22 Day 200-Hour Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Certifications

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

This teacher training is a multi-style program for beginners with basic knowledge of yoga. After the completion of the course, the students will be given a certification of the completion of the 200-hour yoga training program from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School. This 200-hour yoga teacher training will be held by experienced reputed meditation guides and the team of accomplished yoga teachers.

Program

In this special occasion, Yoga Vidya Mandiram are traveling to Thailand with pure intension of transmitting authentic knowledge of yoga and meditation from the ancient Vedic scriptures. The mission is to spread peace, health and joy, which can be achieved through yoga. All walks of life are welcome to learn how yoga leads an individual to a healthy body and lifestyle!

The teachers and guides are including an Ayurvedic doctor who feels privileged to share his / her knowledge and practice of ancient traditions with modern elements of medical sciences (yoga anatomy and physiology). This training program aims to provide a solid foundation in different aspects of yogic disciplines that prepare them to apply for the 200-hour yoga teacher training program.

In addition, this 200-hour yoga training program includes mantra recitation (mantra - Japa), daily joints and glands practices (granthi - vimochana - kriya), yoga postures (yoga asanas), meditative steps of doing asanas, six cleansing exercises (shat karma), science of breath (pranayama), yoga energy locks (Bandha).

It also includes yoga gestures (Mudra), meditation (Dhyana), yogic sleep (yoga Nidra), history and philosophy of yoga (yoga Darshana), yogic anatomy and physiology of human body, basic principles of Ayurveda, asana alignment practicum classes, yoga teaching practice, and teaching methodology.

Curriculum

• 60 hours’ yoga technique
• 25 hours’ teaching methodology
• 9 hours’ mudra, bandha technique
• 10 hours’ Ayurveda and yogic lifestyle
• 15 hours’ anatomy and physiology
• 25 hours’ yoga philosophy and psychology
• 12 hours’ meditation and yoga Nidra
• 19 hours’ pranayama and satkarma
• 10 hours’ recitation of the mantras
• 15 hours’ practice teaching guidance

Hatha yoga (classical postures)

• Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
• Ashtanga Vinyasa flow - series 1
• Surya namaskar (sun salutations) - dynamic surya namaskar, surya namaskar with breathe awareness, surya namaskar with mantra chanting
• Types of Hatha posture - standing poses, sitting poses, backward bending poses, forward bending poses, spinal twisting poses, fire series, inversion poses, shavasana
• Postural alignment and art of adjustment
• Counter pose
• Contraindications

Pranayama (the science of breath)

• Science of breath
• Sitting postures for pranayama practice
• How to establish diaphragmatic breathing before pranayama practice
• 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 breathing practices
• Types of pranayama - nadi shodhana pranayama, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, brahmari, and anuloma viloma

Bandhas (lock)

• Jalandhara-bandha (chin lock)
• Uddiyana-bandha (abdominal lock)
• Moola-bandha (root lock)

Practice relaxation and yoga Nidra

• Relaxation in daily life
• Tension and relaxation
• Systematic relaxation
• 31 points relaxation
• 61 points relaxation exercises
• Preparation for yoga Nidra

Meditation

• What is meditation?
• Meditation in daily life
• Sitting positions for meditation
• Two to five minutes meditations
• So-ham mediation

Anatomy and physiology

• Introduction about anatomy and physiology
• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Nervous system
• Digestive system
• Endocrine system
• Cardiovascular system
• Effect of yoga posture on muscles and systems
• Nadis (energy channels)
• Chakras (energy plexus)
• Pancha tatwa (five great elements)
• Panchakosha (five sheaths)
• Pancha pranas(five vital energy)

Yoga philosophy

• General introduction: six school of Indian philosophy Samkhya and yoga
• Intro of Pattanjali yoga sutras
• Highlight of Ashtanga yoga: yama, niyam, asana, pranayam, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
• Introduction to upanishad
• Life style and yoga ethics

Ayurveda

• Basic principle of Ayurveda
• Basic doshas
• Tri-gunas
• Balance of the mind and Ayurvedic diet

Mudras

• Jnana-mudra
• Dhyan-mudra
• Vishnu-mudra
• Hridaya-mudra

Mantra chanting

• Om mantra
• Morning mantra
• Guru mantra
• Meal mantra
• Gayatri mantra and more
• Suryanamaskar mantras - 12 names of sun

Satkriya (cleaning)

• Jala-neti
• Sutra-neti

Teaching methodology and home work

• Lesson plan
• Assignments
• Practice teaching
• Feedback
• Group discussion
• Question and answer
• Homework

Daily schedule

• 05:00 Wake up
• 06:00-06:15 Karma yoga and mantra chanting
• 06:15-07:00 Shat-kriyas and pranayama practices
• 07:00-08:30 Hatha yoga (classical)
• 08:30-10:00 Breakfast and free time
• 10:00-11:15 Yoga philosophy
• 11:15-12:30 Yoga anatomy and physiology workshops
• 13:00-14:30 Lunch
• 14:30-15:45 Teaching methodology / Ayurveda / practice teaching
• 16:00-16:15 Tea break
• 16:15-18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa sessions
• 18:30-19:30 Dinner and free time
• 19:30-20:30 Guest lectures / satsang / meditation
• 21:00 Go to sleep

Note: The schedule is subject to change. It is advised that you arrive at the training at least one day before the program.

School disciplines / rules

Yoga Vidya Mandiram mentioned some rules that are most commonly violated. Students are expected to follow rules and disciplines during the course. Complete school rules are mentioned on their official website.

• 1. No alcohol, drugs or any addictive substance are allowed during the course. This applies no matter inside or outside of school premises, including during any extra nights before or after the course if students are staying at their accommodation. Any alcohol/drug consumption will lead to being asked to leave without certification.
• 2. No smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes are allowed on premise. Yoga Vidya Mandiram promotes physical and emotional purification during the training. If you have a strong habit of smoking, please try to keep it to a minimal and smoke only outside of accommodation/resort premises. Please dispose of your cigarette buds in safe and appropriate disposal.
• 3. No consumption of non-vegetarian (i.e. meat, poultry, eggs, etc.), including eggs, within accommodation or school/resort premise. Yoga Vidya Mandiram realizes that not everyone interested in the course is pure vegetarian. However, by signing up and booking for this course, you have agreed to the disciplines and diet requirements. Students are responsible for bringing dietary supplements that they required during the duration of the course. If you really need non-vegetarian from time to time, you may discreetly plan for your meals outside the school. Please do not request the staff to prepare non-vegetarian meals, including eggs.
• 4. No verbal or behavioral aggression, including passive aggression, towards classmates, school management team, teachers and resort staff at any time.
• 5. Students are required to attend 90% of the training hours. Participating only half the class will not be counted as a full class and one should not sign the daily attendance sheet as if for full class participation.
• 6. No mobile phones used for external communication or social media in class during an ongoing class. This is considered disrespectful to teachers and classmates who may require a positive and focused class environment.

Yoga Vidya Mandiram School has rented out 90% of the resort during the training. There will be guests from tour groups, not attending the training, who take their usual non-vegetarian diet and an occasional beer. Yoga Vidya Mandiram does not impose discipline on them as they are not their students. They are also do not force the resort to omit these options from the menu. However, they expect their students to follow school rules and discipline while staying at the premises.

You should remember that School holds the right to ask a student to leave the training without certification if he or she does not follow or violates the school discipline.