Discover the 100 hour Kriya kundalini, bhakti & Tantra yoga Training
AWAKEN YOUR INNER POWER
Are You Ready to Upgrade Your Yoga Practice and Connect with Ancient Wisdom?
This 100-hour Kriya Kundalini Bhakti Tantra Yoga training is designed for yoga practitioners and teachers who want to deepen their practice, find their true voice, explore Himalayan Kriya, devotional Bhakti, classic Tantra and experience the profound healing power of ancestral ceremonies.
In the serene beauty of Colombia, for 14 days immerse yourself in sacred rituals, advanced techniques, and transformative self-reflection that will empower you to find your voice as a teacher and deepen your personal spiritual journey.
14 days for 1 transformational experience
October 11 – 24, 2026
Early Bird €200 Off
until June 1
Why you should pick us
What To Expect
Curriculum & Practice
Himalayan Kriya Kundalini
Energetic practices such as advanced Breathing techniques, Meditation, Chakra Work and Kriyas (not associated to 3HO Bahjan Yoga)
Advanced Pranayama
Discover the benefits of breathwork and master the teaching of advanced pranayama techniques
Bhakti Yoga & Kirtan
Feel the expansion of your heart and your divine Self through chanting Mantras in daily Kirtan and Sacred Rituals
South American Medicine Music
Dive into the world of South American shamanic music. Get to know its mystic healing effects
Learn to play the Harmonium
Discover in an individual class how to play the indian instrument, which is key in kirtans
Classic nondual Shaiva Tantra
The Yoga of liberation and expansion to establish a meaningful connection with yourself and others. Explore recognition-based teachings and emotional integration
Transformation & Experience
Shat Karma
Purification practices of Hatha Yoga such as Neti and Kapalabhati to cleanse the body and prepare the mind for higher states of awareness
Transformation
Empower yourself through transformative self-development tools to find your own voice, style and confidence as a teacher
Philosophy
Explore devotional, Kundalini-based, and nondual Tantric yoga teachings, and learn how to integrate them into modern life and teaching
Passionate Teachers
Inspiring, passionate and experienced teachers who will guide you into the ancient technology of the yogis
Ancestral Ceremonies
To dive deeper into the wisdom of the indigenous from South America: Rapé meditations and Cacao ceremony
Cacao & Chocolate Workshop
A sensory, hands-on experience where you craft your own dark chocolate pearls from raw cacao beans, taking part in grinding, mixing, and shaping before enjoying the finished chocolate once it has fully set.
Support, Setting & Certification
Sanctuary
This serene retreat offers tranquility and seclusion in lush nature. It features a natural pool, providing the perfect escape for Yoga and rejuvenation.
Vibrant Food
Ayurvedic inspired vegan, organic, gluten-free and locally grown to nourish the body, mind, and spirit
Yogi Welcome Gifts
To accompany you throughout the training and yogic life with a teaching manual and special gifts
Yoga Alliance certified YACEP
This 100 hours program is a registered course in Yoga Alliance that could be used for continuing education program
Transport included
We will take care of your pickup from Bogotá Airport or at a hotel at the airport on the 11th. Please make sure to arrive at the airport before 10:00 AM, as the shuttle will leave at 11:00 AM. On the last day, we will arrive back at the airport in the afternoon. Please do not book a return flight before 7:00 PM.
What Sets Us Apart
Yoga in all its dimensions
We believe yoga is more than physical practice. Our training integrates Himalayan Kriya Yoga with pranayama, mantra, and ritual, Kundalini, Bhakti and meditation practices from classic Tantra, offering a path that is both technically grounded and spiritually alive. This is a space where practice becomes prayer, and every moment becomes part of the journey.
Inner Purpose & Nervous System Healing
This training offers more than a certification. It is a space to slow down, regulate the nervous system, release stress, and reconnect with what truly matters. Through breath, movement, ritual, self-inquiry, and community, you are invited to find deeper meaning, emotional clarity, and a healthier relationship with your body, mind, and heart. It is a sacred pause from daily life, a journey into spiritual depth, inner healing, and renewed purpose.
Ancestral Ceremonies
Engage in profound rituals like Rapé, and Cacao ceremonies. Rapé, a sacred tobacco-based practice, helps ground your energy and clear mental blocks, while the Cacao ceremony fosters heart-opening connection and self-awareness.
