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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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. http://www.yoga-4all-az.com/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

We all have the power to reshape time and space for our health, healing, and happiness—when we align with Daily Movement, Breath, Meditation and Mantra. SatHari Kaur is a master of integrating prana, movement, meditation, and mantra bridging a body-informed, command-based approach. Known for her no-stone-unturned method, she helps students clear blocks, shift patterns, and awaken their Authentic Self. As a Lead Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer and Mentor, SatHari creates transformative spaces where students become self-initiated, self-differentiated beings and KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga teachers. Her Level 1 trainings lay the foundation for awakening and inspiring others, while Level 2 deepens the journey into subconscious transformation and mastery. She also mentors Kundalini Yoga teachers in the Aquarian Trainer Academy (ATA), guiding them to become trainers and expand these teachings worldwide. Her goal is to increase the presence of active teachers and trainers, ensuring Kundalini Yoga reaches every community, both online and in person. Beyond yoga, she holds an MA in Applied Behavioral Science and is a Teacher/Trainer of Vedic disciplines. She leads Level 1, Level 2, and 21 Stages trainings, plus workshops and consultations. Her mission? Empower students, train teachers, and mentor future trainers—bringing Kundalini Yoga to all.

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.

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).

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.

Level 1 and 2 Lead Teacher Trainer, CEO of the Spirit Rising Foundation. Practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for 50 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, Chair Yoga, Interfaith and the Gong.

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'

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.

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.

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

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.