200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Course

Develop a proper understanding of the fundamentals of Yogic Science in a Traditional Yoga Ashram.

Whether you are new to yoga or have some experience, this 200 hours program will allow you to expand your knowledge, improve the quality of your practice, feel the vibrant energy within you and experience new dimensions to your understanding of the meaning of life.

Yoga is a very ancient and unique contribution to the whole world, and it has come directly from the Yogis and Gurus of the Himalayas, thousands of years ago. That is why people come to the Himalayas to study with authentic Masters in our Ashram.

Credentials :

Our 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, is registered with Yoga Alliance of America.

How to get the most out of your program :

To learn Yoga authentically, one has to make efforts with LOVE for positive results.

The most important of any training is your own openness and willingness to learn and receive wisdom.

Join us with an open mind and drop any expectations of how things should unfold.

Be flexible with yourself, with other students, and with teachers.

What will you learn ?

This program will not only teach you how to become a yoga teacher, it will help you to resolve many kinds of obstacles you might be experiencing in your life. You will become better able to handle your stress, manage your mind, and other spiritual obstacles. You are also going to develop the skills for becoming the master of your own senses and move up to the ultimate aim of Yoga – Samadhi.

Curriculum :

The goal of this training program is to produce qualified and inspiring yoga teachers who are able to draw on their own practice and personal discipline in imparting the yoga experience to others. The curriculum is based on the five points of yoga which can be understood as the practical application of the traditional four paths of yoga. The intensive daily schedule includes two meditation sessions, two yoga classes, two lectures, one hour of service to the ashram community. One day a week is lecture-free.

Asanas (Yoga Postures)

A daily teaching practice class is devoted to teaching you how to teach Asanas and Pranayama. This class gives you the opportunity to practice your own Asanas and will help to build the good habit of practice. This daily in-depth practice with individual corrections includes:
Sun salutation
12 basic yoga postures
100 asana variations, from intermediate level to advanced
Postural alignment
Deep relaxation with autosuggestion
Release of blocked energy
Training sessions for all age groups

Benefits of Asanas:

Control emotions
Improve power of concentration
Rid the body of excess fat
Enhance physical fitness
Relieve chronic ailments such as constipation, rheumatism, stomach complaints
Stimulate circulation
Stabilise thyroid functions
Keep muscles youthful and supple into old age

Pranayama :

Expands capacity of the lungs
Relaxes the nervous system
Balances the two hemispheres of the brain
Purifies the nadis (subtle energy channels)
Awakens the inner spiritual energy
Kapalabhati (lung cleansing exercise)
Anuloma Viloma (alternate nostril breathing)
Ujjayi, Surya Bheda, Bhastrika, Sitali, Sitkari, Bhramari
Samanu (mental cleansing of the nadis)
The three bandhas: Jalandhara, Moola, Uddiyana

Kriyas :

Tratak, Neti, Kapalabhati, Dhauti, Nauli and Basti: six classical purification exercises for the eyes, nose, air passages, oesophagus and stomach, abdominal organs and large intestine. Explanation and demonstration of the exercises and their effects. Individual instruction

Yoga anatomy and Physiology :

Introduction to the major body systems
The effects of asanas and pranayama on: the cardiovascular system, respiration, digestion, skeletal and muscular systems, endocrine system
The eight systems of the body
Yoga and physical culture
Diet and nutrition

Karma and Reincarnation :

The law of action and reaction
The law of compensation
The law of retribution
Destiny and self-effort

Teaching Practice :

How to teach the 12 basic postures and breathing exercises to beginners and intermediate students
Setting up of a proper environment for class
General pointers on teaching a class
Beginners’ Course
Advanced Postures
Relaxation
Detailed correction workshops
In the second half of the training course, participants will teach each other under the guidance of an experienced instructor

Yogic Nutrition :

