“Take another step in your yoga teacher journey”
32 Day 300-Hours Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
Akshi Yogashala, Raam Jhula, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249201, India
Yoga Teacher Training in India
Take another step in your journey as a yoga teacher through an intensive, 300-hour YTT in Rishikesh. Akshi Yogashala takes you more deeply into the yoga philosophy, yoga science, intense asanas, meditation, and pranayama to polish your skills and fashion you more precisely for your career as a yoga teacher. The course meets the standards of Yoga Alliance and is suitable for students who have passed their 200-hour YTT. This will be an integration of the holistic tenets of yoga with the feeling of spiritual existence through meditation.
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Highlights
- Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion
- Daily meditation and yoga classes
- Nidra yoga and sun salutation sessions
- Yoga philosophy, mantras, and mudras sessions
- Anatomy of respiration, spine, and joints in relation to yogic practices
- Weekend cultural, social, and fun activities
- 31 nights accommodation
- Daily Vegetarian/vegan fresh prepared food
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
31 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 22 participants
Airport transfer available:
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 20 per person)
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 20 per person)
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Health Club
- Spa
- Steam room
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- ATM / banking
- Board rental
- Car rental
- Convenience / grocery store
- Currency exchange
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Meeting room
- Wireless internet
Yogashala provides airy and spacious rooms on a twin sharing or individual basis as per the preference of the students. All rooms have modern facilities with clean attached bathrooms. You will get an ashram-like feeling and peace.
Ashrams usually represent a return to a simpler way of living, which is very different from a hotel. Generally, there is a more communal atmosphere and often an expectation that guests will pitch in with whatever needs doing.
The school has been set up in a way that offers a heightened experience with the space and airiness needed to practice yoga. The infrastructure is very simple but it never misses out on anything that students require.
When they practice yoga and meditation, they require space, which is why student rooms are ventilated, airy, and spacious. Each one is equipped with a coffee table, a cupboard, and ensuite bathroom. All other facilities like a washing machine, internet etc. are also available.
- Hot and cold running water 24/7
- Filtered water available 24/7. You just have to bring a water bottle or purchase one at the market.
- Campuswide Wi-Fi
- 5-minute walk away from the market
- Ensuite washroom with a Western toilet
- Spacious and well-ventilated yoga hall
- Yoga props
- Washing machine available for a very small monthly fee
- Coffee table and a cupboard in the room
- Proper ventilation in student rooms
- Pick and drop facilities to the airport or nearby locations (by request)
- Each room is equipped with a locking door. Each student will be responsible for their own key.
You will find that the ashram has a modern touch without overlooking India tradition. If you should have any questions or concerns during your stay, remember that personnel will always be there to help you.
Program
Certification
Successful completion of the 300-hour TTC enables graduates to register as an RYT-300 with Yoga Alliance.
- Yoga Alliance, USA certificate is open for yogis who are keen to deepen their yoga practice.
- Candidates above 16+ are allowed admission to the training. Those who are under 16 can also take admission but will be trained under parental observation.
- Student should have been self-practicing yoga for at least five months before joining the program.
- The school is a Registered Yoga School which ensures a higher standard of education is imparted to the students and once they have completed the course they will be eligible to get register with Yoga Alliance.
- To get the certificate students have to complete the whole course and appear for the written as well as theoretical examination for evaluation.
Requirements
Applicants for the 300-hour yoga teacher training course are recommended to have a 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate (RYT-200) to be eligible for the 300 Hour TTC program. The 300-hour TTC will build upon the foundation of your 200-hour TTC, furthering your knowledge and understanding of yoga both as a practitioner and a teacher. Participants can expect to learn advanced teaching methodology that will position them to instruct students of all experience levels with confidence and clarity.
In the 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh you will:
- Develop a daily practice of yogic kriyas, asanas, pranayama, bandhas, mudras, and dhyana.
- Get a deeper understanding of yoga anatomy and philosophy.
- Structural yoga therapy.
- Study philosophy from the classical treatises of yoga (Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hathayoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, and the Upanishads).
Highlights
- Detailed study of yoga asana
- Detailed study of Pranayama
- Philosophy
- Yogic breathing, yoga Nidra, and chanting
- Study and practice of Vinyasa yoga II
- Anatomy of respiration, spine, and joints in relation to yogic practices
- Detailed study of yoga therapy
- Hatha yoga postures with alignment, adjustments, and modifications
Daily sample schedule
- 05:30 - 06:00 Ginger / herbal tea
- 06:00 - 07:30 Hatha yoga
- 07:45 - 08:45 Pranayama - breathing practices
- 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:30 - 11:30 Yoga anatomy
- 11:45 - 12:45 Mantra / adjustment and alignment
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 - 15:00 Rest
- 15:00 - 16:00 Yoga philosophy / Ayurveda
- 16:15 - 17:45 Vinyasa flow
- 18:15 - 19:15 Meditation and relaxation
- 19:30 - 20:30 Dinner
- 20:30 - 22:00 Self-study
- 22:00 - Gates closed, time to rest
Note:
- Yoga practicum includes alignment and adjustments as well as teaching methodology.
