30 Day 300-Hour Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Facilities

PREREQUISITES

A high degree of self-motivation is required for all aspects of the course. The practice and especially the teaching of yoga demand a high degree of self-discipline and purity. To ensure the success of the program, participants are required to attend all spiritual activities, meditation sessions, lectures and asana classes. Meat, fish, eggs, black tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and nudity are prohibited during the course as they are counterproductive to the yoga practice. Participants who do not comply with the school rules may be dismissed from the course.

DISCIPLINE RULES FOR STUDENTS

Smoking and alcohol are strictly prohibited in the school. If you are having a fast any day, you have to inform kitchen manager for avoiding food waste. Always make discipline, respect teachers and follow all rules. Always be on time, you are late means will not be permitted to join the class. Clear your books of account before departure from Yash Yoga School. Before departure return your books, maps or any goods which you borrowed. Yash Yoga School provides accommodation for a student who joins the yoga course. So any friends or relatives will not be included in accommodation however they can stay in school by renting another room. The student has to be present in all scheduled program of Yash Yoga School.

PROGRAM

Students at Yash Yoga School will be trained by the team of highly professional yoga gurus or teachers, having each their own teaching expertise. They will give you an in-depth knowledge of yoga and its elements.

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE COURSE

This 300-hour yoga teacher training course will mainly focus on yoga postures and alignments, yoga philosophy, meditation and pranayama, mudras and bandhas and so on. All of these aim to make the course unique and comprehensive.

SYLLABUS

ASANA (ADVANCE GROUP) MASTERING VINYASA FLOW

• On your feet yoga asanas
• Seated Vinyasa sequences
• Seated posterior stretch sequences
• On one leg yoga asanas
• The supine sequence
• The bow pose sequence
• The triangle pose sequence
• The inverted posture sequence
• Meditative pose sequence
• Viseha Vinyasa karma

MASTERING ASHTANGA POSTURES (PRIMARY SERIES)

• Surya Namaskar A
• Surya Namaskar B
• Full primary series: Padangusthasana
• Padahasthasana
• Utthita Trikonasana
• Parivrtta Trikonasana
• Utthita Parsvakonasana
• Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
• Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C, and D Parsvottanasana
• Eka Pada Padangusthasana A, B, C, and D
• Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana
• Utkatasana
• Virabhadrasana A and B
• Dandasana
• Paschimottanasana A, B, C, and D
• Purvattanasana
• Ardha Baddha Padma Uttanasana
• Triang Mukaikapada Pashimottanasana
• Janu SirsasanaA, B, and C
• Marichyasana A, B, C, and D
• Navasana
• Bhujapidasana
• Kurmasana
• Supta Kurmasana
• Garbha Pindasana
• Kukkutasana
• Baddha Konasana A and B
• Konasana
• Upavishta Konasana
• Supta Konasana
• Supta Padangusthasana A and B
• Ubhaya Padanghusthasana
• Urdhva Mukha Pashimottanasana
• Setu Bandhasana
• Urdhva Dhanurasana
• Salamba Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapidasana
• Urdhva Pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Urdhva Padmasana
• Sirsasana
• Urdhva Dandasana
• Baddha Padmasana
• Yogimudra
• Uplutih
• Savasana

PRANAYAMA (BREATHING CONTROL)

The word pranayama is a compound of two words 'prana’ meaning ‘life force’ or ‘vital energy’ and yama meaning “to regulate” or “to control” pranayama is the yogic science of balancing and regulating vital energy through the skillful manipulation of breath.

• Introduction to pranayama
• The pranic body
• Annamaya kosha
• Manomaya kosha
• Pranamaya Kosha
• Vijnanamaya Kosha
• Anandamaya Kosha
• Natural breathing
• Abdominal breathing
• Thoracic breathing
• Clavicular breathing
• Yogic breathing
• Nadi shodhana
• Pranayama and its techniques
• Sheetali pranayama and its techniques Sheetkari pranayama
• Bhramari pranayama
• Ujjayi pranayama
• Bhastika pranayama
• Kapalbhati pranayama
• Moorchha pranayama
• Surya Bheda pranayama
• Chandra bhedana pranayama
• Swana pranayama

MANTRA CHANTING

Sound vibrations that permeate every cell of your being and allow your mind to dissolve and repose. Mantras are repetitive sounds used to penetrate the depths of the unconscious mind and adjust the vibration of all aspects of your being. Mantras are vibrated through chanting aloud, mental practice, or by listening to them. The experience of how sound vibrations affect your being is Naad yoga.

