Ashtanga Vinyasa flow Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Shatkarma means 6 actions, it means there is 6 technique to purify your body completely, which is mentioned in many old Yogic books. If the one practices Shatkarma in his daily life, That person has less chance to get the effect by disease, improves immunity, and there are several benefits of it. it changes your lifestyle physically and mentally. These 6 shatkarma are –

1. Neti,
2. Dhauti,
3. Basti,
4. kapalbhati,
5. Trataka,
6. Nauli.

Peace yoga provides you Neti, trataka, nauli, and kapalbhati classes in 50/100 and 200 hour Yoga teacher training only. We will provide neti pot and rubber for Neti kriya.

Pranayama is one of the limbs in Ashtanga yoga, which is described in Yogasutraby Patanjali, Pranayama means Prana – life energy, and Yama means – Control, which means control of life energy, it means taking the charge of your prana, The one who is a practitioner of  Pranayama, Will experience of the benefits, Pranayama helps to gain control of your body through the connection of your mind to body, it also helps to get you rid of any cardiovascular disease, most of the stomach problem, improved immunity, etc.

There are 8 Pranayama mentioned in Yogic books,

1. Nadi shodhana
2. Ujjayi
3. bhastrika
4. bhramari
5. Sheetal
6. sheetkari
7. Plavani
8. murcha.

There’s 6 pranayama – Nadi shodhana, ujjayi, bhramari, sheetali and sheetkari and bhastrika will be taught in Our course at Peace 50/100 and 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga retreat. 

Ashtanga vinyasa classes are based on the tradition of Mysore, There are 6 series in Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, Ist series is called the primary series ( Yoga chikitsa ) , the second series is called the Intermediate series ( Nadi shodhan ), and the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth series called Advance (sthira bhaga) A, B, C, D respectively.

Peace yoga provides only a primary series in Yoga teacher training and yoga retreats, But it can be changed, If the first series is completed then our teacher is free to teach the second series also.

What we cover in Ashtanga vinyasa classes:-

1. History of ashtanga vinyasa yoga
2. chart of series
3. Fundamental postures
4. Ashtanga primary series ( yoga chikitsa)
5. Breathing (ujjayi breath )
6. Bandha (lock)
7. Drishtis (gazing point)
8. Some basic concepts

These classes will give you a deep understanding of the human body, More information about Asana, pranayama, meditation, how these practices affect us mentally and physically.

• Human body and physiology
• How to Avoid Injuries in yoga classes
• How energy works in Yoga
• Joints and their range of motion
• Applications of Yoga posture (Benefits, cons, and pros.)
• Skeleton anatomy and How Yoga affects it.
• muscular anatomy and How Yoga affects it.
• Yogic anatomy like koshas etc.
• Digestive system and How Yoga affects it.
• respiratory system and How Yoga affects it.
• Functional anatomy.

We have 12 sessions of Philosophy classes are available only in Our yoga teacher training students where 2 sessions are available for questions,

These sessions will be covering these topics in yoga teacher training courses:-

• History of yoga and Meaning
• Some Yoga Sutras by Patanjali
• Karma yoga ( On the basis of Bhagwat Geeta and ancient books)
• Pranayama
• Eight limbs of yoga
• Four paths of yoga
• Vedas, Upanishads, and Hatha Yoga pradipika
• Sattva, Rajas, tamas
• Nature of yogis

These classes teach you about a deep understanding of yoga asana, how to connect with people during yoga classes, How to adjust people during Yoga asanas, and much more.

Some topics below what we cover in peace yoga teacher training courses,

1. How to enter in any pose
2. Alignment
3. modification ( use of props )
4. adjustment
5. How to breath
6. How to use bandhas
7. How to focus on the body part
8. How to understand movements
9. How to finish yoga pose
10. How to avoid injuries
11. Who should do
12. who shouldn’t do it?
13. How to teach a pose

Dhyana is the 7th limb of Ashtanga yoga, Dhyana Means in English is Meditation, These classes are more focused on understanding and feeling Tradition and the modern concept of Meditation.

These topics will be covered during Meditation sessions:- 

1. What is Dhyana
2. Benefits of dhyana
3. How to concentration
4. Trataka meditation
5. chakra meditation
6. Mantra meditation
7. Bhakti Yoga
8. Yoga Nidra
9. Guided meditation

These sessions are only available for 100 and 200 hour yoga teacher training program students, At the end of the 200-hour yoga teacher training program, each student has to teach 3 sessions of Asana Yoga classes, and the teacher will guide students about their teaching.

Some topics below will be covered During Teaching sessions.

1. How to connect with your students
2. How to maintain voice
3. How to give instruction
4. How to adjust
5. Permissions
6. How to decorate the class
7. How to maintain good vibes