radiance yoga + wellness
5138 N. Clark St. 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640

tel: 773-989-7562
email: patty@radianceyoga.com

Patty Sugrue/Dukh Niwaran Kaur

“You have a beautiful heart.” Bob F. July, 2008

About my work

There is a place within each and every one of us that is still, quiet, and knows our deepest Truth. We feel this place in our relaxed, open, expansive times – maybe during spiritual practice, in a good connection with a friend or out in nature. When we feel it, we know it. It is our internal home. It is our unique sacred space.

This space is why I do my work.

In my work, I hope to give people the tools, the room, the relaxation, to go to this space within themselves and cultivate a relationship to it. Visiting that space often enough can transform us. It can take us back to who we have always known we are.

In a massage, in a yoga class, in a conversation, we can cultivate our awareness of this space. With intention, focus and guidance, we can have a rich experience of ourselves and strengthen, heal and grow.

About my background

I am certified from the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworkers (NCBTMB), the Kundalini Research Institute and I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Marquette University. I have been teaching yoga and doing massage therapy since 1997. I am a Senior Kundalini Yoga Teacher and a Professional Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer.

I am a “mission” driven person – I need work that has a larger purpose.  In addition to meaningful private practice work, I also seek work with people who would not normally have access to massage or yoga.  

Currently I volunteer at the Kovler Center for Survivors of Torture giving massages to clients from Africa and Central America.  I’ve spent time in Zambia, Africa teaching and healing with massage and yoga.  The Erie Neighborhood House, a community organziation serving Chicago’s West Side Latino community, has invited me to teach self-massage to their youth group.  I am also expanding into working with breast cancer survivors at Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s South Side.  This work will help women at such a painful time in their lives, begin to feel whole again, begin to trust their bodies again and experience peace in their beings.  

I feel honored to reach people in this healing space. And I try to live up to the name Yogi Bhajan gave me, Dukh Niwaran Kaur, the one who removes pain from everyone.