58 Day 500-Hour Intense Multi-Style Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

About the training

In this transformative course, you cover in-depth knowledge with the best yoga teachers of Rishikesh of traditional Hatha yoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga-Vinyasa, teaching practice, teaching methodology, asanas alignment, breathing techniques and pranayama, shatkarma, yoga asana's anatomy, Indian yoga philosophy, traditional Ayurveda theory and massage practice, meditation, and mantra chanting. The course is suitable for beginners to intermediate levels students, and it will fully prepare students for their yoga teaching career or self-growth.

The class size is very small from 15-18 students so teachers and students can communicate and focus. The 58-Day 500-Hour Intense Multi-Style Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India an advanced-level teacher training course. The program will give you in-depth knowledge of the history and origin of yoga asanas and yoga philosophy. The 500-hour yoga program is designed to cultivate your skills and knowledge in yoga at an advanced level and evolve your teaching style. This advanced-level teacher training course is a two-month program that is divided into two levels.

The first level of 24 days focuses on the foundational 200-hour module followed by 28 days of intensive 300-hour training next month. The program allows students to dive deep and experience yoga from different dimensions. Delve deep into the philosophy of yoga through the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, Bhagwad Geeta, and other yoga texts with this advanced yoga teacher training program. You can practice multi-style yoga here such as Hatha, Iyengar Ashtanga, and Vinyasa flow yoga. Discover the powerful Sanskrit and Vedic Mantras and how chanting them invokes inner peace and calm.

The advanced learning of Yoga Nidra helps you beat stress and anxiety. The course gives you a chance to open the doorways to mental peace and inner freedom with Satsangs. Learn to modify asanas to suit particular needs through adjustments and alignment sessions in this two-month program. At the centre, they always advocate small batches to promote student-teacher interactions and enhance the learning experience.

Benefits

This 500-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India can be for those who are in search of eternal peace and harmony. This advanced yoga program contained all levels of yogic practices and teachings. The course aimed at offering a thorough understanding of the principles of yoga, asana, pranayama, yoga therapy, meditation, and so on. Students can experience transformation with the practice of different forms of yoga such as Ashtanga, Raja, Kundalini, Karma, and Bhakti yoga.

In the training, you will learn so many new teaching technique options. This is an intensive 58-day course, designed to deepen and advance your existing knowledge of yoga. Adi Yoga Ashram invites you to grow your individual teaching style and connect to yourself on a deeper level. All the students who complete this yoga teacher training course can teach yoga to advanced students and spread the essence of yoga worldwide.

Why choose Adi Yoga Ashram?

Adi Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh offers you everything that a Sadhak (a dedicated practitioner) needs to fulfill his quest for knowledge. A sacred ambiance, a disciplined life, a routine of activities, dedicated learning time, and specific and intensive teacher training are only a part of what you get from their yoga school in Rishikesh, India. When you opt for this 58-day 500-hour multi-style yoga, traditional Ayurveda (theory and practical) teacher training course in Rishikesh, India, they offer you an environment for skillful learning from the best yoga teachers and gurus in Rishikesh.

This training course is designed to keep in mind the broader view of yoga, including yoga philosophy, meditation, anatomy, kriya, pranayama, Ayurveda, and the art of teaching. Their main focus is to imbibe yoga with Ayurveda in your daily life. The training is not just a preparation for you to become a yoga instructor but an exploration of the self.

This course allows you to walk an inward journey realizing who you are and what you are meant to be here for. Adi Yoga Ashram curriculum takes you through the essential elements required to deepen and enrich your own yoga practice and to teach students with confidence. Their expert team of teachers will guide you through the fundamental stages of leading a class to teach with ease and confidence.

Prerequisites

• Dedication and discipline
• The consumption of meat, fish, eggs, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs is prohibited on the school premises
• Nudity is strictly prohibited
• Recommended readings before the course (note: after paying the advance deposit school will provide basic study material PDF as a preparation for the course)

A. 200-hour course overview

1. Mantra chanting

A mantra is made up of specific sounds and vibrations that ancient yogis and seers received after years of dedication and disciplined spiritual practice. The effects of mantras are on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. There are a variety of mantras for various specific purposes. In this course, you will be learning the following mantras:

• Om Asato Maa Sadgamaya
• Aum Namah Shivaya
• Aum Sarveshaam Svsatir-Bhavatu
• Aum Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
• Gayatri Mantra
• Aum Asato Maa Sadgamaya
• Aum Brahmarpanam
• Tvameva mata ca pita Tvameva
• Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
• Om sahana Vavatu
• Yogena Cittasya

2. Ashtanga - Vinyasa yoga postures

You will gain extensive knowledge of yoga postures and increase your strength, flexibility, and discipline.

