Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Awards
Along with the above, a "Certificate of Par Excellence" (like a gold medal) is also awarded to (overall) the best-performing students
Upon completion of the 200-hour YTT, a certified yoga teacher gains the expertise to impart the fundamentals of yoga, fostering the advancement of yoga, promoting health and wellness, and facilitating yoga practices and classes, etc.
Objective, what to expect, and benefits
Within the framework of the 200-hour YTT, participants gain a fundamental grasp of yoga, prayers, Sukshama Vyayam, asana, pranayama, and meditation. This training serves as a voyage to delve into and illuminate the core rudiments of yoga.
Prospective instructors are tasked with nurturing effective communication skills, mastering the intricacies of time management, and developing the acumen to decipher their students’ nonverbal cues.
This pursuit necessitates the embodiment of indispensable qualities encompassing self-discipline, unwavering confidence, seasoned maturity, enduring patience, profound compassion, active listening, adept time management, empathetic understanding, and proficient language aptitude.
- Eligibility: Suggested/desired that the candidate should have passed 10th standard/secondary school.
- Age: No age limit
- Medium of teaching: English (Sometimes, some words of Sanskrit from ancient yoga texts are also taught.)
Type of yoga
It is often misleading that certain branded yoga is complete yoga. Certain brands could be for marketing purposes or to teach only a certain style of yoga asana sequence may not be a complete yoga. The yoga type for this YTT is "Traditional yoga" which, in a deeper sense, is a complete and authentic yoga derived from ancient yoga scriptures as old as 10,000 years in Sanskrit, taught in English.
The teaching involves the introduction of various branches of yoga like Ashtanga, Hatha, Kriya, Gyan, Vinyasa, etc. They teach basic secrets from these scriptures which cover physical, mental, emotional, and energy levels.
Syllabus
1. Theory
Unit 1: Introduction to yoga and yogic practices
- Yoga: Etymology, definitions, aim, objectives, and misconceptions
- Yoga: Its origin, history, and development
- Guiding principles to be followed by yoga practitioners
- Principles of yoga (Triguna, Antahkarana-Chatushtaya, Tri-ShariraPanchakosha)
- Introduction to major schools of yoga (Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, Patanjali, Hatha)
- Introduction to yoga practices for health and well-being
- Introduction to Shatkarma: Meaning, purpose, and their significance in Yoga Sadhana
- Introduction to Yogic SukshmaVyayama, SthulaVyayama, and Surya Namaskara
- Introduction to Yogasana: Meaning, principles, and their health benefits
- Introduction to pranayama and Dhyana and their health benefits
Unit 2: Introduction to yoga texts
- Introduction and study of Patanjala Yoga Sutra including memorization of selected Sutras (Chapter I: 1-12)
- Introduction and study of Bhagavad Gita including memorization of selected Shlokas (Chapter 11: 47, 48, 49, 50 and 70)
- Introduction and study of Hathapradipika
- General Introduction to PrasthanaTrayi
- Concepts and principles of Ahara (Diet) in Hathapradipika and Bhagavad Gita (Mitahara and Yuktahara)
- Significance of Hatha yoga practices in health and well-being
- Concept of mental wellbeing according to Patanjali yoga
- Yogic practices of Patanjali yoga: Bahiranga and Antaranga yoga
- Concepts of healthy living in Bhagavad Gita
- Importance of subjective experience in daily yoga practice
Unit 3: Yoga for health promotion
- Brief introduction to the human body: Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
- Meaning and means of health promotion and role of yoga in health promotion
- Yogic positive attitudes ( Maîtri, Karuna, Mudita, Upeksha)
- Concept of Bhavas (Dharma, Jnana, Vairagya, Aishvarya) and their relevance in well-being
- Dinacharya and Ritucharya with respect to yogic lifestyle
- Holistic approach of yoga towards health and diseases
- Introduction to first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Yogic management of stress and its consequences
- Yoga in prevention of metabolic and respiratory disorders
- Yoga for personality development
2. Practicals
A. Demonstration skills
- Prayer: Concept and recitation of Pranava and other hymns
- Yoga cleansing techniques
- Knowledge of Dhauti, Neti, and the practice of Kapalabhati
- Yogic Sukshma Vyayama and SthulaVyayama
- Yogic Sukshma Vyayama (Microcirculation practices)
- Neck movement
