200 Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

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Transform Lives Through Traditional & Modern Kundalini Yoga Teachings
for a New Generation of Teachers & Practitioners

Are you ready to dive deep into the ancient and transformative practice of Kundalini Yoga? Our 200-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is designed to help you awaken your inner energy, master yogic wisdom, and confidently share this sacred practice to guide others in fully awakening. 

Whether your goal is to:

Lead Kundalini classes ~ Awaken your Self

OR 

If you are ready to become a certified practitioner of Kundalini Yoga, this training empowers you to embody and transmit the profound teachings of kundalini shakti and what it has to teach you.

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Transform yourself to transform others! 

A Unique Training Approach: Traditional Meets Modern

This training is unlike any other. You will learn both traditional Kundalini Shakti practices and modern Kundalini Yoga techniques, interlaced with Ayurvedic wisdom, creating a holistic and adaptable teaching style for today’s students.

  • Traditional Kundalini Shakti (Yoga): Rooted in ancient Vedic teachings focusing on the systematic awakening of Kundalini energy.
  • Modern Kundalini Yoga: Integrating contemporary neuroscience, polyvagal theory, trauma-informed approaches, and hybrid teaching methods and Sikh influence.

By blending these powerful approaches, you will become an impactful guide capable of leading students through authentic, effective, and safe Kundalini experiences.

200 Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

It’s an honor to introduce you to our faculty:

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Dana Reece, (she/her) Ph.D., E-RYT 500, YACEP, Founder of the Soul of Yoga Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

Trauma-Sensitive Energy Practitioner in private practice; and Yoga Therapist in training.

Dr. Reece has 30 years’ experience in meditation and the practice of inner alchemical techniques designed to develop and strengthen the energetic body. Yogic areas of expertise include Death and Shadow work; Conscious Communication Techniques; Strategies for Deepening Intuition; Sankalpa (“resolve” or “resolution”): the yogic method of setting goals or aspirations; and working on samskaras related to addiction, codependency, anxiety, and depression. She has taught dozens of workshops, and completed training with several master yoga teachers and masters of personal development. In addition to having taught hundreds of college classes as a full-time professor, she has taught public and private Yoga classes and led and facilitated group meditations. She combines spiritual vision and practice with “real-world,” results-oriented practicality.

Dana’s experience in these modalities combines compassion, humor, and a heart-centered determination to move clients and students through their self-imposed fears and limitations toward clarity and confidence to achieve their highest potential.

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Sita Severson, C-IAYT, YACEP, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Director and Lead Trainer is a lifelong clairvoyant whose love of working with people led her into the world of Yoga & Ayurveda in 2005. She started her Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coaching practice in 2007 and later became an Ayurvedic Practitioner. In that time, she has led classes on Meditation and Yoga to the professors at Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, as well as the Department of Aging for Baltimore, County where she wrote curriculum and taught at 18 different centers over a 5 year time span.

Since the establishment of her practice, Sita has become a published author, a beloved teacher on The Shift Network and Wisdom from North (the Scandinavian version of MindValley). She has worked with thousands of individuals as their Vedic counselor, supporting their health in mind, body and spirit.

She has taken her love of food and applied Ayurvedic cooking and meal planning to many of her clients over the years. Her heartfelt love is to support people in the simplification process of bringing the Ayurvedic Lifestyle and health into their lives with ease.

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Diana Otálvaro (Bhagti Kaur) is a passionate student of healing arts. After navigating many different teachings over the years, the last 10 years she has dedicated her time and energy to Kundalini yoga, Gong, and Reiki as her principal modalities to support her and others’ life journeys. Kundalini yoga for Women, Yogic Numerology, Hatha-Kriya Yoga, and Raj Yoga, are other studies she has emphasized to cultivate her spiritual garden. Diana loves trees and considers nature as an essential healer.

Diana worked as a Forestry Engineer in Colombia, her home country. She moved to San Diego in 2014, and after graduating from her International Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, she has been teaching kundalini yoga and meditation in different studios and collaborating in kundalini yoga trainings and retreats. Diana offers gong therapy and sound healing as well as reiki sessions to harmonize mind, body, and spirit. She is grateful for family, friends, and community, where she learns and shares what she has learned.

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Dr. Kulvinder Kaur was a scientist at the University of Oxford for fourteen years, before being invited to work in the US Biotechnology industry as an ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’. Her early research pioneered the use of disruptive technologies to enhance the healthcare industry through genetic diagnostics.

Since her move to California, Kulvinder has applied her love of genetics to understanding the scientific basis of integrative medicine.  Her passion is to provide empirical evidence for the alterations to our cells which occur when our innate healing capacity is activated.  Her TEDx talk at Winnipeg Exchange District outlined her vision for a society built on greater compassion through an understanding of our genetically encoded subconscious responses to different environmental stimuli. In 2017 Kulvinder founded Kreomics, a consultancy firm which specializes in empowering the wellness industry with scientific support for their offerings.

