▁life ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁the ▁S ikh ▁G urus , ▁dev oting ▁time ▁to ▁med it ating ▁on ▁God ▁and ▁the ▁script ures , ▁chant ing , ▁and ▁living ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁benefits ▁other ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁K aur ’ s ▁teacher , ▁Y og i ▁Bh aj an ▁( 1 9 2 9 - 2 0 0 4 ), ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁helping ▁promote ▁the ▁S ikh ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁ ▁S ikh ism ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Sh abad ▁G uru . ▁On ▁K aur ' s ▁official ▁website ▁she ▁explains , ▁“ Sh abad ▁is ▁the ▁sacred ▁energy ▁or ▁rec itation ▁of ▁sound , ▁and ▁G uru ▁means ▁the ▁living ▁teacher . ▁For ▁S ik hs , ▁our ▁living ▁G uru ▁exists ▁within ▁the ▁sacred ▁words ▁of ▁our ▁tradition ▁and ▁phys ically ▁within ▁the ▁S ikh ▁holy ▁book ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁G uru ▁Gran th ▁Sah ib .” ▁▁ ▁Re views ▁and ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁ ▁S nat am ▁K aur ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁positive ▁reviews ▁of ▁her ▁concert s ▁and ▁albums , ▁especially ▁in ▁alternative ▁and ▁y og ic ▁media . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁LA ▁Y oga , ▁The ▁Olymp ian ▁( O lymp ia , ▁W A ), ▁Light ▁Connection , ▁The ▁Union ▁( N ev ada ▁County , ▁CA ), ▁The ▁New ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁( Mal ays ia ), ▁and ▁Y oga ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁her ▁album ▁Ess ential