Self-Paced 200-Hour Multi-Style Online Yoga Teacher Training Course With 50 Hours of Live Sessions

Certification

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

Pre-application requirements

Samadhi Yoga Ashram does not see the academic qualification you need to have the interest to learn the science of living, but you need to have basic English to attend the yoga course.

Who is this for?

• Whoever want to be healthy in life
• Whoever want to be happy in life
• Whoever want to learn yoga systematically
• Whoever want to practice from the traditional yoga teachers
• Whoever want to deeper the experience
• Whoever financially challenged students can apply, as the cost is reasonable
• Whoever want to be an experienced yoga teacher and practitioner
• Whoever very busy and unable to attend a regular residential course

How the training works

Required online tools: You should have a computer, laptop, or smartphone. It is nice to use a microphone for a better sound.

This is a self-paced online course with live sessions. You have one month up to six months to complete your study.

The school will provide all the videos of the course on an online platform. You can play all the videos one by one and study. There are also an extra 50 hours of live classes on asana, alignment, and philosophy. For that you will be given a Zoom meeting ID, and you can join. The school will also create a WhatsApp group, and students share their issues if they meet so that the team can resolve them.

Contact hours: There will be live contact for 50 hours

Non-contact hours: All modules are previously recorded so students can access the material at their own convenience. 150 non-contact hours for self-study.

What this course offers:

• 200-hour high quality pre-recorded course videos
• 1-year access
• Unlimited daily live classes for one year (optional)
• Live Q&A session every Saturday
• Study materials
• Yoga Alliance accreditation
• Compatible with mobile, desktop and tablets

Timing of sessions (UTC+05:30)

Live class schedule:

• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST Monday: Kundalini asana. Teacher: Maa Haripriya
• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST Tuesday: Vinyasa Flow. Teacher: Akshay Ji
• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST Wednesday: Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. Teacher: Akshay Ji
• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST Thursday: Hatha yoga. Teacher: Akshay Ji
• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM IST Friday: Pranayama & meditation. Teacher: Akshay Ji
• 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM IST Saturday (1st & 3rd): Philosophy + Q&A. Teacher: Guruji / Maa Haripriya

Note:

• Opening ceremony: On the 1st at 08:00 PM.
• Live classes: from 2nd to 29th.
• Closing ceremony: On the 30th at 08:00 PM IST.

Course information

Why this 200-hour online yoga teacher training is special?

• You can learn yoga teacher training from Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world, with the comfort from your home over the internet
• Once you are enrolled for this 200-hour yoga teacher training online program, you are provided with a PDF curriculum specially designed with a balanced approach to learning and practicing with the finest yoga Guru
• 150 contact hours (live yoga class over Zoom from Rishikesh)
• 50 non-contact hours (recorded video, audio class, self-practice)
• You will get 10 days yoga Nidra course for free
• Option to complete the course through self-paced

Curriculum

Asana

Pavan muktasana (joints movements exercises or pre-yoga poses)

• Pawanmuktasana series 1
• Pawanmuktasana series 2
• Pawanmuktasana series 3

Warm up yoga salutation (preparation for Hatha)

• Sun salutation (meditative and Vinyasa)
• Moon salutation (meditative and Vinyasa)

Hatha yoga asana (yoga postures)

• Standing pose
• Sitting pose
• Kneeling pose
• Forward bending asana
• Backward bending asana
• Twisting asana
• Fire series asana
• 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

Pranayama

• What are prana and pranayama?
• How prana flows in the body
• Types of major and sub-prana
• Pranayama and life span
• Prana healing
• Know how to breathe correctly
• Diaphragmatic breathing and qualities of breath
• Anatomy of pranayama
• Kapalbhati pranayama level I
• Bhastrika pranayama level I
• Bhramari pranayama level I
• Sitli and Sitkari pranayama without retention
• Yogic breathing level I (with sitting and supine position)
• Nadi sodhanam pranayama 1 (techniques)

Meditation

• What is meditation and what is not?
• Major meditation tradition
• How to sit in meditation
• How to breathe in meditation
• How to relax in meditation
• How to focus in meditation
• So-ham meditation
• Nadabrahma meditation
• Mantra meditation

Contemplation

• Buddha walk
• Contemplation on real self (Shivoham)

Yoga Nidra relaxation

• Mastering sleep through yoga Nidra
• Mastering death through yoga Nidra
• Complete relaxation practice
• Point-to-point yoga Nidra

Bandha (energy lock)

• What is energy blockages?
• Reasons blocking the energy and chakras
• Three major energy blockages
• Mula bandhas (root lock) level I
• Uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock) level I
• Jalandhar bandha (throat lock) level I
• Maha bandha (great lock) level I

Mudras (yogic gesture)

• What is mudra and its necessity in yoga?
• Mudras: The energy tranquilizer
• Jnana mudra
• Chin mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Vishnu or pranayama mudra

Yoga philosophy

• Yoga tradition and the history of yoga
• The classical texts of the yoga tradition
• Yoga Sutra of Patanjali by Raja Yoga
• Bhagavat Geeta by Lord Krishna
• What is Ashtanga yoga?
• Mind and its functions
• Hinduism: A way of living, not a religion

Alignment and adjustment of yoga poses

• Understanding the balance and imbalance of the body
• Alignment: An art to be free from injuries in yoga
• Helping the energy flow correctly in the nadis
• Adjusting poses is a part of yoga therapy
• Applying in all exercises

Mantra chanting

• Mantra’s what and why
• Origin of mantras and the Vedas

Four kinds of speech

• Gayatri mantra - Om bhur
• Shiva mantra - Om namah shivaya
• Guru mantra - Guru brahma
• Healing mantras - Maha mritunjaya

Yoga anatomy

• Understanding skeletal system for joints movements
• Function of the muscular system in yoga
• Respiratory system and pranayama
• Spiritual anatomy
• Posture anatomy

Yoga therapy

• Importance of yoga therapy
• Treatment of different kinds of diseases through yoga therapy
• Alternative medicine is the boon for health

Teaching methodology

• Role of the teacher in the class
• Sequencing the asana, pranayama, and meditation

Teaching methodology

• Role of the teacher in the class
• Sequencing the asana, pranayama, and meditation

Tantra practices

• Understanding what Tantra truly is
• Tantra breathing to awake Kundalini

Ayurveda

• Basic principles of Ayurveda

Assessments

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