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JAGDISH (given name Jonathan Ari Yudis) was born and raised in Philadelphia where his early spiritual studies included meditation and mysticism. He spent the summers of his teenage years immersed in nature; hiking, trekking, and camping in the out-of-doors while cultivating the lessons of Taoism and Mother Nature.

As a teenager, he was blessed to study with a tulku, or reincarnated Buddhist master, who engendered in him the teachings of unconditional love and compassion towards all beings.

He began his formal study of Yoga in 1993, and has since traveled throughout the world studying and practicing with various spiritual masters. Some of these include: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma), and Papaji.

He received an intensive multi-year teacher training in Kundalini Yoga with Ravi Singh (NYC), and is a certified Yogi Siromani and graduate of the Sivananda Vendata Yoga Teachers Training program. He is also a graduate of the Monroe Institute (for consciousness research.) 'Lifeline' program.

He's been teaching Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan since 1995 and has studied with Yogi Bhajan, Ravi Singh, Gurmukh Kaur, Guru Singh, Sada Sat Sing and kaur, and Guru Meher Singh and Gurunam amongst others.

He currently teaches at Golden Bridge Yoga, the Hollywood and Pasadena YMCA's, and offers private classes.

When not teaching Yoga, he is also a filmmaker with a BFA from NYU and an MFA from the American Film Institute. He has directed many award-winning films with spiritual themes, and four instructional Yoga videos including his own: "Conquering Depression with Kundalini Yoga."

Jagdish is a devotee of Paramahansa Yogananda and a practicing Kriya Yogi. He is devoted to personal and planetary healing and creating a Union of mind, body, and spirit. He lives in South Pasadena, CA with his wife Victoria.