29 Day 300 Hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh
Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course Rishikesh, India
Embark on a transformative journey with the 300-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course in the serene setting of Rishikesh, India. Dive deep into the ancient teachings of Hatha Yoga, mastering asanas, pranayama, meditation, and more under expert guidance. Elevate your practice and become a certified yoga instructor.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Daily Advance Yoga - Asana and Pranayama Sessions
- Daily Lecture on Anatomy, Philosophy, And Others
- Theory And Practical Training on Asana, Alignment, And Adjustments
- Personal Time to Join Chanting, Kirtan, Or Relax
- Eligible To Register with Yoga Alliance Upon Completion
- 3 Meals Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner
- 28 Nights’ Accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Garden
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Medical assistance
Ved Bhoomi Residency is the best choices to stay at Tapovan, in the Yoga Capital of India, Rishikesh. The prime location, nice surrounding and natural view with easy access to nearest local market and daily facilities make them worth-staying. Decent rooms, hot running water, needful air condition and other modern amenities are also available on request. The building at Tapovan is the usual place however, if needed, SANATANA YOG SANDESH may host the Yoga programs at other building as well. Yoga and Spiritual Practitioners are frequently joining the school to attend regular courses and retreats.
Program
Certification
- Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
- Yoga teacher training and assessment - The entire Yoga Teacher Training is the assessment of the students at all levels. However, there will be one practical and written test. Successful students in these tests will be conferred upon the Teacher Training Certificate.
- The most important aspect of this course is that it brings an individual into a state of body, mind, emotion, and energy which opens the door to other branches of Yoga such as Kriya and Kundalini Yoga. In a broader way, this course is one of the gateways to Kundalini Yoga and Kriya Yoga for spiritual evolution.
- The course lets one know what lies further beyond and allows one to gain more experience to be not only a more experienced and knowledgeable Yoga teacher but also a sincere Yoga individual.
- At the successful completion of the course, an aspirant will be conferred upon a certificate indicating that the aspirant is qualified to impart the techniques in which he or she has been trained.
Course eligibility
The course is open to everyone however underwritten are relevant, such as medical fitness, physical, as well as mental. In cases otherwise, we must be detailed the individual limitation along with the medical report.
Course Objective
- Providing of the requisite completing training to the participants' endeavour to blossom into integrated personalities with the balance of head, heart, and hand
- Unearthing the true principles of Hatha yoga and their components to the participants in the easiest possible way
- To offer to the world at large well trained and more experienced Hatha yoga teachers
Course Information/ Syllabus
1. Techniques, Training, and Practice
It incorporates several practices of Hatha yoga which students will study in the yoga teacher training course. They are:
- Asana - Hatha yoga series of the various asana from standing, supine, prone - (backward, forward, spine twist), inversion, balance and advanced asanas for greater experiences.
- Pranayama - Pre-reminding the techniques for correction of breath, breathing to heal and energise, breathing to balance, breathing to cool and harmonise. Altogether 12 classical Pranayama to be experienced.
- Mudra - Specific, selected and important gesture to affect the energy in the body.
- Bandha - Four important locks to block the flow of energy in the body.
- Shat-karma - Purificatory practices in yoga (nasal cleansing with water and rubber catheter and vomiting).
- Meditation - Mind management with work on breath, senses and thought, different methods of sense control, concentration, classical meditation and yoga Nidra.
2. Teaching Methodology
This is a combination of complex topics such as designing yoga classes, how to teach different practices of yoga, how to be a good Yoga teacher, ethical guidelines, developing communication skills, time management, principles of demonstration, assistance, awareness, correction, styles of teaching, specific needs of individuals in a Yoga class and business aspects of Yoga teaching etc.
3. Anatomy and Physiology
Modern Human Anatomy and Physiology (nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, reproductive system and endocrine system), human anatomy and physiology (discussion on composition of the human body according to yoga and their relation to the study of the human body in the modern study). Discussion on 3 bodies, 5 elements, 5 Koshas, Nadis, Chakra and Kundalini, holistic approach of yoga (learning how the system of yoga needs to be incorporated to affect the internal organs for the substantial experience of internal and external peace and harmony).
4. Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers
Overview of the description of the term philosophy, yoga, Vedas, Samkhya Philosophy, Hinduism - a way of living, a true sense of the term “religion”, a little reflection on the life story of great Gurus of different parts of the world, yogic lifestyle, ethics for a yoga teacher, ethical guidelines as an individual and as a yoga teacher, yoga Sutra of Patanjali full study, education of Hatha yoga as a means to enter into other branches of Yoga such Raja, Kriya, Kundalini and so on.
5. Practicum
The practice of teaching different practices in groups as the lead instructor, observing and assisting while others are teaching, focusing on specific practices and compiling feedback etc.
6. Karma yoga
During the course, individuals undergo experiences that require those to be assimilated within for which Karma yoga is the best means. Depending upon the requirements we may incorporate this as well.
7. Relevant Yoga Books
- Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha: Swami Satyananda Saraswati
- Gita: Swami Sivananda Saraswati
- Prana and Pranayama: Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
- Anatomy and Physiology: not specified
The daily schedule
The daily schedule for 300 Hours Traditional Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh India is tentative and subject to change according to need. All classes are held for 6 days in a week.
- 06:30 - 07:00 Herbal tea / drink
- 07:00 - 08:30 Hatha Yoga Asana, Pranayama and other practices followed by Relaxation
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:00 Anatomy
- 11:15 - 12:15 Yoga Humanities and Philosophy
- 12:15 - 13:00 Personal cleaning and Karma Yoga
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 15:30 - 16:30 Meditation and Relaxation (lecture, practice and Vice-versa), Professional essentials (teaching methodology, professional development, practicum) and Yoga business tools
- 17:00 to 18:30 Asana alignment and adjustments (theory and practical training with teaching practices)
- 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner
- 19:30 - 20:30 Kirtan, Chanting and video show etc. (optional session)
- 21:00 Bed time
Instructors
Rohit Kumar
Rohit is the founder and lead trainer of Sanatana Yog Sandesh. Literature, metaphysics, Tantra, and yoga have been matters of interest in his life since a young age. Having started yoga classes at Yoga Sansthan, he visited several places to disseminate the principles of yoga along with its practices. He traveled to many countries of the European Union such as the Netherlands, Germany, etc, where he received a lot of exposure to various aspects of human life and could feel how yoga could be implemented into several walks of life.
Niveda Arora
Niveda Arora comes from Delhi. She has been a trained yoga instructor with 5 years of long teaching experiences to various yoga teacher training courses across different states of India and abroad. For the last 2 years Niveda has been in Rishikesh teaching at various toga schools to students coming for yoga teacher training from all parts of the world. In yoga teaching her interests are Hatha, Vinyasa and Anatomy lectures.
Neha Baliyan
Neha was born and raised in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. She was introduced to yoga in her childhood while reading Srimad Bhagavad Gita. It brought a deep influence in her childhood psyche. Since then she has been naturally attracted towards the practice of yoga, pranayama and meditation.
Naomi Nakajima
Naomi Nakajima is a very experienced yoga teacher. She studied many fields of education. She worked as a designer, a stylist and an assistant photographer but she continued as a professional photographer. She moved to the Netherlands and studied medicine for a decent livelihood. After her study, she started working as a pharmacist. She travelled to India to fulfil promises to her mother. Here yoga and meditation became her interest. She did for several years different kinds of yoga trainings like Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, Kundalini, meditation, Kriya, chanting, prayer, kirtan and rituals etc.
Danny Knight
Danny, from the UK, found his calling much later in life, spending the first 25 years of his career working in London culminating in him becoming head of the department at what is now the world’s largest insurance broker. However, feeling unfulfilled and in great personal suffering he sought out answers and relief through the study of various modern esoteric modalities, as taught by people such as Dr Joe Dispenza. However, this opened Pandora’s box to many experiences he was not able to understand, or in fact, be ready for. This led him to seek knowledge of the forces behind these experiences.
Dr. Rohit Chobe
Dr. Rohit Chobe was born and brought up in Haridwar which is one of holy pilgrimages in Uttarakhand, India. He has more than 12 years of experience in Yoga Philosophy and Indian Culture. He did his doctorate in Yogic Science from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar in 2018. He has a wonderful teaching experience as an Assistant Professor in Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh from Sep 2021-Sep 2023 which is one of India’s best private Universities. He is a Certified Sound Healer and Reiki Master. His specialisation is in Meditation and Sanskrit Recitation.
