32 jours-300h en formation de professeur de yoga ashtanga, vinyasa et hatha à Rishikesh, Inde

Certification

Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Overview

This 300-hour multi-style yoga teacher training course is an intensive four-week study program designed to deepen your existing yoga knowledge and fundamentals. Students must have completed a 200-hour course in any style to enroll as a student and prepare for more advanced personal and professional research on the transforming power of yoga: body, mind, and soul. The body is an impressive expression of geometry, and bringing your knowledge of alignment to an advanced level will allow you to work with new and advanced students alike in a much more specific way.

In this program, emphasis is given to how to teach Ashtanga, philosophy, pranayama, alignment, meditation, and anatomy effectively to people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. These advanced programs are very beneficial for yoga teachers for sustainable growth as professional yoga teachers. Therefore, if you are looking for a certificate of a 300-hour yoga teacher training program that fits your budget and ensures quality, then India seems to be the right place for you.

Aim of yoga education

The course will teach you yoga as a method of lifestyle, not just a physical practice. The holistic approach will lead to your overall growth as an individual. It will benefit you in the following ways:

• Fitness
• Enhanced mental health
• Better emotional stability
• Attainment of a higher level of consciousness
• Integration of moral values with everyday life

Syllabus

Pranayama

Pranayama is a set of yogic techniques and practices generally defined as breath control and is, on its own, considered a science. Here is what you will learn on the subject:

• Introduction of pranayama
• Benefits of pranayama
• The Pranic body
• Prana and lifestyle
• Breath, health, and pranayama
• Pranayama and the spiritual

Bandhas

Bandhas are energy locks provided by the contraction of certain groups of muscles and are widely used in yoga practice. Here is a glimpse of what you will learn on the subject:

• Preparation for Bandha
• Benefits of Bandha
• Mula Bandha
• Jalandhara Bandha
• Uddiyana Bandha

Mantra chanting

Mantras play a big role in daily yogic life. Mantras are sounds and prayers that carry huge energy and vibration. Rishikesh Nath Yogshala will teach how to sing:

• Opening mantra
• Om chanting
• Gayatri Mantra
• Guru Vandana (prayer to Guru)
• Student and master mantra
• Patanjali mantra (ashtanga mantra)
• Completeness mantra

Kriya and Shatkarma (the six purification methods of hatha yoga)

Shatkarma is the Sanskrit term for one of the six yogic purification techniques (kriyas) as outlined in the "Hatha Yoga Pradipika." The purpose of these cleansing techniques is to keep the body strong, clean, and healthy. They remove toxins and anything blocking the flow of prana in the body. Practicing shatkarma internally purifies the body and makes pranayama and meditation practice easier by preparing the body to perform these practices without distraction, discomfort, or fatigue. This is a traditional yogic cleansing technique that is very effective and good for removing many illnesses and physical blockages. You will learn:

• Jal Neti
• Ruber Neti
• Sutra Neti
• Kunjal Neti

Hatha yoga

Indian traditional yoga style is called "Hatha" (“ha” means sun “Tha” means moon). Unifying the sun and the moon within (Yin and Yang). It's a physical method for preparing and maintaining the body, providing stamina, flexibility, balance, and strength. This is the most traditional, popular, and beneficial yoga style. What you will practice:

Joint warm-ups (Pawanmuktasana series a, b, and c)

• Surya namaskara (sun Salutation) and Chandra Namaskara (moon salutation)
• Yoga Mudrasana
• Matsyasana
• Gupta Padmasana
• Baddha Padmasana
• Kukkutasana
• Garbhasana

Backward bending asanas

• SaralBhujangasana (Easy cobra pose)
• Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)
• TiryakaBhujangasana (twisting cobra pose)
• Sarpasana (snake pose)
• ArdhaShalabhasana (half locust pose)
• Shalabhasana (locust pose)
• SaralDhanurasana (easy bow pose)
• Kandharasana (shoulder pose)
• Ardha Chandrasana (half moon pose)
• Setu Asana (bridge pose)
• Gomukhasana (cow’s face pose)

Forward bending asanas

• Paschimottanasana (back stretching pose)
• GatyatmakPaschimottanasasna (dynamic back stretch pose)
• PadaPrasarPaschimottanasana (legs spread back stretch pose)
• JanuSirshasana (head to knee pose)
• Ardha Padma paschimottanasana (half lotus back stretching pose)
• Hasta PadaAngushthasana (finger to toe stretch)
• Padahastasana (hand to foot pose)
• SirshaAngusthaYogasana (head to toe pose)
• Utthitajanusirshasana (standing head between knees pose)

Spinal twisting and advanced asanas

• ArdhaMatsyendrasana (half spinal twist)
• ParivrittiJanuSirsasana (spiralled head to knee pose)
• Poornabhujangasana (full cobra pose)
• Kurmasana (tortoise pose)
• Poornashalabhasana (full locust pose)
• PoornaDhanurasana (full bow pose)
• Dhanu-rakarshan-asana (archer’s posed)
• Chakrasana (wheel pose)
• Hanumanasana (leg splitting pose)
• Poornamatsyendrasana (full spinal twist pose)
• Mayurasana (peacock pose)
• Padma mayurasana (Lotus or bound peacock pose)
• Gorakshasana (Yogi Gorakhnath’s pose)
• Astavakrasana (eight-twist pose)
• Vrischikasana (scorpion pose)
• Inverted pose, balancing pose, and core pose

Teaching methodology and adjustment

During these classes, you will learn how a perfect posture should be. You will also learn how to connect with your future students through correct class verbal guidance and touch adjustment, and about recurrent yoga injuries and how to prevent them. The teaching methodology is one the most important part of the course as our students will learn the following:

• How to conduct a class
• Classroom management
• How to get in and come out from the posture
• How to assist and help while teaching the class
• Which kind of words you should be used as a yoga teacher
• What makes you different than other teachers in terms of teaching?
• Which kind of asanas you should recommend for different health issues
• How to use belts, bolster, bricks, and chair during the class adjustment.

