Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa
kundaliniyogatherapy@grdcenter.org |www.grdcenter.org
Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa, PhD, C-IAYT, YACEP, brings the ancient teachings of Kundalini Yoga into modern medicine. She has taught Kundalini Yoga since 1971 and began to teach people with chronic or life-threatening illness in 1986, during the AIDS epidemic. She is founding director of the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology, with the mission to bring Kundalini Yoga into healthcare. She is a Certified Kundalini Yoga Therapist, a Medical Family therapist, 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 Training. She developed and directs the accredited 1,120-hour Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training, in 48 countries. 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 is in Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine.
January 2023
Elements and Alchemy of Kundalini Yoga (Europe/North America)
In this energetic training, you will discover, explore and experience how each unique element of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation works and how these form an alchemy of transformation.
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Unraveling The Knot of Stress, Inflammation, Pain & Sleep (Europe/North & South America)
The science and ancient yogic tradition of how these 4 aspects of human physiology - stress, pain, inflammation and sleep - are entwined and sometimes entangled. Through the technology of Kundalini Yoga and yogic lifestyle, we untangle and liberate the source of these conditions to restore health and vitality.
Find out more »March 2023
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy for Digestive, Nervous, Endocrine System Conditions (Europe/N. America)
Open to those enrolled in the certification track only.
Develop an understanding of the yogic psychology and physiology of illnesses related to the Immune system including brain gut axis, polyvagal theory in relationship to immune response, Western treatment approaches, contraindications and the application of KY to support recovery from viral and bacterial conditions and all forms of cancer.
May 2023
Functional Yoga Therapy For The Structural System (Europe/North-South America)
Immersed in the therapeutic power of yoga, you will be led through the structural forms of the moving body and become aware of the common imbalances that can lead to injuries and pain. Yoga Teachers from all traditions will benefit from this fundamental workshop that puts anatomy in motion.
Find out more »June 2023
Trauma Informed Kundalini Yoga for Recovery from Post-Traumatic Stress USA
This is an In Person Training!
No matter what the cause of the trauma, movement through Kriya, breath and mantra are time-tested approaches clinically demonstrated to be effective in helping people reconnect with their body, reduce symptoms and provide the support to move from a state of reactivity to an experience of safety and calm. This training provides the specific skills you need to compassionately, safely and effectively instruct a trauma sensitive Kundalini Yoga course for people with PTSD.
Find out more »July 2023
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions and Perioperative Care (Europe/N & S America)
Open to those enrolled in the certification track only.
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Cardiovascular and Respiratory System Conditions and Perioperative Care is one of the segments of the 1,120 hour International Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training (now offered online) and is open to those enrolled in the certification track only.
August 2023
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Immune, Viral Cancer Conditions (Europe/N & S America)
Open to those enrolled in the certification track only.
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Cardiovascular and Respiratory System Conditions and Perioperative Care is one of the segments of the 1,120 hour International Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training (now offered online) and is open to those enrolled in the certification track only.