Your e-Solstice Teachers, Musicians & Facilitators
2020 Theme:
Making the Impossible Possible
Our donation based e-Solstice would not be possible without the generous donation of time by our teachers and facilitators.
Thank you and Sat Nam!
Our Teachers & Musicians
Renato Motha & Patricia Lobato
Dec 18, Friday 6:30pm
This duo from Minas Gerais (Brazil) presents a work of subtlety and beauty which is in constant evolution, with 16 albums (3 doubles) and 2 DVDs released live on stage in Brazil and overseas. They incorporate with lightness and originality, many diverse musical genres, from Brazilian beats to Indian kirtans, honoring and universalizing through their talent, the sounds of Minas Gerais and Brazil. Recently, in 2020, Renato Motha and Patricia Lobato released Orquestra de Mantras (live in Inhotim), the fifth album mantras released by the musicians-yogues. In 2019, released "Amrit".
Hansujot
Dec 19-20-21, 7am
Daily Meditation: Ganpati Kriya
Through the practise of his mother he very early came in touch with the values and various practises of Buddhism and the chanting of mantra and later decided as a young adult to dive into the teachings of Kundalini Yoga and Naad Yoga (Yoga of divine sound) to study its deep and healing impact on the human body, psyche and emotions.
Abhaijot
Dec 20, Sunday 2pm
Into Spirit: The Power of Winter Solstice
Winter ignites the power of faith and hope that our visions for a brighter future will be illuminated as the darkest night of the year brings the reflection of more luminous dharmic manifestation through patience, reflection, and faith we have the power to birth our manifestations and co create the worlds in which we wish to live to thrive in a harmonious ecosystem of celebration of higher love.
Abhaijot Kaur is a NYC yogini, humanitarian, healer and wisdom keeper of the Aquarian age consciousness, whose intentions are to keep sacred traditions alive. Powered by inclusiveness she teaches worldwide the teachings of Kundalini in schools, prisons, retreats, teacher trainings, and corporate wellness.
Luminary - Conny Meherpal Kaur
Dec 20, Sunday 11am
German Yoga: Trauma Sensitive and in the Chair
I am 58, mum of three, journalist, Kundalini Yoga teacher Level 1 and 2, startet the Mentoring Process with my teacher Satya Singh Wester in Hamburg; Founder of Non-Profit-Organization 'Yoga für alle e.V. (Yoga for all), Luminary 2019
Adrienne Parker
Dec 20, Sunday 4pm
Embodying the 12 Steps
Embodying the 12 Steps is a project created by Kundalini Yoga teachers in recovery from addiction. Come explore the healing potential of combining the 12 Steps of recovery with Kundalini Yoga. Anyone interested in personal recovery or supporting others to heal from addiction is welcome. The presenters recently completed a workbook that includes Kundalini Yoga practices for each of the 12 Steps. This workshop includes movement, meditation and time for sharing.
Adrienne (Ranjeet) has been practicing Kundalini yoga since 2009 when she discovered the practice at her first Summer Solstice Sadhana in New Mexico. It was the same year she hit bottom with alcoholism and the practice has been a big part of her recovery. She has been teaching Queerdalini yoga (Kundalini Yoga for the Queer and Trans yoga community since 2012). She attended a workshop for Embodying the 12 Steps two summers ago and fell in love with the concept of marrying the Kundalini technology to the 12 steps. She hosted her first workshop using the Embodying the 12 steps manual at the online solstice in Summer 2020. She looks forward to bringing this work to all those who need it.
GuruGanesha
Dec 20, Sunday 6:30pm
Musical Concert
GuruGanesha Singh, born in the USA in 1950 to a Catholic mother and Jewish father, grew up in a world where social expression and musical boundaries were very rigid and confining. In the late 60’s, he rebelled by becoming a hippie rock ‘n roll musician and proceeded to fall into an extended period of substance abuse. Then, in 1972, he started practicing Kundalini Yoga, embraced the teachings of 3HO Foundation and Sikh Dharma, and proceeded to clean up his life. “I was inspired in a way that I had never felt before. My heart burst open as if it were the sun itself.” For the last 20 years, he has traveled the world extensively sharing his unique brand of upbeat devotional music inspired by his love affair with the Sikh path.
Rachel Zelaya
Dec 20, Sunday 4pm
Embodying the 12 Steps
Embodying the 12 Steps is a project created by Kundalini Yoga teachers in recovery from addiction. Come explore the healing potential of combining the 12 Steps of recovery with Kundalini Yoga. Anyone interested in personal recovery or supporting others to heal from addiction is welcome. The presenters recently completed a workbook that includes Kundalini Yoga practices for each of the 12 Steps. This workshop includes movement, meditation and time for sharing.
