Awaken Your Spirit! Share Your Light!

 

 

15th Annual 2013-2014
KRI Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Certification Course
at Spirit Rising Yoga


An immersion in conscious living and an opportunity to learn the teachings of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan and how to share them with others. This international certification course in Kundalini Yoga is designed for practitioners of all levels who want to learn and master the techniques of yoga, and also for those who wish to deepen their personal experience and knowledge of Kundalini Yoga.

To All the Wonderful Teachers at Spirit Rising,
I would like to thank you all for an amazing teacher training experience. The comfort, love and acceptance that you provided was absolutely amazing.  I know that you are all doing what you were put on this earth to do and appreciate all that you do. The program was a life changing event.  The teachers were extremely knowledgeable and professional. You helped me to move obstacles I did not even realize were there to move forward with joy in this lifetime.  In addition, you gave me the tools to pick myself up whenever I fall.  I feel empowered and happy to help others empower themselves.  Kundalini yoga is the most powerful yogic technology I have ever experienced.  Your delivery of the methodology was very effective. I would HIGHLY recommend this program for anyone who is ready to move forward to a better understanding of who they truly are and a life full of joy. Sat Nam!        KK '11


  
 

Sat Nam, I just wanted to thank you for  creating a safe environment in order
for deep healing and effective power washing of my ego to take place.  JF, ‘08


I expected we’d learn a few new cool exercise sets; instead I expanded my whole life.  AE, ‘02

The (schedule) was perfect, it allowed enough time for me to stay on track with homework and projects. As far as being together as a group… any more ... and we all really began to miss our time shared…The information, technology, teachers and tools have helped me to reconnect with the divinity within me …The teachings seemed to open up to me at just the right time. A very well-designed program used to impart beautiful teachings to inspire many for a long time to come.                                                  JC, ‘07


"Shiva Singh Khalsa and Shabad Kaur Khalsa are the real deal.... we are so blessed to know them and to learn from them...they are a wealth of information, inspiration and devotion...their connection to Yogiji is so precious...that direct connection is where it’s at... they have that....not many have that.... plus they have the ongoing devotion and dedication....day after day....year after year...there needs to be in order to keep that spark lit so that they are able to pass the flame. That’s what sets them apart...they do not just offer teachings from a book but they pass the living flame. If I was in Chicago, that is where I’d be taking classes. I’m super proud of them as my teachers and I recommend anyone looking for quality, in depth yoga teacher training to take it at Spirit Rising. They teach you how to be a YOGI 24/7 and not just an instructor a few hours a week."                                               Kalyani Jaya, ’01


"You helped me to move obstacles I did not even realize were there to move forward with joy in this lifetime.  In addition, you gave me the tools to pick myself up whenever I fall.  I feel empowered and happy to help others empower themselves.  Kundalini yoga is the most powerful yogic technology I have ever experienced.  Your delivery of the methodology was very effective.  I would HIGHLY recommend this program for anyone who is ready to move forward to a better understanding of who they truly are and a life full of joy."                                                       MK ' 11  
 

Creating a Community of Teachers

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Participate in a life-transforming experience in a community of others who share your interests. Throughout the course, personal development and self-awareness are encouraged through meditation, essays, interactive group exercises and teaching practice to deepen self-knowledge and confidence and develop group skills. Students gain teaching skills first amongst their classmates and then through practicums under the supervision of experienced teachers.

You'll discover an exceptional group of like-minded individuals who will share this deep experience into the teachings. "Community happens" through all the yoga and meditation the group does together. Life-long relationships and deep bonds of trust form with peers that fulfill the longing of the soul for fellowship and spiritual community.

Gain the credentials and experience to teach others professionally.

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The program combines 180 classroom hours with 40 hours of home study and leads to professional certification by the Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) and membership in the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers' Association (IKYTA). A one-year Associate Membership in IKYTA is included in the course.

Spirit Rising Yoga Center is a Yoga Alliance Certified 200 hour Yoga School. The classroom hours and home study hours total 220 hours, so graduates meet the requirements for registration by the Yoga Alliance at the RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 200 hour level.Course Requirements

Course Requirements include an application and entrance interview, attendance and participation in all class sessions, completion of all written and practice assignments, 5 Morning Group Sadhanas, 20 Kundalini Yoga classes taught by KRI certified teachers outside of Teacher Training (during the nine months of the program), a passing grade on the KRI written exam and satisfactory completion of the teaching practicum, course evaluations and exit interview.

Course Schedule

This is a program which is designed to balance your work schedule and activities. It will give you an intensive experience of learning and practicing yoga while still being able to maintain your regular work schedule and personal activities.

This eight month course is centered around sessions meeting on weekends which combine yoga classes with classroom instruction, discussion, and teaching practicums. Each session focuses on a specific area of yoga practice, experience, and knowledge that is essential for every serious student and teacher of yoga. The course schedule allows time off for holidays, home study, completion of written assignments, and opportunities for processing and integrating the experiences of the training into everyday life.

Each month you will receive a detailed calender of the month's schedule of sessions, topics, home reading and practices.
See below for Course Schedule and Tuition information.

