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International Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training Student Handbook
InternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining
StudentHandbook
TableofContents
ADMISSION3
ENROLLMENT3
ACADEMICPOLICY5
SEGMENTHOURSANDDESCRIPTIONS5
PROFESSIONALTRAININGFACULTY6
GURURAMDASCENTERFORMEDICINE&HUMANOLOGYBOARD7
PAYMENTPOLICY.15
STUDENTGRIEVANCEANDCOMPLAINTPOLICY17
ANTI-DISCRIMINATIONANDHARASSMENTPOLICY18
SEXUALHARASSMENTPOLICY18
DISCRIMINATIONANDSEXUALHARASSMENTCOMPLAINTS19
CONFIDENTIALITYPOLICY20
PRIVACYPOLICY21
WEBSITETERMSOFUSEPOLICY23
CODEOFCONDUCTPOLICY25
THEROLEANDCALIBERASAKUNDALINIYOGATHERAPIST27
THECODEOFPROFESSIONALSTANDARDSOFAKUNDALINIYOGATHERAPIST29
IAYTCODEOFETHICSANDPROFESSIONALRESPONSIBILITIES30
CONSENTEDTOUCHINYOGATHERAPYTRAINING,TEACHING,ANDPRACTICE31
TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining
TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingisa1,120hourtrainingaccreditedbytheInternationalAssociationofYogaTherapists.Thetrainingisover34monthsandissponsoredbytheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanology,anon-profitorganization.Segmentsofthetrainingareinfourregionsoftheworldwithtraineesfrom48countries.
ADMISSION TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingdoesnotdiscriminatebasedonrace,sex,gender,religion,ethnicorigin,sexualorientationordisability.Applicantsmustbeatleast18yearsofage. PREREQUISITES ApplicantsmustbeKRICertifiedKundaliniYogaLevelIInstructorsingoodstanding,havetaughtKundaliniYogaforaminimumof200hours,andhaveademonstratedpersonalpractice. APPLICATIONANDAPPLICATIONFEE Theapplicationforadmissionmustbereceivedatleast3monthspriortothenextprogramstartdate.Anon-refundable$108applicationfeemustbesubmittedwiththewrittenapplication.Ifadmittedintotheprogram,thisfeeisappliedtotuition. INTERVIEW Applicantsarerequiredtobeinterviewedbeforeacceptanceintotheprogram.DuringtheInterviewwefurtherexploretheapplicant’s:
• goalsforparticipationintheprogramandforbecomingaKundaliniYogaTherapist • caliber • abilitytomanagechange,conflictandthedemandsofthetraining
ACCEPTANCE Theinterviewisfactoredintotheapplicant’sfinalevaluationofacceptanceintothetraining.AcceptanceisatthediscretionoftheAdmissionsCommittee.NotificationoftheCommittee’sdecisionisgiveninwritingwithin15daysfollowingtheinterview. OnceacceptedintotheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining,applicantscandeferadmissionuptooneyearafternotificationofacceptance.Afteroneyear,theyneedtoreapply. Priortoacceptanceintotheprogram,applicantsarerequiredto:
• completetheapplication • paytheapplicationfee • beinterviewedonlineorin-person
ENROLLMENT KRICertifiedKundaliniYogaLevelIteachersmayattend8introductoryin-personsegmentsoftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingandanyofthe7onlinesegmentswithoutbeingofficiallyadmitted.Toattendtheremainingsegmentsandparticipateinclinicalsupervisionandpersonalmentoring,(TheCertificationTrack)thestudentmustbeofficiallyenrolledintheInternational
KundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining.InordertograduatewiththedesignationofKundaliniYogaTherapist,thestudentmusthavesuccessfullycompletedtheentiretraining. Afternotificationofacceptance,anEnrollmentAgreementiscompletedthatincludes:
• paymentdetails • thetrainingschedule • therefundpolicy
UponcompletionoftheEnrollmentAgreementandpaymentoftheEnrollmentDeposit,theapplicantisconsideredregisteredintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining. Programandclasssizearelimitedtofosterapersonalizedtrainingatmosphere.Advancedregistrationisadvisedtoensureyourspace. TRANSFERHOURSPOLICY TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingacceptsupto300transferhoursforYogaTherapytraining,assetbytheaccreditationrequirementsoftheInternationalAssociationofYogaTherapists.Includedinthe300transferhoursisamaximumof120transferhoursinconjunctionwithcompletionofacollegelevelAnatomyandPhysiologyCourse(s).Thesecourse(s)mustbetaughtbyacollegeoruniversitylevelinstructor,in-personoronline,andmustdirectlyrelatetotheCompetenciesoutlinedbytheInternationalAssociationofYogaTherapists. YogatherapycoursestakenfromayogatraditionotherthanKundaliniYogamaybeeligiblefortransfer;however,thecontentofthetransferredcoursemustmatchthecontentoftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingcurriculumandmustdirectlyrelatetotheCompetenciesoutlinedbytheInternationalAssociationofYogaTherapists.Request fortransferhoursisreviewedonanindividualbasis. Thelistofcoursesapprovedfortransferinclude:
• 2SemestersofacollegelevelAnatomyandPhysiologycoursetaughtbyacollegeoruniversitylevelinstructorin-personoronline.
• The8OpencoursesintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingtaughtbyGuruRamDasCenterfacultyfromFebruary2015tothepresent.
• Anyofthe7onlinecoursesintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingtaughtbyGuruRamDasCenterfaculty.
Theprocessofapprovaloftransferhoursisasfollows: 1. TheapplicantcompletestheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining
applicationlistingthecoursesthattheyhavecompletedandforwhichtheyarerequestingapprovalfortransfercredit.
2)ApplicantsmustsubmitasyllabusfortheAnatomyandPhysiologycourse(s)that
theycompletedwhenseekingapprovalfortransfercourses. 3)Inconjunctionwiththeapplicationprocess,theAdmissionsCommitteewillreviewthematerial
submittedandwilldeterminecoursestobeacceptedfortransfer.Transferhourswillonlybeapproved
forAnatomyandPhysiologyifthesyllabussubmittedcoversthecontentrequiredbytheIAYTcompetencies. Note:ApplicantsMAYberequestedtocompletecompetencyexamsrelatedtocoursecontent.
4)Applicantsarenotifiedinwritingforthenumberofapprovedtransfercredithours. NOTE:TheAnatomyandPhysiologytransfercoursehoursmustbesuccessfullycompletedandapprovedbythebeginningofthe2ndyearoftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining.
