Kundalini Warrior 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
Established 2024
View program websitePurpose
The Kundalini Warrior guides teachers to share a trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga practice, fostering self-discovery and spiritual awakening.
What to expect
Becoming a Kundalini yoga instructor is an enriching path that allows you to guide others through their spiritual and physical wellness journey. As a teacher, you'll be instrumental not only in improving their physical strength and flexibility, but also in fostering their mental clarity and inner peace. This is a 12-week live online training. The program is a comprehensive immersion into the world of Kundalini Yoga, with classes held three times a week. All content, including a vast library of classes and materials, is available for indefinite access for graduates. Additionally, the training is supplemented by weekly live Zoom office hours and access to a supportive, global online community.
Style/Lineage
The Kundalini Warrior program is an approach that commits to trauma-informed language, cuing, and ethics. The curriculum is intentionally designed to be a safe space for students to question anything taught, as the educators do not consider themselves "gurus" with all the answers. Kundalini Yoga teaches a blend of postures, breathwork, meditation, and mantras, drawing on practices like Kriya, Laya, and Naad yoga. The philosophy is rooted in the belief that each student is sovereign and that by embracing a more accessible and inclusive way of teaching, they can find their own unique voice and authentic expression.
Program Emphasis
Core competencies
AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires
By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…
- Discuss the history and philosophy of Kundalini Yoga, including its Four Paths, Eight Limbs, and key practices like Sadhana, with a comprehensive understanding.
- Recognize one’s own identity, voice and sovereignty as a practitioner and emerging teacher; articulate one’s “why” and intention for teaching.
- Describe the origins, history and key philosophical frameworks of Kundalini Yoga (including Kriya, Laya, and Naad yoga) as taught in this program.
- Articulate how subtle-body anatomy (chakras, nadis, energetic systems) interfaces with western anatomy, Ayurvedic pillars, and trauma-informed practice.
- Explain one's ethical considerations in teaching yoga: trauma-informed language, dismantling oppressive structures, promoting inclusivity, accessibility and equity in yoga spaces.
- Commit to a sustained daily practice (meditation, breathwork, kriya) and reflect on personal growth, patterns of healing/unlearning and energetic change
- Integrate trauma-aware language, inclusive cues and ethical awareness into one’s own movement and meditation practice.
- Create well-designed 60-90min kundalini yoga classes that clearly embrace yoga's roots, and maintain trauma awareness.
- Apply trauma-informed teaching methodologies via safe language, accessible modifications (e.g., chair Kundalini), inclusive practices—and adapting sessions to varying student needs.
- Use the voice (chant, mantra, cueing) and appropriate instrumentation/sound to support sound healing, energetic activation and class flow.
Requirements
Program evaluation
- Written exam
- Teaching evaluation
You’ll submit a reflective exam and a practice teaching video. All assignments are designed to reinforce and demonstrate learning, and we’ll guide you every step of the way. If for some reason you’re struggling with an assignment, we are here to support your success.
AYC Verification
This program will grant the following AYC CE badge after you verify your credential.
Level 1 Yoga Teacher
Kundalini Warrior 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
Jeannie O'Neill
200 hours
Additional Information
Training Manual:
This is a high quality PDF that we’ll send you prior to the course start
You can print this at home, or in a local print shop, and also keep it as a PDF.
- Each section is linked to a module and you can print that section and related PDF’s as you go along, building your own personalized teaching manual
- This is included in the tuition
Textbooks:
- The Bhagavad Gita by Stephen Mitchell
- Enlightened Bodies by Nirmal Lumpkin & Japa Kaur Khalsa
- Idiots Guide to Ayurveda by Sahara Rose
- Kundalini Awakening by Judith Lawrence
- Skill in Action by Michelle Casandra Johnson
Program Faculty
Lead faculty
Level 3
Ithaca, NY
Up-front pricing and policies
Format
Attendance
Online only
Structure
Cohort, Modular, Self-paced
Minimum hours of instruction
200 hours
Total time commitment
4- 12 months
Program fees (USD)
Application fee
Application fees are non-refundable.
Program fees
Depending on timing
Housing fees
Depending on travel, lodging, and meals
Estimated total cost
All details are subject to change; confirm on program website
AYC verification fee
AYC verification fee
One-time. Payable to AYC.
40% goes to Yoga Farm Ithaca, 10% to the Give Back Fund, 50% to AYC Operations