Kundalini Yoga taught by Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa

I had an incredible experience. The first half hour was a talking lesson. Then, we did yoga exercises for an hour. The environment, the people, the love, the atmosphere was all very healing. We had a vegan dinner afterwards. It felt like family or a tribe.

Are you ready to experience? Do you want to the red pill or the blue pill? … be prepared to be awaken from the Maya (aka the Matrix according to Neo/​Morpheus and Hollywood).
Welcome to the Aquarian Age of continuous and life-​long change and learning. «I know, therefore, I believe.» The House of Guru Ram Dass is like traveling to India, without getting on the plane. You will be elevated through breathwork, mantras and Kundalini Yoga. After every great class, stay and break bread with fellow like-​minds and take home the heart-​shaped yogi cookie!
Kundalini Yoga will awaken you — it is a technology of awareness. It is the only thing I have found that truly aligns the balance of body, mind & soul. It includes all 8 limbs of yoga practice (ashtangas — yama, niyama, asana, pranayam, pratyahar, dharana, dhyana, samadhi) in each practice. Kundalini unites your true potential by awakening your soul. For me, Kundalini Yoga brought together all aspects of yoga and meditation… I experience beyond universal consciousnesses!
These teachings and exercises have practical application outside the studio in every day life. Kundalini embraces living in the world as part of our spiritual journey. It is considered the direct, quick and perfect practice for our modern lives. Hatha Yoga is great for the body but takes many years (22 yrs) to perfect. Recognize that «the main problem in the world is stress. It is not going to decrease — it is going to increase. If through pranayam (breath) the shock can be harnesses, the entire stress and disease can be eliminated.» ~ Yogi Bhajan.

The house of Ram Dass Bir Singh is definitely a must! His classes are so powerful and uplifting. I have been to a couple other yoga classes, and i must say that he is by far my favorite. His class will nourish your soul in ways that you never knew were possible.

I just got an email from Unilocal that they were paid to rove my review at this place. This place gets very warm & packed. My first experience was with the master yogi. He is respectful. My second visit was with my girl friend but we ended up on a day his apprentice was instructing. This experience was not aligning at all! You can feel his vibration intentions are not as pure intentions as the masters and he made my girlfriend feel awkward. Basically the whole experience with the apprentice was a waste of time, energy & money. You can get better results experiencing a real kundalini alignment with a special drink in Peru.

I have been going to Guru Ram Das’s classes, since last October ’14, as much as I possibly can, which unfortunately is usually only once a week but it is an absolutely exceptional experience! They are so welcoming to new comers, I constantly recommend people to come try it. Everyone there treats you like family, such a great spiritual flow in the air. Everyone come please, this is the best way to nourish your inner chakras, I promise that!

I went to check out this place and liked my experience. There are only a few spots that offer Kundalini Yoga, so I want to check them all.
It is offered in Ram Dass Bit Sings house and is pretty small. But, it was still very powerful and uplifting!
I also stayed to mingle and eat homemade organic soup and cookies. I met a few sweet souls and the food was delicious, I loved it so much, I ended up going back a week later.
The second time was really packed and not ideal. But, I still enjoyed the Kundalini part.
Try to get there early to find parking – all st parking.

I love, love, love the energy here. Everyone comes together in a cozy, homestead environment to listen to and practice with one of the most knowledgable, personable, and generous kundalini gurus ever, Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa. After hearing only great things about him, my boyfriend and I made the drive from Burbank to Santa Ana for his Monday class and had a blast. It was an experience I’ll never forget. The yogis there were all incredibly helpful and kind. One yogi behind us was even kind enough to place a pillow under my boyfriend when she saw his discomfort during the rock pose (thank you Marianne! That was so awesome of you to do). It was worth the drive and we’ll definitely be going back. Thank you RDBS and all the super nice yogis that made our experience such an uplifting one. Can’t wait for my next dose!

I make it here as often as I can it helps me feel aligned and focused. Everyone there is really special and bright and the cookies are amazing worth all the yoga just to get to the cookie. Everyone agrees once they’ve had it.
If you want to try some authentic yoga go here.

There is nothing on this planet like the warm soothing hum of energy that penetrates your being when you enter into the House of Guru Ram Das Bir Singh Khalsa. My first time was back in June 2011, and since then I have not been able to find anything comparable. The fellow students are warm, welcoming and bring their own special beauty and talent to the practice. RDBSK is a saint, guru, and bright ball of wisdom who only seeks to help you brighten your light body and then nourish and ground you before sending you off into the universe. Bring your magic carpet and get ready for a ride. Sat nam!

