Specialty Trainings
KRI certification is the foundation of a Kundalini Yoga teacher’s preparation. Beyond that foundation, many teachers continue their study in specific areas — working with pregnant women, children, older adults, people in recovery, or corporate teams. These specialty trainings help teachers serve particular communities with greater depth and care....
The Part of Becoming a Teacher You Can’t Learn From a Screen
After years of change in how Kundalini Yoga teachers are trained, five schools in South America came together to restore something increasingly difficult to replicate online: the experience of being a student together. The way people encounter Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training has changed. The shift had already begun before...
Teacher Spotlight: Mukta Kaur Khalsa — From Student to Founding Teacher of SuperHealth
Few teachers carry as direct a line to Yogi Bhajan® as Mukta Kaur Khalsa, PhD, whose fifty-year journey through Kundalini Yoga became the foundation of SuperHealth, a global system for healing addiction and stress. This Kundalini Yoga teacher spotlight traces her path from a first class in early-1970s Los...
IKYTA History | How Yogi Bhajan’s Vision Became a Global Association
IKYTA history began quietly, at Solstice gatherings in the early 1990s, and grew into a global professional association for KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga teachers. This guide traces that path — from a grassroots newsletter to a worldwide teacher community — and shows how the same founding vision still shapes IKYTA...
NKYTA Spotlight: Inside ACIKY, Cuba’s Kundalini Yoga Alliance
The Kundalini Yoga Alliance Cuba — known as ACIKY — is one of the newest national associations to join the NKYTA network, officially recognized by IKYTA in June 2025. In this Spotlight, teachers from across Havana, Matanzas, and Cienfuegos share how they turned a scattered group of independent instructors...
Membership FAQ
Everything you need to know about IKYTA membership — who can join, what each level includes, how your teacher profile works, and where to go if you need help. Eligibility Membership Tiers Teacher Profile & Directory Benefits & Discounts Joining & Renewal Support Ready to join? If you hold...
Eligibility & Requirements
Who Can Join IKYTA IKYTA is the professional home for KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga teachers worldwide. Membership is not open to the general public — it is reserved exclusively for teachers who hold a valid KRI certification. This ensures that every IKYTA member meets the same professional standard, and that...
Why Join IKYTA
You completed your KRI Level 1 certification. You did the work. You earned it. But certification alone does not build a teacher — and it was never meant to. The real journey begins after training ends: finding students, staying connected to a community, continuing to grow, and being recognized...