*Eligible for 75 CEUs through Yoga Alliance*
AUGUST 13-18, 2026
📍Village Yoga Sedona
6657 State Route 179 Suite C-1 Sedona, AZ 86351
Our Story
This specialty training serves to introduce and deepen one’s experience and
understanding of the transformational yoga practices of Kriya and Kundalini. Over six
immersive days, students will explore not only how to practice, but why specific kriyas
are used—cultivating discernment, authenticity, and confidence in personal and
professional application.
This immersion is an invitation to deepen your practice, turn inward and reconnect with
the evolutionary power of kundalini experienced through kriya. Whether you are here to
teach or simply to transform, this container is designed to support authentic expression
rooted in yogic wisdom and integrity.
We will also delve into understanding of the subtle anatomy systems and also touch on
the importance of the Yamas and Niyamas as off-the-mat yoga practices. We’ll explore
the relationship between kundalini energy and healing and how intentional kriya
practices can support nervous system regulation, inner transformation, refinement of the
mind and aide in the activation of one’s own inner light.
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Participants will be required to complete a personally selected 40-day sadhana and
written integration assignment as part of the certification process for the
75 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Units.
Meet The Hosts
Elena Maria Larsen
E-RYT 200,RYT 500, YACEP
Elena is a Sedona-based yoga teacher, sound meditation facilitator, and artist who is passionate about sharing the energetic and mental health benefits of Yoga. With more than 1,100 hours of teacher training across lineages; including Sattva Himalayan Yoga, Kundalini, Satya and Bhakti- she shares breathwork, mantra, mudra, and subtle body awareness into experiences that support deep inner transformation and mental well-being.
Her path to teaching was shaped by a profound journey of resiliency and healing that defied the odds- both physically and mentally. After years of prioritizing personal healing and continuous dedication to her practice, she stepped into teaching to share the benefits of these practices with others. Elena is also a co-facilitator for the Soul of Yoga Institute’s Kundalini Studies CEU program and approaches teaching through authenticity, continuous study, dedicated practice and compassion for the full-spectrum human experience.
Ashley Smith
LMFT, E-RYT 200
Melissa Beasley
E-RYT 200,RYT 500, YACEP
Melissa offers holistic, integrative yoga to support mental, emotional, physical and energetic wellness. Her approach invites listening to one’s own body and connecting inward to awaken wisdom that already resides in each one of us. Her teachings weave together breathwork, mantra, mudra, kriya, contemplative practices, guided meditation and yogic wisdom.
Melissa has been teaching for a decade, has traveled to India three times to deepen study and has completed trainings from multiple lineages and teachers including: Mahatma Yoga Ashram, Sattva Yoga Academy, Baptiste Institute, Sonoma Yoga Ashram, Yoga Community and Jason Crandell. She continues to study and apply the teachings of yoga to her daily life.
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