Learn to Teach Kundalini Yoga To People With Health Conditions
Foundations of Kundalini Yoga: Principles and Practices
- 30 Hours
- 4 Days Online (4-hour sessions each day)
- Prerequisite: Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher or Certified Yoga Therapist from any tradition
- Also available as a stand-alone course
Overview
Level 1 Teacher training prepares you to teach people who are healthy. A separate set of skills and a different way of thinking are required to teach people with health conditions. This training gives you the foundation you need to develop the skills to safely and effectively teach Kundalini Yoga to people facing health challenges.
In This Course You Will:
- Explore the importance of building vitality for change.
- Practice the skillful art of co-regulation.
- Identify and meet the student at their starting point. Mobilize inner resources.
- Practice the skill of teaching in the language of exploration and interoception that connects the student to a grounded inner experience.
- Identify key components of the psychology of health recovery.
- Learn how to include the student’s friends and family for support.
- Identify the process of layering and the unique pace of a therapeutic Kundalini Yoga class.
- Develop awareness, strength and subtlety of the sensory system, intuition, compassion, deep listening, sensitivity, humility, endurance, radiance and grace.
An eight week Kundalini Yoga curriculum for a mixed conditions group class are included.
Class Format
The online session is 4 hours. Please allow for 3.5-4 hours of required independent work outside of online class per day. In order to receive a certificate of completion, participation for full duration of the course, including class discussions and breakout rooms and completion of homework are required. When on Zoom, camera will be on unless agreed upon with faculty.
Continuing Education
Approved for 30.0 Advanced Professional Development hours through IAYT, 30.0 Continuing Education Units for Yoga Alliance, and 36 contact hours for nurses as required by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider# CEP 13960.
Attendance for full duration and completion of homework are required to obtain a certificate of completion.
Enrollment Options
- Option 1: Enroll in the 300-hour certificate Bringing Kundalini Yoga into Healthcare
- Option 2: Take as a stand-alone course. Open to Kundalini Yoga Therapists in training, Kundalini Yoga teachers and Certified Yoga Therapists from any tradition. Check our course calendar for upcoming dates.
