I remember bunking with Sat Kirn Kaur and 11 other women my first Winter Solstice 15 or so years ago. 

Us underlings were awed by this dynamic warm woman who generously taught us the ropes.  She was incredibly disciplined, but was also quite witty and liked to joke and have fun.

She is Khalsa all the way. She would get up at 3:00 am to take a cold shower, chanting all through it..oiled her body with almond oil and brought her tremendouse lion’s mane of hair into a neat rishi knot and tied a beautiful turban before heading out to sadhana–2&1/2 hours of prayer, yoga and chanting followed by gurdwara.

She would often lead the chanting along with other musicians or be on the stage in gurdwara belting out kirtan while playing the harmonium with gusto.   

Later in the day she would turn up as our teacher for a class such as how to read gurmukhi and could also be spotted combing the camp with clipboard in hand signing up readers for the acompot, or holding a meeting for the Amrit candidates and then being one of the Panj Piaray during the Amrit ceremony and so on…
 
She is a great role model for women in the dharma today just as she was then.  I like the strength she exudes while being femenine and elegant at the same time.

Her love of the guru is the best thing about her.   The guru is not some abstract concept far off in the distance to her. She embraces thou with her whole heart and soul and helped teach me to do the same.

Happy B-day friend!!  Devakaur