ACADEMICPOLICY Thein-personportionoftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingconsistsof14segments.Ascheduleforthestudent’straininglocationissentwiththefinalEnrollmentAgreement.Studentsmaystartwiththenextcourseofferedafterenrollment.Onlinesegmentscanbetakenatanytime. ATTENDANCEPOLICY Allsegments,individualfacultymentoringandgroupclinicalsupervisionintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingareexperientialandfullparticipationisrequired.Studentsareexpectedtoarriveontimewithpropermaterialsandbepreparedtoparticipatefully. Allsegmentsmustbeattendedinfull.Ifanysegmentisskippedorpartofasegmentismissed,thestudentsmustnotifytheirFacultyMentoratleast15businessdaysinadvance,unlessmissingisduetoanemergency,inwhichcasethestudentmustnotifyassoonaspossible.Thestudentisrequiredtoprepare,inconjunctionwiththeirFacultyMentor,awrittenplantomakeupthematerial.Thestudentisresponsibleforanycostsifsupplementaltutoringisrequired. TheschedulefortheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingispostedpriortotheprogram’sstartdate.Studentswillreceivenoticeofanychangesintheschedulewithin30dayspriortothescheduledsegmentdate. POSTPONEMENTOFCOURSESANDPROGRAMPOLICY Postponementofastartingdateofasegment,whetherattherequestoftheschoolorthestudent,requiresawrittenagreementsignedbythestudentandtheschool. PROGRAMCOMPLETIONREQUIREMENTS TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingiscomprisedofthefollowingcomponents: • 14In-personsegments• 2semestersofcollegelevelAnatomyandPhysiology• 7onlinesegmentscoveringAyurveda,Research,Ethics,BusinessDevelopment• 35hoursGroupSupervisionandIndividualMentoring• 171hoursIndividualClientWork:SupervisedPracticum
• 120hoursPersonalDevelopment• 73hoursCapstoneProject
CompletionofasegmentandcreditforclasshoursisbasedonExceedsExpectations/MeetsExpectations/ApproachesExpectations/BelowExpectations/NotAttempted/OffTopicsystem. AllenrolleesintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingmustmaintainaMeetsExpectationsstatusassessedthroughattendance,classparticipation,satisfactoryparticipationinindividualmentoringandgroupclinicalsupervision,completionofhomeworkassignments,evaluationofcompetencies,personaldevelopment,completionofaCapstoneProjectandotherclassassignments. ParticipationinthefulldurationofeachIn-PersonorOnlinesegmentandsubmissionofhomeworkassignmentsisrequiredinordertoreceivecredit.Wedonothaveprovisionstomake-upforpartialattendance.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttofulfillthisrequirementiftheywantcreditforaspecificcourse. StudentsmustcompleteallcomponentstosuccessfullycompletethetrainingandgraduateasaKundaliniYogaTherapist. PROGRESSANDDISMISSALPOLICY Ateamconsistingofthefacultymentor,clinicalsupervisorandschooldirectormonitorsstudents’progress.Studentswhoarefallingshortofmeetingthecriteriawillhaveaconsultationwiththeirfacultymentorforthepurposeofhelpingthemdevelopaplantomeettrainingrequirements.Studentscanmeetwiththeinstructoruponrequestforprogressreportsatanytimeduringthetraining. Anystudentmaybecounseledoutordismissedforexcessiveabsences,tardiness,incompletionofhomeworkassignments,orviolationsofpolicies,rulesandregulationsoftheschoolassetforthintheschoolpublications. Studentswhocannotcompletethetrainingforanyreason,willmeetwiththeirfacultymentortowithdraw. Allmeetingsreflectingastudent’sparticipationinthetrainingaredocumentedincludingthedecisionsand/orconditionsofcontinuedparticipationintheprogram. LEAVEOFABSENCEPOLICY StudentswhomeetthecriteriaforanextendedabsencemayrequestaLeaveofAbsence(atemporaryinterruptioninastudent’sprogramofstudy.)TheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraininggrantsarequestforaleaveofabsencefor:
• Pregnancy,childbirthoradoption • Physician documented illness or health restrictions that would prevent participation in the
trainingandareforalimitedtimeperiod • Documentedfamilyemergency
• Otherdocumentedemergencythatmayinterferewithattendance ForaLeaveofAbsencetobegranted,ithastomeetallofthefollowingconditions:
• Therequestmustbemadeinwritingtothestudent’sFacultyMentorstatingbothstartingand
endingdates,thereasonfortheleaveofabsence,andaplanforcompletionofcourseworkoncethestudentreturns.
• Theremustbereasonableexpectationthatthestudentwillreturnfromtheleaveofabsence.• Theleaveofabsencemustbeapprovedbythestudent’sMentorandtheSchoolDirector.
ThedecisiontoapprovetheLeaveofAbsenceismadewithin15businessdaysofreceiptoftherequest. TheLeaveofAbsencecannotexceed180calendardays.Uponreturn,courseworkmustbecompletedinaccordancewiththetermsoftheleaverequest. IfastudentisgrantedaLeaveofAbsencebutdoesnotreturntotheprogrambytheendoftheagreeduponleaveperiod,thestudentwillbeconsideredwithdrawnfromtheprogram.AftertheLeaveofAbsenceperiodends,whethersuccessfullycompletedornot,thestudent’sFacultyMentornotifiestheSchoolDirector. IfastudentfailstoreturnfromanauthorizedLeaveofAbsence,theeffectivedateofterminationisconsideredtheenddateoftheLeaveofAbsence.Anyrefundduetothestudentwillbemadewithin30daysoftheeffectivedateoftermination.
PAYMENTPOLICY ApplicantshavetheopportunitytoestablishatuitionpaymentplanontheirEnrollmentAgreement,andarerequiredtomakepaymentsbasedontheplanestablishedintheirEnrollmentAgreement.Ifneeded,adjustmentsinthepaymentschedulecanbemadeuponmutualwrittenagreementwiththeschool. Applicantswhochoosetoestablishatuitionpaymentplanareassessedaservicecharge.Theservicechargeforpaymentsmadeannuallyis3.5%.Forpaymentsmadequarterly,theservicechargeis4.0%.Theservicechargeforpaymentsmademonthlyis4.5%. AnnualpaymentsmaybemadeviaCheck,PayPal,ElectronicFundsTransfer,MasterCard,orVisa.MonthlypaymentsaremadeviaPayPal,ElectronicFundsTransfer,MasterCard,orVisa. Studentswhoaremorethanthirtydayslateinmakingapaymentmaybeassessedafeeof$30permonthunlesslatepaymentarrangementsaremadewiththeschool.Studentsarenoteligibleforcontinuedparticipationinthetraininguntiltheybecomecurrent. CANCELLATIONANDREFUNDS
1) A full refund of the enrollment depositwill bemade if the applicantwithdrawswithin threebusiness days after signing the enrollment agreement andmaking an initial payment, providedthattheapplicanthasNOTcommencedtraining.
