56 Day 500 - hour Multi - style Yoga Teacher Training Course in Bali, Indonesia

Learn, discover, free yourself, and fly

If you're looking to advance your yoga teaching skills to the highest level, this 500-hour yoga teacher training course (YTTC) in Bali is the perfect option. The training is designed for those who want to deepen their knowledge and skills in yoga teaching. It is a combination of 200- and 300-hour YTTCs in Bali, including advanced practices of asana, pranayama, and meditation, as well as advanced teachings of yoga philosophy, anatomy, and teaching methodology.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore specific styles of yoga, such as Yin or Kundalini, and develop your teaching skills through the theoretical and practical sessions. As part of the 500-hour YTTC in Bali program, you'll enjoy daily yoga classes, workshops, and excursions to explore Bali.

You'll stay in comfortable accommodation and enjoy delicious vegetarian meals. Transform your practice, expand your knowledge, and become a confident certified yoga teacher.

The 500-hour YTTC is suitable for all levels, including complete beginners. However, Samadhi Yoga Ashram recommends having a regular yoga practice or completing an introductory course beforehand. This will help you absorb the teachings more effectively and get the most out of your training experience.

500-hour YTTC exclusive now includes:

• 50-hour Yin yoga - Deepen your inner awareness
• 50-hour Aerial yoga - Hang strong, breathe deep, fly high

Why choose 500-hour YTTC with Samadhi Yoga Ashram?

Complete RYT 500 in one immersion

Become a senior yoga teacher in a single, continuous journey. Samadhi Yoga Ashram's 500-hour YTTC in Bali weaves foundational and advanced curriculum into one immersive two-month program.

50-hour Yin yoga specialty

Slow down and discover the quieter side of practice. You will learn long-held Yin postures, meridian theory, and the gentle art of holding stillness - wonderful preparation for teaching restorative classes, therapeutic sessions, and inner-awareness workshops.

50-hour Aerial yoga specialty

Take your teaching off the floor with Samadhi Yoga Ashram's Aerial yoga module. You will learn safe rigging, foundational poses in the silk, gentle inversions, and creative sequencing - a beautiful, modern style that is being warmly welcomed in studios around the world.

Multi-style mastery (Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga)

Two months allow time for genuine depth. You will study three classical styles side by side and learn how to weave their wisdom into a teaching voice that feels naturally your own - versatile, intelligent, and gently rooted in tradition.

Advanced anatomy and therapeutic skills

Develop the eye of a thoughtful, healing teacher. Samadhi Yoga Ashram's anatomy curriculum covers fascia, joints, breath mechanics, and common injuries, with practical sessions on safe modifications and gentle therapeutic adjustments for students of every age and ability.

In-depth philosophy and Sanskrit roots

Explore Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, the chakra system, and core Sanskrit terms in a kind, conversational style. Philosophy will become a quiet thread that supports every class you will go on to teach.

2-month mentorship and practicum

Steady mentorship across two months will give you room to grow. You will teach repeatedly, receive personal feedback after each session, and leave with a polished class structure, a clear teaching voice, and the quiet confidence to step in front of any group.

Warm welcome and thoughtful amenities on arrival to begin your journey

Students will receive welcome drinks upon arrival. You will be warmly welcomed by the team as you check in. Fruits will be available at the reception desk for students to enjoy at any time.

• Welcome drinks on arrival
• Fruits available at reception
• Meals available upon arrival
• Transportation assistance

If students arrive during breakfast, lunch, or dinner, they will be welcome to eat at the dining hall. For students coming from other hotels, Samadhi Yoga Ashram will be able to offer a car or scooter to pick you up and can help with anything you need; just let them know. They will be there to ensure that your stay begins with ease and comfort.

Eligibility for 500-hour YTTC in Bali

Who can join this course?

• If you have completed a 200-hour YTTC and you are ready to take your yoga practice to an advanced level, then you are at the right place.
• This course is also suitable for those who want to combine their 200-hour and 300-hour trainings into one immersive experience through the Bali YTTC 500-hour program.
• This is also for those who don’t want to be a yoga teacher but desire to learn and practice yoga knowledge and well-being.

Walk on your yogic path with Samadhi Yoga Ashram

Step into a peaceful space where yoga is more than just movement; it's a way of life. At Samadhi Yoga Ashram, they will guide you to connect deeply with your breath, body, and mind. Whether you're just beginning or aiming to grow as a teacher through this 500-hour YTTC in Bal, each session is thoughtfully designed to support your personal growth and self-awareness. Surrounded by nature and calm, you’ll find time to slow down and truly listen within.

Syllabus of 500-hour YTTC

1st month syllabus of 500-hour YTTC

Mantra and mantra chanting

Mantra

Mantra is a set of words that consist of specific sounds and vibrations received by ancient yogis and seers, which offer a powerful physical, mental, and spiritual benefit. There are many kinds of mantras available for different purposes. As part of the 500-hour yoga teacher training in Bali, you will be learning:

• Art and science of mantra
• Mantra and its power
• How mantra is made
• Is mantra a religion?
• Sound vibration

Mantra chanting

• The proper way of chanting the Om mantra
• Shiva mantra for peace
• Durga mantra for energy awakening
• Kundalini mantra
• Krishna mantra for joy
• Ganesha mantra for stillness and removal of obstacles
• Mantra to be led towards light and immortality (asatoma)
• Surrender mantra (tvamevamata)
• Mantra to save life and journey (trayamvakam)
• Mantra for purification of the mind (Gayatri)
• Guru-disciple study mantra (sahana)
• Guru mantra (guru brahma)
• Patanjali mantra (yogenacittasya)
• Suryanamaskar 12 mantra (Om mitraya)

