What You Will Learn

The Kundalini Global Level 1 Teacher Training is a 220-hour training in practice, teaching, nervous system awareness, spiritual literacy, inclusion, self-enquiry and transformation.

This is a teacher training for people who want to understand practice, the body, the mind, the nervous system, spiritual thought, group process, and the art of holding a room.

You do not have to know whether you want to teach. Many people come to the training for the qualification; many also come for the process of self-growth, reflection and transformation.

A note on the syllabus

The outline below gives a sample of the areas covered across the five modules. Carolyn teaches responsively, drawing on the needs, questions and lived experience of each cohort, so the exact running order may shift. Module One usually remains as the foundation, while other areas may move depending on the shape of the training.

You will explore

  • Yoga series, posture, pranayama, meditation and relaxation

  • The nervous system, stress, the amygdala, hormones and neural plasticity

  • Anatomy and the body in practice

  • Teaching skills, class structure, holding the room and working with groups

  • Inclusion, gender, anti-racism, trauma awareness and boundaries

  • Spirituality, religion, ritual, ceremony and esoteric thought

  • The history and future of Kundalini Yoga

  • Personal practice, self-enquiry and transformation

  • Peer practice, supervision, written work and practicum

Module by Module Sample

Module One: Foundations

Module One begins with the self.

You will explore the personal core belief system, cults of thought, and the questions at the heart of the training: What is yoga? What is spirituality? What is Kundalini?

This module introduces the mind/body/spirit axis, hormones, the stress system, neural plasticity and the amygdala. You will also begin to explore prayer, altars and their uses.

Self-directed study:

Research and presentation topic: the origins and history of religious, spiritual and yogic practice.

Module Two: Practice, Teaching & the Energetic Body

Module Two begins to move more deeply into practice and the skills of teaching.

You will explore the esoterics of postures and their effects, the value of daily practice, teaching styles, clothing, music, holding the room, working in a studio and teaching via Zoom.

This module also includes the Teachers Agreement, peer groups, supervision, gentleness, the power of the mat, student/teacher relationships, the Three Minds, the Body Locks, the Chakras and the Lotus Analogy.

Module Three: Anatomy, Body, Mind & Stress

Module Three explores the body in depth.

You will study Applied Anatomy with Vicky Fox, alongside the rhythms of the body and mind, adjustments, the use of props, the Nadis, the Tantras and maps on the body.

This module also examines the history and philosophy of gender, patriarchy and feminism, alongside mind and body issues including mental health, depression, stress, anxiety, dysmorphia, shame, trauma, abuse, eating disorders and disordered eating.

You will also take part in a mantra workshop.

Self-directed study:
Hand in your 2000–2500 word research project from Module Two. Begin your new research and presentation topic.

Module Four: Religion, Inclusion & Spiritual Literacy

Module Four explores religious belief, spiritual practice, inclusion and the wider cultural contexts of teaching.

You will look at different religious beliefs and practices, the divine masculine and feminine, the Seven Steps to Heaven and Seven Steps to Hell, the left and right energy fields, and the upper and lower triangles.

This module also includes anti-racism, inclusion, gender, religion, the Power of Now and the Nine Types of Prayer.

Self-directed study:
Hand in your 2000–2500 word research project from Module Three. Begin your new research and presentation topic.

Module Five: Integration, Alchemy & Teaching Forward

Module Five brings the training together.

As well as completing your practical exam, where you will be asked to teach for 20-30 minutes, you will explore the Quantum Fields, finding the gold, the coat of your history, the power of your projection, yoga nidra, relaxation, mindfulness and posture.

This module also includes finding and working with your gift, alchemy, plant medicine, additions to the teaching practice, ceremony and ritual, celestial communication, affirmations and gratitude.

Self-directed study:
Hand in your 2000–2500 word research project from Module Four and give your final presentation.

Self-directed study

Between modules, you will continue your learning through self-directed study, written work, research, peer practice and reflection. Support will be in place to help you make the most of these opportunities.

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