Savitri Narayan Kaur
Savitri's path of right living centers around the spiritual upliftment of each person she encounters. As a yoga teacher, life coach, and master healer, Savitri brings the potency of over thirty-five years of spiritual study and practice, including meditation, in-depth study of Qi Gong, as well as her certified expertise in yoga, Reiki master healing, and life coaching. Savitri is honored and grateful to have studied with many great teachers of many spiritual disciplines. She transmits her passion, joy and commitment to truth through these transformational arts which enliven and empower all who attend her classes, workshops and retreats.
Cate Baily
Cate discovered Kundalini Yoga by accident over 20 years ago and was surprised and thrilled by how engaged, energized, and inspired it made her feel. She's been practicing ever since. In 2008, Cate completed her Level 1 (200 hr) teacher training with Hari Kaur Khalsa of Hari NYC. In 2012, she broadened her knowledge with a very special Holistic Hatha Yoga training (300 hr) with Amy Witmyer of Sacred Space. Kundalini Yoga is her home, her go-to sanctuary, her point of peace and insight. She believes that it is a wonderful tool for busy times and busy minds.
Kathryn Livingston (Harjot Kaur)
Kathy (Harjot Kaur) has been practicing yoga for more than a decade and completed her Level 1 (200 hr) teacher training with Gurudass Kaur Khalsa. She began practicing Kundalini yoga six years ago; a breast cancer survivor, she found it to be a wellspring of courage, trust and joy. The author of the memoir Yin, Yang, Yogini: A Woman’s Quest for Balance, Strength and Inner Peace, Kathryn blogs frequently for the Kundalini yoga music website SpiritVoyage.com. Her spiritual name, Harjot, means “light of the creative Divine.” Kathy is excited to share her light and love with her students at Montclair Kundalini Yoga; she strongly believes that Kundalini yoga is for everybody and every body: There is something for everyone on this uplifting, heart-centered path. She is also a practitioner of Iyengar and Vinyasa yoga and is deeply grateful to all her teachers.
Andy Steinfeld (Teg Avtar)
It is an understatement to say that Andy is very excited to begin his Kundalini Yoga teaching career at Montclair Kundalini Yoga. His journey toward becoming a spiritual teacher began with the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz which offers a philosophical framework for living. The book literally saved his life and brought him joy and happiness. Soon after finding this book, he discovered Kundalini Yoga. He was instantly hooked and began studying and deepening his practice with the guidance of Cate and Savitri at Montclair Kundalini Yoga. Andy likes to say, "When I finished The Four Agreements, the light came back into my life. When I found Kundalini, that light went to technicolor." Andy recently graduated from 200 hour teacher training with Hari Kaur and Dharma Devi. His love of this practice and life is very deep and evident in his presence at the studio.
Jennifer Ferguson (Devi Kavita) |
Jennifer (Devi Kavita) entered the world of Kundalini Yoga in 2016 while in search of a way to meditate and has since been hooked. She immediately fell in love with the practice, finding it to be profoundly transformational, and has developed a deep, daily spiritual practice which has enhanced her life on many different levels. Jennifer is also a full-time Registered Nurse and is grateful for the teachings of Kundalini for giving her a fresh perspective on her service to others. Kundalini has given her a more holistic view of the mind, body, and spirit and this has not only influenced her nursing career but also her relationship to herself and the world in general. Jennifer completed a level one KYTT in June 2018 with Hari Kaur Khalsa and Dharma Devi, and this training has inspired her to go further in her nursing studies at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine so she may expand on her services to humanity.
Manush Baldr
Manush Baldr is a Gong Avatar, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Vibrational Healer, and Follower of Devotional Non-Duality as taught by Dr. David Hawkins.
After an experience of satori at age 20, Manush has walked the spiritual path and applied self-healing and yogic teachings at great depth. Through his commitment to self-healing, the practices of Yoga, Meditation, and Sacred Sound (after more than 10 years as a classical musician), Manush discovered the Gong Avatar Academy (GAA) and his spiritual teacher in 2017.