2)Applicantswhowithdrawafterthreebusinessdays,butbeforecommencementofclassesareentitledtoafullrefundofalltuitionexceptacancellationfeeof$225.
3)StudentswithdrawingfromtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingare
entitledtoarefundbasedonthechartbelow,minusacancellationfeeof$225.Theamountoftherefundisbasedonthepercentageofprogramhourscompleted,includingin-personandonlinesegments,clinicalsupervisionandindividualmentoring.
PercentageofTrainingAttended PercentageofRefundAmount Lessthan10% 90% After10%butwithinthefirst25% 75% After25%butwithinthefirst50% 50% After50%butwithinfirst75% 25% After75% Norefund
4)Allrefundsaremadewithin30daysfromthedateofterminationorwithdrawal.Theofficialdateof
terminationorwithdrawalofastudentisdeterminedbyoneofthefollowingcriteria: • The date on which the school receives written notice of the student’s intention to
discontinuethetraining.• The date on which the student violates published school policy, which provides for
termination.• Thelastrecordeddateofattendance.• If a student fails to return from an excused Leave of Absence, the effective date of
termination isconsideredthestartdateof theLeaveofAbsence. In thiscase therefundwillbemadewithin30daysofreceiptofwrittennoticeofwithdrawal.
5) The Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology and the International Kundalini Yoga
TherapyProfessionalTrainingshallnotconsideranyclaimthatisfiledmorethantwoyearsafterthedatethestudentdiscontinuestrainingattheschool.
6) If theGuruRamDas Center forMedicine andHumanology ceases operation of the InternationalKundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training, students are refunded tuition paid in excess of thepercentage of segments, faculty mentoring, group clinical supervision completed prior to theterminationoftheprogram,andless12%foraccreditationadherenceandadministration.
7)RefundsforVeteransInaccordancewithVARegulation21.4255-1,forVeteran’sReceivingtheGI
Bill,studentswhocanceltheEnrollmentAgreementbynotifyingtheschoolinwritingwithinthree(3)businessdaysareentitledtoafullrefundofalltuitionandfeespaidprovidedthatthestudenthasNOTcommencedtraining.
REFUNDTABLEFORVETERANSTUDENTS PercentageofTrainingAttended PercentageofRefundAmount
10%Completed 90%Refunded 20%Completed 80%Refunded 30%Completed 70%Refunded 40%Completed 60%Refunded 50%Completed 50%Refunded 60%Completed 40%Refunded 70%Completed 30%Refunded 80%Completed 20%Refunded 90%Completed 10%Refunded
STUDENTGRIEVANCEANDCOMPLAINTPOLICY Studentconcernsaretobefirstaddresseddirectlywiththeindividualwithwhomthestudentexperiencesthedifficulty.Iftheconcerniswithafacultyorstaffmember,andasatisfactoryresolutionisnotreachedthroughdiscussion,thestudentmayfileawrittencomplaintthatissignedanddated.ThiscomplaintmayincludeanysupportingdocumentationandwillbesubmittedtotheSchoolDirector.TheSchoolDirectorwillsendacopyofthecomplainttothefacultyorstaffmemberinquestionviacertifiedmail.Thefacultyorstaffmemberwillconfirmreceiptoftheletterwithin24hoursandisrequiredtosendasignedwrittenresponsewithin10businessdaystotheSchoolDirector. TheSchoolDirectorwillreviewthecomplaintandtheresponseandwilldetermineifitisnecessarytoconvenetheGrievanceCommittee.Ifso,theGrievanceCommitteewillbeconvenedwithin15businessdaysofreceiptofthefacultymember’swrittenresponse.Onceconvened,theGrievanceCommitteeassumesresponsibilityforinvestigatingthecomplaintanddeterminingwhatcourseofaction,ifany,willbetakeninresponsetothecomplaint. Uponreceiptofthewrittenresponseofthefacultyorstaffmember,theCommitteechairwillforwardtheresponsetothecomplainant.Ifthecomplainantrespondswithadditionalinformation,thatinformationwillbeforwardedviatheGrievanceCommitteetothefacultyorstaffmember. Followingreceiptofallrelevantmaterials,theGrievanceCommitteewillmeetindependentlywithboththestudentandthefacultyorstaffmember.TheGrievanceCommitteemayinvestigatethecomplaintfurtherbyinterviewingpeerstudents,otherfacultyorstaffmembers.Allmeetingswillbedocumentedandsignedbytheindividualsinattendance.Alldocumentationwillremaininthestudent’sfile. Within60businessdaysofthedatetheGrievanceCommitteeisconvenedtheCommitteemakesadecisionastowhatactions,ifany,willbetaken.Thecomplainant,facultyorstaffmemberandtheSchoolDirectorreceiveawrittencopyoftheCommittee’sfindingsandrecommendation(s). Ifthestudent,stafforfacultymemberwouldliketoappealtheoutcome,theymakeawrittenrequesttotheSchoolDirector.TheDirectormakesafinaldeterminationwithin15businessdays,andnotifiesthestudent,stafforfacultymemberandtheGrievanceCommittee.
