10 Day 100 Hour Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India
Yin Yang Yoga Teacher Training in India
As a certified and recognized institution for yoga teacher training in India, Vinyasa Yogashala brings you the most subtle and powerful approach to yoga through this Yin yoga teacher training program. This program is designed to offer you an in-depth understanding of Yin yoga with expert guidance from renowned yoga trainers to exfoliate the core essence of this powerful yoga form. This comprehensive course covers all that you need to be a qualified Yin yoga teacher.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Course materials
- Weekend excursions
- Yin yoga and Yoga Nidra sessions
- Airport pick-up from Dehradun Airport (DED)
- 3 vegetarian meals daily
- 9 nights accommodation
- Yoga mat and t-shirt
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 150 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Health Club
- Sauna
- Spa
- Steam room
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lobby
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- ATM / banking
- Beauty salon
- Board rental
- Car rental
- Cell phone rental
- Convenience / grocery store
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair salon
- Internet access
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laptop rental
- Laundry
- Library
- Medical assistance
- Meeting room
- Newspapers
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
You will experience the most comfortable and luxurious stay at Vinyasa Yogashala in a shared double room. On their premises you can find:
- Three large yoga halls
- Air-ventilated and fully equipped hall
- Indoor meditation cave
- Fully furnished rooms with high-quality bathrooms
- CCTV surveillance and parking
- A lovely garden and the Himalayan forest behind the ashram
- Easily seen peacocks, deer, and other animals near the ashram
- Teacher support is available at all times
- A large dining hall
- 24-hour reception available
- 24-hour water supply and internet
- Free washing machine facility
- A low-cost laundry service
- Ganges River is only 200 meters away, a special meditation place.
- Market nearby
Program
Certification
The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
The program
At Vinyasa Yogashala, you will get a chance to enjoy a transformative yoga learning experience. Amid a favorable ambiance and innate blissfulness, you will get the best yoga-practicing experience. A Yin yoga teacher training in Rishikesh helps you meet the new version of your rejuvenating personality when you start radiating peace and love.
This training program has been designed to assist you in walking through the yoga path. It is one of the best ways for developing a deep understanding of yoga practices and be a certified yoga teacher. A Yin yoga teacher training course is the best course for laying your groundwork to be a motivated yoga instructor.
What is Yin yoga?
Yin yoga originates from the Taoist principle of Yin and Yang, two completely opposite natures complementary to each other. Yin yoga is a powerful, slow, and subtle form of yoga that offers a deeper impact on tendons and muscles with its meditative impact. In this form of yoga, asanas are combined with pranayama and meditation with passive relaxation along with deep opening. The postures in this form of yoga are mostly practiced on the floor and held for a longer duration (almost 2 to 5 minutes), the aim is to have a deeper impact on body tissues, tendons, and muscles while connecting the soul through a meditative approach. It is about letting go of different emotions to delve into a more intense connection with the soul. Yin yoga works with muscles and connective tissues which are considered almost 90% resistant to the flexibility of the human body. With its longer duration of pose-holding and practice of breath control, Yin yoga offers a relatively deeper impact while guiding in the direction of complete calmness. Asanas in Yin yoga are relatively similar to that of Indian Hatha yoga but practiced differently to offer a completely different meaning to relaxation and energy harvesting.
