Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training-The Aquarian Teacher

Whether you are embarking on the journey to deepen your practice or learn to teach others, this is a big step. We at Franklin Yoga strive to create a cozy safe environment where the individual’s progress is just as important as the group’s. We use a number of heart-centered, cutting-edge, leadership skills in weaving together the wealth of spiritual teachings with the practical application of content. Over an 8 month period of time you will grow, laugh, expand your comfort zones, and forge lasting friendships.

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Program Description:

This Yoga Training is open to students of all levels. The 220-hour certification program (180 hours of classroom instruction) exceeds the Yoga Alliance requirements and graduates earn the title of Certified Instructor of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan®.

By teaching Kundalini Yoga you link in to the Golden Chain, the subtle connection between you and Yogi Bhajan and the legacy of teachers which goes back in time to the sacred source of the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. You’ll learn:

• How to use postures (asanas), meditation, exercises (kriyas), sound (mantra) and breath (pranayam) to awaken your mind and train your body
• How to deal with stress, the yogic approach to healing and relaxation techniques through the study of Humanology
• Yogic history and philosophy
• Introduction to yogic foods and dietary awareness
• Yogic & Western anatomy
• How to develop a meditative mind for clarity and calmness
• How to use mantra and sacred sound
• How to develop a curriculum and lead a yoga class or series of classes
• How to create a daily yoga practice (sadhana)

This certification program is open both to yoga students ready to become teachers and those who wish to immerse themselves in the science of Kundalini Yoga.

 

Program Requirements/Homework:

In class time 180 hours of instruction covering the following topics:

• The Roots of Kundalini Yoga and the History of Yoga
• Awakening the Consciousness – Kriyas, Postures (Asana), Breath, Sound and Mantra, Relaxation, Meditation and the Mind
• The Role of a Yoga Teacher
• Yogic Philosophy
• Yogic Anatomy and Western Anatomy
• Humanology and Yogic Lifestyle
• Practicums

Homework – 40 hours

• Write a curriculum for each of the following:
• 1.A 10 week beginners course covering all the basics. Each class 1.5 hours long
• 2.A 5 week course at a sports club, prison, school or other facility. Each class 1 hour long.
• Practice a 40 group or individual sadhana of a specific yoga set or meditation; journal your experience
• Attend a White Tantric Course in Millis (or else where), March 6th – additional fees apply
• Participate in 5 group Sadhana classes
• Participate in 20 other Kundalini Yoga Classes outside of the program

Our Instructors:

Guruatma S. Khalsa, ERYT500, KRI Lead Trainer, M.Ed  is a gifted long time yoga teacher whose passion is to uplift others and facilitate the expansion of  consciousness. He trained for 2 years directly with KRI in New Mexico to be certified as a lead trainer. Yogi Bhajan said to him, “Guruatma, keep teaching. You can be the very best.”

Other Trainers:

Kate Greer is a gifted yogini and passionate practitioner and teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Anusara Yoga.  She will inspire you with her knowledge of posture and movement.

Pamela (Amrit Nam) McIntyre, PhD. Will inspire you with her vast knowledge and expertise on mantra, chanting, and how to use your own voice to lead groups. She spent over 20 years at Wheaton College as a professor of theater.

Kaye (Prem Pyar) Khalsa, RYT500, will lead you through opening and tuning is sequences, pranayam, and miscellaneous other teaching techniques to lead a group confidently.

Dr. Sham Rang – Emergency room physician and long time yogi, will teach the western anatomy section.

 

About Yogi Bhajan

 

Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga and Mahan Tantric (Master of White Tantric Yoga), arrived in the U.S. in 1969 with one purpose,

“I have come to create teachers, not to gather disciples.”

For more than 30 years he traveled internationally teaching Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness.

Through the years he has trained thousands of KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructors and Trainers. In 1994, the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association (IKYTA) was formed to further spread these priceless yogic and lifestyle teachings through the united efforts of Kundalini Yoga teachers worldwide.

 

Dates for 2012-2013

Oct 6, 7, 8

Oct 20, 21

Nov 17, 18

Dec 8, 9

Jan 12, 13

Feb 16, 17, 18

March 2, 3

March 9  White Tantric Yoga (Fees not included in tuition)

March 23, 24

April 20, 21

May 18, 19 (4 hr meditation/Graduation)

Tuition

• Early Registration Tuition $2,500 if paid by 9/1/12 for 2011-2012 (Tuition and Book Fees $3000 total)
• Tuition after 9/1 $2,700
• Books & Fees $500
• Non Refundable Deposit $1000
• Payment Plan Tuition only $2,895*
• For those already certified in another Yogic school and wish to work toward their 500 hour certification with Yoga Alliance you may participate in our training weekend by weekend at a rate of $350/weekend.

*After a deposit of $500 we will bill you $482.50 on the 1st of each month beginning in Oct. for 6 months

*Refund Policy: 100% (less deposit) before first day. 50% after 1st weekend. No Refund 30 days after of start of program.