Ram Das Bir Singh is one of Yogi Bhajan’s first students from the 1970s. RDBS dedicated his life to kundalini yoga a-​la Yogi Bhajan which combines Sikh religion with white tantric practices. This means you get a teacher who keeps Sikh practices like turban and beard, provides free food (langar) and who teaches mantras like the Mool Mantra from the Japji part of the Adi Granth. Mixed in are non-​Sikh, non-​Vedic yoga practices, largely based on the tantric theory of kundalini — chakra system, plus some Hindu astrology, and a few Hindu mantras. Add in a few yoga asanas/​postures (mostly sitting ones) and a lot of superb breathing/​pranayama exercises, and VIOLA! Kundalini yoga a-​la RDBS is great!
RDBS is also a first hand resource about the development of this branch of yoga in the USA. For example, he relates the story of how and why Yogi Bhajan’s students started to wear turbans… quite different from what people are told in kundalini yoga teacher training.
Russell Shields

I’ll try to keep this short but sweet… I have practiced hatha/​vinyasa yoga off/​on for the past ten years. However, I was seeking something different, a more direct spiritual practice. I found Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa by chance when I googled «affordable yoga» last October. I’m so glad that I did. Kundalini yoga has the power to immediately shift your state of consciousness. Ram Dass often jokes about the power he has to get us «high.» lol… You will get high, but as other Unilocalers have pointed out, there is time to get grounded before driving home with the communal soup/​tea/​cookie :-) Everyone who attends is very welcoming. I have made a couple of very nice friends here.
Also, as a counselor, I am also interested in how subtle energy can be used to both heal trauma and promote/​maintain physical/​emotional/​spiritual well being. I am doing my final thesis on Integral Psychology which is very much influenced by my kundalini experience. My spiritual journey began when I was 19, I am now 35. I wanted something to take me to the next level of awareness, and it has. I feel more content, relaxed, and compassionate, and my dreams are ever unfolding important psychological information for resolving inter/​intra personal conflict. I personally, with my dogged Western mind, have a hard time out-​right accepting eastern spiritual philosophy. However, the movement in both medicine/​psychology toward integral approaches has provided a lot of scientific research on many eastern approaches — See The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine, if interested.
I highly recommend this class to anyone who is seeking to deepen their spiritual practice, or just seeking in general :-)

Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa is a rare generous, wonderful and lovely human being, as we miss too often in this world.
Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa’s class may change your life, or even better, help you to heal in a natural way dis-​eases which are called impossible to heal from.
in any way, i think one can only have the nicest and most memorable life time evening … and from there, decide if they really want to keep on coming.

I have been going to this class for over 7 years but I just discovered it is on Unilocal.Kundalini changed my life. It such a great tool for life. The style at this class is different from other classes I’ve been to (golden bridge, seventh chakra) but great for all levels and maybe the best class for beginners. He is great at explaining what you’re doing and why. He gives many valuable handouts to save and practice at home. I think it’s Mon thru Wed these days. At least I hope it is.

I’ve attended Ram Dass Bir Singh’s classes for quite some time now. I stopped going for personal reasons but was happy to return last night. If you have never tried Kundalini yoga then you are in for a surprise. This isn’t your typical yoga. Bring comfortable clothes, there is movement but you will be sitting most of the time. Kundalini yoga uses a combination of posture, mudras, mantras and breathing techniques to unblock and re energize you. Pretty impressive, you can feel it immediately, the teacher guides you into deep powerful meditations
Class is taught in the teachers home. Get there as early as possible, since space is limited and class does get packed. You will have to take your shoes off at the entrance and pay your fee of $ 13.00. Yogi tea is brewing in the kitchen, so help yourself.
After class we do food yoga, which gives everyone a chance to get their feet back on the ground and share with the rest of the class, while you enjoy some delicious home made soup the teacher makes, packed with spices and love.
Kundalini Yoga is definitely not for everyone, but yes everyone should give it a chance. If you are interested in a healing and spiritual approach, it will help release physical and emotional blockages that work immediately and if you’re sensitive, you will probably feel it working for the next couple days. If anything, you will leave with a yogi cookie and a great nights sleep ahead of you. Totally recommend this.