Intimate Group Size
You’ll receive personalized attention and build deep connections within a supportive community and One-on-One Mentorship to reflect, ask questions, and receive compassionate guidance – supporting your evolution as both a student and future teacher.
Community
We unite people from every corner of the globe, of all ages, genders, and beliefs – in a community of peace and kindness. A place for friendship and true connection.
Colombia, Anapoima
A Sanctuary For Transformation
Welcome to our peaceful retreat space in the heart of Colombia’s green landscape, just a short distance from Bogotá and the international airport. Surrounded by mango trees, tropical plants, and open mountain views, this is a place to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself. The sanctuary offers a calm and beautiful setting for yoga, meditation, healing practices, and moments of simple rest. You can enjoy a natural pool surrounded by plants, as well as an eye-pool with a wide view over the valley. With warm weather, fresh air, and nature all around, every corner invites you to relax and feel held.
14 Days
1 unforgettable experience
100-Hour
Kriya Kundalini Tantra Bhakti
Yoga
October 11 – 24, 2026
Early Bird €200 Off
until June 1
SHARED DORM 8-PERSON
€1299
P.p. Early Bird Price. Bunk beds and mixed gender. Secure your spot with a deposit of €400.
TWIN GLAM BAMBOO
€1599
With two separate single beds, same gender. Secure your spot with a deposit of €400.
PRIVATE GLAM BAMBOO
€1999
Last Cabin
Early Bird Price. Special Couple offer €2999. Secure your spot with a deposit of €400.
DELUXE PRIVATE
CABIN
SOLD OUT
Secure your spot with a deposit of €400.
Fuel Your Journey with wholesome food
Healthy Yogic Nourishment
Savor a culinary experience designed to support your spiritual and physical journey. Each day, enjoy three organic, plant-based meals crafted from locally sourced ingredients to nourish your body, mind, and spirit. From vibrant tropical fruits to hearty vegan dishes, every meal is a celebration of wellness and flavor.
Our Training pillars
Course Overview
…have a look
Embark on a profound journey through our Ancestral Training, where ancient wisdom converges with contemporary practice. Immerse yourself in a holistic program. The training is suitable for anyone who has some experience with other yoga styles and would like to experience Kriya Kundalini for the first time, as well as for yoga teachers who want to expand their technical portfolio and knowledge. Become your own spiritual guide through this comprehensive program.
- Hatha Kundalini: the union between physical and energetic practices through Asanas, Pranayama (advanced breathing techniques), Mantras and Chakra Meditation
- Foundational Tantric Kriyas — Practice, effects, placement and teaching
- Begin to teach sequences with guidance and constructive feedback
- Philosophy of Bhakti & nondual Tantra: how to weave devotion, sacred embodiment, and recognition of the divine into daily life and teaching
- Tantric principles of healing: Self-reflection, partner yoga practices, and embodied methods for healing, connection, and integration
- Classic nondual Shaiva Tantra practices: Embodied meditation practices, emotional digestion, mantra, and recognition-based contemplation
- Mantras & Medicine Music: group chanting with live music and how to use music for ceremonies and classes
- Developing and teaching personal Sadhana (spiritual practice for everyday routine)
- Shat Karma: purification practices such as Neti and Kapalabhati to cleanse the body, balance the doshas and prepare the mind for higher states of awareness
- Explore the profound realm of shamanic practices, delving into sacred rituals that foster a deep connection with the elemental forces.
Our Training pillars
Course Overview
… have a look
Embark on a profound journey through our Ancestral Training, where ancient wisdom converges with contemporary practice. Immerse yourself in a holistic program. The training is suitable for anyone who has some experience with other yoga styles and would like to experience Kriya Kundalini for the first time, as well as for yoga teachers who want to expand their technical portfolio and knowledge. Become your own spiritual guide through this comprehensive program.