Vegetarianism – for ethical, spiritual and health reasons
How diet affects the mind
Proper balance of the main nutrients
Ayurvedic principles of nutrition
Healing effects of fasting
MEDITATION
Guide to meditation
What is meditation
Why meditate
Physical and mental meditation
12-step daily practice
Effects of and experiences in meditation
Mantras – spiritual energy in sound
Mantra initiation (if desired)

Hatha Yoga :

Ethical and moral principles
Body – prana (life energy) – mind
From control over the body to control over the mind and meditation

Raja Yoga :

Ashtanga – the 8 steps of yoga
Antahkarana – functions of the mind
Concentration and meditation

Kundalini Yoga :

The Absolute and how it manifests itself in nature
Macrocosmos & microcosmos
The 7 Chakras
The awakening of cosmic energy

Bhakti Yoga :

Kirtan: chanting of classical Sanskrit mantras
Indian gods and their cosmic meaning
Arati and Pujas (traditional Indian rituals)
Chanting opens the heart and purifies the mind. With daily chanting, you develop a strong feeling of devotion and a very pure vibration. In devotional chanting correct pronunciation, devotional attitude and awareness of meaning are all-important.

Karma Yoga :

Karma Yoga is the practice of selfless service and helps to reduce selfishness and egoism and keeps you fit and healthy and gives immeasurable joy
You will be asked to do various tasks within the Ashram setting including gardening, cooking, cleaning, office work and any other work necessary for the smooth running of the community
The law of cause and effect
Samsara – the wheel of birth and death
Karma Yoga – selfless service: one hour daily in the ashram community

Jnana Yoga :

Basic concepts of Vedanta philosophy
The 7 Bhoomikas or planes of consciousness
Space, time, causation
The 3 bodies
The 3 levels of the mind
Conquest of death

Satsang :

Satsang means being in companionship with truth with the wise. The course Satsang consists of half an hour silent meditation, half an hour chanting and a talk or reading on aspects of yoga philosophy. It will help you to develop a strong and steady meditation practice and show you the way to peace and happiness.

A high degree of self-motivation is required for all aspects of the course. A basic knowledge of yoga postures and philosophy is helpful but not essential. A sincere desire to learn and openness to the teachings of yoga is required.

The practice and especially the teaching of yoga demand a high degree of self-discipline and purity. To ensure the success of the programme, participants are required to attend all spiritual activities, meditation sessions, lectures and asana classes.

Meat, fish, eggs, black tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, drugs and nudity are prohibited during the course as they are counterproductive to the yoga practice. Participants who do not comply with the ashram rules may be dismissed from the course. Unfortunately, it is not possible to cater to personal dietary preferences beyond the yogic-vegetarian meals.

What to bring:

Comfortable as well as warm clothing
Notebook, torch (flashlight)
Sandals or slippers for indoors, walking shoes
Towel, toiletries

Getting here

Students are responsible for making their own way to the course. Details of how to get there will be sent to you upon registration. Please arrive on the day before the course is scheduled to commence. Departure will be the day after the course finishes. Please do not arrive late or plan to leave early. You may wish to arrive a few days earlier to acclimatise to the new environment or stay longer after the Course has finished. You need to liaise directly with the Ashram to arrange this

Daily Schedule of TTC (except Sundays Holiday):

07:00 am: Wake up
08.00 am to 10.00 am: Practice of TTC
10.00am to 10.30am : Breakfast
11.00 am to 12.30 am: Practice of TTC, which is Karma Yoga /Seva/ Service without expectations
12:30 am to 01.00 pm… Self Study Part of TTC
01.00 pm to 01.30 pm… Lunch
03.00 pm to 03.15 pm… Tea Break
03:30 pm to 7.30 pm… Theory, Practice of TTC and self study
07:30 to 8.00 pm….Dinner
009.00 Rest

We wholeheartedly welcome you to join this unique training in Rishikesh, at the foot of Himalaya, at Swami Samarpan Ashram, Samarpan School of Yoga with along natural forest environment and pure Pranic Energy.