Level One Administration

KRI Level One, “Foundations” is a professional program in the theory and practice of Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan. It is a 220 hour course, which includes 180 hours of classroom instruction in a well-defined curriculum.

Below you can find all the information and documents you need to run a Level One Program. At first there may seem to be an overwhelming number of documents and policies, but running a successful and smooth Level One Program is a very big undertaking and everything here is to help and support you in hosting an amazing course!

Here you will find all the information you need to plan your Level One Program.

Start by opening the checklist below, it will be very helpful for your organization.

Program Administration admin delegate function — CRM Training for Trainers

Level One Contract Administration Checklist

Level 1 Program Policy for unusual formats

Application for L1 Program — Unusual Format

Application to have more than 80% of the classroom hours online.

Your contract for a Level One Aquarian Teacher Program must be submitted in your Trainer Portal.

Policies Regarding the Contract

Please be aware of the policies below for the Level 1 Teacher Training Contract:

You should submit the contract at least four months prior to the start date of your program.
Your program length must be a minimum of 6 months and 22 classroom days.
Unusual course formats may need special approval from KRI. Find below the Level 1 Program Policy for unusual formats.
80% of a Level 1 teacher training program can be taught online without any additional approvals needed. Trainers can apply to have more than 80% of the classroom hours online.
Attention to the New Level One and Level Two Pre-Recorded Video Usage and Make-Up Time Policy
All promotional material cannot be published without an approved Aquarian Teacher Level 1 Contract.
You MUST have your students fill out and sign the Registration and Release Form or a similar version of it.
You are required to have all participants sign the Certification Requirements form at the beginning of the Program. These forms are to be completed and signed by a member of the Teacher Training team when all certification requirements have been met.
Most importantly, you must be fully aware of all terms and conditions that you are legally agreeing to.

Below you will find some helpful documents to complete the Contract and administration of your Level One Program.

CRM Program Module Overview — Training for trainers

Program Administration admin delegate function — CRM Training for Trainers

Level One Teacher Training Agreement – 2024

L1 Contract Administration Checklist

Level 1 Program Policy for unusual formats

Application for L1 Program — Unusual Format

Application to have more than 80% of the classroom hours online.

Certification Requirement Form

Registration & Release Form

Code of Ethics to be signed by student

L1 Lead Trainer/Administrator Agreement

Relationship Between Lead Trainer, Program Organizer, and Program Administrator

Curriculum Schedule Outline (Complete if you are a first time Lead)

Student Intake Questionnaire

The materials for KRI Level One Teacher Training – The Aquarian Teacher Textbook & Yoga Manual – are available in Ebook form and Hard Copy format. Trainers can get either formats through the Teacher Training Material Category, on the KRI Store.

Please note that if you need a print version of them, you should buy the Hardcopy version. The Ebook version enables you to print a few pages, but not the whole book.

The Level One and Level Two manuals are copyrighted materials managed by KRI. Any reproduction, transmission and distribution of these materials – including photocopying or recording – without formal and written agreement constitutes copyrights violation. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Read more about copyrights on our KRI Copyright FAQ.

Global Distributors – Attention Trainers outside the USA and Canada: It has been a long-standing KRI policy for trainers outside the USA and Canada to purchase their Teacher Training materials from a local distributor. When signing a KRI contract for a Level One program, you agree to get your materials either from KRI (when your programs are in the US or Canada) or from a local distributor. Wherever and whenever there is a local distributor, which often can also be the National Teachers’ Association, please make sure to order your materials from them. In addition to it being cheaper and easier, it strengthens the local community. Please keep in mind that you don’t need to be a member of the local National Teachers Association to be able to order your needed materials from them. Here is the link to find your Local Distributor.

English Language Teacher Training manual (Hard Copy or Ebook version) and in multiple languages (Ebook format) — Please LOG IN your ACTIVE TRAINER account on the KRI Store.

PROCEDURE ORDER TEACHER TRAINING MATERIALS ON THE KRI STORE

Hard copies Outside US and Canada — Find an Aquarian Teacher Distributor near you.

In this section you will find the guidelines for promotional materials (updated in 2020) as well as optional media files that might be helpful to trainers.

Level 1 Promotional Guidelines (UPDATED 2020)

KRI LOGO and SEALS PACKET — screens and press

KRI marketing Trainer’s Guide

KRI Templates for Trainer’s social Media

Keep in mind that within Two months (60) days after the start date of your Level One Program, the Program royalty payment and the Student Contact information are due to KRI

Access the CRM Trainer Portal to fill out the payment calculation, on the Program Royalties module. Instructions HERE. We are NO LONGER using the Royalty forms.

Royalties are Payable via THIS IS SECURE LINK that you can easily pay via PayPal or credit card – please, make sure to write the information of Program Number and Lead Trainer in your Transaction.

Please DO NOT SEND CHECKS — CLICK for ALL Payment Methods

For all other international inquiries, please contact your ATA Regional Administrator.

Important: Please carefully fill in the information on your Registration Student Contact List. The program details as well as each teacher’s personal data must be sent to KRI in the Template Spreadsheet to be imported into the system.

If your program is in the USA or Canada, Two months (60) days after the start date of your Level One Program is the due date for the IKYTA required membership as well. IKYTA payments are NOT received by KRI.

Program Royalties module overview — CRM Training for trainers

Program Administration admin delegate function — CRM Training for Trainers

Credit Card and PayPal secure Link

Bank Transfer — KRI Wire Instructions

ALL Payment Methods

The trainer can request KRI the Level One Certificates directly in the Trainer Portal or, via email, with the Reagional ATA Administrator. All certificates will be sent to the trainer to Sign, Date and deliver to students when they complete all the certification requirements. Please allow us 20-25 business days to process the certificates and ship them to you, and keep in mind that shipping times can vary depending on where they are going to be delivered.
KRI has ONE type of certificate, containing our trademark Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. We no longer offer the option of a certificate without the trademark.
Keep in mind that it is the trainer’s responsibility to update the students’ status after certification (from pending to completed). In the trainer portal, in the Certifications module, when filtering by Program number, you will be able to change status for each student.
It was approved on TTEC 2020 the L1 Certification Requirements UPDATES, regarding Yogi Bhajan’s videos, the Master Touch and White Tantric. Find below the L1 Certification Requirements Updates document.
Also check for the Detailed Policy regarding the intensive meditation day requirement.

The Student Certification Packets are due Six weeks after the last day of your program. Please organize the required documents for each student in a PDF Document and send by email as a ZIP File.

For a Level One Program, Students Packets MUST contain: