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Gurmukh Aujla | he/him
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Hello! I’m Gurmukh.
I’m a Yoga teacher and I teach meditation through movement.
My parents immigrated in the mid 70’s from Punjab, India to a small town in the Cariboo called Williams Lake, BC. I was raised in the Punjabi Sikh tradition. Growing up in a small town wearing a dastaar (Sikh turban), and having parents with an unusual accent, made me constantly question where I fit in the western environment. My experiences at a young age forced me to learn about life in a very unconventional way. It was only recently that I understood my upbringing as a collection of gifts. The gifts of movement, music, discipline, dedication, and devotion to a higher purpose. My lived experiences, including this unconventional upbringing, are what bring me here, to you and a life dedicated to service.
Seva (selfless service) has the power and the potential to create positive change in a community. I left my humble roots for the Lower Mainland to serve as a Community Counsellor at a shelter for the unhoused while studying Criminology and Counselling. My experience at the shelter led me to a career in emergency medicine as a licensed Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) where I served in both rural/back country and metropolitan communities.
As I reflect on my time as a Community Counsellor and ACP over the past decade and a half, I think about the collection of moments that fuel the urgency and passion with which I start the next chapter of my life. My journey so far has taught me that EVERY person, deserves to heal their body, mind and spirit. I hope to share my journey of healing and the lessons that I have learned through meditative movement to help those that are ready for the same.
From connecting to your somatic body to elevating your fitness. I got you
I’m a Yoga teacher and I teach meditation through movement.
My parents immigrated in the mid 70’s from Punjab, India to a small town in the Cariboo called Williams Lake, BC. I was raised in the Punjabi Sikh tradition. Growing up in a small town wearing a dastaar (Sikh turban), and having parents with an unusual accent, made me constantly question where I fit in the western environment. My experiences at a young age forced me to learn about life in a very unconventional way. It was only recently that I understood my upbringing as a collection of gifts. The gifts of movement, music, discipline, dedication, and devotion to a higher purpose. My lived experiences, including this unconventional upbringing, are what bring me here, to you and a life dedicated to service.
Seva (selfless service) has the power and the potential to create positive change in a community. I left my humble roots for the Lower Mainland to serve as a Community Counsellor at a shelter for the unhoused while studying Criminology and Counselling. My experience at the shelter led me to a career in emergency medicine as a licensed Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) where I served in both rural/back country and metropolitan communities.
As I reflect on my time as a Community Counsellor and ACP over the past decade and a half, I think about the collection of moments that fuel the urgency and passion with which I start the next chapter of my life. My journey so far has taught me that EVERY person, deserves to heal their body, mind and spirit. I hope to share my journey of healing and the lessons that I have learned through meditative movement to help those that are ready for the same.
From connecting to your somatic body to elevating your fitness. I got you
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Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis, person, a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and the Indigenous Director of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. We at Canmore Counselling respectfully acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous Peoples (Inuit, First Nations, Métis) of Canada. We are privileged to live on sacred lands and celebrate all of the Indigenous peoples, who live, work, play, and care for these lands. As an act of reconciliation and decolonization, may we work together to answer the TRC's Calls to Action: Truth & Reconciliation Commission Reports and Findings.
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