Ifthestafforfacultymemberisputonprobation,suspended,orterminated,anylaterrequestforreinstatementwouldbebasedonthereasonforthedisciplineandwillbereviewedbytheGrievanceCommitteeinconjunctionwithSchoolDirector.TheGrievanceCommittee’sdecisionforreinstatementisfinalandcommunicatedinwritingtothestafforfacultymember. IfthecomplaintthatisraisediswiththeDirectoroftheSchoolinherroleasinstructor,anotherfacultymemberwillbeaskedtomoderatethecomplaint. Thefilingofacomplaintwillnotaffectthestudent’sfairevaluationincompletingthetrainingorcourseofstudy.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATIONANDHARASSMENTPOLICY TheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyanditsInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingiscommittedtoprovidingalearningenvironmentthatisfreeofdiscriminationand/orharassment.Discrimination/harassmentisprohibitedinallprogramssponsoredbytheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologywhethercommittedbystaff,corefaculty,guestfacultyorstudents.Wearecommittedtocreatingalearningenvironmentthatisbasedonintegrityandisrespectfulandupliftingtoall. Allstaffandfacultyhaveakeyresponsibilityinestablishingandmaintainingalearningenvironmentfreefrompersonaldiscrimination/harassment.Allfacultymembersaredirectlyresponsiblefortheconductofstudentsinaclassorsupervisionsetting.AllparticipantsintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingareexpectedtocomplywiththispolicyanditisthepersonalresponsibilityofallparticipantswhetherfaculty,stafforstudenttoensurethatinappropriateconductdoesnotoccur. Discriminationorharassmentbasedonrace,color,religiousaffiliation,gender,sexualorientation,nationalorigin,citizenship,agestatus,disability,maritalstatus,oranyotherbasisprohibitedbylaw,willnotbetolerated.TheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyprohibitsinappropriateconductbasedonanyoftheabovecharacteristicsinallcontextsoftheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologyprogramming. Harassment/Discriminationisdefinedasbehaviorthatisunwanted,unreasonableandoffensivetotherecipient,whichcreatesanintimidating,hostileorhumiliatinglearningenvironmentforthatperson.Thislistisnotmeanttobeexhaustive.Harassmentcanoccurbetweenmembersofthesameoroppositesex.Therearevarioustypesofharassmentwhichcanoccur,thesecanbebasedon:
• Race,ethnicorigin,nationalityorskincolor• Genderand/orsexualorientation• Religiousorpoliticalconvictions• Membershipornon-membershipofanorganizationoraffiliation• Disabilities,illness,sensoryimpairmentsorlearningdifficulties• Age
SEXUALHARASSMENTPOLICY Sexualharassmenthasbeendefinedasunwantedandunwelcomesexualadvances,requestsforsexualfavors,andotherverbalorphysicalconductofasexualnaturethatismadeeitherexplicitlyorimplicitly-atermorconditionofparticipationinprogramsorasaninfluenceoncontinuedparticipationorevaluationintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingORhasthepurposeor
effectofsubstantiallyinterferingwithanindividual’sabilitytolearnorcomfortablyparticipateinprogramscreatinganintimidating,hostile,oroffensivelearningenvironment. AllparticipantsintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingincludingcoreandguestfaculty,staffandstudentswillrefrainfromconductthatissexualinnatureincludingthefollowing:
• Commentsorjokes,ordegradinglanguageorbehaviorthatissexualinnature;• Sexually suggestive objects, books, magazines, photographs, cartoons, pictures, electronic
communicationorothermaterial;• Unwelcomesexualadvances,requestsforsexualfavors,oranysexualtouching;• Offering favorable terms or conditions of program participation or benefits in exchange for
sexual favors or threatening or imposing less-favorable terms or conditions of programparticipationifsexualfavorsarerefused.
• Sexualharassmentisprohibitedwhetherit’sbetweenmembersoftheoppositesexormembersofthesamesex.
DISCRIMINATIONANDSEXUALHARASSMENTCOMPLAINTS Anyclaimsofdiscriminationorharassmentareinvestigatedpromptly,andappropriateactiontakentoeliminateinappropriatebehavior.Creatingadiscrimination/harassmentfreelearningenvironmentiseveryone’sresponsibility. Ifyoureceiveacomplaintorobserveorbelieveyouareatargetofdiscrimination,sexualharassmentoranyotherformofharassmentwhileparticipatinginanyGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologytrainingorsponsoredevent,youmustimmediatelyreportittooneofthefollowing: • Afacultymember• TheSchoolDirector
AllcomplaintsreceivedbytheGrievanceCommitteewillbetreatedwithsensitivityandkeptconfidential,accordingtothestepsintheGrievanceProcess.Youarenotrequiredtoreportyourcomplainttoanyonewhoisthesubjectofit.Forexample,ifyourcomplaintconcernsafacultymemberorotherstudent,youarenotrequiredtodirectlyaddressthatpersonbeforebringingyourconcerntotheSchoolDirector.However,ifanyoneataGuruRamDasCentertrainingoreventbehavesinaninappropriatemannerweencourageyoutotellthatpersonthattheconductisunwelcome,thatyoufinditoffensive,andthatyourequestthatitstopimmediately. AfterreviewingaDiscriminationorHarassmentcomplaint,theSchoolDirectorwillreferthecomplainttothemembersoftheGrievanceCommittee.TimelinesandtheprocedureforcompletingtheinvestigationarethesameasthatdescribedintheGrievancePolicy. Followingthecompletedinvestigation,theSchoolDirectorand/ordesignee,maydevelopacorrectiveactionplanwiththeindividualwhoengagedintheharassingordiscriminatingbehavior.Further,contingentontheoutcomeoftheinvestigationand/orprogressmaderelatedtothecorrectiveactionplan,theindividualmaybeaskedtoleavetheprogram. TheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologyprohibitsanyformofretaliationformakingareportofdiscriminationorharassmentorparticipatingintheinvestigationofacomplaintof
discriminationorharassment.Ifyoubelieveyouhavebeensubjectedtoretaliation,youcanuseanyoftheresourcesdescribedabovetoreportyourconcerns.
CONFIDENTIALITYPOLICY ItisthepolicyoftheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingtoprotecttheconfidentialityofitsclientsandstudents.Withtheexceptionofthelimitationslistedbelow,staffwillshareinformationaboutclientsand/orstudentsonlywithotherGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologystaffasnecessary.Allprospectiveclientsandstudentsareinformedofthescopeandlimitationsofconfidentialitythroughthiswrittenpolicy. DuringthecourseoftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingfacultyand/orstudentsmaypresentcasestudiesforthepurposeoflearning.Bothfacultyandstudentswillde-identifyallpersonalinformationthatispresented.Facultyandstaffarerequiredtosignaconfidentialityagreement. Identifyinginformation(includingnames,photographs,videos,etc.)ofstudentsmaybeusedinGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingpublicationsorpromotionalmaterialsonlyuponwrittenconsent. LIMITSOFCONFIDENTIALITY
• Informationmaybeprovidedtolawenforcementofficialsorthecourtspursuanttoasubpoena. • Informationmaybeprovidedtolegalcounselintheeventoflitigationorpotentiallitigation
involvingtheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyortheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining.Suchinformationisconsideredprivilegedandprotectedbylaw.
• Informationmaybesharedwithanindividualfacultymentororclinicalsupervisor,sothatthetraineemaysafelyandeffectivelyprovideKundaliniYogaTherapy.Asfewclientidentifyingfeaturesaspossiblewillbedisclosed.
SAFEKEEPINGOFCONFIDENTIALRECORDS TheSchoolDirectorandRegistraroftheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining,andtheExecutiveDirectorandAdministratoroftheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanologyareconsideredthecustodiansofconfidentialrecords.Itistheirresponsibilitytosupervisethemanagementofconfidentialinformationinordertoensuresafekeeping,accuracy,accountability,andcompliancewithpolicies. RECORDKEEPING TheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologycreatesandmaintainsafileforeachapplicantandparticipantintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining.Additionally,afileismaintainedforeachfacultymemberoftheProgram.
