level Two trainings are also held here and HarDarshan enjoys traveling to other centers to offer workshops and teacher trainings.

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I have been practicing Kundalini Yoga since I was seventeen years old and started teaching in 1978. My wife Krishna Kaur Khalsa and I started co-teaching KRI Level One KY Teachers Training programs in the 1990s. We have conducted or been part of programs in Toronto, Canada; Sacramento, CA; San Francisco, CA and Reno, NV. We are creating an Interest List for the next Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teachers Training course in Sacramento and Reno, Nevada. Email: hdkhalsa@comcast.net

Hari Dass Singh Khalsa has been a chiropractic physician in Portland Oregon since 1982. He has taught Kundalini Yoga for over 30 years. He has taught the Western Anatomy section in the first Masters Touch in New Mexico, in Anandpur Sahib India as well as in the Level 1 Teacher Trainings in Vancouver, BC, Chicago IL and Portland, OR. His approach to teaching anatomy will change how you think about postures and the practice of Kundalini Yoga.

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Hari is a yogini, teacher and author, who shares the powerful and healing teachings of Kundalini Yoga with students of all levels around the world. Hari leads classes, workshops, and teacher training programs and is known for building communities of spirit. Hari’s two books, “A Woman's Book of Yoga – Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles” (Penguin 2002) and “A Woman's Book of Meditation – Discovering the Power of a Peaceful Mind” (Penguin 2006) help women worldwide. Caring, inspiring, and down-to-earth, Hari is based in New York City and married to jazz musician Dave Frank, Hari and Dave bring yoga and music to a city that never sleeps, inspiring the world with their twin passions. Hari and Dave founded Hari NYC - Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Jazz.

Dr. Haridass Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D. lives in Los Angeles, California, USA and is a KRI Lead Trainer. She is trained in Natural Health, Shiatsu-Anma and studies the biomechanics, Qi optimization, and neural patterning of pain sensory to alleviate Chronic Pain. She is focused on making local teachers and building sangat/communities worldwide. She is dedicated to spreading the Teachings far and wide and leads Level 1 Trainings in Bali, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Haiti, Panama, and in the United States. She teaches regularly at 3Ho Solstices, Sat Nam Fest Mexico, Bhaktifest and the European Yoga Festival. She serves as a member of Teacher Trainer Executive Committee and as a KRI Board member.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000, Mar 18, 2023 to Sep 24, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - All Journeys — Unnamed road, 69G7+33H, Sauteurs, Grenada, Apr 24, 2023 to May 4, 2023
Level Two Conscious Communication — Plymouth, MA, USA, May 26, 2023 to Aug 29, 2023
Level Two Lifecycles and Lifestyles — Los Angeles, CA, USA, Jun 5, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023
Level Two Vitality and Stress — New York, NY, USA, Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 9, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — Seattle, WA, USA, Jul 21, 2023 to Nov 19, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — Phoenix, AZ, USA, Sep 8, 2023 to Apr 7, 2024
Level Two Conscious Communication — Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Oct 21, 2023 to Jan 24, 2024
Level One Teacher Training — Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Nov 13, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — Amritsar, Punjab, India, Nov 18, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
Level Two Vitality and Stress — Reykjavík, Iceland, Sep 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024

Jaap Kaur was Level 3 certified June 2018 and teaches Kundalini yoga classes, workshops, Levels 1 & 2 Teacher Training and 21 Stages of Meditation in the metro Phoenix area. She joined the Aquarian Training Academy in 2007 and is a Lead Trainer who teaches in English and is available to teach any needed Level 1 or 2, or 21 Stages of Meditation Teacher Training topic in the USA, Canada, or England. Come from the heart and let Universal Consciousness be your guide, walk in light, be the light, and shine the light with grace, gratitude & humility, unconditional love and nonjudgement. Supports all and stands for compassion and respect for all as we usher in the Aquarian Age. Celebrates often to uplift and inspire self and others. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan® is a life changing opportunity that all shall have the opportunity to experience, practice, and master. www.yoga-4all.com

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Jai Dev Singh is a yogi and internationally known teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Ayurveda. He is the founder and principal teacher of the Life-Force Academy - a global community for yogic teachings and practices with thousands of students in over 60 countries around the world- and the author of numerous courses on Kundalini Yoga and Ayurveda. Jai Dev is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and served as the Clinical Director at the California College of Ayurveda, as well as the director of the college's Pancha Karma Center and Ayurvedic Spa. Jai Dev travels all over the world sharing the ancient yogic teachings in a uniquely accessible way that is relevant to our times.

