Syllabus of
Chakra Teachers’ Training
Syllabus of
Chakra Teachers’ Training
10-week online course for yoga teachers who would like to integrate chakra concepts into existing classes and/or work more intensively with the chakras.
LIVE classes meet on Saturdays
1-4pm (UK time); 13 Sept - 15 Nov, 2025
The Chakra Teachers’ Training balances student-teacher contact hours with personal practice
10 live classes + access to recordings (180 minutes each)
Extensive hand-outs (PDF)
Weekly assignments with assessment
Daily personal practice
Guided practice teaching
Reading assignments in both “Chakra Meditation” and “The Essential Guide to Chakras” by Swami Saradananda
+ Personal mentoring with Swami Saradananda
Cost: £449
Early-bird: £359 (if booked with non-refundable deposit before 31 July)
To book: a £150 non-refundable deposit will hold your place on the course. Classes are small, so please book early. The balance of payment is due 2 weeks before the start of the course (Aug 29th). The deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Refunds and transfers: once payment has been made, there are no refunds. However, you may transfer to another session of the course, with a £100 transfer fee. You must complete the course within 3 years.
Classes are small, as the number of participants is limited. Please book as soon as possible.
Venue: Zoom
Any questions: contact Swami Saradananda about the course – or would like to arrange a customised programme for your group.
Refunds and transfers: once payment has been made, there are no refunds. However, you may transfer to another session of the course, with a £100 transfer fee. You must complete the course within 3 years.
Attendance: participants are expected to attend all classes via Zoom and be absent only with good reason. If you are unable to attend because of illness or other emergency, you must inform the tutor before the start of the class. You are permitted to miss no more than one live class, if you would like to receive a certificate. If you do miss a class, you will be asked to watch the recording and submit a written summary within the week.
Your time commitment: In addition to attending the 3.5 hour workshops, the course involves 20-30 minutes daily practice and submitting a weekly ‘practice diary’. The only other written homework is a short report on your practice teaching.
What benefit will you, as a yoga teacher, will receive from this course:
A working understanding of the physical structure and function of the chakras.
The ability to introduce chakras and related techniques to students
Powerful tools to enable students to make more efficient use of their breath and vital energies, including helping them with issues related to stress.
Ways that you, and your students, can use chakras to manifest your ideas and dreams.
A more breath-centred and meditative approach to asana practice and teaching.
You will learn:
How to integrate chakra work into asana classes, group meditations, workshops and retreats
Pranayama practices specific to chakra work
Effects of lifestyle and diet on the chakras
Online teaching methods
Structuring of chakra courses and workshops
Leading group chakra meditations
Perfecting lecture techniques
When and how to lead discussions
How to help students to make chakra practices a part of daily life and yoga routine
Chakra visualisations and meditations
Subtle energies, prana, nadis and granthis
Meaning and use of chakra yantras
Asana and mudra practices specific to chakra work
Chanting and mantra repetition in relation to the chakras
Encouraging students in their personal practice
Requirements for participation:
Completion of an accredited yoga teachers’ training
Computer access, basic computer literacy and an email address
Possession of a copy of “Chakra Meditation” and “The Essential Guide to Chakras” by Swami Saradananda (either as a physical book or Kindle format)
Attendance: students are expected to attend all classes via Zoom and be absent only with good reason. If you are unable to attend because of illness or other emergency, you must inform the tutor before the start of the class.
Students are required to register 90% attendance at live sessions– the first class cannot be missed. If a live class is missed, it is student's responsibility to make up the content by viewing the recorded sessions and doing additional homework.
Students who do not reach the required attendance will not receive their certificate until they have made up the time/practice and assignments and this may incur additional costs. If you miss more than one class, you will be expected to transfer to a subsequent session of the course, with payment of £100 transfer fee.
Homework: all homework is non-graded, however written assignments will be either 'pass’ or ‘refer'. If a piece of work is referred, it should be resubmitted when the necessary amendments have been made. The tutor will support and advise you through this process and detailed feedback will be given.
Students must complete each assignment to the tutor’s satisfaction before going on to the next assignment.
As well as completing written assignments, students are expected to arrange their own teaching practice groups. This serves to enhance the student's knowledge and develop the skills needed to be a good teacher.
Students will received practice teaching assignments and must report on each session taught in writing by answering self-assessment questions.
Students will evaluate their own practice and progress through their own reflective self-assessment and are required to keep a reflective diary showing learning progress.
Complaints must be submitted clearly in writing and will be forwarded to a panel of Yoga Alliance Professional Senior Teachers.
Code of conduct:
Students and teachers are expected to act with mutual respect and kindness
Students are expected to ‘attend’ online class from a quiet room where they will not be disturbed or interrupted. No one else (including children and pets) should be in the room.
Students are expected to wear loose comfortable clothing (no jeans) to class
Students are requested to not bring their phones to class (not simply put them into silent mode).
No eating in class please.