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Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa

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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.

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Origins and Identity: An Exploration of Your Authentic Self (North America/Australia)

The Journey of the Soul as understood in Yogic Philosophy gives us an understanding of the source of illness and the pathway to health recovery. This training is a transformative experience that allows you to be present with the suffering of others and uplift and transform your environments with radiance and neutrality. Great for anyone in the service professions. 

The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy for Digestive, Nervous, Endocrine System Conditions (North America/Australia)

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.

The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions and Perioperative Care (Australia/North 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.

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.

Yoga Therapy For The Structural System (Australia/North 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.

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.

Foundations of Kundalini Yoga Therapy: Principles and Practices (Europe/North & South America

Teaching Kundalini Yoga To People With Health Conditions (Online in English)

Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher training prepares us to teach to people who are healthy. A separate set of skills is required to teach to people with health conditions. This training gives Kundalini Yoga teachers the foundation we need to begin to develop those skills and to deepen and expand the application of yogic philosophy, technique and habits of conscious living toward health recovery.

Assessment and Treatment Planning (Europe/North & South America)

Open to those enrolled in the certification track only. This segment is required before clinical practicum begins.
The yogic understanding of the process of change, the therapeutic relationship, how to administer a comprehensive assessment, form a treatment plan and track progress over time. The application of  numerology as an assessment tool, motivational interviewing for changing health behavior, a process for helping your clients change self-limiting beliefs, and the influence of social determinants of illness and health are detailed.

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