• Ashtanga yoga and introduction
• History of Ashtanga yoga
• Awakening of the inner fire
• Bandhas and their application
• Eight limbs of yoga
• Drishti (focused attention)
• Cleansing and purification
• Creating a sacred practice space
• Use of yoga props and instruments
• Sun salutations A and B (week one)
• Standing series (week two)
• Sitting series (week three)
• Finishing series (week three)
• Teaching practices (traditional as well as Mysore style - week)

Following are the postures to be taught

• Padangustasana or big toes posture
• Pada Hastasana or hand-under-foot posture
• Utthita trikonasana or triangle posture (A and B)
• Utthita Parsvakonasana or extended side angle pose (A and B)
• Prasarita padottanasana or intense wide leg stretch (A, B, C, and D)
• Pārśvottānāsana or intense side stretch posture
• Utthita hasta pādāṅguṣṭāsana or hand-to-big-toe posture
• Ardha buddha padmottānāsana or half-bound lotus forward bend
• Utkatāsana or fierce pose
• Vīrabhadrāsana or warrior pose (A and B)
• Dandasana or staff pose
• Paścimattānāsana or intense west stretch or sitting forward bend
• Pūrvattanāsana or intense east stretch
• Ardha Baddha Padma paścimattānāsana or half-bound lotus forward bend
• Tiryaṅgmukha ekapāda paścimattānāsana or reverse the leg, one leg intense stretch
• Jānuśīrṣāsana or head-to-knee pose
• Marīcāsana or sage marichi pose
• Nāvāsana or boat pose
• Bhujapīḍāsana or shoulder pressure pose
• Kūrmāsana or tortoise pose
• Supta kūrmāsana or sleeping tortoise
• Garbha piṇḍāsana or embryo posture
• Kukkuṭāsana or rooster posture
• Baddha konāsana or bound angle pose
• Upaviṣṭha konāsana or seated angle posture
• Supta konāsana or lying down angle posture
• Supta pādāṅguṣṭāsana or reclining big toe posture
• Ubhaya pādāṅguṣṭāsana or both big toes posture
• Ūrdhva Mukha paścimattānāsana or upward-facing full forward bend
• Setu bandhāsana or bridge posture

Finishing postures

• Ūrdhva dhanurāsana or upward bow posture
• Salaṁba sarvāṅgāsana or shoulder stand posture
• Halāsana or plow posture
• Karṇa pīḍāsana or ear pressure posture
• Ūrdhva padmāsana or upward lotus
• Piṇḍāsana or embryo posture
• Matsyāsana or fish posture
• Uttāna pādāsana or extended leg posture
• Cakrāsana or wheel posture
• Sirsasana or headstand
• Baddha padmāsana or sealed lotus pose
• Yoga mudra or sealed yoga posture
• Padmasana or lotus posture
• Utpluthih or uprooting posture
• Savasana or corpse pose

3. Hatha yoga course syllabus

The word Haṭha literally means force and thus alludes to a system of physical techniques. In India, Hatha yoga is associated with popular tradition.

• Pawanmuktasana series 1
• Pawanmuktasana series 2
• Pawanmuktasana series 3
• Surya Namaskar (sun salutation)
• Chandra Namaskar (moon salutation)
• Tadasana (palm tree pose)
• Triyak tadasana (swaying palm tree pose)
• Trikonasana (triangle pose)
• Parivirtatrikon asana - revolving triangle pose
• Uttkatasana - chair pose
• Virbhdrasana 1 - warrior 1
• Virbhdrasana 2 - warrior 2
• Virbhdrasana 3 - warrior 3
• Ardha Chandrasana - half moon pose
• Vriksasana - tree pose
• Parvatasana - mountain pose
• Adho mukha svanasana - downward facing dog
• Kati Chakrasana - waist rotating pose
• Malasana - squatted yoga pose
• Garudasana - eagle pose
• Baddha Konasana - bound angle pose
• Rajkapoot asana - pigeon pose
• Bhujanghasana - cobra pose
• Urdhva Mukha Svanasana - upward-facing dog
• Matsyasana
• Setu Bhandasana
• Utrasana
• Dhanurasana
• Salabhasana
• Supta Virasana - reclining hero pose
• Virasana - hero pose
• Vajrasana - thunderbolt
• Gomukhasana
• Balasana
• Dandasana
• Ardha Matsyendrasana

4. Pranayama (breathing practices)

Pranayama is an ancient yogic breathing technique that is used as preparation for meditation and is a vital aspect of practicing yoga. It improves the respiratory system and purifies the body and mind.

