During this yoga training, you will stay in a comfortable room at Tapovan Vatika Resort, an ideal hotel to relax and enjoy in nature. The accommodation is facilitated with air-conditioning, and Wi-Fi connection. However, please note that Yoga Vidya Mandiram School provides the accommodation for a student who joins 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.

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 50-hour yoga training program from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School. This 50-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 50-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), 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.

Course curriculum

Hatha Yoga (classical postures)

• Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
• Astanga vinyasa flow - series 1
• Surya namaskar (sun salutations) - dynamic surya namaskar, surya namaskar with breathe awareness, surya namaskar with mantra chanting
• Types of hatha posture - standing poses, sitting poses, backward bending poses, forward bending poses, spinal twisting poses, fire series, inversion poses, shavasana
• Postural alignment and art of adjustment
• Counter pose
• Contraindications

Pranayama (the science of breath)

• Science of breath
• Sitting postures for pranayama practice
• How to establish diaphragmatic breathing before pranayama practice
• 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 breathing practices
• Types of pranayama - nadi shodhana pranayama, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, brahmari, and anuloma viloma

Bandhas (lock)

• Jalandhara-bandha (chin lock)
• Uddiyana-bandha (abdominal lock)
• Moola-bandha (root lock)

Practice relaxation and yoga nidra

• Relaxation in daily life
• Tension and relaxation
• Systematic relaxation
• 31 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
• Nadis (energy channels)
• Chakras (energy plexus)
• Pancha tatwa (five great elements)
• Panchakosha (five sheaths)
• Pancha pranas(five vital energy)

Yoga philosophy

• General introduction: six school of indian philosophy
• Samkhya and yoga
• Intro of pattanjali yoga sutras
• Highlight of ashtanga yoga: yama, niyam, asana, pranayam, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
• Introduction to upanishad
• Life style and yoga ethics

Ayurveda

• Basic principle of ayurveda
• Basic doshas
• Tri-gunas
• Balance of the mind and ayurvedic diet

Mudras

• Jnana-mudra
• Dhyan-mudra
• Vishnu-mudra
• Hridaya-mudra

Mantra chanting

• Om mantra
• Morning mantra
• Guru mantra
• Meal mantra
• Gayatri mantra and more
• Suryanamaskar mantras - 12 names of sun

Satkriya (cleaning)

• Jala-neti
• Sutra-neti

Teaching methodology and home work

• Lesson plan
• Assignments
• Practice teaching
• Feed back
• Group discussion
• Questions and answers
• Home work

Typical daily schedule

• 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 (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 Astanga 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

It is advised that you arrive at the yoga school one day before the program.

You will have the opportunity to explore the surroundings and visit the nearby holy shrines.

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  Acharya Jagjeet Singh

  Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 (Yoga)

  Yogi Acharya Jagjeet is a saintly personality by birth. He was blessed to have taken birth in a spiritual family. He has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 11 years. He feels fortunate to have Acharya Karamveerji (Swami Ramadeva’s guru brother) as his yoga guru. Even after acquiring skills in yogic therapies and doing meditation in the Himalayas, he had an urge to go deeper, in order to gain more awareness of yoga therapies; as a result he opted to learn and work enthusiastically on Shatkarma.

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  Swami Omkarananda

  Swami Omkarananda grew up around the great lady saint of India, Ma Anandamayi. He studied and lived with six enlightened masters: Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Swami Veda Bharati, Swami Chidananda Saraswati, Dalai Lama, Lung Chu, and the master of masters, Kalyan Babaji of Himalayas. Academically, Swami Omkarananda holds a degree in Electronic Engineering, along with five master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Metaphysics. A seeker of truth with an engineering background, Swamiji correlates science with ancient wisdom to create and inspire applied spirituality and transformation in everyday lives.

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  Swami Atma Jnanananda

  Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 (Yoga)

  Swami Atma Jnanananda Giri is a sadhaka from Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, who by profession is a homeopathic doctor. He learned meditation techniques from his guide and teacher, Swami Veda Bharatiji. Now he delivers his lectures and classes on meditation, mantra chanting, Nidra yoga, and philosophical texts such as Bhagavad-gita and Patanjali Yoga-sutras. According Swami Atma “finding happiness and peace within oneself is the greatest achievement in life.”

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  Acharya Sudhir Agasti

  Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200 (Hatha Yoga)

  Jain Vishva Bharati University, Rajasthan Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 (Hatha Yoga)

  Acharya Sudhir Agasti is a very experienced and an influential guide of yoga and meditation. He is a follower of Swami Rama of the Himalayas and the direct disciple of Swami Veda Bharati. Born in a spiritual family, he grew up and was trained by his parents in disciplines of yoga and spiritual life. He is designated as an E-RYT 200 and RYT 500 from Yoga Alliance (USA) and a certified Master Yoga Teacher of 500-hour from Yoga Alliance India (YAI). Acharyaji also holds his academic education of Master of Arts in Yoga from Jain Vishva Bharati University, Rajasthan.

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

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.

• Shopping
• Surfing
• Visit nearby temples and shrines

• 6 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 50-hours teacher training course, internationally accredited by by Yoga Alliance, USA, and corresponding certificate upon completion
• Textbooks, printed study handouts and 50-hours yoga teacher training manual

• Airfare
• Airport transfers
• Additional meals and activities
• Personal expenses

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 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.

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.