- There will be no half-day during the 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.
- Please note that the daily schedule is subject to change according to the availability of lecturers, holidays, inclement weather, and extraneous circumstances.
Curriculum
Asana practices
- Vinyasa intermediate sequences
- Flexibility and strength for series
- Importance to have much water in body to do series
- Importance of sequence and systematic flow
- Advanced study of poses
Vinyasa
- Pashasana
- Krounchasana
- Shalabhasana A, B
- Bhekasana
- Dhanurasana
- Parshva dhanurasana
- Ushtrasana
- Laghu-vajrasana
- Kapotasana A, B, C
- Supta vajrasana
- Bakasana A, B
- Bharadvajasana
- Ardha matsyendrasana
- Eka-pada shirshasana
- Dvi-pada shirshasana
- Yoga-nidrasana
- Tittibhasana A, B, C
- Pincha mayurasana
- Karandavasana
- Mayurasana
- Nakrasana
- Vatayanasana
- Parighasana
- Gomukhasana A, B
- Supta urdhva pada vajrasana
- Mukta hasta shirshasana A, B, C
- Baddha hasta shirshasana A, B, C, D
- Urdhva dhanurasana
- Paschimott
Relaxation techniques
- Study of lucid dreams
- Study of intuitive dreams
- Role of yoga Nidra in developing intuition
- Yoga Nidra practices from Himalayan tradition
- Implications of resting the mind in heart center
- Yoga Nidra and its common assumptions
Science of breath (pranayama)
- Pancha prana( the five vital forces)
- Kumbhaka (retention)
- Importance of sushumna
- Nature and activities of ida, pingala, and sushumna
- Awakening of sushumna energy
- Tuning of nadi by nadi shodhanam
Mudras and bandhas
- Practicum of asana mudra
- Practicum of prana mudra
- Practicum of psychic mudra
- Preparation of mudra for bandha
- Meaning of Yyoga mudra
- Uddyana bandha
- Jalandhar bandha
- Maha bandha
- Importance of maha bandha
- Benefits and contra-indications
Yoga philosophy
- Study of Kundalini and chakra
- Study of Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Raja yoga, Swara yoga and Tantra yoga
- Study of yoga in connection with gita
- Health maintenance and benefits of yoga
- Study of nourishing the body
- Karma and non-attachment in yogic dimensions
- Four Levels of consciousness
- Kundalini awakening
- Keys to successful living in yogic science
- Meditation and the spiritual heart
- Intuitive dream and lucid dream
- Meaning of birth and death in yogic science
- Reincarnation in spiritual science
- 6 main obstacles in the path of yoga
- Samadhi and its study
Levels of concentration and meditation II
- Obstacles in meditation
- Witnessing meditation
- Chakra awareness meditation
- Yantra awareness meditation
- Root mantra awareness meditation
- Non-duality awareness meditation
- Open eye meditation
- Third eye meditation
Meditation and concentration
Art of alignment and adjustment workshop
- Art of adjustment yoga for daily life
- Workshop on twisting postures
- Understanding each and every detail of the whole body, its emotions and vibrations while doing asana
- Balancing the body weight to feel the infinity within
- Modifying the asana practice according to individual’s limitations
Mantra yoga and its importance
- Introduction of ajapa japa
- Importance of so-hum
- Invocation mantra for Patanjali
- Mantra for completeness
- Mantra for awakening wisdom
- Mantra for fearlessness life
- Mantra for divine love between teacher and student
Yoga anatomy
- Familiarity with major systems in the body
- Review of yogic digestive system and respiratory system
- Shankprashalana effective practice in upper and lower abdomen
- Effects of pranayama on cardio-vascular system
- Benefits of asana on muscular system
- Anatomy of glands and its connections to chakras
- Importance of master gland to know the value of third eye in yoga
- Anatomy of nervous system with understanding nadi and pranic currents
- Chakra meditation for the glands
Yoga therapy
- Practicum of trataka (cleansing and preparation for concentration and improves eye sight through candle light)
- Practicum of shankaprashalana for cleaning of lower abdomen
- Practicum of herbal steam inhalation for sinus and migraine issues
Included excursions
One day in a week is kept for excursion to give students some relaxing hours out of their busy schedules. These include trekking or river rafting, visiting the Himalayan temples, local ashrams, and exposure to the local culture and tradition.
Besides recreation and rest, the students will learn the value of loving and living in conjunction with nature and adopt the human traits of humility, love, care, and tenderness which any successful yoga teacher carries with him all throughout his career.
