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Aquarian Sadhana · Day 112 of 1000
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The science of awareness,
in the tradition of the Aquarian Age.

Our Mandate

For three decades the Kundalini Research Institute has preserved, clinically studied, and transmitted the teachings of Yogi Bhajan — 8,400 kriyas, 1,700+ archived lectures, and a global curriculum of certified training.

A living library where 5,000 years of yogic technology meets peer-reviewed neuroscience, contemplative research, and a worldwide sangat of 40,000+ teachers.

40,000+
Certified Kundalini teachers in our trainer registry
87countries
Active Aquarian Trainer Academy regional bodies
8,400kriyas
Catalogued with anatomical and energetic annotations
1,700hrs
Digitized archival lectures of Yogi Bhajan, searchable
From the Siri Singh Sahib · 1973
If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it.
YOGI BHAJAN · FOUNDER OF THE 3HO & KRI LINEAGE
▸ The Institute

Three pillars,
one mission.

KRI operates at the intersection of scholarship and sadhana. We are the custodial body for the Yogi Bhajan lineage — the only organization authorized to certify Kundalini yoga trainers, publish the kriyas in print, and conduct clinical research on the methodology.

01 / RESEARCH

The Research Program

Partnerships with UCSD, UCLA, and Harvard Medical School investigating kriya-specific effects on stress physiology, trauma recovery, and cognitive aging.

  • Peer-reviewed papers124
  • Active clinical studies11
  • Partner institutions38
02 / TEACHING

Aquarian Trainer Academy

The global certification path — Level 1 (Instructor), Level 2 (Practitioner), and Level 3 (Teacher) — delivered through accredited regional bodies in 87 countries.

  • Level 1 graduates (2025)3,842
  • Active mentor trainers412
  • Languages offered14
03 / PRACTICE

The Sadhana Companion

A guided daily practice tool built on the KRI curriculum — full Aquarian Sadhana audio, personalized kriya prescriptions, and integration with your certified teacher.

  • Members practicing daily18,600
  • Kriyas in your library3,200+
  • Average retention (90d)74%
▸ 02 · The Academy Portal

Your training,
mapped.

A unified student portal replacing three legacy systems — registrar, coursework, and community — consolidating Level 1 through Level 3 into a single continuous journey with your KRI-certified mentor.

academy.kri.org / my · training
OverviewJourneyModulesSangat
AcademyTrainingsMy Journey

The path of the Aquarian teacher.

A three-level progression of embodiment, pedagogy, and mentorship — certified by KRI since 1994.
Level 01 · Instructor
Foundations: 220 hours
COMPLETED 09 / 2024 · CERT #KRI-L1-28492
✓
Level 02 · Practitioner
Lifestyles & Lifecycles
14 of 21 MODULES · 9-MONTH COHORT · ENDS AUG 2026
◐
Level 03 · Teacher
Realization & mastery
UNLOCKS UPON L2 COMPLETION · 1,000-DAY PATH

Upcoming intensives Live

APR
24
Authentic Relationships · Module 15
Live with Hari Kaur · 4 sessions · Zoom
Core L2Live
MAY
02
Immersion — Española, NM
Ram Das Puri · 4 days · 12 seats remain
ResidentialSolstice warm-up
JUN
17
Summer Solstice Sadhana
New Mexico · 7 days · White Tantric Yoga
FestivalGlobal

Today's sadhana

04:12 AM · AMRIT VELA
Kriya for the neutral mind

Yogi Bhajan, Los Angeles · Nov 3 1988. Pairs with Rakhe Rakhanhar mantra. Prescribed by your mentor after last week's check-in.

11min pranayama
31min kriya
11min meditation
7min relaxation
▸ 03 · The Research Library

Peer-reviewed,
open to sangat.

Every paper, clinical trial, and methodological note produced by KRI or our partner institutions — now fully indexed with abstracts, kriya references, and related teachings from the Yogi Bhajan archive.

Filter by All Neuroscience Trauma & PTSD Women's Health Breath Sciences Aging & Cognition Pediatric Pedagogy 124 studies · sorted: most cited
▲ Featured · Q1 2026 Mar 2026 · JAMA Psychiatry

Kirtan Kriya and hippocampal plasticity: an 8-week randomised trial in early-stage cognitive decline

A single-blind RCT (n=182) compared a 12-minute daily Kirtan Kriya protocol against a matched music-listening control in adults with subjective cognitive decline. Hippocampal volume (MRI), verbal recall (RAVLT), and cortisol AUC were measured at baseline, week 8, and six-month follow-up. The Kirtan Kriya arm showed significant right-hippocampal thickening and sustained improvement in delayed recall — replicating the 2013 Khalsa et al. pilot at scale.

KHALSA D.S., NEWBERG A., KAUR G. · UCLA SEMEL INSTITUTE ▾ PDF  ·  DOI 10.1001/jamapsych.2026.0117
Trauma2025

Breath of Fire as an autonomic reset in complex PTSD

HRV and skin conductance shifts across 3-minute bouts in veterans with dual-diagnosis PTSD. N=68.

KIRPAL SINGH J. · VA SAN DIEGO▾ PDF
Women's Health2025

Sat Kriya and pelvic floor integration across the menopausal transition

Longitudinal cohort (n=240) demonstrating symptom reduction correlated with practice consistency.