Hatha yoga

Samadhi Yoga Ashram teaches the traditional ancient style of Hatha yoga that has been practiced by the Himalayan masters for thousands of years. At the school, you will practice according to your strength and flexibility. The main purpose is to attain perfect health and peace of mind. Here is the list of asana series that will be practiced:

• Pavan muktasana series 1 (15 practices)
• Pavan muktasana series 2 (10 practices)
• Pavan muktasana series 3 (10 practices)
• Centering postures series (5 practices)
• Surya namaskar (12 asana series)
• Chandra namaskar (12 asana series)
• Standing postures series (10 practices)
• Kneeling postures series (5 practices)
• Sitting postures series (10 practices)
• Forward bending postures series (5 practices)
• Backward bending postures series (5 practices)
• Supine postures series (6 practices)
• Prone postures series (5 practices)
• Fire series (5 practices)
• Inversions series (5 practices)
• Twisting postures series (5 practices)
• Balancing postures series (5 practices)
• Relaxing posture series (5 practices)
• Meditative asana series (5 practices)

Note: In total, you will learn 140 yoga exercises

The theory is just as important as practicing. Without proper understanding, you cannot do well. Samadhi Yoga Ashram's teachers will teach a base understanding of why, how, when, and what you need to do in an asana class. You must be self-motivated to go deeper into the postures. Here are some of the theories you will be learning:

• Philosophy of Hatha yoga
• Ancient scriptures of Hatha yoga
• Aim and objectives of Hatha yoga
• Yoga as a therapy
• Yoga as balancing
• How Hatha yoga is connected to your chakras, nadis, Kundalini, and your subtle body

Ashtanga yoga

In the 20th century, K. Pattabhi Jois developed a modern-day form of classical Indian yoga called Ashtanga Vinyasa. His teacher, Krishnamacharya, taught this form, which is an energetic practice with breath awareness and mindful movements. The first series will be taught in the 200-hour part of this YTTC in Bali. You will learn all asanas systematically, and all the details will be in the Ashtanga manual that you will receive.

• Introduction to Ashtanga yoga
• History of Ashtanga yoga
• Awakening the fire within
• The breath of life
• Prana
• A chakra contemplation
• Eight limbs of yoga and the practice of K.Pattabhi Jois
• How to do bandha in Ashtanga
• Drishti-focusing the attention during movements
• Cleansing and purification
• Creating a sacred place
• The challenging asanas
• Proper use of props and yoga instruments
• Sun Salutation A and B
• Standing asana series
• Sitting asana series
• Finishing asana series
• Teaching practices (traditional and Mysore style)
• Padaṅguṣṭasana - Big toes posture
• Pada hastasana - Hand under foot posture
• Utthita trikoṇasana (A and B) Triangle posture
• Utthita parśvakonasana (A and B) - Extended side angle pose
• Prasarita padottanasana (A, B, C, D) - Intense wide leg stretch
• Parśvottanasana - Intense side stretch posture
• Utthita hasta padaṅguṣṭasana - hand to big toe posture
• Ardha baddha padmottanasana - half bound lotus forward bend
• Utkatasana - Fierce pose
• Vīrabhadrasana - Warrior pose A and B
• Dandasana - Staff pose
• Paścimattanasana - Intense west stretch or sitting forward bend
• Pūrvattanasana - Intense east stretch
• Ardha baddha padma paścimattanasana - Half bound lotus forward bend
• Tiryaṅgmukha ekapada paścimattanasana - Reverse the leg, one leg intense stretch
• Januśīrṣasana - head-to-knee pose
• Marīcasana - Sage marichi pose
• Navasana - Boat pose
• Bhujapīḍasana - Shoulder pressure pose
• Kūrmasana - Tortoise pose
• Supta kūrmasana - Sleeping tortoise
• Garbha piṇḍasana - Embryo posture
• Kukkuṭasana - Rooster posture
• Baddha konasana - Bound angle pose
• Upaviṣṭha konasana - Seated angle posture
• Supta konasana - Lying down angle posture
• Supta padaṅguṣṭasana - Reclining big toe posture
• Ubhaya padaṅguṣṭasana - Both big toes posture
• Ūrdhva mukha paścimattanasana - Upward facing full forward bend
• Setu bandhasana - Bridge posture

Finishing postures

• Ūrdhva dhanurasana - Upward bow posture
• Salaṁba sarvaṅgasana - Shoulder stand posture
• Halasana - Plow posture
• Karṇa pīḍasana - Ear pressure posture
• Ūrdhva padmasana - Upward lotus
• Piṇḍasana - Embryo posture
• Matsyasana - Fish posture
• Uttana padasana - Extended leg posture
• Cakrasana - Wheel posture
• Śīrṣasana - Headstand
• Baddha padmasana - Sealed lotus pose
• Yoga mudra - Sealed yoga posture
• Padmasana - Lotus posture
• Utpluthiḥ - Uprooting posture
• Savasana - Corpse pose

Pranayama

Pranayama is the central practice in traditional yoga. Many people misunderstand pranayama as the breathing practice only, but it is something more. In this class, you will learn the secret of pranayama and how it leads one to health, peace, happiness, balance, and the awakening of Kundalini. Every week will lead to a different state of experience.

