29-Day 500-Hour Advanced Yoga Meditation in Nepal

Facilities

Certification

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

Program

This advanced level yoga teacher training will give you a broader and deeper set of skills and insights to bring into your practice and teaching. The 500-hours yoga Teacher Training Course is a four weeks residential certification course. We offer the most affordable yoga teacher training course with the backdrop of the Himalayas in Kathmandu-Nepal. This organization is registered with Yoga Alliance International and the Nepal government.

This advanced course of yoga includes yoga postures, meditation, breathing science (pranayama, mudra, bandha), yoga philosophy, yoga detox, and yoga anatomy in depth. This is a complete training which is an intense, challenging, rewarding, and life changing experience. When it’s done you will be amazingly well prepared to teach.

If you are looking to become a registered and qualified yoga instructor, or if you simply wish to develop deeper into your own personal practice, the advanced yoga teacher training curriculum provides the depth and discipline needed to lift you into physical, mental, and spiritual attunement. The advanced yoga teacher training course is designed according to the international standards for yoga courses under the Yoga Alliance.

After completion, students will receive a certificate of completion which is certified by Yoga Alliance International. All yoga lovers are warmly welcome to achieve your advanced path of wisdom (registered yoga teacher certification). Take your yoga teaching skills toward the higher level. Immerse yourself in a deeper study with the Yoga Alliance certified 500-hour advanced yoga teacher training course.

The yoga school has a team of experienced and highly qualified teachers from various yoga styles and traditions so you can enjoy different styles of yoga and meditation. They love to teach Astanga yoga (eight limbs of Patanjali yoga) and research base Hatha Yoga, but they will teach different styles of yoga to provide a more well-rounded yoga instructor experience.

We will teach the concept of different yoga styles like Iyengar style of yoga, Sivananda yoga, Restorative yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raj-Yoga, Karma Yoga, Mantra yoga, Kundalini yoga, etc. The yoga teachers will be happy to share experiences with people from all over the world.

This yoga training course focuses on skillfully encouraging personal reflection regarding physical, mental, and emotional aspects inherent in each pose, pranayama, and meditation. They welcome teachers and students from other traditions who wish to take a yoga training course for personal enrichment and to be a professional yoga teacher or yoga guru.

The 500-hour yoga teacher training course delivers a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical hands-on training program. Trainees emerge as confident teachers with a strong and solid teaching skill set ready to begin their career.

Trainees also gain a comprehensive understanding of the practice of yoga asanas, meditation yoga philosophy, physiology, mantra chanting, chakras, anatomy, mudras, pranayama, and other traditional and modern research base yoga techniques. We are teaching various skills to help students to meet their goals and interest by careful observation, motivation, and guidance.

Benefits from an advanced level yoga course

There are many potential reasons why someone is interested in an advanced yoga study course. For some, teaching yoga can be an ideal career path, for others, it is appealing for a healthy life. Whatever the interest, the 500-hour yoga teacher training program will help you. This advanced training course is very beneficial to be a qualified and registered yoga teacher.

Also, it can be a very worthwhile experience for individual growth. Teacher training is a great holistic education for the body, mind, and spirit. By going through a training program, you’ll have an opportunity to expand your current knowledge, for your own self-exploration or personal development. Also, it will take your personal experience with yoga to the next level.

Going through this training you will be able to learn different styles of meditation. The meditation training will cover techniques used for mastery of self, stress reduction, as well as techniques used for personal and spiritual evolution. This advanced yoga teacher training can help you to move through life challenges and transitions with better ease and less stress.

An advanced teacher training is a perfect way to learn about the ancient texts that contain the most important information about the yogic science. By obtaining this knowledge, you’ll have the chance to really dive into the philosophical side of yoga and you will be clear about the real objective and meaning of yoga.

Yoga postures will give you the tools to practice more self-care and feel strong and healthy in your body. In training, you will learn about the physical body in great detail as you learn about the alignment and benefits of postures. You will be immersed in functional anatomy so you can understand how the poses affect your body and how to perfect them. This learning will help you to limit future injuries, or recover from a current one.

