300 Hours Ashtanga Vinyasa & Hatha Yoga TTC

Vedic chanting is said to develop one’s mental powers and strength, ease stress, and take one to a higher level of consciousness. Chanting also improves one’s memory and power of concentration, also helping to purify mentally. The vibrations of mantras spread in atmosphere while chanting helps to purify one’s own self as well as the surroundings. In the course, we chant different Vedic mantras daily.

Hatha Yoga is an authentic Yogic practice helping to increase strength and flexibility of body and preparing it for Ashtanga Vinyasa flow.
In 300hours Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, we focus on more advanced asanas along with their therapeutic applications.

In the last week of course, students will be guided how to make their own flow (Lesson Planning). Based upon which, they will be asked to prepare their own flow and guide entire yoga class as a Yoga Teacher.

This is a modern style of Yoga much popular in West, introduced by K. Pattabhi Jois is another integral part of 300hours Yoga Teacher Training, many people know this style by the name Ashtanga Yoga Style. In this course, you will be helped to master the entire Primary series: its Practice, Alignment, Adjustment, Drishti & Breathing all.
Along with Primary Series, you will be introduced to Intermediate Series and based on your performance in this, trainer will guide you for complete Intermediate Series.
Throughout this course, you will be refreshed with entire Primary series followed by complete practice of Intermediate series from 2nd week.

This session covers

• Role of Alignment & Adjustment while performing asanas.
• Right Technique of performing Adjustment.
• Maintaining safety by right adjustment while performing asanas.
• How to perform Postures, knowing the correct way of moving into and coming out of every pose.
• Knowing the Breathing Pattern for every movement during the asana.
• Mistakes & Precautions made in every asana.
• Hands on Adjustment.
• Use of different props to achieve perfect posture.
• Usage of right muscle in every movement.
• How to align others, right way of touching etc.
• Spinal Alignment.
• Lower Body & Upper Body Alignment.
• Alignment of different postures (Surya Namaskar, Standing, Seated, Lateral, Twisting, Inversions, Balancing Asanas) of Vinyasa Flow & Hatha Yoga.
• Maintaining Balance of body in final position.

This is a part of Hatha Yoga focused on cleansing the entire body from top to bottom with the help of different kriyas, thereby helping in detoxification and preparing the body and mind for Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation. In 300hours YTTC, we will be learning some of the kriyas every weekend:

• Jal Neti (Nasal Cleansing)
• Rubber / Sutra Neti (Nasal & Throat Cleansing)
• Trataka (Eye Cleansing)
• Kapalbhati (Respiratory and Forehead Cleansing)
• Shankh Prakshalan (Digestive System Cleansing)
• Kunjal Kriya (Stomach & Respiratory System Cleansing)
• Dhauti Kriya
• Agnisar Kriya
• Nauli Kriya

This session is conducted before every class, also some specialized sessions are conducted in the beginning of the course to open up the body and preparing for asanas. We will work on opening different parts of the body, helping you for main asanas session.

In Practical, You will be taught

• Meditative Pose and Mudras required while sitting for Pranayama
• Practise of Bandhas and Kumbhaka (Internal & External retention)
• Learn Technique of Holding the Breathing.
• Regular Practise of different pranayamas everyday:
• Kapalbhati, Nadi Shodhan
• Bhastrika, Surya Bhedana, Ujjai
• Chandra Bhedana, Sitali, Sitkari
• Anulom Viloma, Bhramri, Yogic Breathing
• Clavicular, Chest, Diaphragmatic Breathing.
• Learn how to Teach Pranayama

In Last week, you will be asked to make your own sequence of Pranayama based on certain case study and practice teaching in groups.

This session covers Difference between Concentration and Meditation. You will learn in detail about Meditation in Philosophy session.  Different ways of meditation will be taught:

• Omkara Meditation (Pranava Sadhana)
• Trataka
• Breathing Awareness Meditation
• Yog Nidra
• Cyclic Meditation
• Silence Meditation
• Chakras Meditation
• Chakras healing
• Visualization Techniques
• Silence meditation.

And Many More.

Hatha Yog Pradipika is an ancient text of Hatha Yoga, written by Swami Swatmarama. As we know, hatha yog is more about practical. It has 4 limbs: asanas, pranayama & shatkarmas, bandhas & mudras, samadhi.

In regular practical pranayama session, pranayama & bandhas mentioned in this text will be covered. Remaining asanas and mudras, will be covered in this 1 hour session daily from 1^st week of course.

This class will be conducted for around 1week followed by practice of Advanced Asanas / Intermediate series of Ashtanga Vinyasa.

This session covers complete study of Traditional Ashtanga Yoga, written by Sage Patanjali.

• Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga and Sage Patanjali.
• Introdn to Patanjali Yog Darshan and its 4 chapters (Samadhi, Sadhna, Vibhuti & Kailvalya)

We cover all 196 sutras mentioned in Yog Darshan

Samadhi Padh covers:

• Introduction of Samadhi Padh
• Knowing the eligibility for yogic path.
• Discipline required in Yoga
• What is Yog?
• What do you mean by controlling the mind, and what happens if you are able to control?
• What happens if you are unable to control the mind
• Different thought process in mind.
• How to control the mind?
• What is Samadhi and different types of Samadhi
• How to obtain Samadhi
• Ishwara Pranidhanani, Concept of Pranav Sadhna
• Obstacles in the path of Yoga
• Different ways to overcome the Obstacles
• Explanation about Higher levels of Samadhi

Sadhna Padh covers:

• Introduction to Sadhna Padh
• Concept of Kriya Yog
• What makes us unhappy in our life
• What is Pleasure & pain
• Role of karmas in our life
• What decides our entire life
• How our past life decides our present life and How present decides our future.
• Knowing why there exists different species on this planet.
• Understanding evolution process of universe and human being
• Knowing Purusha(Soul) & What is Prakriti (Nature).
• Knowing the goal of our life, why we came onto this earth.
• Understanding the role of 3 Gunas (Saatv, Rajas & Tamas).
• Knowing What is Birth & Death.
• 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga.
• Importance of Yamas & Niyamas.
• Concept of Asanas, Pranayama, Different stages of Pranayama, Pratyahara.

Vibhuti Padh covers:

• Introduction to Vibhuti Padh.
• What is Concentration (Dharana), Meditation (Dhyana), Samadhi
• Concept of Samyama.
• Knowing about different divine powers(Siddhis) which yoga attains once he practises these limbs.
• How a yogi can know about his past and future.
• How you can understand the language of other species (Divine Hearing)
• Invisible things how they become visible for a yogi (Sixth Sense)
• How to have complete control over your hunger & thirst.
• How can a yogi make his body invisible and enter other’s body.
• Having knowledge about entire solar system.
• Gaining knowledge about entire cosmos.
• How yogi can attain mastery over 5 elements (sky, air, fire, water & earth), five sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue & skin), 5 working actions (mouth, hands, feet, 2 genitals), 5 pranas (prana, apana, samana, udana & vyana) & conscience..
• How Yogi attains Ashta (8) siddhi, Knowing what are Ashta Siddhis (making body huge, tiny, light, heavy, etc.)
• How Yogi attains the wealth of body
• How these powers (siddhis) impact the life of a yogi.
• Knowing the power of a Human Being, how many powers an individual has, Realisation of those powers.
• Understanding the effect of these powers, whether they are useful or harmful for a yogi in his yogic journey to attain samadhi.
• How these powers can become an obstacle for a yogi in attaining samadhi.
• Knowing attaining these powers is not equal to Samadhi, still there is a long way to go.

Kaivalya Padh covers:

• What is kaivalya?
• Different ways to attain this stage.
• Upon achieving Kaivalya, is there anything remaining to achieve.
• Lifestyle of yogi after achieving Kaivalya.

Anatomy is one of the most important part of this course. This is the most important subject for yoga teachers in their classes. As while doing yoga, you are working on your body at different levels. So learning about your body, its limitations and role of yogic kriyas on body is very much required.

In 300hours Yoga teacher Training course, we cover different topics :

• Brief introduction to Anatomy & Physiology, its importance.
• Knowing the structure of body.
• Digestive System
• Respiratory System
• Circulatory System
• Role of Asanas, Pranayama, Bandhas & Mudras, Meditation and Shatkarmas on these systems.
• MuscoSkeletal System
• Understanding the anatomy of different postures
• Nervous and Endocrine System
• Impact of Yoga in both systems
• Anatomy of Pelvic and Spine.

Anatomy of Chakras , how they impact different parts of body.

Along with studying Anatomy and Physiology of Human Body and role of yoga on body, we will also discuss about how yoga can be a cure for various problems:

• Introduction to Yoga therapy
• What is Health
• Important Concepts for yoga therapy
• Therapeutic benefits of Asanas, Pranayama, Mudras & Shatkarmas.
• Therapy for Digestive related problems like Constipation, Ulcers, Gastric, Acidity, Colitis, Obesity etc.
• Spinal problems like Back Pain, Slipped Disc, Sciatica, Cervical Spondylitis, Swelling in Lower Extremities, Varicose Veins, etc.
• Breathing Problems like Sinusitis, Allergic Problems, Asthma
• High & Low Blood Pressure
• Diabetes
• Menstrual Disorders
• Thyroid
• Migraine
• Skin Problems
• Psychological problems like Insomnia, Stress, Anxiety etc.

In the last week of the course, students will be given a case study on some specific problem.

This class will give you the necessary practice and experience to go out in the real world and become a successful teacher that adds value to his or her students. Important aspects covered are:

• Defn of Yoga Teacher
• Qualities required to become a good Yoga teacher
• Knowing the ethics and importance of a Yoga teacher
• Knowing the seat of Yoga teacher / teaching as a service / why we teach/ create a sacred space
• Ethical guidelines for student teacher relationship.
• Learning how to plan a lesson and how to organize a lesson.
• Focusing on Time Management
• Learning Basic Principles of Sequencing the class
• Command on the Instructions while taking a class
• How to work on different level of students simultaneously

Students will be evaluated based upon:

• Their dedication, punctuality, and commitment for the course
• Attendance and Performance in every class.
• Behavior during the class.
• Asana Practical test (of around 25-30mins)
• Case Study

• Nature Walk
• Nature yoga
• Beach Yoga
• Sunrise Yoga
• Power Yoga
• Partner Yoga
• History of Rishikesh and real-life Yogis
• Video Sessions on Meditation