kundalini yoga level one teacher training
aotearoa & australia 2026
Organised by Jai Ram Kaur of Grisht Ashram and Maheshjoti Kaur of Kundalini & Dance NZ in Aotearoa New Zealand, this collaboration offers a container for collective learning and deep immersion in the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. Bringing together committed individual souls around a shared purpose, this training is devoted to the nourishing and flourishing of community in Australia and New Zealand.
starts april 18th 2026
join the online info session
Saturday March 14th 4pm New Zealand / 1pm Perth
A chance to meet Jai Ram Kaur and Maheshjoti Kaur, hear about the training and ask your questions.
If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it.
If you want to master something, teach it.
KRI Level One Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is a 220 + hour KRI certified and globally recognised professional training which qualifies you to instruct Kundalini Yoga. Becoming a teacher is a path to embodiment and integration. We say, teach to master. This means you don’t have to have mastered the practice and teachings in order to teach them. The mastery gradually comes through teaching and continuing to sincerely practice yourself. As much as there is alot of inspiring learning in the process, parallel to that teacher training is just as much an incubator for your true self. It provides the support, the containment, the guidance and the community that you need to take that sacred journey.
Sangat
A single feather is just a feather. Many feathers together form wings with which to fly. Such is the experience of sangat, spiritual community.
The training consists of..
✨ 180 classroom hours in 10 modules
✨ approx 40 hours of home practice & study
✨ 8 hour intensive meditation day
Jai Ram Kaur in Perth is the main trainer of the programme and will be present holding the space in Perth for in person participants throughout. She will also attend the 6 day residential in NZ if this takes place.
Alongside Jai Ram Kaur, we will be joined by an inspiring and experienced team: Shiv Charan Singh, Angad Kaur, Satwant Kaur and Shama Kaur. You can read about them below.
In such times as these, flexibility is key. Our aim and wish is to provide for all participants the opportunity for a 6 day residential retreat as part of the training. If numbers are sufficient to do so, In New Zealand this will take place at Aroha Shanti retreat centre. We will discuss this with everyone before the training commences. Depending on the number of registrants in Perth, a residential will also be offered - again, to be discussed with everyone before training commences.
Thankyou for your understanding. It is our commitment to make these teachings available to as many people as possible, so we will find ways to make it happen and you will be consulted and kept informed.
How is it offered?
This training is offered in two in person locations at once: Auckland New Zealand and Perth, Western Australia.
It is a hybrid training, meaning that for most of the training the two groups will come together in their respective places and join together in the larger group via zoom. Some sessions may be held solely online.
If you don’t live in Auckland or Perth, the time schedule works for you and you wish to join, please get in touch to discuss the possibilities.
The New Zealand group will be guided by Maheshjoti Kaur and Baldev Kaur, interns on the training.
Seva
Seva is selfless service, one of the main pillars of the Kundalini Yoga philosophy and lifestyle: giving with no expectation of return. It is perhaps the most powerful way to clear your karma and quieten your self-interest.
Participants in our programmes engage in Seva (selfless service), with everyone helping with the tasks that keep the training running smoothly, like keeping the space clean and tidy and helping with serving and cleaning up after meals.
dates & times 2026
NEW ZEALAND DATES & TIMES
18 and 19 April - 5.30am to 6pm
16 to 18 May - 5pm to 11pm
Fri eve: 29 May, 5 June, 19 June - 5pm to 8pm + Sat 20 June - 5.30am to 6pm
Fri 17 July - 5 to 8pm; Sat 18 - 6am to 8pm and Sun 19 July - 6am to 4pm
8 and 9 August - 5.30am to 6pm
5 and 6 Sept - 5.30am to 6pm
26 and 27 Sept – 5.30am to 6pm
15 to 20 Oct - residential *
Intensive meditation day - Sat 14 Nov - 5.30am to 6pm
WEST AUSTRALIA DATES & TIMES
18 and 19 April - 5.30am to 2pm
16 to 18 May - 1pm to 7pm
Fri eve: 29 May, 5 June, 19 June - 1pm to 4pm + Sat 20 June - 6am to 12pm
Fri 17 July - 1 to 4pm; Sat 18 - 5.30am to 2pm and 19 July 6am to 4pm; Sun 19 - 6am to 12pm
8 and 9 August - 5.30am to 2pm
5 and 6 Sept - 5.30am to 2pm
26 and 27 Sept – 5.30am to 2pm
6 Day Residential * to be confirmed
Intensive meditation day - Sat 14 Nov - 5.30am to 2pm
* if there are not sufficient numbers to run a residential retreat, the 3 modules will instead be taught over 3 weekend, on 17 and 18 October, 24 and 25 Oct and 31 Oct and 1 Nov. WA people, you are welcome to attend the residential in New Zealand, or other options will be provided. This will be discussed with you on application.
