Teachers

Teachers Akalsukh Singh - KRI Certified Teacher Akalsukh Singh is the founder and director of AquarianYoga Center. He is a K.R.I. (Kundalini Research Institute) certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and a member of IKYTA (International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association), which is recognized by Yoga Alliance. Prior to becoming a Kundalini yoga teacher, he journeyed on many spiritual paths, including teaching catechesis in a remote village of a South Brazilian Island. Later he studied parapsychology in Brazil at IPAPPI (Instituto de Parasicologia y Psicotronica), as well as metaphysics at the University of Metaphysics International and The Science of Universal Kabbalah in NY. Akalsukh has been practicing meditation for years. He knows that this practice is essential to develop the real You, a true and magnificent spirit. He incorporates the yogic lifestyle in his classes and programs. With timeless devotion to the spiritual teachings, he will be the guide, motivating to push you past your limits so that you may connect to the incorruptible principle which is your true essence: Sat Nam. He has graduated from the first module, "Conscious Communication" and the second module, "Authentic Relationships" of the Level 2 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training. He is currently in the Aquarian Teacher Academy and will soon be offering a Teacher Training Level 1. Read more... Yogi Bhajan favorite quote: "If your habits serve you and support you, exalt you and make you excel, you shall be successful here and hereafter. But if you serve your habits, you will be unsuccessful here and hereafter."

Karolina Anastasoska (Sevakpreet Kaur) KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga has been one of the catalysts in transforming Karolina’s life. When life presented the most difficult of challenges, she prayed for guidance and help to gain courage, wisdom and patience. Soon she found herself in a “Yoga and Art” retreat, a Kundalini Yoga workshop. The culminating point and answer to her personal prayers was when she found her teacher, Akalsukh Singh who became a illuminating guide. Recognizing the power of this wonderful technology, Karolina understood she found the spiritual path she had been searching for but didn’t even know. Adopting the yogic lifestyle, Kundalini Yoga became not just a practice to Karolina, but a way of life. Her classes are energizing, powerful, yet centering and calming. She challenges her students to give their best effort. Suitable for all body types and ages, all levels of experience and flexibility. Read More...
Yogi Bhajan favorite quote: “Your mind is your servant, your body is your vehicle and your soul is your residence.”

Reina Tendler (Sat Nam Kaur) KRI Certtified Reina (Sat Nam Kaur), RYT 500, has been teaching yoga since 2000 when she graduated from the American Yoga Academy with a certification in Essential Hatha Yoga. In 2003, she completed training at Kundalini Yoga East in NYC. Currently, Reina enjoys teaching both Kundalini and Hatha Yoga. She also has experience teaching children and seniors. She holds certifications in Radiant Child (Levels I and II), Child Play, and Yoga Ed. Her healing certifications include Om Yoga Cancer Survivor Training (Levels I and II) and Restorative Yoga (Levels I and II). Reina feels blessed to share these teachings from her heart. Sat Nam.

Rosie Lazroe - RYT 200 Inspired by Iyengar, Vinyasa, Naam Yoga and driven by a strong love for music & free form dance, Rosie Lazroe offers public and private yoga, yoga for kids and teens, mom & baby yoga, prenatal/postnatal yoga, yoga workshops throughout New Jersey. Rosie discovered the joys of a consistent yoga practice in 2001 while studying Early Childhood Education at Montclair University in Montclair, NJ. In 2004 she combined her love of yoga with her educational background and began teaching Kids Yoga to children ages 2-6 at Community Montessori Academy in Verona, NJ. In 2009 she obtained her 200 hour yoga certification while studying under the late Jyoti Chrystal at StarSeed Yoga in Montclair, NJ.and has been teaching yoga to both adults and children ever since. In 2010, she expanded her knowledge of yoga and became certified in Prenatal Yoga The Khalsa Way while studying under Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa at Kripalu Yoga Center in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. In 2011, Rosie deepened her interest in Meditation. Since then she has been learning and growing with Glenn Buzurg and Virginia Siddiqi Ben-Ezra who are Sufi Order International and Sufi Healing Order initiates.