Kulvinder is a graduate of the Soul of Yoga’s 200 hour Hatha and Kundalini Teacher Trainings. She combines her love of the yogic Ancient Wisdom traditions with her deep academic training at Oxford to offer unique classes at the interface of science and Spirituality.

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D., M.Ed., C-IAYT, co-author of Breathwalk, and The 21 Stages of Meditation, and The Mind: Its Projections and Multiple Facets and co-founder of the Kundalini Research Institute is a Master Teacher and Trainer of Kundalini Yoga for nearly 50 years. An expert in the practical application of meditation and psychology for personal growth, his first degrees and graduate studies were from Harvey Mudd College and Claremont Graduate School. Later Dr. Khalsa earned both an M.Ed. at Boston University and a Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis on research in meditation and clinical counseling and has developed trainings for therapists and healers along with several other global training programs. In addition to being an accomplished author, trainer, and recording artist, Gurucharan is an affiliated scholar at Chapman University in Orange, California. There he collaborates with their Institute for Quantum Studies on projects for leading edge applications of quantum foundations to the nature of consciousness and our capacity as human beings. He contributes to original research in meditation, breath, and wellness.  Gurucharan is a guest who teaches workshops in the training that are open to the public.

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Monique Lonner, E-RYT 500, is the Director and creator of Soul of Yoga Institute Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. A Yoga teacher for 15 years, she studied in India, New York and California with Master teachers and spiritual sages including, most notably, the teaching faculty of the Soul of Yoga Institute Advanced Program. Drawing upon her professional skills as a non-profit event organizer she developed the Advanced Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy Program for Soul of Yoga, bringing together those who are considered to be the best of the best Master yoga teachers in the world today. A devoted spiritual seeker, as well as an experienced anatomy and physiology teacher she has created a comprehensive program which balances the study of Yoga Therapy technique with the insight and wisdom of Yogic and metaphysical philosophy.

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Brent Honnerlaw is an E-RYT 500, holding teaching certificates in both Hatha and Kundalini Yoga. He truly enjoys teaching and practicing a variety of styles, including Hatha and Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative, Kundalini, Meditation and Qi Gong so as to encourage versatility and balance in his and his student’s lives. Brent plays multiple musical instruments that he regularly incorporates into his classes. He currently teaches studio and private classes at corporations and recovery centers, offers sound healings, workshops, retreats and is a guest lecturer for yoga teacher trainings. Along with sound healing, Brent frequently applies his knowledge of yoga philosophy and mythology through storytelling. As a teacher, his goal is to guide students into a deeper state of internal awareness and closer to the Divine. Brent is a Spiritual and compassionate yogi who lives his yoga on and off the mat, inspiring others to do the same.

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

Flossie Park, E-RYT 500 YACEP always considering herself as a student of life, Flossie has dedicated her life to empowering herself and others through yoga, meditation, workshops, retreats, Sound Therapy and numerous other modalities for over 25 years. One of Flossie’s passions is to support people wherever they are on their life’s journey. With a down to earth approach, she draws from a lifetime of spiritual studies from many sources both from the eastern and western traditions. Applying the wisdom teachings to everyday living, she helps people to see their life from a higher perspective, gleaning understanding, enjoying the process and creating consciously. One of her strongest passions is supporting women, especially during pregnancy. This is a true opportunity for women to recognize their innate power learning to trust their bodies and intuition.

Training Highlights

  • Four immersive 5-day in-person or online (hybrid) sessions spread throughout the year
  • Live and recorded classes for flexible, self-paced learning
  • Ongoing mentorship and integration between sessions
  • Yoga Alliance Certified upon completion
  • Bonus! FREE lifetime membership to the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Collective
  • Open to all seekers – from beginners to experienced yogis

2025/2026  Training Dates

Rolling admissions so you can join at any time. Taken in person, online or any combination of the two.  Modules do not need to be taken in order.

Spring Module: May 21-26, 2025

Summer Module: August 13-18, 2025

Fall Module: October 22-27, 2025

Winter Module: February 5-9, 2026

Below is a brief description of what you will learn.

Be sure to sign up for our Information Packet to get the full details.

Sacred Anatomy of Shakti

Learn systematic approach to awakening & working with the trigger points

200 Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training

Science Meets Spirituality

Combining polyvagal theory & the stages of awakening

200 hour kundalini yoga teacher training

History & Philosophy

Vedic and Sikh influence perspectives

Yogic Anatomy & Alignment

How to guide prana shakti in the physical and subtle bodies

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Teaching & Class Creation

Developing your style of guiding

Awakening

Techniques to release tendencies & patterns to ignite the awakening.

Living Yoga: Philosophy & Business

Work with the 4 Vedic pillars

Is This Training Right for You?

