Sat Dharam is a 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), Owen Sound, Amritsar (India), and New Mexico.
Sat Dharam was a lead trainer for the Kundalini Research Institute for several decades. She left that organization in 2021 when it was revealed that the primary teacher had sexually abused students, and this information had been kept hidden or was denied by the organization for many years.
In 2024 Sat Dharam developed her own Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, expanding the teachings by: 1) referencing original Sanskrit texts on Kundalini Yoga; 2) examining the science to explain the effectiveness of Kundalini Yoga; 3) exploring polyvagal theory in relation to Kundalini Yoga; 4) reconnecting to the Divine Feminine and its link to Kundalini Yoga; 5) tracing the source of the mantras used in Kundalini Yoga; 6) including trauma-informed practices in teaching Kundalini Yoga.
She has developed an addiction recovery program using Kundalini Yoga as well as a breast health yoga training, designed to help educate women in breast cancer prevention through Kundalini Yoga and lifestyle change. She been working closely with Dr. Gabor Maté in delivering a psychotherapeutic modality called Compassionate Inquiry, which since 2019 has been taught to over 3500 people in over 90 countries. A featured teacher at the Toronto Yoga Show for many years, as well as the Vancouver Yoga Show, she has written several best selling 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.