200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India

In this 200-hour yoga teacher course, you will be introduced to the philosophy of yoga as has been handed down by a long lineage of spiritual leaders and gurus. Meditation, also known as Raja yoga, the King of Yoga is the ultimate purpose of all yoga. To prepare your body for this, you will learn: Hatha yoga, alignment, mudras, pranamaya and shatkriyas. Mantras are instruments of the mind and there will be a deep emphasis on these in order to make you into an excellent educator, classes will also be taught on teaching methodology which will explain to you how to design, sequence, and conduct a lesson. *Preparations for the classroom *Qualities of a teacher and types of students *Listening, presence, directive and non-directive dialogue *How to sequence the class *Importance of demonstrations *How to instruct students to enter and hold asanas *Design and layout of a lesson plan -Hatha Yoga %What is Hatha yoga? Ha refers to the right side of your body (Sun) and Tha refers to the left side of your body (Moon). On a physical level, the purpose of Hatha Yoga is to create a balance between the left and the right side of your body, a balance between the sun and moon's influences on your life. What you will learn: *21-step Surya namaskar cycle with mantra awareness for each step *Upa yoga/ sukshma vyama (yoga to lubricate the joints and stimulate the glands) *Standing asanas *Sitting asanas *Kneeling asanas *Prone asanas *Supine asanas *Inversion asanas *Benefits and contradictions of asanas -Alignment *How to correctly enter, center, adjust, hold, adjust and exit a pose *Fundamentals of forward extensions, backward extensions, and twisting asanas *Variations of basic asanas *Limitations, contradictions, and benefits of yoga asanas *How to correct/adjust postures verbally and by touching -Pranayama *What is prana and what are the 5 types of prana? *Apana prana, samana, prana, udana prana, vyana prana and prana prana *Chest breathing versus diaphragmatic breathing *What is pranayama and what are the 7 main pranayama practices (kapalbhati, bhastrika, brahmari, sheetali, seetkari, nadi shodana, ujjayi) *What are nadis? channels through which energy prana flows *Ida, sushmana and pingala *Introduction to bhandas: mula bhanda, uddiyan bhanda, jalandar bhanda and maha bahanda -Anatomy and Physiology *What is yogic anatomy and physiology? *Introduction to the respiratory system and yogic breathing *How do pranayama practices connect to the digestive and immune system? *Muscular system: types of muscle contractions and how asanas affect the muscular system *Types of joints, how asanas affect joints, and how to avoid injury whilst doing asanas *The structure of the spine, the effect of asanas on the spine, and its movement during asanas *What are the 5 layers, sheaths, and dimensions of existence (koshas) of the body and their associated psychological and physiological states? *Going from gross to subtle: annamaya kosha, pranayama kosha, manomaya kosha, vijanamamaya kosha, and anandamaya kosha, collectively known as panchakosha *Introduction to chakras -Mudras *Types of mudras *Importance of mudras *Physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of mudras -Meditation %Meditation is an inner journey. Meditation is to take your awareness from your gross to your subtlest body. -Yoga Philosophy/Yoga Darshana *What is yoga/ the purpose of yoga? union, harmony, samadhi, consciousness and enlightenment *The four paths of yoga: jnana, bhakti, karma and raja yoga *Eight limbs/eight-fold path of yoga as per Sage Patanjali (ashtanga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dhyana, dharana and samadhi) *Introduction and brief overview of yoga sutras by Sage Pantanjali *Chapter 1: Samadhi pada *Chapter 2: Sadhana pada *Chapter 3: Vibhuti pada *Chapter 4: Kaivalya pada *The five states of mind: kshipta, vikshipta, mudha, ekagra and nirodhah *The four faculties of the mind field: ahamkara, buddhi, chitta and manas -Mantras *Mantras are instruments of the mind *Verses repeated over and over to train the mind, silence the mind, invoke energy, express gratitude *There are many mantras, each used for different occasions and circumstances based on the emotion, need and intention of he/she expressing it *Significance of Om - A U M Guru Mantra – mantra for universal masters to bless *Aum Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnu *Opening mantra - Aum Sahana Vavatu *Sage Patanjali mantra - Vandhe Gurunum Charanara Vinde *Closing mantra/realization mantra - Aum Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya *The completeness mantra - Aum Purrnam Adah, Purrnam Idam *Meal prayer - Aum Brahma Arpanam Surya Namaskar Mantra -Shatkriyas (yogic practices to cleanse the internal organs) *What are the 6 yogic practices used to remove waste from the internal organs that are not removed through regular means? ( kapalbhati, trataka, neti, dhouti, nauli and vasti) *Kapalbhati - stimulating the brain cells *Trataka - eye exercises *Neti - upper nasal track *Dhouti - cleansing the Intesti