1.2 Goals of this Training
- To support our Kundalini Yoga community to do better, be better, and always strive to attain better ethical, professional, and inclusive practices.
- Prevent harm whenever possible.
- Ensure ethical behaviors are understood and followed.
- Prevent and reduce the number of incidents of ethical breaches by Kundalini Yoga teachers, KRI teacher trainers and SDI ministers.
- To build awareness of diversity and inclusion best practices (e.g., issues of women’s rights, anti-racism, equity, LGBTQIA+ rights, and other anti-discrimination movements).
- To nurture a caring, conscious, and ethical culture.
- Gain deeper awareness of your role in the teacher-student relationship.
- Better understand the KRI Code of Ethics & Professional Standards..
- Expand your conscious understanding of ethical issues and understand the impacts of behavior.
- Learn strategies to prevent misunderstandings.
- Develop better inclusion practices.
- Learn to identify and consciously confront harmful behaviors.
- Understand ways you can speak up about any inappropriate behaviors: “If you see something, say something.” Be the best person you can be and prevent harm by demonstrating the highest values, and ethical behaviors.