• Breath and its importance
• Prana and its meaning
• What is pranayama?
• Breath and its connection with the prana
• Pranayama; importance and benefits
• Preparation for breathing
• Aspects of breathing
• Activation of nostrils
• The flow of breath in five elements
• How does the flow of prana take place?
• Breath retention
• Sitting positions for practices
• Breathing techniques
• Diaphragmatic breathing
• Thoracic breathing
• Clavicular breathing
• Yogic breathing
• Surya Bhedi pranayama
• Chandra Bhedi pranayama
• Nadi Shodhana pranayama
• Sheetali pranayama
• Sheetkari pranayama
• Bhastrika pranayama
• Bhramari pranayama
• Murcha pranayama
• Ujjayi pranayama

5. Mudra (yoga gestures)

The practice of mudra hand gestures is an ancient facet of yoga. Performing gestures affects the energy flow of the body and can change a person's spiritual and mental characteristics.

• Jnana mudra
• Chin mudra
• Yoni mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Shambhavi mudra
• Nasikagra
• Khechari

6. Bandhas (energy lock)

The practice of Bandhas expands the lung capacity and breathing capabilities during yoga. It also strengthens the entire body from the inside out.

• Preparation
• Uddiyana
• Jalandhar
• Mula Bandha
• Maha Bandha

7. Yoga cleansing (Shatkarma)

Yogic cleansing exercises are important to learn how to incorporate your breath and meditate properly during the physical aspects of yoga. It also removes the blockages in the energy channels.

• Jalaneti satkarma (nasal cleansing with salty water)
• Rubber neti (nasal cleansing with a rubber string)
• Agnisar Kriya

8. Meditation (Dhyana)

Meditation is a systematic practice that promotes physical, mental, and emotional tranquillity with the purpose of reaching Samadhi (self-realization).

• Meditation: history and introduction
• Preparation for meditation
• What meditation is and what it is not
• Aim and objectives of meditation
• Sitting position
• Breathing awareness meditation
• AUM Mantra meditation
• Trataka
• Dynamic meditation
• Walking meditation
• Japa meditation
• Mantra chanting meditation
• Ajapa meditation
• Tips for developing concentration
• Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)
• Basic relaxation
• Full body relaxation
• Sound healing meditation

9. Anatomy and physiology (Sharir Vijnan)

Proper understanding of the physical body will help to prevent injury before, during, and after practice. There are two kinds of yoga anatomy: physical and spiritual. Understanding both types is needed.

• Physical anatomy
• Introduction to the body and body structure
• Different body planes
• Anatomical movements
• Bones of the skull
• Cervical vertebrae
• Shoulder girdle, arm bones, and pelvic region
• Spine deformities
• Lower extremities
• Tendons and ligaments
• Respiratory system
• Muscular system
• Nervous system

10. Yoga philosophy (Yoga Darshana)

Yoga philosophy is the foundation of your yoga practice and is the key to earning yogic strength. Through the path of Vedanta Philosophy, you will establish a solid, well-rounded yoga practice.

Patanjali Yoga Sutras

• Introduction to the Himalayan tradition of yoga
• Introduction to the different Indian philosophy
• History of yoga
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
• Types of yoga
• Eight limbs of yoga
• Yamas and Niyamas (ethics of yoga)
• Philosophy of asana
• Concentration and its power
• Four aspects of the mind
• How to control the mind
• Samadhi and the goal of yoga
• Introduction to Bhagavad Gita
• Chakras
• Kundalini
• Science of Karma
• Indian culture and spirituality

11. Traditional Ayurveda

• Introduction to Ayurveda
• Features of Ayurveda treatment
• Ayurveda and its various diversified areas
• Ashtanga Ayurveda
• Ayurveda and its fundamentals
• Pancha Mahabhutas (five elements)
• Kapha
• Vata
• Pitta
• Know your Prakriti (constitution)
• Food and nutrition

12. Alignment

• Understanding alignment
• Role in daily practice
• Importance aspects of alignment
• Decreasing the risk of injuries
• Increase movement in joints
• Alignment based on different body regions
• Upper and lower limb alignment
• Alignment of the torso - thorax - abdomen and pelvis region
• Head and neck alignment
• Alignment of the spine
• Basic alignment postures
• How to make the body feel at ease
• Finding the balance between mind and body

13. Teaching practice (Adhyapanam)

Students will take turns practicing their teaching skills by performing in front of their peers and teachers.

• Demonstration
• Alignment
• Instructions

14. Teaching methodology

A yoga teacher should efficiently perform the practical applications of class planning and preparation. You will learn how to create a positive and peaceful class environment for an enjoyable and transformative experience.

