A few months later, back in Toronto, he invited me to practice Kirtan Kriya, a specific meditation, with him. This was my first experience of yoga and any ...SkiptocontentYogaforaddictionCanyogahelprecoveringaddicts?OMmeetsSatDharamKaurofBeyondAddiction.ByDavidHolzerI’moneofmanypeoplewhoyogahashelpedtoliveasoberlife.AlthoughIhavesomeideawhy,Iwaskeentofindoutmore,soIreachedouttoSatDharamKaurofBeyondAddiction.SatDharamKaurisaKundaliniYogateacherandnaturopathicdoctor.Sheco-createdtheBeyondAddictionprogrammein2008withJivanJotiKaur.BeyondAddictionisdesignedforpeoplewantingtodevelophealthyhabitsandovercomeaddictivebehaviouraswellascertifiedKundaliniYogateacherswho’dliketoteachayoga-basedaddictionrecoveryprogramme.Coursesaretaughtinternationally.AlongsidetheteachingsofYogiBhajan,whobroughtKundaliniYogatotheWest,theprogrammeintegratestheworkofexpertsinaddiction.ChiefamongtheseisDr.GaborMaté,whohaswrittenanumberofbooks.Hisaward-winningIntheRealmofHungryGhosts:CloseEncounterswithAddictioniswellworthreading.IspoketoSatDharamKauronline.Shecomesacrossasapowerful,composedwomanwithagoodlaugh.HowdidyoudiscoverKundaliniYoga?Itwas1976.Iwas19andhitch-hikinginNovaScotia,CanadaandmetsomeonewhotoldmeaboutKundalini.Afewmonthslater,backinToronto,heinvitedmetopracticeKirtanKriya,aspecificmeditation,withhim.Thiswasmyfirstexperienceofyogaandanykindofmeditation.WedidKirtanKriyaforovertwohoursandIhadapowerfulexperiencethatchangedmeforever.IrecognisedthatwhatIthoughtwasrealitywasn’treal.EverythingopenedupandIhadanexperienceoflightthatwasfilledwiththreethings:unconditionallove,divinewisdomandnon-attachment.Imadeavowtoservethisexperiencefortherestofmylifebecauseeverythingpalednexttoit.WhydoyouthinkKundaliniYogaisgettingsopopular?Peoplearestilllookingforaspiritualexperienceandit’sbecomingmorewidelyrecognisedthatKundaliniistheformofyogathatgivesyouthis.Ihavepeoplecomingtomyteachertrainingsafterthey’vedoneprogrammesindifferentkindsofyogaandtheytellmeit’sbecausetheystillhaven’tfoundwhatthey’relookingf