"A teacher is one who purifies a person to help the person gain the experience of his or her own purity, identity, infinity, reality, totality, strength, and piety.." - Yogi Bhajan
This course is suitable for anyone who wants to become a Kundalini Yoga teacher or for those of you who want to deepen your understanding and experience in the transformational practice of Kundalini Yoga and related lifestyle as taught by Yogi Bhajan.
You will be taught by wonderful and experienced teacher trainers and be blessed by the wisdom and presence of lead trainer and founding director of Karam Kriya SchoolShiv Charan Singh.
This course allows you to:
- Obtain a Kundalini Yoga Teaching Certificate recognized worldwide
- Gain a sound understanding of the fundamental nature, technologies and concepts of Kundalini Yoga
- Experience a transformation through the practice of Yogi Bhajan’s teachings and related lifestyle
- Develop the skills, confidence and consciousness required to become a teacher
- Develop a relationship with other participating students local teachers, and the 3HO community
- Develop a relationship with Yogi Bhajan as the Master of Kundalini Yoga, and link to the Golden Chain
The course is open to all students of Kundalini Yoga, however if a student has little or no experience of Kundalini Yoga then entry will be based on the recommendation of one of the course tutors.
Students must satisfy certain criteria for certification on completion of the course, including:
Full payment of course fees as set out on application.
Attendance at the whole course including practicum weekends.
Attendance of one day of White Tantric Yoga.
Students must record attendance at a minimum of 20 KY classes during the training period, independent of Yoga on the course.
Complete a 40 day meditation and keep a journal of the experience.
Pass a written exam as well as hand in two pieces of course work
Equal Opportunities Policy: While honouring a policy of non-discrimination on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or ethnicity the Karam Kriya School reserves the right to refuse entry to any students on grounds of general unsuitability and to refuse continuation of the course as a consequence of inappropriate or discriminatory behaviour.
Weekend Themes (final order of sessions & dates to be confirmed)
Session 1 Definition of yoga, identity of a teacher, The seven steps
Introduction and course guidelines.
Definition of yoga and yogi.
Types of yoga.
Purpose of yoga.
7 Steps to happiness, 7 Chakras.
3HO Code of Professional Standards for K Y Teachers.
The 16 facets of a teacher.
Identity of a teacher, Ong Namo Gurudev Namo; the Teachers’ Oath. Keeping a record/journal.
Session 2 Sounds, mantras, Personal practice
Shabd guru – The quantum technology of sound.
Aquarian Age: changes and challenges of the times.
Mantras (continued) – their meaning, effects and how to chant them.
Sadhana: your personal spiritual practice.
Choosing and committing to a 40-day meditation.
Two laws of teaching 1) Sustenance – keep up, 2) Deliverance – deliver students to the infinite.
Session 3 Origins of Yoga, The path of Kundalini
Origins and foundations of yoga. Stages of its development. Aquarian age.
What is KY — its comprehensive unity. Householders Dharma and Sadhana.
5 stages of being a student, the 4 errors
Intro to body/breath/brain. 3 Locks and the vertical journey. Path of Kundalini.
Golden chain. Sant Hazara Singh, Yogi Bhajan. art of being a student.
Session 4 Anatomy, energetics, lifestyle
Western anatomy, the yoga process, organs, elimination, some breathing.
Life-style: ishnaan, diet, sleep, wakeup. Cautions and pitfalls. Power/money/sex.
Addiction and how yoga helps.
Session 5 Knowing and sharing the technology
KY – the technology for the times.
Kriyas and asanas, (angles, triangles, rhythm). The effects/benefits/cautions.
Navel. Ida/Pingala/Sushmana. Breath and consciousness (relate all to neutral mind).
Session 6 Meditation
Meditation, types, stages, states, concentration, time in minutes and days.
More on mantra, Celestial Communications, Mudras,
Prayer, Sat Nam Rasayan healing, Banis.
Session 7 Consciousness & Relationship
Humanology.
The soul coming into birth, 120 days, life cycles.