• Positive and conscious communication
• Friendship and trust
• Time management
• Qualities of a teacher
• Principles of demonstrating, observing, assisting, and correcting
• Use of voice in class
• Mental and emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation
• Step-by-step class structure planning

15. Assessments are based on

You will take turns practicing your teaching skills by performing in front of your peers and teachers.

• Written-test
• Teaching practice
• Attendance
• Performance
• Behavior during the course

B. 300-hour course overview

1. Recitation of sacred sound (mantra chanting)

• Om Asato Maa Sadgamaya (mantra from Upanishad)
• Tvameva mata ca pita Tvameva (Sloka on gods)
• Om Tryambakam Yajamahe (mantra on lord shiva)
• Om sahana vavatu (mantra from Upanishad)
• Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Gurudevo maheshwara (Guru stotram)
• Yogena Cittasya (Sloka on sage Patanjali)
• Hare Rama, Hare Krishna (Maha mantra)

2. Yoga postures (asana)

• Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga course syllabus
• Surya Namaskar A
• Surya Namaskar b

3. Full primary series

• 1. Padangusthasana
• 2. Padahasthasana
• 3. Utthita Trikonasana
• 4. Parivrtta Trikonasana
• 5. Utthita Parsvakonasana
• 6. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
• 7. Prasarita Padottanasana A B C and D
• 8. Parsvottanasana
• 9. Eka Pada Padangusthasana A B C and D
• 10. Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana
• 11. Utkatasana
• 12. Virabhadrasana A and B
• 13. Dandasana
• 14. Paschimottanasana A B C and D
• 15. Purvattanasana
• 16. Ardha Baddha Padma Uttanasana
• 17. Triang Mukaikapada Pashimottanasana
• 18. Janu Sirsasana A B and C
• 19. Marichyasana A B C and D
• 20. Navasana
• 21. Bhujapidasana
• 22. Kurmasana
• 23. Supta Kurmasana
• 24. Garbha Pindasana
• 25. Kukkutasana
• 26. Baddha Konasana A and B
• 27. Konasana
• 28. Upavishta Konasana
• 29. Supta Konasana
• 30. Supta Padangusthasana A and B
• 31. Ubhaya Padanghusthasana
• 32. Urdhva Mukha Pashimottanasana
• 33. Setu Bandhasana
• 34. Urdhva Dhanurasana
• 35. Salamba Sarvangasana
• 36. Halasana
• 37. Karnapidasana
• 38. Urdhva Pindasana
• 39. Matsyasana
• 40. Urdhva Padmasana
• 41. Sirsasana
• 42. Urdhva Dandasana
• 43. Baddha Padmasana
• 44. Yogimudra
• 45. Uplutih
• 46. Savasana

4. Hatha yoga course syllabus

• 1. Pawanmuktasana series 1
• 2. Pawanmuktasana serie 2
• 3. Pawanmuktasana series 3
• 4. Surya Namaskar (sun salutation)
• 5. Chandra Namaskar (moon salutation)
• 6. Tadasana (palm tree pose)
• 7. Triyak tadasana (swaying palm tree pose)
• 8. Trikonasana (triangle pose)
• 9. Parivirtatrikon asana - revolving triangle pose
• 10. Uttkatasana - chair pose
• 11. Virbhdrasana 1 -warrior 1
• 12. Virbhdrasana 2 -warrior 2
• 13. Virbhdrasana 3 -warrior 3
• 14. Ardha Chandrasana - Half moon pose
• 15. Vriksasana - tree pose
• 16. Parvatasana - mountain pose
• 17. Adho mukha svanasana - downward facing dog
• 18. Kati chakrasana - waist rotating pose
• 19. Malasana - squatted yoga pose
• 20. Garudasana - eagle pose
• 21. Baddha Konasana - bound angle pose
• 22. Rajkapoot asana - pegion pose
• 23. Bhujanghasana - cobra pose
• 24. Urdhva mukha svanasana - upward-facing dog
• 25. Matsyasana
• 26. Setu Bhandasana
• 27. Utrasana
• 28. Dhanurasana
• 29. Salabhasana
• 30. Supta Virasana - reclining hero pose
• 31. Virasana - hero pose
• 32. Vajrasana - thunderbolt
• 33. Gomukhasana
• 34. Balasana
• 35. Dandasana
• 36. Ardha Matsyendrasana

5. Pranayama (breathing practices)

Pranayama is an ancient yogic breathing technique that is used as preparation for meditation and is a vital aspect of practicing yoga. It improves the respiratory system and purifies the body and mind.