I tried the class for the first time last night. It was VERY different. I’m a reiki master, so that aspect of things (energy and spirituality) was not unique or new to me, but the whole environment and i don’t know what, was very different.
I showed up with a headache and by the end it was raging and i felt so sick. On the opposing side, my body felt more loose and free, my energy and mental state felt better, and i felt more loving. With a raging headache. He mentioned that they wear the hats to prevent headaches… and i think i need one of those lolol.
i think i’m going to go back. i just need to adjust to the different-​ness i suppose.
The brother is very quiet. Not very sociable. As we arrived he checked us in, and wasn’t all that «welcoming» so maybe that’s what set the tone, when we were so new and didn’t know what was going on.
I’m willing to go back and try again.

The Teacher is so generous and knowledgeable! I leave the teaching with my body and feelings feeling so much lighter than when I went in.
The class starts at 7:30pm and runs until around 9:30pm on Tuesdays. Don’t bring a yoga mat, all you need is yourself and $ 11. It’s amazing how giving he is that I can see his genuineness and sincerity about what he is teaching. He’s very open and entertaining too. This is very spiritual without an ounce of offensiveness.
Afterwards, he serves soup, cookies, chai all of which he makes himself. I feel very lucky to be close enough to attend. Thanks to the Unilocalers too, I would not have found him had you not posted about him.

2010 UPDATE: classes are TUESDAY ONLY at 7pm
this place has changed my life.
It helped me get over anxiety and just feel better about life.
He always gives you dinner after the yoga class and a cookie :)
Classes run tuesday, 7:00pm for $ 11.
I would go to one of these classes a week, or less frequent if you want.
This is not exercise like you get at most yoga classes.
It is VERY spiritual and it concentrated by breathing and mantras.
If you get into it, you can fully reap the benefits.
might be weird for some people, but if you full heartedly give it a try, you will feel liberated!
oh, by the way, Ram Das (the instructor) talks the whole time. often rambling but is VERY smart and caring and will teach you something different each time! He runs this yoga class out of his house in santa ana with his brother. His brother hardly talks.
Very fun class! Give it a try!
note: if anyone finds out the recipe for the cookies, email me!!!

I first heard of Kundalini yoga through a flyer at the Gypsie Den, many years ago. And I just tried it two weeks ago, I had been feeling stressed and thought this would help.
Oh boy did it, I came here not knowing what to expect. The class was awesome, the instructor is very knowledgable! You feel right at home here, after class we share yogi tea and soup, all vegan made and delicious. This is the best kept secret in Santa Ana, who knew!
Oh, and the bathroom not bad at all!

Ram Dass Bir Singh’s kundalini classes are awesome! He has a vast knowledge of kundalini, other types of yoga, science, quantum physics, metaphysics, aromatherapy, anything you may need to hear he will say during class. He teaches in the living room of his house and all the other students are really friendly. Ram Dass Bir Singh makes amazing soups and cookies which he serves at the end of each class.
If you have never tried kundalini before, don’t expect the yoga they teach at 24 hour fitness. It involves a kriya (the postures), mantra, mudra (hand movements), and meditation to help in the raising of the kundalini energy which resides at the base of the spine. It is an incredible practice. You will leave class in a totally different state than when you arrived.

I stumbled upon a flyer for a Kundalini yoga class taught by Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa in the city of Santa Ana while having lunch at the Gypsy Den in Santa Ana a while back. I researched this form of yoga and decided to try it out.
Basically it is an ancient science using the modalities of breathwork, postures also known as asanas, stretching, mantras, and hand positions which produce a deep consciousness raising the meditative state of healing. It is not like a typical yoga studio. Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa teaches yoga right out of his home. He has converted his living room and what would be a family room into a yoga studio. The place is covered with pictures of Kundalini masters and many different books. It seems a little hippish when you first walk in that is if you are a first timer. But, I must say that Ram Dass Bir Singh Khalsa is an amazing teacher. He has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for 32 years. He is also a Reiki master who will also do private sessions if needed.
I would highly recommend taking his class. Classes are held Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday — 7:15 to 9:15 PM. $ 11.00 per session. The best part is the yogi tea that he makes. After class those who stay to «mingle» can enjoy vegan cookies which seriously are the best vegan cookies that I have ever had and his yogi tea is so good and his soups… You just have to try them…
I prefer not to use the bathroom here…