KUNDALINI YOGA FUNDAMENTALS
Level One Training

Kartar Singh Khalsa
Lead Trainer - Humanology

Kartar’s passion is to create experiences through which people can learn. His greatest love in teaching is the Kundalini Yoga kriyas and classes of Self-Empowerment and Self-Realization.

He is a Level One and Level Two Kundalini Teacher Trainer and was honored by the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association as Teacher of the Year in 2014. He teaches extensively throughout the Eastern United States, as well as regularly in China.

Nirvair Singh Khalsa
Trainer - Mind & Meditation

Nirvair Singh Khalsa began studying with Yogi Bhajan in 1971. He is a retired University Instructor at the University of Alaska Anchorage where he taught classes in Kundalini Yoga for 31 years. Globally considered a master teacher on the subject of the mind and meditation, Nirvair has taught classes, workshops and trainings throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

He is also a retired CEO of the Kundalini Research Institute, Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 certified teacher trainer, and author of nineteen DVDs and four books on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Currently, Nirvair Singh lives with his wife of 50 years, Nirvair Kaur, in Santa Rosa, California. 

Karampal Kaur
Trainer - Postures, Breathwork and Lifestyle

Karampal is an E-RYT 500 Kundalini Yoga teacher with 18 years of experience, dedicated to making yoga accessible to all. She specializes in breathwork and trauma-informed yoga, with additional training in Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Sound Therapy, and the Healing Arts. Her inclusive teaching style fosters curiosity, self-discovery, and a deep sense of belonging.

She has had the privilege of teaching students in various settings, from inner-city neighborhoods to corporate environments. With 14 years of service in the nonprofit community, her work there has shaped her worldview and deepened her belief in the transformative power of these teachings.

Since 2010, Karampal has been the heart and soul of Sat Nam Yoga, serving as our director and nurturing our vibrant spiritual community in Chicago with unwavering care and intention. Most recently, she joined the Aquarian Trainer Academy, where she humbly teaches alongside some of her most influential mentors.

Known for her clear instruction, grounded presence, and lighthearted humor, Karampal is dedicated to helping others awaken their own healing power to live more fully through the sacred practice of Kundalini Yoga.

Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa
Trainer, Recording Artist - Mantra and the Science of Naad

Dev Suroop delights in sharing the pure practicality of a successful and authentic life nourished by Kundalini Yoga and Naad Yoga. A Lead Trainer in the Aquarian Trainer Academy as well as an accomplished musician and recording artist, she strives to break it down, keep it real, and guide students to their own empowered authenticity.

Her gift for training students to access the treasured science of Naad Yoga, and the uplifting beauty of one's own voice, is one-of-a-kind. She deeply enjoys training students and teachers in the science of sound, specifically, in the ins and outs of chanting mantras. As a yogi and trainer, she is on a continual quest for deeper and broader understanding of yogic principles.

She currently lives with her husband in Espanola, New Mexico. Dev Suroop Kaur is certified as a Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500) through Yoga Alliance and holds an MBA from the Claremont Graduate University.