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.
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.
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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.
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.
Find out more »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.
October 2023
The Journey of the Soul: Prepare for Death and Transform Grief
Open to any yoga teacher! Explore the yogic understanding of death, build your capacity to be present with the dying and support grief recovery from a yogic perspective.
When we cultivate our own relationship with death, we become free to live fully, fearlessly, and with joy. In these four days you will develop your capacity for presence as you gain skill and understanding into the powerful yogic approach to facing death and transforming grief.