As a member of the TNT Program you begin your training almost a week before the Immersion participants arrive for the course. The TNT Training begins on Sunday July 31st with a dinner meeting at 6 PM. TNTs are also expected to attend the debriefing which is held on Friday September 2nd 9 AM to 4 PM after the Immersion program ends. Below is a chronology of your program:

Sunday July 31st 6-8 PM Meet and Greet dinner and Orientation at Tarn Taran Nivas
Monday August 1st- Friday August 5th TNT Training Week: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Breakfast, lunch and dinner served at Tarn Taran Nivas

Saturday August 6th Immersion students arrive.

9 AM-3 PM Registration is open. TNTs need to be available to assist the Course Coordinator with Registration and Customer Service
4:00 PM Immersion Orientation at the Langar Hall

August 6th – September 1st KRI Immersion Course - details of your responsibilities below
Friday September 2nd - TNT Debrief Day 9 AM – 4 PM Tarn Taran Nivas and then party in Santa Fe

You will need to complete the application that is posted on the website and email it to hck@kriteachings.org or to customer service along with a recommendation from your Lead Trainer.
If you are just now applying to the Aquarian Trainer Academy, please complete your Academy application and then apply to the TNT Program.

A member of the Program Team will review your application, schedule a quick phone interview and may speak directly to your Mentoring Lead. Once a member of the Program Team has informed you that you are accepted into the program you will be provided with a link for registering and paying on line for the TNT program. After KRI receives your registration, you will be sent an information packet and assignments to prepare before coming to the Program.

You will need to sit down with your Mentoring Lead and complete your Competency Evaluation Form and then complete the Mentor Mentee agreement in which you will set your goals for your participation in the Immersion Program. If you are an Associate or Professional and want to qualify for a particular area of the curriculum (Unit of Study) during the Program please indicate this on the TNT application you fill out.

The program is designed to develop your skills, knowledge and competency as a trainer and to assist you in your development as a Trainer.
Knowledge of the Content of the Curriculum:
You have the opportunity to attend all hours of the Immersion* which will give you exposure to Legacy Trainers who have been offering the Level One Training for years. You will also be required to read the Aquarian Teacher and Master’s Touch manuals before the program.

Curriculum development and delivery: Depending upon your level in the Academy you will have opportunities to teach and to develop curriculum.

• If this is your first time as an Intern in the academy you will teach a practicum set to the class and participate in clinic mentoring of students;

• As an Associate you will have the opportunity to teach up to two hours in front of the classroom and you will be asked ahead of time to prepare a curriculum for the Unit of Study that you will present;

• As a Professional you will have up to 4 hours of teaching time in the classroom and will be asked to prepare up to 2 Units of Study for review.

* Each TNT will receive a schedule with allocated personal time off during each week. This is time to refresh and take care of personal needs. You can always exchange these times off with another TNT according to your interests and needs.

Your participation in the TNT program begins before the students arrive in the Trainer in Training Week. During this week you will get to know your fellow TNTs, the Immersion Staff and many of the trainers as you prepare for the Immersion. During the Trainer in Training week you will participate in workshops with Experienced Trainers to develop your knowledge of the Units of Study and to prepare you for all of your roles and responsibilities in the Immersion. The training that you will receive will support your deepening understanding of yourself as a trainer and give you insight into developing your competency.

Following is a list of some of the workshops and experiences you will have in this week:

The Identity of a Trainer – What is different from being a Kundalini Yoga Teacher to being a Trainer?
Handling the Difficult questions from Students
Code of Excellence- How to present and represent the Code of Excellence (Ethics). How to work with student’s concerns, fears, reactions and non adherence to the Code of Excellence

Practicum: You will learn the fine points of leading a successful practicum. How to evaluate a student teacher, what are the fine points of the Practicum Kriyas, how to give feedback, how to lead feedback. You will be assigned one of the practicum sets to lead during the week and will experience receiving feedback from the trainers and your peers.

Yogi Bhajan Videos: How to introduce and present a Yogi Bhajan Video, leading students through provocative discussion of the videos, how to handle student reactions to the Master. We will view one of the videos from the Immersion course and discuss as a group.

Competencies:
All of the competencies, as defined in the Competency Evaluation Form, are important in your development as a trainer. (Click to download the form) During the Training week, we will elaborate on the competencies that will be important during your participation in the Immersion. The list below comes from the Competency Evaluation Form.

• Self awareness -how work with your shadow, self evaluation and reflection

• Spiritual Connection

• Communication skills: Good listening skills, Ability to deal with crisis and conflict, ability to deliver difficult messages with compassion, Invite and manage dialog, Respond to questions with a balanced understanding of the teachings

• Group Facilitation Skills – Manage group dynamics

• Team Support – The TNTs will rely on a strong team dynamic throughout the course

• General Yogic Knowledge - Understand the key concepts of Yogi Bhajans Teachings, The Ten Units of Study

• Trainer Skills: Create lesson plans; Appear confident and well prepared to teach; Able to maintain a clear, strong, effective Presence.