Benefits of practicing Yin yoga
- Strengthening internal organs
- Reduce anxiety and stress
- Improves flexibility and Increases blood circulation
- Balance the body and mind
- Enhances the flow of energy
- Improves joint mobility
Brief overview of what you learn in a Yin yoga teacher training course
- The essential elements of Yin yoga: definition and principles
- The Yin and the Yang
- History of Yin yoga
- Yin yoga vs Restorative yoga
- How to practice Yin yoga
- Anatomy of Yin yoga
- Comparative and functional anatomy
- Aesthetic and functional alignment
- Compression and tension theory
- Connective tissue
- Teaching methodology of Yin yoga
- Differences in bones and skeletons
- How skeletal differences affect the postures, range of movements, and the joints
- Skeletal segments to define compression areas
- Muscle groups to define tension areas
- Target areas of yoga asanas
- Beneficial effects of Yin yoga on connective tissues, fascia, and joints: anatomical and energetic benefits
- Archetypal poses and their variations
- Appropriate use of props
- Sequencing Yin yoga classes
Curriculum for Yin yoga teacher training course
Yin philosophy
- Meaning and importance of Yin yoga
- History and origin of Yin yoga
- Understanding the concept of yin and yang
- Yin and yang organ
- Yin yoga in daily life
- What is Yang yoga
- Yin tattva
- Tao and yin
- Meridian points
- Chakra
- Nadis
- Understanding yoga and yin
Yin pranayama
- What is prana and pranayama
- How to take Yin breath
- Types of breathing
- Healing pranayama
- Yang breath
- Cooling breath
- Breathing and Yin movements
- Different from normal pranayama
Yin yoga asana
- Camel pose
- Cat pulling its tail pose
- Caterpillar pose
- Child’s pose
- Dangling pose
- Deer pose
- Dragon pose
- Melting heart pose
- Ankle stretch pose
- Banana pose
- Half butterfly pose
- Butterfly pose
- Frog pose
- Happy baby pose
- Reclining spinal twist pose
- Saddle pose
- Shoelace pose
- Snail pose
- Sphinx pose
- Seal pose
- Square pose
- Squat pose
- Straddle pose
Teaching methodology
- Understanding the teaching Yin postures
- Building teaching skills
- Transition poses
- The right way of breathing in excuses
- Physical, mental
- Building communication skills
- Preparing for a class
- Managing a class
Alignment and adjustment
- Purpose of props and support material
- Right placement of the props
- Contraindications and challenges
- Overcoming teaching challenges
Anatomy and physiology
- Overview of the musculoskeletal system
- Understand the 14 skeletal systems
- Understand the 10 myofascial groups
- Effect of stretching on the body
- Tension and compression
- Connective tissue
- Bone differentiation
- Understand fascia and its importance
- Effect of Yin yoga on the fascia
- Hyaluronic acid and the effect of Yin yoga
- Understanding of pelvic girdle
Teaching techniques
- How to teach Yin yoga
- How to teach the 27 Yin yoga poses with their variations
- Proper instructions
- The right voice
- Communicate effectively
- Proper adjustments / corrections
- Modify the pose
- Using props
- Understanding limitations
- Structure a Yin yoga class
- Create custom sequences
- Levels of self-awareness during the holding of the Yin pose
Yoga Nidra
- Meaning and purpose of Yoga Nidra
- Different schools and traditions of yoga Nidra
- Tantric origin of yoga Nidra
- Lifestyle and rules for yoga Nidra practitioners
- Benefits and risks of yoga Nidra
- Difference between yoga Nidra and meditation
- Yoga Nidra experience
Practices
- Technique 1: Basic relaxation practices
- Technique 2: Visualisation yoga Nidra
- Technique 3: Chakra awareness yoga Nidra
- Technique 4: Inner flame Yoga Nidra
Daily schedule
Each class is important for you to grow. Not only learning from your teachers or books but by living properly in the school and following the schedule will also teach you a lot. You may have different habits in your daily life but by surrendering to the whole program, you will have a greater chance for change and you will see the difference in the end. You will start seeing the world with a new set of eyes.
All classes are mandatory. Only in the case of an emergency or illness, you can take leave with the permission of the respective teachers. Uninformed leaves will not be accepted and this will affect students' monthly performance.
- 05:00 - 06:00 Silent meditation
- 06:00 - 07:30 Yin yoga practice
- 08:00 - 09:00 Yin pranayama and meditation
- 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:00 Yin yoga philosophy
- 11:30 - 12:30 Yin yoga sequence and teaching methodology
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 Body Mederian system
- 15:00 - 16:00 Self-study and assignment
- 16:00 - 17:30 Yang practice
- 18:00 - 19:00 Yoga Nidra
- 20:00 - 21:00 Dinner
Included excursions
Your body and mind need free time to relax. Exploring the beauty of Rishikesh along with this course makes learning more fun. On Sundays, they arrange excursion tours to places like Kunjapuri Temples, Beatles Ashram, Parmarth Nikethan, Vashishta Cave, etc. The course fee is all-inclusive for these tours. On Sundays, they serve only breakfast. You can enjoy lunch and dinner outdoors from fabulous local restaurants and learn more about Rishikesh's food culture.
