Angelica GovaertOwner/Founder, Yogalebrity · Online Yoga Empire Builder

What Is “Real” Kundalini Yoga? 🧘‍♀️

15 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview segment, host Angelica Govaert introduces the central theme of the conversation: the authenticity of Kundalini yoga. She highlights how Yogi Bhajan’s version has been seen as an appropriation that altered the traditional practice, and contrasts this with the guest’s effort to revive what they consider the original, ancient form—referred to as “modern Kundalini.” Angelica then asks the guest to share their personal journey into yoga, probing how they discovered yoga and why they began practicing it, setting the stage for a deeper discussion on the evolution and restoration of Kundalini practices.

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I think something that's really unique about you is you take a really modern spin on something that I think, and I'd love us to get into this if you'd be willing to, but the kind of the appropriation of Kundalini by Yogi Bhajan and how he changed it and some of the stuff he does. And you're really working to bring back Kundalini to what it was really before. And so you're calling it modern Kundalini, but really it's ancient Kundalini. It's kind of like a play. So let's just get started with like, where did you get started? How did you find yoga and why did you start practicing yoga?