28 Days 200-Hour Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

Facilities

Certifications

Students who complete their subsequent trainings are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Program

Ready to jump into the ocean of deep knowledge to become a master in your practices? Then you should definitely embark on this journey in Rishikesh, the Indian city that has its ancient and blessed energy generated by the Tapa (austerity) of the great yogis, which can still be felt in the air, and which is known as the international capital of yoga and therefore the cynosure among the world in yoga training.

In Rishikesh, ShivSiddh Yog Peeth is one of the best yoga teacher training schools, that has a very positive and friendly environment to pass the knowledge of this ancient science and that helps to build a personality in many aspects, starting from the physical control (school shariram), incorporating it with the subtle functioning of mind (sukshma shariram), and binding them to the purity of the soul to open the spiritual dimensions of one.

The school is registered with Yoga Alliance USA and conducts a certified 200-hour program, that aims to provide a strong knowledge of yoga along with the correct postures, meditation processes, breathing techniques and philosophy, giving you a strong foundation to go on to teach confidently with skill, or to deepen your own self practice.

Topics covered:

• Yoga Philosophy
• Hatha Yoga
• Kriyas (cleansing techniques)
• Pranayama (breathing techniques)
• Bandhas (Yogic locks)
• Meditation
• Mantra Chanting
• Human Physiology and Anatomy
• Teaching Methodology
• Learning to teach yoga classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels students.

Course syllabus

Asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathing practice)

The practitioner will learn how to get deeper to the asana practice using the correct knowledge of yoga postures. Every yoga pose has its own importance, benefits, and science behind. So, to have this session you need not only to focus the physical practice but also to have a keen opening towards the balance of the physical and mental body.

In this class, a student will not only learn how to do asanas, but also how to maintain the physical bodies while engaging in a yoga posture. This will give them an understanding of precautionary moves in their advance practice.

Regardless of practitioners’ level of experience, this training will shape both, advanced and beginner yogis equally. An undoubted fact, explained over and over in the various yogic texts, is that activation of energy is actually commanded by breath.

Pranayama class will help you to develop awareness of your breathing. Prana is a vital force in our body, which makes us active and gives us stability and health. Yoga students will learn various traditional methods of breathing. Pranayama practices will increase your health and deepen the practice of yoga.

Shatkarama/Mudras

Shat means six and Karma means action. These practices consist of a six groups of purification methods. In a very simple way, this can be understood as internal purification by cleansing the waste that is stuck in the body and can cause several malfunctions in bodies.

In the practice of Hatha Yoga, shatkarmas are aiming to create harmony between the two measure pranic flows, ida (moon nadi), the left nostril and pingala (sun nadi), the right nostril. This harmony helps to attain physical and mental purification.

The Sanskrit word mudra is translated as “gesture” or “attitude”. Mudras can be described as psychic, emotional, devotional and aesthetic gesture or attitude. In this specific part of the program, the yoga students will learn different Mudras that are part of the yoga tradition.

Students will experience mudras as attitudes of energy flow, intended to link individual pranic force with universal force. A mudra may involve the whole body in a combination of asana, pranayama, bandha and visualization techniques or it may be a simple and hand position. In Yoga Teacher Training some mudras will be introduced to the students to give them a better strength in their practices.

Bandhas

The Sanskrit word bandhas means to hold, to tighten or to lock. This definition describes the physical action involved in the bandha practice and their effect on the pranic body. Aim of bandhas is to lock the prana in a particular area and redirect its purpose to spiritual awakening.

Bandhas should be practiced and mastered individually and then they can be beneficially incorporated with mudra and pranayama practices.

As part of Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth's 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training, practitioners will learn different bandhas, so that they will be able to incorporate them into their asana and pranayamas practices.

There are four locks:

Jalandhara bandha (throat lock)

Mola bandha (premium contraction / root lock)

Uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock)

Maha Bandha (great lock).

These practices are used before pranayama and other higher practices in order to purify the body of toxins and to ensure safe and successful progression on yoga path.

Learning Objective

The main purpose of learning this session is to make students fully trained in different aspects and subjects of yogic practices, so that they can become more confident and focused towards their goals.

