The Yoga Lifestyle: Conversations On Transformation

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In this series, seasoned practitioners of Kundalini Yoga open up about their beginnings, their challenges, and the profound ways the practice has changed them and those around them. Through themes such as meditation, sound and mantra, healing, parenting, addiction recovery, and the science of yoga, each conversation offers a glimpse into the richness of this path. The voices of teachers, trainers, musicians, researchers and doctors highlight not only the history and discipline of Kundalini Yoga but also its relevance today—as a source of resilience, connection, and inspiration for the future.

Episodes

  1. 11/19/2025

    Acupuncture, Kundalini Yoga & Daily Discipline — with Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa

    Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa’s journey moves from Boston finance to acupuncture, Kundalini Yoga and decades of deep healing work. A single class in Harvard Square opened the path, eventually leading him to New Mexico, where he helped build a renowned integrative clinic and immersed himself in ashram life, seva, and community healing. In this conversation, he shares how acupuncture, Kundalini Yoga, cleansing and daily practice all work through one principle, moving energy. We explore his 1,000-day sadhana, seva work in Japan after the Kobe earthquake, and simple ways to begin (or return to) a daily practice with ease and intention. About Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, acupuncturist, Kundalini Yoga teacher and longtime practitioner of cleansing, detoxing, and energetic healing. With over 35 years of clinical experience, he integrates Eastern and Western modalities to support physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

    24 min

  2. 11/12/2025

    Leadership, Sacred Business & Singing from the Soul — with Sat Hari Singh

    In this episode, Sat Hari Singh reflects on a lifetime of walking the spiritual path through music, business and community. From a simple childlike realisation “I am here too” to becoming the CEO of Yogi Tea Europe and the Guru Ram Das Centre in Germany, he shares how his guiding principle has always been the same: follow the soul, serve, and let the Guru work through you. He speaks about recognising the divine presence during a time of deep heartbreak, how that moment changed everything, and why real leadership starts with being a good student and leading yourself. We explore singing from the soul, the meaning of true humility, bringing heart into business, and reshaping leadership so it’s not about winning, but about helping everyone win and creating harmony. About Sat Hari Singh Sat Hari Singh is an entrepreneur, musician and long-time Kundalini Yoga practitioner. He helped create the Yogi Tea brand in Europe and founded Guru Ram Das Centre in Boizenburg, a spiritual home for Gurdwara, music and study. For over four decades, he has combined business, seva and devotion, from bringing organic products into mainstream retail to building spaces for people to rest, reconnect and remember the Guru within. His path is rooted in humility, music from the soul, and a deep commitment to serving the divine in everyday life.

    40 min

  3. 11/05/2025

    Courage, Identity & Spiritual Discipline — with Sarabjit Kaur Khalsa

    In this episode, Sarabjit Kaur Khalsa shares her journey from a young girl seeking spirituality in the U.S. to becoming a Kundalini Yoga teacher and pioneer in Spain. She speaks about facing fear, embracing her spiritual identity, and finding courage to walk her path openly at a time when difference wasn’t easily accepted. Through stories of transformation and deep insight, Sarabjit reflects on equality, the power of discipline, and the shift from religion to spirituality in the Aquarian Age. She reminds us that love is the ultimate solution and it begins with learning to love yourself. About Sarabjit Kaur Khalsa Born in the United States to Mexican parents, Sarabjit Kaur Khalsa discovered Kundalini Yoga as a teenager after a powerful awakening experience. Sent by Yogi Bhajan to teach in Spain, she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome fear, live courageously, and awaken to their divine potential. Her teachings focus on awareness, self-mastery, and devotion through daily discipline, meditation, and love.

    35 min

  4. 10/29/2025

    How Chanting and Breath Can Heal, Balance, and Awaken the Infinite Within — with Mata Mandir Singh

    In this conversation, Mata Mandir Singh Khalsa, musician, Naad Yoga teacher, and long-time Kundalini Yoga practitioner, shares the profound science of sound and its power to transform body, mind, and spirit. He recalls his early years of study and teaching, the discovery that sound could heal, and his personal experience using mantra, fasting, and meditation to restore health. We explore how chanting influences the vagus nerve and brain chemistry, why the human voice is the most powerful healing instrument, and how simple sounds like Sa and Om can elevate our frequency and bring peace. Mata Mandir also discusses his new book Naad Yoga: The Yoga of Sound, a culmination of five decades of practice, and reflects on the future of Kundalini Yoga and preventative health. A conversation that blends wisdom, science, and song, closing with live demonstrations of Sa and Om. About Mata Mandir Singh Khalsa A pioneer of Naad Yoga and sacred music, Mata Mandir Singh Khalsa has been teaching and recording Kundalini Yoga mantras for over fifty years. His work bridges ancient yogic sound science and modern understanding of frequency, resonance, and healing.

