KRIAsia Teacher Certification Program Level 1 Malaysia |
Program Overview
Master yourself and awaken your potential using the science of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. KRI’s Level 1 Teacher Certification Program is for everyone, whether you would like to become a certified teacher or just wish to immerse yourself in the science of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. You can also take the course while maintaining your work schedule and activities, and it will give you a lifelong foundation for a successful yoga practice. The curriculum includes:
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Yoga Techniques: Theory and practice of Kundalini Yoga asanas (postures) and kriyas (yoga sets), as well as the basics of Kundalini Yoga meditation, mudras, mantras and pranayama. This includes study of the major chakras (energetic centers) in the context of a yoga practice, with practical considerations given to the effects of various asanas, meditations, and yoga practices on specific chakras. Philosophy and Lifestyle: Focus on the history and tradition of Kundalini Yoga, as well as the underlying philosophy and concepts behind all the practices of yoga. This includes exploration and practicing of the techniques of Kundalini Yoga as they apply to healing and humanology (the science of daily living), including diet and nutrition, gender roles, the yogic view of death, and how to live a yogic lifestyle. Anatomy and Physiology: A basic foundation in how the respiratory, nervous, immune, musculo-skeletal, circulatory, endocrine, and digestive systems function, and their reaction and relation to the practice and teaching of yoga. In addition to traditional Western anatomy, you will learn about Yogic anatomy and the energy systems of the body, including the chakras, the nadis, prana/apana and vayus, and Kundalini energy. Teaching Methodology: Learning skills and techniques to become an effective teacher of Kundalini Yoga, with a focus on practical techniques for teaching beginners, guidelines for the classroom experience, bethical guidelines for teachers, curriculum development, and the role of the teacher in developing a successful yoga practice. Teaching Practicum Classes: Teaching in small groups with fellow students under the supervision of a Yoga Teacher Trainer. The teaching groups will provide each student teacher with experience in teaching, and give valuable feedback on the personal teaching experience, as well as the opportunity to practice teaching skills with fellow students. |
Certification Requirements
The complete training for KRI Level 1 (Instructor) Certification consists of 200 hours of instruction, personal practice and yoga classes and workshops that will develop skills to instruct students in Kundalini Yoga kriyas and meditations as taught by Yogi Bhajan.
The International Association of Kundalini Yoga Teachers (IKYTA) – www.kundaliniyoga.com - is the worldwide professional organization of certified Kundalini Yoga Teachers. Before certification, students who have registered for the KRI Level 1 Teacher Certification will be considered as associate members. After certification, new teachers may become professional members of IKYTA, which allows them to receive such benefits as education program opportunities, newsletters, product discounts, and listings in printed and web directories.
The Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) – www.kriteachings.org – based in New Mexico, USA, administers the certification standards for Kundalini Yoga Teachers and is the review agency for materials, manuals, and other products developed to support the teachings of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. KRI’s project, the Library of the Teachings of Yogi Bhajan, is a new and exciting arm of KRI which is working on transcription and accurate recording of lectures, classes, workshops and courses with Yogi Bhajan during his lifetime.
The KRI Level 1 Teacher Certification team, based in Espanola, New Mexico, USA, and the KRI Director of Training in Asia, reserve the right to grant KRI Certification based solely on their discretion and evaluation of each participant's readiness to be a Kundalini Yoga teacher. Evaluation is based on successfully meeting the KRI Teacher Certification Level 1 course requirements including, but not limited to:
- Full payment of course fees
- Attendance of all course modules (IV Modules composed of 9 sessions each)
- Completion of the assigned 40-day home practice of given set / meditation
- Ongoing home practice
- Completion of 4 assignments
- Viewing 2 videos of Yogi Bhajan (during class time)
- Satisfactory participation in home task discussions
- Satisfactory practicum (presentation and facilitation skills during practice sessions)
- Passing grade on final KRI written examination (administered at the end of the course)
- Completion of all homework and/or makeup assignments, which constituetes the KRI take-home examination (an open book exam).