Asana and Pranayama Practice Sessions

• 1. Dynamic Postures: Pawanmuktasana series, Marjala asana, Vyaghrasana, Surya namaskar
• 2. Standing Asana: Tadasana, Vriksasana, UtthitaTrikonasana, ParivrttaTrikonasana, UtthitaParsvakonasana, Padahastasana, Garudhasana, Natarajasana, Uttanasana, ArdhaChandrasana, Utkatasana, Trikonasana, Parsvakonasana, Parivrttaparsvakonasana, Virabhadrasana, Parsvottanasana, Prasaritapadottanasana
• 3. Supine Asana: Uttanpadasana, Vipritakarani, Matsyasana, Naukasana, Chakrasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, Pawanmuktasana
• 4. Back Bend Postures: Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Matsyasana, Ushtrasana, Kandhrasana, Chakrasana, Setu Asana
• 5. Forward Bend Postures: Paschimottanasana, JanuSirsasana, ArdhpadamPaschimottanasana, PadaPrasarPaschimottanasana, AdhoMukhaSvanasana
• 6. Twisting Postures: Ardhamatsyendrasana, Parivrittijanusirsasana, Kati Chakrasana
• 7. Sitting Asana: Dandasana, Gomukhasana, Matyendrasana, BaddhaKonasana, SuptaBaddhaKonasana, Virasana, SuptaVirasana, Vajrasana, Balasana, UpavisthaKonasana, Ustrasana, EkaPadaRajaKapotasana, Malasana
• 8. Inverted Postures: Sirsasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana, Pinchamayurasana, Adhomukhavrkshasana, PrasaritaPadottanasana
• 9. Balancing Postures: Vrksasana, BakaDhyanasana, Mayurasana, Natraj Asana, Relaxation Postures, Shashankasana, Makarasana, Savasana
• 10. Dhyana Practices: Breath Awareness, PranavaDhyana
• 11. Pranayama Practices: Yogic Breathing, NadiShodhan, Kapalbhati, Ujjayi, Bhramari, Bhastrika, Sitkari, Shitali
• 12. Yoga Nidra Practices: Visualization, Breathing Meditation, Chakra Meditation
• 13. Mudras: Jnana mudras, Chin mudra, Gyan mudra, Prana mudra, Hridaya mudra, Kaki mudra
• 14. Bandhas: JalandharaBandha, MoolaBandha, UddiyanaBandha, MahaBandha
• 15. Shatkarmas (Cleansing): Neti, JalNeti, Sutra Neti, Dhauti, KunjalKriya, Sutra Dauti, AgnisaraKriya, Nauli, Basti, Kapalabhati, Trataka

Teaching Methodology

This session is very important and useful for the students, as they will learn the qualities of a good teacher, multiple teaching styles, basic principle of demonstration, observation skills, making correction in postures commanding instructions and learning business aspects of teaching yoga.

Learning Objective

The main objective of this session is that after completion of the TTC program, all students will be trained to teach with both, accurate instructions and proper sequence, and they will be able to deliver healthy and safe classes.

Anatomy &Physiology

In this session, there will be an introduction of the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and explanation of the various systems of the human body. Relation of five elements (Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth) and their existence in the formation of the body.

Explanation of the functioning of sensory organs (Eyes, Nose, Ears, Skin and Tongue), action organs (Hands, Legs, Mouth, Genitals and Anus) and importance of their control in our yogic practices. Focusing the importance of strength of cells and tissues in the formation and regulation of human life.

Introduction of Nervous System, Endocrine System, Muscular-skeletal System, Cardio-respiratory System, Digestive System, Excretory System and Immune System and their incorporation with yogic practices.

In this session, the relation between the human systems and the spiritual anatomy, like chakras, nadis, panchprana, panchkoshas, etc,.is also an important focus, so that the students may deepen their practices. Thus, an introduction of spiritual anatomy and the relation with the scientific anatomy will be there.

Learning Objective

After the completion of the course, it will be very easy for the students to apply all the techniques and aspects of the yogic practices to their bodies and to teach others about their bodies. Overall, after this session, it will be easier for the students to incorporate their physical and mental energies.

