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Overview
Come home to yourself in the pristine forested foothills of Nepal on this explorative journey. The 300 Hour YTT is meant for yoga enthusiasts looking to deepen their existing understanding and practice of yogic values, the mind-body transforming asana routine, integrative purifying pranayama breathworks and pervasive mindfulness. The salubrious climate of Nepal’s Nagarjuna forests where you would reside for the course duration only helps thicken the meditative constitution of your mind and allows you to soulfully reconnect with nature.
Revise and re-learn asana basics on this program under the careful guidance of your YTT instructor, expand the concentrative power of your mind with self-led and guided meditation techniques, integrate diaphragmatic pranayama breathworks in your asana exercise, and go in-depth with textual readings from discourses on yoga. Additionally, over the course period of 300 Hour YTT with Himalayan Yoga Academy, you will be brought up as a capable teacher possessing the necessary skills of asana demonstrations, hands-on assistance, and powerful articulation of the values of the yogic path.
Description
Taking the values of yogic discipline beyond the mat and outside class hours into the thorough fares of everyday, this course attempts to imbibe mindfulness, calming breathwork, and rooting in the life-affirming philosophy of yogic holism in all spheres of life. A typical day unfolds at the training with purifying rituals of drinking water, nasal and mouth cleansing with jala neti; followed by mindful prayer and sonorous chant for invoking the auspicious within. This is followed with warm-up and basic movements-based Hatha asana exercise to unwind the sleep-ridden body. The comprehensive Surya Namaskar sequence is revisited every morning, thus bringing perfection. At theory and discourse sessions during the day, the students are encouraged to understand and deliberate the key concepts of yogic life. Anything from relating personal stories of inspiration to understanding civilizational crisis in light of yogic dictums can be brought to the table. Complimenting the intellectual and metaphysical exploration of key concepts such as dharma, karma, moksha, or ahimsa, etc, the students are led to live out the days of retreat developing a sattvic, plant-based, clean diet, helping fellow learners in the community style life at the retreat home, offering selfless service for social welfare by teaching at local schools, developing a ritual of offering prayers at appointed times of the day, thus invoking the Supreme One within every being, and lastly-- develop a ritual of self-led study, meditation and asana practice over the duration of the course.
Sundays and some days of festivals on this 36 days time, are spent a little differently. There’s always some jubilee to take part in at the school on the festive days of the Indic calendar. On the leisurely off days, whether you go on an outing in Kathmandu city or trek in the jungles -- your call!
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What Makes this Program Special?
- An opportunity to brush-up your 200 hour YTT learnings and go more in-depth
- Earn an advanced level teacher training certification for advantage in yoga entrepreneurship career
- Learn business communication in the context of yoga and wellness industry
- Uninterrupted quality time for self-search amidst the beauty and bliss of Nepal
- Advanced asana, pranayama, and meditation practice schedules
- Advanced textual exploration of yoga history and philosophy
Food
Ensuring harmony and doshic-balance for your unique body-mind make-up, the retreat kitchen provides three meals a day, fulfilling the criteria of Ayurvedic dietary prescriptions. You would love to rejuvenate and replenish with these kosher vegetarian meals, sourced from local farm produces and skillfully prepared to taste by expert chefs. Salad greens, spicy-herbed vegetable mishmashes, curry with tofu, and hot comforting stews are served alongside rice and bread in every meal. Morning and afternoon cravings are met with fresh cuts of juicy seasonal fruits and just squeezed pulpy fruit juices. They make sure you stay hydrated through the demanding routine of the days in training. The low-oil, low-richness meals designated for this course will help your body flush out accumulated toxins and get back lost strength. Let the staff know in prior if you are looking to go vegan on this course.
Accomodation
Welcome in the light and shade of Nagarjuna Forests located in Kathmandu’s foothills. The retreat home of Himalayan Yoga Academy is furnished with tasteful decorations and provides clean, spacious, and pleasant rooms for your stay. The windows open into depthless verdure and view of distant hills, calming to your nerves. There’s a patch of well kept garden around the living quarters where yogis can hang out in the leisurely hours, also, there’s a crystal cool watered pool for summer use. To get pampered with therapeutic care, there’s an ayurvedic spa and sauna in-house to get oil massage and herbal rubdowns. In other interests, a small library shall cater to your reading requirements and 24x7 Wi-Fi to stay virtually accessible
Book rooms for single and shared accommodation, equipped with balconies, and attached bath with hot and cold shower. To engage in self-led practice, there’s a nice and comfortable yoga hall with a great view, and an outdoor meditation zone.