Surinderjot has been practicing yoga since she was twelve, but her life changed dramatically when she began practicing Kundalini Yoga at age 36, after two years of sobriety. She became a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher in 2011 and immediately went to Liberia in West Africa to teach Kundalini Yoga to civil war refugees. She especially enjoys teaching women, and people struggling with addiction; leading women’s circles and retreats; and working with individuals to help them heal and empower themselves to walk towards their destiny using the tools of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and has certifications in The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery (Y12SR: combining yoga and 12-Step meetings) and SuperHealth (Kundalini Yoga for addictions, trauma, and stress). She co-developed and co-wrote the Embodying the 12 Steps (KY12) manual and is currently leading a small group in a Year Through the Steps; she works with individuals one on one to lead them through the Steps; and she has taught KY12 sessions at several of the last Summer Solstices. She hopes to teach others how to share KY12 in their communities by creating a training to be launched in 2021.
Baltej
Dec 20, Sunday 4pm
Spanish Breakout- Prosperidad en Épocas de Desafío
Compartiremos un Kriya, Meditación y Conversatorio sobre cómo generar ese flujo de abundancia en nuestras vidas Cuáles son las herramientas para construir un camino de Éxitos? Y abrir la llave Maestra a la Prosperidad.
Baltej Kaur Khalsa, Kundalini Yoga Instructor and Spiritual Coach since 12 years. Successful and prosperous entrepreneur in the real estate and trading company business She opened a Kundalini Yoga School 10 years ago and is dedicated to doing Level 1 and Level 2 training. Baltej is a leader in her community, a server and the principal thing is that she lives a lifestyle based on the Sikh Dharma.
Ingrid Jean-Baptiste
Dec 20, Sunday 11am
Movement Breakout- Spread The Light In Times of Darkness
This Kundalini Class will offer a set of kriyas, that will heal and empower you through dance, energetic movements and chanting.
Ingrid Jean-Baptiste was born and raised in Paris, France. She is an actor and the founder of the Chelsea Film Festival in New York City. Yoga has been one of her daily practices for the past 15 years. She recently discovered Kundalini Yoga, has been teaching it for the past 9 months and shared it with hundreds of people around the world through Zoom.
Jot Singh
Dec 19, Saturday 4am
Jot Singh Khalsa has just embarked on his 49th year practicing Kundalini Yoga and meditation. He wrote a KRI approved book on sadhana ‘The Essential Element - Sadhana’ 7 years ago, which is its 1st major revision process. He (often along with another longtime sadhana devotee) facilitates ‘sadhana support groups’ at Solstices in the USA and is often leading sadhana at those events and at the Kundalini Yoga Festival in France. He’s been traveling and teaching students and teachers worldwide how to ‘leave fear and be successful’ for decades.
Sat Avtar
Dec 19, Saturday 11am
Movment Breakout Group- Body and Soul: Relax and Revive
Sound is the beat of the soul. Rhythm moves the body and wakes us up out of heavy slumber. The could have and should have is gone, a product of an unattainable yesterday. Bring yourself into your skin, now, where you love your body, feel energized, and radiate your lightness outward. Every day is a chance to create a new state of happiness for ourselves. To shed an old skin. We will move to shed that skin and bring new energy to ourselves, riding the Solstice wave of empowerment and joy.
Sat Avtar was first introduced to sacred mantra, meditation, and Kundalini Yoga while attending Massachusetts College of Art where she studied design. Her first encounter with Kundalini Yoga, though daunting for a young, shy college student, turned into a sacred, joyful, spiritual practice. A practice that throughout the years has supported her, and been a vehicle for transformation. She is currently working on her second album of healing chants. Sat Avtar teaches Kundalini Yoga internationally, and is also a talented visual artist, actress and writer. www.satavtar.com
Luminary - Shango Johnson
Dec 19, Saturday 12:30 pm
Lunch with a Luminary
Shango teaches yoga to children pre-K to high school in Chicago, Illinois, where he helps kids learn to cope with their problems through meditation. He is a consultant and patrols Englewood doing violence prevention and also owns two non-profit organizations called Quad4Life and For Posterity.
Daniela Cardoso Mattos
June 19, Friday 2pm
Portugeuse Breakout Group- Connecting to Jupiter and Saturn’s Energies
In this class we will review the characteristics of Jupiter and Saturn conjunction on 0 degree Aquarius right on Winter Solstice and we will practice Kundalini Yoga while listening to the devotional music group called Semente Cristal. We will channel the powerful energies of these planets to lead us with peace and neutrality into this new stage of the Aquarian Age.
