15 Day 100-hour Nada Yoga, Sound Healing, and YogaDance Teacher Training Course in Ioannina, Greece

Certifications

The course / hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

Overview: Nada Yoga 100-hours YACEP Intensive TTC

Nada yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics: The yoga of sound​

• Cosmology: Duality and non-duality
• Foundational philosophies: Tantra, yoga, Vedanta
• What is Nada yoga and origins
• Types of Nada yoga
• The benefits of music therapy and sound healing
• Kundalini: Understanding of the nadis and chakras
• Chakras in relation to mantras, vibration, and sound
• Mantras: Origins, types, and usage
• Anhata and ahata
• The science behind sound healing
• Ethics and boundaries of a Nada yoga teacher
• Working one-on- one, personal guidance, and tutoring
• Setting up a yoga business. Practical matters and business plan

Anatomy and physiology

• Anatomy of the human voice
• The nervous system
• Sympathetic and parasympathetic system
• Vagus nerve, vagal tone
• Respiratory system
• Dynamics of breathing
• The physical benefits of Nada yoga

Techniques, training, and practice / teaching methodology

Singing bowls and soundhealing

• History of singing bowls
• Soundhealing and soundbath
• Types and how to distinguish them
• Playing methods and techniques
• Older versus newer singing bowls
• High quality versus low quality, sound, and feeling
• What can different singing bowls do
• Singing bowls in relation to chakras
• Singing bowls in relation to mantras
• Finding and setting your equipment
• How to clean your space and your singing bowls
• Maintenance and storage

Pranayama and meditation

• Pranayama techniques and teaching methodology in Nada yoga
• Principles of breathing in movement: The cycles of life
• Daily pranayama practice
• Daily meditation practice
• Pratyahara and dharana techniques in Nada yoga
• Visualization and relaxation techniques
• Nada yoga: Tibetan and crystal bowls sound healing meditation
• Nada yoga and shavasana
• Nada and yoga Nidra

YogaDance and voice movement integration

• ​Embodied expression - The cosmic elements
• Contemporary dance meets asana
• YogaDance foundations and history
• Vocal movement integration
• Chakra-based movement and sound
• Improvisation and intuition
• Sacred ritual and dance journeys
• Voice as a healing instrument
• Teaching methodology - Gain tools and techniques to guide others safely through YogaDance and vocal integration sessions, honoring both structure and spontaneity.

Partner work and contact improvisation

• Trust-based movement exploration
• Foundations of contact improvisation
• Somatic listening and non-verbal communication
• Co-regulation and nervous system awareness
• Balancing giving and receiving
• Integrating voice and movement
• Empathy through embodiment
• Improvisational freedom within structure
• Touch ethics and boundaries
• Community building through movement
• Gravity, momentum, and shared center
• Inhabiting the space between
• Sacred witnessing and presence
• Embodied ritual and symbolic movement
• From duet to ensemble: Group contact flow

Voice and yoga: Nada, Mantra yoga, and Bhakti rituals

• Nada yoga teacher's voice training: Breath, posture, pitch, enunciation, resonance, inflection
• Sanskrit and mantra chanting
• Daily bhajan - Mantra sessions with live music
• Arati ritual (the light purification ritual)
• ​Gong fu tea ceremony

Ayurveda and yogic nutrition

Yogic diet focuses on the spirituality of the body and plays a very significant role in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual improvement. It can make you calmer and stress-free while having a positive impact on your energy levels.

During the training, you will learn all about the benefits of implementing a sattvic yogic diet into your daily life and the deep connection of yoga and Ayurveda philosophies, while following a vegetarian and balanced nutrition that will optimize your spiritual and Nada yogic practices.

To prepare yourself for the training, Yoga Fusion Shala advises you to abstain from using drugs, alcohol, tobacco, meat, and fish.

About Nada yoga 'Vibration of the Cosmos' teacher training course

​Take this journey and learn the ancient teachings of Nada yoga, the hidden energy that connects the outer and inner cosmos through vibration and sound.

The practice of Nada yoga is based on a deep knowledge of the nature and effect of sounds on people, and on the whole of nature, in particular on the subtle body with a system of energy or “sound paths,” the nadis and chakras.

Nada yoga is an approximately 5,000-year-old metaphysical philosophy and practice from India. It is rooted in the assumption that the entire creation has emerged from vibrations and oscillations, and is constantly being created anew, and that everything that exists is connected to one another through these very vibrations: Nada Brahma, the world is sound.

These vibrations are called “nad”, “naad,” or “Nada” in Sanskrit. Nada also means process, the flow of consciousness or sound. Within this training, you will immerse deeply into the ancient tradition of Nada yoga, exploring sound, vibration, and music.

