28 Day 300-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
Intensive Yoga Teacher Training in India
Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School is one of the top-rated yoga schools with a dedication to providing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga practices and training to global yoga students. Recently, this school has introduced a special yoga teacher training course totally for about 300 hours. This 300-hour yoga teacher training course at Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School is a level-II intensive Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga course specially designed for intermediate and advanced Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga practitioners and certified 200-hour yoga teachers.
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Highlights
- Daily Ashtanga / Vinyasa flow classes
- Daily meditation and pranayama practices
- Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion
- Practice kit (syllabus manual and Shatkarma Kriya kit)
- Free water refills during the training period
- Three meals and two herbal teas
- 27 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 25 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 85 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Yoga studio
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School offers a budget accommodation. Each participant will get a single room. Each room is equipped with a queen size bed, free Wi-Fi, private bathroom with hot water, and features a balcony.
Program
Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School teacher training program
This course is always open to enthusiastic yoga travelers who come to Rishikesh. It will make you deepen the yogic journey very comfortable and satisfied with an excellent training course. A qualified team of trainers provides this course as the level II program which is highly beneficial to everyone wants to become an advanced yoga instructor and move their practices to the next level. This 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh is also known as the intensive Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training course. Specific topics that will be covered include:
Module 1
- Advanced sequencing (themes and philosophical teachings)
- Teaching effective Vinyasa
- Educational theory (learning and teaching)
- Exploration of yoga specialty areas (create classes for private yoga sessions or groups and establishing trust and connection)
- Types of teaching versus styles of learning (fine-tuning your focus on verbal instruction)
- Pose analysis, improvement, and observation
- Train the trainer
Module 2
- Anatomy as appropriate to the individual body
- Necessity of individual alignment
- Skeletal variation amongst students
- Use of props and adjustments
- Introduction to mindfulness, meditation, and self-inquiry
- Introduction to meditation techniques including mindfulness
- Pranayama
- Tension versus compression
- Five-element theory
- When, how, and why to use props
- Making adjustments
- Types of teaching versus styles of learning (fine-tuning your focus on verbal instruction)
- Pose analysis, improvement, and observation
- Advanced lessons in muscular function, biomechanics, and kinesiology
- Business of yoga (marketing tips and where to go from here)
Assignments
There may be a small number of assignments or readings given to you during the course of the yoga teacher training to ensure that you are absorbing the information you are being taught. Topics will vary and some will be written and some practical according to student's needs.
Daily schedule
- 06:30 - 07:30 Pranayama and shatkarma
- 07:30 - 09:00 Vinyasa flow
- 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:00 Yoga philosophy
- 11:10 - 13:15 Alignment / teaching methodology
- 13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
- 16:00 - 17:00 Yoga anatomy
- 17:15 - 18:30 Ashtanga Vinyasa
- 18:30 - 19:30 Meditation
- 19:30 - 08:30 Dinner
Included excursions
During this course, you will also have a chance to enjoy two local sightseeing to the nearest spiritual attractions.
Instructors
Sarvottam Kumar
Sarvottam is a yogi and meditation master at Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School. He is the senior director of marketing and a spiritual meditation instructor at the school and also a founding member of Meditation School Rishikesh - Shree Mahesh Heritage. His spiritual pathway onto wellness career started in 2006 after getting involved with the Art of Living Foundation. After continuously experiencing and sharing his yogic knowledge of the wellness world, he finally started his teaching in 2014 and continues to share his knowledge with disciples worldwide.
Deepa Mandal
As a yoga philosophy, therapy, and Indian Vedic history teacher, Mahesh is a master in yoga, specializing in yogic science philosophy. By profession as a yoga instructor, he is currently pursuing a PhD in Ayurveda yoga from Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Haridwar. As a specialist in Marma therapy, acupuncture, and Ayurveda body evaluation, he has been teaching yogic philosophy and treating local patients. He has been awarded a gold medal during his yogic career and has a master of science and PhD degrees in Yoga.
Yogi Rajesh
Yogi Rajesh has been living with holy and saintly people since his childhood. He was brought up in a place where spirituality is the home atmosphere. He is an expert in Hatha, Kundalini, and Mudra yoga, and mantra chanting. Yogi is currently pursuing a Master of Science Yoga Degree from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University in Haridwar.
Retreat location
This Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training program will take place in Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh, India. Tapovan is nestled in 360-degree mountain and surrounded by greenery of life just 15 minutes walking distance from the market and the river Ganga, the main touristic attraction.
Distances
- Dehradun, 35 kilometers
- Haridwar, 30 kilometers
- Market - 15 minutes' walk
- River Ganga - 15 minutes' walk
Unique features
Activities
- Massage
General
- Yoga studio
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
- Toiletries
- Wireless internet
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Whatever you eat can affect your mental and physical body. Eating balanced and notorious food is very important for yogis.
Yogic diet is based on natural healing, rejuvenating, and energizing elements from the revered science of Ayurveda. It is the perfect food for nourishing the mind, body, and souls of budding yogis. So Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School provides you yogic food that helps you physically in increasing your flexibility and stamina.
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
What's included
- Daily Ashtanga / Vinyasa flow classes
- Daily meditation and pranayama practices
- Opening and closing ceremony
- Certificate of completion OR Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course
- 2 local sightseeing to nearest spiritual attractions
- Practice kit including syllabus manual and Shatkarma Kriya kit
- Yoga mat to practice
- Free water refills during a training period
- Welcome meal
- 3 vegan or vegetarian meals a day
- 27 nights' accommodation
What's not included
- Flights
- Visa
- Ticket
- Local travel
- Insurance
- Outdoor eating
- GST
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jolly Grant Airport
15 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 25 per person
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 85 per person
Arrival by airplane
The nearest international airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). Transfer from this airport is about seven hours by a prepaid taxi. You can hire a taxi from the international airport or you can request Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School to book it for you. The extra cost is 25 USD one way.
The nearest domestic airport is Dehradun Airport (DED) which is one hour from the school. You can hire a taxi from the domestic airport or you can request Rishikesh Vinyasa Yoga School to book it for you. This is a prepaid taxi with an extra cost of 25 USD one way.
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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