Kundalini  Yoga Teacher Training
July 29th - August 28th 2012

Registration Form

The Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is a special immersion for spiritual healing, activation and transformation that is only offered at 7 Centers Yoga Arts. It can be taken by yoga teachers seeking deeper internal practices and by newcomers looking to build a foundation of balance, integration and change.

The practices and trainings are based on the teachings of the two premier pioneers in modern Kundalini Yoga; Swami Satyananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga in Bihar, India, and Yogi Bhajan of the 3HO Foundation in Espanola, New Mexico. In this unique 30-day immersion program, which includes an ashram style schedule, students will learn the scientific and experiential tools to achieve internal and external harmony as well as practice and learn to teach the ancient Kundalini techniques that promote personal evolution.

This 200-hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training can be applied toward a 500-hour certificate from 7 Centers Yoga Arts and Yoga Alliance. When combined with any introductory 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and the Chakra Yoga Intensive (8 days) and Conflict Resolution Workshop (4 days) at 7 Centers Yoga Arts, the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is therefore an important step toward the 500-hour certification.

Schedule

The course will begin on Sunday, July 29th, at 1:00 pm with an orientation and personal Ayurvedic assessments. The regular Monday through Friday course schedule begins the following day, as seen here:

4:30am: Kundalini Sadhana
6:30am: Ayurvedic Breakfast
7:15am: Karma Yoga
8:00am: Morning Nature Walk
9:00am: Kundalini Philosophy & 3HO Kundalini Kriya
12:00n: Ayurvedic Lunch
1:00pm: Yoga Nidra
1:30pm: Kundalini Tantra Philosophy & Chakra Sadhana
4:30pm: Completion

Weekends will follow a special schedule, with Saturday classes ending at 12:00 noon and Sunday classes ending after morning Sadhana so that students can attend to personal business and integrate the teachings of the week.

Anatomy classes will be held each Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 7:30pm and will combine both Western and Eastern approaches to the physical and subtle bodies.

Books & Supplies

The following books will be provided for your training along with other essential training materials:
Kundalini Yoga: Sadhana Guidelines, Yogi Bhajan
Introduction to Kundalini Yoga, Gururattan Kaur Khalsa
Kundalini Tantra, Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Tuition
Discounts are available for early registration:

$3,000. If registered before December 31, 2011.
$3,295. If registered before April 29, 2012.
$3,500. If registered after April 30, 2012.

Donation includes tuition, Ayurvedic breakfast and lunch five days a week, training manuals and books. Students who meet the course requirements including 100% attendance will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

The course has a limited number of participants, so please reserve early. A deposit of $500 reserves your place. You may pay by cash, check or by credit card. Once you are accepted for the course, the deposit becomes non-refundable. The full fee is due 30 days before the start of the course and once the course starts, there is no refund. In case of an emergency, you may apply the fee to another course within one year of the course for which you originally registered. The fee is not transferrable to another person.

The Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is sponsored by Mystis, a nonprofit educational organization founded in 2000. Your donation furthers the work of Mystis and promotes all aspects of the teachings of Yoga to create healthier and more holistic living in our communities. All or part of your donation may be tax-deductible; please discuss this with your accountant.

Housing
We will help arrange housing with friends and families of 7 Centers Yoga Arts who are accustomed to hosting students in our programs. You can expect to pay between $550 - $650 for the month, including utilities, for a room and bathroom with access to kitchen facilities for evening meals. Upon receipt of your registration form we will send you the names and contact numbers for potential housing situations. All financial agreements will be made directly with them.

What to Bring

Sedona weather in July and August can include high temperatures and occasional rain. As this is the desert, be prepared for warm days, cool nights and everything in between. Bring appropriate yoga and non-yoga (casual) clothing, shoes, hiking gear, a journal, a working alarm clock, and a neti pot (if you have one). Although it is not a requirement, students are encouraged to bring some white clothing for the 3HO style yoga practices.

