SAMANVAYA YOGA
50h Certified YACEP Kundalini Yoga Foundations Training
This 50-hour YACEP-certified training is designed for absolutely everybody, from absolute beginners to dedicated practitioners, as well as yoga teachers and wellness professionals who wish to deepen their understanding and refine their practice with Kundalini Yoga — not just as techniques, but as direct experiences leading to greater awareness, clarity, and vitality.
Whether you seek to enhance your personal practice or skillfully weave kundalini and meditation techniques into your teaching, this training offers an integrated, experiential approach rooted in classical yogic wisdom and supported by modern understanding.
Are you ready to dive into the transformative practice of Kundalini Yoga? Do you feel like deepening your personal practice or expand your teaching skills with profound and dynamic techniques? This practice, known for its ability to reach the deepest layers of your being, ignite your life force energy and therefore personal growth. Through this 40-hour immersive training, you will tap into new dimensions of strength, clarity, and vitality, giving your yoga practice a fresh and radiant energy.
Who is this program for?
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Dedicated practitioners looking to deepen their connection with yoga and self-development.
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Aspiring or experienced yoga teachers who wish to integrate Kundalini Yoga techniques into their practice in a clear, accessible, non-dogmatic way.
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Yoga teachers looking to refine their offerings and earn YACEP credits
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Open-minded seekers who are passionate about yoga and ready for new experiences.
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Wellness professionals seeking powerful tools to support others
What you will learn
This 50-hour foundational course delves into both the technical and philosophical principles of Kundalini Yoga, helping you understand and embody its teachings. You will develop the skills to practice effectively and, if you are already a teacher, gain the confidence to integrate these techniques into your classes.
Here's what we'll study together:
🧘♀️ Philosophy & Lineage
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Roots of Kundalini Yoga in the Upanishads and Classical Tantra
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The influence of Sikh Dharma and the modern transmission of Kundalini Yoga
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Core teachings from Classical Yoga Philosophy and the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali
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Yamas & Niyamas as guiding principles
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Myths & misconceptions clarified
🧘♀️ Energetic Anatomy
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Understanding the subtle body: koshas, nāḍīs, prāṇa, and chakras
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Exploration of vāyus, bindu, and nāda
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The role of mudrās and dr̥ṣṭi in directing energy
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How energetic awareness deepens practice
🧘♀️ Foundational Techniques
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Breath & prāṇāyāma: nāḍī śodhana, kapālabhātī, bhastrikā, ujjāyī, bhrāmarī, and more
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Postures & kriyās: dynamic sequences that awaken, cleanse, strengthen and soften
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Bandhas & energetic seals: channeling and amplifying prāṇic flow
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Mantra & nāda: sound and vibration as gateways to meditation
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Meditation: mantra-based, breath awareness, active or silent meditations to stabilize and expand awareness
🧘♀️ Integration (and teaching skills for those who aspire to share these techniques)
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How to create a personal sādhana (daily spiritual practice)
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Structuring breath and meditation sequences
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Language, tone, and guiding principles for leading groups
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Sequencing for different levels and experiences
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How to create accessible and transformative classes and sessions
Why join this program
✔ 50-Hour YACEP Certified Training (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education)
✔ Small group setting for personalised support
✔ Experiential, embodied learning by doing
✔ Take-home practices enhancing your every day life
✔ Comprehensive manual for ongoing study
✔ Deepen your personal practice and gain tools to elevate your own yogic journey
✔ Expand Your Teaching skills and confidently guide others
✔ Continued community support beyond the training
✔ Bonus recorded content to continue practicing at home
✔ Welcoming all levels, from beginners to seasoned teachers