- Associate membership with IKYTA (included once registered with the KRIAsia Level 1 Teacher Certification Program Malaysia for the duration of the course). Please note that IKYTA professional membership is not included in cost of training). Professional membership with IKYTA may be obtained after certification.
- Completion of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes as taught by Yogi Bhajan (outside of training classes; taken before, during or after completion of Teacher Training). Please note that a certified KRI Level 1 teacher must conduct and sign the record of class attendance.
- Participation in 5 full morning group sadhanas (2.5 hours each; outside classroom training sadhanas).
- Participation in at least two weekend retreats/workshops with Sunder Singh Khalsa (outside of classroom training).
- Agreement with the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Kundalini Yoga Teachers.
Note: Attendance of one full day at a White Tantric Yoga course is recommended. Please visit www.whitetantricyoga.com for more information on courses and locations.
Records are maintained and required for students to show attendance at all classroom modules (36 sessions total), 2 videos of Yogi Bhajan, 20 additional Kundalini Yoga classes, 5 group sadhanas, and two weekend retreats with Sunder Singh Khalsa (constitutes approximately 16 hours of class time and 5 hours of sadhana credit), and attendance at the recommended White Tantric Yoga course. Additionally, students will keep personal records of class and home practice experience and a journal tracking their 40-day home practice of assigned yoga set / meditation.
Certification Benefits
The KRI Level-1 Teacher Certification is the worldwide standard for Kundalini Yoga Teachers as taught by Yogi Bhajan with thousands of teachers being trained in many countries in all continents. In many countries KRI certification is accepted for professional Kundalini Yoga occupations. Certification is necessary to obtain membership in the International Kundalini Yoga Teacher Association (IKYTA) as well as becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through the Yoga Alliance – www.yogaalliance.org - a non-profit organization based in USA that maintains educational standards and a registry of Registered Yoga Teachers (www.yogaalliance.org).
Malaysia Schedule
Classroom hours (all classroom sessions to be held at Petaling Jaya, Chayo Studio)
25-27 March 2008: Module I
25 (Tues) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
26 (Wed) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
27 (Thu) 5 am – 7 pm; 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
6-8 June 2008: Module II
6 (Fri) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
7 (Sat) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
8 (Sun) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
8-10 August 2008: Module III
8 (Fri) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
9 (Sat) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
10 (Sun) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
9-11 January 2009: Module IV
9 (Fri) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
10 (Sat) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
11 (Sun) 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; 2 pm – 6 pm
14 February 2009 (Sunday)
Final Examination and completion
9 am – 1 pm
Retreats with Sunder Singh Khalsa
28-29 March 2008 (Fri-Sat)
2 full days Retreat with Sunder Singh Khalsa
(Location and Dates To Be Confirmed)
30 Mar 2008 (Sun)
1 day intensive workshop with Sunder Singh Khalsa
(Location/Dates TBC)
Apr 08
Weekend retreats with Sunder Singh Khalsa
Bangkok, Thailand, and other countries
25-30 Nov 08 (Tue-Sun)
1st Asian Yoga Festival
Bangkok, Thailand
Other Important Regional Events
13 Sep 08 (Sat)
1 Day White Tantric Yoga course
Sydney, Australia
19–24 Nov 08 (Wed-Mon)
KRIAsia Level 2 module: Mind & Meditation
Bangkok, Thailand
25-30 Nov 08 (Tue-Sun)
1st Asian Yoga Festival
Bangkok, Thailand
25 Nov 08 (Tue)
Asia Kundalini Yoga Teacher's Conference 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
29 November 08 (Sat): 1 Day White Tantric Yoga course in Bangkok, Thailand
Fees
The KRIAsia Level 1 Teacher Certification Program Malaysia is offered in 4 modules. The initial payment is due before the first class day. This includes the registration fee, materials fee, and payment for the first module. Payment for subsequent modules is due in full before the first day of training for that module. Partial scholarships are available can be awarded subject to KRI Director of Training in Asia approval.