• Building strength in your system and a step-by-step understanding of pranayama
• Move from the beginning towards a deeper understanding of pranayama and practices
• Move towards advancing the practices with holding the breath and breathing with chakra awareness.
• Practice teaching and move towards mastery of the breath

Here are the topics you will be learning for the study of pranayama:

• What is prana
• What is pranayama
• What is breath and connection with the prana
• Importance and benefits of pranayama
• How to prepare yourself to practice pranayama
• Aspects of breathing
• Ancient texts of breathing
• General understanding
• Understand all about nostrils and how to activate them
• Secrets of pranayama
• Breath flow in five elements
• Unit of prana
• Function of prana
• 3 levels of prana
• 3 gunas
• How does prana flow
• Quality of breath
• Imbalance of prana
• Retention of breath
• 6 sitting positions for pranayama practices
• Breathing pattern
• Prana connection with chakras and Kundalini

Beginners and intermediate practices

• Clavicular pranayama
• Thoracic pranayama
• Diaphragmatic pranayama
• Yogic pranayama
• Pranava pranayama
• Nadisodhanam pranayama
• Bhastrika pranayama
• Kapalbhati pranayama
• Bhramari pranayama
• Ujjayi pranayama
• Sitali pranayama
• Sitkari pranayama
• Murcha pranayama
• Surya bhedi pranayama
• Chandra bhedi pranayama

Meditation

Once you stabilize your posture through asana, cleanse your energy through pranayama, and control your senses through pratyahara, you will be able to focus your mind. Meditation starts with concentration practices, and with Samadhi Yoga Ashram's 200-hour part of the YTTC, you will learn great techniques to master the basics, by which you can develop a high level of concentration and awareness.

Within this 20-day part of the program, you will learn basic to intermediate levels of meditation preparations and techniques. Each day, you will get a little more understanding of how to perform them and experience their benefits.

• Developing foundation
• Developing one-pointed focus, different types of concentration techniques, and visualization exercises
• Meditation techniques
• Chakra awareness and kundalini meditation

Here is the list of what you will be learning:

• Introduction to meditation
• History of meditation
• Preparation for meditation
• What is meditation and what it is not
• Why, how, where, and when of meditation
• Philosophy of meditation
• Meditation traditions
• Meditation scriptures
• Aim and objectives of meditation
• Sitting positions
• How to sit correctly
• Preliminary practices before practicing meditation
• Role of diaphragmatic breathing in meditation
• Correct breathing in meditation
• How to relax in meditation

Styles of meditation practices:

Himalayan meditation practices

• Basics and foundation meditation practice
• Breath-mind-mantra awareness
• Tratak meditation

Nada meditation practices

• Music meditation
• Om meditation
• Mantra power meditation

Active meditation practices

• Dynamic moving meditation (Osho)
• Buddha walking meditation
• Karma yoga meditation
• Gaurishankar meditation

Tantra and Kundalini meditation practices

• 7 chakra awareness meditation
• Ajna chakra awakening meditation
• Kundalini active meditation

Vipassana and passive meditation practices

• Breath awareness (anapana)
• Mindfulness and sensation
• Total awareness practice

Mantra and kirtan meditation practices

• How to do japa (recitation)
• Kirtan event and creating a spiritual vibe
• Silence practice
• 1-day silence meditation

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra (sleep awareness / psychic sleep) is a journey from a conscious to a superconscious state of awareness. All animals, birds, insects, and humans sleep in the same way, and the experience of sleep is also the same. This state brings oneness, and there is a great secret behind all of it.

Yogi Vishnu is one of the most famous yoga Nidra teachers. His proven techniques have been practiced for a long time by Samadhi Yoga Ashram's sages. He will be the mentor and teacher, showing you how it can transform your life in a very short period of time. Yoga Nidra practices will take place every Friday.

• Basic relaxation practices
• Visualization yoga Nidra
• Chakra awareness yoga Nidra
• Inner flame yoga Nidra

You will learn the basics of yoga Nidra.

• Meaning and purpose of yoga Nidra
• Different schools and traditions of yoga Nidra
• Tantric origin of yoga Nidra
• Lifestyle and rules for yoga Nidra practitioners
• Benefits and risks of yoga Nidra
• Difference between yoga Nidra and meditation
• Yoga Nidra experience
• Yoga Nidra and healing
• 4 states of consciousness
• 3-body awareness
• Tension relaxation

Yoga cleansing

In this course, you will learn key cleansing practices for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. The body continuously produces toxins, so proper cleansing of the nostrils, ears, eyes, skin, tongue, and other organs is essential. Beginners will practice six sat-karma techniques to unblock energy channels and deepen their yogic experience, along with understanding the theory behind them.

• What is Satkarma
• Benefits and risks
• Who should and should not practice it
• Experiences
• Preparation for Satkarma
• Practices after completing it
• Nadi cleansing

Practices that you will learn

• Jiwa dhauti
• Data-dhauti
• Karna-dhauti
• Rubber-net
• Jalaneti
• Kapalbhati
• Agnisara

Yoga philosophy

Yoga philosophy is the philosophy of life. Just by listening and understanding, one can change their own life. Yogi Vishnu learnt the secrets of yoga philosophy from his great master, Swami Veda, by spending significant time with him. His authentic teachings will be taught by Samadhi Yoga Ashram's teachers.

Yoga philosophy does not only exist in Yoga Sutra. There are hundreds of yogic texts, and Samadhi Yoga Ashram will introduce you to a few important ones, such as Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad Gita, and Upanishad.

During these 20 days of the program, yoga philosophy will take you on a great journey of wisdom.

Entering the world of wisdom

• Introduction to Indian culture and spirituality and Himalayan tradition
• Introduction to the ancient scriptures of yoga and spirituality
• Meaning and purpose of Indian philosophy
• Introduction to nine major Indian philosophies
• Why is yoga philosophy the most important among all?
• History of yoga
• Types of yoga

Patanjali welcomes you - External limbs!

