23 Day 200-Hour IKY Integral Yoga, Mayan Kankueb and Meditation Teacher Training in Cali, Colombia

Nowhere else will you find this practical and functional experience for the training of contemporary yoga instructors. Where a methodology integrates

• The philosophy and meditation techniques of Swami Satyananda Saraswati's Tantra Kundalini Yoga of the Bihar School of Yoga
• The understanding of the importance of biomechanics for the development of efficient movement strategies from the Feldenkrais method
• The Kankueb, an ancestral practice, with the objective of awakening and cultivating energy management for personal empowerment and the development of the inner authority

The school also offers a pedagogical model based on the 4 elements, associated to the four aspects of being (fire: Energetic, air: Intellectual, earth: Physical / material, water: Emotional / relational) that allows you to develop understandings and skills for your personal practice, as well as for your performance as a teacher of yoga and meditation in an easy and fast way.

Highlights

• Profound self-learning process for the cultivation of internal authority
• Effective movement strategies when promoting body mobility and agility
• Biomechanical organization of asanas, promoting self-care
• Advanced skills in the practice and teaching of yoga (physical, mental, emotional, and energetic)
• Promotes qualities of serenity, bliss, and authenticity
• Methodology that promotes the development of adaptability
• Approach to the latest findings in neuroscience and biology in order to understand yoga process
• History and theory of yoga
• Practical and technical vision away from religious biases
• Simultaneous translation from Spanish to English

Program

Considering the circumstances and needs of present-day humanity, the qualities of adaptability and acceptance that arise from a consistent yoga practice become increasingly relevant. Consequently, this program is designed to provide the most sophisticated and functional techniques, focused on a comprehensive methodology based on the four aspects of being (intellectual, physical / material, emotional / relational, and energetic).

Firstly, the execution of asanas (yoga postures) occurs from the recognition of supports, osteomuscular organization, visualization of the skeleton, and knowledge of functional anatomy, making their practice accessible to people of all kinds. These techniques correspond to the earth element in the physical and material aspect.

Secondly, advanced and sophisticated breathing techniques such as prananigrahas and pranayama are addressed, along with deep meditation techniques that support the process of focusing the mind and attention, making the meditation practice very easy and effortless. These techniques are based on the understandings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati and the Feldenkrais Method.

Additionally, they explore the history and theory of yoga to provide a global and profound context for how the practice of yoga has developed to the present day. These tools are associated with the intellectual aspect governed by the air element.

Thirdly, the practices include the application of prana shuddhi and chakra shuddhi, kriyas, mudras and bandhas, prana vidya based on the theory of Tantra Kundalini Yoga by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

Additionally, in this training, they exclusively receive knowledge of Kankueb, the energetic work system originating from pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican traditions, passed down through the Mayan sages Don Carlos and Don Gerardo Barrios, from whom the academic director of this training, Chakra Raja Kan, learned. The element they associate with these practices is fire, corresponding to the energetic aspect.

And, fourthly, awareness is cultivated through movement with practices from the Feldenkrais method, a self-awareness through movement that has proven to be profoundly effective in developing greater fluidity in movement, relaxation, and body flexibility. This encompasses the water element, the emotional and relational aspect. As an additional benefit of this training, you will learn the 7 Kankuebs, movement patterns focused on the mobility of the spine.

In conclusion, this methodology based on the four elements related to the four aspects of being facilitates the learning and application of practices, aiming to structure comprehensive classes dynamically, creatively, and innovatively. With the acquisition of a wide variety of tools, you have the possibility to support your creative inspiration for the planning and development of your classes under a functional model.

As a result, over these 21 days, you will begin to cultivate states of joy, acceptance, and authenticity through numerous self-awareness practices and the development of critical thinking. This will increase the quality of your relationships, body movement, health, and emotional management, allowing the expression of your fullest potential.

The specific techniques you will receive in this training are

• Vyayam: Exercises and practices of physical movement
• Maypayat: Repetitive movement patterns for body preparation and energy activation
• Vinyasa: Smooth sequence of asanas guided by breath
• Asana: Body postures
• Sat Karmas: Techniques for physical purification
• Drishti: Internal visualizations as a focal point for directing mental flow
• Uppa prananigraha: Exercises for the expansion and control of respiratory function
• Prananigraha and pranayama: Techniques for respiratory control, for the management of energy and the mind
• Meditation: Practices to cultivate the mind
• Mantra: Verbal formulas for organizing the mind and energy
• Yoga Nidra: Pratyahara technique for channeling the psyche
• Prana Vidya: Tantric discipline for energy management, cultivating health, and expanding energetic consciousness
• Chakra Shuddhi: Techniques for activation and expansion of the Chakras
• Prana Shuddhi: Techniques for energy management through the Nadis or energetic channels of the body
• Mudra: Body gestures to stimulate energy and the psyche
• Bandha: Techniques for energy retention
• Maithuna: Practices for the sublimation of sexual energy
• Kriya: Systematic sequence for the expansion of consciousness

The specific topics your will receive

• Bhakti yoga
• Karma yoga
• Hatha yoga
• Kundalini yoga
• Kriya yoga
• Laya yoga
• Raja yoga
• Nada yoga
• Swara yoga
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
• Anatomy for yoga
• Biomechanics for yoga
• Biopsychology for yoga
• Mayan calendar
• Mayan Kankueb

Certification

For certification as an IKY integral yoga and meditation instructor with an emphasis on biomechanics and Mayan Kankueb, the student will receive comprehensive and profound theoretical and practical classes on the most important aspects of yoga, which the student must attend.

