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 Karta Singh Khalsa (France)
The Kundalini
Research Institute honors Karta
Singh with our 2011 Outstanding
Service Award. Karta Singh is
the Founding Director of the
Amrit Nam Sarovar Yoga School (ANS)
and is a Lead Trainer in the
Aquarian Trainer Academy.
In the mid-seventies, Yoga
Bhajan first crossed Karta’s
path. Immediately, he recognized
him as the teacher he had been
looking for. Karta followed Yogi
Bhajan in his vision to build a
global community whose founding
principle was the spirit, which
created a common bond between
all mankind. Karta made it his
mission to help people transform
and realize their full human
potential. He started teacher
training, which did not exist at
the time. As a pioneer, he
created programs in France,
Belgium, England, Russia,
Austria, and Switzerland. With
the teacher training Karta
reached out to as many people as
possible.
Since Yogi Bhajan’s passing in
October 2004, Karta began to ask
himself: How far are we on the
road towards an inclusive and
enlightened society? How can we
live in dharma (righteous
living) in the West today? How
can we facilitate a strong sense
of living for each other? How
can spirituality truly guide us
in our lives? On his land in the
French Alps he started building
a space that could serve as a
foundation for living the
teachings. He considers Le
Martinet a sign post that
welcomes people looking for a
spiritual home: people living
for each other, beyond borders,
beliefs and religions. It is a
journey to becoming fully human
and Karta Singh has been a guide
to countless seeks on the path.
Snatam Kaur Khalsa (USA)
The Kundalini
Research Institute honors Snatam
Kaur with our 2011 Outstanding
Service Award. Snatam represents
what our global community is all
about, reaching across borders
and cultures to embrace our
common purpose—peace and
tranquility in the Aquarian Age.
One of the most popular New Age
artists of our time, selling
over 50,000 albums a year,
Snatam Kaur has become an
international favorite with fans
across the globe.
Snatam Kaur has an amazing
ability to transform traditional
chants into a contemporary sound
that appeals to the modern ear
yet awakens an ancient yearning
in the soul. She brings the
sacred chants of Kundalini Yoga
and the Siri Guru Granth Sahib
to audiences all around the
world. Sacred Sounds Radio calls
her music “spiritually uplifting
and deeply soul cleansing.” Ram
Dass, celebrated author of Be
Here Now, says that “in Snatam’s
voice...there is purity,
clarity, and love.” One fan
spoke for all when he said, “We
come to Snatam’s concerts to
experience the beautiful
atmosphere her voice creates, to
heal and grow.”
Snatam Kaur is an ambassador for
3HO (a United Nations
affiliate), and is deeply
committed to
supporting the U.N.’s Peace
Resolution through her ongoing
Celebrate Peace Tour. She brings
music, Kundalini Yoga as taught
by Yogi Bhajan® and meditation
to the communities she visits,
as well as to
hospices, juvenile detention
centers, and schools she visits
along the way.
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