Miri Piri Academy - UK Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association

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Table of Contents
• Our Founder and Mission..................................... 3
• A Message from the
MPA Administrative Team.................................... 4
• Why Miri Piri Academy?....................................... 5
• Mind..................................................................... 6
• Body..................................................................... 8
• Spirit................................................................... 10
• Integrating
Mind, Body and Spirit......................................... 12
• Living at MPA...................................................... 14
• Travel Opportunities .......................................... 16
• How to Apply..................................................... 18
• Travel and
Visa Requirements.............................................. 18
• Financial Aid........................................................ 18
Our Founder
Miri Piri Academy was founded in 1997 by the Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan
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Singh Khalsa, also known as Yogi Bhajan. Born in India on August 26 , 1929, he began
his yogic training at the age of eight. By the age of sixteen he was proclaimed a
master of the empowering science of Kundalini Yoga. He arrived in the West in 1968
and, breaking the centuries old tradition of secrecy surrounding Kundalini Yoga,
he began teaching it publicly.
Yogi Bhajan crusaded tirelessly to educate, uplift, and enlighten everyone he met.
True to his earliest commitment, "I've not come to gather students, but to train
teachers," he directed the formation of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers
Association to hold teacher-training courses throughout the world.
A deeply devoted Sikh, his inspiration and example motivated thousands of people
around the world to embrace the Sikh way of life. Through his efforts, Sikh Dharma
was legally incorporated and officially recognized as a religion in the USA in 1971.
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The Siri Singh Sahib died on October 6 2006. Miri Piri Academy lives on to serve
future generations with the example and the teachings of the Siri Singh Sahib Bhai
Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogi Ji.
Our Mission
Miri Piri Academy trains the future leaders, teachers, and healers of the world
through rigorous discipline, quality academics, and a strong sense of self.
“Don't love me, love my teachings.
Become ten times greater than me.”
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