- Hatha Kundalini: the union between physical and energetic practices through Asanas, Pranayama (advanced breathing techniques), Mantras and Chakra Meditation
- Foundational Tantric Kriyas — Practice, effects, placement and teaching
- Begin to teach sequences with guidance and constructive feedback
- Philosophy of Bhakti & nondual Tantra: how to weave devotion, sacred embodiment, and recognition of the divine into daily life and teaching
- Tantric principles of healing: Self-reflection, partner yoga practices, and embodied methods for healing, connection, and integration
- Nondual Shaiva Tantra practices: Embodied meditation practices, emotional digestion, mantra, and recognition-based contemplation
- Mantras & Medicine Music: group chanting with live music and how to use music for ceremonies and classes
- Developing and teaching personal Sadhana (spiritual practice for everyday routine)
- Shat Karma: purification practices such as Neti and Kapalabhati to cleanse the body, balance the doshas and prepare the mind for higher states of awareness
- Explore the profound realm of shamanic practices, delving into sacred rituals that foster a deep connection with the elemental forces
an usual day at the training
Sample Schedule
06.00 – 07.00 | Sadhana (Bhakti) & Mantra chanting
07.00 – 07:30 | Breathwork & Meditation
07.30 – 08:00 | Herbal Tea & Silent Reflection, Journaling
08.00 – 09.30 | Kriya or Hatha Kundalini Yoga class
9:30 – 11.30 | Breakfast & Morning Break
11.30 – 02.00 | Philosophy & Art of Living, Bhakti Theory
02.00 – 04.00 | Lunch
04.00 – 06.00 | Energetic Anatomy & Kriya Lab
06.00 – 07.00 | Self Study & Teaching
07.30 | Dinner & Free Time
part of our program
Bonuses
- Printed Yoga Manual with all class relevant knowledge
- Yogi Gifts: Japa Mala & Jala Neti Pot and more
- Yogi Props during the training
- Kirtan: Bhakti Yoga and Mantra chanting
- Nondual Shaiva Tantra: Yoga of Recognition & Embodied Liberation
- Ancestral ceremonies: Rapé and Cacao
- Welcome Yogi package
- Learn how to play the Harmonium
- Cacao & Chocolate Workshop
- River Expedition
Who is Ancestral Academy?
Your Teachers & Hosts
Carolina & Marco
RYT500 Yoga Teacher &
Event Facilitator
Carolina is originally from Colombia, a land of vibrant beauty, deep contrasts, and ancestral wisdom that continues to shape both her path and her work. Her journey has been further deepened through years of study in Southeast Asia and India, where she trained in holistic healing and immersed herself in ancient traditions of consciousness, ritual, and transformation.
A Yoga Alliance certified teacher (E-RYT 500) with over 1,000 hours of training, Carolina specializes in Himalayan Kriya Yoga, advanced pranayama, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Ayurveda-inspired living, sacred rituals, and ancestral ceremonies. She is also trained in Reiki and energy healing, integrating subtle body practices that support profound inner transformation, presence, and reconnection.
Her teaching bridges devotion and discipline, mysticism and embodiment, creating spaces where yoga is not only practiced, but deeply lived. With a deep reverence for ritual, the elements, and the subtle dimensions of practice, she invites students into a path of healing, remembrance, and inner awakening.
Through retreats, trainings, and ceremonial experiences, Carolina guides those who seek depth, transformation, and a more integrated experience of yoga and holistic healing. Her work is guided by devotion, warmth, and deep listening, offering practices that nourish the body, awaken the heart, and reconnect people to their own inner wisdom.
Marco is a graduate philosopher, passionate musician, and experienced German journalist. After completing his first Yoga Teacher Training in India, he immediately began teaching at the Berlin-based school “Yoga on the Move.” Marco is the Co-founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy.
As a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher (E-RYT 500) specializing in Hatha Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga, he has completed four training programs in India, Italy, and Colombia, accumulating over 1,000 hours of training. In his yoga classes, every movement is synchronized with the breath, guiding students into a deep-flow meditation or helping them find steadiness and ease in each posture. His teaching aims to motivate beginners, challenge advanced practitioners with postures and powerful breathing techniques, and enrich every session with the timeless wisdom of yoga.
With a passion for philosophy, he designs his courses as holistic journeys for the body, mind, and soul. As an experienced musician, he enhances the experience by sharing mantras and medicine music through vocals, guitar, and harmonium.
Aimee
RYT200 Yoga Teacher &
meditation teacher
Before shifting her focus to teaching yoga and meditation, Aimee spent over a decade as a behavioral scientist focused on wellbeing, and holds a PhD from Duke University and a Master’s in Psychology. She now writes about psychological healing and the spiritual path and supports others in integrating transformative experiences, including grief and loss.
Aimee has studied widely across spiritual traditions and is a dedicated practitioner of bhakti yoga, Classical Tantra, and extended periods of silent meditation. A Yoga Alliance certified teacher (RYT 200), she bridges psychological healing and spiritual practice through gentle embodiment and meditative practices, working with movement, breath, voice, and inner experience to support emotional processing, integration, and deeper awareness.
