“Traditional Hatha yoga training in India”
26 Day 200-Hour Residential Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in Mysore, India
Samyak Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda, #76, Cauvery Sannidhi, Srirangapatna, Karnataka 571438, India
Intensive Yoga Teacher Training India
This Hatha yoga teacher training is an intensive 200-hour yoga teacher training in traditional Hatha yoga style. This is a course for those yoga students who would like to deepen their practice of traditional Hatha yoga and refine their skills of teaching Hatha yoga as it is in the texts, at its root, and as it was in the practice of Hatha yogis since the beginning of the Hatha yoga evolution.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga classes
- Daily meditation and pranayama
- Practice kriyas such as jalaneti and trataka every week
- Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion
- Practice teaching in small groups and personal feedback daily
- Vegetarian and Ayurvedic meals daily
- 25 nights accommodation
- Airport pick up
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
25 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 18 participants
Airport transfer included:
Kempegowda International Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
12:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Dining area
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Yoga shala
- Convenience / grocery store
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
During this yoga teacher training, you will be staying at a yoga ashram in Mysore, the main location of Samyak Yoga. The yoga shala at Samyak Yoga ashram is structured so that it can accommodate around 40 students at a time. It allows the students to practice with the feel of vastness.
There are 18 student rooms, all single occupancy with attached bathrooms and a Western closet. The rooms are vast and built with south Indian bricks, which keep the temperature calm and comfortable for the practice and relaxation with hot water available.
There are no systems or devices available in the ashram for the use of the students, and hence, if you need to browse or Skype, they recommend bringing systems such as laptops, phones, or tablets along. However, the internet facility is not allowed in the yoga shala as it distracts the focus from the process of learning.
Please note that the yoga ashram is a place wherein the practice, teaching, and discussions related to yoga take place. It is not a religious place. Samyak Yoga ashram is specifically established for the yoga teacher training programs and the entire team is completely committed to it. You cannot stay as long as you want in Samyak Yoga ashram as it is a yoga destination wherein yoga teacher training courses are taught most often every month.
Program
Certification
Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
What is traditional Hatha yoga?
Hatha yoga is a yoga method practiced based on Ashtanga yoga or Raja yoga of Patanjali. Hatha yoga texts such as Hatha yoga pradeepika, shiva samhita, and gheranda samhita are the primary sources for the practice of traditional Hatha yoga. Hatha yoga is a method wherein the two seeming to be different energies "ha" and "tha" energies are balanced.
Hatha yoga has been the most practical approach, a systematic method to transform the human system. It primarily focuses on the physical body to access-control and sublime the mind. Asanas and kriya, the cleansing techniques of yoga, are the major tools to begin with in Hatha yoga practice.
There is no yoga practice without following the tradition on the first hand. Yoga has always been the technique offered by the teacher to the student. Hence, first of all, every yoga practice is always backed by its tradition. As there are so many varieties of Hatha yoga practices unlike Ashtanga yoga, the quest to know what is traditional Hatha yoga is valid.
Every Hatha yoga practice is different
Hatha yoga, the foundation of all the asana - pranayama practices, has been an individual practice. It has to be understood without the influence of modern fitness perspective. Yoga teacher always teaches the student in front of him, not the techniques the teacher has learnt. A yoga teacher can not present just what he knows, instead he should have the ability to adapt, modify, and make it accessible to the student based on the abilities and limitations of the student.
Basic framework for Hatha yoga practice
There is a basic framework to be followed in the Hatha yoga tradition. Hatha yoga tradition emphasizes on the kriya - asana combination as the first step supported with the sattvic food. Kriya does not necessarily mean only shat kriyas (six purification techniques). But every purification technique which removes the toxins from body and mind.
Therefore, you will have mantra chanting, japa (repetition of a specific mantra), jala neti, trataka, kirtans (inculcating humbleness), and traditional meditation techniques for the initiation to pratyahara, etc. as part of the Hatha yoga practice. These support the traditional Hatha yoga asana practice.
Traditional Hatha yoga asana practice
Traditional Hatha yoga asana practice can be basically categorized into three components, which are standing, sitting, and finishing. These three components comprise the basic framework of the asana practice.
Standing asanas
Standing asanas are always the foundation of asana practice. They are for building the strength, balance, and opening the hips. Standing asanas create the necessary foundation of the spine, the entire system to get in tune with the practice that is followed. You will not be able to fuse standing asanas while practicing sitting or add a set of sitting asanas while creating the foundation with standing asanas.
Sitting asanas
After a sufficient time spent in the standing series, you get into sitting set. Sitting asanas here include all variety of asanas on the mat, i.e. forward folds, twists, hip openings, back bends, and lying down on the spine and even on the stomach. These asanas are traditionally considered to be the main elements of the practice. You will practice standing asanas for the sitting sets. Sitting asanas get the textual reference too as they are the most important elements among all.
