Course Details

The Aquarian Teacher, Level 1 Teacher Training – KRI Certification Program

KRI Level 1 Teacher Training course fulfills the Yoga Alliance’s 200-hour national standard for a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). With your KRI certification, you can apply for and receive a Yoga Alliance accreditation.

 220-hour course includes:

• 180 hours of classroom instructions

• 40 hours of yoga, meditation, and assigned reading outside of class

• Morning Sadhanas (early morning yoga and meditation practice); attendance at a minimum of 5 is required. Sadhana is offered every Sunday during the Teacher Training weekends from 5:00AM-7:30AM.

Also required but not included in 220 hours:

• Written exam and homework

• Attendance of a one-day White Tantric Yoga course (www.whitetantricyoga.com); Fee for attending White Tantric Yoga not included in course fee

• Participation in a minimum of 5 full morning group Sadhanas

• 20 hours of Kundalini Yoga classes taught by KRI Certified Teachers (20 hours of Kundalini Yoga classes not included in course fee). O’Shea Yoga will be offering a discounted class rate of $10 per class for those students participating in the Teacher Training who need to fulfill the required 20 hours.

• Reading of The Master’s Touch Book (book included in course fee)

Materials provided  (included in course fee):

• The Aquarian Teacher Textbook

• The Aquarian Teacher Yoga Manual

• The Master’s Touch – On Being a Sacred Teacher for the New Age

Curriculum

• The Awakening & The Conscious Human Being – consciousness, the self-sensory system, spiritual development, becoming yourself

• Yogic Philosophy – what is yoga & history of yoga, the Aquarian Age, Kundalini Yoga and its origins

• Kriya, Pranayama & Meditation in Kundalini Yoga – asanas, form & alignment, mudra & bandha, warm-ups & relaxation, pranayama – natural breath and controlled breathing, meditation – techniques & specific applications

• The Mind – characteristics of the mind, the three minds, cycle of the intellect, cosmic law of manifestation, navigating the inner space

• Sound & Mantra – chanting, varieties, applications, and effects of mantra & sound, science of naad yoga, the quantum technology of the shabd guru

• Functional Western Anatomy – systems of the body & the effects of yoga

• Being a Kundalini Yoga Teacher – identity, the spiritual teacher, roles & responsibilities, Yogi Bhajan, the Golden Chain, challenges, creating a class, choosing and combining teachings for teaching

• Yogic Lifestyle & Humanology – habits, breaking unhealthy and cultivating healthy habits, yogic diet, cycles of life, shakti & bhakti, identity, relationships, life and death

• Practicums – teaching kriyas and meditations in class settings, analysis, and feedback

The goal of the KRI Aquarian Teacher Kundalini Yoga Level One Teacher Training Program is for Students to:

1. Gain a sound understanding of the fundamental nature, technologies, and concepts of Kundalini Yoga.
2. Have a transformational experience through the practice of these teachings.
3. Develop the skills, confidence, and consciousness required to teach Kundalini Yoga
4. Develop a lifestyle of consciousness
5. Develop a bond with other students, local teachers, and the International 3HO community.
6. Develop a link into the Golden Chain

2020-2021 TEACHER TRAINING DATES:

September

Saturday 9/12 and Sunday 9/13 ~ 2 days

October

Saturday 10/10 and Sunday 10/11 ~ 2 days

November

Saturday 11/14 and Sunday 11/15 ~ 2 days

December

Friday 12/11, Saturday 12/12 and Sunday 12/3 ~ 3 days

January

Friday 1/15, Saturday 1/16 and Sunday 1/17 ~ 3 days

February

Friday 2/ 5, Saturday 2/6 and Sunday 2/7 ~ 3 days

Saturday 2/27 and Sunday 2/28

March  

Saturday 3/20 and Sunday 3/21 ~ 2 days

April  

Saturday 4/24 and Sunday 4/25 ~ 2 days 

May

Friday 5/14, Saturday 5/15 and Sunday 5/16 ~ 3 days