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About Dr. Japa Dr. Japa Kaur Khalsa is a 20-year practitioner of Medicine and healing work. She is trained in multiple methodologies, and credentialed with degrees as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Certified Yoga Therapist, and Level Two Sat Nam Rasayan healer. Dr. Japa travels and teaches internationally as a Lead Teacher Trainer in the Aquarian Academy, as co-author of Enlightened Bodies, she brings an awareness of the human body’s potential to self heal in her work. Drjapa.com

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

21 Stages of Meditation - All Journeys — Santa Fe, NM, USA, Mar 11, 2023 to May 21, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - Second Journey — Santa Fe, NM, USA, Apr 15, 2023 to Apr 16, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - Third Journey — Santa Fe, NM, USA, May 20, 2023 to May 21, 2023

Important information about me - Started studying with Yogi Bhajan in 1970 - Started teaching KY in 1971 - Level 1 and 2 Lead Trainer - Level III Sat Nam Rasayan Healer/Practitioner - PhD in Counseling/Physiology - CEU Provider for NM Counseling Board - my courses can receive CEU credits - Author of books: "The Art of Making Sex Sacred, Editions One and Two," "Dying Into Life: The Yoga of Death, Loss and Transformation," (working on Second Edition), "The Yoga of Aging and Chronic Illness" . - Have traveled to teach in Australia, South Africa, Japan, Europe and the USA. Why do I teach? I feel a part of and my mission to teach the Legacy Yogi Bhajan left us. - I facilitate a special training called Dying Into Life - to prepare oneself for death and to coach someone else in this transformative transition.

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Level One Teacher Training — 1689 Columbine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131, USA, Apr 1, 2023 to Sep 17, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — East Alton, IL, USA, Aug 19, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024

I have been teaching for 35+ years ever since the ashram director requested that I fill in for him at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas. I am supremely grateful to Yogi Bhajan for teaching me this wonderful technology and I will continue to thank him until my last class and my last breath(which I would be blessed if they came simultaneously). He has not only saved my life but has helped many others through my teaching. That may not sound very humble but believe me, there is no one else responsible for this. Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Kansas City MO, 816 561 5337, www.kckundaliniyoga.com.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 3525 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA, Sep 30, 2022 to Jul 2, 2023

I am a fascinated student of everything that has to do with Kundalini Yoga and the way energy moves through the body and in the psyche. My favorite teaching is KY Level 1 and 2 teacher training programs, retreats, and courses and kriyas of transformation. I have taught at the European and Asian Yoga Festivals, at both Winter and Summer Solstice in the US, as well as courses and trainings throughout the US and in Mexico and Canada. I also teach regularly at Kripalu in Lenox, Massachusetts. My website is kartarkhalsa.com

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Level Two Mind and Meditation — 1304 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, USA, Feb 24, 2023 to Jul 1, 2023

Dr. Kartar S Khalsa has been teaching for over 23 years. He has taught classes on a wide variety of topics from relationships to prosperity to pranayam to cleansing and detoxing. Dr. Kartar has assembled teams of talented people in New Mexico to run comprehensive residential programs for addiction, wellness and medical treatment. With Kundalini yoga always as the link pin of true long lasting healing. He has taught weekly for almost the entire time he has been a teacher. Dr. Kartar was instrumental in starting a kundalini yoga center in his home in Espanola NM for 8 1/2 years and in his clinic for 5 years. He became a lead trainer and was part of a successful teacher training group that brought teacher training to Santa Fe NM. Currently teaches at a residential addiction treatment center in Santa Fe. While running his busy Acupuncture practices in Santa Fe.

Keval Kaur Khalsa, M.A., is Professor Emerita of Dance & Theater Studies at Duke University, a Kundalini Yoga Lead Teacher Trainer, and the North Carolina Regional Coordinator for Y.O.G.A. for Youth. A faculty member in the Duke University Dance Program for 32 years, Keval Kaur directed the Dance Program for seven years, and taught courses in dance technique, repertory, composition and pedagogy; Kundalini Yoga and Kundalini Yoga & Sikh Dharma; and performance for social change. For seven years, she conducted a yoga research study supported by Duke’s Bass Connections Initiative. She is the co-founder of the Y.O.G.A. for Youth Satellite in North Carolina. Keval Kaur has been teaching Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for over two decades in locations in North America, South America, and Africa. She has trained Kundalini Yoga teachers in North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, California, Michigan, and Accra (Ghana). She owns Kundalini Yoga Durham, a donation-based community yoga space in Durham, NC, and is dedicated to making Kundalini Yoga available to underserved populations.

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Level One Teacher Training — 1215 Carroll St, Durham, NC 27707, USA, May 19, 2023 to Feb 4, 2024

Khushbir was born in Athens Greece, and moved to the United States at age 3. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has a degree in Philosophy, is a Professional Land Surveyor, and rents and remodels old houses. Over 20 years ago Khushbir started teaching kundalini yoga, and currently teaches classes at Dancing Cranes Imports, www.dancingcranesimports.com. For more information about classes in Utah go to www.3houtah.org. Khushbir teachs in teacher trainings worldwide. Some of his specialties include breathing techniques, postural alignment, physical yoga, and mantra. Khushbir enjoys barefoot waterskiing, cooking, and traveling the world visiting friends and practicing yoga.