• Om Asato Maa Sadgamaya
• Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
• Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Gurudevo maheshwara
• Om sahana vavatu
• Hare rama Hare Krishna
• Vakratunda Mahakaya Mantra Yogena Cittasya
• Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha
• Tvameva mata ca pita Tvameva

MUDRA (YOGA GESTURES)

The Sanskrit word ‘mudra’ is translated as ‘gesture’ or ‘attitude’. Mudra can be described as psychic, emotional, devotional and aesthetic gestures or attitudes. Yogis have experienced mudras as the attitude of energy flow, intended to link individual pranic force with the universal or cosmic force.

• Introduction to mudras
• Jnana and Chin mudra
• Yoni mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Hridaya mudra
• Khechari mudra
• Nasikagra mudra
• Shambhavi mudra

BANDHAS (ENERGY LOCKS)

Traditionally, bandhas were classified as part of mudras and were handed down by words of mouth from guru to disciple. The hatha yoga pradipika deals with bandhas and mudras together and the ancient tantric texts also make no distinction between the two.

• Introduction to bandha
• Alandhara bandha
• Moola bandha
• Uddiyana bandha
• Maha bandha

DHAYAN (MEDITATION)

Yoga is a journey toward self-awareness. On this journey, relaxation skills help you gather the disparate energy of the body and the mind and focus them internally. Then mental distraction intrudes with less intensity and a sense of inner flexibility and calmness develops. Relaxation also prepares the personality for a still more interior practice. Through meditation, you can safely enter the quiet and inward place of the mind and heart.

• Introduction to meditation
• Why meditation?
• Meditation and brain waves Meditation and its effect on Stress *Management
• Obstacles to meditation
• Role of concentration in meditation
• Tips for developing concentration
• Meditation on body and breath
• Om / mantra meditation
• Anat and bahir
• Trataka
• Dynamic meditation
• Tips for silence meditation practice japa meditation
• Ajapa japa
• Antar mouna
• Nada meditation

SHATKARMA (YOGA CLEANSING)

Hatha yoga, as described in the early yoga Upanishads was made up of the shatkarma and is a very precise and systematic science. Shat means ‘six’ and karma means ‘action’ the shatkarma consist of six groups of purification practices. The aim of hatha yoga and therefore of the shatkarma is to create harmony between the two major pranic flows, ida, and pingala thereby attaining physical and mental purification and balance.

• Introduction to shatkarma
• Jalaneti shatkarma (Nasal cleansing with salty water)
• Rubber neti (Nasal cleansing with a rubber string)
• Agnisar Kriya
• Nauli Kriya
• Kapalbhati cleansing

THERAPEUTIC YOGA

Yoga therapy is the use of the techniques of yoga to create, stimulate, and maintain an optimum state of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Yoga therapy consists of the application of yogic principles, methods, and techniques to specific human ailments.

• Shatkarma
• Therapeutical effects ofsShatkarma
• Kati Vasti Tridosha (explanation of tridosha)
• Food habits as per tridosha
• Nadi parikshan
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Respiratory diseases
• Diseases related to respiration
• Yoga Nidra
• Pranayama and its effects
• Eyes diseases
• Heart diseases
• Heart opening session
• Video session on the awakening of Kundalini

TEACHING PRACTICE

Teaching practice is an integral component of teacher training. It grants student teachers experience in the actual teaching and learning environment.

• Demonstration
• Alignment
• Instructions

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Teaching method comprises the principles and methods used by teachers to enable student learning. These strategies are determined partly on the subject matter to be taught and partly by the nature of the learner. It is the primary role of teachers to pass knowledge and information onto their students.