Rajia Nautial
Rajiv is a very experienced Yoga teacher. Academically he holds a bachelor’s in Engineering from Graphic Era University. He worked in this field for some months. Later he felt a need to make a substantial change in his life. He found Yoga and he immersed himself in this to experience life deeper. He graduated in Yogic Science from Uttarakhand University and also in Yoga Naturopathy. He is an ERYT 500 Hours. He teaches Asana, Pranayama and meditation.
Yogi Mann
Yogi Mann comes from Delhi, India. He is a very calm and humble yoga practitioner who is always ready to help others in whatever way he can, be it guiding or counselling, teaching the techniques of Pranayama and meditation or teaching the therapeutic effects of Yoga. His main intention is to share with others the real essence of Yoga by which we can make the best use of this human form of life. His journey of Yoga started in teenage when he was quite inquisitive about the deeper truths of life. In search of the real goal of life he came across this beautiful process of Yoga and started practic
Pradeep Singh
Pradeep Singh comes from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. Pradeep has done a bachelor in Arts. His inclination to Yoga was more dominant so he went for Yoga education. He completed a Yoga Course from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University and another 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training. He trained students at Nomad Yoga – (May to Aug 2019), taught Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Vinyasa as a part of Yoga teacher training. He trains international clients and International School students conducting online training sessions since 2015 and has trained approximately 150 students in the last 5 years.
Retreat location
The retreat will take place at Tapovan, Rishikesh, it is a very ancient city in the Uttarakhand state of India.
There are nearby places such as Laxman Jhula, Ram Jhula, Ganga Beaches, Sivananda Ashram, Parmarth Niketan for Ganga Aarti. Students can go and visit many shops, bookstalls, astrologers, priests, etc. between Laxman and Ram Jhula.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
You will be served Sattvik (suitable for yoga) vegetarian North Indian food. Alcohol, drugs, or any kind of intoxicant is strictly forbidden. Non-vegetarian food is also not recommended during the course.
Drinking water
Sanatana Yoga Sandesh provides filtered water for drinking purposes. Bring a water bottle with you. The weather in Rishikesh in summer is normally hot so you need to drink plenty of water. On average, you need to consume 3 to 4 litres of water every day. In the class also, you need to bring your filled water bottle.
General food info and food timings
- 06:30 - 07:00 Herbal tea or lemon, healthy drink, honey mixed with plain water before the class starts
- 08:30 - 09:30 Breakfast
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch: This food is your main meal so feel free to eat as much as you can easily digest. At this time, you will be served rice varieties, chapatti (Indian bread), lentils (daal / sambar), salad, vegetable curries, and a dessert on certain occasions
- 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner: The meal includes rice varieties, chapatti (Indian bread), dosa, lentils, vegetable dish, salad, herbal hot drinks, and occasional deserts
These food timings and food are a general idea and are tentative. There can be substantial changes according to the need. Sanatana Yoga Sandesh provides food / kinds of food and arranges the timings of the food from the yoga course point of view.
According to the yogic principle, there must be at least 3 hours gap between meal and yoga practices. At the same time a light stomach is also required for the afternoon classes. If you need to have something in between you can keep something healthy with you always. Rishikesh has many shops from where you can buy many healthy foodstuffs. But make sure that your stomach is empty before you are doing asana and pranayama classes.
The following meals are included:
- Brunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Yogic
Things to do (optional)
There are many places to explore in and around Rishikesh. You can go for camping, hiking, meditate at holy Ganga beach, Ganga Aarti, visit – ancient temples, ashrams, holy people and Rishikesh city, waterfall, river rafting, Ayurveda massage, shopping and others. After the course, you can enjoy tours to different places of North India such as Delhi, Agra, Mathura, Vrindavan, Pushkar, Dharamshala and Himanchal etc.
What's included
- 28 nights accommodation (shared accommodation / private rooms)
- Course material (books, notebook, pen, Jala Neti pot)
- Private yoga consultation
- Vegetarian food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- 1 sound healing session
- Weekend excursions (temple visit for the Rising sun, visit nearby temples, Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh city)
- Wi-Fi etc.
What's not included
- Flight tickets
- Airport pickup and drop-off
- Long tours or tours after and before the course
- Any other transport costs
- Students’ personal expenses
- Travel and cancellation insurance
- Medical assistance facility on personal demand
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jolly Grant Airport
14 km
Transfer not provided
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer not provided
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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