28 Day 300-Hour Hatha, Ashtanga, and Ayurveda Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
Hatha and Ashtanga Focused Yoga Teacher Training in India
This is one of the most popular yoga retreats offered in India.
The 300 Hours Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Vidya Mandiran in Rishikesh, India centre is a subsequent training that follows the 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training. The curriculum integrates the essential subjects consisting of pranayama, shat kriya, asana practices, yoga philosophy, yoga anatomy, relaxation (Yoga Nidra) and meditation.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Certification to register with Yoga Alliance
- Intensive study of Sankhya and Yoga philosophies
- Advance learning of relaxation and yoga-Nidra techniques
- Daily detailed yoga asanas classes beginning to advance asanas
- Detailed guided exercises of breathing and pranayama practices
- Excursion to nearby holy temples and shrines
- 3 daily healthy nutritious vegetarian meals
- 27 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 17 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 85 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Smoke-free property
- Yoga studio
- Free Wi-Fi
- Library
The accommodation is facilitated with Wi-Fi connection and with air-conditioning available (on request only). However, please note that Yoga Vidya Mandiram School only provides accommodation for students who join the yoga classes. Any friends or relatives will not be included in the accommodation.
There are two room options available for this course: single private room and double shared room. The rooms are equipped with double beds, air-conditioning, and Wi-Fi connection. All rooms are shared with the same gender. Mother and daughter, wife and husband can share their rooms. The bathrooms are equipped with hot showers and towels.
Program
Certifications
Students who complete this training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Under Yoga Alliance standards, the 200-Hour Yoga TTC is the foundational course, and the 300-Hour TTC is an advanced program that follows. To register as a yoga teacher (RYT), Yoga Alliance requires completion of the 200-Hour TTC first. You cannot register with only the 300-Hour TTC. Please ensure you complete a 200-Hour TTC with a Registered Yoga School (RYS 200) before enrolling in the 300-Hour course.
Course detail
This teacher training is a multi-style course for intermediate and advanced-level students, with more than just basic knowledge of yoga. After the completion of the course, the students will be given a certification for the 300-hour yoga training course, from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School, which will make them eligible to register with Yoga Alliance. This 300-hour yoga teacher training will be held by experienced reputed meditation guides and a 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 course aims to provide a solid foundation in different aspects of yogic disciplines that prepare them to adopt yoga as their life profession.
In addition, this 300-hour yoga training course 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), yoga energy locks (Bandha) and yoga gestures (Mudra), meditation (Dhyana), yogic sleep (yoga Nidra), history and philosophy of yoga (yoga Darshana), yogic anatomy and physiology of human body, basic principles of Ayurveda, asana alignment practicum classes, yoga teaching practice, and teaching methodology.
Yoga psychology enhances the students' learning at various levels; mentally and emotionally by which they learn to adopt the yogic disciplines in daily life. This intensive course helps the students to establish a harmonious lifestyle.
Course curriculum
Mantra chanting
- Intro to Mantra science
- Basic mantras: aum, gayatri, trayambakam, guru, shanti etc.
- Morning prayers and evening prayers
- Meal prayers
- Study prayers
- Health prayers
- Surya-namaskara 12 mantras along with bija mantras
- 1-20 Sanskrit counting
- Names of the asanas
- Selected yoga-sutras recitation
Hatha yoga asanas
- Meditative steps of performing the Hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
- Ashtanga Vinyasa flow - series 1
- Surya namaskar (sun salutations) - dynamic surya namaskar, surya namaskar with breath awareness, surya namaskar with bija-mantra chanting
- Modifications of yoga asanas
- Types of yoga asanas - standing, sitting, backward bending, forward bending, spinal twisting, fire series, inversion, shavasana etc.
