27 Days 300-Hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Mysore, India

Facilities

Certification

Students who complete their training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance Professionals UK and USA as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

A successful completion of a 200-hour Ashtanga trainee can choose to attend the 300-hour Ashtanga yoga training to get the certification of 500-hour Ashtanga yoga training.

Please note the on last day of the course, there will be a certification distribution ceremony and dinner, a get-together party will also be organized.

Course description

The course presents a strong emphasis on the Traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series and Intermediate Series. Trainees expected to maintain a daily Yoga practice during the training. The course includes the following areas of study:

• Asana primary series and intermediate series
• Yogic breathing practice basic and advanced
• Basic and advanced anatomy and physiology for yoga
• Philosophy of Patanjali yoga sutras
• Teaching methodology
• Active and passive meditations
• Ethics and business of yoga

Course Objectives

• Trainees will be able to practice and teach primary series of Ashtanga asana sequence and intermediate series of Ashtanga asana sequence as well as learning how to give hands-on adjustment
• Trainees will learn basic and advance yogic breathing techniques called Pranayama
• Trainees will learn Philosophy of Patanjali yoga sutras samadhi pada, sadhana pada, vibhuti pada, and kaivalya pada
• Trainees will learn active and passive meditation techniques
• Trainees will learn basic and advance anatomy for yoga and understand the articulation of body parts based on asana’s
• Trainees will learn basic skills in business, marketing, and ethics of yoga

Ashtanga primary series, intermediate series asana practice and teaching methodology (250 hours) 6 am to 8 am & 3 pm to 5 pm

Ashtanga Vinyasa system of yoga is a dynamic form of yoga synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of postures. It is a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs and improves blood circulation, resulting in a light and strong body and a calm mind.

On the first week, you will have led class which covers Primaries series of Ashtanga Sun salutations A, Sun Salutations B, standing poses, sitting poses, and finishing sequence. Total 51 Individual asanas will be covered.

On the second week, focus on self-practice alignments and adjustments from faculties and trainees will be given.

On the third week, self-practice with alignments and faculty members will come around and correct the poses to reach the perfection of poses.

On the fourth week, trainees lead the led class of Primary series and will be able to give hands-on adjustments and alignment. The practical exam will be evaluated by faculty members of Mystic School.

On the fifth week, there will lead class covering intermediate series of Ashtanga Sun-salutations A & B , standing poses, sitting poses, and finishing sequences. A total 40 Individual asanas will be covered.

On the sixth week, the focus will be on self-practice alignments and adjustments from faculties and Trainees.

On the seventh week, you will have the opportunity to do self-practice with alignments and faculties will come around and correct the poses to reach the perfection of poses.

On the eight weeks, trainees will lead the led class Intermediate series and will be able to give hands-on adjustments and alignment. Practical exam evaluated by faculties of Mystic School

Afternoon class focus on Teaching methodology, individual poses, How to practice correctly and alignment.How to lead the led class as well as Group Mysore style self-practice.

Yogic breathing practices (Pranayama 50 hours) 8 am to 9 am

You will learn the yogic breathing practice or known as pranayama. Pranayama is the control of Breath. "Prana" is a Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels, Prana represents the Pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and “Ayama” means control. So Pranayama is "control of breath".

One can control the rhythms of Pranic energy with Pranayama and achieve healthy “body-mind”.

1st, 2nd,3 & 4th week: Techniques covered Kapalabhati, Bastrika, Ujjai, Nadi shodana, Surya bhedana, Chendra bedana, Anuloma-Viloma, Shithali, Shitkari and Bramari.

5th,6th,7th & 8th week: Advance variations of first 4-week practice, Bandas, Mudra will be added.

4&8th week: Trainees will lead the class and practical exam evaluated by mystic school faculties.

Note: Jalanethi & Nauli special classes will be introduced and advance breathing practice meditation like Sufi breathing, Chakra meditation will be introduced.

Anatomy and physiology for yoga (40 hours) 11.30 am to 1.30 pm

By covering some of the basics of muscular-skeletal anatomy, we will also be looking closely at joint mechanics, where movement comes from, the nature of body tissues, and how they are affected through yoga. The sessions will include multimedia presentations, hands on anatomy, case studies of injuries, and why difficulties with certain movements can occur.

