300 Hours Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Course

• Providing of the requisite training to the participants in their endeavour to blossom into integrated personalities with balance of head, heart and hand.
• Fetch the attention of people to other unnoticed aspects of Yoga which we all need for our further evolution.
• More importantly attracting the teachers of Yoga in the world who are stuck into the jugglery of physical exercises so that they may see things beyond, help themselves and other in the path of transformation.
• To offer to the world at large well trained Kundalini Yoga teachers.

28 days (4 weeks) – The total duration for this course is 28 days however with the day of arrival this becomes 29 days.

The course is open to all and more importantly to those who have ample perfection in Hatha Yoga practices. To clarify this more, the participant need to estimate these followings – 

• Good command on English language as this is the medium of education.
• Medical fitness – physical as well as mental.
• To be able to hold a posture of meditation for at least 15 to 20 minutes without any discomfort.
• To have the capacity to hold the breath for 5 to 10 seconds in continuity of any practice without even slight difficulty.
• More importantly long time practitioners who want experiences of causal level to be a guide to themselves and others in this path.
• Some of us gifted with special talents who do not require much preparation. They are always welcome as they are naturally eligible for the training. However, this is exception.

Kundalini Yoga teacher training incorporates a variety of topics. All these topics come under these following heads –

1. Techniques, Training and Practice – It incorporates special practices of Hatha Yoga which students will study in the Yoga teacher training course. They are –

Asana – (Very specific postures) from Hatha Yoga from different category of asana with greater attention, visualisation and retention – purificatory asana for lightness and purification of body, Standing, supine, prone – (backward, forward, spine twist), inversion and balance. 

Pranayama – Very specific pranayama from different groups, with advance stages, retention, visualisation with aim to stimulate special nadis, prana, chakra and Kundalini.

Mudra – Special gestures of fingers, hand, head, lock, perineum, posture and body. Specific mudras from ancient scriptures (around 10) as expressed by enlightened Yogis for Kundalini awakening.

Bandha – All practices with higher levels for locking the energy in body. 

Shat-karma – Purificatory practices in Yoga with special guidelines for help in Kundalini practices.

Meditation – Practices for mind management (various kinds and stages), Inner peace practices, Spontaneous chanting practices, Element awareness, Nadi, Prana, Chakra and Kundalini Meditation, Void meditation and Yoga Nidra.

Mantra – Special mantra chanting, their meaning and further explanation to use them as a form of meditation for greater understanding and experience.

2. Teaching Methodology – This is a combination of complex topics such as designing Kundalini Yoga class, how to teach different Kundalini practices,  how to be good Yoga teacher, ethical guidelines, develop communication skills, time management, principles of demonstration, assistance, awareness, correction, styles of teaching, specific needs of individuals in a Yoga class and business aspects of Yoga teaching etc.

3. Anatomy and Physiology –

(a) Modern human anatomy and Physiology (Skeletal, Muscular, Respiratory – focus on the study of these system as parts of joint and muscle movements, breath flow and energy creation and consumption, Nervous System in broad detail (link of Nervous system to Nadis and Chakra), Cardiovascular System, Digestive system, Reproductive system and Endocrine system).

(b) Yoga human anatomy and Physiology (Composition of Human body – 3 bodies, 5 elements, 5 Koshas, Nadis, Chakra, Kundalini and their study in connection with the astral and causal level of human body).

(c) Holistic approach of Yoga (Learning how system of Yoga needs to be incorporated to affect the internal organs for substantial experience of internal and external peace and harmony).

4. Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers – Description of the term Philosophy, Philosophical perspectives of Yoga, Yoga, its meaning, definitions, aims and objectives, Historical development of Yoga (Pre-classical, Classical, Post-classical and Modern Approach), Schools of Yoga, Brief discussion on Vedas, Samkhya Philosophy, Selected topics from Yoga Sutra (Antahakaran, Chitta, Antarayah, Ishwara, Aum, Samadhi, 5 Kleshas, 8 limbs, Samyama, Kaivalya) and Srimadabhagavada Gita, 3 bodies, 5 elements, 5 Koshas, 5 Pranas, Senses and sense organs, Mind and its aspects, states of mind, Nadis, Chakra and Kundalini, Yogic Lifestyle and Ethical guidelines for a Yoga Teacher, broad lecture detailing the deeper aspects of Kundalini, Chakra, Nadi from ancient Kundalini and Tantra scriptures.

5. Practicum – Practice of teaching different practices in groups as the lead instructor, observe and assist while others teaching, focus on specific practices and compiling feedback etc.

Suggested Yoga Books for 300 Hours Kundalini Yoga teacher training course:-

Kundalini Tantra – Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Kundalini Yoga – Swami Sivananda Saraswati

Shiva Samhita – any translation

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha – Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Prana and Pranayama – Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

The Science of Pranayama – Swami Sivananda Saraswati

Raja Yoga – Swami Vivekananda

Anatomy and Physiology – not specified

The daily schedule starts by 5am. All students should wake up at this time except in some contingencies. The programmes are tentative and subject to change according to need. All classes are held for 6 days in a week.

• 5.30am to 7am – Personal practices
• 7am to 7.15am – Herbal tea/Drink
• 7.30am to 9.30am – Hatha Yoga Asana and Pranayama followed by Relaxation
• 9.30am to 10.30am – Big Meal (lunch)
• 10.30am to 11.30am – Rest
• 11.30am to 12.30pm – Lecture (Anatomy, Philosophy etc.)
• 1pm to 1.30pm – Fruit/fruit juice
• 2pm to 3.30pm – Meditation, Relaxation (Lecture and practice and Vice-versa)
• 3.30pm to 4.30 – personal cleaning and Karma Yoga
• 4.30pm to 6.30pm – Asana, Alignment and Adjustments (theory and practical training, teaching practices)
• 6.30pm to 7.30pm – Dinner
• 7.30 to 8.30pm – Kirtan, Chanting and video show etc. (optional session)
• 9pm – Bed time
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Registration – Please Register or write to us via our email (sanatanayogsandesh@gmail.com) to check the availability of a place. If the place is available we will request you to fill in the registration form online. Then you need to make non-refundable deposit to finally be selected for the course.

Deposit – A non-refundable deposit of 300 Euro only for overseas, NRI students and total course fee only for Indian students plus transaction charges/commissions is required to confirm the candidature in Yoga teacher training course. Please follow Payment Option.

Cancellation of the application for the course – For the time being we do not provide this facility. Therefore, properly decide before you deposit the amount for the course.

Remaining Payment – The remainder payments can be made after arrival. For more details please look into Orientation guide in Download.

Accommodation, Food & Drink etc. – Please follow Accommodation and Yoga School.