This Nada yoga teacher training course is suitable for yoga teachers who would love to unlock the secrets and power of sound and learn the proper vocal techniques and methods to enrich their daily classes and teachings, but also for anyone willing to take a step further to deepen their knowledge and self-practice.

Learn the proper method and technique to use your own voice as a teacher for guidance and meditation, as well as the beauty of mantra usage. Create a unique ambiance and transform your Yin classes, yoga Nidra sessions, and shavasana moments with the transcending vibrations and sounds created by various types of singing bowls and cymbals.

Why choose Yoga Fusion Shala's Nada yoga teacher training course?

The Yoga Fusion Shala's Nada yoga teacher training provides far more than a foundation to get in touch with this ancient philosophy.

Nada yoga is for everybody! It is suitable for everyone, regardless of age, physical constitution, etc. The practice helps many to find their own natural voice and (again) to trust themselves to sing - which can also be very helpful for many in everyday life!

In this way, Nada yoga can become a healing path through self-awareness, self-knowledge, strengthening of intuition, and creative expression and communication, while learning music skills, such as playing the singing bowls, can really infuse your practice and take it to a completely different level.

Nada yoga is a joyful, and at the same time, very effective technique for meditation. It trains attention and concentration on the finest levels of consciousness, and intense joy and happiness can be felt.

It promotes deep relaxation, stopping the inner dialogue / ending mental noise, sounding one's own voice, or singing bowls' sound and vibration as an instrument for changing consciousness.

Is the Nada yoga teacher training course suitable for you? (Pre-requisites and levels)

• You don't have to be a certified yoga teacher already.
• You don't have to be a musician or have music knowledge already.
• Many students take this course just to deepen their own practice and knowledge.
• If you have any other teaching experience, this will be beneficial, but it is not essential.
• If you are a beginner yourself, this will help you to understand the teaching and learning process even better.
• If you are a teacher, this training will help you to enhance your teaching skills, enrich your classes, be more versatile, and deepen your knowledge.

Results / benefits / credits of attending and completing the course

• Eligible to count the hours as Continuing Education (CE) credit for yoga teachers only
• In-depth Nada yoga practice and analysis
• Intensive teaching focused on educational methods
• Understanding the connection between energy, sound, and vibration
• Personal coaching and mentoring, guidance, and tips
• Learning how to implement Nada yoga elements to various asana classes, yoga Nidra, meditation, and relaxation
• Learning how to use your speaking voice in a proper way, keeping your voice healthy while teaching a lot of classes every day, creating a calming ambiance while teaching your classes, leading kirtan and singing mantras, and avoiding damaging your voice in the long run
• Learning how to set up and maintain your singing bowls and space
• Learning everything about how to choose the right singing bowls for you and playing them properly
• How to lead sound baths and sound massages
• How to build your own business and start a new career

This Nada yoga training is an in-depth 100-hour program spread out through a 15-day immersive training, that will give you everything that you will need to start incorporating Nada yoga into your daily teaching and practice. Intuition and creative intelligence will also be strengthened.

Nada yoga compensates for the “top-heaviness” of many people today. As a result, the self-regulating forces inherent in every human will become active again.

Nada yoga is “singing pranayama.” Your own voice is “audible breath." Nada yoga is sung pranayama.” Singing energizes and quickly brings back used energies, harmonizes, and promotes the health of the entire physiology.

Discovering fine distinctions about your regular practice that would have taken years of intensive study to realize in any other way will change your perspective on how to be more innovative and creative, and open your heart to embrace the beautiful effect of the sound in yoga and inspire your students to do so too.

Join Yoga Fusion Shala in this unique experience and learn how to create a unique ambiance that can transform your Yin classes, yoga Nidra sessions, and shavasana moments through the transcending vibrations and sounds created by the proper use of your own vocal instrument as a yoga teacher, and the various types of singing bowls and cymbals.

• Knowledge of how to choose the sound healing equipment, proper playing methods, and maintenance
• YogaDance, where contemporary dance meets asana
• Implement Nada yoga and sound healing into your Yin, yoga Nidra, guided meditation sessions, and shavasana
• Use your speaking voice in a proper way as a yoga teacher to create a proper calming ambiance
• Gain expertise in every level of Nada yoga, including history and origins
• Gain knowledge on how to lead successful YogaDance, sound healing, and Nada yoga classes
• Uncover the methods of how to set up and successfully lead sound baths and sound massage sessions

Daily schedule

• 07:00 - 08:00 Meditation, mantra singing
• 08:00 - 08:30 Pranayama
• 08:30 - 10:00 Yoga teacher's vocal and YogaDance practices
• Breakfast / break / rest
• 12:00 - 14:30 Nada yoga teaching methodologies, techniques, and practices
• Lunch / break / rest
• 16:30 - 18:30 Philosophy / day's workshop / anatomy / meditation and relaxation techniques / documentary time
• Dinner and rest