Added note for WA people: as the time difference does not allow for a combined early morning practice (Aquarian Sadhana), alternative dates will be provided for you to attend Sadhana (there is a minimum requirement of attendance at 5 sadhanas over the course of the training).
Kundalini Yoga is the science to unite the finite with Infinity, and it’s the art to experience Infinity in the finite. Yogi Bhajan
Curriculum
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Learn about the amazing history and herstory of yoga and the origins and influences of Kundalini Yoga. Learn about the Golden Chain & establish the basic structure of a Kundalini Yoga class.
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Understanding and experiencing mantra, refining rhythm, pronunciation and projection. Exploring Naad, universal sound current and Shabd guru - sacred sound as teacher.
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Laying out the maps of self: western anatomy and the body systems. Yogic anatomy and our 3 gunas, 5 tattvas, 7 chakras, 10 bodies. The pathway of kundalini and the physical body as marriage between spirit and matter.
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How we breathe is how we live. Diving into Pranayama and the breath in everyday life. Learning about yogic lifestyle - taking care of all levels of your being.
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Kundalini Yoga as a science of angles and triangles. We explore asana and how to practice and instruct them, bhanda (body seals) and posture.
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Learning about what mind is. The 3 functional minds. Mind as wonderful servant and terrible master. Meditation in its many variations in Kundalini Yoga. Patanjali’s stages of meditation.
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The journey of the spirit through cycles and stages in this possible human incarnation. Life from conception on & conscious pregnancy. Energetics & yogic anatomy of being fe/male.
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Being a Kundalini Yoga teacher, in and out of class. Being the teacher only you can be. Teacher’s Oath. Stages on the spiritual path. Presence & promotion.
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Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga. The cycle of intelligence and the ladder of subtlety. Yogic view on death and dying. Jiwan Mukt - liberated while yet alive. Being in the world but not of it.
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The foundational teachings of the Ten Spiritual Bodies. The relation between Kundalini Yoga and Sikh dharma. Completion & continuity.
FAQs
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WA location is the Beacon Hub, 213a South St Beaconsfield.
AOTEAROA location TBC, in the Auckland area.
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We require you to have attended a minimum of 5 in person Kundalini Yoga classes prior to enrolment, so that you have experienced the basics of the practice. Where this is not possible, you may also attend 5 online classes.
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attendance of 80% of classroom hours
satisfactory delivery of 2 practicum classes
attendance of a minimum of 5 Aquarian Sadhanas
attendance at an intensive meditation day (provided as part of the course) or a day of White Tantric yoga
certified attendance of 20 Kundalini Yoga classes taught by a KRI-certified teacher. These classes are independent of any yoga sessions during the Level One Training.
completion of a take home written exam
completion with pass grade of the in-class multiple choice and short answer exam
completion of a 40 day meditation and journal of the experience
creation of two course curricula - a 5 week speciality course and a 10 week beginner course
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If there are sessions you are unable to attend, please discuss this with Jai Ram. The minimum attendance requirement of the training is 80%. If days are missed, you are able to catch these up in some cases via recordings, or with extra home study and a report given on your learning.
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FEES
The total fee for the full training, including all tuition fees, manual, exam fee, intensive meditation day and residential retreat (if applicable) for NZ participants is NZD$5000
The total fee for the full training, including all tuition fees, manual, exam fee and intensive meditation day for Australian participants is AUD$3230. If there is to be a residential retreat, there will be an extra cost, which we will endeavour to keep reasonable. This will be discussed with the participants.
We require a non-refundable deposit of NZD$500 / AUD$400 to secure your place in the training.
The remaining course fees are to be paid in 3 instalments of NZD$1500 / AUD$950 each: one before the training commences; the second on July 1st and the third on September 1st.
Payment plans are available - discuss with Jai Ram to set this up.