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Level Two Vitality and Stress — 1111 S Orchard St suite 100 108, Boise, ID 83705, USA, Feb 11, 2023 to Jul 1, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — 1689 Columbine Overlook, Crestone, CO 81131, USA, Feb 19, 2023 to May 25, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — 673 E Simpson Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA, Oct 6, 2023 to May 5, 2024

Krishna Kaur has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1970. She opened the first Yoga Center in South Central LA in 1971, was a member of Yogi Bhajan’s personal staff for many years and founded Y.O.G.A. for Youth, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the lives of challenged and incarcerated teens and pre-teens. Krishna is a joyous, up-beat teacher with a deep passion for living and sharing the technology of Kundalini Yoga. She literally studied at the feet of Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, for over 30 years, and is a longtime Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer of Level 1 and Level 2, in the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Africa and other places around the world. Her unique personality and sincere devotion to teaching makes the time spent in her workshops stimulating and uplifting.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — Española, NM, USA, Nov 12, 2022 to May 20, 2023
Level Two Vitality and Stress — Española, NM, USA, Mar 11, 2023 to Jun 24, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — Bali, Indonesia, Sep 17, 2023 to Feb 24, 2024

Livdhyan Kaur knows from experience that Kundalini Yoga is the fastest way to drop your garbage, get to know your soul, and live your highest destiny! Because it has made such powerful changes in her life, Livdhyan seeks to share this transformative technology with others. She is a supportive, inspiring teacher with an easy-going style and looks forward to helping you get in touch with the beauty of your own soul. Livdhyan is a Level Two (500 hrs) IKYTA certified teacher, an Associate Teacher Trainer, and Celtic and Usui Reiki Master. She also does individual Spiritual Path Coaching and can be reached at livdhyankaurkhalsa@gmail.com.

English, Spanish

Born and raised doing Kundalini Yoga, Mahan Kirn had the rare opportunity to study directly with Yogi Bhajan as a young child and later served as his personal assistant and healer for 10 years where she learned directly from the Master on a daily basis. She has dedicated her life to teaching and healing and travels around the world. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Mantra Simran Kaur is a life long practitioner of Kundalini Yoga. She was introduced to Kundalini Yoga in the early 70's by Yogi Bhajan. Her desire is to present the teachings and technology of this scientific practice through the Golden Chain and to uplift and enlighten all who come to experience this ancient practice. Mantra Simran loves to share the teachings with her students in Boise, Idaho and those pursuing the teacher's path. She has trained in the United States as well as in India, Russia, and Spain. Mantra Simran has also made the trek to Hempkunt Sahib to wash in the sacred waters and study the teachings in the Sacred Gurdwara.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 800 Sprague St, Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA, Mar 2, 2023 to Oct 22, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — 2442 Central Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46205, USA, Oct 6, 2023 to Jun 23, 2024

I am a musician /yoga teacher giving seminars in Naad Yoga, Japji Sahib, The Art of Listening , Yogic Cooking and the martial art of Gatka. I am available for level 1 teachers training especially the Naad , mantra sections and the philosophy of Yoga. I have taught all over Europe ,Canada, Mexico and the US. I also give mantra concerts and kirtans as well as teach guitar, tabla and Indian vocal training and harmonium in person as well as via SKYPE.

Meherbani Kaur Khalsa is a KRI-certified teacher and a KRI Lead Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer and mentor. She has practiced and taught Kundalini Yoga most of her adult life and teaches from her heart with simplicity and humor. In addition to Kundalini Yoga, Meherbani also practices and teaches Yogi Bhajan’s healing art of Sat Nam Rasayan® and is one of a few individuals worldwide certified to teach this sacred art. Meherbani first met Yogi Bhajan in 1969 while attending UCLA and studied with him for over 30 years, including 15 summer intensives in New Mexico. She continues to enhance her teaching skills by attending yearly week long yoga and healing intensives in New Mexico, California and Italy, as well as occasional retreats in India. Since 1994, she and her husband, Guru Mantra Singh, have opened their home to the community holding daily morning Sadhana, teaching yoga and Sat Nam Rasayan® classes and hosting community events, yoga intensives, classes and seminars. Meherbani Kaur teaches in both English and Spanish and currently runs a yearly KRI level 1 teacher training program in San Diego, Ca. Contact her at www.sdkyi.com or info@sdkyi.com or 619 454-4295

English, Spanish

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 2195 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107, USA, Jan 21, 2023 to Jun 11, 2023

In 1974 completed a precursor teacher training course in Kundalini Yoga at the Hargobind Ashram in San Rafael, CA. Graduated in the first Master's Touch teacher training program with Yoga Bhajan in 1996. Founder of the Yoga Yoga Studios in Austin, Texas with five locations. An ERYT-500 Registered Yoga Teacher through yoga alliance. KRI Level 2 Lead trainer. Author of Gong Yoga and gong trainer. Certified Vedic astrologer. Teacher trainer in 200-hour and 500-hour Hatha Yoga programs.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level Two Vitality and Stress — Beijing, China, Dec 23, 2022 to Apr 1, 2023
Level Two Vitality and Stress — Austin, TX, USA, Jan 20, 2023 to May 6, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — Austin, TX, USA, Mar 25, 2023 to Sep 10, 2023
Level Two Conscious Communication — Beijing, China, Apr 7, 2023 to Jul 22, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — Austin, TX, USA, May 12, 2023 to Sep 2, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - First Journey — Beijing, China, Jun 30, 2023 to Jul 2, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - Second Journey — Beijing, China, Jul 14, 2023 to Jul 16, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - Third Journey — Beijing, China, Jul 28, 2023 to Jul 30, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — Ojai, CA 93023, USA, Oct 6, 2023 to Mar 24, 2024
Level Two Lifecycles and Lifestyles — Austin, TX, USA, Nov 3, 2023 to Feb 17, 2024

