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22 Day - 200-Hour Multistyle Yoga Teacher Training Surrounded by Mountains in Dharamshala, India
Mahi yoga center v.p.o Bhagsu teh Dharamsala, Dist Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176219, India
Multi-Style Yoga Teacher Training in Dharamshala
In the creation of this 200-hour yoga teacher training syllabus, Mahi Yoga has brought together ancient Vedic and yogic knowledge with the modern practices of science and teaching methodology in order to send their students out into the world secure in their yogic journey as well as confident and ready to teach. The carefully designed multi-style yoga courses provide training in three main styles of yoga: Hatha (including traditional and therapeutic), Ashtanga Vinyasa, and Vinyasa yoga. All courses are certified by Yoga Alliance.
Meet the instructors
Yoga Guru Mahi & Amy
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Highlights
- Daily asana and pranayama practices
- Lectures on philosophy, anatomy, physiology, and teaching methodology
- Eligibility to register for Yoga Alliance certification
- Airport pick-up from Dharamshala airport
- 3 vegetarian meals Monday - Friday
- 22 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
22 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 15 participants
Airport transfer included:
Gaggal Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
10:00
Check-out Time:
15:00
Facilities
- Environmentally friendly
- Smoke-free property
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Parking lot
- Wireless internet
The rooms are spacious and comfortable. Mahi Yoga would love to host you at the Mahi Yoga School Centre. The purpose built centre is a closed campus which includes rooms, yoga Shala and a restaurant.
The rooms are all spacious, with spectacular views from their private balconies. The rooms are clean and simple in design, installed with floor to ceiling, double glazed balcony windows, so you can enjoy the view, a double bed, toilet and hot shower.
Yoga shala
At the Mahi Yoga Dharamsala venue, there is a large and fully equipt yoga shala (studios). For the yoga teacher training, you will use the main Shala (studio), which is located on the top floor of our centre. The studio is fitted out with all manner of yoga props, including incredible Iyengar-style props and hanging belts. The main studio can hold 25-30 people with plenty of room. The studio is quiet and peaceful and surrounded by nature. There is also WIFI available in the main shala. The dining hall and relaxing area are also located here, for students to relax, chat or study.
Shops, money, transport
Within a 2-5 minute walk, there are many local shops where aspirants can buy snacks, fruits, vegetables, natural foods, Ayurveda herbs, and other essential items. There are several internet cafes and travel service providers who can help to exchange foreign money or offer you cash by swiping your credit card.
There are many ATMs nearby Bhagsu, at a distance of 2 kilometres from the center where you can use any foreign debit or credit card. There are ample scooters, motorbikes, rickshaws, and taxis available for rental. Students can walk to McLeod Ganj within 15 minutes. It is a very safe area and students don’t experience any hassle but may choose to travel by rickshaw or taxi as it is convenient.
Program
Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
About the training
This training aims to weave together both the theory, physical practice, and the subtler introspective aspects such as meditation in order to provide students with a holistic yoga experience.
Mahi Yoga aims for students to learn through experience which makes their courses highly practical and experiential. The 200-hour yoga teacher training is an intense course that is a total yoga immersion where you can expect to experience some positive changes. Students often comment on the life-changing aspects of the courses.
Who is the multi-style 200-hour yoga teacher training suitable for?
Mahi Yoga recommends the 200-hour yoga teacher training in Dharamshala for practitioners of yoga who want to deepen their practice as well as those who wish to teach.
This training is the initial foundation yoga course to be able to teach yoga classes. Even though these 200-hour courses are aimed at prospective teachers, and the courses teach in detail how to teach, all of the knowledge learned can be applied to the individual practitioner. One of the best ways to learn is to learn to teach!
Experienced yogis and beginners alike will gain a lot from the knowledge this course delivers. But Mahi Yoga does recommend that applicants have a minimum of 6 months of practice before the start of the course and that they are physically fit, so that they are prepared for the four hours of daily yoga practice. All applications will be considered on an individual basis. If you are unsure about anything at all please feel free to send an inquiry.
Why should you choose the Multistyle 200-hour yoga teacher training?
- Life-changing experience: The training is a total yoga immersion experience and students comment that the courses have been life-changing and that they experienced holistic and broad yoga grounding.
- Excellent teachers: Mahi Yoga is very proud of their course's quality and the excellent teachers who hold ERYT 500 hr, RYT 500 hr or ERYT 200 hr certificates from Yoga Alliance. They provide high-quality instruction at affordable prices.
- Renowned destination: The amazing location is perfect for learning yoga amid nature and yogic way of life; study yoga at its roots! The school provides high-quality rooms and serves yogic vegetarian meals.
Course structure
You will cover 200 hours of training in 22 days of an intensive course. Each day begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, with a half-day on Saturdays. Sundays are free.
Week 1
During the first week Hatha yoga, traditional yoga, and Iyengar yoga, the asana class is conducted to ensure students learn and fully understand basic asana/yoga poses. sun salutations, standing poses, and the sequencing of a hatha yoga class is explained.
During the art of teaching students practice creating the space to teach, introducing a yoga class and teaching a class sun salution with 12 steps. Learning the fundamentals of teaching a selection of standing, sitting, twisting, backbending, inversions, and restorative asana, their instructions, and adjustments.