Curriculum

Experiential, interactive coursework provides the participants with a solid groundwork in the theory and practice of the sacred science of Kundalini Yoga:
  - Yogic and Western anatomy
  - Yogic philosophy & the origin of Kundalini Yoga
  - The mind & meditation
  - Kundalini Yoga postures and kriyas
  - Mantra, mudra & sound, the Science of the Shabad Guru
  - Developing and maintaining a daily yogic practice
  - 3HO yogic lifestyle, vegetarian diet and Humanology, the Yogic technology of relationships
  - The evolution of yoga through the historical epochs
  - Structured teaching practice
  - An invaluable toolbox of the best Kundalini yoga sets, pranayams and meditations
  - The Code of Ethics of a Kundalini Yoga teacher
  - How to market your classes and present yourself professionally as a teacher
  - The role and identity of a Kundalini Yoga teacher
  - Introduction to reading Gurmukhi script
  - Many opportunities to hear first-hand stories of Yogi Bhajan and the early days of Kundalini Yoga in the West.

Mentor Program

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This unique program carefully matches each trainee with a mentor who is a graduate from a previous Kundalini Yoga teacher training program who supports and nurtures your progress. The mentors work with the trainee during the breaks to be an active part of the self-transformation assignments outside of class. We offer this program to build another layer of community and many graduates report that this feature greatly deepened their relationship with the teachings and their personal practice.

The White Tantric Yoga Course

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The White Tantric Yoga Course is an essential component of the KYTT certification course. Graduates have reported that experiencing White Tantric Yoga helped them grasp their unlimited potential for personal growth. This one-day meditation course is both challenging and uplifting. It rises us to the heights of our excellence and crystallizes our commitment to transformation. It is an experience unsurpassed for its power and ecstasy. White Tantric Yoga is practiced in pairs as a group meditation. You will sit facing a partner and follow instructions for meditation given on a video tape by the Mahan Tantric, Yogi Bhajan. Every course is facilitated, in person, by a representative of the Mahan Tantric. Attendance in this course is a requirement for certification.

About Kundalini Yoga and Yogi Bhajan

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Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, arrived in the United States in 1969 with a stated purpose: "I have come to create teachers, not to gather disciples." For over 30 years, he traveled internationally, teaching Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness and the 3HO lifestyle. He founded Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization, (3HO), based on his first principle: "Happiness is your birthright." Through the Aquarian Teacher Program thousands of people's lives have been transformed as they gained their teachers' certification in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. IKYTA was formed in 1994 to further spread these priceless teachings through the united efforts of Kundalini Yoga teachers worldwide.

If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something,
write about it. If you want to master something, teach it."   ~ Yogi Bhajan

Kenny Velez /Guru Kar Singh Memorial Scholarship Fund

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Kenny Velez/Guru Kar Singh was a beloved friend and an extraordinary yoga teacher with integrity, nobility and grace. His passion for gardening and organic cooking was exceeded only by his love for all. He lived as a yogi and inspired others to excel in the face of difficulty. Kenny was doubly committed to teacher training, participating first in KRI's Level 1 Teacher Training program in New York City, and then graduating from the Spirit Rising Yoga Teacher Training program in 2008. He was a dedicated teacher who made every effort to improve the lives of his students and people around him until his untimely passing in April, 2009.

To honor his legacy, Spirit Rising Foundation established the Kenny Velez/Guru Kar Singh Memorial Scholarship Fund in 2009. Contributions to this fund will assist aspiring Kundalini Yoga teachers participate in the Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Course by providing needed financial support in meeting its tuition costs.

A key requirement of the Scholarship is post graduation 25 hours of Seva teaching yoga to a preselected under-served population.

To request an application for the Kenny Velez/Guru Kar Singh Memorial Scholarship for Level 1 Teacher Training 2013-2014, email info@spiritrisingfoundation.org

Special Yoga Classes and Events

You'll also have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular events, such as group meditations, workshops and classes with other yoga teachers and students. Optional yoga field trips are planned for those who want to deepen their practice, as well as special advanced classes and informal get-togethers.

Course Materials

Three excellent books are the primary texts for the KRI Level 1 Teacher Training Course. Participants will receive the Aquarian Teacher KRI Level 1 Teacher Training Textbook, an invaluable reference tool for learning and deepening one's knowledge about Kundalini Yoga. Each page takes you to new levels of understanding. The Aquarian Teacher KRI Level 1 Teacher Training Manual is a compendium of the most important Kriyas and meditations for a Kundalini Yoga teacher to have at their side while teaching. The Master's Touch is an inspiring and powerful volume of lectures and meditations given by Yogi Bhajan focusing specifically on the process of becoming a teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. You will also receive other materials that will assist in your course work.


