59 Day 500-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

Program

These advanced studies courses are open to Kundalini yoga teachers who have completed the 200-hour level of training and who wish to acquire training in specialized areas of yoga instruction and develop their teaching and professional skills. Courses may be taken for personal enrichment or career enhancement.

How 500-Hour Kundalini Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training certification can help

All those who are in the quest for eternal peace and harmony can take benefit of this 500 Hour Kundalini Yoga teacher training in Rishikesh for immense benefits. This not only helps a person to come out of his pre-defined mental boundaries but also opens up his intellect and conscious receptors to receive the bliss of the divine.

Under guided instructions and the influence of the ashram lifestyle, the practitioners can feel a rejuvenated self after completion of this 500 Hours Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Certification. All the successful disciples, who complete this TTC 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/ her intellect level awakening his/ her mind to embrace the bliss of the divine. With highly revered Spiritual Masters at Samadhi Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh, we ensure the best teaching and guidance so as to create a yoga teacher in every disciple developing his conceptual clarity about ancient Yogic practices and associated principles.

An engaging approach for better conceptual pellucidity

The 500 Hours Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh by SYA has been designed to offer an engaging approach to learning for every practitioner. Samadhi Yoga Ashram emphasizes practical aspects of Samadhi Yoga in order to reap the maximum benefits of this divine process. With this practical exposure, they also envisage bringing a person closer to his inner peace of mind and leading him/her on an enlightened path of spiritual awakening.

Highly celebrated trainers, who are an integral part of our 500 Hours Kundalini Samadhi advanced Yoga Teacher Training Certification program in India, offer the best guidance and teachings to make the principles simple and easily understandable. This simplified teaching process with highly positive results makes them the best yoga school in Rishikesh for 500 Hours of Kundalini Samadhi Yoga TTC.

Join this upcoming program for 500-Hour Kundalini Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Certification Programs by booking from the calendar as mentioned below. For detailed information about how they operate their programs and courses, you can also refer under-mentioned sections before selecting them as your training partner. Join Samadhi Yoga Ashram today to explore the divine within yourself with a deep-rooted spiritual awakening!

500 Hours: Yoga teacher training course in India overview

200-hour Kundalini yoga TTC + 300-hour Kundalini yoga TTC = 500 hours Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Course. This course is highly recommended for all levels of yoga practitioners as it covers both beginners as well as advanced levels. In the first part, students are given a strong yoga foundation so that they don’t lack with basics of yoga sciences, provided them with the right direction, right lifestyle with one purpose to love people, serve people, practice asanas, pranayama, meditation every day, teach yoga in order to full fill the purpose of life.

In the second part, students are guided toward advanced practices of yoga asanas, pranayama, and meditation to realize an immortal self after completing 500 hours students are fully prepared to share the immortal wisdom of yoga sciences with the world.

500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh, complete curriculum

500-hour yoga teacher training course is the combination of 200-hour yoga teacher training and 300-hour yoga teacher training course

Pavan Muktasana (Joint movements exercises - Pre-yoga poses)

• Pawanmuktasana series 1
• Pawanmuktasana series 2
• Pawanmuktasana series 3

Warm-up yoga salutation (Preparation to 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
• Backword bening 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 - pegion 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 is Prana and Pranayama
• How Prana flow 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
• Kapal Bhati 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 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 (Improve anxiety)
• Breath awareness meditation (Improving willpower)
• Obstacles in meditation
• Om meditation (Energy booster)
• Meditation and stress management
• Trataka (Candlelight meditation) (improve eyesight and courage)
• Dynamic meditation (emotional block removing)
• Kundalini meditation (awakening sleeping kundalini energy)
• Silence meditation (For enlightenment and peace)

Contemplation

• Buddha walk
• Contemplation on real self - Shivoham

Yoga Nidra relaxation

• Mastering sleep through Yoga Nidra
• Mastering death through Yoga Nidra
• Full body relaxation (Complete rejuvenation)
• Tension relaxation (removing blocks from the whole body)
• Point-to-point Yoga Nidra (opening unconscious mind and transformation)
• Subtle body awakening Yoga Nidra (feeling of expansion)
• Complete relaxation practice

Bandha (Energy lock)

• What are energy blockages?
• Reasons for blocking the energy and chakras
• Three majors 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
• Mula bandha (for stability and awakening of Kundalini)
• Uddhiyana bandha (Abdominal lock for balancing inner organs)
• Jalandhar bandha (throat lock)
• Maha Bandha
• What is Energy blockages
• Reasons for blocking the energy and chakras
• Three major energy blockages

Mudras (Yogic gesture)

