Stories & Experiences

The experience of Ladies Camp to me...
We come together, sisters in consciousness, sisters in peace, sisters of inner beauty and outer radiance.
It doesn't matter what make of car you drive or which neighbourhood your from. There's no line up at the bathroom mirror, it doesn't matter if you're having a bad hair day.
There's connection beyond the everyday, a shoulder to lean on, a soul to laugh with, nature and beauty, friends, contemplation, relaxation and sweet release.
Cradled in safety, allowed to be all, be quiet, be seen, beloved.

Sat Nam,
Tammy

Khalsa Ladies' Camp was one of the most enlightening, different and fascinating experiences of my 56 year life. The camp itself seemed ideal for the classes, healing meditations, prayers and chanting.
What struck me first was the welcome heartfully given, and the love so gratefully received. I have never been in the company of 100 women before, and the whole Yoga experience was completely unfamiliar to me. However, after just a few hours, I felt I was meant to be with these women. I felt my consciousness grow, encouraged by the group, I met individuals I feel are my loving friends, and experienced their loving healing techniques. The food was incredible, the staff very helpful. I never heard a cross word, a loud voice, or felt any negative feelings the whole time. I'm looking forward to returning again next year.

Jackie Ross

Every year at Ladie's Camp gets better, and I felt a greater openness this
year with the women attending. Whether we spoke to each other or not, there
was a wonderful sense of comradeship and an ecstatic, collective knowing
that what we had available to us in those precious few days is as good as it
gets!

Exceptional vibration. Couldn't sleep. Got into the rhythm. Slowly stretching open. Release. Internal shifting. Ahhhhh!!!!

Raquel

This camp was even more incredible then previous years. I learned and discovered so much about myself and I met and got to know so many people. I got some turban cloth while I was in little India and i have been wearing a turban while at home. It feels good. I have also been doing Sadhana every single morning before school. That has helped me feel so incredible. Camp is such a great experience. You discover who you are, but you also get to look yourself in the face. All the women that are there with you are mirrors and you realize that we are just human, but that we are women and that is incredible. Every year it just gets more intense, powerful and even more incredible. Thank you!

Love always,
Amrit Sadhana

I arrived at the camp feeling definitively human, and left feeling like a goddess.
Swarn Kaur

Ladies Camp reminded me of all the beauty, power and wonder I've always had but forgotten. All the garbage I carry around began to evaporate, I physically and mentally felt better. It allowed me to see inside myself again. I wish it was more than once a year.
Marina

For me, this year at Ladies Camp was pure magic. All the natural elements were there, beautiful sunny days, wonderful food, a gorgeous beach and forest, but the high vibration of this place went beyond all of these things. It was created by women who were so grateful to be there and participate in such an array of uplifting events. The music, the Gurdwara, all the incredible classes. I deeply thank Guru Raj and Dharm Kaur for creating such a space, and the cooks for such glorious food. Along with experiencing the pure bliss of the meditative space, there is nothing like sharing food and stories with a group of like-minded women. It has allowed me to bring more of myself back to my day to day reality.
Donna

As I return to my daily life this week, I feel extremely joyous and blessed to have had the opportunity to experience Ladies Camp this year. Now I'm back at the busy pace of work and other commitments my appreciation of this time away increases each day! Thank you for a beautiful 4 days, and for holding the sacred space where I was able to heal and explore.
Thank you too for 'pulling strings' and 'plucking' Snatam Kaur away from her cereal making - she enriched my experience of Sadhana and chanting so much - her voice is from another realm!