• Patanjali and his work
• Introduction to Yoga Sutra text
• Eight limbs of yoga
• Yamas and niyamas
• Philosophy of asana and pranayama
• Science of karma

Inward journey of philosophy - Internal limbs!

• Philosophy of concentration, meditation, and samadhi
• Overview of the first chapter
• Overview of the second chapter
• Overview of the third and fourth chapters of Patanjali
• Mind and its control
• Introduction to Bhagavat Geeta and Upanishad

Exploring the wisdom of yoga

• Chakras
• Nadi
• Kundalini
• 3-fold pain
• 3 bodies (sharira)
• Panchakosha
• Tri-guna
• Mahabhuta (theory of elements)

Anatomy and physiology

Yoga anatomy is one of the most important subjects for yoga teachers. In anatomy classes, you will learn two types of anatomy: physical and spiritual.

Physical anatomy

• Introduction to the body and its structure
• Body planes
• Anatomical movements
• Bones of the skull
• Cervical vertebrae
• Shoulder girdle / arm bones / pelvic region
• Deformities of the spine
• Lower extremity
• Tendons and ligaments
• Muscular system
• Nervous system
• Respiratory system

Spiritual anatomy

• Nadi (energy channel)
• Chakras (energy centers)
• Kundalini (prime energy and source of all creativity)
• Panchakosha (five layers)
• Pancha mahabhuta (five elements and body structure)
• Tri-guna (three attributes)

Yoga therapy

Yoga is a holistic science that nurtures the body, mind, and soul. It has a natural healing energy by which one can remain healthy, and if there is any illness, it helps the body heal naturally.

As part of this 500-hour yoga teacher training in Bali, you will be learning the basics of yoga Therapy in the classes. Samadhi Yoga Ashram's teachers will give instructions of therapeutic value in respective practices during the asana, pranayama, meditation, and anatomy classes. There will be no specific class for it.

• What is yoga Therapy
• Rules and regulations of yoga Therapy
• Healing through asana, pranayama, and meditation
• Therapy for common diseases

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the sister science of yoga. It believes that the body is made of five elements, which create three doshas: kapha, vata, and pitta. When you keep them balanced, you are healthy, and when imbalanced, you are ill. Ayurveda talks about proper health management that all yoga teachers need to know to help people. Samadhi Yoga Ashram provides one Ayurveda workshop with their doctor.

Here is what you will learn in the Ayurveda classes:

• Introduction to Ayurveda
• Unique features of Ayurvedic treatment
• Ayurveda and its diversified areas
• Ashtanga Ayurveda
• Fundamentals of Ayurveda
• Panchamahabhuta
• Kapha (the theme of structure and lubrication)
• Vata (the energy of movement)
• Pitta (the energy of bio-transformation and heat generation)
• Prakriti - Know your constitution

Mudra

Mudra is a divine gesture practiced with human hands. There are hundreds of them, and they can bring miraculous changes in the body and mind with their extraordinary powers. You will learn about these powerful and secret mudras and understand them.

• The secrets of mudra
• The position of the elements in the hands
• The need for mudra
• The importance and advantages of mudras
• Special guidelines about mudra
• Gyan mudra (gesture of wisdom)
• Purn gyan mudra (gesture of complete wisdom)
• Vairagya mudra (gesture of dispassion)
• Abhaya mudra (gesture of blessing, fearlessness)
• Dhyana mudra (meditation mudra)
• Vayu mudra (gesture of air)
• Pran mudra (gesture of prana)

Bandha (energy lock)

The whole universe is made of energy. At all times, the energy is converted into matter so that people see the whole universe as what it is. People's physical bodies are also made of energy, and they constantly work with it. With mudra, channelize the energy, and with bandha, control the energy and prevent it from draining.

These help one manage and maintain the energy. They are also helpful for Kundalini awakening.

There are only three bandhas according to yoga, but Samadhi Yoga Ashram will teach you many preparation techniques that will help you perform the bandhas correctly.

Here is what you will learn:

• Meaning and importance of energy lock
• Why the energy lock and how one's energy gets drained
• Energy knots and how to open them
• Understanding the three chakras: muladhara, manipura, visuddhi
• Experience of energy lock
• Benefits and risks of bandha practices

Practices (beginners and intermediate level)

• Agnisar (preparation to uddiyana)
• Bahir kumbhaka (external retention)
• Antar kumbhaka (internal retention)
• Ashwini mudra
• Vajroli mudra
• Mulabandha
• Uddiyana bandha
• Jalandhara bandha

Teaching methodology

Learning or practicing yoga is not enough to teach. Teaching yoga is an art in which you transform people's lives. A proper teaching methodology will help you with:

• Not forgetting the sequence
• Avoiding injuries
• Managing happiness during and after the practice
• Working with all sides of yoga and all levels
• Giving a meditative experience
• Managing and balancing the energy flow

Here is what you will learn:

• Proper demonstration of a yoga practice
• The proper way to instruct and guide a lesson
• Proper alignment of yoga postures
• Proper adjustment with / without props
• Yogic personality establishment

Alignment

• Sense of alignment
• Role of alignment in daily practice
• How to balance prana and chakras
• How alignment works in five koshas
• Importance of alignment
• Different aspects of alignment
• To decrease the risk of injuries
• Increase the movement of joints
• Alignment based on body regions
• Upper limb alignment
• Lower limb alignment
• Torso - thorax - abdomen - pelvis alignment
• Head and neck - alignment
• Spinal alignment
• Basic alignment postures
• How to bring the body in comfortably
• How to find balance between body and mind