Grounded especially in nondual Śaiva Tantra, her approach emphasizes recognition: learning to meet all experience as an expression of the sacred. She also shares mantra, harmonium, and devotional singing as practices of connection, prayer, and opening the heart. Aimee is known for her calming presence and the quality of spaciousness she brings to her classes, where all experience is welcomed and students feel genuinely safe and held. Her deepest aspiration is to help others see the truth she has found in her own journey: that love and wholeness are already within.
Carolina & Marco
RYT500 Yoga Teacher &
Event Facilitator
Carolina is originally from Colombia, a land of vibrant beauty, deep contrasts, and ancestral wisdom that continues to shape both her path and her work. Her journey has been further deepened through years of study in Southeast Asia and India, where she trained in holistic healing and immersed herself in ancient traditions of consciousness, ritual, and transformation.
A Yoga Alliance certified teacher (E-RYT 500) with over 1,000 hours of training, Carolina specializes in Himalayan Kriya Yoga, advanced pranayama, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Ayurveda-inspired living, sacred rituals, and ancestral ceremonies. She is also trained in Reiki and energy healing, integrating subtle body practices that support profound inner transformation, presence, and reconnection.
Her teaching bridges devotion and discipline, mysticism and embodiment, creating spaces where yoga is not only practiced, but deeply lived. With a deep reverence for ritual, the elements, and the subtle dimensions of practice, she invites students into a path of healing, remembrance, and inner awakening.
Through retreats, trainings, and ceremonial experiences, Carolina guides those who seek depth, transformation, and a more integrated experience of yoga and holistic healing. Her work is guided by devotion, warmth, and deep listening, offering practices that nourish the body, awaken the heart, and reconnect people to their own inner wisdom.
Marco is a graduate philosopher, passionate musician, and experienced German journalist. After completing his first Yoga Teacher Training in India, he immediately began teaching at the Berlin-based school “Yoga on the Move.” Marco is the Co-founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy.
As a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher (E-RYT 500) specializing in Hatha Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga, he has completed four training programs in India, Italy, and Colombia, accumulating over 1,000 hours of training. In his yoga classes, every movement is synchronized with the breath, guiding students into a deep-flow meditation or helping them find steadiness and ease in each posture. His teaching aims to motivate beginners, challenge advanced practitioners with postures and powerful breathing techniques, and enrich every session with the timeless wisdom of yoga.
With a passion for philosophy, he designs his courses as holistic journeys for the body, mind, and soul. As an experienced musician, he enhances the experience by sharing mantras and medicine music through vocals, guitar, and harmonium.
Aimee
RYT200 Yoga Teacher &
meditation teacher
Before shifting her focus to teaching yoga and meditation, Aimee spent over a decade as a behavioral scientist focused on wellbeing, and holds a PhD from Duke University and a Master’s in Psychology. She now writes about psychological healing and the spiritual path and supports others in integrating transformative experiences, including grief and loss.
Aimee has studied widely across spiritual traditions and is a dedicated practitioner of bhakti yoga, Classical Tantra, and extended periods of silent meditation. A Yoga Alliance certified teacher (RYT 200), she bridges psychological healing and spiritual practice through gentle embodiment and meditative practices, working with movement, breath, voice, and inner experience to support emotional processing, integration, and deeper awareness.
Grounded especially in nondual Śaiva Tantra, her approach emphasizes recognition: learning to meet all experience as an expression of the sacred. She also shares mantra, harmonium, and devotional singing as practices of connection, prayer, and opening the heart. Aimee is known for her calming presence and the quality of spaciousness she brings to her classes, where all experience is welcomed and students feel genuinely safe and held. Her deepest aspiration is to help others see the truth she has found in her own journey: that love and wholeness are already within.
Dear Yogis,
We invite you to embark on this sacred journey with us. Together, we will explore the depths of yoga, connect with ancestral wisdom, and find profound transformation. Let’s create a space for growth, healing, and connection. We can’t wait to share this unforgettable experience with you.
With love and light,
Carolina & Marco
What’s Included
Accommodation
Transport
Three daily meals
Training materials and props
Participation in Ancestral Ceremonies and Kirtan
60 min Harmonium class
What’s Not Included
Airplane tickets
Insurance
Visa costs
Additional Workshops & Massages
Temazcal
Contact
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
We are happy to hear from you!
Contact
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
We are happy to hear from you!