Uses Healing Sound as a practice using sacred instruments from ancient sources: Shamanic tools, Sacred Mantras, and the practice of Kundalini yoga. These practices opened up his potential as a healer and he began giving therapeutic massages in 2002. He currently leads group healing sound workshops and Kundalini Yoga classes. There is nothing like the experience of a 32 inch Paiste Gong tuned to Nibiru! A Gong Meditation will heal your nervous system and shake loose any stagnant energy within your electromagnetic field. Through the practice of Kundalini yoga you can access this place within you that is connected to pure consciousness. It brings profound peace, prosperity and bliss.

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Mukta Kaur Khalsa has taught Kundalini Yoga to thousands of students since 1974 in a variety of classroom settings including colleges, universities and private studios. She received a B.A. from Smith College in Eastern Religion and a minor in Education. Her knowledge of the body is enhanced by her 15 years of practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist. She holds the 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) Certification having taught over 5000 hours of yoga. She teaches Level 1 and 2 courses with her husband Gurusahay in Atlanta and specializes in teaching Level 1 Posture for other trainings. Mukta is an Astrologer and studies, teaches and practices Numerology as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Her specialty courses include Staying Healthy with Astrology and Numerology, 10 Bodies, and Yogic and Vegetarian Cooking.

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 8 + day Immmersion in Espanola (February 16-23, 2013) including conditions for: Drugs & Alcohol Smoking Food and Relationship Issue Stress, Anxiety, Depression Computer, work, IT gadgets and more Studied personally with Yogi Bhajan for 30 years in SuperHealth technology. Directed Specialized Yogic based Hospital for substance abuse rated in to 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.net superhealth12@gmail.com

Nirmal Lumpkin is a Professional Trainer specializing in Western Anatomy and Postures. She has a great love for the human body and human experience that was developed through her many years as a dancer, as a Massage Therapist and in her current studies in medical school. She has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for over half her life and loves the opportunity to witness and support the transformation that happens during teacher trainings.

Nirvair Kaur has studied and taught Kundalini Yoga for over 39 years. She and Nirvair Singh first met Yogi Bhajan in 1971 began their lifelong study and love of the teachings with him. Yogi Bhajan sent them to Anchorage as the first Kundalini Yoga Teachers in Alaska in 1975 and she continued teaching there in the beauty and wildness of Alaska until moving to the warmth and sunshine of Santa Fe, NM in the winter of 2012. She is a KRI certified lead teacher trainer of level 1 and a level 2 practitioner and trainer as well. She can be reached at 907-227-5237.

Nirvair Singh Khalsa began studying with Yogi Bhajan in 1971. He is a retired University Instructor at the University of Alaska Anchorage where he taught classes in Kundalini Yoga for 31 years. He has authored nineteen best selling DVD's/Videos and four books on Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. (http://www.kundaliniyoga.net) He has also taught classes, workshops and trainings throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Currently he is the CEO and President of The Kundalini Research Institute. He is a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 certified teacher trainer. He lives with his wife of 43 years, Nirvair Kaur, in Tesuque New Mexico.

Mentoring Lead Trainer for Level 1, Level 2 and 21 Stages of Meditation courses around the world. Creator of Excel and Celebrate and Aquarian Woman based on Yogi Bhajan's Teachings for Women. Also specializes in teaching Posture and Kriya. www.pritpalkaur.com

Born and raised in India, Priya had an early exposure to a myriad of religious beliefs, traditions, philosophies, and spiritual practices, leading her to question and seek the answers to the underlying Truth of life. Her firm foundation in the wisdom traditions of the East and her curious application of science and practicality of the West, bring about a seamless bridging of the Heart and Mind in all her offerings. Through her insistence on the practical application of spirituality in everyday life, she has become a catalyst for deep transformation and growth in the evolutionary journey of her students. Priya is also the co-founder of the Seventh Chakra Institute of Spiritual Sciences (SCISS) in California. She is a Motivational Speaker, and a Spiritual Life Coach, leads Workshops and Spiritual Retreats and is the Lead Faculty for SCISS Trainings. Through her relentless work, she continues to inspire countless, to clear their lives, commit to their own happiness and inspire others through their strength, stability, presence, and compassion. Follow her on Instagram @seventhchakrayoga For more info and current offerings visit: Seventhchakrayoga.com