This holistic healing program is designed for anyone seeking a transformational journey—whether you wish to become a teacher, practitioner or simply deepen your personal practice. If you feel called to explore the profound depths of Kundalini Shakti and what it can do for you, this training will provide you with the tools, wisdom, and support you need.

Join Us & Ignite Your Kundalini Awakening

Take the next step toward your spiritual evolution. Embrace the journey of transformation and share the ancient wisdom of Kundalini Yoga with the world.

Schedule your obligation free discovery call today!

Join us for our next free virtual info session – Sunday, March 30th at 9:00am PST.  Click here to register

Here is a list of our FAQ’s. For the full list, please download our information packet.

What makes Kundalini Yoga different from other kinds of yoga?

We think of Kundalini Yoga as the Ferrari of Yogas. It’s not that it’s better than other yogas, it’s that it is designed to raise the energy fast. In a typical Kundalini Yoga class… Wait. There is no typical Kundalini Yoga class! You learn to expect the unexpected as there are more than 5000 variations of what can happen in any one class. This is why your teachers don’t always memorize every aspect of the sets they teach and bring notes sometimes.
In Kundalini Yoga practice, there is also an emphasis on breathwork and meditation. Kundalini Yoga is not just physical postures (asana); it is a lifestyle. And you can choose the aspects of this lifestyle that suit you as you learn them throughout the training.

Is Kundalini energy safe to work with?

Our training is filled with techniques to help you purify your system and safely work with Kundalini shakti in a systematic way. You are also taught how to take others on this journey as well.

Do I need to have experience in Kundalini Yoga to take a Kundalini Yoga teacher training with you?

No. We have people who have never taken a single class start with the training as well as people who are experienced teachers. We meet you where you are.

Can I do it if I’m not in great shape?

Absolutely. Because we are permissions-oriented and modifications-friendly, you only do what feels good and right in your body. We offer modifications not only in support of injuries, but also just because, so that you can find a way to practice that feels good and safe enough in your own body. This practice is more energetic than physical in the way that it works, so it’s not necessary to overdo anything.

Can I take the training online or in person?

You can be online, or you can be in person. And because we are trauma-sensitive, we want you to take care of yourself and allow for the schedule to change as you may need it to. We make sure there’s enough physical space for everyone in the training. Whether you are suddenly inspired to hop on a plane and come last minute in person, or feel the need to go home into a quieter space to finish your day or week from there, we support you.

When I finish the training, will I be able to teach Kundalini Yoga?

Yes, you will! While our training also draws coaches and clinicians who want specifically use the breathwork and meditations with private clients, and while we also have many people who take it for their spiritual development with no intention to teach, everyone who takes the training will have the opportunity to practice teach, to design curriculum, and will be ready to teach Kundalini Yoga!

What will be different for me at the end of the training?

You will have a group of friends, many of whom may become your most supportive, good friends for life. You will have gone through a deeply introspective period of process work, learned more about yourself, and how to be gentle with your less than perfect parts. You will also have a roadmap to design an ongoing personal daily practice that can change as you do throughout your life, and that can support you and nurture you through challenges. You will be a Kundalini Yoga facilitator/teacher who is sensitive to the energy of this deep practice as well as the beautiful seekers who will unroll mats in front of you.

What can I expect from a kundalini awakening?

Although everyone has a different experience, the short answer is that the fullness of who you are here to be awakens. What many people find are that they experience; more confidence, self acceptance, high levels of intuition, clairvoyance, more grounded, peace of mind, reduced anxiety and depression and the ability to embrace change.

How is Kundalini Yoga different from Kundalini Activation Process (KAP)?

Traditionally KAP is known as shaktipat which was when a guru, or enlightened one, would place a hand on a devotee and awaken their kundalini. This process, although beautiful for most people, is temporary. Further, understanding how to direct your own kundalini and take yourself through the process of awakening is not only permanent, it’s empowering because it is self directed.

Yoga Alliance certification will be granted to course completers of all four modules 60 days after the final module is completed, to give time for completion of homework, a personal sadhana practice, and integration of this powerful work. During this time period after the training modules but before certification, we will be available to support and mentor you. Aftercare is a part of our training!

Dated March 2025

Our Commitment to Transparency and Healing

In the interest of full disclosure and transparency, we acknowledge the serious allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power that have come forward against Yogi Bhajan, the individual who introduced Kundalini Yoga to the West in the 1960s. An independent investigation into these allegations concluded that, in some cases, misconduct “possibly happened,” while in others, it “probably happened.” Yogi Bhajan passed away in 2004, but the impact of these revelations continues to be deeply felt within the community.

At The Soul of Yoga, we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive space, especially for those who have experienced trauma and abuse. We have revised our training programs to address these issues with honesty and care, ensuring that our approach honors both personal healing and ethical integrity.