Applicant,fullprogramenrolleesandfilesinclude,butarenotlimitedto: • CompleteApplicationPacket • EnrollmentAgreement • PaymentTrackingForm • CourseCompletionListingforsegmentparticipants • Coursetranscriptsforfullprogramenrollees
• CertificateofCompletionCopies • ApplicableReleaseForms
Facultyfilesinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
• CV/Resume • Contract(s) • ApplicableReleaseForms
Allrecordsarekeptconfidentialandarecoveredbytheconditionsoutlinedintheconfidentialitypolicy.ArchivalrecordsorthoserecordsofpastapplicantsandparticipantsintheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingaremaintainedandkeptconfidential. Allfilesareregularlymaintainedandupdatedwithinanelectronicdatabaseand/orhardcopyfilingsystem. VIOLATIONSOFCONFIDENTIALITY AknownviolationoftheConfidentialityPolicybyeitherastudent,facultyorstaffmembermayresultindisciplinaryactionincludingterminationfromtheprogram.
PRIVACYPOLICY TheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicineandHumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingcaresaboutyourprivacy.Forthisreason,wecollectandusepersonaldataonlyasitmightbeneededforustodelivertoyouourproducts,services,websitesandtrainings(collectively,our“Services”).Yourpersonaldataincludesinformationsuchas:
• Name • Address • Telephonenumber • Emailaddress • Courseandeventsparticipatedin • Donationsmade
OurPrivacyPolicyisintendedtodescribehowandwhatdatawecollect,andhowandwhyweuseyourpersonaldata.Italsodescribesoptionsweprovideforyoutoaccess,updateorotherwisetakecontrolofyourpersonaldata.
Ifatanytimeyouhavequestionsaboutourpracticesoranyofyourrightsdescribedbelow,youmaycontactusathealthnow@grdcenter.org.Thisinboxisactivelymonitoredandmanaged.
ThisPrivacyPolicygovernsthemannerinwhichtheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicineandHumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingcollects,uses,maintainsanddisclosesinformationcollectedfromeachstudent. PERSONALIDENTIFICATIONINFORMATION Wecollectinformationsothatwecanprovidethebestpossibleexperiencewhenyouutilizeourservices.Muchofwhatyoulikelyconsiderpersonaldataiscollecteddirectlyfromyouwhenyou:
(1)Attendatrainingorpurchaseanyofourservices(ex:billinginformation,includingname,address).
(2)Requestassistancefromourcustomersupportteam(ex:phonenumber).
(3)Completecontactformsorrequestnewslettersorotherinformationfromus(ex:email).
(4)Participateinfundraisers,orotherwiseparticipateinactivitieswepromotethatmightrequireinformationaboutyou.
Accountrelatedinformationiscollectedinassociationwithyouruseofourservices,suchastrainingdates,purchases,informationrequests,andcustomerservicerequestsandnotesordetailsexplainingwhatyouaskedforandhowweresponded.
HOWWEUSECOLLECTEDINFORMATION Westronglybelieveinbothminimizingthedatawecollectandlimitingitsuseandpurposetoonlythat(1)forwhichwe havebeengivenpermission,(2)asnecessarytodelivertheservicesyoupurchaseorinteractwith,or(3)aswemightberequiredorpermittedforlegalcomplianceorotherlawfulpurposes.Weutilizethisinformationto:
• ToimprovecustomerserviceInformationyouprovidehelpsusrespondtoyourcustomerservicerequestsandsupportneedsmoreefficiently.
• TopersonalizeuserexperienceWemayuseinformationintheaggregatetounderstandhowourstudentsasagroupusetheservicesandresourcesprovided
• TosendperiodicemailsWemayusestudentemailaddressestosendstudentsinformationandupdatesandtorespondtostudentinquiries,questions,orotherrequests.
SHARINGYOURPERSONALINFORMATION Wedonotshare,sell,trade,orrentyourpersonalinformationtoothers. COMPLIANCEANDLEGALREGULATIONS Wecooperatewithgovernmentandlawenforcementofficialstoenforceandcomplywiththelaw.Wewilldiscloseanyinformationaboutyoutogovernmentorlawenforcementofficialsthatisnecessaryorappropriatetorespondtoclaimsandlegalprocess(suchassubpoenarequests),toprotectourpropertyandrightsorthepropertyandrightsofathirdparty,toprotectthesafetyofthepublicoranyperson,ortopreventorstopactivityweconsidertobeillegalorunethical.
Totheextentwearelegallypermittedtodoso,wewilltakereasonablestepstonotifyyouintheeventthatwearerequiredtoprovideyourpersonalinformationtothirdpartiesaspartoflegalprocess.
HOWYOUCANACCESS,UPDATE,ORDELETEYOURDATA Toeasilyaccess,view,update,ordeleteyourpersonaldata,[email protected]
Ifyoumakearequesttodeleteyourpersonaldataandthatdataisnecessaryfortheproductsorservicesyouhavepurchased,therequestwillbehonoredonlytotheextentitisnolongernecessaryforanyservicespurchasedorrequiredforourlegitimatebusinesspurposesorlegalorcontractualrecordkeepingrequirements.
HOWWESECURE,STORE,ANDRETAINYOURDATA Wefollowgenerallyacceptedstandardstostoreandprotectthepersonaldatawecollect,bothduringtransmissionandoncereceivedandstored,includingutilizationofencryptionwhereappropriate.
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PROFESSIONALCOMPETENCE 1. AKundaliniYogaTherapistrecognizeshisorherindividualboundariesofcompetenceandscope
ofpracticeandisforthcomingaboutprofessionalexperience,qualifications,andcredentials.2. AKundaliniYogaTherapistiscommittedtotheimprovementofhisorherprofessional
knowledgeandskillsinorderthathisorherperformancewillbetterserveothers.AKundaliniYogaTherapistcontinuestoactivelypracticeKundaliniYogaandupdatehisorherskills,
particularlycontinuingeducationasrecommendedorrequiredbyIAYT,theGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTraining.
3. AKundaliniYogaTherapistiscommittedtohisorherpersonalspiritualdevelopment,andsowillhavearegular,dailyspiritualpractice.
4. AKundaliniYogaTherapistabstainsfromtakingalcohol,tobacco,ordrugs(exceptformedicalpurposes).
5. AKundaliniYogaTherapistpracticestheyogictraditionofeatingavegetariandiet.
ADVERTISINGANDPROMOTION ThefollowingguidelinesupholdthequalityofthedeliveryofKundaliniYogaTherapyandhowKundaliniYogaTherapyisrepresented,aswellasprotectagainstlegalallegationsarisingfromouractions,comments,orprintedmaterial:
1. AKundaliniYogaTherapistdoesnotmisrepresenthisorherprofessionalqualifications,affiliations,orfalselyimplysponsorshiporcertificationbyanyorganization.
