Trainer Update
Letter to ATA from the SSSC
March 1, 2024
Sat Nam to all members of the Aquarian Trainer Academy,
Firstly, we extend our sincere apologies to the proposed KRI board members whose names were in the recent communication to the ATA: Harimandir Kaur (Albuquerque), Sat Kartar Singh (Albuquerque), Dharam Dev Kaur (California), Jaap Kaur (Phoenix), Nam Nidhan Kaur (Chile), Nam Kaur (Santa Barbara), Amanjiwan Kaur (North Carolina), Sangeet Singh Gill (Germany), and Guru Dubar Singh (Argentina).
Regrettably, their names were disclosed in the communication, and incorrect information about them was shared with you. All of them are exceptional teachers and sangat members, and their applications to serve on the KRI Board should have been handled with confidentiality. We want to emphasize that at the time the letter was sent to you by Gurucharan Singh, the KRI Board applicants were unaware of the state of the selection process or the changes in the composition of the KRI board.
Rest assured, there is no intention to alter KRI’s mission — the focus will remain on expansion, and delivering the body of Yogi Bhajan’s teachings with consciousness and purity, exactly as he delivered the teachings to us.
The SSSC co-presidents and Executive Director will review all emails received in response to the letter sent by former Board KRI Chair, Gurucharan S Khalsa. The concerns and recommendations described will be systematized in a document and sent to the new KRI Board for consideration. The SSSC co-presidents are open to participating in meetings to address any doubts or questions you may have regarding the changes in the KRI Board.
These are the new members of the KRI Board who have been notified as of today: Harimandir Kaur, Sat Kartar Singh, Dharam Dev Kaur, Jaap Kaur, Nam Nidhan Kaur, Nam Kaur, and Amanjiwan Kaur. (The list given in the first paragraph was incorrect.)
We encourage your continued support for the Kundalini Research Institute and the ATA, and ask that you provide the benefit of the doubt to the new KRI board members before making any Judgment.
In the spirit of unity and growth, let us move forward together.
With gratitude,
SSSC
Sat Nam, Aquarian Trainer Academy:
Greetings from the new KRI Board!
Firstly, we would like to express how excited we are to collaborate, enhance, and support the KRI Community and Family. We are still learning about the programs and initiatives that have been started and developed, both recently and over the last 50 years. But please make no mistake, we are excited to help SERVE and ENHANCE those efforts.
Secondly, despite the scenarios that have unfolded, we are looking forward to working with you in the spirit of what is most beneficial to the success of KRI’s greater mission, and in cooperation with all. As we are trying to on-board into such an amazing and passionate organization, we too were surprised by the dramatic and sudden changes implemented – removing the old board and Amrit resigning. So, we are sensitive to the shock we all have been through.
We would like to present some specific assurances and actions to dispel the huge swell of rumors and misinformation about the board and our intentions.
1) It is not the intention of the new board to cancel or stop or alter ANY TEACHER TRAINING certification programs in progress.
2) The new board is composed of a group of people that are VERY interested in the KRI mission – FIRST and FOREMOST – and from a variety of backgrounds and philosophical orientations. We are part of the KRI diversity. We will send out our profiles shortly for your review.
3) The new board (as Gurucharan mentioned to everyone on the second group call) was mostly vetted by the “old KRI board” and has views in alignment with the greater historical mission of KRI and NOT the politics of the community factions – which will continue to shift from election to election. Obviously, each new member has their own political views, but our purpose as a board is not a political one. Our purpose most importantly is maintaining the wellbeing of KRI. As we understand it, most of us were screened by the old board (who were suddenly removed) for our alignment with the KRI vibration and mission.
4) The new board hopes to take counsel from elder statesmen of KRI like Nirvair Singh and Gurucharan Singh, and also CEO Amrit Singh, to retain the enormous institutional knowledge of the last 50 years and preserve the incredible achievements of KRI.
5) The new board is a board of volunteers. We have our own busy lives but we all applied to serve because of our strong belief in the KRI mission and what the community is doing. We are also practitioners, teachers, and trainers. Just as all of you, we value our own time and want to serve KRI because we believe in the mission. Our goal is NOT to torpedo the incredible work being done.
6) The new board is looking forward to meeting with the community to confer and connect and exchange and share as soon as possible. The historical institutional knowledge of KRI is extremely important for us as a Board in supporting KRI as an organization to move forward and we ask for that to be shared through this transition.
We would like to thank you all for your years of dedication and for being a part of this wonderful community of Kundalini Yoga teachings. We would like to give our thanks and appreciation to Amrit Singh and his team for their years of hard work and dedication. We will support the next chapter. The historical institutional knowledge is extremely important for us as a Board in supporting KRI as an organization to move forward and we ask for that to be shared through this transition.
In service,
The KRI Board of Directors