Course Content

Advanced Asanas :

• Body alignment
• Stretching and strengthening movements
• Assisting / ajustings
• Family of Lotus pose
• Inversions
• Arm balances
• Advanced bends and hip openers
• Sequencing of asanas in balanced way
• Work with physical blockages
• Restorative yoga

Advanced Pranayama :

• Ancient methods of tantric pranayamas
• Swara yoga pranayama
• Mantra pranayama
• Special kumbhakas
• Sequencing of classical pranayama : 
• Kapalabhati
• Bhastrika
• Ujjai
• Bramaree
• Sitali
• Sitkari
• Nadi shodhana
• Vibhagya

Classical and Advanced Shatkarmas :

• Basic and advance shat kriyas from ancient Hatha yoga system
• Jala neti (cleansing of nostrils with water)
• Sutra Neti (cleansing of nostrils with string)
• Vamana Dhauti (yogic vomiting)
• Varisara Dhouti (Shankha prakshalana) (cleansing of digestive system)
• Vastra dhauti (swalling of 2-6m cloth)
• Agnisara (energizing of the belly)
• Nauli (rolling of the belly)
• Trataka (candle gazing)

Advanced Mudras & Bandhas :

• Classical bandha follow with tantric mudras
• Mula bandha
• Uddiyana bandha
• Jalandhara bandha
• Maha bandha
• Finger, face and body mudras for paranayama and meditation

Sound practices and chanting:

• Advanced tantric meditation
• Kriya yoga meditation
• Mantra yoga meditation
• Prana yoga meditation
• Advanced yoga nidra
• Prana nidra
• Ajapa japa meditation
• Antar mouna meditation
• Tattwa shuddi meditation
• Tantric Japa Yoga

Ayurveda based on Samkhya philosophy :

• 24 tattvas (elements)
• 3 gunas (qualities)
• 3 doshas / 15 sub-doshas
• 7 dhatus (layers of the body)
• Power of herbs and natural remedies
• Fasting

Visiting teachers

Exams & Certification :

• 1 collectif examination at the end of the 2nd week
• teaching of 10 sections of the class (asanas, pranayama, relaxation, meditation)
• create your sequence on specific topic
• sanskrit names of asanas
• 1 oral final examination
• 1 writing final examination

Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a diploma which is highly valued and internationally recognized.

Course venue

We are blessed to conduct our yoga courses in the beautiful and peaceful ashram belonging to the Chinmaya Mission, located 45 km from Kochi airport (Kerala / south India).

The ashram has a very peaceful atmosphere suitable for yoga and meditation, nature will wakeup early morning sunrise with the singing  birds, mantras and bells from temple refresh the mind,  ashram library is intellectual sanctuary with spiritual knowledge, students has an opportunity to introduce  various courses on Vedanta & Sanskrit. This is a sacred birth place of the great saint Adi Sankaracharya’s one can feel a calm, spiritual energy during their stay in ashram.

Accommodation

The accommodation is generally a shared room for 2 students but we try as much as possible to give you single room accommodation (when there are other courses running in the Ashram you will be asked to share). In case you don’t like to share we will provide you single room upon special request and subject to availability. The rooms are clean and simple with fan, attached toilet and shower with hot water. Laundry facilities and wifi are available in commun area.

Food

The food is a simple vegetarian south indian diet and includes various seasonal fruits. Filtered drinking water is safe for health is freely available in the ashram.

Rules & guidelines for students

· Dress code suitable to the ashram environment is advised.
· Smoking and alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited.
· Kindly lock the door when leaving the room. Do not keep any valuables near the windows.
· Anyone requiring any assistance like medical, taxi etc. please contact ashram office.
· Do not leave bags/personal belongings lying unattended as many ashram workers are from outside. Please keep belongings with you.
· Please switch off mobile phone in dining hall, yoga hall and temple
· Please maintain silence during breakfast and lunch.
· Please inform us if you have any food allergies.
· Please be punctual to yoga class. There will be one day per week free for you.
· Please don’t invite locals to ashram.
· WIFI: The ashram charges for wifi. Please deal directly with the ashram office for all matters related to wifi. Please be aware that they will charge per device!
· ATM Machine: located 1km from the ashram in village. Other ATMs are located in 5km from ashram.
· If you would like to change foreign currency please contact us.
· Library is open from 09.30 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 16.30. Closed on Sundays and every second Saturday.
· In order to receive your course certificate, the course must be completed in full.

GDPR statement

A student of International Vasishta Yoga Research Foundation teacher training course consents to his/her contact details (name, email and phone number) being passed onto our partner, Yoga Alliance Professionals, so they can contact him/her directly and invite me to register as a Trainee and Teacher. Student has the option of opting out of this registration process.

Note: The above GDPR statement is the general rules follow by one of our partner Yoga Alliance Professionals . For the privacy, without the written permission of students we will not hand over any of individual /personal data to any of agency / partner.

Course fees & reservation

Course fee includes only course materials, food & accommodation in shared twin room

In order to reserve a place for this course, please complete this application form and return it with a deposit of 300 Euros, which will form a part payment of the full course fee, mentioned above. This course is limited to a small number of students and we cannot guarantee a place until the full deposit has been received.

Should enrolment be cancelled by a student for any reason, the deposit is non-refundable. In the unlikely event our course is cancelled, 100% of the payment/deposit will be refunded.

What is included in the course fee ?

• Food and accommodation from 15th February to 15th March 2021
• All tuition fees
• 5 course books, notebooks and pens
• 336 yoga cards as a tool for sequencing
• Bag and yoga belt for practice