Daniela a Kundalini Yoga instructor and astrologer. Prior to becoming a Kundalini Yoga instructor she studied Biotechnology and worked 12 years on Wall Street in NYC. Today, she contributes to the collective consciousness by sharing the teachings of Kundalini Yoga and western astrology and also, just as important, she spends time caring for her family.
Haridass Kaur, PhD
Dec 19, Saturday 2pm
Be You, Be Powerful, Now!
This is the time to fully step into your power stance of Mastery. This is the year to wake up to the truth that you are the living vessel of Kundalini Yoga. You are the most important person on the planet and your words and presence do matter! Enjoy this energetic yoga class and empower your words that create your reality. Are you ready to become the Master of the Space? This is the way.
Dr. Haridass teaches how to live and to love fully. As Kundalini Yoga Lead Teacher Trainer, entrepreneur, and explorer of Creating Happiness, she conducts in-person and online Teacher Training and life-changing workshops providing valuable tools to navigate your daily life. The courses are designed for those seeking to develop a deep sense of peace in their lives by living their truth.
Indra Kaur
Dec 19, Saturday 11am
Health and Wellness- THYROID 'THE SPARK OF LIFE’
We are not who we think we are but the result of the secretion of our glandular system. Issues will the Thyroid gland will affect 1 in 8 women. The fact is that 60% of these women are unaware of their thyroid or autoimmune condition. Low energy, weight gain, hair loss, digestive issues, mood swings, sensitivity to cold, melancholy… and other ones are all symptoms of issues with the Thyroid gland secretion. Let’s come together to discuss the science of it as well as to learn some yogic techniques you can implement right away to bring yourself back to balance and health.
Indra Kaur is a spiritual teacher and trainer. She has devoted the last twenty years of her life her life to bring the healing pharmacy of Yoga and meditation to every heart. Indra lives in Miami Beach with her husband and son. She teaches live classes and workshops regularly, as well as online courses.
Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD
Dec 20, Sunday 11am
Health and Wellness Breakout: Yoga: Biomedical Science & Research
In easy-to-understand language, this workshop/lecture will present an overview of modern biomedical research on yoga with special attention to Kundalini Yoga. We will review the biomedical scientific evidence for how yoga works, the clinical trials research, and the value/implications of yoga research in society and healthcare. Yoga teachers/practitioners will gain an appreciation of how the published yoga research can help with getting yoga classes into public venues, workplaces, fitness centers, schools and healthcare institutions.
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. is Director of Yoga Research for the Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has conducted scientific yoga research since 2001 on yoga for insomnia, stress, anxiety disorders, and workplace and school settings and is a practitioner/instructor of Kundalini Yoga since 1973. He coordinates the annual Symposium on Yoga Research, is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, medical editor of the Harvard report Introduction to Yoga, and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care.
Snatam Kaur & Sopurkh Singh
Dec 20, Sunday 4 pm
Sikh Dharma- Mul Mantra & Meditation
We will share tools of Naad Yoga, a practice of vibrating divine sound within us and then projecting it outward. It originates effortlessly, deep within the quiet space in the center of every human being, called "Anahat" or the unstuck sound, and then finds its way through our thoughts, our words, and our actions. This sacred sound cuts through the illusion of the world like the sword of a fierce warrior, and also heals us with its energy of pure love so that we may truly experience peace in our hearts.
Pritpal Singh Khalsa
Dec 19, Saturday 4pm
Sikh Dharma- The Power of Words and the Words of Power: Shabad Guru and Mantra
The vibration of the mantra is like the DNA of all creation, the essential sound at the very core of the Universe. These sacred words are the sound key that opens the lock to transcendent experience. They form a bridge between intention and manifestation. As we vibrate the mantra/shabad, our experience of the Universe is created in that moment. We will vibrate some of these Words of Power and explore a deeper understanding of the Power of these Words.
Pritpal Singh Khalsa is a minister of Sikh Dharma and is the Director of Dharmic Education for Sikh Dharma International, a non-profit organization which promotes the teachings of Sikh Dharma. Pritpal Singh has been a student of Kundalini Yoga since 1972. He is a musician and has released several recordings of sacred music. He is also a KRI-certified Lead Teacher Trainer. For further information: www.pritpalsingh.com
Luminary - Oinak Singh
Dec 20, Sunday 12:30 pm
Oinak was raised in a home for destitute children in Rishikesh, India. Exposed to Kundalini Yoga from yoga teachers visiting the children's home, he now pays it forward by bringing Kundalini Yoga and meditation to "ragpickers,"children in the slums who pick through trash heaps looking for salvage.
