23 Day 200-Hour Hatha, Ashtanga & Ayurveda Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

Join their 200-hour yoga teacher training (TTC) in Rishikesh and embark on a transformative journey. This course blends traditional yoga practices with modern insights, guiding you through asanas, pranayama, meditation, and the profound teachings of yoga philosophy.

Open to all levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners, the program provides a supportive space to deepen your practice, with a curriculum that includes yoga postures, breath control, meditation, and Ayurvedic principles tailored to individual needs. You'll explore ancient texts like the Yoga Sutras, Samkhya philosophy, and the Upanishads, gaining a well-rounded understanding of yoga’s core principles.

Their experienced instructors respect each student’s pace, offering personalized guidance to ensure a strong foundation in both body and mind. The program also delves into Sanskrit, mantras, and Nada yoga (the yoga of sound), awakening inner energies through chanting and sound meditation.

The curriculum also includes a focus on Sanskrit, enabling students to grasp the nuances of mantras, chants, and yoga terminology. Additionally, participants are introduced to Indian classical art forms, known as the 5th Veda, which facilitate self-exploration through aesthetics and music.

The curriculum is an intricate blend of traditional practices and philosophical teachings. It includes an in-depth study of asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork), and meditation, along with a special focus on Ayurvedic principles, understanding one’s Prakriti (body type), and dietary guidelines tailored to individual needs.

Whether you’re aiming to teach or simply enrich your own practice, the course equips you with the tools to grow spiritually and physically, grounded in India’s natural sciences and cultural heritage. Join them in Rishikesh to practice yoga next to the Ganga!

Curriculum

Hatha yoga

They use the techniques of Hatha yoga to stabilize and unlock different movements of the body. You use a lot of props to unlock the breath. Once the breath is open and stabilized, the journey of meditation becomes a natural state.

Nada yoga, the yoga of sound, receives special emphasis, as students are guided in the sacred practice of chanting the primordial sound of Aum to awaken latent energies safely and effectively. Moreover, students learn to harness the innate power of their hands and feet to deepen their yoga practice and unlock the hidden potential within the body.

• Understand and unlock different movements of body
• To know that palms control upper body, feet control lower body
• To know how the breath works, what is the movement of the body and breath
• Important sequences of yoga practices: hip opening series, backbend sequence, back ache sequence, restorative sequence, arm balancing sequence, forward fold series, warrior series, inversion
• Yogic jogging
• To know how to use different props : chair, belt, block, bolster, ropes and much more
• Bandhas / Bio-Energetic locks

Yoga philosophy

In this 200-hour TTC, you will learn about a wide range of practical and theoretical knowledge with a specific emphasis on yoga (practical way of living), Samkhya philosophy (step to step guide), Jain Darshana for precise understanding of karma, and the profound wisdom of the Upanishads (sacred texts of Indian literature).

Their course is designed to offer a comprehensive understanding of yoga’s core principles, fostering stable spiritual growth rooted in India’s natural sciences and cultural heritage. Yoga is not just philosophy it’s a darshan which literally means lens of reality.

• History of yoga
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - chapter 1 and 2
• Types of yoga
• The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yamas and Niyamas
• Philosophy behind asanas
• Concentration (Dharana) and its power
• The universe (Brahman)
• Kundalini
• Chakras
• Karma from Jain Darshsnas
• Aspects of mind with yoga and Samkhya darshan
• Knowing the mind, ego, intellect and consciousness
• Samadhi
• Introducing Bhagavad Gita
• Jaina darshan for theory of karma

Pranayama

The fire of pranayama purifies the mind, body and speech. The body is built to breathe. Breath is one of the most important elements of yogic practices. Pranayama practices also increase your digestive fire, your mental power, and general well being.

• Mudras and bandhas
• Yoga cleansing Neti (Jal, rubber)
• Kapalbhati (breath of fire)
• Agnisar Kriya
• Anulom Vilom
• Shatkarmas

Yoga Nidra

One of the first things in a yogi’s journey is to learn how to relax. Yoga Nidra helps to reach higher states of consciousness that have the power to heal your traumas.

