51 Day 500 Hours Hatha & Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Yoga Vidya Mandiram invites you to join their 500-hour yoga teacher training in Thailand. The special highly intensive yoga teacher training program is dedicated to many students who desire to step into the path of yoga and meditation but are still caught up in the midst of the modern lifestyle that allows only so much time one can take off from the fast-moving life.

05:00 Wake up

06:00 06:15 Karma yoga and mantra chanting

06:15-07:00 Shat-kriyas and pranayama practices

07:00-08:30 Hatha yoga (classical)

08:30-10:00 Breakfast and free time

10:00-11:15 Yoga Philosophy

11:15-12:30 Yoga anatomy and physiology workshops

13:00-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:45 Teaching methodology / Ayurveda/practice teaching

16:00-16:15 Tea break

16:15-18:00 Ashtanga Vinyasa sessions

6:30-7:30 PM Dinner and free time

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Guest lectures / Satsang / meditation

21:00 Go to sleep

Students who complete their subsequent training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

This teacher training is a multi-style program for beginners with basic knowledge of yoga. After the completion of the course, the students will be given a certification of the completion of the 200-hour yoga training program from Yoga Vidya Mandiram School. This 200-hour yoga teacher training will be held by experienced reputed meditation guides and the team of accomplished yoga teachers.

Program

In this special occasion, Yoga Vidya Mandiram are traveling to Thailand with pure intensity of transmitting authentic knowledge of yoga and meditation from the ancient Vedic scriptures. The mission is to spread peace, health and joy, which can be achieved through yoga. All walks of life are welcome to learn how yoga leads an individual to a healthy body and lifestyle!

The teachers and guides are including an Ayurvedic doctor who feels privileged to share his / her knowledge and practice of ancient traditions with modern elements of medical sciences (yoga anatomy and physiology). This training program aims to provide a solid foundation in different aspects of yogic disciplines that prepare them to apply for the 200-hour yoga teacher training program.

In addition, this 200-hour yoga training program includes mantra recitation (mantra - Japa), daily joints and glands practices (granthi - vimochana - kriya), yoga postures (yoga asanas), meditative steps of doing asanas, six cleansing exercises (shat karma), science of breath (pranayama), yoga energy locks (Bandha). It also includes yoga gestures (Mudra), meditation (Dhyana), yogic sleep (yoga nidra), history and philosophy of yoga (yoga Darshana), yogic anatomy and physiology of human body, basic principles of Ayurveda, asana alignment practical classes, yoga teaching practice, and teaching methodology.

Curriculum

• 60 hours' yoga technique
• 25 hours' teaching methodology
• 9 hours' mudra, bandha technique
• 10 hours' Ayurveda and yogic lifestyle
• 15 hours' anatomy and physiology
• 25 hours' yoga philosophy and psychology
• 12 hours' meditation and yoga nidra
• 19 hours' pranayama and satkarma
• 10 hours' recitation of the mantras
• 15 hours' practice teaching guidance

Hatha yoga (classical postures)

• Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
• Ashtanga vinyasa flow - series 1
• Surya namaskar (sun salutations) - dynamic surya namaskar, surya namaskar with breathe awareness, surya namaskar with mantra chanting
• Types of Hatha posture - standing poses, sitting poses, backward bending poses, forward bending poses, spinal twisting poses, fire series, inversion poses, shavasana
• Postural alignment and art of adjustment
• Counter pose
• Contraindications

Pranayama (the science of breathing)

• Science of breath
• Sitting postures for pranayama practice
• How to establish diaphragmatic breathing before pranayama practice
• 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 breathing practices
• Types of pranayama - nadi shodhana pranayama, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, brahmari, and anuloma viloma

Bandhas (lock)

• Jalandhara bandha (chin lock)
• Uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock)
• Moola bandha (root lock)

Practice relaxation and yoga nidra

• Relaxation in daily life
• Tension and relaxation
• Systematic relaxation
• 31 points relaxation
• 61 points relaxation exercises
• Preparation for yoga nidra