Before following the path of Kundalini yoga, the thought of spending 4 days surrounded only by women would have had me running in the opposite direction! I was hung up on frenetic female energy that brings out insecurities and competitiveness amongst each other. It wasn't until I'd experienced the feeling of collective female energy during the Adi Shakti celestial communication at our retreat on Bowen Island, that I began to understand the beautiful and sacred space women hold together.
I feel a great peace and appreciation for everything and everyone in my life since my return, so thank you to all of you who made this camp such a great experience in serving this space and providing women the opportunity to heal and grow so we can be true to ourselves and to the people in our lives.
Sat Nam,
Theresa

Thank you so much once again for all that you and Yoga West do to make Ladies Camp happen. It is such a special and meaningful highlight of my summer. This year once again, I felt whole and revitalized by the end of the camp. It was a journey, as usual.
Jackie

Thank you so much for your generosity and ability in leading the Khalsa Ladies Camp! It was a very positive and powerful experience for me, and is with me today. I could go on and on about my appreciation - I will spare you that - know that I really appreciate your gift to all of us!
Sat Nam.
Jeanne

In the beginning of camp circle, I had a visual of the archetype that was containing the camp vision and energy. She seems very clear and vast. She said, opening her arms wide, relax unto me and I will take care of it. On the last day of sat nam rasayan, Snatam started the chant and we were to create a celestial communication that goes with it. I noticed the change happening in the group energy and stayed focused on the event. The archetype was present and she pooled every women's energy as we created it through the chants. We poured all our purity and sacred wish from deep of our hearts into the chant and the goddess took it all and kept increasing our energies to get bigger and bigger. Then she released the energy into the universe. I felt the effect creating a tremor in the earth's psyche. Earth was changed that day and all was affected by it. We created a very profound effect through our purity and love that was also accompanied by our sorrow and love for all. Then I saw a thread with the letter X on it. I realised that this was the chromosome X and we are about to discover the power locked in it. I was shown that the power of X is that there is existence because of it. We, women hold the power of allowing existence itself. I saw this key being given to all the women at camp and maybe even more women than that. So now, in our psyche all women are aware of how they allow existence and is the mean through which God knows he/she is. We are beyond cause and effect, beyond time and space itself. The world depends upon our sacred space, stability and wisdom.
I believe that we have changed through this experience and I look forward to seeing us making profound effects in our lives.

Thank you to all women who poured themselves into the chant and Snatam for opening that portal for us.
Satnam,
Dharm

Ladies camp was a fun, yet sacred experience. I am opened up to my "Goddess", and that has changed the way I feel about myself, and how I relate to the rest of the world. I respect my grace and radiance like never before, and feel comfortable and respectful to that of others.
Sat Nam
Nirinjan

Khalsa Ladies Camp is a retreat like no other. It is an opportunity for women to connect with their awareness. It is through this awareness that women can learn to live every moment of their lives consciously and in complete control. This past year at camp was truly an awakening of my consciousness. Upon returning home I realized how much I daydream. Not once while at ladies camp did I find myself in this "fantasy mind". The fantasy mind was a way to fill my day with things I wished I had or things I desired. This was a void within myself wanting to be filled from things externally. It was this void that repeatedly sent me spiraling into the fantasy mind and prevented me from maintaining my awareness. The vibration at ladies camp would not let me "slip" into my fantasy mind, instead the conscious energy kept me very much awake and aware. This conscious energy created a very sacred space. It was this sacred space or vibration which allowed me to fill the inner void. I wasn't grasping or pulling from "something" outside of me to satiate the void in my consciousness. There are so many of us who find ourselves living our lives in "fantasy land" instead of the land of awareness. We can sleep forever or wake up and learn how to help ourselves. Not only was the retreat a time for me to relax, it gave me time to replenish and nurture my soul so I could be true to myself and to others.
Balwinder

The discovery I made at Ladies Camp was that through many years of working in the Corporate world, mostly with men, I had lost "my lady". Being with this group of beautiful, spiritual woman made me feel a strong draw to reconnect with my feminine self. It feels lovely to be soft, warm and cozy yet powerful and centered. This awareness touches everything I say and do. The wonderful environment, deep in the woods, close to the ocean was healing on many levels. The food was so amazing and healthy. Camp changed me in a way that I will always be grateful for, and I will return at every chance I get. Thank you for helping to make this a life changing experience for me.
Blessings,
Ajai