- Course Duration: 14 Days
- Course Fees: $500 USD (Shared Room)
- Course Fees: $600 USD (Private Room)
- Yogic food & clean Accommodation
- 3 Vegetarian meals per day during the course
- Group Ganga pooja ceremony (Ganga Aarti)
- Satsanga (devotional concert)
- Yoga Retreat to Hilltop for Morning Sunrise
- Cleansing process materials
Ashtanga Intensive Course in Rishikesh, India
Ashtanga is the ancient practice of yoga, meaning eight limbs or branches, and is described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. It is an ancient system of self-realization of which asana is just one component, and through dedicated practice, one is able to ‘suspend the fluctuations of the mind’ and attain freedom from suffering. Ashtanga yoga integrates the practice of the eight limbs - including breathing techniques, postures, mental exercises, and lifestyle choices to bring the mind under control and enable sustainable inner peace and happiness.
The modern method of Ashtanga yoga is technically known as the Ashtanga Vinyasa system and is a series of asana sequences of increasing difficulty that work to strengthen, cleanse and purify the body in preparation for meditation and other higher practices of yoga.
Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic yoga practice synchronizing breath and movement. The same sequence of asanas is followed each time, allowing the body to realign and detoxify. As students progress they move to more advanced sequences. The first sequence is known as the Primary Series and focuses on building foundational strength and flexibility, including forwarding bends, twists and hip openers.
The first series of asana sequences in the Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga system is known as the Primary Series (Yoga Chikitsa, Yoga Therapy). This series works to heal and align the body, with a particular focus on the realignment of the spine and detoxification. The dedicated practice of the first series builds foundational strength, flexibility, and endurance in preparation for the following sequences.
100 Hour Ashtanga Yoga TTC: Course Fees Include
- Rishikesh Divine Yoga School 100 Hour Yoga Certificate
- Free Wifi connection at the Yoga school
- Yoga Asanas
- Meditation, Pranayama & Mantra Chanting
- Asana Practice Ashtanga Vinyasa Style
- Mudras, Bandhas & Kriyas
- Yogic Philosophy
- Anatomy & Therapy classes
- Teaching Methodology & Philosophy classes
Ashtanga Intensive Course Teacher Training Asanas
Primary Series Asanas
- Surya Namaskara A
- Surya Namaskara B
- Padangusthasana
- Padahastasana
- Utthita Trikonasana A & B
- Utthita Parsvkonasana A & B
- Prasarita Padottanasana A - D
- Parsvottanasana
- Utthitahasta Padangusthasana
- Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana
- Utkat Asana
- Veerbhadrasana A & B
- Dandasana
- Paschimottanasana
- Purvottanasana
- Ardha Baddha Paschimottanasana
- Triangamukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
- Janu Sirsasana A - C
- Marichiasana A - D
- Navasana
- Bhujpeedasana
- Kurmasana
- Suptakurmasana
- Garbha Pindasana
- Kukkutasana
- Badhakonasana A & B
- Upvistha Konasana A & B
- Supta Konasana
- Supta Padanguthasana
- Ubhaya Padangusthasana
- Urdhavamukha Paschimottanasana
- Setubandhasana
- Urdhava Dhanurasana
- Sarvangasana
- Halasana
- Karna Pidasana
- Urdhava Padmasana
- Pindasana
- Matsyasana
- Uttana Padasana
- Sirsasana
- Baddha Padmasana
- Yoga Mudra
- Padmasana
- Uthplutih
Pranayamas and Breathing Techniques
- Kapalabhati
- Nadi Shodhana
- Bhastrika
- Ujjayi
- Surya Bhedan
- Chandra Bhedan
- Yogic Breathing
Theory and Philosophy
- History and tradition of Yoga
- Schools of Yoga
- Patanjali Ashtanga Yoga
- Concept of Prana
- Theory on Kundalini
- Chakras
- Physical and psychological effects of Pranayama
- Introduction to Bhagavad Gita
- Introduction to Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Introduction to Six Indian Philosophies
- Relevance of Omkara in Yoga System
- Consistent practice and Detachment (Abhayasa and Vairagya)
- Concept of the Divine and Surrender to the Divine in yoga (concept of Isvara and Isvarapranidhana)
- Foundations of Yoga
- Yoga and psychology
Daily Schedule: 100 hour Ashtanga yoga teacher training in India
- 06:30 - 08:00 - Pranayama/ Meditation / Mantra Chanting
- 08:30 - 10:15 --Asana Practice Ashtanga Vinyasa Mysore Style or Led Class
- 10:30 - 12:00 -- Breakfast / Brunch / Free Time / Study Time
- 12:00 - 13:30 -- Yoga Principles / Philosophy / Yoga Sutra Lectures
- 14:00 - 15:00 -- Yoga Nidra Meditation / Rest Time / Free time / Refreshing time
- 15:00 - 16:00 -- Workshop / Study Time / Guest Lecturers
- 16:00 - 18:00 -- Asana practice / Art of Adjustment / Body Alignment
- 18:30 - 19:30 -- Dinner Time
- 19:30 - 20:30 -- Rest Time / Free Time / Study Time
- 20:30 - 21:30 -- Silence Meditation
- 21:30 - 06:00 -- Mauna / Silence
*This is an example schedule. Schedules may change depending on the season, course, and any improvement that may have been implemented. Please keep your schedule as open as possible during TTC for additional training and activities.