2. Announcementsandbrochurespromotingourservicesdescribethemwithaccuracyanddignity.ThesepromotionalmaterialsshouldnotincludeexaggeratedclaimsabouttheeffectsofyogaorYogaTherapy.
3. AKundaliniYogaTherapistdoesnotmakepublicstatementsthatcontainanyfalse,fraudulent,misleading,deceptive,orunfairstatementsoranystatementsintendedorlikelytoexploitaclient’sfears,anxieties,oremotions.
4. Ateacherwillrepresenthimorherself,theGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&Humanology,andtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingtruthfullyandaccuratelyinallpublicrelations,followingtheguidelinessetfromtimetotimebytheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyandtheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingforadvertisingthatwillcorrectlyreflecttheorganization’spurpose,scopeofpracticeandmission.
CONFIDENTIALITY AKundaliniYogaTherapisttreatsallcommunicationswithclientswithprofessionalconfidentiality. YOGATHERAPYGROUPCLASSSTRUCTURE
1. AKundaliniYogaTherapistteachesaclassasitwastaughtwiththeexceptionofreducingthetimingofpostures,orprovidingvariationsofpostureswhennecessarytoaccommodatelimitationsofstudents.
2. AKundaliniYogaTherapistdoesnotcreateorinventposturesorincorporateotherteachingsintoatherapeuticKundaliniYogaclassorindividualtherapeuticsession.
3. AcknowledgingthatwearepartoftheGoldenChainofTeachers,aKundaliniYogaTherapistbeginseachclassbychantingOngNamoGuruDevNamoatleastthreetimes.
4. Inclass,aKundaliniYogaTherapistwearsappropriate,modest,clean,whiteclothing.5. KundaliniYogaTherapistsareencouragedtowearawhiteheadcoveringofnaturalfabricwhile
teachingclass,forhisorherpersonalprotectionandupliftmentwhenhandlingthepowerfulenergiesinvolvedwithteachingatherapeuticKundaliniYogagroupclass.
6. AKundaliniYogaTherapistwillalwaysarrivepreparedtoteachthetherapeuticgroupclassortheindividualsessionandbeontime.
7. AKundaliniYogaTherapistrecognizesthetraditionrespectingthesacrednessofyogicteachings,andencouragesYogaTherapyclientstopayfortheclass/sessionormakeanofferingaccordingtotheirabilitytopay.
TheCodeofConductoftheGuruRamDasCenterforMedicineandHumanologyanditsInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingislargelybasedonthefollowing3documents:
1. TheRoleandCaliberasaKundaliniYogaTherapist2. The14FacetsofaKundaliniYogaTherapistbasedonSolaKalyanSumpuran3. TheCodeofProfessionalStandardsofaKundaliniYogaTherapistbasedontheCodeof
ProfessionalStandardsofaKundaliniYogaTeacher4. IAYTCodeofEthicsandProfessionalResponsibilities
Insummarythesedocumentsoutlineanapproachtoworkingwithothersthatreflectsthehighestethicalstandardsdemonstratedinpracticeascommitment,character,dignity,divinityandgrace.Thisisalegacyofcompassion,humilityandservice:thelegacyofGuruRamDas. THEROLEANDCALIBERASAKUNDALINIYOGATHERAPIST Inadditiontohavingknowledgeandunderstandingofhealthconditionsandyogatherapyinterventions,thecaliberoftheKundaliniYogaTherapistisessential.KundaliniYogaTherapystudentsareassessedontheirabilityto:
• Keepaconfidence • Managefrustration • Refrainfromgossip • Bepresentwithastudent/client • Addresstheirownreactivityanddistress • Workasateam,andsupportanduplifttheirteammembers • Successfullynavigatecommunitydynamics • Self-reflect • Adheretoethicalstandardsandpractice • Demonstratepersonalresponsibilityinsituationsofchallengeorconflict • Demonstratepersonalendurance • Workthroughblocks • Demonstratecompassionbothforthemselvesandforothers • Demonstratehumility • Acceptfeedbackandutilizefeedbacktoself-directchangeasneeded • Demonstrateanawarenessofhowtheirpersonalhabitsandpatternsimpacttheirinterpersonal
relationshipsandfunctioningasaKundaliniYogaTherapist ItistheresponsibilityoftheKundaliniYogaTherapisttomaintainaprofessionalrelationshipwithclients.ThisalsoappliestoanyoneassistingtheKundaliniYogaTherapistorengagedinanyrelatedactivities.
1. AKundaliniYogaTherapistrecognizesthetrustplacedintheuniquepoweroftheClient/YogaTherapistrelationship.AKundaliniYogaTherapistavoidsanyrelationshipwithaYogaTherapy
clientthatcouldimpairhisorherprofessionaljudgment.Heorshedoesnotusetherelationshipforpersonalgain.
2. AllformsofsexualinvolvementwithYogaTherapyclientsorformerclients,andtheirfamilymembersareunethical,evenwhenaclientinvitesorconsentstosuchbehavior.Sexualbehaviorincludesbutisnotlimitedto,allformsofovertandcovertseductivespeech,gestures,andbehavior.
3. AKundaliniYogaTherapistdoesnotengageinharassment,abusivewordsoractions,orcoercionofYogaTherapyclientsorformerclients.
4. AKundaliniYogaTherapistshowssensitiveregardforthemoral,social,andreligiousstandardsofYogaTherapyclients,andavoidsimposinghisorherpersonalbeliefsonothers.
5. AKundaliniYogaTherapistrealizesthatheorsheisavehiclefortheyogapractice,nevertheirsource.
6. AKundaliniYogaTherapiststrivestobuildtheYogaTherapyclient’sconnectiontotheyogaandtotheirownsoul,ratherthantoapersonality.TheKundaliniYogaTherapistneverconsidershimorherselfa“guru”norinitiatesanyoneasadisciple.
7. AKundaliniYogaTherapistdoesnotabandonorneglectclients.Ifunabletocontinueaprofessionalrelationship,everyreasonableeffortismadetoreferclientstoanotherappropriateKundaliniYogaTherapistorhealthcareprofessional.
8. AKundaliniYogaTherapistmakesonlyrealisticstatementsregardingthebenefitsofYogaandYogaTherapy.
9. AKundaliniYogaTherapistrecognizesthattheClient/YogaTherapistrelationshipmayinvolveapowerimbalance,evenwithaclientnolongerreceivingservicesfromtheYogaTherapist.Therefore,theKundaliniYogaTherapistwillrefrainfromenteringintoapersonalrelationshipwithacurrentorformerclientortheclient’sfamilymembers.