Finishing asanas
Finishing asanas generally bringing the calmness, relaxing the system, and creating the mental atmosphere for the pranayama and meditation. This is also very significant element as it allows the system to swallow the benefits of the entire asana practice. This generally includes inversions such as sarvangasana series, shirshasana series, and shavasana.
Elevating your practice
The early morning practice brings you the traditional style of Hatha yoga. This practice is built slowly from the first week to the last week. The intensity gets deeper from intermediate to advance level of practice. You will be discovering subtle alignments of every asana with its variations, techniques, and tips to practice are explored every day in asana clinic.
As a skilled Hatha yoga teacher, you should know the safe practices as well as different levels of teaching the same asanas. It is also important to explore, practice, and get experience of art of hands-on adjustments. These hands-on adjustments can really enhance your understanding of asanas and teaching Hatha yoga.
You will also be working on building your own self practice as this is one of the aspects yoga teachers lack. You will work on building and tasting the personal practice of Hatha yoga, the foundation of a Hatha yoga teacher.
Becoming a Hatha yoga teacher
From day two, you will be teaching in small groups. At the end of every session, you will receive the feedback on your teaching. The experience of teaching every day and getting tips to improve the teaching transforms you as a Hatha yoga teacher. As days pass, the intensity and duration of teaching gets into next levels. You will explore dimensions of teaching. It is fascinating to look at the practice from the teacher’s perspective.
You will be guided on how the Hatha yoga modules are created traditionally. You are also required to create yoga class modules and teach them. By doing these, you start becoming a complete Hatha yoga teacher who can practice, create, and teach your own module.
Practice and teach beyond asanas
You will be discussing yoga sutras of Patanjali, Hatha yoga, its origin and evolution, chakras, and nadis with their implications on the practice, etc. during the philosophical sessions. During the training, you will be practicing pranayama and meditation every day. The inner changes that you experience due to the systematic, progressive practice of pranayama and meditation transforms you in ways that cannot be explained.
You will be a Hatha yoga teacher if you are able to teach pranayama, meditation, etc. along with the asanas. Otherwise, you will be an asana teacher. During the training, you will be guided on how to teach pranayamas, meditation techniques, etc. Kriyas are another important aspect of a yoga teacher. You will be practicing kriyas, such as jalaneti and trataka every week.
This training can be a life-transforming experience, if you prepare with regular practice of asanas (the least) and prepare the body-mind for the intensive training.
Before you get registered, what you should know:
- All classes are mandatory
- This course is intensive, have a regular practice three to four times per week up to three to six months prior the course starts
- Yoga is not a competition, respect your body
- The course meets the standards of Yoga Alliance, therefore, except in case of severe illness, students can not skip any class
- Obtaining yoga certification will depend upon ethical yoga behavior and successful completion of theoretical exam and written exam. However, if a student has not been able to participate in all classes, a participation certificate will be provided
- During the group practice, students can lead their class in their own language such as Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese etc.
- The ashram is eco-friendly. Do not bring any plastic bottle or plastic bag. Bring your own eco-bottle. Filtered RO water is provided in the ashram. Please respect the collection of waste. Do separate paper and tea bag from organic waste.
- Bring your own yoga mat and belt.
- Bring your own towel for the shower.
Syllabus
Hatha yoga teacher training focuses on the traditional practice of Hatha yoga. Consisting over 100 asanas practiced based on the traditional way of sequencing, this yoga teacher training brings the timeless practice in its purest form. Every day, you will be spending time on the early morning time for the practice of traditional Hatha yoga, while there will be sessions on exploring the philosophy of Hatha yoga, its origin, the perspective, and the evolution.
Week 1 - Arambha
- Arambha is the beginning or the first phase as it is termed in the Hatha yoga traditional practice
- Here, you begin the practice of Hatha yoga. You can expect the detailed analysis of the traditional surya namaskara, standing asanas, a lot of asana name chanting in Sanskrit, exploring the philosophy behind the practice
- You will also discover the yoga teacher inside you when you start teaching from day two in small groups
- You will explore a variety of theme-based evening practice sessions to prepare for the entire month
- This week also introduces the pranayama techniques and traditional meditation techniques
Week 2 - Ghata
- This stage prepares the Ghata (your system) for the complete practice of traditional Hatha yoga. As you explore the second stage of the training, the morning practice gets intense with traditional theme based practices. Every phase of the practice will have intermediate and advanced asanas
- Pranayama and meditation to get deeper and intense, you will spend more time in teaching in small groups. You will also receive individual feedback about your teaching every day
- You will practice kriya to cleanse your body
- Asana clinic session explores the practice of standing asanas as well as the inversions such as the practice of sarvangasana family (shoulder stand series), shirshasana family (headstand), etc.