- Griva Shakti Vikasaka (I, II, III, IV)
- Shoulder movement
- Bhuja Balli Shakti Vikasaka
- Purna Bhuj Shakti Vikasaka
- Trunk movement
- Kati Shakti Vikasaka (I, II, III, IV, V)
- Knee movement
- Jangha Shakti Vikasaka (II: A and B)
- Janu Shakti Vikasaka
- Ankle movement
- Pada-mulashakti Vikasaka: A and B
- Gulpha-pada-pristha-pada-talashakti Vikasaka
- Sara Sirl yayama (Macrocirculation practices)
- Hrid Gati (Engine Daud)
- Yogic Surya Namaskara
- Yogasana
- Tadasana, Vrikshasana, ArdhaChakrasana, Padahastasana, Kati
- Chakrasana, Trikonasana
- Dandasana, Sukhasana, Padmasana, Vajrasana,
- Bhadrasana, Mandukasana, Ushtrasana, Shashankasana, UttanaMandukasana
- Paschimottanasana, Purvottanasana
- Vakrasana, Gomukhasana
- Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Makarasana
- Pavanamuktasana, Uttanapadasana, ArdhaHalasana, Setubandhasana
- ViparitaKarani, SaralMatsyasana, Shavasana, and more
- Total 51 asanas
- Preparatory breathing practices
- Sectional breathing (Abdominal, thoracic, and clavicular)
- Yogic deep breathing
- Pranayama
- Concept of Puraka, Rechaka, and Kumbhaka
- Anuloma Viloma / Nadi Shodhana
- Shitali (without Kumbhaka)
- Bhramari (without Kumbhaka)
- Understanding of Bandha (Jalandhara Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha, Mula Bandha)
- Understanding of Mudra: Hasta Mudras (Chin, Chinmaya, Brahma, Adi, Jnana, Dhyana and Nasika)
- Practices leading to meditation and Dhyana Sadhana
- Recitation of Pranava & Soham
- Recitation of selected hymns, invocations, and prayers from Vedas and Upanishads
- Body and breath awareness
- Yoga Nidra
B. Teaching skills
Methods of teaching yoga
- Essentials of good lesson plan: Concepts, needs, planning of teaching yoga (Shatkriya, asana, pranayama, and practices leading to Dhyana)
- Principles of teaching yoga protocol to different groups (Beginners, children, youth, women, geriatric population, and special attention groups)
- Preparation for a yoga class (Before, during, and after the class)
- Factors influencing a yoga teacher
- Class management in yoga: It's meaning and needs
- Conducting yoga practical lessons: Precautions and contraindications of practices
- Salient features of an ideal yoga instructor
- Models of ideal yoga lesson plans
C. Teaching methodology
- How to conduct/promote/control/monitor the class
- Qualifications of a good yoga teacher
D. Business ethics and disciplines
- Fair and truthful yogic approach to the business
Sample daily YTT schedule
When you are learning on campus a typical example of a daily schedule would be:
- 06:00 Wake up and self-practice / Meditation
- 07:00 - 08:30 Practice and instructions on various techniques of meditation, asanas, pranayama, Yogic Kriyas
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 09:45 - 10:45 Karma yoga
- 11:00 - 12:00 Yoga asana / Theory / Practical
- 12:00 - 13:00 Yoga practices / Practical
- 13:30 Vegetarian meals
- 14:30 Self and personal studies, assignments / Relaxation
- 16:00 - 17:00 Anatomy / Communications / Presentations / Philosophy / Courses
- 17:00 - 18:00 Meditation / Yoga therapies / Yoga Nidra / Lectures / Satsang / Kirtan / Yoga Philosophy / Discussions / Q-and-A
- 19:30 Vegetarian meals
- 21:30 Self-studies
- 22:30 Sleep / Lights off
Notes
- Sundays are holidays except for assembly at 9:30 a.m.
- Special blessings / Guidance by Dr. Omanand Guruji is subject to his availability
- All sample classes / schedules are tentative and subject to change.
Recommended reference books / texts (Optional)
- Yoga: The Ultimate Science by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Yatharth Yoga (Hindi) by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Asana Level 1 by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Alchemy of Life by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Awakening of Yogi: Sukshma Vyayam by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Patanjali Yoga Darshan by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Dr. Omanand Guruji
- Shrimad Bhagvad Gita by Gita Press Gorakhpur
- Yogic Anatomy & Physiology by Compilation Parmanand Yoga
- Surya Namaskar (Hindi) by Dr. Omanand Guruji
Cost of books / kit
- India shipment - Hard copies: 3000 IDR / Soft copies: 2500 IDR
- International shipment - Hard copies: 135 USD / Soft copies: 90 USD
Recommended next level after completion of this course
- Yoga therapist certificate (800 hours accredited by YCB, AYUSH, India) or Yoga therapist diploma (805 hours accredited by IAYT, USA)
- MA in yoga or PhD in yoga if you have already graduated