Course Leaders

Hari Jap has been teaching Kundalini Yoga since 1983 and is the founder of the Center for Divine Awakening, Kundalini Yoga Center. In addition to his study with Yogi Bhajan, he has studied with several other Master Teachers from numerous traditions including Taoist Master Lee, Mantak Chia and Sunyata. Hari Jap has extensive training in Kundalini Yoga along with training in Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Tantra, Kinesiology, Martial Arts, and Shamanism teachings.

Faculty Members

Avani Sukhadia "Growing up in a family of physicians and healers, at an early age I developed a natural instinct to care for the health of those around me. My family's deep spirituality and celebration of our Indian heritage, ingrained in me a deep respect and understanding of Hindu/Vedic traditions." Avani has been studying and practicing Ayurveda for the past eight years. She is a graduate of New York University, The School of Healing Arts and the American School of Ayurveda.

Jeff E. Masters is the founder and director of Thunder Mountain Wellness Center in Sedona, AZ.  He is a teacher of anatomy & physiology, as well as Myotherapy, licensed massage therapist and personal trainer who specializes in Swedish massage, Deep Tissue massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Therapy, advanced functional anatomy and assessment, and the treatment of chronic pain.  He is an internationally published author, who was awarded an honorary Masters degree in Anatomy and Physiology, from the Open International University for Complimentary Medicine, Sri Lanka in 2006.   

Mira Murphy is the Ayurvedic Chef for yoga teachers in training at 7 Centers Yoga and has studied yoga and Ayurveda in India. She has been practicing yoga since the womb (her mother being a yoga teacher) and asana for 5 years. Her Ayurvedic cooking is healthy, creative and delicious.  Mira completed her yoga teacher training at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in September 2005 and has yoga teaching experience in Sedona, Seattle and San Jose, California.  She also studied Thai massage in Thailand.

Angela achieved her 500 hour Yoga Teacher’s Certification at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in Sedona, specializing in Kundalini and Hatha Yoga. She has been blessed with a diverse life experience and many great teachers along the way.  Angela has partnered in business and agriculture and managed finances.  She enjoys travelling to many sacred sites, thriving on anything that deepens her understanding of true self and connection within the universe.  She has explored many theories and practices pertaining to personal growth, psychology, energy and plant medicine, physics, alternative history, spirituality, yoga, meditation and more. Throughout this smorgasbord of ideas and experiences she concludes that there are fundamental common threads throughout all philosophies. She has also learned that our greatest teacher is the one within

Some Testimonials

"Several months after our Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training it has become clear that there has been a fundamental shift in my being, as if the life lived before the training is a completely different life experience from everything that has followed. This shift has quite literally affected everything, from the way I view my own thoughts to the way I interpret and interact with the world.
It is difficult to describe how the Kundalini Teacher Training differed from my first 200 hour Yoga Teacher training (which was also an incredible journey), except to say that the Kundalini experiences were magnified tenfold, as were the lasting results. Not only have I changed, but any new awareness gained seems firmly rooted. My personal path toward enlightenment and understanding, an ever-ongoing journey, was greatly enhanced by this life-changing experience.
All of it was made possible by the care and compassion of our teachers, Shraddasagar and Hari Jap. While the training was challenging physically, emotionally and spiritually, we knew we had expert guides, who acted as both lighthouse and forklift, on our personal journeys. This training was deep spititual work, taught by masters, and resulting in a level of gratitude I have never felt before in this lifetime. Through the power of this training, I am beginning to truly understand what it means to live a life of yoga."  David, New York City

"Where do I start? As I drove into Sedona on the first day there was a huge rainbow over the city & I began to cry. On my presentation, there was a full moon where the sun normally was. Everything in between was just as magical. 'Doing the impossible' over & over & over again. Blowing my limits. The highlight would be the teachers.. I am honored to have been a part of this & to have shared this part of my life with you all." Brian, Los Angeles

SCHOLARSHIPS offered through YOGA BASICS
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