At Yoga Phoenix, our Teachers don't just teach yoga; We live it! All Teachers are KRI certified and meet or exceed the standards set by Yoga Alliance. Many of our Teachers studied personally with Yogi Bhajan - some for over 30 years!

Adi Singh Khalsa

Teacher and Teacher Trainer

Adi Singh has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for over 30 years. He brings a vast knowledge of health, healing, and the physiological effects of Yoga.

Angela (Viriam) Brooks

Teacher

Angela (Viriam) loves Kundalini Yoga because, "it gives the student the technology of awareness that helps that person make meaningful changes in their life." She completed her level 1 Teacher Training certification in July 2006 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program and has been practicing Kundalini and Hatha Yoga for several years.

Angela (Viriam) recommends: Flow (cd), Grace (cd), and Ten Light Bodies of Consciousness (book).

Ardas Kaur Khalsa

Teacher

Ardas received her certification through the Master's Touch program in 2002, having practiced Kundalini Yoga since 1994. She is working towards Kundalini Yoga Level 2 certification and is a Reiki Master. She enjoys teaching all ages and levels of experience, with classes focusing on Mantra and Meditation.

Ardas recommends: Reaching Me in Me (book) and all cds by Snatam Kaur.

Bibi Bhani Kaur Khalsa

Teacher

Bibi Bhani has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 1970. She began teaching shortly thereafter. She is KRI certified Level One teacher and also hold certifications in Conscious Pregnancy Yoga, and Radiant Child Yoga. She loves the depth and dimension that Kundalini Yoga offers and has made it her lifetime commitment to explore, master, and share this sacred science. She particularly enjoys working with pregnant women, new mothers, and children. Practicing KY during these crucial times helps instill a happy, healthy, holy lifestlye for future generations. Bibi Bhani is also a singer and musician who has recorded several CD's. Her website is www.b-b-yoga.com.

Bibi Bhani's cd's titled Amrit Bani and Union are available at Yoga Phoenix.

Carol (Bhagat) Vaughn

Teacher

Carol (Bhagat) received her Kundalini Yoga Teacher certification through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program in 2005. She is currently pursuing her working on Level 2 training and has been a practicing massage therapist since 2001. As a mother and grandmother, she enjoys sharing yoga with mothers and children through her Mommy & Me class.

Carol (Bhagat) recommends: Fly Like a Butterfly (book).

Caroline (Himat) Barnes

Teacher

Caroline (Himat) has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 2000, is furthering her training towards Kundalini Yoga Level 2 certification, and has been a practicing massage therapist for ten years. She says, "I began practicing Hatha Yoga in 1989 and when I started Kundalini yoga in 1996 it felt like the difference between getting to a place by train or getting there by jet. " In addition to teaching at Yoga Phoenix, Caroline teaches a weekly "chair yoga" class for seniors. For more information on Caroline (Himat), visit her website: www.Yoga-n-massage.com

Caroline (Himat) recommends: Re Man by Snatam Kaur (cd) or any cds by Snatam Kaur.

Dev Suroop Preslik

Teacher

Dev Suroop will be updating his bio soon.

DJYogiray Kessler

Teacher

DJYogiray, M.A. in Communication, began his yoga study in 1978 and was on a retreat to the Brazilian Amazon when he first was introduced to Kundalini Yoga. As a recent graduate of the 2007 Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training course, DJYogiray says of his Kundalini Yoga practice, "It is an integral part of my purpose for living. The more I embrace yogic teaching and practice, the more life flows in fulfilling ways." He brings a broad spectrum of experience as a professional DJ, grief & Hospice counselor, aerobic dance instructor, animal shelter foster program volunteer and Reiki-trained bodyworker, among other things!

DJYogiray recommends: The Mind: Its Projections and Multiple Facets (book) and Flow (cd).

Gina (Akal Dev) DiMarco

Teacher

Gina (Akal Dev) completed her level 1 Teacher Training certification in July 2006 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program. She enjoys introducing new students to the blessings of Kundalini Yoga through her Kundalini Yoga Basics class and Basics Workshops.

Guru Simran Singh Khalsa

Teacher

Guru Simran has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 1986. He received his certification through the the Master's Touch course taught by Yogi Bhajan in 2001. He has additional training in Kundalini Yoga Level 2 Modules, massage therapy, and martial arts. He is a master massage therapist, with treatments focusing on restoring physical well-being and removing emotional trauma.

Guru Simran recommends: Kundalini Yoga: Guidelines for Sadhana (book), Owner's Manual for the Human Body (book), Narayan (cd), and all cds by Snatam Kaur.