• What is Mudra and its necessity in yoga
• Mudras - The energy Tranqulisr
• Jnana Mudra
• Chin Mudra
• Bhairava Mudra
• Vishnu/pranayama Mudra
• Origin of Mudras
• Why hand Mudras
• Benefits of Mudra practice
• Five-element theory
• Acupressure and scientific theory

Types of Hand Mudra

General

• Pranavayu Mudra (for poor vision and increase confidence)
• Mritsanjeevani Mudra (Prevent heart attack and depression)
• Samana Vaayu Mudra (Reduces the formation of gases and acids and cures liver)
• Udana Vayu Mudra (improve power of speech and generate vitality)
• Vyana Vayu Mudra (for high BP, relax mental nerves)

Therapeutic Mudras

• Vayu Mudra (release extra wind from the stomach)
• Agni Mudra (Helps to dissolve extra fat)
• Prithivi mudra (boost blood circulation)
• Varun Mudra (reliving dehydration and stomach infection)
• Akash Mudra (Activate calcium and phosphorus so good for bones)

Spiritual Mudras

• Gyan Mudra (for innate wisdom)
• Abhya Mudra (for courage and strength)
• Dhyana Mudra (concentration and spiritual awakening

Yoga philosophy

• Yoga tradition and history of yoga
• The classical texts of yoga tradition
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali - Raja Yoga
• Bhagavat Geeta - Lord Krishna
• What is Ashtanga yoga
• Mind and its functions
• Chakras and Kundalini in yoga
• Hinduism - a way of living not a religion
• Yoga philosophy and understanding of truth
• Patanjali Yoga Sutras
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Alignment and adjustment of yoga poses

• Understanding the balance and imbalance of the body
• Alignment is an art to be free from injuries in yoga
• Helping the energy flow correctly in the nadis
• Adjusting pose is a part of yoga therapy
• Applying in all exercises

Mantra chanting

• Mantra what and why
• Origin of Mantras and The Vedas
• 4 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
• The function of the muscular system in yoga
• Respiratory system and pranayama
• Spiritual Anatomy
• Posture anatomy
• Digestive system
• Circulatory system
• Effects of breathing in the respiratory system
• Effects of yoga practice and Nauli in the digestive system
• Muscular and skeletal system with advanced postures
• Nadis-the energy channel
• Prana and nervous system
• Kundalini Shakti
• Chakras
• Panchakosha
• Therapeutic applications of yoga postures and how to avoid injury in yoga postures

Yoga therapy

• Importance of yoga therapy
• Treatment of different kinds of diseases through yoga therapy
• Alternative medicine is a boon for health
• Satkarma therapy
• Ayurveda
• Natural healing
• Yoga therapy for different diseases
• Pranayama therapy

Ayurveda

• Basic principles of Ayurveda
• Tri-dosha
• Pancha mahabhuta (theory of five elements)
• Prakrti
• Ayurveda diet
• Tastes

Basic Sanskrit and chakra sound

Vija Mantra of chakras

• 1. Lam
• 2. Vam
• 3. Ram
• 4. Yam
• 5. Ham
• 6. Om

Sanskrit syllable

• 1. Vowel
• 2. Consonant
• Sound in different Chakras

Mantra healing

• Mantra for leading darkness to light (Asato Mam Sadgamaya)
• Mantra for surrender (Twameva mata)
• Mantra for healing and fearless of death (Maha Mrityunjaya)
• Guru Mantra (Gurur Brahma)
• Mantra for removing the obstacle of life (Bakratunda Mahakaya)
• Mantra for healing Energy (Pranaya Swaha-Apanaya)
• Mantra for student and teacher (Om Sahana babatu)
• Morning Prayer (Karagre vasate)
• Mantra for world peace (lokah samastan)

Holistic yoga asana

• Alignment, assist, and adjustment
• Surya namaskar (Sun salutation)

Chandra namaskar (Moon salutation)

