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Hacienda Yoga of Northern New Mexico presents
220 Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Level 1
Powerful teachings prepared to help you transform your life.
From October 2020 – May 2021 (once monthly)
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About This Training
Choosing your highest path of service and illumination
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Last chance to register. Training starting this Friday October 16, 2020.
Off the mat and into the world.
ALL ONLINE …ALL LIVE
Experienced teachers! No canned content!
Make lifelong friends.
This training program will be held once monthly:
Oct 16-18; Nov 13-15; Dec 11-13; Jan 8-10; Feb 12-14; Mar 12-14; Apr 9-11; May 14-16
Weekend Schedule: Friday & Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
Are you interested in immersing yourself in the sacred vibration of Kundalini Yoga?
This training is ideal for both those looking to develop a deeper personal practice and those also interested in becoming a yoga teacher.
Spread over 8 months, meeting one weekend a month, the training hours will be online using Zoom. This training allows people to learn, practice and integrate the teachings of kundalini yoga in their actual day to day lives. For many, taking an entire month off to do a yoga teacher training is very difficult. Our class format allows even those with a stricter weekly schedule to participate.
Awaken your potential to self mastery through the authentic science of Kundalini Yoga. This program will take you on a journey of self-development and deep self awareness to generate profound and lasting change in your life. It is designed for everyone—whether you would like to become a certified teacher or deepen your experience of Kundalini Yoga and expand your consciousness. Using these ancient, yet timely teachings you will move beyond subconscious limitations and gain a more authentic sense of your life’s purpose and meaning.
The comprehensive skills learned throughout the course enhance career, relationships and overall well-being and increase the quality of life. This is an opportunity to explore, grow, heal and thrive under the guidance of teachers who are dedicated to maintaining the purity of his message, “Happiness is your birthright.” The Aquarian Teacher Training program is the KRI Level One Certification Program in Kundalini Yoga to become an instructor and gain a deep, experiential understanding of the core science of Kundalini yoga.
Meet Your Trainers
Dr. Japa Kaur – DOM, Author, Radiant Health, Yogic & Physical Anatomy
Japa Kaur DOM, is the co author of Enlightened Bodies: Exploring Physical and Subtle Human Anatomy. She is a Kundalini Yoga teacher and Professional Trainer. She is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine combining traditional acupuncture with herbal and nutritional medicine, numerology and energy healing. Her work with patients and students emphasizes optimal health and personal transformation through self-care and awareness of theme interconnectedness of all life.
Shanti Shanti Kaur, PhD,
C-IAYT – Certified Yoga Therapist, Mentoring Lead
Shanti Shanti Kaur brings the ancient teachings of Kundalini Yoga into modern medicine as Founding Director of the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology. She is a Certified Yoga Therapist, a Mentoring Lead Trainer for Levels 1 and 2, a Medical Family therapist, and a charter member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her Kundalini Yoga program for people living with HIV is featured in the book, Yoga as Medicine by Timothy McCall, MD, and her groundbreaking work as a Kundalini Yoga Therapist is featured in the book, Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Modern Medicine.
Gurumeet Kaur – Stress Management & Addiction Healing Technology
Gurumeet Kaur E-RYT 500, is a Professional Teacher Trainer, Minister of Divinity of Sikh Dharma, and Director of Create Inner Peace. Specializing in Stress Management and Addiction Healing and Recovery, Gurumeet is a Yogic Life Coach and Associate Trainer of SuperHealth. Teaching for more than 50 years, Gurumeet has worked closely with Bibiji, the Bhai Sahbia or Chief Minister of Sikh Dharma and the Founder of Create Inner Peace, in order to serve and give back to First Responders and provide technology to advance our individual and collective transition to an open heart world of peace, justice, freedom and prosperity for all.