REGISTRATION FEE (non-refundable): (due before first module)
MATERIALS FEE (non-refundable): (due before first module)
Malaysia Training Team & Contact Information
Sunder Singh Khalsa was born in Taiwan to a Chinese family and moved to the US when he was a young man. From a young age, he was interested in spirituality. In 1971 he met and began studying under Yogi Bhajan, the Master of Kundalini Yoga and trained diligently under him. Sunder has been teaching for over 30 years, and he teaches all over the world. He is the KRI (Kundalini Research Institute) Director of Teacher Training in Asia, and is also a successful businessman based in Virginia, USA. He travels to Asia two-three times a year to teach intensives and KRI Level 1 & 2 Teacher Certification programs in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Cambodia, and Japan. Over the past 8 years, he has taught regionally in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, China, and Sri Lanka.
Contact: sunderkhalsa@yahoo.com
Christine Plaud signed up for teacher’s training in Thailand in 2002 after taking only 2 classes, and began teaching in 2003. She is an Ayurvedic massage therapist and has been offering massage, detoxification programs, and yoga and meditation classes since 2003. Her approach to teaching is joyful and spirited and she loves giving attention to the different elements of Kundalini Yoga such posture and breathing. She started Inner Keys, Pte Ltd in 2005. Contact in Singapore: +65-9021-6325 or christine@innerkeys.com.
Rajveer Singh began studying Kundalini Yoga in 1995 with Yogi Bhajan in Los Angeles, after meeting his first teacher Jasmail Singh in Singapore in 1993. Since 1998, he has been teaching in Singapore, where he founded Yoga East in 2000 to teach Kundalini Yoga and meditation classes and workshops. He travels once a week to Malaysia and has also taught in Australia and Indonesia. His approach to teaching is with total dedication, love and celebration of the human spirit. He also works with youth and teens and has been involved in serving them for many years with meditation and yoga.
Contact in Singapore: +65-6219-1404 or ramdas_guru@yahoo.com or www.yogaeastsingapore.com. Contact in Malaysia: 016-6764862.
Guru Jaswant Kaur was raised in the 3HO community in New Mexico, US, where she studied under Yogi Bhajan. She has been teaching Kundalini Yoga at Yoga East with her husband Rajveer for over 6 years, and also enjoys teaching Bhangra, a North Indian folk dance. Her passion is sharing Yogi Bhajan’s teachings with women and children. In the past, she has worked with 3HO Women’s Camp, Khalsa Children’s Camp, and the 3HO Self Mastery Level 1 Teacher Training courses. Her approach to teaching is loving, compassion, and joyful.
Contact in Singapore: +65-9336-1708/+65-6219-1404 or gjkaur@gmail.com or www.yogaeastsingapore.com. Contact in Malaysia: 016-676-4862.
Course Outline
Knowledge only becomes real wisdom through practice and experience, so throughout the teaching of the IV Modules students will practice various meditations and Kriyas, many of which will be related to the specific area being covered under a module, as well as general sets.
MODULE I – The Possible Human
(Practice, Experience, Reality)
INTRODUCTION:
The Aquarian Age and the Awakening
1.
The transition from the
Piscean Age to the Aquarian Age
2.
The challenges mankind will
face
3.
Kundalini Yoga as a
technology to help us meet that challenge
4.
Seven Steps to Happiness
Roots of Kundalini Yoga
1.
What is Yoga?
a.
Definitions
b.
Purpose
c.
Benefits
2.
What is Kundalini Yoga? Yoga, Kundalini
Yoga and Kundalini Energy
a.
Sound / Movement / Breath
b.
Kundalini Yoga is more than sum of its
parts
c.
Householder’s Yoga – concept of dharma
d.
Humanology – Yogic psychology
3.
Varieties of Yoga Practice
a.
Hatha
b.
Raja
c.
Bhakti
d.
Gyan
a.
Laya
e.
Mantra
f.
Karma
g. Tantric
4.
The Golden Chain
a.
Significance of the Golden Chain
b.
Yogi Bhajan
c.
Sant Hazara Singh
d.
The art of being a student
e.
Reality of
being a Kundalini Yoga Teacher
1)
Serving the time
2)
The concept of shunia
3)
The Law of Sustenance & the Law of
Deliverance
Awakening the Consciousness
1.
