A 200-hour yoga teacher training course is a life-altering experience that strengthens a Yogi’s practice. It is a knowledge-based program that allows one to deepen their subject knowledge. If you want to become a certified yoga instructor, this might as well be your first step to start your journey.
Given the popularity of the program, many practitioners each year are drawn to the yoga capital of the World – Rishikesh (India) to get a world-class experience. Among the top others, Yogdham, Rishikesh offers courses that blend traditional yoga wisdom with modern methodologies. All this is done with ashram-style living in soothing Himalayan settings. If you are curious about program methodology and details, here is a rundown of the course curriculum and offerings.
What is a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course?
First, let’s understand more about the 200-hour YTTC and what you can gain from it. A 200-hour yoga teacher training course is an introductory program offered to novice and advanced practitioners who intend to learn deeply about yoga. Many institutions such as ours come with The Yoga Alliance, USA, certifications that show a high level of trust, training and professionalism. After course completion, Graduates become certified to teach yoga worldwide. The curriculum focuses on a well-rounded study of yoga asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), meditation, anatomy, philosophy, and teaching methodologies preparing teachers with a well-rounded approach.
What Will You Learn in the Course?
Our 200-hour yoga teacher training program will be a great mix of theory and practice. The day-to-day proceedings include the following activities:
- Practicing Asana: Mastering many asanas with proper alignment and technical perfection.
- Sittings of Pranayama: Techniques through which life energy can be reined in or channeled.
- Meditation Practices: Cultivation of mindfulness and achievement of inner peace
- Yoga Philosophy Classes: Study of ancient texts and principles forming the basis for yoga.
- Lectures on Anatomy and Physiology: How to ensure safe practice as well as good management of the human body
- Workshops on Teaching Methodology: How to prepare a class for planning, sequencing, and motivating students
All this would give you an approach that would bring to you a holistic experience. We aim to deliver wisdom so you can confidently and easily share it with others.
Our Gurus
- Shri Madhukar Sharma: A robust, grounded person grounded in yogic philosophy who teaches yoga classes much deeper than asana to the students who join our 200-hour yoga teacher training program.
- Roshan Singh- He has been a yogi since birth; being a certified Yoga trainer-500 in yoga philosophy, Asana, and meditation for several decades has taught all these through our 200-hour yoga teacher training.
- Deepak, trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha, and Iyengar yoga therapy that would facilitate cure and healing.
- Estella-a is an 800-degree RYT and France-based Yoga teacher with teaching experience of about 8 years in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Hatha yoga and a motivator to masses all over.
- Prashant holds a master’s degree in yoga science and has traveled to different parts of India to spread the knowledge he had assimilated.
- Anshika Rawat is skilled in Hatha and Ashtanga yoga; she encourages her students to stay motivated and focused on their 200-hour yoga teacher training.
Accommodation
We understand that a suitable environment is required for your yoga journey at Yogdham. Our ashram offers you the following:
- Comfortable Living Spaces: Clean and serene rooms with all the amenities for a comfortable stay.
- Nutritious Meals: Healthy vegetarian meals to fuel your routines.
- Community Spaces: Chill, reflect, and get to know the other people here. Feel that community.
Why Choose Us?
Yogdham is an ashram located in the spiritual heart of Rishikesh and offers the opportunity of a unique environment for your yoga journey:
Serene Environment – Located amid the Himalayas gazing down to the sacred Ganges River, our ashram offers a quiet environment for deep practice and reflection.
- Experienced Faculty: Yoga teachers are well qualified by going through the best traditions and insights of the past, and today, they give the best learning experience.
- True Living in an Ashram: A Simple Disciplined Life in Ashrams, Deeply Building Connections in Yogic Way of Life.
- Community Support: You will become part of a worldwide community of like-minded views and values to extend beyond this program.
How can you prepare for a 200-hour yoga teacher training course?
- Pre-physical readiness: Just keep on your normal yoga so that you get endurance and flexibility.
- Pre-Mental Preparations: An open mind with the willingness to learn new things and experiences.
- Packing: Comfort clothes, personal props, notebooks, and other necessary personal items.
- Plan on what you want to achieve and what you want to get out of your training: setting your intentions.
Conclusion
Attending a 200-hour yoga teacher training at Yogdham in Rishikesh is more than just an education journey; it’s a journey of discovery and transformation. Whether to teach others or deepen your practice, our program awaits you, cultivating growth and development.
At Yogdham, tradition meets modernity, and it is a place where you can begin your journey to a whole new arena of inner peace and connection.