- The discussion sessions on traditional Hatha yoga sequencing will explore how the practices are structured, understanding of the classification of standing asana family, forward folds and hip opening asanas, core-strengthening and balancing asanas, back-bends, and twists, inversions, and how to teach shavasana will give a complete idea of creating Hatha yoga class modules
Week 3 - Parichaya
- The third week will be the complete exploration of the practice. You work on building your own classes, and building and refining the self-practice as this will be one of the main aspects of building yourselves as yoga teachers
- Asana clinic focuses on sitting series practice while your teaching gets intense with theme-based classes
- Practice and teaching of pranayama techniques get deeper
- You are required to prepare different yoga class modules under the guidance of the teachers
Week 4 - Nishpatti
- The last stage of Hatha yoga teacher training manifests the teacher inside you
- You will be prepared to teach a bigger class with a complete group
- You will have sessions offering a variety of yoga class modules in the evening
- You will have an examination to review your own progress
- The final week of the course brings the complete idea of bringing a yoga teacher, ethics, and responsibilities of being a yoga teacher, the profession of teaching yoga are explored integrally
Yoga teacher training certification
Samyak Yoga has been training the yoga students to be yoga teachers, refining the yoga teaching skills since 2011. There are more than 700 students, members of Samyak Yoga family teaching all over the world. Inspiring yoga students to teach yoga to learn yoga is one of the foundations of teacher training courses at Samyak Yoga. You will see the refined yoga teachers spreading love and light through yoga around the world.
Samyak Yoga teacher training courses meet the standards of Yoga Alliance. You will be assessed in both written and teaching evaluation exams at the end of the course. The assessment exams are structured to meet the standards of Yoga Alliance.
Upon meeting the attendance and disciplinary requirements of the yoga teacher training course based on the standards of Yoga Alliance, and upon passing written and teaching evaluation exams, you will receive 200-hour yoga teacher training certification from Samyak Yoga. You will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as RYT 200 after completion of the yoga teacher training.
Daily typical schedule
- 06:30 Morning traditional Hatha yoga practice
- 08:30 Breakfast
- 10:00 Philosophical sessions
- 11:15 Tea break
- 11:30 Asana clinic
- 12:30 Group practice
- 13:30 Break and introspection
- 16:30 Evening practice or workshops
- 18:00 Tea break
- 18:30 Kirtans
- 18:45 Practice of pranayama and meditation
Instructors
Yogacharya Rakesh
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Yogacharya Rakesh was first introduced to the practice and philosophy of the yoga in Veda Vijnana Gurukulam by Guruji Dr. Ramachandra Bhatt. He obtained a bachelor and masters in Sanskrit along with the study in Veda Vijnana Gurukulam and completed Masters in Yogic Sciences, Bangalore. He was awarded for the best presentation in the Master's study in Yoga and trained the students of Ayurvedic Medicine in Sanskrit. Yogacharya Rakesh is a teacher and student of Yoga School of philosophy along with Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of Acharya Shankara.
Dr Meghana Narayana
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Dr. Meghana heads the Ayurveda dimension of Samyak called 'Samyak Ayurveda'. If you are in a yoga teacher training at Samyak, she will be taking Ayurveda classes, offering consultation, and preventing and treating any possible sickness during your training. Dr. Meghana Narayana, a dedicated and accomplished Ayurvedic physician, hails from the picturesque town of Kuduremukh in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India. Her remarkable journey in the field of Ayurvedic medicine is a testament to her unwavering commitment to the ancient healing tradition and her passion for learning and teaching.
Nagendra Hegde
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Nagendra Hegde has immersed himself in the profound teachings of yoga, Vedanta, and Veda through the traditional Gurukula method at Veda Vijnana Gurukulam for seven years. As an 'Acharya,' he not only mastered these ancient disciplines but also had the privilege of imparting knowledge within the same esteemed Gurukulam. In addition to his Gurukulam studies, Nagendra holds a Bachelor's degree in Yoga and consciousness and a Master's (Vidwat) in Sanskrit, showcasing his deep academic understanding of these timeless traditions.
Siddappa Hebasur
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Welcome to the world of Siddappa Hebasur, a humble, dedicated journey into yoga practice and philosophy. At Samyak courses, Siddappa will guide you through asana clinics, asana practices, pranayama-meditation sessions, yoga Therapy, etc. Siddappa Hebasur, a seasoned yoga instructor with over a decade of teaching experience, hails from the serene town of Savadatti in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. His journey into the world of yoga began in an ashram environment, laying the foundation for a lifelong commitment to practicing and teaching yoga.
