Outline of syllabus
Under guided instructions and influence of ashram lifestyle, the practitioners can feel like rejuvenated selves after completion of this 200-hour holistic yoga teacher training certification. Moreover, all the successful disciples who complete this teacher training can undertake yoga teaching as a career option and spread the essence of yoga worldwide.
This certification program has been designed with acute care so as to make the disciples understand the core essence of Samadhi yoga and its immense benefits. This program is capable of developing a person at his or her intellect level and awakening their minds to embrace the bliss of the divine.
With highly revered spiritual masters at Samadhi Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh, this will ensure the best teaching and guidance so as to create a yoga teacher in every disciple and develop his conceptual clarity about ancient yogic practices and associated principles.
An engaging approach for better conceptual pellucidity, this course has been designed to offer an engaging approach of learning for every practitioner. They emphasize practical aspects of Samadhi yoga in order to reap the maximum benefits of this divine process.
With this practical exposure, Samadhi Yoga Ashram also envisages bringing a person closer to his inner peace of mind and leading them in an enlightened path of spiritual awakening. Highly celebrated trainers, who are all integral to the program in India, offer the best guidance and teachings to make the principles simple and easily understandable. The simplified teaching process with highly positive results makes Samadhi Yoga Ashram the best yoga school in Rishikesh for a 200-hour holistic Samadhi yoga teacher training certification.
Curriculum
Asana
Pavan muktasana (joints movements exercises or pre-yoga poses)
- Pawanmuktasana series 1
- Pawanmuktasana series 2
- Pawanmuktasana series 3
Warm up yoga salutation (preparation for Hatha)
- Sun salutation (meditative and Vinyasa)
- Moon salutation (meditative and Vinyasa)
Hatha yoga asana (yoga postures)
- Standing pose
- Sitting pose
- Kneeling pose
- Forward bending asana
- Backward bending asana
- Twisting asana
- Fire series asana
- Tadasana (palm tree pose)
- Triyak tadasana (swaying palm tree pose)
- Trikonasana (triangle pose)
- Parivirtatrikon asana (revolving triangle pose)
- Uttkatasana (chair pose)
- Virbhdrasana 1 (warrior 1)
- Virbhdrasana 2 (warrior 2)
- Virbhdrasana 3 (warrior 3)
- Ardha chandrasana (half-moon pose)
- Vriksasana (tree pose)
- Parvatasana (mountain pose)
- Adho mukha svanasana (downward facing dog)
- Kati chakrasana (waist rotating pose)
- Malasana (squatted yoga pose)
- Garudasana (eagle pose)
- Baddha konasana (bound angle pose)
- Rajkapoot asana (pigeon pose)
- Bhujanghasana (cobra pose)
- Urdhva mukha svanasana (upward facing dog)
- Matsyasana
- Setu bhandasana
- Utrasana
- Dhanurasana
- Salabhasana
- Supta virasana (reclining hero pose)
- Virasana (hero pose)
- Vajrasana (thunderbolt)
- Gomukhasana
- Balasana
- Dandasana
- Ardha matsyendrasana
Pranayama
- What are prana and pranayama?
- How prana flows in the body
- Types of major and sub-prana
- Pranayama and life span
- Prana healing
- Know how to breathe correctly
- Diaphragmatic breathing and qualities of breath
- Anatomy of pranayama
- Kapalbhati pranayama level I
- Bhastrika pranayama level I
- Bhramari pranayama level I
- Sitli and Sitkari pranayama without retention
- Yogic breathing level I (with sitting and supine position)
- Nadi sodhanam pranayama 1 (techniques)
Meditation
- What is meditation and what is not?
- Major meditation tradition
- How to sit in meditation
- How to breathe in meditation
- How to relax in meditation
- How to focus in meditation
- So-ham meditation
- Nadabrahma meditation
- Mantra meditation
Contemplation
- Buddha walk
- Contemplation on real self (Shivoham)
Yoga Nidra relaxation
- Mastering sleep through yoga Nidra
- Mastering death through yoga Nidra
- Complete relaxation practice
- Point-to-point yoga Nidra
Bandha (energy lock)
- What is energy blockages?
- Reasons blocking the energy and chakras
- Three major energy blockages
- Mula bandhas (root lock) level I
- Uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock) level I
- Jalandhar bandha (throat lock) level I
- Maha bandha (great lock) level I
Mudras (yogic gesture)
- What is mudra and its necessity in yoga?
- Mudras: The energy tranquilizer
- Jnana mudra
- Chin mudra
- Bhairava mudra
- Vishnu or pranayama mudra
Yoga philosophy
- Yoga tradition and the history of yoga
- The classical texts of yoga tradition
- Yoga Sutra of Patanjali by Raja Yoga
- Bhagavat Geeta by Lord Krishna
- What is Ashtanga yoga?
- Mind and its functions
- Chakras and Kundalini in yoga
- Hinduism: A way of living, not a religion
Alignment and adjustment of yoga poses
- Understaning the balance and imbalance of the body
- Alignment: An art to be free from injuries in yoga
- Helping the energy flow correctly in the nadis
- Adjusting poses is a part of yoga therapy
- Applying in all exercises
Mantra chanting
- Mantra’s what and why
- Origin of mantras and the Vedas
Four kinds of speech
- Gayatri mantra - Om bhur
- Shiva mantra - Om namah shivaya
- Guru mantra - Guru brahma
- Healing mantras - Maha mritunjaya
Yoga anatomy
- Understanding skeletal system for joints movements
- Function of muscular system in yoga
- Respiratory system and pranayama
- Spiritual anatomy
- Posture anatomy
Teaching methodology
- Role of the teacher in the class
- Sequencing the asana, pranayama, and meditation
Tantra practices
- Understanding what Tantra truly is
- Tantra breathing to awake Kundalini
Assessments
- Written test
- Oral test
- Attendance
- Performance
- Behavior
Disciplinary rules
- No-smoking and alcohol in the school
- If you are not having your meal any day, inform the kitchen three hours prior
- Respect your teacher and follow the rules
- Always be on time or you will not be permitted to join the class
- Before departure, return borrowed books, maps, or any goods
- Accommodation is provided only for participants, so if anyone else comes with you, do inform the school
- You have to be present in all scheduled program
Daily schedule
- 05:30 Morning bell
- 06:00 Hatha yoga
- 07:45 Pranayama
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Self-study
- 11:00 Yoga adjustment and alignment
- 12:15 Anatomy
- 13:30 Lunch
- 14:00 Rest and silence practice
- 15:00 Yoga philosophy
- 16:00 Kundalini/yoga therapy
- 17:15 Asana flow
- 18:45 Meditation
- 19:50 Dinner
- 21:00 Lights off
