10 Month Sadhana in Tantra Yoga Course in Chandragiri, Kathmandu

Nepal Tantra Yoga Course

This 10-month program is designed to give a complete education in Eastern yogic philosophies, sciences, and practices from all traditions in the field of yoga. Deepen your theoretical understanding through Satsang talks about different spiritual/yogic topics with the guru. This program is designed for people who are dedicated to walking the path of Tantra yoga.

Meet the instructors

Yogi Prakash, Yogini Rama, & Lisanne
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Highlights

Twice daily yoga classes and daily morning chanting of Sanskrit scriptures
Satsang talks about different spiritual/yogic topics with the guru
Karma yoga (selfless service) and kirtan and mantra ceremonies
Opportunity to learn Sanskrit as the foundation for mantra yoga
Stay in a beautiful ashram setting with hot water and 24-hour Wi-Fi
Self-study with provided yogic literature
3 meals a day will be provided
299 nights of accommodation

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Yoga styles

Tantra
Karma

300 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 15 participants

Accommodation

Shanti Yoga Ashram provides guests with an ashram environment in a homestay setting, surrounded by the splendor of nature. This affords a cozy environment conducive to spiritual practice where those who stay at the ashram can get a taste of the authentic yogic lifestyle along with traditional Nepalese culture.

The ashram provides a few private rooms and shared twin rooms, availability is based on current occupancy. Each room is accompanied by shared bathrooms (shower with hot water and Western-style toilets).

Water for bathing is powered by solar. Electrical outages are part of life in Nepal, however, it is easy to adapt since there is solar energy for heating water and gas or fire for cooking. There are lights that are battery-powered, not dependent on the coming and going of electricity.

If you are coming for a specific course or retreat, you are welcome to arrive in the late afternoon before the program begins so that you will be able to start the first day feeling fresh, rested, and ready to begin.

The ashram differs from retreat centers because of its simplicity and focus on the application of the yogic lifestyle as taught by the scriptures and continued from guru to disciple.

Program

Certifications

This ten-month course is Shanti Yoga Ashram's own creation. It is a non-academic program with an academic approach. They are not affiliated with any university. You will receive a certificate from Shanti Yoga Ashram, which is a government-registered organization.

Overview

Tantra yoga embodies five different yoga systems, taught by Shiva: Hatha yoga, Astanga yoga, Mantra yoga, Laya yoga, and Shiva-Shakti yoga. Tantra yoga is a way of living, turning yoga into one’s lifestyle. It purifies all different aspects of one’s life, to eventually lead you to the ultimate goal of life; self-realization. Tantra is the art of being free from all physical, mental, and spiritual bondage through the expansion of energy.

It develops handling power to not be dependent on any external situation. In tantra, everything is sadhana. To eat is a sadhana and to not eat is a sadhana, to marry is a sadhana and to not marry is a sadhana. It does not matter what one does, all that matters is one's consciousness and awareness one has in any activity or situation. To live in the world from a liberated state of being.

During the one-year course, one will get initiated into the tantra tradition by the Guru. The aim is to get established in the yogic field, and to continue it for the rest of one's life.

Syllabus

A. Theory

Philosophy and yogic theory: Classical yoga - 100 marks
Philosophy and yogic theory: Foundation on yoga - 50 marks
Philosophy and yogic theory: Yoga in different traditions - 50 marks
Essentials of Buddhism - 50 marks
Research methodology - 50 marks

B. Practical

Practical: Classical yogic practices - 100 marks
Practical: Yoga practice in different traditions - 100 marks

Course overview

During this one-year course, Shanti Yoga Ashram does not just develop new yoga teachers. They transform people into vehicles for higher consciousness, to do their work, and to spread the love, light, and wisdom of classical Tantra yoga. Therefore this course will be on an academic level.

The goal is for one to be established in the wisdom and knowledge of Tantra yoga and verify the teachings by oneself. When one has experienced his true potential and had insight into his own true inner light, this light will radiate like the sun upon the world around, releasing all people from suffering.

Through implementing all classical teachings in one’s lifestyle, Tantra yoga has the ability to bring you back to the place where you remember that the manifested and unmanifested are one. And that within these costumes, there is eternity. And when you say “I” and they say “I”, you are referring to the same one. It creates harmony between the inner and the outer world, in which you are neither too much in and neither too much out.

When one is ready, the new message will arrive. Nowadays the world is ready for this message. Shanti Yoga Ashram believes that to change the world, you should not adapt to the world and its lost way of teaching yoga. One has to be strong to share this wisdom around, in the classical way, knowing he is serving the love and light of the truth. For the one that lives in truth, higher consciousness will always be by his side.