Meditation

• What is meditation?
• Meditation in daily life
• Sitting positions for meditation
• Two to five minutes meditations
• So-ham mediation

Anatomy and physiology

• Introduction about anatomy and physiology
• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Nervous system
• Digestive system
• Endocrine system
• Cardiovascular system
• Effect of yoga posture on muscles and systems
• Nadis (energy channels)
• Chakras (energy plexus)
• Pancha tatwa (five great elements)
• Panchakosha (five sheaths)
• Pancha pranas (five vital energy)

Yoga philosophy

• General introduction: six school of Indian philosophy Samkhya and yoga
• Intro of Pattanjali yoga sutras
• Highlight of astanga yoga: yama, niyam, asana, pranayam, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
• Introduction to Upanishad
• Life style and yoga ethics

Ayurveda

• Basic principle of ayurveda
• Basic doshas
• Tri-gunas
• Balance of the mind and Ayurvedic diet

Mudras

• Jnana mudra
• Dhyan mudra
• Vishnu mudra
• Hridaya mudra

Mantra chanting

• Om mantra
• Morning mantra
• Guru mantra
• Meal mantra
• Gayatri mantra and more
• Suryanamaskar mantras - 12 names of sun

Satkriya (cleaning)

• Jala-neti
• Sutra-neti

Teaching methodology and home work

• Lesson plan
• Assignments
• Practice teaching
• Feedback
• Group discussion
• Question and answer
• Homework

You will be served three vegetarian (no eggs) meals per day as well as afternoon tea or herbal juice throughout the days included in the price. The food is carefully prepared with organic vegetables and ingredients. Filtered water and herbal tea are also available. The menu is creative and balanced with proteins so you feel full and satisfied. If you are planning to have fasting on any day, please inform Yoga Vidya Mandiram to help them avoid food waste.

No consumption of non-vegetarian (ie meat, poultry, eggs, etc.), including eggs (Yoga Vidya Mandiram follows Indian vegetarian rules), within accommodation or school or resort premises. They realize that not everyone interested in the course is pure vegetarian. However, by signing up and booking for this course, you have agreed to their disciplines and diet requirements. You are responsible for bringing dietary supplements that they require during the duration of the course.

If you really need non-vegetarians from time to time, you may discreetly plan your meals outside the school. Please do not request Yoga Vidya Mandiram staff to prepare non-vegetarian meals, including eggs. Yoga Vidya Mandiram School has rented out 90 percent of the resort during the training. There will be guests from tour groups, not attending the training, who take their usual non-vegetarian diet and occasional beer within the resort.

Yoga Vidya Mandiram does not impose discipline on them as they are not their students. They also do not force the resort to omit these options from the menu. However, they expect their students to follow school rules and discipline while staying on the premises. The school has the right to ask a student to leave the training without certification if he or she does not follow or violate the school discipline.

The following meals are included:

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Evening meal
• Drinks

The following drinks are included:

• Water
• Tea
• Detox juices

The following dietary requirements are served/possible:

• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Yoga

Arrival by airplane:

Please book your flight to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). Another option is to book your flight directly to arrive at Jolly Grant Airport (DED).

Arrival by bus

Buses to Rishikesh leave New Delhi from the Kashmiri Gate national bus stand approximately every hour. The bus ride takes about eight hours and costs around 450 INR for air conditioned buses and 250 INR for buses without air conditioning.

Arrival by train

The best option is to reach Haridwar train station, about 45 minutes away from Rishikesh by road on a driven taxi or the so called tuktuks. From Delhi, the train ride takes approximately eight hours, depending on the train. Haridwar is serviced by many trains from and to Delhi, Varanasi, Rajasthan, Amritsar, and many others.

Arrival by taxi

Taxis are always available anywhere in India. The drive from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Rishikesh will take around six hours depending on traffic conditions.

In order to secure your seat, please make an advance deposit of US$20 per participant. Please kindly enquire to confirm availability of your preferred room type before making your advance deposit payment.