Jaap Kaur Khalsa

Teacher

Jaap Kaur(Kitty Pope) trained at Master’s Touch & Japji Courses with Yogi Bhajan in 2002 and 2003. She is currently working on Level 2 teacher training and is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer intern. Jaap Kaur enjoys sharing the reasons behind the science of Kundalini Yoga for deeper understanding and experience--angles and triangles, mudras, meditations, breath, eyes, and relaxation. Her use of the gong allows for deeper healing and integration during the relaxation portions of the class. Each month, Jaap Kaur includes class themes based on yogic numerology and the challenges of the times. All aspects of the class support a central theme to provide maximum physical benefits and inner peace for the efforts. For more information on Jaap Kaur and her other classes around the Valley: www.yoga-4all.com

Jeremy (Siri Gobind) Prescott

Teacher

Jeremy (Siri Gobind) has been practicing Kundalini Yoga since 2002 and completed his level 1 Teacher Training certification in July 2006 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program. He says, “I love Kundalini because it is the householders yoga, it works quickly, and is complete, working on the physical, mental, and spritual aspects of human existence. I feel very blessed to share this amazing technology with others, and am constantly reminded of the power of this knowledge through those I teach and my own daily practice.”

Kewal Kaur Khalsa

Managing Director of Yoga Phoenix, Teacher, and Teacher Trainer

Kewal enjoys sharing yoga with students of all experience levels and encourages students to approach their practice with openness, honesty, and fun. She received her yoga teacher certification through KRI in 1997, is a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level, and has additional training in Prenatal Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Children's Yoga and Kundalini Yoga Level 2 Modules. Until 2004 she was a Owner, Teacher, and Teacher Trainer at "Yoga Yoga" studios in Austin, Texas. She is a writer, a mother, a doula (childbirth support) and since 2005, has been the Managing Director of Yoga Phoenix.

Kewal recommends: Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power (book), Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful (book), Shashara (cd), and Flow (cd).

Rai Singh Wilson

Teacher

Randy (Rai Singh) began practicing Kundalini Yoga in 2004 and is a recent graduate of the 2007 Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training course. He loves focusing on the breath and keeping the yoga simple. He also brings with him the unique sound of the didjeridu for deep relaxation in his classes. Rai Singh's cd, Wind through the Pines, is available at Yoga Phoenix. He also recommends all of Sat Kartar Kaur's cd's, Kundalini Yoga: Sadhana Guidelines (book) and The Aquarian Teacher (book).

Sadhana Kaur Lode

Teacher

Sadhana Kaur completed her level 1 Teacher Training certification in July 2005 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program. She has begun her training for Level 2 certification as a Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Sadhana Kaur loves teaching Kundalini Yoga because, "it is a practical way to have a relationship with the body, mind, soul, and infinity.”

Sadhana Kaur recommends: Lightness of Being (cd), Mother's Blessing (cd), and The Mind (book).

Sangeet Kaur Khalsa

Teacher and Teacher Trainer

Sangeet has been specializing in yoga for women for more than 20 years with classes, workshops, books, videos, CDs and her Womanheart Retreats. She is fun and energetic and co-developer/teacher of KRI Level II Teacher Training Module on Conscious Relationships. For more information on her classes around the valley visit her website: www.HealingSource.com

Sarah (Nirmal) Butterfly

Yoga Phoenix Manager and Teacher

Sarah (Nirmal) received her certification in July 2006 through the Yoga Phoenix Teacher Training program. She enjoys teaching powerful yoga sets that create deep stretching and aerobic movement. Nirmal says, "Kundalini Yoga gives me what I had searched out for 10 years in another yoga practice (Ashtanga). It is truly a yoking of my body, mind and spirit; Kundalini Yoga awakens my soul while quieting my mind and nurturing my body."



Nirmal recommends: Keeping Up with Kundalini Yoga (book), Fly Like a Butterfly (book), Angels' Waltz (cd), and Flow (cd).

Sevak Singh Khalsa

Executive Director of 3HO of Arizona, Lead Teacher Trainer, and Teacher

Sevak Singh has studied, practiced and taught Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for thirty years. He is a KRI certified Lead Professional Teacher Trainer, a spiritual coach and co-founder of "The Elevation Institute", a provider of techniques for life improvement. Sevak is the Executive Director of the 3HO Foundation of Arizona, Yoga Phoenix’s parent non-profit. He teaches internationally, guiding students through the process of spiritual self discovery and renewal. As a husband, father, grandfather and professional artist he brings experience, wisdom, humor and creativity into his unique teaching style. As a personal student of Yogi Bhajan’s since 1973, Sevak Singh feels the blessing and obligation of sharing these life giving technologies with the world. His message is, “It’s your birthright to be happy so smile and lighten-up, be enlightened!”

Sevak Singh recommends: Divine Alignment (book), cds by Sat Kartar Kaur, cds by Snatam Kaur, and all Crimson Collection cds.