Sound and Mantra
a.
The Power of the Word and Sound
b.
Tuning In
c.
The Science of Naad
d.
Bij and Ashtang Mantras
e.
Darshani Mantra
f.
Japa and
Ajapa Jap
g.
Simran
h.
Shabd
i.
Shabd Guru
2.
Breath
a.
Long Deep Breathing
b.
Breath of Fire
c.
Suspending the Breath
d.
Pranayamas
e.
Breath Ratios
3.
Kriyas
a.
Definition
b.
Examples of Basic Kriyas
c. Angles and Triangles / Angle,
Tension, Breath, Rhythm
4.
Postures
a. Angles and Triangles / Breath, Rhythm
1)
Basic postures of KY
2)
Basics of posture & alignment; use of props
3)
Special needs
a)
Menstruation and pregnancy
b)
Injury and disability
c)
Seniors
d)
Children
b. The Bandhas
1)
Root Lock
2)
Diaphragm Lock
3)
Neck Lock
4)
Triple Lock – Mahabandha
c. Mudras
1) What is a Mudra?
2) Basic Mudras
a)
Prayer Pose
b)
Gyan Mudra
c)
Venus Lock
d)
Bear Grip
e)
Shuni
f)
Soorya
g)
Buddhi
h)
Buddha
5.
Relaxation
a.
The Rebound Effect – teaching relaxation
and kriya
b.
The benefits of relaxation
c.
Positions
d.
Coming out of relaxation
e.
Examples of types of relaxation
f.
Common
misconceptions
MODULE
II – The Possible Human
(Practice, Experience, Reality)
Role of a Kundalini Yoga Teacher
1.
Identity of a Kundalini Yoga
Teacher
a.
IKYTA Code of Ethics
1)
Definition of a Yogi
2)
Teachers Oath
3)
16 Facets of Perfection of a Kundalini Yoga
Teacher
4)
Code of Professional Standards
2.
Role and Responsibilities in
the Class Setting
a. Yoga Class Structure
b. Preparing yourself to teach
c. Setting maintaining the tone and environments
3.
Role and Responsibilities
Outside Class
a.
Class preparation / curriculum
b.
Relationships with students
c.
The administrative aspect of yoga classes
d.
Promotion ideas for yoga classes
e.
Gurudakshina
4.
Meeting the Challenges of
Teaching Kundalini Yoga
a.
Teaching in different environments (yoga
center, health club, university, home)
b.
Teaching different levels and groups
(beginners, advanced, elderly, children)
c.
Difficult questions to answer
d.
Difficult situations you may encounter
e.
Yoga and drugs
5.
Resources for the Teacher
a.
3HO, IKYTA, KRI, Local Teacher
Associations, Newsletters
Books, manuals, tapes, videos
Yogic & Functional Western Anatomy
1.
Yogic Anatomy and Energy
(Chakras)
a.
Pranas and Vayus
b.
The Nadis and the Kundalini
1)
The Navel Point
2)
Ida / Pingala / Shushmana
3)
Raising the Kundalini
c.
The Chakras
1)
Root
2)
Sex
3)
Navel
4)
Heart
5)
Throat
6)
Brow
7)
Crown
8)
Aura
d.
The Ten Bodies
(Numerology is not to be
included. KRI has concluded that
Numerology is too in depth for new students who are learning the fundamentals.
Although Numerology is a wonderful tool, we request that you offer it outside
of KRI Level 1 Teacher Training.)
1)
Soul
2)
Negative Mind
3)
Positive Mind
4)
Neutral Mind
5)
Physical Body
6)
Arc Line
7)
Aura
8)
Pranic Body
9)
Subtle Body
10)
Radiant
Body
e.
The Eleven Moon Points
2.
Western Functional Anatomy
a.
Systems of the Body
1)
Circulatory
2)
Lymphatic
3)
Nervous
4)
Respiratory
5)
Musculo-Skeletal
6)
Endocrine
7)
Digestive
8)
Immune
9)
Genito-Urinary
These points will be covered for each of the anatomical systems listed
above:
· Organs / structures that make up system
· Basic structure and functions