• Training Delivery: Committed to delivering the student “all the way”, Help students understand KY as an integrated path

• Leadership – Create and maintain an approachable and visible presence

• Problem Solving – Recognize problems and take timely and appropriate action

• Ethics and Personal Integrity

As a TNT you are an integral part of the student’s experience as they develop into a Level One Instructor. Your job is to support the students, and in particular the students in your small group, to successfully complete their training and become certified as a Level One Instructor. The Program Team will work with you to meet these goals. The TNT program is intense for many reasons: the days are very long beginning with a daily TNT meeting at 7 AM and ending at dinner at 7:30 PM (you will be given time off during the week), you will go through your own changes as you participate in the course, and you are working with the students as they grow, change, resist, etc

1. Classroom Administration and Environment –In a rotating schedule, every day two TNTs serve in the following capacity:

   • Eyes on Trainer(s): Supports Lead Trainer and/or Program Team to be sure the information is covered and accurate– Assist with audio/video

   • Eyes on Classroom: Maintain Classroom environment to be sure students are alert and engaged

    

2. Attendance at Meetings and Other duties outside the classroom:
    

   • TNT daily check in meeting with each other at 7 AM

   • Weekly TNT staff meeting during lunch on Mondays

   • Grading of Exams

   • Practicum follow up

   • Preparation for teaching
      

3. Small Group Leader
    

   • Check In: You will have a group of 7 students that you will meet with each morning to check in. (Training on check in procedures will take place during the training week)

   • Daily attendance - morning and afternoon

   • Support of students throughout the course. The students will go through many emotional phases as they proceed through the training of the Immersion.

   • Preparation for Exams – Your responsibility is to support the student in their preparation for the exam. The small group leader will answer any questions and be available to reassure them if nervous or remind them it is open book, etc.

   • Completion of Certification Requirements following course

     • Bridgeline calls after the completion of the course. You will facilitate 3 or more bridgeline calls with your small group to support them as they reintegrate home after participation in the Immersion and support the timely completion of the certification requirements.

     • Review of Homework assignments and send recommendation to KRI for certification

     • Additional individual phone calls or emails may be required in your capacity of support.
        

4.  Sadhana
    

   • Leading Japji, Teaching the Yoga- Every TNT is invited (and encouraged) to lead sadhana during the Immersion. We will have a sign up sheet for this during the training week.

   • Back up duty. During the course you will be assigned two mornings which you are the TNT on duty from 3:45 AM until 7 AM when breakfast begins. We have a work exchange student who is available each morning to distribute the Japji folders, to help with music and mikes if needed, to answer basic questions. You are there to back up this person and also to take care of any student critical needs that might come up. You will have the emergency phone number to contact a staff member if needed.
      

5. Practicum , Clinics, Yogi Bhajan Videos
    

   • Practicum:
      

     • Practicum Kundalini Yoga Set and Meditation Demonstration – You will be assigned a Yoga Set and Meditation to present to the Immersion class. You are modeling for the student teachers how they will teach the set/meditation during their practicum. (see attachment)

     • During Practicum you will be teamed up with different Trainers to give feedback to the student teacher in their Practicum. You will complete a practicum feedback form on the student teacher and then discuss this with the Trainer. You will be with different Practicum groups each day. (Practicum groups are not made up of the same students as the Check In groups)

     • Preparation for Practicum - The students in your small group (check in group) may have questions and need help in preparing for their practicum. You will serve as their coach for this preparation
        

   • Clinics: During the Immersion we use clinics as an opportunity for the students to work with or to apply as an instructor the information they have learned in each Unit of Study. This may be a time to work with study questions, an experiential exercise that works with the course content; or focus group on an aspect of the Unit of Study for example practice teaching of a Mantra as part of Sound and Mantra. Your role will be to facilitate a group of students in clinic processes as assigned by the Trainer
      

     • You may be asked to teach a topic to the whole class as part of a clinic
        

   • Yogi Bhajan Videos
      

     • You will be facilitating a small group of students in processing of YB videos.

     • After most videos the class breaks into small groups to discuss the video and their reaction to the content and presentation.

     • You will have the transcripts ahead of time to prepare for the video
        

6. Certification of Students in your Small Group – much of this work is done following the course
    

   • Grading of Exams – You will review and grade the exams (midterm and final) of the students in your small group. You will discuss the answers with your students after exams are returned

   • Homework following the course

     • You will review the homework and send students and KRI your comments

   • Completion of certification requirements – 20 Kundalini Yoga Classes and White Tantric Yoga

     • You will ensure students have completed requirements

     • Students will email to you their documentation of completion

   • You will recommend, or not, each student for certification on the Certification Requirements Form and send to KRI – either through the mail or scan and email to KRI

The fee for the TNT Program includes the cost of the TNT training week, all of your meals, and participation in the full Immersion course.

• For TNTs attending the Immersion Program for the first time the cost for the complete five weeks is $1850

• For TNTs who have participated in the Immersion Program in a previous year, the cost is $1100.
  
  You will receive an invitation to register for the Immersion once you have completed your application and had your interview with a member of the Program Team.

The cost of housing accommodations is not included and we encourage TNTs to find housing with Ashram members. If you need a referral please let us know.