Meet Jiwan Dev Kaur of Kundalini Soul

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jiwan Dev Kaur.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Jiwan Dev. So, let’s start at the beginning, and we can move on from there.
2018 got real quick. Huge transformation happened, where I was put face-to-face with several life-changing scenarios that allowed me to purge and step into my calling as a healer.

The year started off by walking away from a marriage, and a few months before that I ended an agency that I ran for several years, so here I was working as director of marketing for a company, newly single, and newly an employee for someone else. I decided to move to Soho in NY to be close to my yoga studio Golden Bridge.

And a couple weeks after moving, I get an email that announced the studio will be closing. Now let me tell you, this isn’t any studio, this is where I did my teacher training and where my community of kundalini friends called home. It was my sanctuary, and it was going away. Simultaneously, I went back home to LA for a wedding, and after the ceremony on my way to the reception, I totaled my car.

Still made it, had the time of my life, but the trauma was evident. Months went by, and I kept busy at work. And then I got let go under the impression that the agency I worked for ran out of money. So here I was in NY jobless, unsure of what to do next. I was drained from starting and ending a business, and I began teaching friends kundalini from their homes.

And within all the job interviews and meetings, I said no to a handful of six-figure offers, and decided to move back to LA to be a kundalini yoga teacher. It still blows my mind that I’ve changed careers, coasts, relationships… just so much in 2018, but looking back, I’m so blessed with all these wonderful friends that have been with me through these changes, and I’ve also helped them with their journey.

I’ve sat in several ceremonies, sound baths, kundalini workshops, and with Golden Bridge closing it gave me a push to start healing myself. When I moved to LA in October, my good friend Janelle jumpstarted my purpose by introducing me to Go Inward, where I now teach. And I ended the year by completing level two Reiki, and with ceremonies and teaching.

I’m now officially a kundalini yoga teacher, and my professional background would have never pointed me towards this direction, but my early childhood and upbringing predicted it. I was raised Roman Catholic, and learned prayers my mom taught me at a young age. I really loved praying, and truly believed in a higher being. Since childhood, I was told by many spiritual leaders that I would one day become a healer. It never resonated until now.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has been bumpy, I’ve been off course, and I’ve fallen hard. One of the biggest struggles began in 2014, where a significant amount of people in my life passed away. In a three year period, I lost three aunts, two uncles, a cousin, and my father. When my dad was sick and dying of cancer, I went back home to LA to care for him. From there, watching him pass away, immense change rose to the surface. After his death, a month later I was engaged, and I didn’t really have a chance to mourn his death, everything was all about the wedding. And that marriage lasted a year and two months.

Another huge challenge was losing my agency I had for several years, which was very successful, and then it wasn’t. I then got a job, lost that, and found myself in NYC broke for the first time in my life wondering how I’m literally going to eat because before then, I never had to worry. I went on unemployment. I slowly let down my pride and let a couple of friends know my situation and a really good friend started sending me Home Chef. When the struggle got super real, I realized that I no longer couldn’t be in NYC, and after 6 1/2 years I moved back home to LA.

Please tell us about Kundalini Soul.
I teach Kundalini yoga and meditation and offer private sessions for energy healing by way of kundalini and reiki. What has set me apart is my ability to get right into the heart and soul of a situation that is presented to me, and help my clients find their truth and inner guru.

We all have patterns and neurosis and addictions, all which makes us human. I believe that each human being has the answers and inner wisdom, and I help them activate that consciousness through less talking, more reflecting, meditation, and energy healing.

Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
I was born in Vancouver, BC. One morning, my dad woke me up and told me to look outside. It was all white, snowing. I ran outside as fast as I could, as I wanted to experience this new sensation, and ran back in crying because it was so cold!

Pricing:

• Energy Healing with Sound and Reiki, 1 1/2 hours, 160
• Private Kundalini Yoga Session, 1 1/2 hours, $108

Contact Info:

• Website: www.kundalinisoul.com
• Phone: 2133932129
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kundalini_soul

Image Credit:
Ashley Laurel Photography

Getting in touch: VoyageLA is built on recommendations from the community; it’s how we uncover hidden gems, so if you know someone who deserves recognition please let us know here.