Adjustment

• What is the sense of yoga adjustment
• What is the level of yoga adjustment
• Why adjustment is needed in yoga asana
• Role of adjustments in yoga asana class
• Right technique of perfect adjustment
• How to apply a bandha and when
• Exploring the dynamics of each asana
• How to adjust and self-adjust in a posture
• How to adjust others during the class
• Pre-required methods of adjustment
• Uses of different tools and props to achieve the peak of the posture
• Body weight management during a posture
• Safety rules and preparations

Evaluation and certification

At the end of the course, you will be evaluated, and according to that, you will get the certification. Your evaluation will be based on the following;

• Performance during the course
• Attendance
• Practical asana demonstration test
• Written test (objective and subjective type)
• Behavior

2nd month syllabus of 500-hour YTTC

Alignment and adjustment

Standing postures

• Samasthiti
• Sun Salutation (A and B)
• Padangusthasana
• Pada hastasana
• Utthita trikonasana
• Parivritta trikonasana
• Utthita parshvakonasana
• Parivritta parshvakonasana
• Prasarita padottanasana (A, B, C, and D)
• Parshvottanasana

Intermediate postures

• Pashasana
• Krounchasana
• Shalabhasana A, B
• Bhekasana
• Dhanurasana
• Parsva dhanurasana
• Ustrasana
• Laghu vajrasana
• Kapotasana
• Supta vajrasana
• Bakasana
• Bharadvajasana
• Ardha matsyendraasana
• Ekapada sirsasana A, B, C
• Dwipada sirsasana B
• Yoga nidrasana
• Tittibhasana A, B, C
• Pincha mayurasana
• Karandavasana
• Mayurasana
• Nakrasana
• Vatayanasana
• Parighasana
• Gomukhasana A, B, C
• Supta urdhvapada vajrasana A, B
• Mukta hasta sirsasana A, B, C
• Baddha hasta sirsasana A, B, C, D
• Urdhva dhanurasana
• Drop back to urdhva dhanurasana
• Paschimattanasana

Finishing postures

• Salamba sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapidasana
• Urdhva padmasana
• Pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Uttana padasana
• Shirshasana
• Baddha padmasana
• Yoga mudra
• Padmasana
• Uth pluthi (tolasana)
• Shavasana

Ayurveda

Yoga and Ayurveda complement each other as sciences, and the potential benefits of adding Ayurveda to yoga should not be ignored. Ayurveda is about proper health management and a science of self-healing that all yoga teachers need to understand in order to upskill students. Samadhi Yoga Ashram provides one Ayurveda workshop with their in-house doctor.

Here is what you will learn in the Ayurveda class.

Basic principles and introduction to Ayurveda

• Fundamentals of Ayurveda
• Tridosha concept (vata, pitta, and kapha)
• Prakriti - Know your constitution
• Pancha mahabhuta concept
• Prakriti (body constitution)
• Vikurti
• Sapta dhatu (body elements)
• Mala (waste products)
• Srotas (body channels)
• Agni (digestive fire)
• Koshta (alimentary tract)
• Ama (metabolic toxins)

Bandha (energy lock)

There are three types of bandhas, and they will be taught diversely, according to the level of the student. In the 200-hour part, you learned the basics, and in the next part of this 500-hour YTTC, you will acquire the knowledge to elevate the practice and the technique to stimulate your concealed energy.

Here is what you will learn:

• Energy lock and kundalini awakening
• How bandha practice assists in terminating the tension on the prana shakti
• Unblock your system, allowing graceful flow of energy through bandha
• Unlocking the three knots: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
• Outcome of the practice
• Precautions
• Health and spiritual benefits

Practices (beginner and intermediate levels)

• Advanced level agnisar kriya
• Advancing the power of internal retention
• Advancing the power of external retention
• Ashwini mudra to prepare for mulabandha
• Vajroli mudra to practice malabandha
• Mulabandha
• Uddiyana bandha
• Jalandhara bandha
• Maha bandha

Classical dance

Samadhi Yoga Ashram introduces classical dance to their students because it is absolutely a yoga practice. During this, they will teach you the Ganesha Vandana classical dance wherein you'll do bhangi, which means you'll dance in such a way that you represent Ganesha in some of your gestures. You will feel yourself divinely, and one’s mood changes completely by simply watching.

This is the first time that Samadhi Yoga Ashram has included dance in its yoga curriculum, and students will be stimulated by the moves, and they are sure that you will be taken aback by it.

Because of the mind and body concept of yoga, classical dance provides harmony for this concept and further introduces another exciting concept.

Subject matter is as follows:

• Proper concentration
• Mudra
• Conscious movement
• Awareness of emotions
• Eye movements
• Mantra
• Music

Sadhna

Students will be captivated by the sheer beauty, majestic scenery, and amazing views of this heavenly Bali. At the foothills meanders the majestic river with all her aesthetic, harboring sacred moments with the gods within her merciful flow. Every Thursday morning, the yoga sadhanas will include:

The lessons:

• Asana
• Pranayama
• Meditation
• Puja

Hatha yoga

The primary objectives of Hatha yoga are:

• Install a high level of health and promote longevity
• Strengthen and quiet the mind
• Awaken the Kundalini

Initially, the basics will be taught so that the body can adjust for the advanced level. Once you gain confidence to hold the posture for longer periods, then progress with fluidity, which appears almost like a dancing motion. Many of the classical postures are only the same in name but are of different levels of practice. The teachers will be close at hand to assist in the performance of the proper alignment. Listed below are the asana series that will be practiced:

