What Makes Our Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Unique

Our Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training at Northern Light Yoga offers a comprehensive and internationally recognized education that integrates ancient yogic wisdom with the realities of modern life. The program combines deep personal practice, professional training, and a supportive learning community.

1. Internationally Recognized Certification

Our program is KRI-certified through the Kundalini Research Institute and approved by Yoga Alliance, ensuring that the training follows internationally recognized educational standards.

The curriculum is based on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, who introduced Kundalini Yoga to the West in 1969 and established a structured system for teacher education.

Graduates become part of an international network of practitioners and teachers and are eligible to continue with Level 2 and Level 3 training within the global Kundalini Yoga tradition.

2. Ancient Technology Adapted to Modern Life

Kundalini Yoga is often described as a technology of consciousness—a system of practices developed to cultivate vitality, awareness, and inner balance.

In our program we emphasize integration. We call the training Integral Kundalini Yoga Education because the focus is not only on learning techniques but on bringing yogic awareness into everyday life—relationships, work, creativity, and personal growth.

This training invites you to deepen your practice, expand your understanding of yoga, and explore how conscious living can transform everyday life.

3. Scientifically Studied Yogic Technology for Health and Human Potential

Kundalini Yoga offers a comprehensive system of practices designed to influence multiple dimensions of human functioning—physical health, emotional balance, mental clarity, and spiritual awareness.

Within the tradition, specific kriyas—structured combinations of movement, breathwork, mantra, mudra, and meditation—are designed to support different aspects of well-being and human development.

Modern research initiatives connected to the Kundalini Research Institute and academic institutions have explored the effects of Kundalini Yoga–based practices on areas such as:

• stress reduction and nervous system regulation

• emotional resilience and mood balance

• cognitive functioning and mental clarity

• prevention of cognitive decline

Research programs have also investigated Kundalini Yoga meditation protocols in relation to mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting potential benefits for memory and brain health.

Within the training, students learn how these traditional practices can be applied skillfully and responsibly for personal development and professional contexts.

4. Immersion in Practice

Students in the training receive a free membership at Northern Light Yoga during the training period, allowing them to immerse themselves deeply in the practice.

This immersion supports:

• continuous personal practice

• experience with different teachers and classes

• integration of theory and lived experience

Teacher training becomes a living practice environment, not only a course.

5. Community-Based Learning – The Power of Sangat

Kundalini Yoga has traditionally been practiced within sangat, a supportive spiritual community.

Our training emphasizes:

• shared practice and dialogue

• mutual support among participants

• meaningful connections that often continue beyond the training

Learning together creates a strong and supportive environment for growth.

6. Ashram Experience in Nature

The final module of the training is a five-day Ashram immersion held at a Buddhist temple in Østmarka, the forest area just outside Oslo.

During these days students experience a retreat-style environment with:

• daily sadhana and meditation

• deep study and reflection

• time in silence and nature

This closing module serves as a culminating integration experience, allowing participants to deepen their practice and embody the teachings in a focused and contemplative setting.

7. Experienced Teaching Team

We invite an international team of specialists to contribute to the training. Our Oslo-based core team consists of long-term Kundalini Yoga teacher trainers who guide the main structure of the program and accompany students throughout the training.

The core teaching team includes:

Anand Raj Jakob Schaible

Kathy Hari Dev Latham

Salila Gyanjot Vestøl

Ann Christin Fossum

Together they bring decades of experience in Kundalini Yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound practices, and teaching methodology. Guest teachers and international contributors further enrich the program with additional perspectives and expertise.

This combination creates a rich, diverse, and well-supported learning environment, where students benefit from both continuity and a broad spectrum of experience.

8. Extensive Study Resources

Participants gain access to the Northern Light Yoga study library, offering a wide collection of books and materials on:

• Kundalini Yoga

• yoga philosophy and history

• meditation and spiritual practice

• anatomy and therapeutic approaches

These resources support deeper study and continued exploration throughout the training.

9. Personal Guidance and Mentoring

Teacher training is not only an educational program but also a personal journey.

Throughout the training students receive:

• mentoring and feedback from teachers

• support in developing their personal practice

• guidance in building confidence as yoga teachers

The process is designed to be structured, supportive, and deeply transformative.

10. More Than a Teacher Training

While the program prepares students to teach yoga professionally, many participants join primarily for personal development and inner growth.

The training offers tools for:

• cultivating vitality and mental clarity

• developing sustainable daily practices

• integrating spiritual awareness into modern life

For many students, the training becomes the beginning of a lifelong path of study, service, and self-discovery.