Instructors
Ashish Rawat
Ashish is well-versed with asanas and in teaching them to his students. He has been teaching in Rishikesh and other parts of the country for the last seven years. Ashish studied yoga at the famous International Vishwaguru School of Yoga Vedniketandham in Rishikesh. He obtained his master's degree in yogic sciences from Sanskrit University in Uttarakhand. He has also attended several workshops and seminars on physical education, sports training, and yoga in various parts of the country. Teaching Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa flow, and adjustment alignment of postures.
Tanushree Rawat
Tanushree Rawat is responsible for teaching asanas, pranayama, meditation, mantras, and other yoga forms. She obtained her post-graduate in Yoga from Sanskrit University in Haridwar in 2011. She continued her education by obtaining a Master of Science in Yogic Science in 2013. Furthermore, she completed her six-months certificate training from Ved Niketan Ashram and a 200-hour yoga teacher training program at Jeevmoksha Yoga Gurukul.
Shivam Rawat
Shivam having deep knowledge of philosophy and specializing in Indian Philosophy did a systematic study on Patanjali yoga sutra, Upanishad, and Buddhist literature. Having been sharing their experience of philosophy and how to utilize the knowledge in day-to-day life with a practical approach through reasoning, he initiated his learnings from Divine Life Society, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, completed his MA in yoga from MS university Vadodara, Diploma in Buddhism from Mumbai university, Diploma in Pali language, and Certificate in Buddhist teaching and Vipassana meditation.
Yogi Aman Ji
Born and raised in a small village northern state of Uttarakhand Indian, in the Himalayan foothills beside the Ganges River. Aman is the elder son in his village family where the family needed his physical help on daily household duty. He is a hard-working boy who attending school in the morning and helping the family in the second half of the day till late at night. Aman’s classes will challenge you, make you sweat, and push you to the next level. The yoga sequence will open and strengthen your body all while bringing you to a state of peace, relaxation, and rejuvenation.
Ravi Bisht
Ravi Bisht is a registered yoga teacher of 500 Hours from the Yoga Alliance USA commenced his yogic journey 15 years back after completing his graduation in Uttrakhand (Rishikesh). With the intention of spreading yoga as a tool for overall well-being, Ravi Bisht the most well-known and experienced Hatha yoga teacher in Rishikesh started his yogic path 16 years ago in the spiritual city of Rishikesh where he was born and brought up, he had a keen interest as a child to pursue this 5000-year-old traditional science which was widely practiced in his city.
Yogi Raghav
Yogi Raghav is an awakened personality and he is strongly rooted in Hatha yoga and Therapeutic yoga. His style is dynamic combination of intelligent sequencing and alignment for the body and health condition of the person. He was introduced to yoga at a very tender age. He became a devotee of Rama and long-time he lived with a monastic life. Now he is serving the mission of yoga with us to bring peace in the world.
Siddha Ji
Siddha Ji brings a wealth of knowledge from his diverse experience and background, he has been formally educated with a master of business administration in marketing management and a postgraduate in retail management and also has a degree in geography. He has experience working with Multinational companies in Dubai and India. Siddha Ji has been always a follower of his passion and wanted to follow his passion of yoga he came to the yoga capital Rishikesh, and eventually, he successfully completed 500 RYT Teachers training courses.
Rohit Kumar
Rohit Kumar comes from the northern province of Bihar, India. Academically, he is a Master's in English Language and Literature and a Bachelor in Law from Indian Universities. He started practicing and teaching Yoga practices at the early stage of his life at Yoga Sansthan (a Yoga Ashram), in his hometown, Begusarai, and in the later years on invitation, he has visited several places to disseminate the principles of Yoga along with its practice. The main focus of his classes is Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Kriya Yoga although depending upon the needs he combines other aspects of Yoga.
Yogi Deepak
Deepak started his Yoga Journey in 2005. He is certified by the Yoga Alliance, holds a Diploma in Yoga and Masters in Yoga Science. In the year 2009, he conducted a workshop on Yoga which motivated him to move to Rishikesh for pursuing yoga professionally. Since the year 2010 under the guidance of his guru, Deepak has been providing customised Yoga Therapies to differently-abled people. He is particularly loved by his students for his sunny disposition and kind nature. He is experienced in the aspects of Pranayama and Shatkarma.