Instructors
Vivek Arya
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As a young boy, Sri Vivek’s passion for yoga was quickly obvious to father, who started him on the path to understanding. His thirst for knowledge led him to 15 years of living in an ashram, and into the Himalayas to study yoga and philosophy. Inspired by his burning desire to learn, the sages welcomed him and taught him mystic ways unknown to many. Today, Sri Vivek is pursuing his Ph.D. in yoga, with a goal to never stop learning and dedicate himself to humanity.
Karamjit Sihag
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Karamjit was born into yoga. His ancestors built a monastery for wandering monks and yogis to stay and practice yoga, and he was immersed in the teachings of yoga from childhood by his mother and father. Since then, his curiosity to go deeper has led him to Rishikesh, Mysore, the Himalayas, and even China, and he was determined to absorb the spiritual truth from each of these stages of life. Today, Yogi Karamjit is among the most respected practitioners of yoga and meditation, and he brings both intense willpower and a gentle touch to his teachings.
Retreat location
Akshi Yogashala enjoys the privilege of being situated in the yoga capital of the world. The calm breeze of the Holy Ganges purifies every cell and pore in the body. The sanctity of the sages and seers meditating near the banks of Ganges bless every soul in their vicinity.
Ideal for pursuing yoga teacher training courses, the school is proud of its association to The Land of the Gods. People from various parts of the world flock here to find inner peace and enjoy a tranquil time.
It is their endeavor to accommodate their guests' wanderlust and be a courteous host. They receive hundreds of students and guests every year and are accustomed to understanding the needs of students no matter where they are from.
In order to accommodate students, they have amalgamated and constructed a modern yet ashram-like infrastructure.
Akshi Yogashala is nestled in the Himalayas in Rishikesh and near the river Ganges to provide you with a serene, pure, and sacred environment. It is a place where the religious hymns resonate in the air to bless your soul.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
The 300-hour yoga program includes a nutritious and healthy vegetarian diet for the students. The food will be provided three times a day and prepared by Ayurvedic chefs. The purpose is to provide healthy and delicious food which balances your body constitution and meets the need of the yogic program. A strict menu is followed to detoxify the body.
Any Yoga Teacher Training course is incomplete if not enough focus is laid on the food the practitioner is eating. Akshi Yogashala is committed to carry out an all-round growth of the students and with this intent we have undertaken Ayurvedic cooking methodologies. Each body type varies from one another, while it is important to understand one’s constitution, the school extends holistic diet beneficial for all our students. Intensive workout requires balanced and invigorating diet which is why we’ve hired experienced Ayurvedic chefs. Light and healthy vegan food complementing the demands of Ashtanga Vinyasa and Hatha yoga, is the reason why teachers emphasize eating only ashram cooked food. This is significant in detoxifying the body during your stay with us. Daily meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, juices and other needs if need be.
Akshi prepare food in a way which is not too spicy and not too light in taste. They keep a balance of spices in their food and prepare it according to the needs of the students.
- 09:00 Breakfast and tea
- 13:00 Lunch
- 19:30 Supper
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Yogic
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Certificate of completion
- Books for self-reading
- Daily workshop and classes including retreats
- Excursions and trips
- Neti pot
- Rubber neti
- Bag
- Pen
- T-shirt
- Notebook
- Free Wi-Fi
- Group discussion
- Tuition
- GST
- 31 nights comfortable stay
- Indian yogic prepared meals
What's not included
- Flight tickets
- Transfers
- Overstay at the ashram
- Visa
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
- Doctor consultations and other expenses not mentioned otherwise
How to get there
Recommended Airports
DED
Jolly Grant Airport
13 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 20 per person
DEL
Indira Gandhi International Airport
205 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 80 per person
Arrival by plane
Reach Delhi International Airport (DEL) or you can also take a direct flight to Dehradun Jolly (DED) airport. Delhi is 242 kilometers while Dehradun is only around 15 kilometers from Rishikesh. Airport transfers can be organized for an additional cost. Please contact the organizer for further information.
Arrival by bus
You can also reach Rishikesh by bus from Interstate Bus Terminus at Delhi. Take a Volvo or any luxurious coach from Delhi to Rishikesh but keep in mind, bus journey can be very tiring. The organizer can also send their taxi to receive you from the bus terminal or you can also hire an auto-rickshaw for RamJuhla but then you have to walk across the bridge to the school premises.
Arrival by train
You can also take a train from Delhi for Haridwar which is 25 kilometers away from Rishikesh. Haridwar is linked to many major cities in India. From Haridwar, you can hire a taxi or the organizer can also send their taxi to receive you on request in advance. The taxi charges from Haridwar to Rishikesh will be 20 USD.
Airport: Jolly Grant Airport
Airport transfer available:
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 20 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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