25 Day 200-Hour Affordable Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India

The Rishikesh Yog Nirvana family greets people of all age groups and makes all of them learn equally. No matter how much experience you have, you can join this course without any doubt. After completing the 200 hours of yoga teacher training, a comprehensive foundation is developed which helps the students to practice further and become great yoga masters.

All the people who are eagerly interested in this course can apply for it and can book a seat.

Pre-requisites

• All body types and physical abilities are accepted
• Willingness to participate in group study
• Ability to give and receive feedback skillfully
• Read, speak, and comprehend English because right now our yoga classes are in English only
• Dedication towards yoga
• Ashtanga yoga teacher training India

In Sanskrit “Ashta + anga” is Ashtanga. “Ashta” means Eight and “Anga” is limbs so it means “Eight Limb path. Ashtanga yoga training in Rishikesh flow of the poses is definitely more challenging and difficult as compared to regular yoga practice and you will do yoga poses in a constant flow and at your own pace.

Benefits

• It increased the awareness of the flow of your body and movements
• For cardio lovers Ashtanga yoga is perfect
• Increases flexibility
• Toned and strengthened muscles
• Movement of the bodies
• Vinyasa yoga teacher training in Rishikesh

Vinyasa yoga style is one of the most advanced and intensive forms of yoga. It focuses on breathing and endurance within more diligent movement sequences. It’s like doing yoga poses with your breath and dance flow. Vinyasa yoga teacher training in Rishikesh is all about the deep inhale and exhale of your breath as you move from one posture to the other.

Benefits

• Help decrease stress, anxiety, and depression
• Increase energy
• Cardiovascular conditioning
• Burn calories faster
• Inculcates proper breathing
• 200-hour yoga teacher training curriculum
• 6 types of Satkarma (body cleansing) for awakening the chakras
• Meditation techniques
• Pranayama with specific angles related to chakras
• Story of postures with their Sanskrit names

Anatomy- physiology of yoga poses, meditation, pranayama, and body cleansing related to chakras

Study of yoga asanas with alignment, variations, modifications, and adjustments with details about chakras

• Mantra chanting with musical instruments
• Vedic tradition of yoga and its diets
• Ashtanga yoga postures
• Surya Namaskar A
• Surya Namaskar B
• Full Primary Series: Padangusthasana

Padahasthasana

• Utthita Trikonasana
• Parivrtta Trikonasana
• Utthita Parsvakonasana
• Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
• Prasarita Padottanasana A B C & D Parsvottanasana
• Eka Pada Padangusthasana A B C & D
• Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana Utkatasana
• Virabhadrasana A & B

Dandasana

• Paschimottanasana A B C & D Purvattanasana
• Ardha Baddha Padma Uttanasana
• Triang Mukaikapada Pashimottanasana
• Janu Sirsasana A B & C
• Marichyasana A B C & D

Navasana

Bhujapidasana

Kurmasana

• Supta Kurmasana
• Garbha Pindasana

Kukkutasana

Baddha Konasana A & B

Konasana

• Upavishta Konasana
• Supta Konasana
• Supta Padangusthasana A & B
• Ubhaya Padanghusthasana
• Urdhva Mukha Pashimottanasana
• Setu Bandhasana
• Urdhva Dhanurasana
• Salamba Sarvangasana

Halasana

Karnapidasana

Urdhva Pindasana

Matsyasana

Urdhva Padmasana

Sirsasana

• Urdhva Dandasana
• Baddha Padmasana

Yogimudra

Uplutih

Savasana

• Vinyasa Flow (Dynamic Flow of postures synchronized with breathing)
• Warm Up Postures
• Sun Salutaions
• Standing postures
• Balancing postures
• Hip opening postures
• Backward Bending postures
• Forward bending postures
• Inversion postures
• Cooling down postures

Meditation

Open Awareness Meditation

Mindfulness

Anapana Sati

Vipassana

• Humming mediatation
• Love and kindness meditation
• Gratitude Meditation
• Gazing Meditation
• Chakra Meditation
• Dynamic meditation
• Dance meditation
• Guided Energy Balancing
• Mudras (yoga gestures)
• Jnana mudra
• Chin mudra
• Yoni mudra
• Bhairava mudra
• Shambhavi mudra

Nasikagra

Khechari

• Pranayama (Breathing Practices)
• Introduction of Pranayama
• Benefits of pranayama
• General guidelines

Clavicular

Thoracic and diaphragmatic breathing (yogic breathing)

Ujjayi

Bhastrika

Kapalbhati

Nadi - Sodhana

Bhramari

• Surya - Bhedi & Chandra - Bhedi Sheetali & Sheetkari
• Sitting postures for pranayama sadhana
• Easy pose

Half-lotus

Swastikasana

• Siddha yoni asana
• Recitation of sacred sounds (mantra chanting)
• Om Asato Maa Sadgamaya (mantra from Upanishad)
• Tvameva mata ca pita Tvameva (Sloka on gods)
• Om Tryambakam Yajamahe (mantra on Lord Shiva)
• Om sahana vavatu (mantra from Upanishad)
• Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Gurudevo maheshwara (Guru stotram)
• Yogena Cittasya (Sloka on sage Patanjali)
• Hare rama, Hare Krishna (Maha mantra)
• Yoga Bandhas (energy lock)

Preparation

Uddiyana

Jalandhar

Mula & Maha Bandha

Teaching

Doubts

Yoga cleansing (Shatkarma)

Rubber-neti

Jalaneti

• Kapalbhati- cleansing the lungs
• Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep)
• Basic relaxation
• Tension relaxation
• Full body relaxation
• Anatomy and physiology
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Circulatory system
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Organs bodily systems

Nadis

Chakras

• Muscular system
• Skeletal system
• Muscle functions according to joint movements

Breathing

Inversions

Svasana

• Yoga philosophy (Yoga Darshana)
• Introduction to Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Definition of yoga
• 4 aspects of the mind and its functions
• Daily schedule of a yoga student
• Principles of 5 Basic element & 10 Senses
• Yama, Niyama (4 days)
• Asana, pranayama & Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyan, Samadhi (2 days)
• Pancha - Vayus

Panchakoshas

• Sattva, Rajas & Tamas (Triguna)
• Introduction to chakras and their functions
• Three Doshas
• 4 padas of yoga sutras
• Lives of yogis (inspiring stories)
• Diet and nutrition for a yogi
• Question and answers
• Teaching methodology
• Positive & conscious communication, friendship, and trust
• Time management
• Qualities of a teacher
• Principles of demonstrating, observation, assisting, correcting
• Use of voice in class
• Mental & emotional preparation for teaching
• Class preparation

Step by step class structure planning.

• Evaluation is based on
• Written test
• Asana practical test

Attendance

Performance

Behavior