Kundalini yoga is a form of yoga that involves chanting, singing, breathing exercises, and repetitive poses. The purpose of this 200-hour Kundalini Tantra yoga course is to activate your Kundalini energy or shakti which is a spiritual energy that's located at the base of your spine.
This program is designed to help you awaken the dormant energy of Kundalini within you and experience the divine union of Shiva and Shakti. Kundalini Tantra yoga is a powerful and transformative practice that combines traditional Hatha yoga, Tantra, and Shaktipat to help you access your innermost potential and realize your true nature.
The 200-hour Kundalini Tantra yoga course makes your Kundalini energy rise and helps balance the seven energy centers (chakras) in your body and contributes to your spiritual wellness.
With regular practice, Kundalini yoga is said to lead to spiritual enlightenment. As Kundalini yoga awakens spiritual energy, this 200-hour Kundalini Tantra yoga course is supposed to enhance your awareness and help you move past your ego.
After purification, it will be easy to awaken the Kundalini. Also, one can open or balance the chakras. If someone finds difficulty in this spiritual practice, they will find a booster dose of energy transfer by Swami Rudrakshdev as Shaktipat.
Thus, this course makes good Kundalini yoga teachers and students can feel the real experience of Kundalini awakened by Shaktipat.
Shaktipat is a powerful transmission of spiritual energy from a teacher to a student, which activates the dormant energy of Kundalini and opens up the chakras. This transmission helps you to awaken your inner power, connect with the divine consciousness, and experience a profound shift in your consciousness.
In the program, you will learn various techniques and practices of Kundalini Tantra yoga, including asanas, pranayama, mantra chanting, meditation, and Shaktipat. You will also receive personal guidance and support from experienced and certified yoga teachers who have deep knowledge of Kundalini Yoga and Shaktipat.
This special program is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to deepen their yoga practice, connect with like-minded individuals, and experience the beauty and spirituality of Rishikesh without worrying about accommodation and food expenses.
Course overview
Recitation of mantra chanting
The purpose of mantra chanting in yoga is to generate the vibrations within the body and the mind, which is very helpful to connect yourself with the universe. Each mantra is special and rich with spiritual energy.
Surya namaskar (classical sun salutation) and chandra namaskar (moon salutation), alignment, assist adjustment, and modification for the following asanas:
- PadmasanaI
- Shukhasana II
- Svastikasana
- Siddhasana
- Vajrasana
- Matasyasana
- Mayurasana
- Ardha-matsyendrasana
- Sirsasana
- Paschimottanaasana
- Udhrava padmasana
- Ganesh mantra
- Guru mantra (prayer to guru)
- Shakti mantra
- Adiyogi shiv mantra
- Shanti mantra
- Anna purna stotra (Meal time prayer)
- Mangalacharan mantra
- Maha-Mratyunjay mantra
- Gayatri mantra
Yoga postures (asana)
Asanas are very helpful in proper guidance to increase strength, flexibility, and balance in the body. With the help of asanas, you can make your joints strong, muscles flexible, and tone up, as well as can gain a lot of health benefits.
Pranayama (breathing practices)
Pranayama is an ancient yogic breathing technique that is very effective for meditation as well as to awaken the life force. With the help of pranayama, you can increase your lungs capacity, improves the respiratory system, and purifies the body and mind.
Week 1:
- Introduction of pranayama, benefits of pranayama, general guidelines of different types of breathing, yogic breathing
- Udgeet pranayam
- Kapalbhati
- Ujjayi pranayam
- Bhastrika pranayam
Week 2:
- Nadi - sodhana pranayam
- Bhramari pranayam
- Surya - bhedi and chandra - bhedi pranayam
- Sheetali and sheetkari pranayam
- Moorcha pranayam
Week 3:
Mudras (yoga gestures)
Hast mudra (hand gestures) and sharirik mudra (head gestures) are a part of the ancient method of yoga to open the blockage in the nadis (life energy flow channels) and to bring the five elements into equilibrium condition.