Curriculum
- Subtle warm-up routines are alternated with Dynamic Flow exercise;
- Traditional Surya Namaskara, integrated with breathworks;
- Spinal stretch-out exercise
- Purificatory Shatkarma Rituals- Netī, Dhautī, Naulī, Basti, Kapālabhātī, and Trāṭaka;
- Hatha Asana- Relaxing and Restorative sequences;
- Body Alignment;
- Yoga Mudra and Bandha;
- Pranayamic Breath Ethics
- Yoga Nidra- psychic sleep;
- Dhyan or Meditation (guided and self-led);
- Safety Guidelines;
- Developing practice with different integrated tools of yoga;
- Postural modifications and sequence designing according to specific group needs
- Teaching Methodology- 35 Hours
- Communication Development;
- Understanding Group Dynamics;
- Time Management;
- Establishment of Boundaries;
- Addressing Special Needs Group--Yoga for seniors, Pregnancy Yoga, Yoga for the Physically Challenged;
- Demonstration Tips;
- Providing hands-on assists
- Business Skills;
- Deciding USPs of individual-led classes;
- Marketing turning points in yoga entrepreneurship
- Yoga Anatomy and Physiology
- The make-up of Human Body-- the humors;
- Bone structure- synovial joints, key muscles for asana effect
- Homeostasis;
- Survival needs and yogic principles
- Physiology of Chemical Digestion;
- Asana Principles of good digestion;
- Mechanism of Respiration and Pranic Beathworks;
- Vital R.R
- Blood Circulation;
- Interrelationships of breath and circulation;
- Blood composition;
- Vital-B.P. and P.R
- Hypothalamus and major hormones;
- Immunity and yogic concerns;
- Reproduction Physiology and Karma
- Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve body coordination and yogic concern;
- Hygiene and personal practices according to yoga;
- Kinesiology of asana;
- Contradictions;
- Movement flow
- Spiritual anatomy and physiology: Pancha kosa, types of spiritual Body Chakras, Physical and spiritual Nadis, Kundalini power, Aura etc.
- Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics for Yoga Professionals - 40 Hours
- Readings from seminal texts on yoga-- Patanjali’s Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika (selected parts); The Bhagavad Geeta and (selected) readings from Sankhya Philosophy of Yoga
- Ethics for yoga Teacher
- Human Ethics: Yama (social ethics) eg Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness); Asteya (non-stealing), Aparigraha (non-possessiveness), Brahmacharya (True Nature)
- Niyama (individual ethics) eg.Shouch (purification); Santosha (contentment), Tapa (tenacity), Swadhyaya (self study), Ishwor pranidhan (self surrender to god)
- Jeevan Vigyan:the concepts of Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha. Trigunas , Karmaphal, yogic karma and its fruit, Bondage and liberation, Smriti, Samskaras and Vasanas
- Yogic Aahar: Sattvic Food and healthy way of eating & drinking;
- Basic concept of Nature Cure and Ayurveda
- Practicum- 30 Hours
- Take on Lead Instructioning
- Observe one’s practice and give constructive feedback;
- Provide hands-on assists under guidance;
- Prepare an articulated paper on a specific yoga subject (as per instruction by teacher)
- Weekly workshops
What’s Included
- Airport Pickup Transfer (From Airport to HYA )
- Accommodation; Attached Bathroom with Hot & Cold shower
- Sauna & Steam; Swimming Pool (Only in Summer)
- Towel and slippers
- 3 vegetarian or Vegan meals daily (Cultural Food on Festivals & Rituals)
- Daily herbal tea as mentioned above, Drinking water
- Training Fees
- 1 therapy in a week, like...steam, oil treatment, music healing....
- Library of yoga literature
- Yoga Book-1, Notebook-1, Pen-1, Jalaneti pot-1, Lady Dress for Female and Yoga dress for Gents
- One Day Hiking Yoga; One Day World Heritage Yoga Tours
- Some Therapies as complement
- Volunteer teaching few hours a week in School as your interest
What’s not Included
- Additional excursions
- Additional Ayurveda spa facilities
- Yoga props for exclusive individual use
Teachers
Swami Yog Subodh
A qualified Reiki master and yoga life enthusiast, Swami Yog Subodh has made a niche for himself among the yoga entrepreneurs and teachers of Nepal. Additionally, Swami Subodh is a wellness motivator and a qualified Naturopath. He has 22 long and rich years of a teaching career in promoting nature cure, yoga, and spiritual healing through a number of technique modes. He has notably participated in the International World Congress of Alternative Medicines in 2001, his lectures and demonstrations earning him an award of “Lifelong Yoga Popularity”. He is also a recipient of “Doctor in complementary Medicines (M.D>)” from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Sri Lanka.
Center
Himalayan Yoga Academy is an eminent organization promoting health, healing, and wellness under the leadership of qualified yoga teachers and sincere practitioners of the yogic lifestyle. Established in the auspicious country of Nepal, HYI conjoins with the rich and ancient legacy of Nepal’s yogic culture. At HYI, you can take up teacher training courses of the 200 hour and 300 hour beginner and intermediate level format respectively to graduate as Yoga Alliance accredited eligible candidates for teaching yoga. Besides, there are rejuvenative retreat programs with yoga for personal health gains offered at the academy. Hatha and Ashtanga are the primary styles of yoga featured at the programs here. The aims and objective of the Academy are--
- Providing an yogic and spiritual atmosphere for the seekers to delve deeper in meditation
- Provision for advanced training with brief and long workshops
- Introduction to complementary holistic practices, like-- Reiki, Music Meditation
- Rejuvenation with Ayurveda, Nature Spa, Panchakarma Cleansing
- Invigorating physical activities like swimming
- Spiritual tourism based on yoga and treks
- Service for the benefit of the greater good in society through philanthropic social works
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Cancellation policy
A deposit of 10% will be required for a reservation and is non-refundable.
If someone cancels the booking after the commencement of the session, only 50% of the total amount will be refunded.