We hold space for those who have been silenced and support the sharing of their stories. It is our deepest intention to foster a community where healing, empowerment, and authentic connection can thrive.

While it is essential to scrutinize the actions of past teachers and support those who have suffered harm, we also recognize the transformative power of these practices. Many practitioners have had life-changing experiences with Kundalini Yoga, even as they wrestle with the complexities of its history. For this reason, we have carefully restructured our training, removing elements of Yogi Bhajan’s teachings that lack historical roots and integrating traditional Kundalini Tantra techniques that provide deeper authenticity, grounding, and dimension.

Each student will leave our training with a clear understanding of modern versus traditional Kundalini teachings, along with a diverse set of tools and techniques to guide others in ways that align with their personal values.

Our prayer is that as we navigate these challenging times, we do not lose sight of the beauty of this practice, its potential for healing, and—most importantly—the depth of our connection with one another.

Sita Severson, Certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, YACEP, E-RYT500, Director

Dana Reece, (she/her) Ph.D., E-RYT 500, YACEP, Founder

This training has taught me so much. I think it’s saved my mind and soul and relationships.  I could go on and on. Thank you and everyone at Soul of Yoga for that gift to us. 
Kelly Senn

“Dana- It feels serendipitous that you’re covering addictions today on the day I celebrate 5 months of consecutive sobriety :-)  I believe I was meant to be here today and in general. I’m feeling so much gratitude for you and for this beautiful program you’ve created and this special community. Just wanted to share how much this all means to me. Being here in this space gives me a very powerful sense of returning home to myself. Thank you so much for everything.”

Karen Grayhall
Thank you all so much for this beautiful life changing experience. I am forever grateful to have been your student and learned from such knowledgeable, supportive, and uplifting teachers. 
Melissa Paulson
I was so in love after my first Kundalini class that I plunged in and took my 200 hour Kundalini yoga teacher training to grow my practice. That was also such a life changing experience that I recommend everyone get involved and bring their practice to the next level. The teacher training is an amazing transformative journey. It is truly a gift of unexpected growth and a lifelong treasure. Kundalini yoga has forever changed my life! I can go into a class upset about something in my life and by the time class is done, I can barely remember what I was even upset about. Talk about yoga for your mind, body and soul!
Kate G. Encinitas, CA

The information that my mind, body, and soul received [in this training] has been transformative. The greatest part is that I have more ways of glimpsing the infinite and feeling divine energy flow through my earthly body . … bringing me into a divine place of love and light and peace and ecstasy.

Debra

Thank you for holding space for people to grow and step into their dharma. Your training was the most helpful thing I’ve enrolled myself in.

Elena Larsen

I feel like an entirely different person than I was on Day 1, and that I have such a greater connection, faith and trust in the Universe due to my daily Sadhana and our KYTT training. I’m tearing up as I write this, with so much gratitude to you and the whole crew of teachers. What a blessing!

Sarah P.

This training has been amazing on so many levels. The amount of beautiful information is plentiful and enriching. I was thrilled to connect with so many beautiful souls.

Sangeet JaiJot

I was lucky to have chosen such a fantastic immersive experience with just the right amount of time between modules to assimilate and integrate. The teachers are highly knowledgeable and heart centered, the schedule was well balanced, incorporating everything one needs to know to be not just a kundalini teacher but an awesome one! I definitely felt more connected to my heart and soul after the training and am able to experience a deeper connection with others as a result!

Sandrine Sita Amritdev
I am so very happy to have found Soul of Yoga. Everything that I am learning and even the other classes offered seems to be just what my soul is looking for. It feels almost dreamy and surreal that I have found teachers and guides across the country to support my spiritual journey and practice. I feel so incredibly supported and it feels great!

 

Kavita Dasjot Kaur
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Training Materials

All course materials, including two comprehensive texts, are included. Additional online materials, supplemental handouts, and a comprehensive “suggested reading list” for those who want further study are provided at no additional cost.

Certification:

Yoga Alliance certification will be granted to course completers of all four modules 60 days after the final module is completed, to give time for completion of homework, a personal sadhana practice, and integration of this powerful work. During this time period after the training modules but before certification, we will be available to support and mentor you. Aftercare is a part of our training!

Training Location

Online, in the comfort of your own home, or at our beautiful training facility in Encinitas, California. You can also mix and match, taking some modules online and others in person, if reserved in advance.

Financial Aid

Please inquire about our military, & senior discounts. Limited partial scholarships available.

Please contact Sita Severson at Sita@SoulofYoga.com for more information. 

Military Financing

MyCAA Funding gives eligible military spouses the opportunity to train for portable jobs in growing career fields, including becoming a Yoga Teacher. Soul of Yoga Institute is MYCAA approved. Click below for more information about MyCAA or email Kei@SoulOfYoga.com

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