200-Hour Shakti Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training & Certification
A Sacred Entry Into Teaching and Awakening
Hybrid: In-Person in Encinitas, CA or Live Online
Soul of Yoga’s 200-hour Shakti Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training offers a complete foundation in yoga teaching while guiding you into a deeper relationship with Kundalini as a living force of consciousness.
This is not intensity-driven Kundalini. It’s preparation for intelligent awakening.
You’re not pushed toward experience but rather taught how to become someone who can receive it.
This training lives within Soul of Yoga’s full 200-hour program, where students choose Shakti Kundalini Yoga as their specialty pathway, integrating classical yoga foundations with subtle body study and energy-based practice.
Request the info packet below to explore the structure, curriculum, and training path at your own pace.
A Sacred Entry Into Teaching and Awakening
Hybrid: In-Person in Encinitas, CA or Live Online
Soul of Yoga’s 200-hour Shakti Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training offers a complete foundation in yoga teaching while guiding you into a deeper relationship with Kundalini as a living force of consciousness.
This is not intensity-driven Kundalini. It’s preparation for intelligent awakening.
You’re not pushed toward experience but rather taught how to become someone who can receive it.
This training lives within Soul of Yoga’s full 200-hour program, where students choose Shakti Kundalini Yoga as their specialty pathway, integrating classical yoga foundations with subtle body study and energy-based practice.
Request the info packet below to explore the structure, curriculum, and training path at your own pace.
A Structured Path Into Shakti Kundalini Yoga
This training weaves together a complete yoga teacher education with a focused Kundalini specialization grounded in traditional yogic and tantric frameworks.
More than technique, you will learn how awakening unfolds, how the body and mind prepare for it, and how to work with it in a way that is skillful, and sustainable.
Within this program, you develop:
- Teaching Foundations
Alignment, sequencing, hands-on guidance, and real classroom skill - Subtle Anatomy in Practice
Deep dive into chakras, nadis, prana, and how energy actually moves and reorganizes the system - Meditation and Inner Work
Practices that work beyond the surface mind and support deeper transformation - Ethical and Trauma-Aware Teaching
Consent-based facilitation and language that honors each student’s process - Progressive Kundalini Preparation
Building the body and nervous system’s capacity before working with stronger energetic practices - Personal Sadhana
A consistent inner practice that becomes the ground of your teaching - Professional Readiness
Clear communication, practicum, and next steps into teaching or advanced study
What Makes Shakti Kundalini Yoga Different
This training is based in a stream of yoga that understands Kundalini as Shakti, the intelligent force of consciousness that moves through life, healing, and awakening.
Rather than chasing peak experiences, this approach emphasizes:
- Preparing the system so awakening can unfold without overwhelm
- Working with energy through breath, sound, movement, and attention
- Understanding how samskaras and karmic patterning surface and release
- Supporting integration, not just activation
Kundalini is not treated as something to force upward. It’s something to prepare for, receive, and learn to live with.
Teaching Skills You Will Embody
Through this training, you learn how to guide others through practices that affect not only the body, but the energetic and psychological layers of experience.
Breath-Centered and Nervous System–Aware Teaching
You learn how to build sequences that regulate, support, and open the system gradually.
Skillful Kundalini Integration
You develop the ability to introduce mantra, kriya, and subtle practices in ways that are appropriate for modern students.
Language for Subtle Experience
You learn how to speak about energy, sensation, and inner shifts in a way that is grounded, respectful, and clear.
Supporting Awakening Processes
You begin to understand how to recognize energetic openings, how to pace them, and how to help students integrate what arises.
Program Structure and Scope
This training combines a full-spectrum yoga teacher education with concentrated study in Shakti Kundalini Yoga.
Students can attend in person, live online, or through recorded sessions, while maintaining depth and consistency in learning.
Schedule: Seasonal live modules across the year, plus the 50-Hour Shakti Kundalini Specialty Path from February 8-12, 2027
Start at anytime. Classes weekly. Go at your own pace. Completion in typically 1 year or less!
Core Modules: Three one-week modules establish your foundation in yoga, including:
- History and philosophical context of yoga
- Anatomy and physiology
- Pranayama, meditation, mantra, and mudra
- Teaching methodology and practicum
- Ethics, scope of practice, and accessibility
50-Hour Shakti Kundalini Specialty Path: Within the 200-hour training, you choose Shakti Kundalini Yoga as your focused study
This includes:
- Traditional Kundalini and tantric frameworks
- Subtle anatomy including chakras, nadis, and prana
- Kriya-based practices for clearing and preparing the system
- Mantra and sound as tools for transformation
- Meditation practices that work directly with energy
- Understanding awakening as a process, not an event
Led by Soul of Yoga faculty with Sita Severson, Director of Advanced Training, and special guests
Asana Labs: 48 guided sessions where you refine:
- Alignment and intelligent movement
- Accessibility across diverse bodies
- Sequencing that supports both structure and subtle work
Flexible Learning Paths to Align with Your Life
Your schedule and lifestyle are unique, and so are your learning options. Whether you thrive with live classes, self-paced study, or full immersion, each format provides a complete and transformative yoga training course experience. Feel free to switch between them as needed to best complete your curriculum.
