Yoga Teacher Training in India

Regarding the yogic philosophy we dive right into Patanjali’s Yoga sutras. We cover the 196 sutras in this course offering you a greater understanding of his teachings and highlight the importance these teachings have in our modern society

Every day you will get the chance to practice Hatha Yoga, the Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa and more modern styles like Vinyasa Flow and Yin Yoga. The main focus in these classes is your own practice. We encourage you to use these sessions to deepen your own Yoga practice and to grow as a student.

Ashtanga Vinyasa is part of the Hatha Yoga system and consists of six fixed series with a set order of asanas. In this training we cover the Primary Series and you will be introduced into the art of teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa.

You will learn
~ The importance of Ujjayi breath during the practice of ashtanga vinayasa.
~ How to do Vinyasa flow (with jumping back and front)
~ How to do Chakorasana (rollback)
~ How to go from Hasta Uttanasana into Chakrasana and stand back up into Hasta Uttanasana

We will break down the asanas of the Primary Series and you will learn the alignment and the flow of the poses included.

Surya Namaskar A
Surya Namaskar B

Standing postures
~ Padangusthasana
~ Padahastasana
~ Trikonasana
~ Parivritta Trikonasana
~ Utthita Parsvakonasana
~ Parivritta Parsvakonasana
~ Prasarita Padottanasana
~ Parsvottonasana
~ Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
~Ardha Baddha Padma Uttanasana
~ Utkatasana
~ Virabhadrasana I
~ Virabhadrasana II

Sitting postures
~ Dandasana
~ Paschimottanasana A, B & C
~ Purvottanasana
~ Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana
~ Trianga Mukaikapada Paschimottanasana
~ Janu Sirsasana A, B & C
~ Marichyasana A, B C & D
~ Navasana
~ Bhujapidasana - jump back from crow pose to chaturgandandasana 
~ Kurmasana
~ Supta Kurmasana - jump back from dwipadhastha asana to chaturagdanasana
~ Garbha Pindasana
~ Kukkutasana
~ Baddha Konasana
~ Upavista Konasana
~ Supta Konasana
~ Supta Padangustasana  A & B
~ Ubhaya Padangustasana
~ Urdvha Mukha Paschimottanasana
~ Setu Bandhasana

Finishing postures
~ Urdvha Dhanurasana
~ Paschimottanasana
~ Savasana
~ Salamba Sarvangasana
~ Halasana
~ Karnapidasana
~ Urdvha Padmasana
~ Pindasana in Sarvangasana
~ Matsyasana
~ Uttana Padasana
~ Sirsasana
~ Balasana
~ Baddha Padmasana
~ Padmasana
~ Tolasana
~ Savasana

We will break down several arm balancing postures. You will learn

~ How to practice and teach arm balancing asanas
~ How to use bone-on-bone alignment
~ How to include arm balancing postures into your classes
~ How to sequence them in a safe and efficient way
~ How to verbally and physically align your students
~ How to build up the needed arm strength

Asanas included
~ Adho mukha vrikshasana – Handstand
~ A.stavakrasana – Eight angle pose
~ Bakasana – Crane pose
~ Bhujapidasana - Shoulder pressing pose
~ Brahmcharyasana - Celibate’s pose
~ Chaturanga Dandasana- Four limbed staff pose
~Dwi Hasta Bhujasana- Two hands and arms pose
~ Dwi  pada Koundinyasana – Twised crow pose with straight legs
~ Eka Pada Bakasana – One legged crane pose
~ Eka Pada Koundinyasana 1 – Twisted one legged arm balance
~ Eka Pada Koundinyasana 2- Flying split
~ Kakasana- Crow posture
~ Kukkutasana – Rooster pose
~ Kumbhakasana – Dolphin plank posture
~ Lolasana- Pendant posture
~ Mayurasana – Peacock Posture
~ Padma Mayurasana- Lotus peacock pose
~ Parsva Bakasana – Twisted Crane pose
~ Pincha Mayurasana- Feathered peacock pose
~ Santolasana- High plank posture
~ Tittibhasana – Firefly posture
~ Urdhva Kukkutasana – Upward rooster posture
~ Utpluthihasana – Uprooting
 

India’s ancient health system offers so much wisdom for living a healthy and happy life. We would like to give you a deeper understanding of the foundation of Ayurveda, the three doshas and the five elements as key aspects. Our main focus will be on the ayurvedic diet and how it is used in prevention and therapy of different diseases.

Chakras are energy centers in our body. They are junction points where the different nadis meet and represent a connection between our physical and astral body. We have seven main chakras in our body along our spinal cord.

The way we live our lives nowadays often results in energy blockages and can lead to physical and mental disturbances and diseases. Chakra meditation is a powerful source to activate and purify our chakras. When all chakras are open, turning and glowing, there are no blockages in the physical, mental and spiritual areas. We feel energetic, stable and in our center.

You will learn to use different meditation techniques, asanas and sequences for each chakra to unfold its potential.

A lot of people turn towards Yoga because of health issues starting with back problems, fertility issues and even diseases like diabetes or osteoporosis.

Please be aware that Yoga therapy is a very complex topic and people study several years to become a Yoga therapist. These sessions are only to give you a brief insight into the healing art of Yoga. To become a Yoga therapist and offer Yoga therapy you have to study at an approved university.

We will introduce you to the concept of Yoga therapy, different diseases, their causes from a yogic point of view and how the different components of Yoga, like diet; the yamas and niyamas; shatkarma; asana and pranayama are used to cure them.

The yogic sleep, an ancient relaxation technique to recover body, mind and spirit.

In this training you will experience, learn and teach Yoga Nidra. We will familiarize you with the theory behind, benefits, how it works on a physical and mental levels, how to write a script and how you can include it in your Yoga sessions.

In the pranayama practice we will get deeper into different pranayama techniques, you will get the chance to experience their effects and will get an idea of how to include them into your Yoga classes.  We will introduce you to the concept of kumbhaka – breath retention.

~ Bhastrika
~ Kapalbhati
~ Ujjayi
~ Sheetali
~ Sheetkari
~ Bhramari
~ Surya Bhedi
~ Chandra Bhedi

We will start every day with one hour meditation. You will deepen your practice and experience different mediation techniques. You will learn the importance of meditation in the yogic life, the physical, mental and spiritual benefits and which asanas are best to prepare your body for long meditations. Together we will explore breathing awareness, japa, trataka, walking, written and mantra meditation.

To get a deeper understanding of the human body we cover the 11 body systems in this 300 hours Yoga Teacher Training. We will teach you how the different systems work together and how they are affected by asana, pranayama and meditation practice.

~ Skeletal system
~ Muscular system
~ Nervous system
~ Digestive system
~ Respiratory system
~ Cardiovascular system
~ Immune system
~ Lymphatic system
~ Endocrine system
~ Urinary system
~ Reproductive system