The focus on applying the four tools of teaching is central to the course, they are:
- How to demonstrate asana
- How to instruct
- How to offer adjustments to asana.
- Observation during teaching yoga
Students practice and teach each other in pairs, groups, and the whole class throughout the course, and each student is guided to find their own style. Feedback is offered in different formats.
- Anatomy: The course covers a thorough base of the musculoskeletal system, digestive system, breathing system, and nervous system.
- Philosophy: Introduction to the history of yoga. The difference between hatha yoga, ashtanga, bhakti yoga, karma yoga.
- The Ashtanga yoga path starting with yama and niyama is covered. Patanjalis yoga sutra is studied. Nadis, chakras and the subtle body are explored.
Week 2
Students begin Ashtanga yoga primary series, beginner Vinyasa Flow sequences. Restorative and Yin yoga classes are offered so students can rejuvenate their body from dynamic yoga practice.
On the second Saturday morning, shat kriya or yogic cleansing practice; jala neti, sutra neti, kapal bhati, bhastrika, and nauli which help to turn your mind calm and take out all toxins from the stomach.
Week 3
Includes the second half of the Ashtanga primary series, plus some advanced poses. More in-depth hands-on adjustment techniques and use of props.
The art of teaching now focuses on preparing to teach, ethics, business, and creating sequences. Students begin their preparation for their exams.
Final week
Students present their final teaching exam by teaching a class demonstrating all the 4 qualities they have now learned. They complete a written exam. It is mandatory that all students must attend the entire course and all exams, receive feedback, etc.
The training ends with a certificate ceremony and farewell.
The syllabus covers the following topics:
- 100 hours of yoga asana practice, including clinical asana
- 25 hours of teaching methodology, including yoga business
- 20 hours of yoga anatomy
- A minimum of 10 hours of teaching practicum (instructing)
- A minimum of 10 hours of meditation
- 10 hours pranayama
Sample daily schedule
- 07:00 - 09:00 Yoga asanas & pranayam
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:35 - 11:50 Art of teaching
- 12:00 - 13:00 Anatomy
- 13:00 Lunch break
- 14:45 - 15:45 Yoga philosophy
- 16:00 - 17:45 Yoga asana practice
- 18:00 Meditation
- 19:00 Dinner and rest time
Included excursions
One time sightseeing around Dharamshala, visiting places of interest including Hindu temples, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and art institutes.
Instructors
Yoga Guru Mahi
When Mahi was 11, his family members, being all yogis, taught him yoga. The whole family belonged to the yoga meditation and pranayama, therefore focusing on the spiritual development of a human. For example, Mahi's father was a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharishi's student. However, not only family members influenced Mahi on his way! He spent a lot of time learning Hatha yoga, Bhakti yoga, meditation, and Karma yoga with monks and swamis. Mahi is E-RYT 500
Amy Moir
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Amy's (E-RYT 500 and E-RYT 200) love for yoga developed because of her mother's influence when she enrolled her on a yoga course in her teen years. This special seed of yoga grew to fruition as her practice grew, and she found a sense of inner peace and self-confidence that she felt compelled to share. Her classes combine the meditative qualities of movement with introspective moments that allow students to access their own inner guide and find the yoga healing aspect.
Retreat location
Dharamsala is a small town surrounded by the greatness of the Himalayas. This town is a perfect representation of a blending between art, spirituality, and nature. Those that enjoy the taste of adrenaline will love it there because they can experience rock climbing, paragliding, and many other such outdoor activities.
Those that seek ancient architecture will fall in love with the ancient forts and the Hindu temples constructed according to the great Tibetan architecture. Those that enjoy nature above all else will certainly become mesmerized by the natural lakes, the waterfalls, the hot water springs, and the overall beauty of the Himalayas.
And last, but not least, those that seek spirituality will love the monasteries and the temples, and the fact that they can be blessed by his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, is certainly something to consider.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Mahi Yoga has its own cafeteria only for the use of students and teachers. The food is exceptionally hygienic. The chefs prepare Indian, vegetarian yogic meals. All meals are nutritionally designed to provide students with all their body needs as well as instill healthy eating habits. Food is served on-site in the dining area at the main shala at Yoga Teacher Training Dharamshala.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Yogic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Enjoy natural lakes, waterfalls, hot water springs, and the overall beauty of the Himalayas.
Excursion to monasteries and temples is possible.
Mcleod Ganj is Little Tibet and you can enjoy traditional Tibetan handicraft shopping.
Tibetan food and other delicacies as well as a Buddhist atmosphere of prayer wheels, and compassion. Next to the Northern Indian culture of Hindu temples, Northern Indian cuisine, and tribal culture.
Trekking is a favorite activity here as well as many classes such as massage or singing bowl courses.
Spa treatments
There are other centers around the area where you may find treatments at an extra cost.
What's included
- Course tuition
- 21 nights accommodation
- Three vegetarian meals from Monday-Friday
- Filtered drinking water and hot water
- Airport pick up
What's not included
- Visa expenditure
- Flight / bus / train traveling expenditure
- Airport drop-off
- Personal expenditure
- Excursion
- Insurance
- Any towels, clothes, or toiletries like soap, shampoo, toilet papers, etc.
How to get there
Recommended Airports
DHM
Gaggal Airport
11 km
Transfer included
Airport: Gaggal Airport
Airport transfer included: Gaggal Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% 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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