Zita Harakan
Dec 20, Sunday 9am
Discover Green Energy
Discover your magnetic power. When you awaken the Green energy, your aura relaxes, heart opens, softness and gratitude returns. Green energy creates the highest state of attraction within you. With this attitude, you can bend time and space and create greater gravitational force around you. This energy is closely connected with the heart. It manifests as growth that leads to fruition. The green energy is within all living forms. When we align with it, we are in our most prosperous state that creates a win-win situation for all life.
Being a kundalini yoga teacher is for Zita Harkaran a gift and a blessing. To study and practice it is like learning the primordial knowledge of the universe directly through your own body and experience. She is a passionate teacher and a curious student of it. She has spent years trying to understand why and how these kriyas work and she brings that understanding into her classes. She is also a hypnotherapist who heals through past lives and subconsciousness. You can find her on www.happyfreespirit.com and also on her youtube channel "Zita Harkaran.“
Sat Prem Kaur
Dec 19, Saturday 4 pm
Spanish- What’s the use of 2020?
The purpose of the workshop is to transform ones perception of this very challenging year and make some sense of it. The main ideas are: - 2020 is all about change - these change requires adaptation - 2020’s main goal is uplifting the values in humanity - individual inner change leads to transformation of communities During the workshop, participants will: understand concepts, think about their own process, receive some recommendations and meditate.
Ileana Cuanalo is my legal name and Sat Prem Kaur is my spiritual name. I was born in Mexico City and I am 53 years old. I studied to be an English Teacher and Organizational Psychologist. I was certified as Kundalini Yoga Teacher 14 years ago. Since then, I’ve been teaching students of all ages, from moms and babies, to elderly persons. I’ve taken level 2 and level 3 modules. On december 2015 I became an Akashic Records Consultant. Since then, I've done more than 600 readings to individuals and groups. This has been an amazing way to learn, understand, as well as help myself and others. I am currently studying Kabbalah. It’s wisdom has very naturally and deeply complemented my understanding of several concepts. I am very grateful for finding this path. I’ve been married for 24 years. I have a 19 year old daughter and 16 year old female twins. My family is my joy, support and motivation.
Mardana
Dec 21, Monday 4am
Sadhana
Mardana offers mantra music at it's best! Multi-layered vocals and soulful arrangements weave a meditative carpet of sound that leads into sublime worlds and also always grooves properly- rousing and heartwarming.
Japa Kaur
Dec 20, Sunday 4am
Sadhana
Japa Kaur is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and Kundalini yoga teacher. She plays guitar, bass, banjo and piano in her all-female rock band, "Down in Front" as well as accordion in "The Big Bang Surfers", a polka trio. As her name suggests, she also channels her musical talent into chanting/repeating the name of God. Japa has released an album of Aquarian Sadhana chants as well as albums and singles of other mantras. A former Bay Area, CA resident, Japa recently moved with her husband, Max, and their son, Teg Daya Singh, to Baja, Mexico. Japa is also an astrologer, Tarot card reader, and writes the weekly horoscopes for Spirit Voyage. www.japakaur.com
Siri Sadhana Kaur
Dec 19, Sunday 6:30pm
Evening Concert
Siri Sadhana Kaur is a touring UK mantra recording artist, dancer, and Kundalini yoga trainer. Her love of embodying the sacred through movement, melody, and rhythm led to her to record an eclectic mix of 8 music mantra albums, she just released her 8th music and mantra Cd ‘Rise + Shine’ available on Spotify and other download sites. Siris background in Theatre inspired her to train in Paris as a performer with the movement Master Jacques Lecoq, she collaborated in both classical and innovative ensembles, whilst integrating interpersonal and therapeutic expression. Siri busked on the streets, in bars, and on the Metro to fund theatre school. She then went on to perform internationally playing great classic roles ‘Masha’ in three sisters, ‘Portia’ in Julius Ceasar, and played in musicals ‘Anita’ in West Side Story. ‘Kit Kat girl” in Cabaret. For 20 years she worked closely with Sobonfu Somé daughter and elder of the Dagara tribe of West Africa, establishing the ritual healing village training, learning indigenous technology. Co-founding The Kundalini Mobile Yoga Studio in central London she runs Level 1 + Level 2 KRI Aquarian teacher training, and events with the Karam Kriya School. Sharing her music, the timeless teachings of Kundalini yoga + indigenous technology, she encourages others to dance + sing their joyful depths, incorporating ceremony to consciously awaken and become the instrument and true light of the soul.