You will also learn how to modify and adjust poses as well as learn challenging poses. Yoga training programs bring students of all physical levels together to learn from each other’s different body types, injuries, flexibility levels, and strengths. In 500-Hours teacher training, you may be exposed to more yoga modalities like Astanga yoga, Hatha yoga, Sivananda yoga, Iyengar yoga, Restorative yoga, Raj-yoga, Karma yoga, Mantra yoga, Kundalini yoga etc.

You will experience personal transformation while becoming an internationally certified and registered yoga teacher after five hundred hours. You will benefit from the study of yogic science, anatomy, asana, pranayama, chanting, meditation, yoga philosophy, fundamentals of Ayurveda, ethics, and lifestyle.

Yoga Teacher Training is a great way to expand and still your mind. You will be reading the yoga sutras, the ancient philosophical texts of yoga that teach practitioners how to manage the workings of the mind through focus, discipline, practice, and meditation. You will learn the obstacles that we all face and how the benefits of yoga can shift your awareness and create a more positive frame of mind.

One of the greatest benefits of the program is the self-discovery and time to reflect as you approach life with a heightened sense of awareness. This course has been built to provide a depth understanding and experience of yoga. The trainee will gain new insights about themselves and their practice. Yoga and meditation are the traditional teachings where you will inherit the fruits of the wisdom of happy and healthy science.

Professional benefits of the course

• Eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga teacher (RYT) and access tips for starting your own studio, finding new students, etc. *The freedom of self-employment as well as the flexibility of teaching both locally and internationally
• Confidence in teaching yoga and imparting yoga wisdom and higher skills in yoga teaching
• Increased confidence in using yoga tools successfully to continue growing
• Better prepared to handle many of the adverse situations that might arise in yoga classes
• Ability to teach a wider cross section of students
• Graduate from a yoga teacher training course that has produced many professional yoga instructors
• Stand out from the crowd, many people complete a 200-hour yoga teacher training but a 500-hour certification shows you are a teacher with commitment to your students
• Once you have completed your yoga teacher training course you will be a teacher, use this power to develop your own unique teaching style

Learnings and experiences

• Immerse yourself in Hatha Yoga and Astanga yoga practice in depth by advanced study of its history
• Learn different yoga styles like Iyengar yoga, Sivananda yoga, Restorative yoga, Bhakti yoga, Raj-yoga, Karma yoga, Mantra yoga, Kundalini yoga, etc. Sharpen your knowledge for each different style. You can use this training as a foundation for any style you choose to teach.
• Get 500-hours yoga teacher training, it includes explanations in detail of yoga asana and its therapeutic effect on human anatomy and physiology. Also, you will learn the benefits, risks, variations, and modifications of yoga asana.
•  In Kathmandu, is teaching a yogic lifestyle, which is healthy for happy living, the release of stress and prevention of disease. This course brings each moment of the program with awareness, happiness, spiritual growth, and transformation.
• Learn advanced exploration of meditation, pranayama, mudra, bandha and yogic detoxification.
• Train with experienced and award-winning yoga instructors and learn innovative teaching techniques.
• Study of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (not only eight limbs of Astanga Yoga), contemporary yoga philosophy, and Bhagavad Gita.
• Learn element of Yogic anatomy, including seven chakras (seven energy centers), five koshas (five kinds of a body), three and (three different energy path) etc. *Practice effective soul meditation and other styles of meditation. We believe in practical aspects of mediation rather than only philosophical. The meditation is more easily practiced, simple, accessible and sustainable for adopting in your daily life.
• International level yoga certification through the Yoga Alliance international *Heal yourself, yoga has great healing power to help eliminate your stress, anxiety, depression, and many more problems
• Learn physiology of stress and how stress leads to psychosomatic ailments.
• Experience how yoga helps to manage your stress
• Learn yoga therapy for different diseases like back pain, sciatica, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, constipation, heart disease, yoga for looking youthful, positive health, headache, and migraine and more
• Loving and nurturing learning environment with small class size. One of the most affordable yoga teacher training offered worldwide in an incredibly stunning and peaceful setting of Kathmandu
• An introduction to Ayurveda, natural home remedies, and yogic healing herbs *A special focus on mantras and their incredible power, meaning and uses
• An extensive teaching practicum that enables you to transfer that information to students
• Best yoga teacher training school in Kathmandu with experienced and registered yoga teachers with over 500 hours and 15 years of teaching experience
• Good practice of yogic relaxation (yoga Nidra) for inner healing and self-transformation
• Direct experience, instructing, sequencing, adjusting and inspiring
• Apply the concepts while assisting your mentor in class, observe and assist with classes
• Understand the business of yoga including how to operate a yoga studio or private practice, marketing and promotion, and how to retain students.
• Enhance your teaching skills and brush up on your yoga style
• Help answer those seemingly unanswerable questions
• Share your previously gained knowledge
• Take time for yourself, read the universe, and reflect on the importance of nature for yoga education
• Be a certified and qualified yoga teacher with yoga alliance international 500-hour course
• Become part of a globally recognized symbol of standard based knowledge in the field of yoga.
• The courses are internationally recognized and registered with Yoga Alliance International. The main teacher Acharya Prakash is an ambassador of Yoga Alliance International for Nepal. Get the chance to learn directly from him.
• Learn how to integrate asana, pranayama, and meditation and other yogic principles in practical life.