Yoga philosophy

The history of yoga, the sutras of Patanjali, and the importance of yoga and its origins in India are the subjects of these classes and lectures. Questions will be addressed and you will deepen your knowledge about yoga.

Yoga anatomy

Anatomy classes expose how the body, bones, inner systems, and respiration are/ affected by asanas and the flow of breath. Knowing the basic structure and function of the organs and systems is very important to practitioners so that their work as yoga teachers can be safe and beneficial to future students. This is what you’ll learn:

• Complete body anatomy
• Skeleton system
• Muscular system
• Circulatory system
• Nervous system
• Respiratory system

Ashtanga Vinyasa

An intensive and integral part of yoga, Ashtanga yoga style requires deep commitment and self-practice to achieve the goal. The Pyramid’s yoga instructors are experienced teachers and advanced practitioners of the Ashtanga style and will guide you safely through the hardest postures. you’ll learn the complete Led primary series:

Standing poses

• Hasta Padangusthasana and Pada Hastasana
• Utthita Tri Konasana
• Parivrtta Tri Konasana
• Utthitan Parsva Konasana
• Parivrtta Parsva Konasana
• Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C and D
• Utthita Parsvottanasana
• Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
• Utthita Parsvasahita
• Utthita Eka Padasana
• Ardhabaddha Padmottanasana
• Utkastasana
• Virabhadrasana A,B and C
• Primary Asanas
• Paschimottanasana A, B and C
• Purvottanasana
• ArdhaBaddha Padma Paschimottanasana
• Tirieng Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana
• JanuSirsasana A,B and C
• Marichyasana A,B and D
• Navasana
• Lolasana
• BhujaPidasana
• Kurmasana
• GarbhaPindasana
• Kukkutasana
• BaddhaKonasana A and B
• Konasana A and B

Intermediate asanas

• Salabhasana A and B
• Dhanurasana
• Ustrasana
• Kapotasana A and B
• SuptaVajrasana
• BakasanaA
• Bakasana B Jump
• ArdhaMatsyendrasana
• Yoga Nidrasana
• Tittibhasana
• PichaMayurasana
• Vatayanasana
• Gomukhasana A and B
• Hasta Sirsasana (head stand)

Advanced A (optional)

• Kasyapasana
• Bhairavasana
• UrdhvaKukkatasana A
• Galavasana
• EkaPadaViparitaDandasna
• VipritaSalabhasana
• GandhaBherundasana
• Hanumanasana
• Natrajasana
• Raja Kapotasana

Sample daily schedule

• 05:30 Wake up
• 06:00 - 06:30 Morning tea
• 06:30 - 08:00 Hatha yoga class
• 08:00 - 09:00 Pranayama
• 09:00 - 10:30 Breakfast and tea
• 10:30 - 11:30 Mantra, anatomy, adjustment, or teaching methodology
• 11:30 - 11:45 Tea break
• 11:45 - 12:45 Teaching methodology or anatomy
• 13:00 - 03:00 Lunch
• 15:30 - 16:00 Philosophy
• 16:00 - 17:00 Anatomy
• 17:00 - 17:30 Tea break
• 17:30 - 18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa
• 18:00 - 19:00 Meditation or yoga Nidra
• 19:30 - 21:00 Dinner

Note

All classes are mandatory; only in case of an emergency or illness, one can take leave with the respective teacher's permission. Uninformed leaves will not be accepted and this will leave a bad impression on students' monthly performance.

Prerequisites

Overcome the theoretical and practical tests that are proposed and perform the formative assessment tests, which will be indicated throughout the course, in order to obtain the corresponding accreditation.

• Daily study: For good use of the course, the student will commit to dedicating at least two hours to daily study.
• Teaching materials: The student must know that for this course, he will be given didactic material protected by copyright.
• Punctuality: Classes have their established start time that must be respected at all times.
• Optional reinforcement: The student may request these optional reinforcement classes.

Rules for students

Smoking and alcohol are strictly prohibited in school. If you are having a fast day, you have to inform the kitchen manager to avoid food waste. Always be disciplined, respect teachers, and follow all rules. Always be on time; if you are late means you will not be permitted to join the class. Clear your books of account before departure from Rishikesh Nath Yogshala. Before departure, return your books, maps, or any goods that you borrowed. Rishikesh Nath Yogshala provides accommodation for a student who joins the yoga course. So any friends or relatives will not be included in accommodation; however, they can stay in the school by renting another room. Students have to be present in all scheduled programs of Rishikesh Nath Yogshala.