GURUMEET K., LEWIS B. · UCSF▾ PDF
Breath2024

Left-nostril breathing and parasympathetic tone: a mechanistic review

Meta-analysis across 17 studies investigating unilateral pranayama and HRV modulation.

HARI NAM S., PATEL R. · HARVARD MED▾ PDF
Pediatric2024

Kundalini yoga protocols for adolescent anxiety in school settings

Three-arm cluster trial in 9 public schools — daily 12-min protocol vs. mindfulness vs. waitlist.

BHATT A., RAO N. · NIH R01▾ PDF
Pedagogy2024

Mentor-trainee attunement and the transmission of embodied knowledge

Qualitative analysis of 84 Level 2 mentorship pairs across the Aquarian Trainer Academy.

GURU RATTANA K. · KRI DIRECT▾ PDF
▸ 04 · The Practice Companion

Amrit Vela,
in your pocket.

A contemplative mobile companion built on the KRI curriculum — not an algorithmic wellness app. Daily sadhana, kriya prescriptions from your certified mentor, and archival teachings narrated by the trainers you trained with.

Daily Aquarian Sadhana

The full 2½ hour amrit-vela practice, narrated by a rotating cast of your favourite KRI trainers. Background audio, lockscreen controls, offline ready.

Mentor-prescribed kriyas

Your certified Level 2 mentor queues kriyas into your practice queue between sessions. You receive notifications in their voice, not ours.

Archival lecture search

Semantic search across 1,700+ hours of digitized Yogi Bhajan lectures — ask a question, receive the 40-second passage that answers it with a citation.

Your sangat, everywhere

Cohort chat, mentor office hours, and nearby practitioners — see who is practicing the same kriya as you, in real time, across 87 countries.

4:12
◦ Sat Nam, Sat Nam Kaur ◦
Today · Amrit Vela
Kriya for the neutral mind
Prescribed by Hari Kaur · 62 min total
00:001:02:00
Mantra of the day
Rakhe Rakhanhar
The shield of protection. Pronounced ra-khay ra-khan-har. Tap to see the translation and Gurmukhi.
Streak
112d
of 1,000-day
sadhana
Sangat online
2,847
practicing this
kriya now
▸ 05 · Global Trainer Registry

Find a teacher
near you.

The authoritative registry of KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga trainers — verified, insured, and searchable by level, language, lineage branch, and proximity. 40,000+ active teachers across 87 countries.

◉ Live registry · Updated 4 min ago
40,217 active
Española · KRI HQ
Amsterdam · 842
Barcelona · 518
Rishikesh · 2,104
Bangkok · 240
Sydney · 388
Buenos Aires · 612
Mexico City · 903
Toronto · 411
Near Mazunte, Oaxaca

9 trainers
within 80 km.

Verified Level 2 and Level 3 practitioners available for private sessions, group classes, and mentorship.

GK
Gurubani Kaur
L3 · EN · ES · 18 YRS
San Agustinillo
7 km
L3
SN
Siri Nam Singh
L2 · ES · FR · 9 YRS
Zipolite
12 km
L2
HK
Hari Kaur Flores
L2 · ES · EN · 11 YRS
Puerto Escondido
64 km
L2
AS
Anand Singh Mejía
L3 · ES · 24 YRS
Huatulco
41 km
L3
LK
Liv Kaur Ortega
L1 · ES · 3 YRS
Mazunte
0.8 km
L1
▸ 06 · The KRI Press & Archive

The written
lineage,
digitized.

Three decades of KRI Press titles, transcribed lectures, and original curriculum manuals — in hardcover, paperback, and DRM-free digital. Royalties return directly to the research program.

KRI PRESS · 2025
Manual · Level 2

Lifestyles & Lifecycles — the Level 2 Practitioner textbook, revised 6th edition

The definitive 620-page companion to the Level 2 curriculum — fully re-typeset with new kriya photography and archival source notes.

$84hardcover
AUDIO · 36 HRS
Lecture Archive · Audio

The Master's Touch — 34 lectures on Aquarian leadership & teacher training

Yogi Bhajan's foundational Level 2 lectures, digitally restored from 1991-1996 tape originals. 36 hours. Includes transcripts.

$48digital
NEW · APR 2026
Research · Clinical

Kundalini Yoga & the autonomic nervous system — a clinical sourcebook

Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa's 400-page synthesis of 30 years of HRV and cortisol research across the KRI protocols.

$62paperback
▸ 07 · Sangat Membership

Support the
research.
Keep the lineage.

KRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute. Membership funds the clinical trials, the translation of the archive, and the regional Trainer Academies. Every level includes full access to the Practice Companion and the research library.

Seeker
Individual · Monthly
$12/mo
  • Practice Companion — full library
  • Research library · read access
  • Archival lecture search
  • Cohort chat & sangat circles
  • 10% discount on KRI Press
Practitioner
Certified · Annual
$28/mo
  • Everything in Seeker
  • Trainer registry listing — verified
  • Liability insurance ($2M USD)
  • CE credits from accredited partners
  • Private office hours with KRI staff
  • 25% discount on KRI Press
Sustainer
Philanthropic · Annual
$108/mo
  • Everything in Practitioner
  • Named support of a research study
  • Private Solstice lodging options
  • Quarterly call with the Research Director
  • Annual retreat at Ram Das Puri
▸ Begin where you are

A thousand days,
one morning at a time.