• Joints and glands exercises foundation practices
• Joints and glands exercises advanced practices
• Centering postures series
• Sun Salutation
• Chakra awareness and flow yoga
• Moon Salutation
• Standing intermediate and advanced postures series
• Kneeling postures series
• Sitting postures series
• Forward bending postures series
• Backward bending postures series
• Supine postures series
• Prone postures series
• Fire series
• Inversions series
• Twisting postures series
• Balancing postures series
• Relaxing posture series
• Meditative asana series

Philosophy of Hatha yoga

Philosophy of Hatha yoga will really change your concept of yoga. It is much more than physical exercise and movement. This subject matter covers the following in-depth:

• Philosophy of Sun Salutation
• Philosophy behind each yoga asana
• Hatha yoga and Kundalini awakening
• Asana and yoga sadhana
• Benefits of asana practices
• Rules and regulations
• Advancing your yoga poses

Ashtanga yoga

Standing postures

• Samasthiti
• Sun salutation (A and B)
• Padangusthasana
• Pada hastasana
• Utthita trikonasana
• Parivritta trikonasana
• Utthita parshvakonasana
• Parivritta parshvakonasana
• Prasarita padottanasana (A, B, C, and D)
• Parshvottanasana

Intermediate postures

• Pashasana
• Krounchasana
• Shalabhasana A, B
• Bhekasana
• Dhanurasana
• Parsva dhanurasana
• Ustrasana
• Laghu vajrasana
• Kapotasana
• Supta vajrasana
• Bakasana
• Bharadvajasana
• Ardha matsyendraasana
• Ekapada sirsasana A, B, C
• Dwipada sirsasana B
• Yoga nidrasana
• Tittibhasana A, B, C
• Pincha mayurasana
• Karandavasana
• Mayurasana
• Nakrasana
• Vatayanasana
• Parighasana
• Gomukhasana A, B, C
• Supta urdhvapada vajrasana A, B
• Mukta hasta sirsasana A, B, C
• Baddha hasta sirsasana A, B, C, D
• Urdhva dhanurasana
• Drop back to urdhva dhanurasana
• Paschimattanasana

Finishing postures

• Salamba sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapidasana
• Urdhva padmasana
• Pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Uttana padasana
• Shirshasana
• Baddha padmasana
• Yoga mudra
• Padmasana
• Uth pluthi (tolasana)
• Shavasana

Mantra and mantra diksha

Sanskrit syllable

• 58 syllables and their powers of vibration
• How mantra vibrates in chakras
• Each chakra and its own vibration

Healing mantras

• Mantras for physical healing
• Mantras for mental healing
• Mantras for emotional healing
• Mantras for spiritual healing

Mantras for planetary disorders

• Mantra for the sun
• Mantra for the moon
• Mantra for Saturn
• Mantra for vrihaspti / guru
• Mantra for Mangala

Mantra for healing different diseases

• Mantra for cancer
• Mantra for HBP
• Mantra for heart problems
• Mantra in pregnancy
• Mantra for stress relief
• Mantra for concentration

Mantra healing for all planets

• Sun - “Om hring hraung suryay namah"
• Chandra (moon) - “Om aing kling somay namah”
• Mangala mantra - “Om hung shring bhaumay namah”
• Buddha mantra - “Om aing shring shring budhay namah”
• Brihaspati guru mantra - “Om hring cling hung brihsptye namah”
• Shukra mantra - “Om hring shring shukray namah”
• Shani mantra - “Om aing hring shring shanaishchray namah”
• Rahu mantra “Om aing hring rahave namah”
• Ketu mantra “Om hring aing ketave namah”

Mantra diksha

There will be an initiation ceremony to the yoga tradition on the first day of the course. After taking a shower, every student will have to dress in white and join the opening ceremony. Samadhi Yoga Ashram's Pandit ji and Guru ji himself will take you through the amazing experience. Gayatri initiation with the energy transmission called shaktipat will be given.

From this day, one will feel deeply connected to the yoga tradition. It is said that without that transmission, one is not eligible to get the higher knowledge on yoga.

What will be done during this time?

• Worship to Mother Earth
• Worship to Ganesha to remove obstacles
• Fire ceremony
• Arati
• Music
• Kirtan
• Gayatri diksha
• Guru mantra
• Distribution of books and teaching materials

Chakras

• Muladhara
• Swadhistana
• Manipura
• Anahata
• Visuddha
• Ajna
• Sahasrara

Meditation (dhyana)

In the 300-hour part of this YTTC journey, meditation will become effortless, natural, and part of your daily life. Your progress into deeper meditation will free you from your desires and ignorance, which are the undoing of the human race. Students will be taught the advanced techniques of meditation, by which one can master their true self.

Meditation timetable

• Strengthening foundation of meditation
• Intensifying the focus and mindfulness
• Advancing meditation techniques
• Awareness and Kundalini meditation

Content

• What is the mind and its role in meditation?
• What is the nature of the mind and why is it restless?
• Meditation is pratiprasava - reverse journey
• Brain waves in meditation
• Importance of music in meditation
• Emotional purification meditation
• Meditation and past life healing
• How to attain samadhi in meditation

Styles of meditation practices

Himalayan meditation practices

• Advancing your foundation in meditation
• Awareness and mindfulness
• Anapana
• Jyoti tratak meditation

Nada meditation practices

• Music meditation
• Pranava meditation
• Advanced mantra meditation

Active meditation practices

• Dynamic meditation
• Contemplative walking
• Meditation in daily life

Tantra and Kundalini meditation practices

• Meditation for muladhar chakra
• Meditation for swadhisthana chakra
• Meditation for manipura chakra
• Meditation for anahata chakra
• Meditation for visuddhi chakra
• Meditation for ajna chakra
• Meditation for sahasrara chakra
• Guru chakra meditation
• Kundalini meditation

Vipassana and passive meditation practices

• Breath awareness
• Mindfulness and sensation
• Total awareness practice

Other meditation practices

• Kirtan dhyan
• Mantra japa
• Silence practice

Mudra

Mudras are very important to uplift one's energy easily. The advanced students should learn some secrets to awaken Kundalini and Shakti. In the 300-hour part of this YTTC, you are going to learn some traditional mudras for energy awakening.

