This teacher training is a multi-style program for beginners with basic knowledge of yoga. After the completion of the course, the students will be given a certification of the completion of the 100-hour yoga training program from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School. This 100-hour yoga teacher training will be held by experienced reputed meditation guides and the team of accomplished yoga teachers. The teachers and guides include an Ayurvedic doctor, who feels privileged to share his/her knowledge and practice of ancient traditions with modern elements of medical sciences (yoga anatomy and physiology). This training program aims to provide a solid foundation in different aspects of yogic disciplines, that prepare you to apply for the 200-hour yoga teacher training program.
In addition, this 100-hour yoga training program includes mantra recitation (mantra - Japa), daily joints and glands practices (granthi - vimochana - kriya), yoga postures (yoga asanas), meditative steps of doing asanas, six cleansing exercises (shat karma), science of breath (pranayama), meditation (Dhyana), yogic sleep (yoga Nidra), history and philosophy of yoga (yoga Darshana), yogic anatomy and physiology of human body, and basic principles of Ayurveda.
Course curriculum
Hatha Yoga (classical postures)
- Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
- Introduction to Ashtanga vinyasa flow - series 1
- Surya namaskar (sun salutations) - dynamic surya namaskar, surya namaskar with breathe awareness, surya namaskar with mantra chanting
Pranayama (the science of breath)
- Science of breath
- Sitting postures for pranayama practice
- How to establish diaphragmatic breathing before pranayama practice
- Types of pranayama - nadi shodhana pranayama, kapalabhati, bhastrika, brahmari, and anuloma viloma
Practice relaxation and yoga nidra
- Relaxation in daily life
- Tension and relaxation
- Systematic relaxation
Meditation
- What is meditation?
- Meditation in daily life
- Sitting positions for meditation
- 2-5 minutes meditations
- So-ham mediation
Anatomy and physiology
- Introduction about anatomy and physiology
- Effect of yoga posture on muscles and systems
- Digestive System
- Respiratory System
Yoga philosophy
- General introduction: six schools of Indian philosophy
- Samkhya and yoga
- Intro of Patanjali yoga sutras
- Life style and yoga ethics
Ayurveda
- Basic principle of Ayurveda
- Basic doshas
Mantra chanting
- Om mantra
- Morning mantra
- Guru mantra
- Meal mantra
- Gayatri mantra and more
- Suryanamaskar mantras - 12 names of sun -Satkriya (cleaning)
- Jala-neti
Typical daily schedule
- 06:15 - 06:30 Mantra Chanting
- 06:30 - 07:30 Shat Kriya & Pranayama Practices
- 7:30 - 9:00 Hatha Yoga Session
- 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 - 11:00 Yoga Philosophy
- 11:00 - 12:00 Yoga Anatomy & Physiology
- 12:00 - 12:30 Karma Yoga (Seva)
- 12.30 - 14.30 Lunch
- 14.30 - 16.00 Self-Study / Self-Practice
- 16:00 - 16.15 Tea break
- 16:15 - 18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Session
- 18:00 - 19:00 Meditation & Relaxation
- 19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
- 20:00 - 21:00 Self-study
Schedule is subject to slight changes without prior notice.
Please note that on the first day, the course will start with an opening fire ceremony at 10.30 a.m. Yoga Vidya Mandiram advises that you arrive at least 1-2 hours early to settle into your room and take your time before the course starts. However, if your journey will be a long one, you may plan to arrive a day early to give yourself time to recover from your journey.