- Alignment and art of adjustment
- Preventing common injuries
- Counter pose
- Contraindications
- Yoga asanas benefits
Pranayama (the science of breath)
- Introduction to science of breath
- Physiology of pranayama
- Postures for pranayama
- Establishment of diaphragmatic breathing
- 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 breathing practices
- Different practices of pranayama: nadi shodhana, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, brahmari, and anuloma viloma, suryabhedi, and various types of kumbhaka pranayama and others
- Benefits or pranayama practices
- Guidelines for regular pranayama
Bandhas (lock)
- Jalandhara-bandha (chin lock)
- Uddiyana-bandha (abdominal lock)
- Moola-bandha (root lock)
- Maha-bandha (great lock)
Mudra Vijnana (Science of Graceful Gestures)
- Intro to mudras and their importance in yoga practices
- Mudra and its psychology
- The elements residing in the fingers and five mudras: akasha-mudra, jnana-mudra, agni-mudra, varuna-mudra, and prithvi-mudra
- Other important mudras: dhyan-mudra, prana-mudra, apana-mudra, linga-mudra, shunya-mudra, vishnu-mudra, bhairava-mudra, and hridaya-mudra
Satkarma or cleansing exercises
- Jala-neti
- Sutra-neti
- Kunjala
- Trataka
- Agnisara
- Nauli
Practice relaxation and yoga Nidra
- Introduction to the concept and practices of relaxation
- Relaxation in daily life
- Sequence of relaxation
- Tension and relaxation exercises
- Systematic relaxation exercises
- 31 points relaxation exercise
- 61 points relaxation exercise
- Preparation for yoga-Nidra
- 61 blue star relaxation
Meditation
- What is meditation and what is not?
- Meditation in daily life
- Yoga asanas for meditation
- 2-5 minutes meditation
- Steps into basic meditation
- So-ham mediation
- Mantra and meditation
- Spinal breath
- Sushumna breath through chakras
Yoga anatomy and physiology
- Introduction about yoga anatomy and physiology
- Systems: Digestive system, circulatory system, respiratory system, muscular system, nervous system, endocrine system, skeletal system, excretory system, lymphatic system, homeostasis
- Stress: Introduction
- Humoral theory (in ancient Indian medicine, Greek medicine and modern medical science)
- The brain and its sub cortical centers
- Stress and neuro-endocrinal changes
- Therapy principles for stress disorders
- Stress management through yoga: Asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing practices), dhyan (meditation)
- Effect of yoga posture on muscles and systems
- Nadis (energy channels)
- Chakras (energy plexus)
- Pancha tattva (five great elements)
- Panchakosha (five sheaths)
- Pancha pranas (five vital energy)
Yoga philosophy, lifestyle and yoga ethics
- General introduction: six schools of Indian philosophy
- Philosophy in daily life
- Elementary intro to Samkhya and yoga philosophies
- The Yoga-sutras of Patanjali
- History of yogic science
- Astanga-yoga: yama, niyam, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
- Introduction to Vedanta (Yoga of the Upanishads)
- The yoga of the Bhagavad-gita
- The tantric yoga
- Yoga ethics: Yamas and Niyamas, more on the ethics of a teacher
- Daily lifestyle of a sadhaka
Yoga and Ayurveda (Science of Life)
- Intro to Ayurveda
- Philosophy of Ayurveda
- The concept of tri-dosha
- The concept of tri-gunas
- Ayurveda and the balanced diet
- Balance of the mind and body through proper diet as prescribed in Ayurveda
Teaching methodology
- Learning to instruct and guide
- Main points: Teaching to what you observe, timing a class, greeting / centering, sequence in teaching
- Theme-ing a specific posture
- Classroom organization
- Demonstration
- Health concerns
- Language
- Modification in posture
- The role of a teacher
- The practice and service of teaching yoga
Yoga practicum
- Class sequences
- Develop intention for classes
- Self-evaluation
- Assignments
- Practice teaching
- Feedback
- Group discussion
- Questions and answers
- Homework
Typical daily schedule
- 05:00 Wake up!
- 06:00 - 06:30 Mantra chanting, and shat karma
- 06:30 - 08:00 Warm-up exercises, joints and glands following Hatha yoga asanas
- 08:00 - 08:30 Pranayama and breathing practices, mudras, bandhas, meditation
- 08:30 - 10:00 Breakfast and free time
- 10:00 - 12:00 Yoga Philosophy
- 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch and free time
- 14:00 - 15:15 Anatomy and physiology workshop, and Ayurveda
- 15:15 - 16:00 Tea break
- 16:00 - 18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa and practice teaching
- 18:00 - 20:00 Dinner and free time
- 20:00 - 21:00 Guest lectures, Satsanga, meditation, audios and videos, self-study, inner dialogue
- 21:00 Go sleep!
It is advised that you arrive at the yoga school one day before the course starts.
Included excursions
You will have the opportunity to explore the surroundings and visit the nearby holy shrines.