English, Hindi, Panjabi

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level Two Conscious Communication — 26611 Carancho Rd, Temecula, CA 92590, USA, Jun 3, 2023 to Sep 17, 2023

Puranpreet Kaur has fully committed her professional life to offering the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. She has taught 5-7 Kundalini Yoga classes per week since 2013, which includes weekly Aquarian Sadhana. Puranpreet has a Masters Degree in music performance and, since certifying as a Level One Kundalini Yoga teacher, has embraced many opportunities to study with well-respected KY mantra teachers. She has manifested her musical gifts through sacred music composition as a member of the band "Preet", which played its Aquarian Sadhana set at both Summer and Winter Solstice and at Khalsa Ladies Camp in Vancouver. She has found deep connection with the practices of Sikism, and has embraced this path more and more as she moves forward. Currently, her development through the Academy is a major focus. She has embraced opportunities as a member of the training team at Spirit Rising Foundation in Chicago, and also for continued growth outside this direct training environment.

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Currently I am teaching two weekly Kundalini yoga class at the Yoga Lotus on line. The workshops I have done the past few years include Art and Yoga, Understanding Habits with Superhealth, Working with fear, and PTSD overview workshop with Karta Purkh and Sat Inder. Last year I helped with their Level one training in Kansas City traveling to their ashram monthly. I have trained in an anatomy course, and am in training for acupuncture to understand and explore yogic anatomy and healing. My art business has been transformed by years of yoga training in a beautiful way through paintings, & note cards. Our local environmental activism has been supported and strengthened by our yoga classes. Wha-he Guru 918-606-1556-------www.yogalotusok.com

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RaviInder brings to her teaching all of the aspects she has lived and practiced for over 35 years, including yogic diet & lifestyle, yoga for health and healing, the yoga of relationships, prenatal and postpartum care, conscious parenting, and Radiant Woman workshops, integrating the vast teachings of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. She had the privilege to study at the feet of her Teacher beginning in 1975; attending Solstice retreats, Ladies Camps, White Tantric Yoga courses, lectures and workshops; immersing herself in the experiences of the Teachings. Over the years, RaviInder has shared her love of Kundalini Yoga with hundreds of people from all walks of life. She has taught publicly in Ashrams, Health Clubs, Yoga Studios, Community Centers, high schools & colleges, and the federal government. In day to day interactions, she strives to help people live their best life.

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SatHari Kaur is a KRI Professional Level One and 21 Stages of Meditation Teacher Trainer and certified Hatha and Radiant Child Yoga Teacher.  Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 teacher and YACEP.  She has MA in Applied Behavioral Science, is an Ayurvedic practitioner, and Teacher/Trainer of Vastu Shastra, Vedic Astrology, Astrocartography by Design and Human Mechanics.  She specializes in bringing the teachings of prana (breath) . movement, meditation, and mantra together to release blocks, clear old thought patterns, and melt away all that no longer serves us so that we can blossom into our sacred radiant authentic self. She delivers powerful impact as she teaches.   She enjoys sharing this yogic technology globally and bringing her experiences, heart, joy and inspiration to all that she meets in this journey of life. SatHari Kaur holds teacher trainings, classes, workshops, and does consultations all online with occasional in person appointments as well.

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Sat Inder Kaur served and was personally trained by Yogi Bhajan from 1976 until his death in 2004. She has co-directed and administered Sat Tirath Ashram/3HO Kundalini Yoga Center in Kansas City since 1981. She teaches (in English) yoga classes and workshops at the 3HO Kundalini Yoga Center in Missouri, as well as in Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. She currently conducts, administers and mentors Levels One and Two Teachers Training Programs in Missouri and Oklahoma. Sat Inder Kaur considers Kundalini Yoga and Meditation to be a life-saving practice, which has enriched her life beyond measure. She loves to pass the blessing of this most powerful technology of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation to her students to facilitate their excellence and fulfillment

Sat Jivan Kaur has been a Teacher & Teacher Trainer for 40 years. Known for her service, wisdom, humor and encyclopedic knowledge of Yogi Bhajan's teachings. She specializes in yogic solutions to infertility, Conscious Pregnancy and Child Raising, Women teachings and Humanology. She is Founder and Director of Kundalini Yoga East, www.kundaliniyogaeast.com, the premiere Kundalini Yoga center in the heart of NYC. Sat Jivan Kaur loves to cook and she is an expert in healing with food. She cooked frequently for and with Yogi Bhajan. She designed the kitchen at Summer Solstice and had the stoves built in NY and shipped to New Mexico. Sat Jivan Kaur is Level 1 Certified in Sat Nam Rasayan. She has 2 grown children and 3 grandchildren who live the 3HO lifestyle and practice Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. She lives with her husband of 40 years, Sat Jivan Singh, in NYC.