Hast mudra

• Yoni mudra
• Linga mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Bhairavi mudra
• Energy mudra
• Viparita karnai mudra
• Mahabandha mudra
• Mahabheda mudra

Kundalini mudra

• Ashwini mudra
• Vajroli mudra
• Sahajoli mudra
• Shambhavi mudra

Pranayama

In the 300-hour part, pranayama will be taught at a more sensitive and advanced level to experience the deeper powers of your prana. You will learn how pranayama can be used to heal the body and mind so that by the end of the course, you will have acquired skills to educate others.

Weekly stages of experience

• Moving towards advancement of your pranayama practices
• Variations and experiment
• Breathing for awakening nadis and chakras
• Teaching practices and mastery of breathing

Discussion for the study of pranayama

• Pranayama - link to happiness
• Physiology of prana
• Elements in nature of prana
• Prana body types
• Astrology of breathing science
• Prana and its routes
• How prana flows in the body
• Relationship between prana and consciousness
• Number of breaths you take
• Research on prana - to obtain favorable outcomes
• Health parameters with breath length
• Guideline and discipline of pranayama

Intermediate and advanced practices of pranayama

• Upper chest - Clavicular pranayama
• Middle chest - Thoracic pranayama
• Koshtiya - Diaphragmatic pranayama
• Full body yogic pranayama
• Om chant pranava pranayama
• Nadisodhanam pranayama
• Bhastrika pranayama
• Kapalbhati pranayama
• Bhramari pranayama
• Ujjayi pranayama
• Sitali pranayama
• Sitkari pranayama
• Murcha pranayama
• Surya bhedi pranayama
• Chandra bhedi pranayama

Anatomy and physiology

Yoga anatomy is one of the most important subjects for yoga teachers, since a yogi has to know what their body is doing while practicing yoga, as well as knowing the limitations of the body. Students will be familiarized with the two types of yoga, namely: physical and spiritual.

Physical anatomy

• The supply of prana to the respiratory system
• Function of cells
• Digestive system
• Circulatory system
• Yoga and physical transformation
• Hormone secretion in yoga
• Effects of pranayama on the respiratory system
• Effects of yoga practice and nauli on the digestive system
• Muscular and skeletal system with advanced postures
• Therapeutic applications of yoga postures and how to avoid injury in asana class
• Anatomy of pelvic girdle and spine

Spiritual anatomy

• Advanced details regarding the energy channel
• Anatomy of muladhara chakra
• Anatomy of swadhisthana chakra
• Anatomy of manipura chakra
• Anatomy of anahata chakra
• Anatomy of visuddhi chakra
• Anatomy of ajna chakra
• Anatomy of sahasrara chakra
• Chakras
• Kundalini
• Panchakosha

Yoga kriya and cleaning

Practicing Satkarma regularly prepares you to understand your inner being and purification. By removing the physical, mental, and emotional veil, you will enter into your real self. This is why Satkarma is very important to practice. In this advanced course, students will be taught advanced Satkarma that demands expert guidance and care.

• Understanding the 11 major systems
• Why purification of the body is necessary
• Is it Satkarma or Satkriya?
• What do the scriptures of Hatha Yoga Pradipika say?
• What does Gheranda Muni says?
• Precautions

Practices that you will learn

• Jiwa dhauti
• Data-dhauti
• Rubber-net
• Jalaneti
• Kapalbhati
• Agnisara

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is a unique practice in that you will be completely aware of your subtle body, although you will be in an entirely different world, and your awareness will demonstrate to you that you are not only a physical body. Advanced techniques of yoga Nidra will give you unbelievable experiences, like body ascending, body warming, chakra vibration, and so on, but these are not the real reasons.

The real purpose of yoga Nidra is to master your sleep and to reach higher state of consciousness.

Practices include:

• Antar mauna yoga Nidra (inner silence)
• 61-point blue star yoga Nidra
• Subtle body yoga Nidra
• Chakra awareness yoga Nidra

You will also study the basics of yoga Nidra:

• Sleep awareness
• Awareness of the subtle body
• A journey from conscious to superconscious
• Yoga Nidra therapy
• Is yoga Nidra a healing practice?
• Why is sleep called yoga in this practice?
• Transforming new habit patterns
• Transforming personality through yoga Nidra
• Learning a language through yoga Nidra

Yoga philosophy

Yoga philosophy in this 300-hour part of the YTTC is much more innovative than the 300-hour-only program wherein students had some preparatory grounding of yoga in reality. This course will take you into a much more intense awareness of your soul and samadhi. It will make you even more proficient in realizing the self.

This subject matter also includes Yoga Sutra, Advaita Vedanta, and Tantra philosophy, which will enable you to grasp how yoga is explained in the diverse scriptures.