The 2013-2014 Teacher Training Team


S.S. Shiva Singh Khalsa, E-RYT 500

Director of Spirit Rising Foundation, Kundalini Yoga Lead Teacher Trainer

Since 1971 he's taught and practiced with the guidance of Yogi Bhajan, who said of Shiva Singh, "You have always been an inspiration to me." Shiva Singh draws on a wealth of experience acquired through decades of spiritual practice, devotion and service. This is the foundation for his teaching and his life. He will take you through the Mind and Meditation and the Fundamentals of Kundalini Yoga. He will share his experience of what it was like to have the Master's Touch with the stories of his teacher and of that inner journey as only one who has traveled it can know. He is known as a Jupiter Teacher, jovial, inspiring and uplifting.


Shabad Kaur Khalsa, E-RYT 500, LMFT, LCPC

Co-director of Spirit Rising Foundation and a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer and a brilliant Therapist.

Her direct, devoted service to Yogi Bhajan results in her insightful transmission of yogic teachings for women, Humanology and ethics of the teacher/student relationship. Her creativity and radiant beauty inspires and uplifts all who come in contact with her. As she shares her love for the Master and creates a cozy, safe and nurturing place, she is a powerful Kundalini Yoga Teacher who will also bring out your "Keep Up!". Shabad Kaur was once described as "more than a person, she is a force."


Siri Bahadur Singh Khalsa

Awakening the Consciousness: Sound, Mantra & Naad

Siri Bahadur Singh began practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga in 1974.  A superb musician and expert on sound and mantra, you will thoroughly enjoy his approach to the topic and as his virtuoso playing of the Gong. He loves helping trainees create the intentions that lead to the experience of their energetic, graceful, Infinite, and Divine nature. He teaches at Yoga Yoga, in Austin, TX and other Teacher Training programs.


Pritpal Kaur Khalsa, RYT

Postures: Form and Alignment for Kundalini Yoga Kriyas

Teacher of Kundalini Yoga and spiritual awareness for over 30 years. Her passion for assisting others on their road to excellence and fulfillment as well as her wealth of experience as a teacher, healer and mentor bring a depth of joy and wisdom to her teaching approach. This is her eighth year as a trainer at Spirit Rising Yoga because she is so beloved by our grads and really delivers the teachings.


Dr. Hari Dass Singh Khalsa

Western Anatomy and Physiology
Hari Dass Singh provides one of the most interesting and engaging components of the course. Practicing Kundalini Yoga since 1976 and a teacher trainer since 1998, he has taught anatomy for yoga instructors of many different backgrounds. He maintains a successful chiropractic practice in Oregon, Khalsa Pain Relief Clinic, P.C. since 1982.



Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Certification at Spirit Rising Yoga 2013-2014


Saturday, October 12, 2013

10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, October 13, 2013

8 am - 3 pm

Saturday, October 26, 2013
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, October 27, 2013

8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, November 16, 2013
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, November 17, 2013

(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am) **
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, December 7, 2013
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 8, 2013

8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, December 14, 2013
10 am - 6:30 pm

Saturday, January 4, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 5,
2014
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, January 25, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, January 26,
2014
(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am) **
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, February 8, 20134
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, February 9, 2014

(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am) **
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, March 1, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, March 2,
2014
(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am)**
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, March 22, 2013
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, March 23, 2013

8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, April 5, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, April 6, 2014
(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am) **
8 am - 4 pm

White Tantric Yoga Course
Saturday, April 12, 2014
8 am - 6:30 pm

Saturday, May 3, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, May 4, 2014
(Sadhana 4:30 - 6:45 am)**
8 am - 4 pm

Saturday, May 17, 2014
10 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday, May 18, 2014
8 am - 4 pm

Graduation
Sunday, June 1, 2013

*All dates are subject to change. Participants will be given advance notice of any schedule changes
**Participants are required to attend 5 Group Morning Sadhanas at Spirit Rising Yoga during the course.

KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga
Teacher Training Certification
at Spirit Rising Yoga 2013-2014
Course Tuition

Please refer to the Tuition Schedule below for details about our tuition choices, including an offer of a generous installment payment plan.
This year we are offering an early-bird discount for those who make a commitment to immerse themselves in this experience of yogic living by August 1, 2013.
$ 3200* if paid in full by August 1, 2013.
$ 3300*, the starting date of the program,
 Oct. 12, 2013
$ 3500* if paid in regular installments (as specified in contract) or after start date of course.
We offer a 10% discounted rate for seniors (60+) and full-time high school/college students with ID*
- Completed registration form and deposit of $600* (applicable to tuition) are due by
September 1, 2013 ($175 non-refundable).
- Tuition does NOT include registration for the White Tantric Yoga course or the cost of the required 20 yoga classes outside of KYTT.
- Refunds are determined on a case by case basis. See your contract for full details.
* A 3% processing charge is added to all credit card transactions.


The Course Facilitators and KRI Teacher Trainers reserve the right to grant KRI Certification based solely upon their discretion and evaluation of each student's readiness to be a Kundalini Yoga instructor. Evaluation will be based on the student's successful completion of the KRI Teacher Training course requirements as outlined in the course contract.

Level 1 - Aquarian Teacher: Foundation and Awakening|
Level 2 - Aquarian Teacher: Transformation
Level 3 - Aquarian Teacher: Realization