Yoga Philosophy

The philosophy class covers the brief history about the origin of yoga, as well as about the founder of yoga. Understanding the yogic lifestyle and health are the other important associative subjects of this session, to make students fully accept the yogic practices.

Besides these, the session will also focus on the vedic knowledge, which covers Ashtanga Yoga (PatanjaliYog Sutras), Chakras, Samkhya Philosophy (three types of pains), Hatha YogPradipika (Hatha Yoga Rules), Mudras, Bandhas, Nad Yoga, Karma Yoga in Bhagwad Gita, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga.

Devotion towards the Gurus and discipline in Yoga are also the essential teachings in this session, to build devotion in the trainees. Another topic is teaching the Yoga Philosophy to the trainees according to its relation with both, the Indian and the Western Philosophy.

Learning Objective

This is one of the most important sessions for the trainees, firstly, because it is giving knowledge about the correct origin and about foundation of yoga, so that they can easily understand its ethical values.

Secondly, building of a proper lifestyle as a yogi is also very important for the trainees because as one enters in the field of yoga it becomes mandatory to have a proper path. In this session, having knowledge about the different types of yoga will help the trainees to increase their concentration towards the right path to attain light.

Finally, this will make the trainees create discipline and dedication in their lives towards their practices, which will lead towards the perfection in their actions and will, certainly, help them to become successful teachers.

Practicum (workshop)

This session ensures that the students can get the best out of the training. As Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth's main focus is to prepare quality teachers, this session will include the trainees to apply theirs practices as teachers.

Students will use this particular time in their course to act as lead trainers, which will increase their confidence to teach and to develop and adapt their personalities as a complete yoga teachers.

Every teacher has a specific style of making one's class structured so this will be helpful for each student to explore their inner enthusiasm, as a teacher, and different skills they can develop in sequencing their classes with enough adaption according to the level of experience and ability.

Learning Objective

The very main objective of this session is to build a self-confidence in the trainees and make them stable and sharp in their teaching, so that they can become successful in their careers, as yoga teachers. This is all about improving the interpersonal skills of the trainees and to make them an accomplished teacher and a keen observer.

Sample daily schedule

05:45 - 06:00 Morning herbal tea

06:00 - 06:30 Mantra chanting and prayer

06:30 - 08:00 Shatkarmas and pranayama

08:00 - 09:30 Multistyle yoga practice

09:30 - 10:15 Breakfast

10:15 - 11:15 Yoga anatomy and physiology

11:30 - 12:30 Yoga philosophy and Ayurveda

12:30 -13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 16:00 Rest or self study

16:00 - 17:30 Vinyasa flow

18:00 - 19:00 Meditation

19:00 - 20:00 Dinner

20:00 - 22:00 Self study

23:00 Lights off

All students are requested to be punctual based on the timetable and to attend all yoga course programs. No classes are held on Wednesday and Sunday. Only meditation classes and shirodhara of Ayurveda are held during full moon days.

Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth resides in Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world. The divine flow of the holy Ganga River and cool breeze of the Himalayan Mountains energizes every cell of your being. Rishikesh has a rich spiritual history. It vibrates with the energies of great yogis who have been meditating for thousands of years. It is a perfect place for your yoga teacher training course.

Distances:

• Ganga River - 5 minutes
• Jolly Grant Airport (DED), 15 kilometers - 45 minutes
• Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi (DEL) - 6 hours

All meals are served in Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth restaurant with beautiful view of Ganga River and Himalayas. Shiv Siddh Yog Peeth serve very light organic (Satvic) food to the students and all retreat participants. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are light but nutritious, vegan meals. Please inform them about any dietary requirements and food allergies you might have, they will be happy to accommodate all your needs.

During your free time, you may take a stroll to the banks of Ganges river, explore the spiritual city Rishikesh, join the counseling sessions, or take a peaceful nap.

• 27 nights accommodation
• Daily healthy nutritious meals
• Daily yoga sessions
• Detailed teaching on Ashtanga and Patanjali yoga
• Mantra and philosophy classes
• Pranayama and meditation practices
• Certificate of completion
• Yoga teacher training complete curriculum and materials

• Additional activities
• Airfare
• Airport transfer

• A reservation requires a deposit of 24% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.