Master Plan 2021 Curriculum - Kundalini Yoga School

Master Plan 2021
Curriculum

Master Plan 2021

The Essence of Yoga
This is your curriculum for the Master Plan 2021 -
The Essence of Yoga. Throughout the year we will
move through the Four Pillars together to explore
the Eight Limbed Path of Yoga. This exploration will
be both based in practice and self-reflection. Each
month with the New Moon we share a new practice
with you, going along with the current theme and
tuning into the energy of the moment. Each New
Moon is a moment to set our intentions together
before we start a new Sadhana the next morning.
Besides the guided Sadhanas (daily guidance emails)
each of the four pillars comes with an extra online
Masterclass, a 2,5 hour online workshop that adds to
your progress and transformation.

 FOUR PILLARS

 • LIFESTYLE / January - April

 • PRACTICE / May - July

 • MIND / August - October

 • REALISATION / November - December

Pillar 1

Yogic Lifestyle
January / February / March / April 2021

01 Yogic Lifestyle

 Exploring the Yamas & Niyamas
 In the first four months we set the foundation for the whole year and we work on purifying our body, mind and soul. We kick
 off the new year by breaking habits that are not supporting us any longer and you will receive daily guidance to support you
 with that during the first Sadhana that is linked to the first limb of the Eightfold path, Yama (integrity), specifically ahimsa
 (non violence), asteya (non stealing), brahmacharya (moderation) and aparigraha (non attachment). During our second
 Sadhana we focus on satya which is all about being truthful. After this we dive deeper into the second limb named Niyamas
 (positive actions) with a physical detox in which we explore saucha (cleanliness of body & mind), santosha (contentment) and
 tapas (self discipline). We end the first pillar of Yogic Lifestyle with a Sadhana that revolves around Svadyana (Study of the
 Self). After this Sadhana you will have deeply explored the first two limbs of the Eightfold Path, the Yamas & Niyamas.

 Sadhanas

  •   Breaking Habits / 14 January - 4 February (22 days)

  •   Speak your Truth / 12 February - 5 March (22 days)

  •   Detox / 14 - 21 March - 4 April (22 days)

  •   Know thyself and be you / 13 - 23 April (11 days)

 Masterclass

  •   Sunday 25th of April 2021

Pillar 2

Practice
May/ June / July 2021

02 Practice

 Exploring Asana & Pranayam
 In the second pillar we explore the third and the fourth limbs Asana & Pranayam with three Sadhanas, starting with a
 Sadhana focussing on the main asanas we use in Kundalini Yoga and other specific practices we use such as bandhas and
 mudras. In the second Sadhana we dive deep into the practice of pranayama, the fourth limb and we conclude this pillar with
 a Sadhana in which we learn from the ancient wisdom teachings of yoga philosophy.

 Sadhanas

  •   Essential Asanas of Kundalini Yoga / 12 - 22 May (11 days)

  •   Exploring Pranayama / 11 - 21 June (11 days)

  •   Yoga philosophy / 11 - 21 July (11 days)

 Masterclass

  •   Sunday 25th of July 2021

Pillar 3

Mind
August / September / October 2021

03 Mind

Exploring Pratyahara & Dharana
After completing the first two pillars and four of limbs (Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama) we are now ready to proceed into
the more subtle realm of mind. We start with understanding more about the workings of the mind through the lens of
Ayurveda and we draw our focus within, which is limb number five Pratyahara. As this is an important turning point on the
path of yoga we also dedicated the second Sadhana of the pillar to Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses). We end this part of
the journey by increasing our capacity for one pointed concentration, the 6th limb named Dharana.

Sadhanas

 •   Understanding the mind through the lens of Ayurveda / 9 - 19 August (11 days)

 •   Withdrawal of the Senses / 8 - 18 September (11 days)

 •   One pointed Concentration / 7 - 17 October (11 days)

Masterclass

 •   Sunday 24th of October 2021

Pillar 4

Realisation
November / December 2021

04 Realisation

 Exploring Dhyana & Samadhi
 After all the preliminary work in the first three pillars we now enter the realm where our minds will most probably be much
 calmer and you can deeper into your meditation practice and experience an uninterrupted flow of concentration named
 Dhyana and feel the bliss of your existence, Samadhi. This last pillar we commit to a 40 day Sadhana as a deep integration of
 your process over the past year and we dedicate it to Self-Realisation as we explore the last two limbs Dhyana and Samadhi.

 Sadhanas

  •   Self-Realisation / 20 - 29 November (40 days)

 Masterclass

  •   Sunday 12th of December 2021