Kundalini Yoga, Our Teacher Trainers, Yogi Bhajan, KRI, IKYTA and 3HO

Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is a technology, thousands of years old, that enables each person to tap into his or her own potential to grow, to learn, and to develop the inner strength to face life's challenges successfully. This sacred yogic discipline promotes physical health, stimulates the potential of the mind, and touches one's innermost being. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, is recognized as one of the major systems of yoga instruction. For more than 30 years, teachers in the United States and Canada and in over 17 countries have taught Kundalini Yoga to thousands of students.

Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainers
(L to R) Kartar Singh, Deva Kaur, Kirn Kaur, Guruchander Singh

Our Teacher Trainers

Guruchander Singh Khalsa
Guruchander, Doctor of Chiropractic is the founder of GRD Health Center in the beautiful Espanola Valley in Northern New Mexico. He began studying yoga with Yogi Bhajan in 1972. Guruchander possesses a personal passion for teaching people how to reach their own souls and has the ability to "prescribe" the tools you need to help you walk that road back in, with courage and grace.

Kartar Singh Khalsa
Kartar combines the expertise of a licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a trained Acupuncturist, and Kundalini Yoga teacher. He currently practices herbology and Acupuncture at GRD Health Center. Through his dynamic abilities as both a health care professional and a compassionate teacher of yogic technology, he has supported people throughout the world in making lifestyle changes.

Kirn Kaur Khalsa
Kirn is a holistic health practitioner and has been practicing Kundalini Yoga with Yogi Bhajan since 1975. She's the director of Shakti Whole Life Center in Santa Fe. Kirn was born in Holland and moved to the US in 1974. She married Guruchander in 1977 and has spent much time in India and traveled for years with Yogi Bhajan. She has a deep wealth of knowledge of the yogic teachings.

Deva Kaur Khalsa
Deva has been a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Counselor and Hypnotherapist since 1992. In 1996 she moved from Canada, married Kartar and began managing and preparing food for The Cleanse, a detox and rejuvenation program based on the yogic lifestyle of Kundalini Yoga. In 1999 Kartar and her started Yoga Southwest in Espanola. Deva is known for her generosity and joyful spirit to all of her vegetarian and raw living food clients and yoga students.

Gurumeet Kaur Khalsa
Gurumeet is Executive Director of Create Inner Peace, teaching yogic technology to manage stress, heal addictions, and assist individuals to take personal control of their health and well being. She studied for more than 30 years with Yogi Bhajan and served as one of his body guards. Gurumeet is dedicated to supporting our individual and collective transition to an open heart world, our timeless connection to our eternal, sacred being, and co-creating a world of peace and prosperity for all people now.

Yogi Bhajan
Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, came to the West in 1968. He freely shared the teachings of this sacred science with all who wished to transform themselves and help others. He was dedicated his life to bring meaning, dignity and spirit into the lives of people everywhere. He was often said that his mission was not to collect students but to train teachers.

"Kundalini Yoga is the supreme technology to awaken
your awareness and take you into your original Self.
It is a natural unfolding of your own nature"

"The Teacher is the one who purifies a person to
give the person the experience of their own purity,
own piety, own strength, own totality,
own identity, and their own infinity"
– Yogi Bhajan

KRI and IKYTA

Sponsored by
Kundalini Yoga Institute

The Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) defines the certification standards for Kundalini Yoga instructors worldwide, facilitates global recognition and access to the Teachings through product development and the Library of Teachings, and upholds the integrity and accuracy of the Teachings as the review agency for materials, manuals, and other products developed to support the Teachings of Kundalini Yoga.

The International Kundalini Teachers Association (IKYTA) is the professional organization of certified Kundalini Yoga instructors. Members receive such benefits as education program opportunities, newsletters, product discounts, and listings in printed and web directories.

3HO

3HO is the nonprofit Healthy Happy Holy Organization, founded thirty years ago by Yogi Bhajan. It is dedicated to the excellence of the individual and serves people through the teachings, technology and lifestyle of Kundalini Yoga. This sacred yogic discipline, embraced by all people all over the world, promotes physical health, stimulates the potential of the mind, and touches one's innermost being.