28 Day 300-Hour Ashtanga, Hatha, Philosophy YTTC amidst Pure Himalayan Nature in Rishikesh, India
300 Hours Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in India
Yogada - In the Himalayas welcomes you to Rishikesh, India to take part in yoga teachers training. You will have courses as the per syllabus designed by the master. The pure nature on the banks of the Ganges, some of the highly qualified teachers in the Himalayas will share the traditional knowledge practiced by the yogis in the Himalayas. This is a luxury blended with nature. Come and explore the new world of a great combination of spiritualism.
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Highlights
- 300-hour yoga teacher training
- YTT courses as per the syllabus
- Exhilarating nature walks and treks
- Certificate upon course completion
- Kunjapuri and Vasistha Cave visit
- 27 nights' accommodation
- Vegetarian meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
Jolly Grant Airport (US$ 30 per person)
Indira Gandhi International Airport (US$ 111 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Spa
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Meditation garden
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
- Conference room
- Currency exchange
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Library
- Meeting room
- Tour assistance
Yogada - In the Himalayas has ethically designed rooms and cottages where luxury is blended with pure nature. Comfortable accommodation is provided in ethnically made cottages were a luxury and is blended with nature. All the living cottages are vibrated, energized, and balanced before your arrival to give you maximum impact on your learning and rejuvenation. Yogada - In the Himalayas is surrounded by reserve forest areas giving you a chance to live and learn amidst nature.
The sound of roaring Ganga, singing of birds, and huge green area makes Yogada - In the Himalayas the best and ideal venue for spiritual practices. There are 14 air-conditioned cottages and three executive room units spread over a big green area offer clean and comfortable accommodation to the guests. Bathrooms are attached to running hot and cold water. Comfortable beds with top quality linen are used to make the stay a memorable one.
Triple room (Economy)
This room applies on triple sharing basis when you share the room with two more students.
Twin room (Deluxe)
This room is on twin sharing basis when you share the air-conditioned room with one more seeker.
Single room (Super Deluxe)
This room is single occupancy basis when you have the room on your own.
Program
Daily schedule YTTC 200-Hours Spring and Summer
Normal days other than Day 1 & Day 27th which have a special program.
- 06:30 Morning nectar - herbal tea
First
- 06:45 - 07:30 Be with nature - walk to the beaches and forest
Second
- 07:30 - 07:45 Cleansing - Jal Neti, fruits, and tea
Third
- 08:00 - 10:00 Understating yoga: asana's
- 10:15 - 11:00 Breakfast & little rest
Fourth
- 11:00 - 12:30 Understanding Hindu mythology and philosophy
- 13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 Afternoon break
Fifth
- 15:00 - 17:00 Understating yoga: asana's
- 17:00 - 17:15 Tea break
Sixth
- 17:15 - 18:30 Anatomy and yoga - asana
Seventh
- 06:30 - 07:30 Deeper dimensions of yoga with meditation
- 19:45 - 20:00 Dinner
Eighth
- 20:00 - 21:00 Notes and short meditation before sleep
- 21:00 Lights off
Program
The 300-hour yoga teacher training course is really unique as they are completed amidst pure nature at Himalayan Foothills near the birthplace of ancient Indian science of yoga. Other than the course, special emphasis will be given to healthy living amidst nature and hygienic, healthy organic food. Moreover, the 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training course is also unique as Yogada in the Himalayas uses the most highly qualified teachers in the country who have been busy in their studies till now and have started reflecting very recently.
Also, Yogada - In the Himalayas teaches and practices the time-tested traditional knowledge only as well as teaches the unknown dimensions of yogic science - practicing the new dimensions of the yogic science, all the courses will start with your yogic diagnosis as per the ancient traditional practices on one to one basis. You will be asked and watched to surface your doshas (irregularity) through your behavioral and eating habits.
Once diagnosed, your living throughout the course will be based on your body type giving you a complete practical firsthand knowledge of changing and rejuvenating yourself so that you can change others once you become a teacher yourself.
Yoga
Yoga - the time-tested ancient Indian science for body, mind, and soul took birth in these part of Himalayas several thousand years ago and has been passed from a lineage of sages orally and in various written texts such as Veda, Upanishads, Patanjali Yog Sutra, Gherand Samhita, Hath Yog Pradeepika, etc. Yoga not only brings back human beings to the rhythm of nature (Triguna and Pancha Mahabhuta (the five elements)) but also leads to elevate our soul and help you evolve to the higher state of the physical and mental level.
After working and exploring for two decades, Yogada - In the Himalayas brings you this ancient knowledge in the purest and primitive form and give you the most authentic and rare learning experience amidst pure nature in the Himalayas, - the birthplace of yoga.
Yoga teacher training eligibility
- Any Indian or foreigner who has an interest in learning ancient traditional yoga and its applied science with the ability to follow the instructions and lectures in English
- The applicant’s age should be between 18 to 60 years old at the time of admission
- The applicant should be in a good physical condition because Yogada - In the Himalayas has a very busy schedule with at least eight to nine hours daily
Included excursions
During this retreat, you will have a chance to join the following weekly excursion:
- Visit to the Ashram & Ghats for exclusive Ganga Aarti (Prayer with Rituals) with transportation and guide
- Visit to Vasistha Goofa, the ancient cave where famous saint Vasistha meditated. with transportation and guide
- Village walks to the nearby village with guides
Instructors
Seema Tewari
Born and brought up in the villages of foothills of the Himalayas, Seema has inherited great wisdom from her grandfather who was a freedom fighter of India and traveled in different parts of India and other countries while fighting the world war. Seema has great knowledge about Indian mythology and takes care of Indian mythology in sessions at Yogada.