Guided by the love and wisdom of Master Gong Avatar Trinity Devi, he has embarked on an intense and beautiful journey into the depths of Self & Gong Mastery, Sound & Vibrational Healing, Tantra, Self-Remembrance, and Mysticism.
In his four years of training with GAA, Manush has led dozens of gong healings, workshops, and trainings in yoga studios, A Course In Miracles retreats, private sessions, and weddings. He has traveled to Évian (France), Los Angeles, and Miami to play in GAA Overnight Gong Concerts, and has hosted large events in New Jersey, New York City and in the Catskills. He has also appeared on such podcasts as The Mystical Positivist and Enlightened Masculinity.
He is a Reiki Practitioner (Level II) certified by the International Center for Reiki Training and a lifelong superfan of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Manush Baldr (Jacob Rudolph) is a passionate and devoted yogi inspired to deepen his journey of healing and awareness, and share these spiritual gifts in community for the benefit of all.
After an experience of satori at age 20, Manush has walked the spiritual path and applied self-healing and yogic teachings at great depth. Through his commitment to self-healing, the practices of Yoga, Meditation, and Sacred Sound (after more than 10 years as a classical musician), Manush discovered the Gong Avatar Academy (GAA) and his spiritual teacher in 2017.
Guided by the love and wisdom of Master Gong Avatar Trinity Devi, he has embarked on an intense and beautiful journey into the depths of Self & Gong Mastery, Sound & Vibrational Healing, Tantra, Self-Remembrance, and Mysticism.
In his four years of training with GAA, Manush has led dozens of gong healings, workshops, and trainings in yoga studios, A Course In Miracles retreats, private sessions, and weddings. He has traveled to Évian (France), Los Angeles, and Miami to play in GAA Overnight Gong Concerts, and has hosted large events in New Jersey, New York City and in the Catskills. He has also appeared on such podcasts as The Mystical Positivist and Enlightened Masculinity.
He is a Reiki Practitioner (Level II) certified by the International Center for Reiki Training and a lifelong superfan of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Manush Baldr (Jacob Rudolph) is a passionate and devoted yogi inspired to deepen his journey of healing and awareness, and share these spiritual gifts in community for the benefit of all.
Meredith Kates (Shakti Krishan)
Meredith Kates has been immersed in the complementary paths of teacher, yogi, community activist and mother for the past 25 years. Through a flow of grace, she found her spiritual "home” in kundalini yogi in 2015, and is ever appreciative for the profound and transformative benefits of this practice.
Meredith’s daily KY practice is the inner vehicle for conquering doubt, building strength and responding with greater compassion, clarity and confidence in all the outer roles of her life. She was certified as Level I KRI Instructor in 2019 (Mother Divine Foundation), and is a Reiki (Level 2) practitioner.
Meredith has a particular affinity and appreciation for the humor and authenticity of adolescents and children. She also teaches at Montclair Cooperative School.
Meredith is committed to offering inclusive and responsive classes that are accessible and welcoming to all.
At this particular time of individual and collective challenge, Meredith is grateful for the family of Montclair Kundalini, and is gratified to be among such loving, committed and authentic teachers and students.
Meredith’s daily KY practice is the inner vehicle for conquering doubt, building strength and responding with greater compassion, clarity and confidence in all the outer roles of her life. She was certified as Level I KRI Instructor in 2019 (Mother Divine Foundation), and is a Reiki (Level 2) practitioner.
Meredith has a particular affinity and appreciation for the humor and authenticity of adolescents and children. She also teaches at Montclair Cooperative School.
Meredith is committed to offering inclusive and responsive classes that are accessible and welcoming to all.
At this particular time of individual and collective challenge, Meredith is grateful for the family of Montclair Kundalini, and is gratified to be among such loving, committed and authentic teachers and students.