• Basics of yoga Nidra
• Science behind yoga Nidra
• 4 states of consciousness
• Basic relaxation
• Tension relaxation
• Relaxation of full body
• Sleep control

Mantra chanting

The practice of mantras has been considered one of the ways to tune with your divine powers. It energizes your physical, mental and spiritual body. It also purifies your speech, builds subtle awareness in the body and helps you attain higher states of consciousness.

• Meaning of mantra
• Physiology of sounds and vibrations
• Origin
• Healing qualities
• Science behind the mantras
• Primordial sounds and their meanings
• 20 powerful mantras their chants and meanings
• Kundalini meditation through mantras

Meditation

Meditation is a gateway to excellence for anything you do in life. If you learn to focus on one thing for a prolonged period of time, it can become your portal to samadhi. Meditation improves your attention span, brings purification in mind, and harmonizes your relations in life. It gives you a sense of detachment to steer through difficult situations in life. The path from duality to non duality is meditation. The source of all your mystical powers and everyday well-being is meditation.

• Introduction and preparation
• Breathing awareness and mindfulness
• Aum meditation
• Mantra meditation
• Trataka (candle gazing)
• Dynamic (Osho) meditation
• Nadabrahma meditation
• Tantric and Kundalini meditation
• Practicing silence
• Techniques to improve concentration
• Ajapa meditation
• Japa meditation
• Antar Mouna

Yoga anatomy

You will learn the theoretical aspects of yoga poses, movements of the body so you have a clear understanding of what to expect in the posture, to know for certain what is the movement about, to avoid injuries, to know what are the biomechanical movements of the body. You'll be able to see that your body is the most intelligent and beautiful creation of this universe.

• Story of evolution of structure
• Physiology and system
• Musculoskeletal system: In detail for better understanding of asana practice
• Guidelines to asana anatomy and alignment
• Muscle functions during joint movements
• Nervous system: Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Gastrointestinal system
• Endocrine system
• Organs
• Nadis and Chakras

Introduction to Indian classical arts and music

The Indian classical arts are solely designed to uplift human conditioning be it psychological, physical and spiritual. It focuses on rewiring neural patterns of the human mind to put you in a relaxed and focused state of mind, where it becomes easier to get in a meditative state.

Classical Indian dance is a very important part of your yogic culture. You will be taught various mudras of different limbs and how to connect them with emotions and movement in classical Indian dance. These dances have a beautiful effect on the mind and body and have a great meaning behind them. All the great yogis were great artists. If there is swara, there is ishwara.

• 7 sounds of life
• Voice activation on tanpura
• Practice of Om on tanpura
• Chant on tanpura
• Meditation on ragas
• Nava rasa theory

Ayurveda

When they say yoga is a journey of self, it is important to tune your body as it is the vessel of the self. Find tuning your physical and mental body also involves what kind of food fits you, what body type you have, what is your thinking pattern, what are your doshas, etc. Ayurveda helps you understand your system, how to identify the imbalances and how to prevent them to stay healthy.

• Learn about prakriti / vikriti
• Doshas and Pancha Tatva
• Triguna and its association with food
• Nutrition and cooking class
• Ayurveda for healthy life
• Ayurvedic Din charya
• Ayurvedic herbs for food and medicine
• 6 flavors that affect your consciousness

Daily schedule

• 05:30 Morning bell
• 06:30 - 07:30 Shatkarma and pranayama
• 07:30 - 09:00 Traditional Hatha yoga and Yin yoga
• 09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 - 10:45 Yoga anatomy
• 11:00 - 11:45 Yoga alignment and adjustment
• 12:15 - 12:45 Sanskrit language and mantra chanting
• 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break (one hour)
• 15:00 - 16:00 Yoga philosophy
• 16:00 - 17:30 Ashtanga yoga and Vinyasa Flow yoga
• 18:00 - 19:00 Meditation and Restorative yoga
• 19:10 - 20:00 Dinner
• 20:00 - 20:30 Bhakti yoga / Ayurveda
• 22:00 Lights off