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About Shiva Singh Khalsa
Born
1949, NYC, NY. Shiva Singh's parents were first generation immigrants
who left him with a wealth of spiritual lessons. His father left a message
for him, found written in a Bible 5 years after his passing which said
"Never hesitate to come to the aid of the unfortunate for fear
of ingratitude." Shiva Singh has made every effort to live by that
powerful truth. As a young man he was swept along in the social movements
of the sixties with the belief that one person could make a difference.
In 1971, after a year of Hatha (physical posture) yoga practice, he
began practicing Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. It made profound
changes in his lifestyle, not least of which was to help bring under
control the seizure disorders he had suffered for many years. It was
this and the magnificent community that was blossoming around the teachings
of Yogi Bhajan that saw him make a conscious commitment to this spiritual
path in 1973. Often asked why he "converted" to the Sikh faith,
he answers that he always treasured the values of a Sikh, and it fit
like a glove, when it was placed before him. He was ordained a Singh
Sahib, Minister of Sikh Dharma in 1983 and has served the Sikh community
in a variety of ways. He recently received and award from the Sikh community
in Chicago for his selfless service.
Shiva Singh has studied personally for the last 30 years with Yogi Bhajan,
served him as his spiritual mentor and has practiced thousands of hours
of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation and White Tantric Yoga. He has been
the director of 3HO Foundation planned living communities called ashrams,
and has had the honor of training teachers and impacting lives of people
spread around the world.
Although he is a Baptized Sikh, Shiva Singh emphasizes that Kundalini
Yoga is not a religion, but enhances any ones spiritual journey through
its ancient techniques. Kundalini Yoga incorporates Yams and Niyams,
Asanas, Pranayama and Raja Yoga Meditation as prescribed thousands of
years ago by Patanjali. White Tantric Yoga is a unique meditation form
using hand positions (mudras), Pranayam and Mantra and is practiced
facing a partner as a group in the presence of the Mahan Tantric, Yogi
Bhajan or his facilitator. Its power is the complete neutralization
of gender and polarity allowing the practitioner to delve deep into
their own unconscious and subconscious.
He is on the staff that organizes the annual Summer Solstice Yoga Camp
in New Mexico which attracts 1500 serious seekers each year to the high
desert mountains for transformation and renewal. This year he was honored
for his years of service by Yogi Bhajan.
Currently he and his wife, Shabad Kaur are raising their son and continue
teaching at Spirit Rising Yoga.
In his role as minister and community organizer he helped found the
groundbreaking Rogers Park Interreligious Partners, a group of 20 faith
traditions in the Chicago area in dialogue, collaboration and cooperation
to use their faiths as bonds to increase the harmony, trust and community
in their neighborhood. It is a successful pilot program now being used
as model for creating community in other neighborhoods and cities.
He helped organize the Sikh participation in the 1993 Parliament of
the World's Religions in Chicago and he traveled with Yogi Bhajan in
1999 to the Parliament in South African and was influential in manifesting
an historic meeting of Sikh leaders from all over the world.
Shiva Singh is also an AIDS activist who directs an HIV prevention education
project for the immigrant and refugee community.
More Information:
Deepak Singh, Spiritual Journeys Inc., 25 Hazelbrook
Lane, Wayland, MA 01778. USA. Phone: 508-358-4267. Fax: 508-358-8148.
E-mail: Sales@Spiritualjourneys.net.
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