Week 1

• Introduction of pranayama, benefits of pranayama, general guidelines
• Clavicular, thoracic, and diaphragmatic breathing (yogic breathing)
• Ujjayi
• Bhastrika
• Kapalbhati
• Nadi - Sodhana
• Bhramari
• Surya - Bhedi & Chandra - Bhedi
• Sheetali and Sheetkari

6. Mudra (yoga gestures)

The practice of mudra hand gestures is an ancient facet of yoga. Performing gestures affects the energy flow of the body and can change a person's spiritual and mental characteristics.

• Jnana mudra
• Chin mudra
• Yoni mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Shambhavi mudra
• Nasikagra
• Khechari

7. Bandhas (energy lock)

The practice of bandhas expands lung capacity and breathing capabilities during yoga. It also strengthens the entire body from the inside out.

• Preparation
• Uddiyana
• Jalandhar
• Mula and Maha bandha teaching
• Teaching
• Doubts

8. Meditation (dhyana)

Meditation is a systematic practice that promotes physical, mental, and emotional tranquility with the purpose of reaching Samadhi (self-realization).

• Introduction to meditation
• Breathing awareness meditation
• Om or Mantra meditation
• Trataka
• Dynamic meditation
• Tips for developing concertation
• Silence practice
• Ajapa Japa
• Antar Mouna

9. Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)

When a yoga practitioner moves through the various internal states of yoga Nidra, a profound experience of relaxation occurs. This is called "Turiya," a sensation of pure bliss.

• Basic relaxation
• Tension relaxation
• Full body relaxation

10. Yoga cleansing (shatkarma)

Yogic cleansing exercises are important to learn how to incorporate your breath and meditate properly during the physical aspects of yoga. It also removes the blockages in the energy channels.

• Jalaneti Satkarma (nasal cleansing with salty water)
• Rubber neti (nasal cleansing with a rubber string)
• Bhasti
• Agnisar Kriya

11. Anatomy and physiology (sharir vijnan)

Proper understanding of the physical body will help to prevent injury before, during, and after practice. There are two kinds of yoga anatomy: physical and spiritual. Understanding both types is needed.

• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Organs
• Bodily systems
• Nadis
• Chakras
• Muscular system
• Skeletal system
• Muscle function according to joint movement
• Anatomy of breathing, inversions, and savasana

12. Yoga philosophy (yoga darshana)

Yoga philosophy is the foundation of the yoga practice and is the key to earning yogic strength. Through the path of Vedanta Philosophy, you will establish a solid, well-rounded yoga practice.

13. Patanjali Yoga Sutras

a. Week 1

• Introduction to the Himalayan tradition of yoga
• Introduction to the different Indian philosophy
• History of yoga
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
• Types of yoga

b. Week 2

• Eight limbs of yoga
• Yamas and Niyamas (ethics of yoga)
• Philosophy of asana
• Concentration and its power

c. Week 3

• Four aspects of the mind
• How to control the mind
• Samadhi and the goal of yoga
• Introduction to Bhagawat Geeta

d. Week 4

• Chakras
• Kundalini
• Science of karma
• Indian culture and spirituality

14. Teaching practice (adhyapanam)

Students will take turns practicing their teaching skills by performing in front of their peers and teachers.

• Demonstration
• Alignment
• Instructions

15. Teaching methodology

A yoga teacher should efficiently perform the practical applications of class planning and preparation. Students will learn how to create a positive and peaceful class environment for an enjoyable and transformative experience.

• Positive and conscious communication
• Friendship and trust
• Time management
• Qualities of a teacher
• Principles of demonstrating, observation, assisting, correcting
• Use of voice in class
• Mental and emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation
• Step-by-step class structure planning

16. Assessments are based on:

Students will take turns practising their teaching skills by performing in front of their peers and teachers.

• Written test
• Oral test
• Attendance
• Performance
• Behavior

Daily schedule

• 05:00 Morning bell
• 05:30 - 07:00 Traditional Hatha yoga practice or Yin yoga (once a week) and teaching practice
• 07:00 - 08:00 Pranayama, breathwork, and shatkarma practice and teaching practice / Ayurveda (once a week)
• 08:00 - 09:00 Meditation, chanting, Yoga Nidra, and teaching practice
• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:30 - 11:30 Yoga anatomy
• 11:30 - 12:30 Alignment- adjustment, teaching methodology
• 13:00 Lunch
• 15:00 - 16:00 Indian yoga philosophy
• 16:00 - 17:15 Ashtanga-Vinyasa yoga and teaching practice
• 17:30 - 18:30 Traditional Indian Ayurveda
• 19:00 Dinner
• 21:00 Lights off