Rajee Ba
Born in a Brahmin family in the Himalayas, Yogi Raj Jeev has started his career as a research scientist after his post-graduation in Organic Chemistry and PgD in Himalayan Tourism. He is still heading the pioneer and leading adventure tours and travel company the Garhwal Himalayan Explorations Pvt. Ltd with its base in Rishikesh.
Retreat location
This yoga teacher training will take place in Shivpuri Village, Rishikesh, India. Yogada - In the Himalayas is one of the most unique and ideally located schools in the entire Rishikesh area. Yogada - In the Himalayas is 10 kilometers upriver from Tapovan (Rishikesh). Situated on the banks of Ganga and spread over a big green area at the base of lower Himalayan foothills, Yogada - In the Himalayas promises the highest quality of living and learning atmosphere.
Away from the busy commercial town of Rishikesh, Yogada - In the Himalayas is located in Shivpuri Village which is 9 kilometers upriver (The Ganges) from Tapovan, Rishikesh. Located on the right high Bank of the Ganges, surrounded by thick reserve forests of Himalayan Foothills where nature in abundance with the sound of roaring Ganga and rare species of Himalayan birds as well as Himalayan herbs in the forests.
Shivpuri is home of Shiva and is mentioned in Shiv Purana, the ancient scripts of India, and an ancient Shiva temple is still situated near the confluence. The entire area of Shivpuri is highly energized and vibrated for spiritual practices as well as provides special soulful ambiance.
Distances
- Dehradun Airport (DED) - 45 minutes' drive
- Ganges River, 9 kilometers
- Haridwar, 24 kilometers - 45 minutes' drive
- Tapovan, 10 kilometers
Unique features
Activities
- Spa
- Swimming
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Balcony
- Garden
- Restaurant
- River
- Smoke-free property
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Yoga studio
Services
- Car rental
- Conference room
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning
- Free parking
- Laundry
- Local market
- Room cleaning
- Tour assistance
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Vegetarian organic meals will be served for you including morning herbal tea, breakfast, yogic lunch, evening tea with snacks, and dinner. The food is pure organic and Ayurvedic. Yogada - In the Himalayas also uses filtered mountain spring water for drinking. Homegrown organic Himalayan food served in in local mountain style gives you the real rich taste of India. Most of the raw food comes from the villages of high Himalaya where use of chemicals, pesticides and artificial manure is not practiced till date. Yoga's kitchen gives you first-hand encounter with authentic Himalayan food. All the food is selected by the yoga master as per the guest’s body type.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Organic
- Ayurvedic
Things to do (optional)
- Ayurveda and massage treatment
- Hawan - sacred fire
- Indian cooking class
- Indian dances and mucin participation
- Personal one to one session with guru yogi / Ayurveda doctor
- Shudhi session - sacred fire for body and mind cleansing as per the Vedic style
- Daily campfires
- Play in the recreation rooms
- Swim in the swimming pool
- Jungle and village walks
- Sunrise and sunset trips to see the Greater Himalayan Peaks
- Rafting
What's included
- 300-hour yoga teacher training
- Certificate of the program completion
- Course as per the syllabus
- All vegetarian organic meals during the entire course
- 27 nights' in comfortable accommodation
- Ganga Aarti in the Rishikesh
- Notebook, reference book, and course materials
- Special activities in the ashram including Shudhi session, hawan, personal one to one session with Guru Yogi
- Weekly excursions to vibrant places in the area
What's not included
- Items of personal nature including laundry, tabled drinks, travel & medical insurance, services in unforeseen circumstances
- Travel to and from Yogada
- The cost does not Include 12% of GST Taxes, which has to be paid only at the time of check in upon arrival
- There is an expression of gratitude to the lower staff which is just USD 1 per day, and has to be paid at the time of check in upon arrival which will total to 39 USD
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Jolly Grant Airport
1069 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 30 per person
Indira Gandhi International Airport
906 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 111 per person
Your Internatioanl flight will arrive in New Delhi, the capital of India. You can travel from Delhi to Yogada with following 3 options:
Arrival by airplane (50 minutes)
Dehradun Airport is also the airport of Rishikesh and is only 40 minutes’ drive from Dehradun Airport. You can book your flight from Delhi to Dehradun.
Yogada - In the Himalayas is happy to arrange a car to pick you up at Dehradun Airport and bring you to Yogada. The cost is 30 USD per car - A medium Sedan, per transfer. The cost is also inclusive of parking, toll, and taxes on the way, etc. Yogada - In the Himalayas will be happy to book your flight and email you the ticket, in case you find it difficult to book it yourself.
Arrival by car (4 - 5 hours)
You can drive from Delhi Airport to Rishikesh, it is 231 kilometers (6 - 7 hours journey). Yogada - In the Himalayas is happy to arrange the car from here. They will meet you at the exit gate of the Airport with a plaqard of your name, then bring you to Rishikesh and to Yogada. There are following options of the car.
A medium luxury Sedan car, 111 USD per car. The cost is per car and can be divided among the number of persons traveling. The cost is also inclusive of parking, toll, and taxes on the way. Yogada - In the Himalayas is able to send the car to pick you up from New Delhi Airport.
Arrival by train ( 6 -7 Hours)
You can also take a train from New Delhi Train Station to Haridwar (a bigger town which is 24 kilometers far from Rishikesh and is 45 minutes’ drive). From Haridwar, Yogada - In the Himalayas can provide you arrival transfer by car to Rishikesh. There are following options of the car.
Medium car - 33 USD per car. The cost is also inclusive of parking, toll, and taxes on the way. Yogada - In the Himalayas is happy to book your Electronic Train Ticket in case you find it difficult to book.
All above costs are subject to +5% Govt. Taxes.
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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