Ethical Foundations and Lineage Clarity
This training is transparent about the modern history of Kundalini Yoga and the different streams through which it has been taught.
- Practices from modern lineages are clearly identified when included
- Traditional mantra and frameworks are taught alongside contemporary adaptations
- Students are trained to communicate origins and context with honesty
- Teaching is grounded in consent, awareness, and responsibility
You are not asked to inherit a system blindly.
You are taught how to discern, understand, and choose consciously.
“When Kundalini is approached with preparation, the process becomes something that can be lived, not just experienced. The body, the mind, and the subtle system begin to reorganize in a way that is coherent, and what unfolds becomes something you can trust, understand, and eventually guide in others.”
~ Sita Severson, Lead Trainer
Join the transformative community of over 1,550 yoga teachers from around the globe. Trained in one of the most comprehensive and spiritually rooted programs in the world, they carry the wisdom, depth, and integrity that sets them apart.
Join the transformative community of over 1,550 yoga teachers from around the globe. Trained in one of the most comprehensive and spiritually rooted programs in the world, they carry the wisdom, depth, and integrity that sets them apart.
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- Training dates and course descriptions
- Tuition, discounts and payment plan
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What our students are saying
“The training at Soul of Yoga Institute changed my life. The program is so well thought out. Ryan has put so much love and care into it. You are exposed to so many different teachings. You also have the opportunity to learn from so many amazing teachers. I truly believe this program is unlike any other. I would recommend the Soul of Yoga Institute to anyone who is curious or thinking about taking a training.”
“The teacher training program at the Soul of Yoga has been formulated by a body of incredible human beings, each of whom has dedicated their lives to serving others and providing Yoga for the world. The program is thoughtful, effective, and gives the participants a fantastic education in the history, philosophy and practices of Yoga. The course does a great job covering each of the major modern lineages along with a look into the historical texts of the Bhagavad Gita and the Vedic traditions. The training also covers training in anatomy and physiology with specializations offered in Vinyasa, Gentle, Kundalini, and Yin yoga. I couldn’t recommend this program enough – I’m so glad I chose Soul of Yoga, and look forward to participating in many more training opportunities with them.”
“My training here was absolutely life-changing! I would recommend it to anyone interested in getting a well-rounded training. You will learn so many concepts and teachings across so many levels and be able to integrate them into your daily life, as well as your personal and professional practice. I am so grateful to have found this studio. Highly recommend!!”
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“Soul of Yoga brought in the most respected and renowned teachers to present their prospective modules. I don’t think there could be a better program out there. I appreciated the strong foundation in yoga anatomy that I received, as well as the grounding in yoga philosophy and traditions.”
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shakti Kundalini Yoga?
It is an approach to Kundalini that understands it as the living force of consciousness, and works with it through preparation, subtle anatomy, and intentional practice rather than intensity or force.
Is this the same as Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan?
No. This training includes transparency around modern lineages, and centers classical and traditional frameworks. Some practices may be referenced, but they are clearly contextualized and not presented as the sole system.
What is Kundalini, really?
Kundalini is not just a concept or a dramatic experience. It is an energetic potential within the human system that, when activated, begins to reorganize the body, mind, and consciousness.
Why is preparation emphasized so much?
Because without preparation, awakening can feel destabilizing. Practices in this training help clear pathways, strengthen the system, and create the capacity to receive and integrate what arises.
Will I experience Kundalini awakening in this training?
The awakening of Kundalini can take an instant or years so it’s not the goal of the training to have an awakening experience. The purpose of this training is to understand the process, build capacity, and develop a relationship with the practices that support safe awakening over time, while learning how to be a safe and experienced guide for others.
What is subtle anatomy and why does it matter?
Subtle anatomy describes the energetic structure of the human system, including chakras, nadis, and prana. Without understanding this, Kundalini practices remain surface-level or misunderstood.
Can I teach after this training?
Yes. You will graduate with the skills to teach yoga classes that integrate breath, movement, meditation, and introductory Kundalini-informed practices, along with a strong ethical and educational foundation.
Who is this training for?
This training is for practitioners who feel called toward deeper inner work, who want to understand energy and consciousness in a grounded way, and who want to teach from experience rather than performance.