• 1.Bharadvajasana
• 2.Lolasana - Swinging pose
• 3.Kukkutasana - Rooster pose
• 4.Sarpasana - Snake pose
• 5.Shalabhasana - Locust pose
• 6.Dhanurasana - Bow pose
• 7.Paschimottanasana - Seated forward bend
• 8.Janu sirshasana - Head to knee pose
• 9.Parivirta janu sirshasana - Revolving head to knee pose
• 10.Sarvangasana - Shoulder stand
• 11.Padam sarvangasana - Shoulder stand lotus pose
• 12.Sirshasana - Headstand
• 13.Natarajasana - Lord Shiva’s pose
• 14.Utthita hasta padangusthasana
• 15.Naukasana - Boat pose
• 16.Vatayanasana - Horse face pose
• 17.Mayurasana - Peacock pose
• 18.Koormasana - Tortoise pose
• 19.Chakrasana - Wheel pose
• 20.Hanumanasana - Monkey pose
• 21.Agnistambhasana - Fire log pose
• 22.Brahmacharyasana - Celibate’s pose
• 23.Astavakrasana - Eight-twists pose
• 24.Ek pada sirasana - One foot to head pose
• 25.Chaturanga Dandasana
• 26.Pincha Mayurasana - Feathered Peacock pose
• 27.Eka Pada Koundinyasana - Sage Koundinyasana
• 28.Handstand - Adho Mukha Vrksasana
• 29.Ardha Pincha Mayurasana - Dolphin pose
• 30.Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana - Dolphin plank pose
• 31.Bakasana - Crow pose
• 32.Ek pada bakasana - One leg crow
• 33.Utthan Pristhasana - Lizard pose
• 34.Pashasana - Noose pose
• 35.Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana- Sundial or compass pose
• 36.Titibasana- Firefly pose
• 37.Parshva bakasana - Side crow

Holistic therapy-based pranayama

• Introduction to Prana and Pranayama
• Individual and universal prana body (shealth)
• Natural breathing (for peace)
• Abdominal or diaphragmatic breathing (Expansion and healing all internal organs)
• Thorasic/Chest breathing (middle chest expansion)
• Clavicular breathing (upper lungs expansion)
• Yogic breathing/Complete breathing (complete lungs therapy)
• Alternative nostril breathing (Nadishodhanam) (balance and peace)
• Cooling breathing (Sheetali and sitkari) (fever and reduce anger)
• Bhramari Pranayama (for memory and stress relief)
• Ujjayi pranayama (healing throat and prolong concentration)
• Bhastrika pranayama (for complete health)
• Kapalbhati (intense cleansing and healing stress)
• Moorchha Pranayama(for ecstasy)
• Surya bheda pranayama (Heating and digestive)
• Chandra bheda pranayama (activate parasympathetic system)

Sat Karma

• Jal Neti (Nasal cleaning for opening the cognitive senses)
• Rubber Neti (Nasal cleaning with a cathedral for intense nasal block)
• Agnisar Kriya
• Kapalbhati Kriya
• Trataka Kriya
• Kunjal Kriya

Teaching practice

• Demonstration
• Alignment
• Instructions

Teaching methodology

• Positive and conscious communication
• Friendship and trust
• Time management
• Quality of a teacher
• Use voice in the class
• Mental and emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation
• Step by step class structure planning

Massage therapy

• Ayurveda massage
• Head massage
• Back massage
• Legs massage
• Full body massage

Assessments

• Written-test
• Oral test
• Attendance
• Performance
• Behavior

Why choose Samadhi Yoga Ashram

• Tradition - They follow ancient traditional yoga of The Himalayas
• Location - They are located in a peaceful, serene, and beautiful place in Rishikesh
• Lap of Mother Ganga - They are situated on the bank of the Ganga River
• Himalayan Jungle - The jungle is just behind our ashram closely
• Curriculum - All practices and theory
• Teacher - They have 14+ experienced teachers under the guidance of Yogi Vishnu
• Courses - They offer around 15 different important courses
• Experiences - Until now the ashram has trained more than 3000 yoga teachers around the world
• Spirituality - The training is based on spiritual practices
• Kundalini-based training - The main purpose is to awaken the latent energy of their students
• First Kundalini yoga ashram - They are the first school that stated the Kundalini yoga TTC
• Founder - Yogi Vishnu is one of the well-known Yogi who is the founder and teacher
• Holistic yoga - Holistic yoga teacher training is one of the best courses they offer

Daily schedule

• 05:30 Morning bell
• 06:00 Traditional Kundalini yoga
• 08:00 Pranayama and mantra chanting
• 09:15 Breakfast
• 10:45 - 11:45 Kundalini Tantra theory
• 11:45 - 12:30 Yoga and spiritual anatomy
• 13:00 Lunch
• 15:00 - 16:00 Yoga Philosophy
• 16:15 - 18:15 Classical Hatha yoga, alignment, and adjustment
• 18:30 - 19:30 Kundalini meditation
• 19:45 Dinner
• 21:00 Lights off

Discipline rules’ for students

• No smoking and alcohol in the school
• If you are not having your meal any day inform the kitchen manager three hours before
• Respect your teacher and follow all the disciples make by the school for your successful course
• Always be on time, you are late means will not be permitted to join the class
• Before departure return your books, maps or any goods which you borrowed
• Samadhi Yoga Ashram provides accommodation for a student who joins yoga classes. So any friends or relatives will not be included in the accommodation. If anybody is coming with you please inform the school earlier
• Students have to present in all scheduled programs of Samadhi Yoga Ashram