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Sat Jivan Singh is a charismatic teacher of dignity and grace. He blends over 47 years of yogic teaching and lifestyle with over 43 years in the practice of law to make Kundalini Yoga relevant to his students as well as fun, invigorating, revitalizing and inspiring. In 1971 when Yogi Bhajan needed a teacher with the strength, consciousness, commitment and professional credentials to send to New York City he looked no further than Sat Jivan Singh. In addition to studying directly with Yogi Bhajan, Sat Jivan Singh served him as a trusted personal advisor and confidant over the years. Sat Jivan Singh's reputation as an impeccable and uncompromising teacher of Kundalini Yoga resulted in his appointment to the Board of Directors of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association (IKYTA) and the Kundalini Research Institute (KRI).

Sat Kartar Singh is a dynamic, patient, inspiring teacher who has been sharing the technology of Kundalini Yoga and the 3HO lifestyle for almost 50 years. Born in the 50’s and influenced by the events of the 60’s, Sat Kartar Singh moved into a Guru Ram Das Ashram in the Northeast US to begin living as a Kundalini Yogi and Sikh in 1973. Sat Kartar Singh brings to his teaching all of the aspects he has lived and practiced for many years. This includes Yogic Lifestyle, Naad Yoga- the yoga of mantra and sound, Yogic and Western Anatomy as well as the vast teachings of Kundalini Kriyas & Meditations. Sat Kartar Singh is a touring member of the GuruGanesha Band. He has a thriving teaching practice in Herndon and Alexandria VA, and continues to bring KRI Level1 , Level 2 and the 21 Stages of Meditation to the Nations Capital, Washington, DC.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 22821 Silverbrook Center Dr, Sterling, VA 20166, USA, Jan 6, 2023 to Dec 3, 2023
English, French

Sat Siri Kaur started the first Kundalini Yoga studio in Sydney Australia. She taught and ran the studio there for 4 years before moving to the US. She teaches at Wanderlust Hollywood in Los Angeles, and leads the Level One Teacher Training there. She travels internationally teaching Kundalini Yoga, and training new teachers. She believes training teachers of this sacred technology is the most important work of her life.

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Seva Simran Singh is a California grown Kundalini Yoga teacher and healer with deep compassion, an inspirational attitude and healing presence. He has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 2004 after receiving certification at Yoga West in Los Angeles. He is currently an Associate and part of the Teacher Training programs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Emphasizing empowerment, growth and refinement, Seva Simran’s classes are opportunities for individuals to strengthen the intuition, release unwanted habits and addictions and engage the current of their highest aspirations. His approach aids individuals in making simple yet significant changes to enjoy a more radiant and exalted life. www.gotkundalini.com

Shabad Kaur Khalsa, LCPC, LMFT, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Cofounder of Spirit Rising Yoga, shares over 30 years of yogic lifestyle. Her deeply insightful transmission of yogic wisdom for women and Humanology (yogic science of relationships) is due to her having personally served Yogi Bhajan and transcribing and illustrating many of his teachings. As a psychotherapist, she specializes in offering alternative methods of treatment for anxiety and depression through integrating the teachings of Kundalini yoga and meditation. Shabad Kaur also loves teaching Kundalini prenatal yoga and assisting women in crossing the threshold into motherhood.

Shakta Kaur owns Kundalini Yoga in the Loop (KYL), in Chicago, Illinois, USA (www.shaktakaur.com; 312-922-4699). She is a Level 1 and Level 2 Lead trainer and a graduate of Level 3. Shakta teaches both in-person and 'virtual' Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, Breathwalk® and Levels 1 and 2 Teacher Training courses both in the USA and internationally. From 2004-2008 she served on the Board of Directors of the USA’s Yoga Alliance (YA) as both Secretary and Chair of the Board. She also served as YA's Interim CEO for eight months. Shakta has created a weekend 'Teacher Tune-Up Refresher Courses' for Kundalini Yoga Teachers. KYL's 'Shakta-Shakti' subscription service allows 'virtual' access to over 100+ 60- and 90-minute classes and 25+ workshops for a $20 monthly fee. Shakta's two DVDs (now available for download) --‘The Lunar Woman’ and ‘The Invincible Woman’--remind us to forever embrace the beauty and power of women in the world. In 1987 Shakta founded Women in Franchising, Inc. (WIF) and in 1993, the American Franchisee Association (AFA), a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level Two Mind and Meditation — 410 S Michigan Ave ste 514, Chicago, IL 60605, USA, Feb 11, 2023 to Apr 8, 2023

Sat Nam! I’m Shannon EarthTree. I live in the little mountain town of Telluride, Colorado with my husband, daughter, and many small animals. I have been teaching Kundalini Yoga & Meditation since 2002. As well as teaching ongoing classes and workshops, I am an Associate Trainer serving in teacher trainings, mainly in Crestone, CO with my teachers Karta Purkh Beck Retuta and Ajit Danilo Retuta. I also practice the ancient art and science of Vedic Astrology, and have been taught by Dr. Katy Jane. I strive to uplift others and urge others to live in their highest, most radiant self. I aim to always do this for myself as well, using these amazing tools I have been privileged to learn and practice every day.