Curriculum

The curriculum is developed from the Yoga Alliance 500 Hour Teacher Training standards and has developed and been shaped by experienced teachers. The curriculum takes you through the essential elements required to deepen and enrich your own yoga practice and to teach students with confidence. The curriculum includes the following:

• Yoga asanas (postures)
• Pranayama, mudras, and bandhas (breathing science)
• Meditation: theory and teaching
• Yoga philosophy
• Mantra chanting and Kirtan
• Ayurveda and diet, yogic lifestyle
• Yoga detoxification
• Shankhaprakshalana (intestinal cleansing)
• Workshops
• Therapeutic yoga for different diseases
• Teaching practice and teaching methodology
• Anatomy and physiology

Yoga asanas (postures)

This course covers the practice of techniques and alignment for approximately 100 of the most effective and advanced asanas. In this advanced level course, you will practice modern, traditional, research-based, advanced, variations, and precise corrections for a deeper understanding of yoga Asanas.

Besides this, you will learn different styles of yoga asanas from different traditions of yoga like Hatha yoga and Astanga yoga, Iyengar yoga, Sivananda yoga, Restorative yoga, Kundalini yoga, Power yoga, Vinyasa flow, etc.

• Strengthening yoga postures
• Arm balance yoga postures
• Balancing yoga postures
• Inversion yoga postures
• Binding yoga postures
• Chest opening yoga postures
• Core yoga postures
• Hip opening yoga postures
• Forward bending yoga postures
• Back bending yoga postures
• Restorative yoga postures
• Seated yoga postures
• Standing yoga postures
• Lying yoga postures
• Twist yoga postures
• Sequence yoga postures
• Yoga postures (asanas) for different diseases

Pranayama mudras and bandhas (breathing science)

Breathing (prana) is life. It is one of our most important sources of vital energy. Pranayama or breathing exercises promote proper breathing. In a yogic point of view, proper breathing is to bring more oxygen to the blood and to the brain and to control Prana or the vital life energy. Pranayama is the key to a deep experience of meditation.

The breath is a doorway to enter into you. Students will develop deeper into their own practice of pranayama and purify the whole body through pranic (breath) energy. At the end of the course, students will gain the skills to teach their own pranayama classes. In this course, students will learn the anatomy and physiology of breath on the physical and subtle levels and how to teach advanced pranayama and also pranic energy control techniques, bandhas, and mudras.

In order to follow the technique of pranayama, it is necessary to know something about mudras, and bandhas. The Sanskrit word mudra means a seal or a lock. It denotes positions which close the body apertures, where the fingers are held together with special hand gestures. Mudras are a combination of breath with special postures of body and fingers to stimulate different energy centers and subtle channels in the body.

The Sanskrit word Bandha means to hold, or lock. It also refers to a posture in which certain organs or parts of the body are gripped, contracted and controlled. In the practice of a Bandha, the energy flow to a particular area of the body is blocked. When the Bandha is released, this causes the energy to flood more strongly which removes the blockages in energy centers.

