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Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa (née Mary May Gibson; born 1942/1943) is a teacher of Kundalini yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and a pioneer in the field of pre-natal yoga. [1] She is the co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles, and the author of two books and three DVDs.
Yogi Bhajan (born Harbhajan Singh Puri) [1] (August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004), also known as Siri Singh Sahib to his followers, was an American entrepreneur, cult leader, yoga guru, [2] and putative spiritual teacher. He introduced his version of Kundalini yoga to the United States.
Kundalini yoga (kuṇḍalinī-yoga) is a spiritual practice in the yogic and tantric traditions of Hinduism, centered on awakening the kundalini energy.This energy, often symbolized as a serpent coiled at the root chakra at the base of the spine, is guided upward through the chakras until it reaches the crown chakra at the top of the head.
Katie Griggs (August 30, 1979 – August 1, 2021), professionally known as Guru Jagat, was an American Kundalini yoga teacher, podcaster, author, and the owner of both a fashion brand and record label. She is noted for sharing QAnon conspiracy theories and interviewing conspiracy theorists on her podcast.
Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (or Gurumayi or Swami Chidvilasananda), born Malti Shetty on 24 June 1955, is the guru or spiritual head of the Siddha Yoga path, with ashrams in India at Ganeshpuri and the Western world, with the headquarters of the SYDA foundation in Fallsburg, New York.
Breath of Fire is an American documentary series directed and produced by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens. It follows the life and career of Guru Jagat, including the life of Yogi Bhajan (her spiritual teacher) who was accused of sexual abuse.
Amrit Desai is a pioneer of yoga in the West, and one of the few remaining living yoga gurus who originally brought over the authentic teachings of yoga in the early 1960s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is the creator of two brands of yoga, Kripalu Yoga and I AM Yoga, and is the founder of five yoga and health centers in the US.
Practices in kundalini yoga to control and balance the energy in Svadhisthana chakra include vajroli mudra (contraction of the genitals), ashvini mudra (contraction of the anus), and various asanas and pranayamas.