Yogi Sushant Pandey
Sushanth was born in the Yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh. His Yogic Journey started in 1997 when he started his postgraduate course in Yoga Psychology at the world-renowned Bihar School of Yoga where he learned both the theoretical and practical aspects of the Yogic Discipline through a psychological lens. Upon graduation, he joined the university as a lecturer who led practical classes on Hatha yoga, kundalini yoga, meditation, and philosophy with a focus on Samkhya (the theoretical foundation), Tantra (principles), Kundalini (a form of innate intelligence) among other philosophies.
Mandeep Bhatt
Mandeep Bhatt Ji has been an ardent student of Vedic Study for the last 20+ years and has been teaching Mantra Chanting and Kundalini yoga for teacher training programs at Vinyasa Yogashala Rishikesh India.
Rozee Srichandran
Meet Rozee Srichandran, also known as the flying master of Vinyasa Yogashala. She is an expert in Aerial Yoga. She has worked in Beijing as a Pilates, yoga & aerial teacher for five years. Her expertise lies in understanding students' fears and helping them overcome them through yoga. Her expertise as a yoga teacher is diverse and expansive, as she has been teaching yoga for the last 15 years. Indeed, her experience and dedication in yoga is commendable. Though she adorns a lot of feathers in her achievement hat, she is a humble human being, someone who associates with generosity and humanity
Abhishek
Meet Vinyasa's omnipresent teacher, Abhishek. Students are amazed to see how a young and enthusiastic teacher like him can fill a room full of dullness with so much energy and passion with his knowledge and interest in yoga. The most incredible part is he is all over the place; you can spot him on a trek with you, and you may find him doing photography at excursions & definitely in the class teaching his favorite subject, Sound Healing. He is an expert in sound healing; students love what he makes them experience through sound and emotions. It is definitely an experience one should go through.
Jeet
At the tender age of twelve, Jeet began his journey into the depths of Yoga, seeking solace for his partially deaf ears and hyper-acidic body. Through dedicated practice, his hearing mended, and his body found balance once more, marking a transformative progress in his life. Now, with over a decade of personal practice and formal teaching, Jeet teaches students Vinyasa Flow, Hatha Yoga, and Mantra Chanting and guides them through 200-hour and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training courses.
Retreat location
Rishikesh is located in Northern India, tucked into the Himalayas, and the holy Ganges River flows through it. This small city has become so attractive and is counted among the best yoga destination in the world. What can be more charming than sitting on the bank of the Ganges while enchanting and performing yoga?
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Vinyasa Yogashala cares about your health and so they serve the most delicious, healthy, vegetarian/vegan diet for you. According to India’s biggest science of health, Ayurveda, the nature of the body is completely dependent on and influenced by food. If food is good, so is your health, and peace of mind.
The consumption of meat, fish, eggs, black tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs is prohibited.
Inform the kitchen manager in advance if you are fasting on any day to avoid food wastage.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Raw food
- Hallal
- Naturopathic
- Fruitarian
- Lactose Free
- Yogic
- Ayurvedic
What's included
- Yin yoga and Yoga Nidra sessions
- Course materials
- 9 nights accommodation
- Cleansing kit
- 3 vegetarian/vegan meals daily
- Airport pick-up from Jolly Grant Airport (DED)
- Yoga mat and t-shirt
- Weekend excursions
- Online pre-recorded preparatory course videos after booking
What's not included
- Air-conditioning
- Ayurvedic, Panchakarma treatments, and healing sessions/training
- A variety of massages (there's a discounted price for the students)
- Visa fees
- Flights
- Transportaiton from/to Delhi, Haridwar
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jolly Grant Airport
15 km
Transfer included
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), transfer from and to this airport is available upon request for 150 USD two ways. Please let Vinyasa Yogashala know if you would like to request this service.
If your flight arrives at Jolly Grant Airport (DED), free pickup will be arranged upon informing Vinyasa Yogashala in advance about your arrival.
Arrival by train
From Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), another good option is to travel by train. You can reach the train station by car. Then, you can take the train to Haridwar. From Haridwar, you will reach Rishikesh by taxi.
Arrival by bus
From Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), another convenient option is to take the bus, preferably an overnight bus to Rishikesh from Delhi. The bus stand is 15 minutes away from Tapovan.
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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