22 Day 200-Hour Traditional Hatha and Ashtanga Multi-Style Yoga TTC in Kathmandu, Nepal

Himalayan Yoga Academy offers 200 hours of the first level of 200-hour yoga teacher training in Nepal – 22 days. It comprises fundamental principles of yoga sciences, philosophical aspects, training skills, workshops, teaching methodology, and practicum in a very original foundation. This training course needs a lot of practice. The students should have a clear vision and aim. Needless to say, the training aims to accompany and support you in your quest to attain mastery over traditional Hatha yoga and Ashtanga yoga with introductory knowledge and practice command on Mantra, Karma, Bhakti, Jnana, Dhyana, and Kundalini yoga. The yoga teacher training course program utilizes a carefully formulated curriculum to bestow upon you the power of imparting knowledge to others who wish to find peace within, thus making you a yoga instructor (Guru).

Himalayan Yoga Academy presents the 200-hour yoga teacher training in Nepal course – 22 days with a progressive approach to yoga. They teach primarily in English, followed by the Sanskrit and Hindi languages as well. This training program is the perfect platform for you to lay the groundwork to be a motivational yoga teacher. The training by itself will build you a solid foundation. They teach programs in a traditional and relaxed environment. It will encourage, support, and guide one to learn more about oneself. Come prepared to push your mental and physical limits to attain your goal of becoming a yoga teacher.

The 200-hour yoga teacher training in Nepal goals are to:

• Offer inspiring, educational, and authentic yoga teachings to you, no matter what your level of practice is.
• Encourage you to deepen your love for yoga, and offer you the skills to get confident in teaching yoga safely with your students.
• Build a positive learning environment in which you and all other like-minded yogis will thrive, and create long-lasting friendships.

Eligibility to join the 200-hour yoga teacher training Nepal course

These 200 hours of yoga teacher training course are designed for everyone, no matter their background, nationality, or religion. Be ready, as this course will lighten your path and open a gate of hope for a better life. The age of the student should be less than 18 or more than 60.

Certification of 200-hour yoga teacher training in Nepal course

For new aspiring yoga teachers, a 200-hour certification can be a platform to learn ancient knowledge of health, harmony, and well-being worldwide. This is one of the most serviceable minimum ethics sets by an organization to teach yoga recently.

What you’ll leave with

• Authentic yoga knowledge in yoga posture, history, and anatomy
• An established inner teaching voice shares your wisdom with many others
• Mindfulness practice to cultivate a present-moment awareness
• A confident voice to lead and inspire others to lead a more spiritual way of living
• Lasting friendships with like-minded souls from all over the world
• The experience of living in nature in beautiful Nepal, the land of the Himalayas

Course syllabus

Asana techniques, training, and practice

Minimum contact hours: 100 hours

• Prayer: Om chant, mantra prayer, and chanting
• Jogging; Subtle exercise, Dynamic (warm-up) exercise, Spinal exercise, and Suryanamaskar (Traditional and integrated form both)
• Satkarma: Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Tratak and Kapalbhati
• Traditional yoga alignment
• Yoga safety guidelines
• Mudra, bandha, and pranayama (breathing ethics)
• Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) and Dhyana (meditation)
• Guided teaching practice
• Ashtanga Vinyasa primary series

Asana (postures) and asana series

• Pawanmuktasana series 1
• Pawanmuktasana serie 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 – pegion 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

Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers

Minimum contact hours: 30 hours

• The brief study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts: Meaning, definition, and history of yoga, biography of some yogic Rishis such as Lord Shiva, Patanjali
• Brief introduction of the yoga Sutras, Hatha Pradipika, and Gherand Samhita
• Forms of yoga: Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Gyana yoga, Dhyana yoga, Mantra yoga, Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Ashtanga yoga
• Yogic lifestyle: Day Regimen, Night Regimen, and Seasonal Regimen, Aahara – Vihaara – Vichaara – Vishraama
• Ethics: Yama (social ethics): Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness); Asteya (non-stealing), Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), Brahmacharya (True nature)
• Niyama (individual ethics): Shouch (purification); Santosha (contentment), Tapa (tenacity), Swadhyaya (self-study), Ishwor pradhan (self-surrenderer to god)
• Concepts of Dharma and Karma, Bondage and Moksha
• Yogic Aahara / Sattvic Food, Rules of healthy food habits
• Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher-student relationships and community
• Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others (seva)

Anatomy and physiology

Minimum contact hours: 20 hours

• Constituents of the human body: Cells, tissues, organs, terminologies
• System of protection and movement of bones, joints, muscles, flexibility, efficiency, yogic body
• System of intake of raw materials and the elimination: Digestive, respiratory, excretory
• Communication and immune system-cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic
• Spiritual anatomy and physiology: Panchakosa, chakras, physical and spiritual Nadis, Kundalini power, etc.

Teaching methodology

Minimum contact hours: 25 hours

• Communication skills such as group dynamics, time management, and the establishment of priorities and boundaries
• How to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations, to the degree possible in a group setting
• Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting
• Teaching styles and Qualities of a teacher
• The student learning process
• Business aspects of teaching yoga (including marketing and legal)

Practicum

Minimum contact hours: 10 hours

• Practice teaching as the lead instructor
• Receiving and giving feedback
• Observing others teaching
• Assisting students while someone else is teaching

Daily schedule

• 05:30 wake-up and ushapana
• 06:30 - 07:00 Jalaneti and herbal tea
• 07:00 - 08:45 Hatha yoga asana, pranayama teaching methodology class
• 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast and herbal tea
• 10:00 - 11:30 Yogi anatomy/ philosophy
• 11:45 - 13:00- Ashtanga yoga flow by Yogi Prapti.
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch free time
• 16:00 - 17:30 Hatha yoga flow
• 17:30 - 18:00 Herbal tea
• 18:00 - 19:00 Evening meditation and yoga Nidra session
• 19:00 - 21:00 Dinner
• 21:30 Bedtime