    30 min

  5. 10/22/2025

    Teaching Teens Kundalini Yoga, Seva & Lifelong Learning — with Japjeet Kaur Khalsa

    In this conversation, Japjeet Kaur Khalsa shares how she was called to Kundalini Yoga, why authentic markers like bana, daily sadhana, and tuning in to lineage mattered from her very first class, and how the Miri–Piri principle, spiritual and worldly balance, is woven into school life. We explore MPA’s Continuing Education programmes for alumni and adults, the transformational 40-day seva at the Golden Temple, and the power of learning by transmission, teens absorbing what adults actually live. She offers practical guidance for parents (devices, leading by example), for teachers (short, fun kriyas; breath-based options; Celestial Communication), and for new families navigating the sacred first 40 days after birth. Along the way: confidence, independence, real friendships, travel across India, and why you only need “the next few metres” of the road. About Japjeet Kaur Khalsa Born in Vancouver, Japjeet Kaur Khalsa is the Head of School at Miri Piri Academy (Amritsar). For eight years, she’s led an integrated programme of academics, residential life, and spiritual practice, where days begin in sadhana and flow into study, seva, sport, and sangat.

    35 min

  6. 10/15/2025

    Devotional Music, Kundalini Yoga & Fatherhood — with Hansu Jot

    Born in Hamburg to a Taiwanese mother and German father, Hansu Jot was introduced to mantra as a child through his mother’s Buddhist practice. Years later, a single Har Har meditation opened the doorway to Kundalini Yoga — a practice that brought the depth and transformation he had been seeking. In this conversation, Hansu Jot shares how Naad, the universal sound current, became the foundation of his spiritual and creative path. He reflects on the art of composing as a channelled process, the balance between devotion and daily life, and how fatherhood has deepened his relationship with sound, presence, and purpose. About Hansu Jot Hansu Jot is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer, Zero-Point Healer and devotional music artist.  Acknowledging life as a dance between polarities with its source in stillness, Hansu Jot facilitates immersive sacred sound events, trainings and workshops that help people reconnect to their inner truth and remember their soul’s unique blueprint of expression.

    31 min

  7. 10/08/2025

    Kundalini Yoga for Awareness, Addiction & the Art of Balance — with Dr Mukta Kaur Khalsa (Director of SuperHealth)

    In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mukta Kaur Khalsa, counselling psychologist and Director of SuperHealth, to explore how Kundalini Yoga and conscious living can help us find equilibrium in a world of overload. From her first class with Yogi Bhajan in 1970s Los Angeles to her decades of work in addiction recovery, Mukta shares how awareness, breath, and nervous-system care can transform emotional pain into resilience. We discuss stress, parenting in the digital age, the loneliness epidemic, and why self-discipline and compassion go hand in hand. About Dr Mukta Kaur Khalsa Dr Mukta Kaur Khalsa (PhD) is a counselling psychologist specialising in addiction, alcohol and drug recovery, and mental health. As Director of SuperHealth, she combines modern counselling with Kundalini Yoga and holistic nutrition to help people regain physical, mental, and spiritual balance.

    45 min

  8. 10/01/2025

    The Science of Kundalini Yoga — with Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa (KRI Director of Research)

    Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa has practised Kundalini Yoga since 1971 and pioneered biomedical research on yoga for insomnia, PTSD, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety, schools and workplaces. In this conversation, he shares how to speak about yoga in scientific language (stress regulation, autonomic nervous system, HPA axis, mindfulness) so it lands with CEOs, clinicians, and the public, without losing its yogic heart. We cover evidence-based kundalini protocols (e.g., Shabad Kriya for sleep, Kirtan Kriya for cognition), how to bring yoga into schools and workplaces, why research motivates practice, and essential safety for teaching general classes vs. patients.

    34 min

  9. 09/24/2025

    Kundalini Yoga, Naad & the Power of Chanting — with Siri Sadhana Kaur (Teacher, Trainer, Musician)

    Kundalini Yoga met Siri Sadhana Kaur at exactly the right moment — and it “married all her worlds”: embodiment, mantra, and music. In this conversation, the UK-based teacher, trainer and musician shares how chanting dissolves the noise of the mind, connects us to Naad (the sound current), and brings peace home. We explore Japji Sahib, the shift from performer to authentic mantra voice, discernment and boundaries in spiritual life, and the stillness found in the desert. Siri Sadhana’s journey is a reminder that when we sing, listen, and let the heart lead, everything changes.

    33 min
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In this series, seasoned practitioners of Kundalini Yoga open up about their beginnings, their challenges, and the profound ways the practice has changed them and those around them. Through themes such as meditation, sound and mantra, healing, parenting, addiction recovery, and the science of yoga, each conversation offers a glimpse into the richness of this path. The voices of teachers, trainers, musicians, researchers and doctors highlight not only the history and discipline of Kundalini Yoga but also its relevance today—as a source of resilience, connection, and inspiration for the future.

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