The student will only receive this certification if they meet the attendance requirements for all scheduled sessions and fulfill the personal, conceptual, technical, and attribute skills required as a minimum to be a yoga instructor. The mentioned skills and attributes revolve around being able to transmit one's own learning for spiritual development through yoga in a clear, loving, and compassionate manner.

It implies that receiving the certificate is not just a matter of completing the entire course payment; it is necessary to meet the academic and personal conditions according to the standards established by the academic director.

If you have any concerns in this regard, feel free to consult with them before registering because no refunds will be granted for not meeting the specific conditions. The rules established by the academic director are as follows:

Personal attributes

• Enjoying sufficient mental and emotional balance in the relationship with oneself and others
• Loving and compassionate attitude
• Attitude of listening and attention to the teachings provided by the instructors during the instructor training course (receptive attitude)
• Critical attitude and freedom of judgment toward the teachings received without confrontation or belligerence, as they do not seek to impose any belief but rather aim to develop philosophical and discernment skills

Academic attributes

• Minimum knowledge and proficiency in the techniques and concepts offered in the program
• It is clarified that IKY does not expect physical skill or agility, nor flexibility, although it provides the best tools to deeply improve the practice of asanas (postures) and Vinyasas (sequences of postures)
• The premise is that you can only transmit what you have developed within yourself. Therefore, to offer yoga classes, sessions, and workshops responsibly and honestly, the instructor must meet the mentioned minimum conditions

What you will gain

You will have high proficiency in the management and teaching of fundamental yoga techniques for the well-being and development of your students, with a scientific, critical, eclectic, and humane approach. All of this stems from your personal and spiritual development, which you will enhance and/or deepen during the training.

You will be able to successfully give yoga classes for individuals, private groups, social collectives, companies, and organizations in the public and private sectors of any kind. Become one of the privileged teachers of Kankueb, Maya yoga.

Objectives

• Become one of the best and most comprehensive yoga instructors on the planet
• Acquire tools to effectively address the process of inner changes necessary for better spiritual development
• Gain basic knowledge of the theory and practice of yoga through a scientific and current
• application
• Understand the personal practice of fundamental yoga and meditation techniques
• Develop the skills necessary to convey fundamental yoga and meditation techniques as an instructor to groups and individuals of different ages and social, cultural, and professional conditions

Ishka Kankueb Yoga - IKY

It is a comprehensive health, well-being, self-development, and spirituality methodology that efficiently integrates Eastern wisdom on yoga with the previously unknown Maya technology of Kankueb. This fusion is enriched by Western scientific developments in biomechanics and biopsychology, allowing you to achieve multiple benefits at the physical, emotional, mental, and energetic levels for your self-realization.

What you will receive

• Profound self-development process
• Advanced skills in the practice and teaching of yoga
• Spiritual tradition, philosophy, and science as an effective integral yoga
• Simultaneous translation of the entire course from Spanish to English
• Certification and international registration as an IKY integral yoga and meditation instructor with an emphasis on biomechanics and Kankueb Maya
• Learning the sciences behind yoga practice and basic knowledge of yoga theory
• Learning the Maya science of Kankueb, solidifying your spiritual purpose by discovering your Maya birth sign and receiving your spiritual activation with the sacred Maya fire (Kotzij)
• Rapid recovery from your osteomuscular limitations and achieving advanced positions for a deep, healthy, and safe yoga practice without risking your body in just 21 days, using their biomechanics techniques applied to yoga

Schedule

This is only a prototype of how the days will be, take into account that the schedule might undergo changes as a pedagogical consideration of the academic director. There are two days off during the training where IKY recommends participants to leave the property and visit Cali or the nearby rivers, as they consider these two days off necessary and part of the training.

Training starts early in the morning and ends late at night, so IKY asks you to arrive one day before the training starts and leave one day after the training ends. These two extra days outside the training, the arrival day and the departure day, are for accommodation only and do not include meals, classes, or transportation.

Daily schedule

• 06:00 Wake up and mandatory shower
• 06:30 Pranayama
• 07:15 Asana and Vinyasa
• 08:30 Meditation
• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 Swara yoga
• 11:00 Seminar
• 12:00 Vraja yoga
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Break
• 15:00 Vraja yoga
• 16:00 Karma yoga
• 17:00 Yoga Nidra
• 18:00 Dinner
• 19:30 Seminar / reading / video - Dharma
• 21:00 Bedtime
• Note that there will be three days off during the process.