Inspiring Service in Chile

This story began while I was seated next to my wife Jai Gopal during a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Gathering in 2005. Guru Darshan and Simrit had started the work of Langar Chile (serving our society’s least protected people out on the street) and they were looking for volunteers to help them. Personally, I had thought about similar ideas in the past, but they had always remained only that: ideas. So I began going out with them every Thursday evening. Each one of us would prepare a pot of food. When I had my first contact with this experience I was very…

CHILEAN YOGA FESTIVAL 2013

The Chilean Yoga Festival gets bigger and better each year.  Once it was an opportunity for the Chilean communities to come together living the teachings.  It has grown to be the ‘South American’ Yoga Festival, with participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Columbia, and Peru.  It is full body festival with Sadhana, Gurdwara, beautiful classes every day, and inspired fun.  This year Gurubachan Singh was there, teaching, connecting and sharing with future generations, and doing incredible diplomatic service.  Hari Nam Singh of NYC was there teaching and counseling – every minute that he wasn’t teaching.  Gurudev of Texas was there teaching, supporting…

One Week with the Burundese KY Sangat

BURUNDI – JANUARY 2013 – RAVINDER KAUR (Kundalini Yoga Belgium) Sat Nam, I only spent 1 week with the Burundese KY sangat in January 2013, but it seems like 1 month! The first days, the brand new Burundese KY teachers invited me to visit the places where they teach.  I was most impressed by Jeet Singh teaching a group of 40 mentally handicapped people. His strong projection, commitment and love to reach out and touch these people was inspiring. The directors of the institute told me about the positive impact this weekly yoga class has on their group. Sat Sansaar…