Retreat location
This Hatha yoga teacher training will take place at Mysore, Karnataka. This place is also called Cauvery Sannidhi, the divine presence of River Cauvery. This entire ashram is situated on the banks of Cauvery River. It is full of palm trees, paddy fields, sugar cane gardens, mango, and jackfruit trees.
There is a small island wherein you can sit and deepen your meditation in front of the divine River Cauvery. You can relax and introspect during your leisure time. The river and this small island have given a complete transforming and soul-awakening perspective to the ashram and its activities.
Distances
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), 170 kilometers
- Cauvery River - 4 minutes
Unique features
General
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- River
- Yoga shala
Services
- Convenience / grocery store
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Mosquito net
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
There will be three vegetarian meals per day. The main ingredients of the food are a lot of vegetables, nuts, and fresh fruits so that the food intake goes along with the inner practice you do. The meals provided three times as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, while there are two tea breaks, during the morning session after the philosophical discussions and again in the evening.
Unless you have diagnosed allergies, Samyak yoga can not change their meals. For lactose intolerance, soya milk will be provided. Should you need other vegan products, you will be able to purchase them from Mysore. In case of gluten intolerance, there will be food options even though minimum. Should you follow only a raw food diet, please buy your own vegetables and fruits in Mysore. Samyak Yoga can make arrangements for the same.
Yogic Indian food is served during the yoga teacher training that is suitable for the yoga practice of the students that also help in detoxifying the body for yogic practices. Besides nutritional value, Samyak Yoga loves to give a culinary taste of India. They do not offer meat, fish, and eggs, which are considered stimulating and lethargic for yogic practices. The yogic food is seasoned with mild spices, which is part of the Ayurvedic diet.
All food is prepared with filtered water in their clean and spacious kitchen where they give utmost importance for hygiene of all the food items and cooks. They are hoping to grow all food in their yoga eco-farm eventually; until then, they buy the foods from local farmers, which are grown seasonally.
Students with the preference for vegan and gluten-free diets can comfortably manage there. You will have brown bread, muesli, cornflakes with fruits for breakfast. Lunch and dinner include salads, vegetables, lentils, beans, rice, wheat items, soups, and desserts on occasion.
They design the menu to calm down the body and mind while you are going through detoxification during the intensive practice or course, which generates a lot more heat in the body and mind, and is beneficial to the intense practice of yoga. All foods are served in buffet-style and you can take as much as you want.
Your food is prepared based on the Ayurvedic concepts such as Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, with the vegetables supplied by the local farmers. Under the guidance of a qualified Ayurvedic doctor and a nutritionist, the food menu is prepared. The menu consists some of the popular cuisines of India as well as the local cuisine which no other tourist would have tasted.
The premises where the food is taking place is not a restaurant. People cooking the food should be treated with respect. Please be kind and be loving towards people who worked for Samyak Yoga while you focus on your inner growth in the yoga shala.
Students with low-blood pressure are suggested to bring extra iron or mineral supplements. Samyak Yoga provides drinking water purified with reverse osmosis filters, the best possible filtration in India. Please bring a water bottle to fill up anytime at the dining or yoga halls.
Food schedule
- 08:30 Breakfast which includes fruits, muesli, cornflakes, brown bread, etc.
- 11:15 Tea break for Indian masala chai, black coffee, black tea, or herbal tea
- 13:15 Lunch includes salads, dosa or upma, idly, vegetable dishes along with a rice variety, fruit juice, and dessert
- 18:00 Tea break for Indian masala chai, black coffee, black tea, or herbal tea
- 19:30 North Indian dishes, such as roti and Kathi roll, and Chinese popular dishes, such as Gobi Manchurian, noodles with a variety of soups
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Ayurvedic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Daily Hatha yoga classes
- Yoga teacher training kit
- Daily meditation and pranayama practices
- Practice kriyas such as jalaneti and trataka every week
- Certificate of completion OR Eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance upon completion of the course
- Practice teaching in small groups and personal feedback daily
- Theoretical and practical Hatha yoga manual
- Free Wi-Fi
- Transfer from the Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)
- 25 nights accommodation
- 3 daily Ayurvedic meals
What's not included
- Airfare
- Transportation to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)
- Personal expenses
- Other activities
- GST
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BLR
Kempegowda International Airport
142 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Bengaluru International Airport, also known as Kempegowda International Airport (BLR). Transfer from the airport is included.
Send Samyak Yoga your flight detail information, such as flight number, terminal number, date and time of your arrival.
They will send you a taxi for your transportation from the airport, and the taxi will be waiting for you at the arrival gate with a sign “Your name – Samyak Yoga." The total journey will take about three to four hours.
Airport: Kempegowda International Airport
Airport transfer included: Kempegowda International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% 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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