INTERNATIONALASSOCIATIONOFYOGATHERAPISTS
Released September 1, 2020
CONSENTEDTOUCHINYOGATHERAPYTRAINING,TEACHING,ANDPRACTICE Touchcanbeapowerfultoolinteachingandinhealingandtrans-formation.Theuseoftouchisintegraltomanyapproachestoyogatherapyasanonverbalmeansofassessment,instruction,andinformation-sharing.Individuals’experienceswithandfeelingsabouttoucharevariedandinformedbytheirculturalandsocietalorientations,personalexperiences,andotherfactors.Whenusedskillfully,withclearboundaries,sensitiveapplication,andgoodclinicaljudgment,touchhasalegitimateandvaluableroleasabody-orientedmodeofengagement.
IAYT-certifiedyogatherapists(C-IAYT)areethicallyboundtoemploytouchappropriatelyandtoabidebythescope(s)ofpracticethatapplytothem.
1. Generalorspecializedconsenttotouchmustbeinalignmentwithcurrentlawsinthelocalityof
theyogatherapypractice.Itistheresponsibilityofthepractitionertounderstandthespecificlegalrequirementsthatapplytotheirpractices.
2. IAYT-accreditedyogatherapytrainingprogramsandApprovedProfessionalDevelopment(APD)coursesshallhaveinplaceprocedurestoobtaininformedconsenttotouch.Theseproceduresmustapplytoallfaculty,staff,volunteers,andstudents.
3. Informedconsentisthepracticeofprovidinginformationtoclientstoenablethemtomakeinformed,reasoneddecisionsregardingthemethodsusedduringyogatherapysessions.
1. Theintentof informedconsent istosupport legalandethicalrightsofclientstodirectwhat ishappeningtotheirbodies,to involveclients intheirowncare,andtoprovideopportunityforself-empowereddecision-making.
2. Informedconsentmayalsofunctiontoreducepractitionerexposuretoliability.
3. Informedconsentmaybeverbal,written,orboth.Itisadvisedthatwrittenconsentisgivenintheeventofcarebeinggivenoveralongtimeperiod.Individualstateandcountrylawsmayalsodictatemethodsusedtoobtainconsent.
4. Toenableaclienttoprovideinformedconsenttotouch,theparametersandintentionsfortheuseoftouchmustbeclearlycommunicatedinunderstandablelanguage. 4. Eachtrainingprogramorcoursemustprovideinformationontheintentionoftheuseoftouchintheapproach,style,ormethodofyogatherapybeingtaught.
4.1.Theintentionmustbelimitedtoguidanceforcorrectunderstandinganduseofyogapractices,improvement of proprioceptive awareness, and/or increasing self-awareness, emotionalawareness,andotherformsofinteroceptiveawareness.
5. Toethicallyusetouch,practitionersmusthavereceivedtrainingandmentorshiporsupervisionontheuseoftouchwithinyogatherapy.
1. Practitionersshalllimitthemanneroftouchusedintheirclinicalpracticestothatacquiredthroughtheirtrainingandprofessionalexperience.
6. Regardlessofwhetherverbalorwrittenconsenthasbeengiven,anyactionthatputsatriskastudent,practitioner,volunteer,orclient’sbodyintegrityisunconsentedphysicalintrusionandaviolationofhumanrights. 6.1.Alltouchinreferencetoyogatherapypracticeshallbenonsexualinintent.Sexualtouchby
ayogatherapistorclientwithinthecontextofyogatherapyisalwaysinappropriate.
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InternationalKundaliniYogaTherapy ProfessionalTraining
SegmentHours&Descriptions Segmentsequenceissubjecttochange,pendingfacultyavailability.AttendanceforthefulldurationofeachIn-PersonandOnlinesegment,andsatisfactorycompletionofhomework,quizzesandexamsare
requiredinordertopassthatsegment.
In-PersonSegments
Year1 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription Segment1 FoundationsofKundaliniYoga
Therapy:PrinciplesandPractices 30 Identifyandexplorecoreprinciplesandpracticesof
KundaliniYoga(KY)TherapyandbeginthetransitionfrombeingaKYTeachertobecomingaKundaliniYogaTherapist.
Segment2 OriginsandIdentity:AnExplorationofYourAuthenticSelf
30 UnderstandYogicPhilosophy,the10bodiesand36tattvasinrelationshiptoone’soriginandidentityandidentifyandaddressunresolvedinnerconflictasthesourceandresolutionofillness.Begintodevelopradianceandneutralityinthepresenceofsuffering.
Segment3 ElementsandAlchemyofKundaliniYoga
45 UnderstandhowthekeyelementsofKundaliniYogaandthe12mainmeridiansrelatetomantra,mudra,drishti,bhanda,asana,pranayama,meditationandkriya.
Segment4 AssessmentandTreatmentPlanning 45 Exploretheyogicunderstandingoftheprocessofchangeandthetherapeuticrelationship.Learnhowtocompleteacomprehensiveassessment,formatreatmentplan,andtrackprogressovertime.Gainskillinmotivationalinterviewingforchanginghealthbehaviorandidentifytheinfluenceofsocialdeterminantsofillnessandhealth.
Independent AnatomyandPhysiology1stsemester(collegelevel)
60
Year2 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription
Segment5 UnravelingtheKnotofStress,Inflammation,PainandSleep
30 Exploretheinterplayofthephysiologyandyogicpsychologyofstress,inflammation,painandsleepandtheirroleinhealthandillness.
Segment6 YogaTherapyforthe
StructuralSystem
45 Developanin-depthunderstandingofthemusclesandjointsofthebody,howtocompleteanassessmentofimbalancesandhowtoutilizeasana/kriyatoincreaseflexibilityandrangeofmotion,strengthenandsupportthestructuralsystem.
Segment7 TheApplicationofKundaliniYogaTherapyforNervous,EndocrineandDigestiveSystemConditions
45 DevelopanunderstandingoftheWesternandyogicpsychologyandphysiologyofillnessesrelatedtothenervous,endocrine,anddigestivesystems,westernandyogictreatmentapproaches,contraindicationsandtheapplicationofKYtherapytosupportrecovery.
Segment8 TransformingAnxietyandDepression
30 Developanunderstandingofthephysiologyandtheyogicandwesternpsychologyofanxietyanddepression.LearnhowtheapplicationofKundaliniYogaTherapyaddressestheseconditions.Curriculumforeachisincluded.
Segment9 GenderandHealthAcrosstheLifespan
30 Understandthewesternandyogicperspectiveofhumandevelopmentacrossthelifespanandlifecyclesandmaleandfemalepsychologyandphysiology.ThehealthchallengesuniquetomenandtowomenandtheapplicationofKundaliniYogaTherapytosupportrecovery.SpecialattentionisgiventoLGBTQA+considerations.
