Instructor

Satwinder was born in India and raised in the tradition of Eastern meditation and chanting. She first met Yogi Bhajan in 1982; however, her first experience with Kundalini Yoga was in 1985 at the Women’s Camp in New Mexico. From then on, Satwinder made numerous trips to New Mexico to be in the presence of Yogi Bhajan, but did not take yoga seriously until one morning in 1992 a serious back injury changed everything for her. In 1993, Satwinder traveled to New Mexico with the intention of studiously learning Kundalini Yoga from Yogi Bhajan. She vowed to practice these ancient techniques daily to bring herself out of chronic pain and into better health. Over the following two years Satwinder practiced Kundalini yoga daily and noticed her health improve at all levels. It was with the blessings and the encouragement from Yogi Bhajan she returned to university to complete her studies and obtain her BSc from the University of Alberta in 2000. She has been working for Alberta Health Services for the last 25 years as well as teaching Kundalini Yoga for over 20 years. Satwinder holds an International Kundalini Yoga Certification from the Kundalini Research Institute, New Mexico and has been very fortunate to learn from Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga. She is certified in Children’s Yoga, “Radiant Child” Levels 1-3 and has also completed additional training through the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine and Humanology to teach people with Cancer, Diabetes and Immune Dysfunctions. Satwinder completed Yoga Therapy training from the Mount Royal University and holds an International Certification in Yoga Therapy. She is also a certified Brain Longevity Specialist through the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation in Tucson, Arizona.

In addition to teaching Kundalini yoga, Satwinder has taught numerous workshops in Winnipeg, Lloydminster, and Edmonton on topics ranging from Healthy Breast and Insomnia to the Divine Goddess and Accessing Your Inner Vitality. Satwinder has been teaching the chronic pain patient population since 2007 at the University of Alberta Hospital for the Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic. She has presented talks on Yoga and Cancer, and Yoga for Insomnia for the Complementary and Alternative Medicine program at the University of Alberta hospital. She has also presented for the Arthritis society of Alberta and NWT on the benefits of Yoga. Satwinder works together with her clients to design and create a personal yoga and meditation program that embraces each individual’s unique health challenges and facilitates optimal health and healing of the mind, body and soul.

Along with teaching weekly classes, Satwinder also offers workshops and special classes for the summer and winter solstices. She has also done many fundraising events for the following organizations: One International, Red Cross, Library of the Teachings of Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini Research Institute, Guru Ram Das Centre for Medicine & Humanology, Helping Hands for India, Mustard Seed, Bissell Centre, Hope Mission and Beerh World. This is her way of being at service and giving back to the teachings.