200 hours Yoga Teacher Training for Indian citizens

Om Shanti Om Yoga School offers the opportunity to journey into the depths of your yoga practice. Located in Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world, on the banks of the holy Ganges River, our school offers a natural haven for those who seek an experience and environment in which to evolve in body, mind, and spirit. We are globally known for world-class Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India.

Om Shanti Om Yoga School provides a 200-hour yoga teacher training course in a tranquilizing environment, which will rejuvenate your mind and soul as you master this ancient art of hatha yoga. We are dedicated to the growth of our students and in eventually spreading this knowledge across the globe in its authentic taste. Upon completion of the program, trainees will have the privilege and fulfillment of bringing this knowledge to many more people.

The 200 hours yoga teacher-training course welcomes yoga practitioners of all levels. We provide customized training, which accommodates students right from beginner level to the most advanced practitioners. Our 200-hour yoga teacher-training course is a perfect blend of theory and practice where the students learn the very essence of this ancient practice. The course enables our disciples to equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and confidence needed to propagate this science further to their students at later stages.

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh Course Syllabus

The Yoga Alliance USA has set widely-accepted International standards for Yoga Teacher Training programs which include 100, 200, 300, and 500 hours of training, at the bank of the holy Ganga river in the lap of the great mountain Himalaya.

Asanas: learn more than 40 basic asanas (postures) including their different levels and variations, from beginner to advanced level. In each asana, you will learn proper adjustments, alignments, techniques, corrections, contra-indications, physical and psychic awareness, benefits, etc.

Bandhas: learn the practice of 3 bandhas - energy locks in the body - Mula bandha, Jalandhara bandha, Uddiyana bandha, and Maha bandha. We place emphasis on technique, contraindications, and benefits.

Pranayama: learn 8 main types of Pranayama (breathing) techniques - Anuloma-Viloma, Nadishodhana, Ujjayi, Bhramari, Shitali, Sitkari, Bhastrika, and Kapalbhati. Each Pranayama will be taught with an emphasis on many techniques, duration, ratio, physical and psychic awareness, contra-indications, and benefits.

Dhyana (Meditation): Yoga Teacher Training students will learn and be guided into the practice of major 6 meditation techniques in accordance with each Chakra plus 5 additional practices of different meditations with emphasis on background, techniques & benefits.

Mantra: learn to chant and present the main Vedic mantras.

Philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics: We will explain and discuss the history and philosophy of Yoga. The trainee will learn the eight original limbs: Yama, Niyam, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyana and Samadhi from Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. As well as seven limbs of Hatha Yoga from Gherand Samhita and their use in modern life-style.

Teaching Methodology: Learn how to demonstrate and adjust different asanas, observe the class and assist other students.

As well as we teach to our trainee lesson planning,

Injury Prevention on how to avoid injury from asana,

How to use hand for yoga asana adjusting,

How to do alignment principles in yoga poses,

Educational techniques to teach principles of yoga,

Practicum in teaching yoga what to talk and not to talk during yoga practice,

Understanding, correcting, assisting, encouraging, and caring

Also guiding the progress of students in yoga.

Anatomy and physiology: There are both physical and subtle anatomy lessons. Understanding the physiology of the body.

Practicum: Learn how to teach all yoga techniques and how to manage the structure of yoga practice and lessons.

Class Structure and Planning: Yoga trainees will learn how to create an effective and intelligent structure and build your class during the alignment.

All this knowledge will make you a pure soul, intelligent human, and peaceful man to understand the balance of body and life!