Mari Dew
Dec 21, Monday 9:00am
Winter Solstice Global Circle and Closing Ceremony
Mari Dew brings the experience of her 30-year career in the music industry to her new path as a circle facilitator, spirit guide, teacher of yoga and shamanism, sound healer and mantra artist. Her teachings and circles are infused with meditation, movement, mantra and music, from deeply powerful sound healings to lighthearted chants that are accessible to anyone, even (and especially) beginners. All are welcome in these sacred circles, just bring an open mind. Mari is devoted to working with the sound current, the chakra system and the moon cycles and helping people to transform their lives by aligning with these vibrations. She has been releasing new music for meditation and yoga - inspirational tracks and mantras, which are available worldwide on all major digital platforms. Mari also consults with businesses and private clients as a “Spirit Guide,” offering custom circles, intuitive insights and practices to help them simplify and cultivate peace, harmony and balance in their lives and organizations as well as in their home and work environments. Mari also feels a deep connection with the shamanic life and hopes that a composite of the knowledge and wisdom that she is receiving on her Soul Journey can be shared and inspire others to discover their own paths and find their own inner shamans. In the spirit of her “rock-and-roll gypsy” background, Mari and her two dogs, Bear and Johnny – “The Zen Dogs” – travel the country in their Toyota 4Runner “Shanti,” sharing love, light, music, yoga and shamanism with all who cross their path. And even though the current state of the world has curtailed their travel for the past year, they have taken to the world wide web to connect with a broad audience, building a global healing community called A Healing Tribe. Mari has completed her 200-hour Yoga Alliance teaching certification from YogaWorks; a 220-hour Level One Aquarian Teacher certification plus the Vitality and Stress module of her Level Two Aquarian Teacher training from Kundalini Research Institute; as well a Shakti Naam Yoga teaching certification from the Naam Yoga LA. She graduated in Fall 2018 from the One-Year Program for Shamanic Studies with The Power Path School of Shamanism in Santa Fe, NM, and also completed the first level of their Shamanic Practitioners training, as well as the Advanced Circlekeepers Training with The Circle Center in Nashville, TN.
Hari Kaur
Dec 19, Saturday 9:00am
Winter Solstice is a Shining Gem
We are also fortunate to have the desire toward self realization! Every step you take in the direction of kindness toward yourself and others is a step of consciousness in action. During the days before Winter Solstice there is an opportunity to dwell in the darkness, let go into the unknown and observe our most challenging thoughts. To develop self love and forgiveness is to privately and carefully peer into our own depth while holding onto the light of forgiveness. This is a time to honor that everyone is on that journey and look for the light in every person you meet. Take the challenge! During this holiday season, pause and look for the light in all!
Hari Kaur: Director and Founder of Hari NYC The Treehouse – Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Qi Gong, and Jazz - directs and teaches Kundalini Classes and Teacher Trainings in the US and abroad. Hari is co-author with Machelle Seibel, MD of “A Woman’s Book of Yoga: Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles” (Penguin 2002) and author of “A Woman’s Book of Meditation: Discovering the Power of a Peaceful Mind” (Penguin 2006). Hari is part of the generation of senior teachers in the US whose dedication to teaching created the movement that integrated yoga into modern life. A master kundalini teacher, Hari has taught thousands of students from all backgrounds over the past 25 years and has directed over 60 Teacher Training courses, as well as sharing Kundalini in hospitals and schools. Hari has received numerous service awards from International Association of Kundalini Yoga Teachers, and was a founding board member of Yoga Alliance representing Kundalini Yoga – the national registry maintaining standards for yoga teachers. Most recently Hari was chosen by SONIMA and Yoga Journal as one of the top ten Influencers of Yoga in the USA. Hari is a caring, inspiring, and down to earth teacher, making the powerful teachings of Kundalini Yoga. Married to jazz musician Dave Frank, Hari and Dave make their home in New York City bringing music and kundalini to uplift the spirit.
Amrit Singh
Dec 19, Saturday 11:00am
German: Coaching & Kundalini Yoga
In diesem Breakout-Raum werden wir gemeinsam die Vorteile des 1-1-Coachings mit Kundalini-Yoga-Techniken untersuchen. Wir werden über die Bedeutung von Ernährung, Meditation, Denkweise, Schlaf, Disziplin, Service (Seva) und vielem mehr sprechen, um persönlichen Erfolg in deinem Leben und im Leben anderer zu verbessern.
Luminary Sunderta Kaur
Dec 20, Sunday 4pm
Portuguese Breakout
Sunderta kaur (Brasil) é professora de kundalini Yoga e fundadora do Yoga e Negritude projeto que trouxe reflexões acerca da ausência de pessoas negras nos espaços do yoga e auto cuidado.