Certifications
Students who complete their subsequent trainings are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
Program
This 200-hour Hatha yoga teacher training course is the very first level of yoga teacher training. It is intended for people who dream of becoming a certified yoga teacher and who want to be certified. This teacher training will help you deepen your knowledge of yoga. After the course, you will head into the world of yoga with confidence.
The training would immensely advance your practice, acquaint you with the many layers of yoga, and help you find your voice while teaching. If you are in love with yoga and wish to teach, the course will mark the beginning of your successful journey as a yoga teacher.
If you are a beginner practitioner of yoga, you will be provided complete theoretical and practical knowledge of every aspect of yoga. The rules and regulations at Ek Omkar Yoga are enforced according to the yogic life without losing its spirituality. The rules and regulations aim at helping students to gain proper knowledge and practice of a yogic culture.
The program is intended for both beginners and intermediate yoga students. Its mission is to bring students of all physical and mental levels together. As a part of the course, observing each other will help every student to learn more about different body types, strength levels, flexibility, and capability.
The focus on Hatha yoga
Hatha is a branch of yoga, and is also popularly known as Hathavidya. "Hatha" in Sanskrit means "forceful". It incorporates a set of physical techniques known as asanas, or postures. These asanas are designed to align your body. Hatha yoga is not exercise. Rather than that, it is about understanding the mechanism of your body, using different body postures so that your energy flows in specific directions.
Hatha yoga consists of eight limbs focused on attaining samadhi. If you have ever observed your body during different emotions, such as anger, anxiety, or happiness, you may notice that when you are happy, you sit in a particular posture and when you are sad, you sit in another posture. That actually means in different states of emotion and situations, your body attains different postures naturally.
The opposite of this is called science of asanas, or postures. Hatha yoga teaches complete balance of flexibility and strength in the body. At Ek Omkar Yoga, Hatha classes incorporate classical yoga poses and emphasize on proper alignment and breathing. They believe that Hatha yoga is the supreme tool for self-realization.
Daily schedule
- 07:00 - 08:00 Pranayama and Kriya yoga session
- 08:00 - 09:30 Hatha yoga session
- 09:30 - 10:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 - 11:30 Theoretical study
- 11:30 - 13:00 Alignment and asanas study
- 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch
- 15:00 - 15:30 Nidra yoga session
- 16:00 - 17:30 Asanas practice
- 17:30 - 18:30 Theoretical study and meditation session
You are expected to have minimum daily practice of 30 minutes for asanas, 10 minutes for pranayama and 20 minutes for meditation. The yoga styles would be a combination of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. You will have the opportunity to teach your fellow trainees under experts' supervision. You will receive a Yoga Alliance USA approved certification on completion of course.
