21 Day 200-Hour Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Mandrem, Goa, India

Certification

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

About the Teacher Training Course

If you aspire to be a true yoga teacher, this yoga alliance-certified course is tailor-made for you. It will unlock your consciousness and develop you spiritually and physically. You will receive in-depth training and learn the fundamental principles of yoga including theory, practice, philosophy, and history.

Their international yoga programs are designed to bring about a spiritual awakening of your soul. It helps you unlock the hidden energy or chi lying dormant in your body.

To become a prominent yoga teacher, you need to master the techniques and postures of yoga perfectly. The 200-hour yoga teacher training program in Goa is the first step on your voyage into the ancient traditions of yoga. You will learn to achieve a harmonious mental balance and acquire a taste for self-discipline. Their combined practice and theory sessions will mold you into a yoga master strengthened by meditation, compassion, and observation.

Yoga Nisarga welcomes its doors to students from all nations. The yoga teacher’s program is conducted by Indian yoga gurus who will nurture you to initiate your own enlightenment.

During the 200-hour yoga teacher training program in Goa, you will gain hidden insights into yoga and its profound meaning. You will be mentally empowered with the knowledge and confidence to become that true yoga professional you have always wanted to be.

Course Syllabus:

The organizer follows a continued learning schedule which is followed by a well-defined syllabus that covers both ancient yoga traditions and modern-day yoga practices.

The yoga teacher training learning program in Goa covers the yoga practice requirements along with safety precautions that will nurture you as a professional.

Guiding Principles for Yogic Practice – At Yoga Nisarga

• Yoga Nisarga’s yoga teacher training program is meticulously designed to satisfy the requirements of the Hatha Yoga and half primary series Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow
• During your yoga asana classes, you will learn how to correctly move through different postures, and exercise the prana (breath), drishti (point of focus), and bandhas
• Learn the root definition for each pose while undergoing breath-based training
• Pranayama - introduction to breathing techniques and demonstrated an ability to practice Anulom Viloma, Bhastrika, Chandrabhedana, Suryabhedana, Ujjai, Bharamari, Sheetali, Sheetkari, and the knowledge of their benefits, limitations, and techniques
• Shat Kriyas - purpose and utility. This includes the theory and practice of six purification techniques; Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Trataka, Nauli, and Kapalabhati - selection
• Mudra - meaning and purpose of practicing
• Bandhas: Introduction to Jalandhara bandha, Uddiyana bandha, Mula bandha, and Maha bandha
• Ayurvedic approach to yogic diet and significance of sattvic vegetarian diet
• Concept of Triguna - according to Ayurveda (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha)
• Theory and practical techniques of meditation, introduction to simple meditation techniques for day-to-day life - mindfulness meditations
• Role of yoga - stress and lifestyle management
• Aim, objectives, and misconceptions about yoga
• Yoga for specific groups: introduction to basic prenatal yoga, yoga for kids, and yoga for the elderly

Introduction to Yoga and Yogic Practice

In this yoga teacher training course, you study the rich and ancient history of yoga, as well as read, contemplate, and write about Yogic philosophy. You also consider how yoga can be applied to your daily lifestyle.

And it is incomplete without yoga philosophy. It is important to understand what is yoga; its origin and its tradition.

• Introduction to yogic history and principles: History of yoga
• Introduction to four paths of yoga; principles of yoga and yogic practice, (Raja yoga, Gyan yoga, Bhakti yoga, and Karma yoga)
• Introduction to yogic anatomy (Theory of Chakras, Pancha Kosha, three layers, and Energy channels)
• Introduction to yoga sutra of Patanjali (eight limbs of yoga)
• Introduction to Mudras, Bandhas, and Kriyas: theory and practice, benefits, and contraindications. Techniques and practical tips: Jala Neti, Kapalbhati, Vamana, Trataka by gazing at a candle flame, or a specific point of concentration
• Obstacles on the path of yoga mean to overcome obstacles
• Introduction to Ayurveda approach and Yogic diet a vegetarian, sattvic approach, and their applications in day-to-day life
• Yogic lifestyle and ethics for a yoga practitioner and teacher

Alignment and Adjustment and Teaching Practice

During the first two weeks of the yoga teacher training course in Goa, you will receive every day one and half-hour alignment classes focusing on adjustment and alignment techniques for the main postures of the Hatha yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow and a few other more advanced poses.

This class will also include modifications, advanced variations, the use of props to adapt to everybody's types / problems, and the form of each pose and how to teach it (arm balances, backbends, inversions, among others), and regular hands-on adjustments practice.

• The ethical guidelines for the quality of a teacher and practitioner
• Positive and conscious communication, friendship and trust
• Principles of management to the verbal instructions, observation, teaching styles
• Time management
• Art of demonstrations, use of voice in class, assisting and correcting, dealing with injuries and safety precautions
• Art of Alignment, at all the possible levels
• Use of voice in class
• Mental and emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation
• Step-by-step class structure planning

Human Anatomy and Physiology

The course has a comprehensive anatomy and physiology section, which students find fun and engaging. It is easier to practice and teach Yoga Asanas when one understands the human musculoskeletal system. They teach applied anatomy so that you will understand how to use it wisely and systematically in your teaching.

• Yoga anatomy andapplication: introduction and terminology to Anatomy and different systems
• Introduction to human systems yoga and health
• The emphasis on the musculoskeletal, respiratory, nervous, digestive joints and movement, and muscular system
• Functions of different systems of the human body
• Familiarity with the benefits of various asanas on different parts of the human body
• Limitations and contraindications of specific yoga practices

Daily Schedule:

The subject will change every week.

• 06:30 to 08:30 Meditation, pranayama, Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow / Hatha yoga (alternative days)
• 08:50 to 10:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 to 11:20 Yoga Philosophy / Ayurveda
• 11:40 to 13:00 Alignment and adjustment
• 13:00 to 14:30 Lunch
• 14:30 to 15:50 Anatomy / Physiology
• 16:00 to 16:15 Tea time
• 16:20 to 17:50 The art of teaching / hip opening /jump back / back bending
• 18:30 to 19:30 Dinner

Saturdays are half days, while Sundays are off days.