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Level 1 and 2 Lead Teacher Trainer, CEO of the Spirit Rising Foundation. Practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for 49 years. A Jupiter teacher, he is jovial, expansive and inspirational, and draws on decades of spiritual practice, devotion and service. Specialties: Meditation, Sadhana, Sikh Dharma, Kundalini Yoga and the Gong.

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 848 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202, USA, Oct 8, 2022 to May 7, 2023

Born into a Yogic family, her parents Co-Directors of Kundalini Yoga East in New York City, started doing Yoga with her from day-one! She studied in India for 9 years. She has been teaching all aspects of KY Teacher Training for the last 15 years. She has taught in Teacher Trainings, in Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Upland, Espanola, Crestone, Ft. Lauderdale, Herndon, Tallahassee & Eugene. She has also had the honor of teaching at Winter and Summer Solstice as well as at the European Yoga Festival. She has ongoing classes in Los Angeles. She has developed a Teacher Training Program for Divine Alignment & The Heart Rules to supplement any Teacher Training program and make sure that the teaching of how to do Kundalini Yoga correctly is carried forward. She has helped her husband of 27 years, GuruPrem Singh, write 3 books 'Divine Alignment', 'The Heart Rules' & a New book from KRI, 'Everyday Devotion' She has 4 Music Albums, 'Love Life', 'Heal Me' and 'Suite: Kirtan Soheila'

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Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — 27D Dalston Ln, London E8 3DF, UK, Sep 17, 2022 to May 21, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — 873 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, USA, Oct 21, 2022 to May 29, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — 873 Broadway, New York, NY 10010, USA, Mar 25, 2023 to Aug 5, 2023

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

Simrat Kaur has a deep respect for the beauty and challenges of the human experience. She has sought to uplift and bring grace through her yoga teaching since 1999. In addition to her experience as a parent, a special education teacher, and serving families in need of support, she has an extensive experience in plant ecology / field biology, ranch work, homesteading, and wilderness travel. She believes in supporting families with natural childbirth practices whenever possible. Simrat Kaur supports beginning students in taking their first yoga classes and experienced students in deepening their practice. Thorough warm-ups begin class and modifications are offered through out. KRI Certified Level 1, 1999, Level 2, 2009, Level 3 in process Pre-Natal Kundalini Certification 2003, BreathWalk ™ Teacher, Sat Nam Rasayan ™ Practitioner Levels I and II, Professional Level Teacher Trainer.

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I live and teach in Austin, Texas: Yoga Yoga (yogayoga.com) contact mehtab@yogayoga.com; Sukha Yoga, Austin, TX; Divine Yoga in New Orleans, LA (gary@yoganola.com); the Spirit Rising Studio in Chicago, IL; various studios in Houston TX where we can arrange weekend workshops. I teach in English only and specialize in Meditation, Pranayama, Gong, How To Play the Gong; Mantra; and Sound Therapy.

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Inspired to serve and learn from his teacher, Yogi Bhajan, Siri Marka taught his first Kundalini Yoga class over 44 years ago. With a smile and a grace he delivers vigorous and heart opening yoga kriyas and meditations from Yogi Bhajan's original weekly classes. Siri Marka is known to speak with joy and from the heart. When he is not teaching, he keeps fit by running the L.A. Marathon, which he has done for the last fifteen years. He also travels and teaches in his native language in different locations in Mexico and Chile. Together with his wife, Dharam Dev he teaches courses entitled, "Love Beyond Time and Space", "The Miracle of the Breath", "How to Live and How to Die", "Grief:Romancing the Loss" and more.

Siri Sat is a New York-based teacher who embodies an elegant and precise approach to the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. She has an international profile and has extensive experience teaching in a wide variety of arenas. She is known for teaching with clarity and impact as well as warmth and a sense of humor. Siri Sat is the founder of Kundalini Yatras a retreat based company devoted to creating and offering meditative journeys with spiritual intent in sacred places. http://www.kundaliniyatras.com/home/ Siri Sat is a Lead Teacher Trainer with a specialty in Posture and Alignment, informed and enhanced by her work as a professional dancer and choreographer, and her Hatha practice. She is a coordinator of the Kundalini Medicine Yoga Therapy Training worldwide and a Kundalini Yoga therapist well grounded in energetic healing. She regularly teaches at Golden Bridge Yoga NYC (http://ny.goldenbridgeyoga.com/).

Siri Sevak Kaur is a compassionate and gifted teacher of teachers in Kundalini Yoga. Her own immersion in mantra, music and Sikh Dharma bring additional depth and beauty to the training. She lives and teaches at Guru Ram Das Ashram in Millis, Massachusetts, and teaches in Level 1 trainings and Level 2 trainings in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut. She teaches Gurmukhi and Japji teleclasses to Kundalini Yoga students around the world. For more information go to SiriSevak.com.

