Trainers

Siri Dharma

Siri Dharma has been teaching kundalini yoga since 1998. She specializes in kundalini yoga for addiction and taught yoga and meditation at drug rehab facilities for 19 years. Siri Dharma started and has led the Beyond Addiction program in South Africa since 2016. She is one of the facilitators of Gabor Maté’s online Compassionate Inquiry course and is one of the first certified Compassionate Inquiry practitioners in the world.  Siri Dharma is also a musician and plays kirtan in a band called the Dharma Sisters. Siri Dharma is trained as a lawyer and is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in the United Kingdom. She has practiced both as a corporate lawyer and a human rights lawyer and she currently trains and mentors young lawyers …

Sat Charan Simran Kaur BSW

Sat Charan Simran, B.S.W.,  is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher, a Beyond Addiction instructor and trainer, an Addiction Counsellor, a student of Ayurvedic Medicine, and a Social Worker of 25 years.  Sat Charan Simran managed the Beyond Addiction Program in Vancouver 2012 and teaches weekly support yoga classes in the Beyond Addiction program in Vancouver, BC. She has a passion for wholistic health, spirituality, counselling, and supporting others to achieve optimal wellness - physically, mentally, and spiritually. Sat Charan Simran has taught yoga to individuals and groups at various locations for several years, and has supported and counselled people facing life challenges for 25 years. Sat Charan Simran lives in Vancouver and can be reached at 778-322-4785

Andrea Brassard

Andrea Brassard MA, CCC, RYT, with an MA in Creative Arts Therapies is also a Certified Yoga Instructor, Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and a Professional Beyond Addiction Trainer.  Andrea has worked in a variety of settings and heads the protocol advisory team for Beyond Addiction therapists. Andrea believes in healing and the power of Yoga and insight to develop into one’s best Self.  

Dr. Wendy Harris (Livtar Kaur)

Dr. Wendy Harris (Livtar Kaur) is an IKYTA Level Two certified teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation and Director of the Addiction and Recovery Specialization at Antioch University Los Angeles Masters Program in Clinical Psychology. As an instructor and teacher trainer with Beyond Addiction, she integrates her experiences and knowledge as a yogi, teacher, and therapist to bridge the gap between academia, clinical settings, and Kundalini Yoga. Website: drwendyharris.com

Basantdeep Kaur

Basantdeep is an Addiction Counselor, Certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner, Certified KRI Kundalini and Classical Yoga instructor, Hormone Yoga Therapist, Rei-Ki Practitioner, Beyond Addiction Instructor/Trainer and Healthy Breast Educator. Basantdeep completed the Beyond Addiction training with Sat Dharam Kaur in 2008 and has been using it to help individuals conquer addictive behaviours. She teaches aspects of the program the program at Vitanova Foundation Treatment Center in Woodbridge and at the Medical Withdrawal Unit at CAMH (Center for Addiction and Mental Health) in Toronto, as well as in her private practice. As a certified Healthy Breast Educator, Basantdeep assists women in recovering from breast cancer through teaching the Healthy Breast Program designed by Sat Dharam Kaur ND. Basantdeep also provides training and classes for women interested in hormonal balance, improved fertility and menopausal …

Nirmal Singh

Nirmal Singh is a Beyond Addiction Professional Trainer, Kundalini Yoga Lead Trainer, and Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. Nirmal teaches Beyond Addiction classes in Toronto and online. Nirmal owns and operates The Wellness Path which offers Life Coaching support, teacher training programs and sacred chant concerts in the Toronto community.

Dr. Sat Dharam Kaur ND

Sat Dharam is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer and instructor, author, and naturopathic doctor practicing in Owen Sound, Ontario. She has studied Kundalini Yoga since 1976 and has facilitated teacher training programs in Toronto (ON), Canmore (AB), and Owen Sound. She developed the Beyond Addiction program, inspired by the teachings of Dr. Gabor Maté an other addiction and trauma experts. She has also developed a breast health yoga training, designed to help educate women in breast cancer prevention through Kundalini Yoga and lifestyle change. A featured teacher at the Toronto Yoga Show for many years, she has written books: A Call to Women: The Healthy Breast Program and Workbook, The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Breast Cancer and The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health. Sat Dharam es instructora …