✔ Led by Cynthia, founder of Samanvaya Yoga, with over 1,000 hours of advanced training and two decades of dedicated practice
Daily Schedule
Friday evenings
18:30- 20:30h Welcome circle, Evening Practice
All other days
07:00-09:30h Sadhana Morning Practice
09:30-10:30h Breakfast
10:30-11:30h Philosophy, History, Theory, Energetic Anatomy
11:30-13:00h Techniques, Mudras, Bandhas, Mantra, Bhakti
13:00-14:30h Lunch Break
14:30-16:00h Techniques, Mudras, Bandhas, Mantra, Bhakti
16:00-18:00h Afternoon practice
Why join this program
✔ 50-Hour YACEP Certified Training (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education)
✔ Small group setting for personalised support
✔ Experiential, embodied learning by doing
✔ Take-home practices enhancing your every day life
✔ Comprehensive manual for ongoing study
✔ Deepen your personal practice and gain tools to elevate your own yogic journey
✔ Expand Your Teaching skills and confidently guide others
✔ Continued community support beyond the training
✔ Bonus recorded content to continue practicing at home
✔ Welcoming all levels, from beginners to seasoned teachers
✔ Led by Cynthia, founder of Samanvaya Yoga, with over 1,000 hours of advanced training and two decades of dedicated practice
May 22 - May 31
Nyon, Switzerland
📍 Format: In-Person
🏠 Where: Evolution Club
Rue de l'industrie 1, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland
⏳ Duration: 50 Hours / 5 days over 2 weekends
📆 When: May 22-25 / May 29-31
⏰ Daily Schedule:
Friday 22nd welcome circle from 18:30 to 20:30h
All other days from 7h to 18h
📜 Certification: 50-Hour YACEP Certified Training
(Yoga Alliance Continuing Education)
🧘 Investment: Chf 1350 (regular price)
Earlybird Chf 1150 until March 28th
(scholarships and pricing plans available)
This training consists of two immersive weekends (50 learning hours). On the first weekend we'll meet on Friday evening 22nd of May for a welcome circle from 18:30 to 20:30h. On Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th and Monday 25th of May we'll meet the entire day from 7h to 18h. On the second weekend we'll meet again Friday evening from 18:30 to 20:30h for a nice evening practice and two full days Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st, always from 7h to18h.
Our beautiful venue in Nyon - Evolution Club
The Evolution Club is a cozy and welcoming community space where like-minded people gather to practice, resource, learn, and grow together. Nestled in the heart of Nyon’s beautiful old town, it offers a peaceful environment with a small kitchenette for tea, snacks, and shared moments during our breaks. Surrounded by charming cafés and restaurants, and only a few minutes’ walk from the train station, the lake, and the castle, it’s the ideal location for our training.
The studio is fully equipped with mats and everything we need for our practice, but of course you are welcome to bring your own and make you feel like home. Please note that space is limited to 12 beautiful souls, so we encourage you to book your spot early. We are truly looking forward to welcoming you there to study and dive deep together.
November 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
📍 Format: In-Person
🏠 Where: Soon to be announced
⏳ Duration: 50 Hours / 2 weekends
📆 When: November
⏰ Schedule: Friday evenings 6:30pm to 8:30pm
⏰ Saturday and Sunday 7am to 5pm
📜 Certification: Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) Certified
🧘 Investment:
(scholarships and pricing plans available)
More details will follow soon!
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Vera, Portugal
Cynthia’s classes are nurturing moments for soul, body and mind. She guides us through meditation, pranayama, asanas and kriyas with a grounding sense, leading us to keep connected with our inner stength, always aware of our emotions and sensations, in a dance that mirrors life. Her classes are complete and thoughtful of how the body needs to be warmly guided to dive deep into a kriya. I always feel deeply connected and blissful after practicing with Cynthia. As she usually says at the beggining of her classes, we connect with the inner peace and the universal wisdom we carry inside of us, each of us, without exception.
Christelle, Switzerland
I discovered the tremendous power of Kundalini Yoga by following Cynthia’s classes.
Her transmission quickly convinced me to want to deepen this ancestral knowledge which is at the same time so supportive in our contemporary lives. So I followed the yoga training she offered with Imagine Academy and here I am, a YK teacher since 4 years.
I am infinitely grateful to her for opening the doors to this form of yoga and for knowing how to pass on its treasures to me!
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Amy Webster, Switzerland
For several years I have been lucky to take part in online and in-person yoga sessions with Cynthia. Her teaching has provided me with precious inspiration and guidance for my own practice. Her authentic presence and deep experience on the mat reveal a heartfelt yoga practice with a beautiful body-soul-spirit connection that turns every session into pure bliss. I am grateful that she has thus contributed to my journey.