Relationships: the highest yoga – from perspective of spiritual psychology.
Meditations for men and women, Venus Kriyas, Tantra Moon-points, etc.
Session 8,9,10 (Portugal)
Roles & responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities in and out of class setting. Class structure, preparing to teach. Setting and maintaining tone and environment.
Difficult questions, difficult situations.
Class preparation, relation to students, administration, PR, Gurudakshina.
Relation of KY and Sikh Dharma.
Teaching in different spaces, different levels, and different groups.
The eight limbs. Self healing & dying
Yogic Philosophy.
The eight limbs of Pantajali.
More sophisticated Pranayama.
Death and dying.
Being a relaxed and conscious ten-in-one human being
Relaxation – its importance, different techniques.
Concentration, master/mystery.
Ten Spiritual Bodies.
Community and continuity. Resources for the teacher.
Answer & questions. Preparation for exam.
There are also 4Practicum Days - Reading and discussing the Master’s Touch book. Watching and discussing videos/DVD's of Yogi Bhajan. Yoga teaching practice and feedback.
Course Tutors
Shiv Charan Singh (Level I & Level II), is a reknowned teacher of Kundalini Yoga (since 1980) and founder of the Karam Kriya School (1996) and Quinta do Rajo.
He currently travels around the world teaching Karam Kriya - Consultancy Training based on a study of numbers through life and life through numbers.
He has written five books on this topic, including a poetry book and sees people daily in his practice as a counsellor. Shiv Charan Singh is on the advisory board for KYTA UK.
Satya Kaur (Level I & II), is co-founder and director of the International Karam Kriya School, Yoga Productions and Quinta do Rajo (Portugal).
She is a qualified midwife and currently shares her knowledge and experience through The Mother´s Journey. She has taught KY for 30 years and is the author of “Yoga, Kundalini & Eu”, a Kundalini Yoga manual published March 2011. She is also a Myth-A-Drama practitioner.
Amrit Singh (Level I) BA (Hons) Dip TCM RCHM Dip BSS. Has been a teacher of Kundalini Yoga since 1995.
He has long standing experience and understanding of other forms of Yoga, Oriental energetics and the mind-body dynamic. He is a practitioner of Shiatsu (since 1989), Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (1995).
Other Course Tutors will include Angad Kaur & Satwant Kaur who will each teach 1 weekend on their specialist topics.
Information and Booking
For more information and to book please download the application pack: Brighton_KYTT_2012.pdf
If you have any questions please contact course organiser Angad Singh by email or call on 07930 570 944.
Where: Brighton & Portugal
Brighton Venue = The Garden Studios, Ship Street Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1AJ. Portugal Venue = Quinta Do Rajo
When: Weekends in Brighton will be 5:00am - 6:00pm on Both Saturday and Sunday. Portugal will be a 6 day intensive retreat.
Course Dates:
Week 1: 21st & 22nd April
Week 2: 2nd & 3rd June
Week 3: 7th & 8th July
Week 4: 1st & 2nd September
Week 5: 29th &30th September
Practicum: 13th & 14th October
Week 6: 27th & 28th October
Week 7: 24th - 25th Nov
Portugal Retreat: 6-11th Dec 2012
Practicum & Exam: 2nd & 3rd Feb 2013
Investment:
Full Price: £1820* (£350 deposit to confirm place plus 3 equal installments of £490 throughout the course.)
Early Booking: Early booking discount of £60 if deposit paid before end Feb 2012. Therefore course fee =£1760 (£350 deposit plus 3 equal installments of £490)
Early Payment: If the full amount of the course is paid by the first weekend we offer 10% discount on the full rate. Therefore total paid = £1638.
* Price includes all teaching, course manuals, membership of KYTA, 7 nights accommodation in Portugal, breakfasts during the weekends in Brighton. Students are responsible for their own travel costs to both Brighton & Portugal, lunch in Brighton and fees for white tantric yoga day.
For more information about Kundalini Yoga please read our information pages.
"kundalini yoga is uncoiling yourself to find your potential and your vitality and to reach your virtues"
