22 Day 200 - Hour Hatha, Ashtanga, Ayurveda, Sound Healing Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India
"Authentic 22-Day Yoga Experience in Rishikesh"
Program Overview
Program
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Sankhya and yoga philosophies
- Instructions to teach and guide others
- Certification to register with Yoga Alliance
- Daily yoga asanas, relaxation, and yoga-nidra techniques
- Daily guided exercises of breathing and pranayama practices
- Healthy nutritious vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Excursion to nearby holy temples and shrines
- 21 nights' accommodation
At a glance
Yoga styles
Check-in Time
14:00
Check-out Time
12:00
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 provides accommodation for a student who joins yoga classes. Any friends or relatives will not be included in the accommodation.
There are 4 different room options available for this course: private single room, twin shared room, triplet shared dorm, and quadruplet dorm (for female only). The rooms are equipped with beddings, attached bathroom and Wi-Fi connection. All shared 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.
Certifications
Students who complete their subsequent trainings are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Overview
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 200-hour yoga training program from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School. This 200-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 them to apply for the 300-hour yoga teacher training program.
In addition, this 200-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).
It also includes 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.
- Asana (Postures)
- Hatha yoga (classical postures)
- Yin yoga
- Iyengar yoga
- Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga (Primary Series - Series I)
Meditative steps of performing the Hatha yoga: centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
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 pints relaxation
- 61 points relaxation exercises
- Preparation for yoga Nidra
Meditation
- What is meditation?
- Meditation in daily life
- Sitting positions for meditation
- Two to five minutes meditations
- So-ham mediation
- Intro to sound healing
- Yoga anatomy and physiology
- Introduction about anatomy and physiology
- Skeletal system
- Muscular system
- Nervous system
- Digestive system
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system
- 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 astanga 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
Feedback
- Group discussion
- Question and answer
Homework
Daily schedule
05:00 Wake Up!
| 06:15–06:30 | Mantra chanting |
| 06:30–07:30 | Shat-kriyas and pranayama practices |
| 07:30–09:00 | Hatha yoga (Classical) / teaching methodology / practice teaching |
| 09:00–10:00 | Breakfast |
| 10:00–11:00 | Yoga philosophy |
| 11:00–12:00 | Yoga anatomy and physiology |
12:00 - 12.30 Karma yoga
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30–16:00 | Self-practice / self-study / occasional special sessions |
| 16:00–16:15 | Tea break |
| 16:15–18:00 | Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga / teaching methodology / practice teaching |
| 18:00–19:00 | Relaxation and meditation |
| 19:00–20:00 | Dinner |
| 20:00–21:00 | Self-practice / self-study / free time |
21:00 Go to Sleep!
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. 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.
- Important note
- Official Check-in Time: 14:00 - 21:00
- Official Check-out Time: 12:00
Please take into account our check-in time to plan your arrival at the school. Many international flights landing in Delhi and overnight transports means arriving in Rishikesh at night. Their school does not have 24 hours check-in, but they can help with taxi pick-up 24 hours and transfer you safely to a hotel / hostel with 24 hours check-in service, if needed.
Early check-in is possible only if room is available, ready and requested in advance before arrival. Early check-in would be possible only starting from 09:00 onwards.
Late check-in is not possible after 21:00.
Yoga Vidya Mandiram organizes a half-day excursion on the rest days, usually to the following destinations:
- Vashishtha Cave
- Kunjapuri temple
- A local waterfall
The rest days commonly falls on a Sunday but can change if needed. The excursion destination can also change under unexpected circumstances.
In your free time, you will have the opportunity to explore the surroundings and visit the nearby holy shrines.
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
Cleansing and wholesome nutrition for your practiceDuring this yoga training, you will be served three daily delicious and healthy vegetarian meals; breakfast, lunch and dinners. Filtered water, Chai tea, and snacks are also available. They offer simple Indian dishes 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
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Yogic
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organizer when making a reservation.
Hiking
Shopping
- River Rafting
- Visit nearby temples and shrines
- 21 nights' non-AC accommodation
- Certificate of completion
- Daily vegetarian breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Filtered water, afternoon tea, and snacks
- Free use of yoga tools during the course
- Free Wi-Fi connection
- Local sightseeing exploration
- Neti pot and sutra neti
- 200RYS Course Completion Certificate under Yoga Alliance standard (Registered Yoga Teachers - 200RYT®)
- Textbooks, printed study handouts and 200-hour yoga teacher training manual
- GST (18%)
- Airfare
- Airport transfer (available at additional charges)
- Travel expenses (i.e. airfare, train, bus, taxi, etc)
- Extra nights beyond course dates (available at additional charges)
- Air-conditioning / heater (available at additional charges)
- Laundry services
- Travel insurance
- Medical expenses
- Other personal expenses
Beautiful and serene location in Rishikesh, carefully chosen to provide the perfect setting for your yoga journey.
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Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
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.
- A reservation requires a deposit of 15% 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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