Snatam Kaur is an American singer, peace activist and author raised in the Sikh and Kundalini Yoga tradition. She has an amazing ability to transform traditional Sikh chants of India into a contemporary sound that appeals to the modern ear and awakens an ancient yearning in the soul. For over twenty years, she studied with and grew up in the presence of her spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, while he was in his physical form, learning the essence of Naad Yoga, a form of yoga focusing on sacred sound. At the core of this practice is an essential experience of peace and healing which has helped her music to be accessible to people of all walks of life. She has taught and shared Naad Yoga and Kundalini Yoga and meditation through her recorded CDs, concerts, and workshops for the past sixteen years as a part of her commitment to give people tools for a daily experience of inner peace. Her latest CD, Beloved is a sound medicine tool kit, each track has a specific healing effect. Snatam’s book Original Light; the Morning Practice of Kundalini Yoga is a compassionate and supportive guide to creating a personal daily spiritual practice.

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“Kundalini Yoga has been so transformational and heart-opening for me. It has given me a lot of peace, a sense of myself and a confidence within myself. My wish is to share these benefits with all.”  Sopurkh began studying Kundalini Yoga & Meditation in 2000 with his Teacher Yogi Bhajan. He now teaches retreats, workshops, and classes all over the world with his wife Snatam Kaur, under the guidance of his Mentor Gurmukh.

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Sunder Kaur’s introduction to a yogic life began in the late 90's when she started a regular meditation practice. A video introduced her to the teachings of Yogi Bhajan and she has pursued her passion for them ever since. With her degree in Pharmacy, Sunder is able to incorporate a scientific understanding of the body into her practice and teaching. Sunder is a Level 2 KRI-Certified Practitioner and a Lead Trainer in the Aquarian Training Academy E-RYT-500. She is a founder of Yoga Village, and is creating her vision for a yoga studio that is also a community center where spirit can grow. Sunder lives in Pinellas County.

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — Buena Vista, Miami, FL 33137, USA, Jan 13, 2023 to Jun 25, 2023

Sunder has taught Kundalini Yoga and meditation for the past 30 years and is known for his gift in initiating authentic transformations. Born in Taiwan and raised in the US, he began his spiritual path when he was very young, studying Yoga and Taoism. He became one of Yogi Bhajan’s earliest students. He serves as the KRI Coordinator of Teacher Training Asia, is on the KRI Board of Directors and the Teacher Training Executive Council. He brought the first Yoga Festival to Asia, now an annual international event, and has served the emergence of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan® in Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, HK, Australia, Israel and Sri Lanka. He received KRI recognition for his service to the emergence of the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. His given name is Tzu Ping, which in Chinese means compassionate peace.

Tara Matthews, L.Ac, Experienced 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, is an accomplished Kundalini Yoga instructor trained at Golden Bridge of Santa Monica, California and Santa Barbara Yoga Center. A yoga teacher of over 20 years, her background in the medical field gives her a unique and in depth understanding of physical and sacred anatomy. The spaceholder for Soul Body Ojai, Tara teaches weekly classes in Ojai and Ventura, facilitates online 40 Day Kundalini Yoga Practice tele~courses and maintains an online subscription yoga service for students. Tara also maintains a full time Chinese Medical and Energy Work Practice at Soul Body Ojai, and leads gong and yoga journeys around the world. She currently mentors with Mehtab Benton and is an Associate.

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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

Ongoing and Upcoming Programs

Level One Teacher Training — Bali, Indonesia, Mar 25, 2023 to Sep 10, 2023

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 One Teacher Training — Ocean Shores NSW 2483, Australia, Aug 21, 2022 to May 15, 2023
Level One Teacher Training — Miaoli, Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan 360, Nov 25, 2022 to May 13, 2023
Level Two Lifecycles and Lifestyles — Moscow, Russia, Apr 15, 2023 to Oct 7, 2023
21 Stages of Meditation - All Journeys — Miaoli, Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan 360, Apr 28, 2023 to May 3, 2023
Level Two Mind and Meditation — 7 Goolara Ct, Ocean Shores NSW 2483, Australia, Aug 21, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023

As a member of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association I have been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 2001 at local yoga studios in the Clearwater, Florida area. I am currently teaching at Yoga Villiage; please see schedule on website: ayogavillage.com I have worked with KRI to support the delivery of the Level One Teacher Training through the Reach Out Teach Out format. I served on the Professional Development Committee of the Aquarian Trainer Academy where I share me years of corporate management and training experience to support the ongoing development of the Academy. I am a graduate of Eckerd College with a degree in Business Management.

Vedya Amrita Kaur is a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Aquarian Trainer Academy Member. She has taught for 15 years in various venues: yoga centers, gyms, social activist seminars, and corporate retreats across New York City and Atlanta, Georgia. Vedya Amrita loves the opportunity to share the technology of Kundalini Yoga provided by seemingly unlikely pairings, such as partnering with Buddhist Monks, Baptist Ministries and more illustrating a wonderful blending of teachings. Vedya Amrita is the owner of Glowing House, Inc. a wellness experience specializing in Colon Hydrotherapy; Ayurvedic Counseling, and the healing benefits of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. Her enthusiasm, neutrality, open heart, and adherence to the teachings of Yogi Bhajan holds a delightfully dynamic space of empowerment. She currently resides in New York City.

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