Included lectures

• Anatomy basics, terminology, movements, and surface anatomy
• How tissues are affected during asana
• The nervous system
• The spine and intervertebral disc
• The knee
• The hip
• The shoulder and elbow
• The ankle and balance postural analysis

Meditation (50 hours) 5.30pm to 6.30pm

The meditation techniques covered during this training will be intoning the sounds, third eye, Nadabrahma, Osho Kundalini, chakra sounds, and breathing, Gourishankara, relaxing body and mind, conscious sleeping and dreaming, vipassana, and zazen.

The entire Eight Limbs of the Patanjali system are also sometimes referred to as Dhyana or the meditative path, although strictly speaking, only the last four limbs constitute meditation Pratyahara, Dhyana, Dharana, and Samādhi. The preceding steps are only to prepare the body and mind for meditation: Meditation starts by being separate from the mind, by being a witness. That is the only way of separating self from anything.

Many meditative techniques require one to sit still and silent. But for most of us accumulated stress in body and mind makes that difficult. Before you can hope to access your inner powerhouse of consciousness, you need to let go of your tensions. Active Meditations have been scientifically designed by Osho for the contemporary man. The activity itself creates the situation in which passivity happens.

Patanjali yoga sutras (60 hours) 10.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali succinctly outline the art and science of yoga meditation for self-realization. It is a process of systematically encountering, examining, and transcending each of the various gross and subtle levels of false identity in the mind field until the jewel of the true self comes shining through. When Patanjali codified or compiled the yoga sutras, it was not that a new system was created, but rather, the ancient practices were summarized in an extremely organized and scientific way.

You will study chapter one Samadhi Pada (concentration); chapter two Sadhana Pada (practice); chapter three Vibhuti Pada (progressing), and chapter four Kaivalya Pada (liberation).

Ayurvedic diet, ethics, and business of yoga (50 hours)

On Saturdays, guest lecturers will be invited to talk on the Ayurvedic yogic diet, ethics, the cultural and traditional inheritance of yogic schools of India, and how to set up a studio to teach yoga and business of yoga.

Evaluation procedure and grading criteria

Trainees will be accessed on asana performance, teaching the led class and hands-on adjustments. The trainee should able to teach pranayama class including the names of each technique and contraindications of each techniques. If Trainee get injured during TTC could not able to continue the course Certification will not be given and school will not offer partial or full refunds.

Materials

The course will provide a full manual that covers all the modules of the syllabus. The pre-reading books are mailed to students and they are expected to read themselves from Yoga related professional shops or online. All the course material will be shared by Dropbox for you to keep a copy on your computer.

Pre-requisites

The practitioners are expected to have minimum one year of any style of yoga practice before they can be accepted. The style of yoga can be Sivananda, Hatha, Ashtanga, Power yoga, Bikram, Vinyasa, or any other style. All attendants must inform in advance in case of major injuries, chronic health issues, or psychological issues.

Attendance

The trainee should attend 90% of all the classes during course. In the event of health situations or Injuries, students can miss a few classes and should take special classes on Sunday.

This yoga teacher training will take place at the Nirvana Yoga Shala, the former Mystic School of Yoga, in Mysore, India. The Nirvana Yoga Shala is located at the Gokulam suburb, one of the upmarket suburbs in Mysore.

It has a convenient location that offers privacy and a friendly environment to hang out with your fellow students.

Three yogic meals per day will be served from Mondays to Saturdays. On Sunday, meals are not included, but students can try the vegetarian restaurants that are within walking distance from the school.

During this training, you can enjoy Ayurvedic massage services or Reiki sessions for an additional cost at the Mystic School.

• 26 nights accommodation
• 3 yogic meals per day (Mondays-Saturdays)
• All materials mentioned in the itinerary
• Daily yoga classes
• Full yoga program
• Tuition
• Certificates upon completion

• Additional activities
• Airfare
• Airport transfers
• Breakfast and dinner on Saturdays
• Meals on Sundays
• Spa treatments
• Transportation

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• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.