Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa: Kundalini Matriarch

By Adam Skolnick (LA Yoga) Before Guru Singh and Gurmukh Kaur, there was Shakti. Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa, the first Kundalini Yoga teacher in America not named Yogi Bhajan, is a tiny elder with boundless energy. Born in 1929, she explored spiritual realms long before the Beatles met the Maharaja. Her seeking led her to […]

“Sat Nam” as a Greeting to Someone?

“Sat Nam” as a Greeting to Someone?

I often get the question from other Sikhs asking why many Sikhs from non-Punjabi background greet each other with a simple "Sat Nam!" rather then the Khalsa greeting of "Vahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!" or more common greeting of "Sat Siri Akal".  Typically Sikhs that have taken Amrit greet each […]

Guru Nanak – Man of Peace

Guru Nanak – Man of Peace

"This is, to my knowledge, the earliest class of his of which we have an audio recording (April 13, 1969). In this talk, SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji provides a vast overview of his roots, his moorings as an Indian, and especially as a Sikh. He shares with us the things most dear to him: […]

Four Teachers: Things your Mother Never Told You

Four Teachers: Things your Mother Never Told You

The following excerpt is from the great book called: Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur. She is a dear friend and like a grandmother (just turned 80!) since I was a little kid. "Unfortunately, most parents, including yours and mine, have to depend upon their instincts and the parents they […]

The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius

By Guruka Singh Khalsa and Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa The Aquarian Age isn’t just something that we started singing about in the sixties!  It’s an actual measurable time period.  It is an astrological age, i.e., a time period that parallels major changes in the development of the human race.  Each astrological age roughly corresponds to […]

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