300 Hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh

300 Hours Traditional Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh India incorporates a variety of topics. All these topics come under these following heads -

1. Techniques, Training and Practice - It incorporates several practices of Hatha Yoga which students will study in the Yoga Teacher Training Course. They are -

Asana - Postures of Hatha Yoga such as Standing, Supine, Prone - (backward, forward, spine twist), Inversion and Balance at intermediate and advance level.

Pranayama - Udar Svashan, Vaksha Svashan, Griva Svashan, Yogic Svashan, Kapalabhati, Bhastika, Nadi Shodhana, Sheetali, Sheetkari, Bhramari and Ujjayi. In addition, altogether 12 classical Pranayama.

Mudra - Specific, selected and important gesture to affect energy in body.

Bandha - Important locks to block the flow of energy in body (Jalandhara Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha and Moola Bandha).

Satkarma - Purificatory practices in Yoga (Laghu Sankhaprakshalana, Vaman, Jala Neti and Sutra Neti).

Meditation - Intermediate practices of Yoga Nidra, Intermediate Kaya asthairyam (stillness of body), Intermediate awarenss of breath, Antarmouna (inner slience) with conscious creation and disposal of thought and awareness and disposal of spontaneous thoughts, Japa (chanting) of sacred mantra or holy syllables with rosary, Ajapa Japa (spontaneous chanting) with awareness of frontal psychic passage and awareness of frontal psychic passage with SOHAM, Fundamental Dharana (concentration) practices and concentration with sacred mantra, Trataka (gazing) and Group meditation for universal peace and harmony.

2. Teaching Methodology - This is a combination of complex topics such as Designing Yoga class, How to teach different practices of Yoga, How to be good Yoga teacher, Ethical guidelines, Develop communication skills, Time management, Principles of demonstration, Assistance, Awareness, Correction, Styles of teaching, Specific needs of individuals in a Yoga class and Business aspects of Yoga teaching etc. 

3. Anatomy and Physiology -

(a) Modern human anatomy and physiology - Overview and additional details of (Skeleton, Muscular, Digestive, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Endocrine and Nervous system), Urinary system and Reproductive system (female and male), Immune System, Important Joints and their movements in different Asana and Important muscles and their movements in different Asana.

(b) Yoga human anatomy and physiology - Discussion on Human body according to Hatha Yoga and its relation to the study of human body in modern study regarding 3 Bodies, 5 elements, 5 Kosha, Prana, Mind, 5 Sense organs and 5 Motor organs, Nadi, Chakra and Kundalini.

(c) Holistic approach of Yoga - Learning how the system of Hatha Yoga needs to be incorporated for human well-being of body, mind, emotion and spirit.

4. Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers - Overview of the fundamental topics from 200 Hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course, Sristi (Creation) and Pralaya (Dissolution), Concept of Dharma, Dharma and Karma relation, Religion and its true essence with reference to comparative study of different faiths of the world, Hinduism - a way of living with reference to other ism’s as ways of living, Reflection on the life of great Gurus of different parts of the world with special reference to Swami Vivekananda, Bhakti Yoga as the Yoga of Kaliyuga, Yogic lifestyle, Ethics for a Yoga Teacher, Ethical guidelines as an individual and as a Yoga teacher and Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (important topics from all four chapters - Samadhi Pada, Sadhana Pada, Vibhuti Pada and Kaivalya Pada).

5. Practicum - Practice of teaching different practices in groups as the lead instructor, Observe and assist while others teaching, Focus on specific practices and Compiling feedback etc.