Dee Andalkar (Prasadini), RYT-280 Dee has dedicated herself to the practice, study and teachings of yoga for more than ten years. Her spiritual name, Prasadini, means Serenity, Grace, Gift from God. Dee immediately felt a connection with the energy, spirituality and crystal clear awareness yoga brought to her everyday life. Her enthusiasm has led her to the roots of this ancient wisdom, where she studied yoga and ayurveda (sister science of yoga) in Pune, India. Integrating teachings from her years of professional dance training, spiritual teachings, yoga, ayurveda and aromatherapy, it is Dee’s desire to offer the beauty which yoga holds to the opening of the heart. She brings her passion for yoga to each class she teaches, hoping to inspire and uplift each student. Devoted to being of service to others, Dee aspires to help each student find and maintain peace of mind, body and soul. Dee is certified from Yoga Synthesis 280 hour teacher training and Yoga Therapy training from the International Academy of Ayurved, Pune, India. She has studied Ayurveda at the University of Pune, India. Dee has also begun the practice of Kundalini Yoga. She has realized that Kundalini Yoga goes straight to the heart of yoga and is excited and committed to be on this wonderful path.

Kristen Hancox, KRI Certified Kristen fell in love with Kundalini yoga in 2009 and was certified to teach at Golden Bridge Yoga, NYC under the guidance of Gurmukh, Tej, and New Jersey's own Mahan Rishi. She loves the community and the uplifting lifestyle it promotes. Starting the day with a Kundalini class in the Amrit Vela (hours before sunrise) magnifies the practice and gives you a deep centering that will stay with you the rest of the day. Her classes will assume we're all beginners and progress to greater heights of awareness, peace, and happiness. You will feel immediate benefits from this Raj (royal) yoga; with sustained practice, those around you will feel the peace, love and light you project. Results are guaranteed if you show up. So let us say "Good Morning Sunshine!" together. Yogi Bhajan favorite quote: “If you look at the Lotus Feet of the Master,the heavens will look at you. It’s a balance.”

Jivanjeet Kaur ~ Lorin O'Neal, Healing Artist Jivanjeet has been a practitioner of holistic wellness and lifestyle for over a decade, though she has been a student of spirituality and a movement enthusiast since her teens. A passion for yoga, dancing, working with women, as well as for pursuing spiritual interests, has seen her formalize her own trainings, in an effort to serve and guide others. Fusing teachings from her certifications, she has designed classes and programs to inspire the sacred feminine, such as Goddess Dance, Goddess Yoga and Goddess Fitness. The Goddess Series offers a host of tools to help women in the pursuit of their spiritual growth. Certifications/Trainings: Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan Anusara Inspired Yoga National Certification in Therapeutic Bodywork and Massage Reiki Master Dance Experience (10 yrs. of Eastern Dance Training): Ongoing studies: Harkness Dance Center, NYC, Chadia Al Raqs and Gia Al Qamar, NJ Seminars with Suhalia Salimpour and Dunya McPherson (Dancemeditation) Childplay Yoga Jivanjeet holds a BFA and is blessed as a mother of two children. Jivanjeet (pronounced JEE-von-jeet) is Lorin's spiritual name which means "one who teaches others how to utilize their life force for healing, creativity and to serve others".

Madelana Ferrara-Mattheis M.A., e-RYT-500 I began meditating, then practicing and teaching yoga in the early 1990's while simultaneously doing my graduate studies in exercise physiology. This began my path to inner peace as I exited from the stressful life of a Wall Street C.P.A. I spent a few years working in the fitness industry as an exercise specialist and personal trainer, but it was the practice of Yoga that captivated me and drew me in fully, deeply and quickly. I have had the privilege of studying with many amazing and masterful teachers over the years. I spent many years studying with Jyoti Chrystal (Starseed Yoga) and then later studying (Anusara Yoga) with John Friend. I have recently been touched by the powerful teachings at the Himalayan International Institute with Pandit Rajmani Tigunait....read more.. ....All of these seemingly separate components led me to integrate an approach to yoga practice that I've been calling The Soft (Tissue) Approach to Yoga, which is a soft (yin) way to enter the body and remove blockages in the energy system that offers greater freedom in movement, mentality and perception. I have offered this as a week-long workshop at Kripalu Center in Lenox, Massachusetts.