Vedya Amrita Kaur – Glowing Health & Wellness Professional
Vedya Amrita Kaur is a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and a member of the Aquarian Trainer Academy. She has taught for 15 years in various venues: yoga centers, gyms, social activist seminars, and corporate retreats across New York City and Atlanta, Georgia. Vedya Amrita loves the opportunity to share the technology of Kundalini Yoga provided by seemingly unlikely pairings, such as partnering with Buddhist Monks, Baptist Ministries and more illustrating a wonderful blending of teachings. Vedya Amrita is the owner of Glowing House, Inc. a wellness experience specializing in Colon Hydrotherapy; Ayurvedic Counseling, Counseling Hypnosis and the healing benefits of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. Her enthusiasm, neutrality, open heart, and adherence to the practices and technology of Kundalini Yoga hold a delightfully dynamic space of empowerment. She currently resides in New York City.
Tera Kaur – Professional Teacher Trainer, 40 Years Experience Teaching and Living Yogic Lifestyle
Tera Kaur Khalsa is a Professional Trainer in the Aquarian Teacher Academy and a Minister of Divinity of Sikh Dharma International, with more than 40 years of living a yogic lifestyle. Tera has been a student of Yogi Bhajan since 1972, and she personally studied with him as a yoga student and in business. Her strong commitment to group sadhana and sharing the experience and teachings of Kundalini Yoga serve as an inspiration to many. Tera teaches in Espanola, Santa Fe, and UNM in Los Alamos. Her classes include asana, meditation and in depth training in the myriad and subtle aspects of yogic practice.
Ardas Kaur – Healer, Sacred Interior Designer, Transformational Leader
Ardas Kaur is a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Teacher Trainer in the Aquarian Academy. To know her is to know that she is a meditation and healing geek: it’s what she loves to share with others and what she loves to practice herself! The purpose of her life has always been to uplift others through a combination of applied intuition, meditation and yoga, sacred interior design, and the five different healing modalities in which she holds certifications. In addition, she holds a Masters Degree in Transformative Leadership Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies and worked for Sikh Dharma International producing meditation and yoga courses. As a Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Teacher Trainer, she serves on the board of the Ik Jot Foundation. Ardas Kaur lives in Santa Fe, NM with her husband Dharam Pal Khalsa D.O., and their two children, one dog and one cat.
220-Hour Course Curriculum
180 hours in class and 40 hours at home reading & homework over our 10-month long program.
Not included in program cost & required for certification
- Kundalini Yoga Classes
- Certification students are required to take 20 Kundalini Yoga classes within the 10 months of training, from a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor.
- One Day-Long Meditation Workshop
- Certification students must complete a day-long meditation workshop from a choice of dynamic content, such as Rebirthing. This must be completed within 12 months of the course end date.
Advanced Kundalini Yoga training includes
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● Meditation and the Mind
● Postures, Kriyas and Mantras
● Science of Breath and Sound
● Yogic and Western Anatomy
● The Origins and History of Yoga
● Yogic Philosophy, and Psychology
● Teaching and building a profession
● Practicums and Written Exam
● Yogic Lifestyle, Diet and Nutrition
● Humanology: science of the psyche
● Sadhana: Daily Spiritual Practice
● Code of Ethics of a Teacher
● The Role and Identity of a Teacher
● Teaching and building a profession
● Practicums and Written Exam
Dates & Class Format
This training is run from October 2020 – May 2021, meeting once monthly on Saturday and Sunday.
TIMES
Friday & Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am – 4pm
Exact dates
2020
October 16-18
November 13-15
December 11-13
January 8-10
February 12-14
March 12-14
April 9-11
May 14-16
Program Costs
Program Price Includes
Two Kundalini Research Institute Manuals:
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Two KRI Manuals:
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The Yoga Sets Manual
- The Level One Instructor Textbook
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One year membership in the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association (IKYTA)
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Location of Training
This training is based from Espanola, NM 87532
All of our training hours will be online. Gallery images of our Hacienda Yoga Center are shown below, as we hold a vision for our future when we can meet again in person!