Entering the world of enlightenment (yoga Samadhi)

• What is yoga and samadhi
• How can one be in the present moment in order to achieve samadhi
• Yoga discipline
• Different states of mind
• How to control the mind
• Why samadhi?
• What if one is not in samadhi?
• Controlling right knowledge, wrong knowledge, imagination, sleep, and memory
• The benefit of practice and non-attachment
• How to master self-practice
• 2 kinds of samadhi
• Know about the yogi who was born with yoga and the bodiless yogi
• Different ways to achieve samadhi
• What is god and why is his name Om?
• Obstacles of yoga
• Experience of highest samadhi

Original practice of yoga (yoga sadhana)

• How to do tapasya (intense practice of yoga)
• How to do swadhyaya (self-analysis, self-discovery)
• How to do self-surrender / surrender to divine
• Kriya yoga - Why
• What is ignorance and emotional attachment
• How to lessen your pain
• How your past life influences your pain and pleasure
• What is pleasure and pain (sukha and dukha)?
• How pain lives with you and how it generates and vanishes
• Clear perception, right action, stability, control of sense organs, and experience of self - the source of liberation
• How to achieve total withdrawal and separation from mundane psychology
• Viveka khyati - insight discrimination
• 8 limbs of yoga

Miracles and gift of yoga (yoga vibhuti)

• What is concentration?
• What is meditation?
• What is samadhi?
• External and internal yoga
• How can a yogi know the past and future
• How can you understand the language of animals
• How can one know about the past life
• How a yogi makes their body invisible
• How a yogi receives the knowledge of the entire cosmos
• How the cessation of hunger and thirst is achieved
• How to acquire complete stillness
• How you can see celestial beings
• How the flash of illumination happens
• How one can have knowledge of the mind
• Are siddhis helpful or a hindrance for sadhana?
• How one can enter another’s body
• How a yogi can walk on thorns and water
• How one can achieve the divine sense of hearing
• How one can make the body as light as cotton wool that can soar in the sky
• Achieving glorification and indestructibility of the bodily qualities

Yoga Therapy

In this advanced 300-hour YTTC, students will absorb in detail yoga Therapy. Diseases to be discussed are listed below, and these diseases can be cured by the practice of asana, pranayama, meditation, etc.

• Head and neck disease
• Headache
• Thyroid
• Heart and circulatory problems
• Disorder of respiratory system
• The common cold
• Asthma

Evaluation and certification

Yoga is not just an academic education, but it is a life education. In order to qualify for this advanced 300-hour training program, the following criteria have to be achieved:

• The student has to be certified in the 300-hour YTTC with a yoga school.
• As this is an advanced course, the student has to be present for all lectures.
• All written assignments have to be submitted timeously.
• Conduct a full yoga session for the class.
• A passing mark needs to be achieved in the exam at the end of the course.

Discover the yoga styles that you will learn

During your 500-hour YTTC in Bali, you’ll master an advanced range of traditional and modern yoga disciplines across two intensive months. Building on foundational knowledge, each discipline will deepen your expertise in teaching, therapeutic applications, and spiritual growth - preparing you to guide students at the highest level.

Hatha yoga

Master more than 140 traditional Hatha yoga exercises across multiple series - from pavan muktasana to inversions and meditative asanas. Go beyond the basics to understand the philosophy, therapy, and the deep connection of Hatha yoga with your chakras, nadis, and Kundalini.

Vinyasa yoga

Advance your flow practice by mastering complex breath-linked sequences and creative sequencing techniques. Develop the skill to design and lead dynamic Vinyasa classes that challenge students physically while cultivating mindful movement and breath awareness.

Ashtanga yoga

Progress through the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga Vinyasa with detailed alignment and adjustment techniques. Study bandha, drishti, and advanced postures, including arm balances and deep backbends - in both traditional and Mysore teaching styles.

Pranayama and breathwork

Unlock the secrets of more than 15 pranayama techniques - from nadisodhanam to bhastrika, kapalbhati, and surya bhedi. Learn breath retention (kumbhaka), the connection of prana with chakras and Kundalini, and how to guide students safely through beginner to advanced breathwork practices.

Meditation and yoga Nidra

Explore diverse meditation traditions - Himalayan, Nada, Vipassana, Tantra, and Kundalini, and active practices like Osho dynamic and Buddha walking meditation. These will be combined with yoga Nidra (psychic sleep) techniques for deep relaxation, chakra awareness, and inner transformation.

Yoga philosophy and anatomy

Journey deep into the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Upanishads while studying nine major Indian philosophies. This will be paired with comprehensive anatomy - both physical (skeletal, muscular, nervous systems) and spiritual (nadis, chakras, Kundalini, panchakosha) - to teach yoga with wisdom and safety.

Daily schedule for the 500-hour YTTC in Bali

The program will follow a tight schedule where almost each of the six to seven training hours in the day will be assigned to some aspect of yoga. You could find the training intensive but enlightening. Daily written homework will also be the norm, since this is how you will gain in-depth knowledge of the subject.

During the Samadhi Yoga Ashram 500-hour program, you will be provided with two to three nutritious vegetarian meals, fruit refreshments, and green tea. Sleeping early will be encouraged, as this is part of yogic practice.

• 05:00 Wake up
• 05:30 - 06:30 Silent meditation
• 06:30 - 08:00 Hatha yoga
• 08:00 - 08:15 Shatkarma / yoga cleansing
• 08:15 - 09:15 Pranayama / bandha / mudra
• 09:15 Breakfast
• 10:30 - 11:30 Self-study
• 11:30 Yoga philosophy
• 12:30 Yoga anatomy
• 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
• 15:30 - 16:30 Self-practice / practice teaching
• 16:30 - 18:00 Vinyasa yoga / Yin
• 18:00 Hatha / Ashtanga yoga asana
• 18:00 - 18:30 Shower
• 18:30 - 19:00 Dinner
• 19:00 - 19:30 Digestive and silent meditative walk
• 19:45 - 21:00 Satsang / evening cultural program / self-study
• 22:00 Lights out

Please note that the timing of teaching and modules may vary depending on the seasons.