• Positive and conscious communication friendship and trust
• Time management
• Qualities of a teacher
• Principles of demonstrating, observation, assisting, correcting
• Use of voice in class
• Mental and emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation
• Step by step class structure planning

YOGA PHILOSOPHY

Yoga philosophy is one of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism. Ancient, medieval, and most modern literature often refers to the yoga school of Hinduism simply as yoga. It is closely related to the Samkhya school of Hinduism. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a key text of the yoga school of Hinduism.

PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

• Chapter no first
• Chapter no two

RELAXATION (YOGA NIDRA)

Beneath the ups and downs of everyday life, there is a profound state of balance. By resting the brief period in that state, you can create a resilient and stable mind even in the face of stress. That’s way each of us, on a deep level, craves relaxation- it revives your confidence and reawakens a sense of self-control. Yoga relaxation exercises quite the sense and leads you beneath the restless surface of the mind. Through relaxation, you restore a sense of inner harmony.

• The relaxation postures
• Stillness
• Basic relaxation
• Tension relaxation
• Full body relaxation

YOGA ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

• Effects of pranayama in respiratory system
• Effects of yoga practice and nauli in digestive system
• Muscular and skeletal system with advance postures
• Anatomy of pelvic griddle and spine
• Nadis - the energy channel
• Prana and nervous system
• Kundalini shakti
• Chakra
• Panchakosha
• Therapeutic applications of yoga postures and how to avoid injury in class
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Organs bodily systems

EVALUATIONS

Teaching practice is an integral component of teacher training. It grants student teachers experience in the actual teaching and learning environment.

• Written test
• Asana practical test
• Attendance
• Performance
• Behaviour

TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE

• 05:00 Morning bell
• 06:00 - 07:30 Vinyasa flow yoga
• 07:45 - 09:00 Pranayama
• 09:15 - 10:00 Breakfast
• 11:00 - 12:00 Yoga philosophy
• 12:15 - 13:15 Yoga anatomy and physiology
• 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
• 15:00 - 16:00 Yoga therapy
• 16:00 - 17:00 Alignment, adjustment, methodology
• 17:00 -18:30 Ashtanga yoga
• 18:30 - 19:30 Meditation
• 19:45 Dinner
• 21:00 Lights off

NB: All classes are mandatory. Only in case of an emergency or illness, one can take leave with respected teacher permission. Uninformed leaves won’t be accepted and this will leave a bad impression on student monthly performance.

Cradled amidst the grand Himalayan mountain range and the magnificent River Ganges, Yash Yoga School is conveniently located in the heart of Rishikesh near Laxman Jhula. An ideal destination for learning the spiritual practice of Astanga, Vinyasa, and meditation techniques from learned masters, Yash Yoga School invites and welcomes all citizens of the world to take this life-altering journey of finding their inner-self through yoga and meditation. The police station is next to the school. The area is well secured, Yash Yoga School has 24/7 security with CCTV cameras.

Nearby places

• Post - 5 minutes' walk

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During this training, you will be served three nutritious meals every day. All meals are vegetarian home-cooked meals prepared in a yogic way. Prepared from fresh and organically grown local ingredients, including vegetables from the garden, every meal is cooked with ample love to completely rejuvenate and recharge you. If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the Yash Yoga School when making a reservation.

Yash Yoga School has taken extra precautions by hiring a dedicated staff to prepare each and every meal at the school from fresh ingredients. Eating outside of school is pretty safe in the restaurants at Rishikesh. If your stomach is sensitive, you should beware of eating street foods.

Included in the total price of this training is one Ayurvedic full body treatment.

• Course material
• Kirtan night every Saturday
• Movie night every Friday
• 1 full body Ayurvedic massage
• Weekend excursions
• 1 Himalayas sightseeing trip
• 3 daily nutritious vegetarian meals and teas
• 29 nights' accommodation
• Free taxi-pickup from Dehradun Airport (DED)

• Airfare
• Air-conditioner (additional 130 USD)
• Personal expenses

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• 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.