26 Days – 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh, India

Tracing its origins to the traditional Nath tradition and Patanjali in 2nd century BCE the name hatha signifies union of the solar and lunar channels in the body . This is achieved through emphasis on mindfully cultivating stability and comfort in the postures on the mat while synchronizing the breath with movements.

• Learn asanas in a traditional Indian way
• Sivananda sequence: 12 basic asanas
• Learn the different aspects of Ashtanga yoga: pranayama, mudras, bandhas, and kriyas
• Study the Vedanta philosophy and the most important yogic text

Ashtanga yoga is a dynamic, flowing method of yoga that connects the movement of the body with breath, gaze, energy locks and postures. The method stresses the importance of daily practice of a set series of movements. Our guest students will be focusing on the first series while gaining the tools establish a daily practice to progress through the six series at their own pace in their lifelong pursuit of self-actualization.

• Practice the primary series of Ashtanga Vinyasa by K. Pattabhi Jois
• Lead class and self-practice (Mysore style)
• Learn how to adjust the students
• Learn how to modify the difficult poses
• Create your own Vinyasa sequenc
• Key points: Ujjayi breath, Drishti, and bandhas

As humans we are expressions of the universal pranic energy or the prana (life force). However improper lifestyles and unconscious untrained ways of breathing processes hampers our life force and unbalances our body and mind increasing stress , anxiety and fears in our minds . In our course one will learn how to breath properly and to guide and expand prana or life-force in the right way to connect to our higher self.

YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LIFESTYLE

• Nadi Shodhana Pranayama
• Surya Bheda Pranayama
• Sheetali Pranayama
• Seetkari Pranayama
• Bhramari Pranayama
• Bhastrika Pranayama
• Kapalbhati Pranayama

Anatomy in a western context is about physicality. But according to yoga, anatomy also includes energy and subtle body systems.as the students delve into the five vital energies , the seven tissues,three fundamental qualities (gunas) and subtle channels (Nadies) , they gain understanding of a deeper level of their existence that grounds their

• Introduction To Anatomy
• Skeletal System
• Muscular System
• Nervous System
• Endocrine System
• Respiratory System
• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Excretory System
• Reproductive System

In bhakti yoga we draw heavily on cultivating and expressing love and devotion for deities in the hindu pantheon . The ecstatic experience of singing, chanting and satsang cultivates an atmosphere for emotional expression and healing while at the same time giving the practitioner an opportunity to set the stage for experiencing the divine within the self.

• Performing bhajan-kirtan
• Havan (Opening fire ceremony for invocation of energy)
• Ajapa-japa (repetition of a mantra)

Yoga Philosophy Sessions Philosophy is the core of any subject and yoga is not different, without philosophy similar body without to yoga is a consciousness. Philosophy classes at Bhakyi Yogshala conducted in an environment, where the interactive process not only allows participant to learn and navigate how to form questions but also helps them reach to their own answers regarding mundane, emotional and spiritual life. We have experienced that the quality of questions determine the quality of life and if one knows the techniques or the path to reach to the answers, life becomes the playground of possibilities. One of the major outcomes of this is the development of interpersonal communicational skills, which refines the perception and responses towards the events of life for enhanced experience of it.

• What is Yoga
• History of Yoga
• Yogic Texts
• Paths of Yoga
• Ayurveda
• Koshas
• Pranas
• Nadis
• Chakras
• Pranayama
• Bandhas
• Mudras
• Shat Karmas
• Meditation