Mudras have the ability to change spiritual and mental characteristics.
- Jnana mudra
- Sunya mudra
- Apan mudra
- Pran mudra
- Vayu mudra
- Varun mudra
- Prathvi mudra
- Surya mudra
- Lingam mudra
- Chinmaya mudra
- Adi mudra
- Bhairav mudra
- Brahmi mudra
- Shambhavi mudra
- Khechari mudra
- Singh mudra
- Maha mudra
Yoga bandhas (energy lock)
The aim of bandhas is to lock the energy (prana) of the particular areas and use that energy for spiritual awakening during yoga practice. It also strengthens the entire body with a lot of benefits.
- Preparation
- Mula bandha
- Uddiyana bandha
- Jalandhar bandha
- Maha bandha
Week 4:
Meditation (dhyana)
Meditation is a state of mind which brings physical, mental, and spiritual calmness and gives control over the mind with, the purpose of reaching samadhi (self-realization).
- Meditation with breathing awareness
- Om chanting / mantra chanting meditation
- Trataka
- Dynamic meditation
- Kirtan (devotional songs)
- Expansion of mental consciousness
- Tips for concertation
- Silence practice
Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)
Yoga Nidra is a deep sleep that brings relaxation to the mind with awakened consciousness.
- Basic relaxation
- Tension relaxation
- Full body relaxation
Six yogic cleansing techniques (shatkarma)
Yogic cleansing techniques are very effective to purify the body physically and mentally. It also harmonizes the pranas in the nadis. It balances the three doshas in the body.
- Rubber neti (cleansing nostrils with a rubber cathedral)
- Rubber neti complete with jalneti
- Trataka with music (concentration practice)
- Kapalbhati - cleansing the lungs
Anatomy and physiology (sharir vijnan)
The right knowledge of the physical body will help to prevent any injury during the asanas practice. It gives information on how the different system works in the body.
Week 1:
- Introduction
- Skeletal system
- Joints and range of motion
Week 2:
- Muscular system
- Postural imbalances
- Physiology of asana
- Standing
- Backbend
- Forward bend
- Twist
- Inversions
- Savasana
- Organ system
Week 3:
- Body formation according to modern science and the nervous system
- Yoga benefits for excretion system
- Yoga benefits for endocrine system
- Stress and homeostasis
Week 4:
- Yoga benefits for respiration system
- Yoga benefits for muscular system
- Physiology of pranayama
- Physiology of meditation
Yoga philosophy (yoga darshana)
Yoga philosophy is a major part of yoga. It gives the whole knowledge about the different paths of yoga with the time periods and gives the guidance to follow the path.
Week 1:
- Introduction to yoga and its evolution
- Definition of yoga
- Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
- Different paths of the yoga (three days)
Week 2
- Yama, niyama (four days)
- Asanas, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyan, samadhi (two days)
Week 3:
- 4 aspects of mind and its functions
- Daily schedule of a yogi
- Principles of five basic elements and 10 senses
- Pancha - Vayus
- Panchakoshas
- Satva, rajas, and tamas (triguna)
Week 4:
- Introduction to chakras and their functions
- Three doshas
- Introduction and benefits of pranayamas
- Introduction and benefits of mudra, bandhas
- Effect of the asanas on the physical body
- Effects of pranayama on pranmaya kosha
Teaching practice (adhyapanam)
Students will take turns practicing their teaching skills by performing in front of their peers and teachers.
- Demonstration
- Alignment
- Instructions
Teaching methodology
A yoga teacher should efficiently perform the practical applications of class planning and preparation. At Yoga Village Rishikesh Yoga School, students will learn how to create a positive and peaceful class environment for an enjoyable and transformative experience.
- How to structure a yoga asana class
- How to teach with the breath
- Teaching yoga asana compared to physical exercises
- Verbal cues
- Modifications and safety guidelines for each asana
- Assisting inversions
Assessments
Assessments are based on:
- Assignments
- Oral test
- Attendance
- Performance
- Behavior