Shanti Yoga Ashram provides a peaceful ashram setting where students can fully absorb themselves in the study of yoga while living a yogic lifestyle. Individually and collectively, they give practical tools needed to advance on the yogic path.

Rationality of the program

Yoga is a way to counteract the problems and stresses of modern life. It gives a chance for people to develop themselves to their highest potential, rather than falling prey to addictions and other unhealthy vices. Overall it uplifts the entire society.
Shanti Yoga Ashram is confident that yoga is one of the true paths by which lasting peace, contentment, and joy can be found
The purity of yoga is being lost or confused. In order to have its full potency, it must be passed on in its classical form as it has been done for generations

Academic program mission

Yoga is an ancient science developed by esteemed sages and rishis for the liberation of human consciousness. Traditionally, the deeper aspects of this science have been taught only in a non-academic manner. The mission is to teach this divine science in an academic setting and in a systematic manner while upholding its highest spiritual purpose - to fully awaken human potential for the transformation of the self and the upliftment of society.

Objective

To preserve this great yogic science for future generations and to spread the light of yoga all over the world, contributing to world peace and harmony among all.

Goal

To provide the highest level of yogic education that can be applied universally to all people. Shanti Yoga Ashram intends to give yogic wisdom in its pure form with all its depth so that the students will be able to master this science.

Brief syllabus overview

Philosophy and yogic theory: Foundation on yoga

Concept and principles
Historical development
Yogic texts (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita)
Classical Hatha yoga texts
Yoga and human excellence (obstacles and how to transcend)

Philosophy and yogic theory: Classical yoga

Hatha yoga
Mantra yoga
Laya yoga
Raja yoga (eight-fold path)
Kundalini yoga (chakra, nadi, prana)
Karma yoga (selfless service)
Bhakti yoga (devotion)
Jnana yoga
Tantra yoga
Contribution of yoga masters
Eastern philosophy
Literature

Practical 1: Classical yogic practices

Shatkarmas (Neti, Dhauti, Basti, Trataka, Kapalbhati, Nauli)
Asana
Pranayama (sensitizing, vitalizing, balancing, tranquilizing)
Mudra
Bandha
Pratyahara
Kirtan (chanting and harmonium)
Sanskrit (alphabet, pronunciation, slokas from yogic texts)
Dharana and Dhyana

Practical 2

Application of yogic concepts
Yoga and holistic health
Tantra yoga

Overview of daily schedule

05:00 Morning Sadhana
12:00 - 13:00 Sanskrit/mantra/study classical yogic texts
14:00 Satsang
18:30 Aarti
19:30 Kirtan/meditation

Activities

In between the courses, there is space for self-study
In Karma yoga, one will take responsibility for different departments of the ashram: office, kitchen, school, garden, cleaning, etc.

Instructors

Yogi Prakash

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Prakash is the founder of Shanti Yoga Ashram, has been dedicated to yoga since childhood. He studied at the Bihar School of Yoga where he received initiation from Swami Niranjanananda. For the past 10 years, he has continued to deepen his knowledge in Nepal with Swami Shivalingam, Tantra Yoga Master. For the past 18 years, he has been fully immersed in teaching yoga both at home and abroad. He has circled the globe introducing the deeper aspect of yoga practice.

Yogini Rama

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Yogini Rama, co-founder of Shanti Yoga Ashram and naturopathic doctor, began her study of yoga at Bihar School of Yoga in 2001. She then continued studying under the guidance of Swami Shivalingham. She has been teaching since then, totally dedicated to the development of the ashram project. She is in charge of the Divine Yoga School. She loves the chant kirtan and shares the bhakti with the guests who come. Her practical class is meditative and full of yogic energy.

Lisanne Wille

Lisanne Wille is a long-term student and member of the ashram team, getting established in all teachings of Guru Yogi Prakash to transmit it to the west. With her Sanskrit teacher Prakriti, she learned how to read Sanskrit fluently. She shows her dedication and devotion to karma yoga and Sanskrit chanting and will stay forever connected to the ashram as she is preparing to establish a Shanti Yoga Ashram in the Netherlands.

Food

Much of the produce used for meals comes from the family’s organic garden. Some items you can find in the field are cauliflower, cabbage, a variety of greens, persimmons, oranges, plums, kiwis, spices, and h cozy, family-sized room with a welcoming atmosphere reflective of the generosity of the family who runs the ashram. The diet is strictly vegetarian, with herbs, chilies, radishes, and much more.

Shanti Yoga Ashram provides its guests with traditional Nepalese food. This includes Nepal’s famous dal Bhat (rice and legumes), fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade yogurt, a pickle dish, and traditional roti (handmade flatbread).

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Organic
Whole food
Yogic

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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