In cases where there is a sincere commitment to undertake the training but finances are an obstacle, please contact Jai Ram to discuss the possibility of a partial scholarship.
READY TO APPLY?
meet your TRAINERS
jai ram KAUR
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Born in Perth, Jai Ram has been practising and teaching Kundalini Yoga for more than 2 decades.
ANGAD KAUR
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Angad teaches locally and internationally.
She spent a number of years travelling extensively with her spiritual teacher, Shiv Charan Singh, studying to become a Karam Kriya Consultant and Trainer – working with the universal intelligence of numbers and the power of the word to create healing conversations and support meaningful life transitions.
Since 2008, she has worked with the Guru Ram Das Project bringing Kundalini Yoga to individuals and communities most in need, alongside working as a Sikh Chaplain. Angad regularly runs retreats and workshops exploring life themes through the guidance of numbers and the teachings in Gurbani, alongside offering one-to-one Yoga Therapy. She was involved with Karam Kriya Women’s Camp for many years and regularly organizes events for International Women’s Day.
After 25 years working in the art world as a curator, producer and lecturer, she continues to mentor artists and run creative writing workshops. Angad has an inclusive approach and a natural enjoyment of being in the company of people from all walks of life.
SHIV CHARAN SINGH
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He is an outstanding and authentic spiritual teacher who is deeply committed to guiding students in their spiritual growth so they can bring spiritual awareness into their everyday lives and develop their full potential as human beings. He is a skilled counsellor, author of several books on human communication, the mystery of numbers and poetry.
Read on
SATWANT KAUR
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Satwant Kaur has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for more than twenty year.
Originally training in her native Canada, where she met Yogi Bhajan. Satwant met Shiv Charan Singh just before moving to the UK in 2005, recognized him as her Teacher, and has been studying with him ever since. She now lives in Birmingham, UK.
Satwant teaches on Teacher Training programmes in the UK and internationally. She has a love for music and a talent for language and mantra. She released her first mantra album, Path of Love, in 2017.
SHAMA KAUR
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Shama is Egypt’s first Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer. Her name means ‘the one who shines.. the light of her inner soul’.
She completed her training at the age of 25 at the Kundalini Research Institue in New Mexico, USA in 2012. Ever since, she been teaching kundalini yoga classes, workshops and delivering teacher trainings in Egypt and the Middle East.
baldev kaur
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Baldev is a Kundalini Yoga practitioner and Karam Kriya consultant who is now based in New Zealand.
She is an Intern with the Aquarian Trainer Academy and a member of the training team.
Baldev has taught in UK and New Zealand for over 18 years.
Searching for a yoga teacher training in the UK, before ever taking a Kundalini Yoga class, Baldev found I-SKY School, and Guru Dharam Singh Khalsa, became Baldev’s level one trainer.
A moment of destiny, and the rest is history!
Passionate about workplace wellbeing and female leadership, Baldev founded Corporate Karma in London, which offered corporate wellness retreats and training to organisations using Kundalini Yoga techniques.
In 2021, she commenced Shiv Charan Singh’s Karam Kriya training, which has enriched her teaching profoundly.
Also “mum’ to two funny, opinionated teenage boys who remind her this is the yoga of the householder.
She is currently working on the KRI level three training journey of deeper self-development.
Baldev teaches from the heart, with humour and empathy.
Her goal is to guide others to rediscover their own gifts and jewels, using the wisdom and technology of Kundalini Yoga and Karam Kriya.
maheshjoti kaur
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A devoted yogini, performing artist, choreographer, researcher and educator, Maheshjoti is originally from Bogotá- Colombia and has been a resident of New Zealand since 2018.
In 2012, she encountered kundalini yoga, a practice that not only helped her regulate her mind and emotions, but also facilitated the release of trauma and anxiety through dedicated daily practice. Kundalini became a beacon of transformation for her, enabling her to share its profound tools of healing and growth with others.
Maheshjoti is local organiser of the training and an intern with the Aquarian Trainer Academy.
Karam Kriya International School
Grisht Ashram trainings are under the umbrella of the Karam Kriya International School, of which Shiv Charan Singh is the director. Trainers on our programmes are part of the school and all share a profound commitment to truth and service through the teachings of Kundalini Yoga. We are looking forward to sharing these sacred teachings with you and supporting you on your transformative learning journey.