Instructors
Sandeep Pandey
Yogacharya Sandeep Pandey was born in a traditional Brahamna family and was sent to Gurukul at the age of 8. At the Gurukul, he studied the Yajurveda and mastered all the 16 Samskaras along with Yogasana, pranayama, and Shat Kriyas. He participated in many national-level yoga championships in India and won prizes. However, his quest for knowing the inner self through yoga lead him to Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama where under the direct guidance of H.H. Swami Veda Bharati, he studied and practiced the deeper and subtler aspect of Raja yoga.
Subhash Petwal
Subhash Petwal is an asana yoga instructor who is experienced teaching internationally and locally in the styles of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga and Hatha yoga. He has undergone his training in Mysore and Kaivalyadhama Lonavala and has been undergoing continuous practices for several extended years at Kishore Yoga Kendra Bangalore. Subhash is passionate about sharing his knowledge of Hatha and Ashtanga yoga and takes great care in layout a strong foundation for his students to further their practices.
Supriya Karikatti
Yogini Supriya Karikatti Ji brings in the knowledge of holistic yoga from the generational background, 6 years of experience in the industry and from her MA degree in Yoga Science. She is deeply rooted with the rich yogic spiritual culture practicing and guiding students from across the world to connect with oneself through Pranayama, Meditation and sound healing techniques. With her experience, she will guide you to release, relax and restore your energy to be in your absolute self and will assist the students in their teaching skills.
Divyansh Baduwal
Divyansh Baduwal, born and raised in Rishikesh, comes from a family of yoga teachers. Divyansh holds a qualification in Hatha Yoga from Uttarakhand Sanskrit University. He is a certified personal trainer from the K11 Institute of Fitness Sciences and a certified nutritionist from Excel Nutrition Uni. Deeply influenced by Hatha Yoga and human anatomy, Divyansh is dedicated to sharing his knowledge of Yoga Anatomy and Physiology instructor with the world, striving to simplify complex subjects so his students can realize the true potential of their bodies.
Retreat location
This yoga teacher training will be held at Yoga Vidya Mandiram Yoga School, Rishikesh, India. The yoga school is located in the heart of the sacred township of Rishikesh, on the bank of the holy river Ganges and at the foothills of the Himalayas, the abode of yogis. The school is in a wonderful magical place, only a short walk from the main town and the bank of the river, and it is the perfect location for your activities.
Nearby places
- Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 15 kilometers
Unique features
Activities
- Boating
- Hiking
- Mountain walking
- Shopping
General
- Dining area
- River
- Yoga studio
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
- Tour assistance
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
During this yoga training, you will be served three daily delicious and healthy vegetarian meals; breakfast, lunch and dinners. Filtered water, herbal tea, and snacks are also available. The menu is creative and balanced with proteins so you feel full and satisfied. If you are planning to have fast in any day, please inform Yoga Vidya Mandiram for avoiding food waste.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Whole food
- Yogic
Things to do (optional)
- Shopping
- Surfing
- Visit nearby temples and shrines
What's included
- 27 nights accommodation
- Daily vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Filtered water, herbal tea, and snacks
- Free Wi-Fi connection
- Free use of yoga tools during the course
- Local sightseeing exploration
- Neti pot and sutra neti
- Quality 300-hours teacher training course that follows the standards of Yoga Alliance, and the corresponding certificate upon completion
- Textbooks, printed study handouts and 300-hours yoga teacher training manual
- GST (18%)
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Additional meals and activities
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jolly Grant Airport
14 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 17 per person
Indira Gandhi International Airport
209 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 85 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), from where you can take a domestic flight to Jolly Grant Airport Dheradun (DED). Another option is to book your flight directly to arrive at Jolly Grant Airport (DED).
Arrival by bus
Buses to Rishikesh leave New Delhi from the Kashmiri Gate national bus stand approximately every hour. The bus ride takes about eight hours and costs around 450 INR for air conditioned buses and 250 INR for buses without air conditioning.
Arrival by train
The best option is to reach Haridwar train station, about 45 minutes away from Rishikesh, by road on a driven taxi or the so called tuktuks. From Delhi, the train ride takes approximately eight hours, depending on the train. Haridwar is serviced by many trains from and to Delhi, Varanasi, Rajasthan, Amritsar, and many others.
Arrival by taxi
Taxis are always available anywhere in India. The drive from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Rishikesh will take around six hours depending on traffic conditions.
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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