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I’m Dr. Doreen Downing and I help people find their voice so they can speak without fear and share their gifts. Get the Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: doreen7steps.com
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Today, I interview DevSuroop Kaur, who grew up as the youngest of three sisters in a family where she often felt muted and silenced. As a young adult, she searched for herself through diverse experiences, including working in Alaska, battling addiction, and struggling with a fear of speaking that kept her from fully expressing who she was.
Her turning point came in her early twenties when she discovered Kundalini Yoga through the Western Sikh community. Fully immersing herself in the structured spiritual practices, she became a yoga teacher, a chant leader, and an active member of the community. Music and Naad Yoga gave her a sense of grounding and connection to her voice. However, decades later, she faced a crisis of conscience and chose to leave the community, freeing herself to reclaim her authentic voice.
Now, DevSuroop helps others empower their voices by drawing on her rich experiences in yoga, music, and leadership. She empowers her clients to express themselves with confidence and live in alignment with their true purpose.
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DevSuroop Kaur empowers soul-led entrepreneurs and speakers to unlock the full potential of their authentic voice. With over 40 years of experience in executive business leadership, yogic practices, and music performance, she is a sought-after voice empowerment coach. Her clients benefit from a unique combination of Naad Yoga-the yoga of sound-and practical life and business expertise, fostering profound personal and professional transformation.
An influential entrepreneur and speaker, DevSuroop is also an accomplished chant leader and vocalist with internationally distributed albums spanning chant, meditation, jazz, and classical Indian kirtan. She holds an MBA from Claremont Graduate University, along with certifications in yoga and sound healing, offering a deeply holistic approach to inspire lasting change.
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Find DevSuroop here:
www.devsuroop.com
/ devsuroop.kaur
/ empoweredsound

[@philipblagg9496]

This resonates deeply for me.
The concept of cults in various guises of CULTures and communities is facinating.
Subcultures such as "bikers", "cowboys", and "hippies" were models I grew up witnessing and trying to understand.
Then there are the values espoused by these various cultures and subsets. That is when the rigidity begins to create tensions and isolation between and within members and the larger cultural miliu within which we find ourselves trying to navigate life.
Thanks for sharing this wisdom, Doreen and DevSuroop.

[@drdoreendowning]

wow I never saw that word in cultures before. Thanks