22 Days - Multi Style 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

Ashtanga yoga is a dynamic, flowing method of yoga that connects the movement of the body with breath, gaze, energy locks and postures. The method stresses the importance of daily practice of a set series of movements. Our guest students will be focusing on the first series while gaining the tools establish a daily practice to progress through the six series at their own pace in their lifelong pursuit of self-actualization.

Practice the primary series of Ashtanga Vinyasa by K. Pattabhi Jois

Lead class and self-practice (Mysore style)

Learn how to adjust the students

Learn how to modify the difficult poses

Create your own Vinyasa sequenc

Key points: Ujjayi breath, Drishti, and bandhas

Learn asanas in a traditional Indian way

Learn the different aspects of yoga: pranayama, mudras, bandhas, kriyas

Study the Vedanta philosophy and the most important yogic text, Bhagwad Gita.

Yin yoga meridian opening practice

Heal your body and calm your mind

Introduction to Chinese medicine: meridians, organs, fascia

Yin yang theory

Experience the anti-gravity!

Get all the benefits of inversions poses

Improve your flexibility, strength, core and coordination

Learn how to design sequences for therapeutic treatment

Go beyond your limitations and fly!

Introduces the practitioner to deeper levels of his or her being and brings calmness to body mind and energy. It improves one’s concentration and inculcates stillness within ones being through moving ones attention from the outer world to inner world.It’s the sixth limb of the eight steps given by the ancient sage Patanjali.

Yoga Nidra

Kundalini meditation-Theory of chakras

Trataka (candle light meditation)

Cyclic meditation (stress management)

Dynamic meditation

bhakti yoga we draw heavily on cultivating and expressing love and devotion for deities in the hindu pantheon . The ecstatic experience of singing, chanting and satsang cultivates an atmosphere for emotional expression and healing while at the same time giving the practitioner an opportunity to set the stage for experiencing the divine within the self.

Performing bhajan-kirtan with live music

Ajapa-japa (repetition of mantra)

Dancing / Music

Learn how to trust: “As you learn to support others, you end up allowing yourself to be supported. This is a fundamental of trust: take control by letting go” (Daniel Scott).

Partner yoga practice

Introduction to the basics of acro-yoga: base, flyer, spotter

Learn the basics of Ayurveda: principals and theory

Body constitutions: 3 doshas

Relation between Ayurveda and yoga

5 elements

Diet and nutrition according to Ayurveda

Become aware of your yoga practice and start to respect your body’s potentials and limitations.In Anatomy and Physiology classes, you shall learn about the anatomy of the body in relation to movement – the different types of joints and their range of movements, the muscles responsible for executing individual actions and the nerve system which coordinates them.

1. Skeletal
2. Muscular
3. Digestive
4. Respiratory
5. Cardiovascular
6. Endocrine
7. Nervous

Adjustment and Alignment shall further build upon this. You shall be involved in an in-depth study of the main postures – their purpose, benefits, correct alignments, variations for all levels as well as their contraindications. Understand how individual body parts work and function together in unity – an understanding that will add new dimensions to your asana practice.

1. Meditative & Standing Asanas
2. Forward Bends
3. Hip-Openers
4. Twists & Backbends
5. Standing Balances
6. Inversions
7. Core/Arm Balances
8. Restoratives
9. Sun Salutations

Yoga Philosophy Sessions Philosophy is the core of any subject and yoga is not different, without philosophy similar body without to yoga is a consciousness. Philosophy classes at Bhakyi Yogshala conducted in an environment, where the interactive process not only allows participant to learn and navigate how to form questions but also helps them reach to their own answers regarding mundane, emotional and spiritual life. We have experienced that the quality of questions determine the quality of life and if one knows the techniques or the path to reach to the answers, life becomes the playground of possibilities. One of the major outcomes of this is the development of interpersonal communicational skills, which refines the perception and responses towards the events of life for enhanced experience of it.

YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LIFESTYLE

1. What is Yoga
2. History of Yoga
3.Yogic Texts
4. Paths of Yoga
5. Ayurveda
6. Koshas
7. Pranas
8. Nadis
9. Chakras
10. Pranayama
11. Bandhas
12. Mudras
13. Shat Karmas
14. Meditation

Teaching Yoga is an art. Gain the tools and hands-on experience to start sharing yoga while developing a safe and targeted practice for yourself.

In Teaching Methodology, the various ways to guide a class through one’s gestures/demonstrations, voice and grace are covere. It also focuses on how to deliver proper verbal instructions and physical alignments and adjustments.

In Sequencing classes, sample sequences are discussed. Students then progress to creating their own sequences based on specific intentions or themes.

Students practice teaching their fellow course mates, and everyone gives and receives feedback to improve further. This helps them to test out their sequences across a variety of different body types and practice levels.