Independent AnatomyandPhysiology2ndsemester(collegelevel)
60
Year3 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription Segment10 TheApplicationof
KundaliniYogaTherapytoCardiovascularandRespiratorySystemConditionsandPerioperativeCare
30 Understandtheyogicpsychologyandwesternphysiologyofillnessesrelatedtothecardiovascularandrespiratorysystems,westerntreatmentapproaches,contraindicationsandtheapplicationofKundaliniYogatosupportrecovery.ThissegmentalsoaddressestheroleofKundaliniYogaTherapyintheprocessofpreandpost-operativecare.
Segment11 TheApplicationofKundaliniYogaTherapytoImmune,ViralCancer
45 Understandthewesternandyogicpsychologyandphysiologyofillnessesrelatedtotheimmuneandlymphaticsystem,cancerandviralconditions,westerntreatmentapproaches,contraindicationsandtheapplicationofKundaliniYogaTherapytosupportrecovery.
Segment12 TraumaInformedKundaliniYogaforRecoveryfromPTSD
37.5 Developspecificskillstocompassionately,safelyandeffectivelyinstructtraumainformedKundaliniYogaTherapytopeoplewithPTSD.IdentifytheindicatorsofPTSDandwhatisnecessaryforrecovery.Understandtheimpactoftraumaonthebrain,glandularandnervoussystemsandhowaspecificpracticeofKundaliniYogarestoreshealthyregulationtothesesystems.Gainskillinhelpingapersonwhohasbeenactivatedtosafelyrestorecalmandpresence.
Segment13 TheJourneyoftheSoul:KundaliniYogaTherapytoPrepareforDeathandTransformGrief
30 Developtheyogicunderstandingofdeath,thecapacityoftheyogatherapisttobepresentwithdying,andhowtosupportgriefrecoveryfromayogicperspective.
Segment14 ManagingComplexcases/YogaTherapistasHealer/CapstoneProjectPresentation/Graduation
30 Integratetheknowledge,competenciesandidentityofaKundaliniYogaTherapistasappliedtothemanagementofcomplexcases.ThissegmentincludespresentationofGraduationprojectsandadetailedpost-graduationplan.
OnlineSegments Year1 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription Segment1
HowtoBuildASuccessfulHolisticHealthPractice:StrategicMarketingandBrandingFundamentals
8 ExploresuccessfulstrategiesformarketingasaprofessionalYogaTherapist.Traineeslearnhowtobuildacommunityofpracticeandwriteamarketingplanfortheirbusiness.
Segment2
FindingandUnderstandingYogaResearch
7.5 Develop an understanding of the different types ofresearchdesigns,howtoassessthequalityofresearchandhowtolocatepublishedyogatherapyresearch.
Segment3
TheEthicalPracticeofYogaTherapy
7.5 UnderstandethicsasappliedtothepracticeofKYtherapyincluding:scopeofpractice,boundaries,andthetherapeuticrelationship.Theroleofself-reflection,self-awarenessandpeersupportareaddressed.
Year2 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription
Segment4
HowYogaWorks:TheScientificFoundations
6.5 Reviewthescientificevidencethatdemonstratestheimpactofyogaandmeditationonphysiologyandsupportstheiruseasaninterventionforhealthmaintenanceandrecovery.
Segment5
TheCompleteCourseofAyurveda
14 DevelopanunderstandingofthephilosophyofAyurvedaasacontextforKundaliniYogatherapy.Thebasicuseofdiet,herbsandlifestyleasasupportforhealthrecoveryarecovered.
Year3 Segment Hours BriefCourseDescription Segment6
HowtoDoCaseStudyResearch
3 Learnhowtowriteacasestudyandaboutthecasestudyapproachtoresearchanditsapplicablestrengthsandweaknesses.
Segment7
KeepingitallTogether:The BusinessofYogaTherapy
3 DeveloptheskillsnecessarytomanagethebusinessaspectofbeingapracticingYogaTherapistincludingwritingabusinessplan,settingafeestructure,recordkeepingandaccountingpractices.
AdditionalRequirements
AdditionalHours
Years1,2and3
Hours BriefCourseDescription
Ongoing TeachingKYTherapyGroupClasses
49 GainskillinteachingatherapeuticKYgroupclass.
Ongoing IndividualMentoring 14 Personalsupportandreflection;assistswithdefiningGraduationProjectandtrackingandmonitoringtraineeprogress,personaldevelopmentandcompletionoftraining.
Ongoing GroupClinicalSupervision
21 Personalsupportandreflection,progressionofskilldevelopmentandtraininginkeyclinicalareasincludingsafety,legalandethicalissues,helpingclientswhenstuckorsetbacksandaccurateassessmentandtreatmentapplication.
Ongoing IndividualClientWork:SupervisedPracticum
171 Increase skill in assessment, treatment and tracking clinicaloutcomesusingKundaliniYogaTherapywithindividualclients.
Ongoing PersonalDevelopment/HomePractice
120 Developthetrainee’svitality,endurance,neutrality,andcompassiontomeetthechallengeofsupportingindividualswithhealthconditions,andtofurtherdevelopthetrainee’ssensitivity,intuitionandrelationshiptotheirinnerguidance.
Ongoing CapstoneProject 73 Addressesthetrainee’spersonaltalentsandinterestsasafinalprojectwhichisdeterminedwiththeFacultyMentor.
InternationalKundaliniYogaTherapy ProfessionalTrainingFaculty
ShantiShantiKaurKhalsa,PhDC-IAYT,SchoolDirector
HariKirinKKhalsa,MD,C-IAYT
AtmaJotKaurGüdel,C-IAYT
JapaKaurKhalsa,DOM,C-IAY MarlysaSullivan,DPT,C-IAYT
JaiDevSinghKhalsaC.A.S
JulieStaples,PhD
SatBirSingh,PhD
SiriAmritSinghKhalsa PROFESSIONALEDUCATIONANDQUALIFICATIONSOFFACULTY FacultyfortheInternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingareselectedbasedontheirknowledge,practicalexperienceandpersonalcaliber.Therearethreedesignationsoffacultythatareinvolvedinthetraining:
• InternationalKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingFacultyincludesindividualswhoteachoneorseveraloftheKundaliniYogaTherapyProfessionalTrainingsegmentsandtheSchoolDirector.
• GuestFacultyinvitedtoteachspecificsegmentsorportionsofthetrainingbasedontheirknowledgeofaspecificcontentarea.
• KundaliniYogaTherapistswhoareparticipatingintheFacultyDevelopmentProgram.
GuruRamDasCenterforMedicine&HumanologyBoard
Member Role RachelDougherty Member
HariSimranKaurKhalsaCAS Member
SatBirSinghKhalsa,PhD Member JaiDevSinghKhalsaCAS Member
ShantiShantiKaurKhalsa,Phd,C-IAYT ExecutiveDirector SatMiterKaurKhalsa Treasurer
