Retreat category
Yoga Training retreatsRetreat style
Ayurveda Yoga.
General Yoga.
Integral Yoga.
Restorative YogaLanguage of instruction
EnglishRetreat Month(s)
in abbreviated form e.g: Jan 24, Feb 24, Jun 24 or e.g: all year round if applicable to your retreat
All Year Round
Max. Group size
10 guestsLevel
Beginner-IntermediateParticipants Welcome
Solo-Couples-FamiliesMeals included
3 mealsDiets available upon request
Vegetarian
Description
list the major aspects of your Retreat you would like to bring forward (make it concise)
Be inspired and learn closely from experts who, together, have 10+ years of knowledge teaching yoga, conducting yoga certification exams for Govt. of India, facilitating yoga retreats, and leading yoga teacher training for students from 10+ countries worldwide. Along with vast yoga experience they themselves are MD doctors helping thousands of patients with yoga therapy. After passing online yoga exam you will be certified from Yoga Certification Board (YCB), the only governmental body of its kind globally following ISO standards. Stoke the inner guru within you and be a Ministry of AYUSH certified Yoga Trainer! This offer is exclusive to a small group of students.
Highlights:
Daily yoga classLearn how to teach a yoga sessionDaily batch, the course can start as soon as you sign upSelf-paced is possible upon discussion with the teacherYoga theory lecturesEnglish instruction. Hindi and Marathi language can be provided if needed.Pranayama and meditation sessionMindfulness talk Q&A and practice. Free time to do other activitiesOnline yoga exam accredited by Yoga Certification Board (YCB) under Indian GovernmentCertification valid for 5 yearsDaily sattvic and vegetarian meals14 nights accommodation
You can join anytime and we can start with one on one personalized sessions too.
Curriculum / Course information
Introduction to yoga and yogic practice
*Yoga: etymology, definitions, aim, objectives and misconceptions*Yoga: its origin, history, and development*Guiding principles to be followed by yoga practitioners*Principles of yoga (triguna, antahkarana-chatustaya, tri-Sharia/panchakosha)*Introduction to major schools of yoga (Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, Patanjali, Hatha)*Introduction to yoga practices for health and well being*Introduction to shatkarma: meaning, purpose and their significance in yoga sadhana*Introduction to yogic sukshma vyayma, sthula vyayama, and surya namaskar*Introduction to yogasana: meaning, principles, and their health benefits* Introduction to pranayam and dhyana and their health benefits
Introduction to yoga of texts
*Introduction and study of Patanjala Yoga Sutra including memorization of selected Sutras (chapter I-1-12)*Introduction and study of Bhagavad Gita including memorization of a selection of Slokas (chapter II-47, 48, 49, 50 and 70)*Introduction and study of Hathpradipika*General introduction to Prasthanatrayee*Concepts and principles of aahara (diet) in Hathapradipikaand Bhagawadgita (Mitahara and Yuktahara)*Significance of health yoga practices in health and well being*Concept of mental wellbeing according to Patanjala Yoga*Yogic practices of Patanjala Yoga: Bahiranga and Antaranga Yoga*Concepts of healthy living in Bhagwad Gita*Importance of subjective experience in daily yoga practice
Yoga for health promotion
*Brief introduction to the human body*Meaning and means of health promotion and role of yoga in health promotion*Yogic positive attitude (maitri, karuna, mudita, upeksha)*Concepts of bhavas (dharma, jnana, vairagya, aishvarya) and their relevance in well being*Dincharya and ritucharya with respect to a yogic lifestyle*Holistic approach of yoga towards health and diseases*Introduction to first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)*Yogic management of stress and its consequences*Yoga in the prevention of metabolic and respiratory disorders*Yoga for personality development
Practical: demonstration skills
Prayer: concept and recitation of pranava and hymnsYoga cleansing techniques: Knowledge of dhauti, neti and practice of kapalabhatiYogic sukshma vyayama and sthula vyayama*Yogic sukshma vyayama (micro circulation practices): neck movement*Griva shakti vikasaka (I, II, III, IV): shoulder movement*Bhuja valli shakti vikasaka*Purna bhuja shakti vikasaka: trunk movement*Kati shakti vikasaka (I, II, III, IV, V): knee movement*Jangha shakti vikasaka (II-A and B)*Janu shakti vikasaka: ankle movement*Pada-mula shakti vikasana - A and B*Gulpha-pada-pristha-pada-tala-shakti vikasaka*Yogic sthula vyayama (macrocirculation practices): Sarvanga pushti and hrid gati (engine daud)
Yogic surya namaskara
Yogasana*Tadasana, vrikshasana, ardha, chakrasana, padahastasana, kati chakrasana, trikonasana*Dandasana, sukhasana, padmasana, vajrasana,*Bhadrasana, mandukasana, ushtrasana, shashankasana, uttana mandukasana*Paschimottanasana, purvottanasana*Vakrasana, gomukhasana*Bhujangasana, shalabhasana, makarasana*Pavanamuktasana, uttnapadasana, ardha, halasana, setubandhasana*Vipareetakarani, saral matsyasana, shavasana%Preparatory breathing practices*Sectional breathing (abdominal, thoracic, clavicular)*Yogic deep breathingPranayama*Concept of puraka, rechaka and kumbhaka*Anulmoa viloma / nadi shodhana*Sheetalee (without kumbhaka)*Bhramari (without kumbhaka)Understanding of bandha*Jalandhara bandha*Uddiyana bandha*Mula bandhaUnderstanding of mudra*Hasta mudras (chin, chinmaya, brahma, adi, jnana, dhyana and nasika)
Practices leading to meditation and dhyna sadhana*Recitation of pranava and soham*Recitation of selected hymns, invocations and prayers from Vedas and Upanishadas*Body and breath awareness*Yoga Nidra
Practical: teaching skills (methods of teaching yoga)
*Essentials of good lesson plan: Concepts, needs, planning of teaching yoga (shatkriya, asana, pranayama, and practices leading to dhyana)*Principles of teaching yoga protocol to different groups (beginners, children, youth, women, geriatric population, and special attention group)*Preparation for a yoga class (before and during the class)*Factors influencing yoga teaching*Class management in yoga: its meaning and needs*Conducting yoga practical lessons: precautions and contraindications of practices)*Salient features of ideal yoga instructors*Models of ideal yoga lesson plans