• Introduction of pranayama
• Benefits of yogic breathing (pranayama)
• Practice of more than 30 techniques of advanced level pranayama
• Proper use of the bandhas (lock of breath)
• Proper use of the mudra (seal of breath)
• Glory of pranayama in Hatha yoga and Astanga yoga
• Types of pranayama according to Patanjali
• Evolution of pranayama
• Anatomy and physiology of breath
• How to teach pranayama
• How to help students correct a range of breathing abnormalities

Meditation, theory, and teaching

In ancient times, yoga Ashrama had a rich meditation practice that has been lost in many modern traditions. Some Yoga schools today turn to Buddhism for meditation. This 500-hour yoga teacher training will explore the many types of deeper and advanced meditation techniques.

During the yoga teacher training courses,We will also teach unique and efficient soul meditation techniques developed by the Acharya Prakash (Director). Meditation lessons will make you clear about the introduction of meditation, meditation, and mind relation, how you can remove mental problems through meditation, etc.

• Breath meditation
• Silence meditation
• Ana-pana meditation
• So- Ham meditation
• Buddha style of meditation
• Walking meditation
• Vipassana meditation
• Mindfulness meditation
• Chakra meditation
• Kundalini meditation
• Dynamic meditation
• Soul meditation
• Jyoti Meditation
• Sthul meditation

After learning these techniques you will explore how they can be incorporated into a modern practice and can teach to your student.

Yoga philosophy

Yoga philosophy has an important role in yoga teacher training. On yoga philosophy, you will learn the authentic scripture of yoga like Patanjali yoga sutra, Bhagavad-gita, Veda, and Upanishad, etc.

• Meaning of yoga, concepts, history
• Different path of yoga (Hatha yoga, Astanga yoga, Raja yoga, Bhakti yoga, Karma yoga, Sivananda yoga, Kundalini yoga, Sankhya yoga, Gyana Yoga, Tantra yoga) *Special study of Astanga yoga and Hatha yoga
• The chakra systems, its qualities, activating and balancing techniques.
• Energy or nadi system
• Five types of bodies (Koshas)
• Kundalini energy and its function and power
• Relation between Guru and disciple
• The mind, its mystery, and control
• Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita consist 18 chapters. Each chapter is a kind of yoga. The first six chapters have been classified as the karma yoga section as they mainly deal with the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness through selfless action. The middle six chapters have been designated as the Bhakti yoga (The path of devotion to the ultimate source). The final six chapters are regarded as the Gyana yoga (Path of realization through knowledge).
• Yoga sutras of Patanjali. There are many milestones on the path of yoga and Patanjali is one of the most important in the Yoga tradition. Yogsautras of Patanjali divided into 4 chapters: Samdhipada Sadhanapada, Vibhutipada, Kaivalayapada. Patanjali developed the Ashtanga (eight-limbed) Yoga before 2500 years ago.
• Study and its application to life.
• Karma Yoga (Path of selfless action)
• Bhakti Yoga (The path of devotion)
• Gyana Yoga (Path of knowledge)
• The eternal reality of the soul’s immortality
• The eternal duties of human beings
• The science of self-realization
• The individual consciousness and ultimate consciousness
• The three divisions of material existence
• Veda and Upanishads. The word ‘Veda’ means knowledge. The Vedas are the oldest written text on the planet. They date back to the beginning of human civilization and are the earliest literary records of the whole human race. The Vedas are divided into four groups, Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda. Each group has an original text (mantra) and a commentary portion. The portions interpreting the philosophy of the original texts constitute the Upanishads. Listening to Vedic chanting and practicing it can also calm the mind. In fact, chanting is considered to be one of the important forms of meditation. Vedic chants help in relieving stress and promoting efficiency.
• An understanding of the application of Vedic knowledge for health and healing *Study of Vedantic meditation techniques
• Explanation of Vedantic mantras
• Some important yoga from Veda and Upanishads

Mantra chanting and Kirtan

Mantras are ways of using sound vibrations to affect consciousness and receive the benefits of peace of mind. Mantra chanting is a powerful way to integrate body, voice, mind, and the emotions. Certain vibrations that are produced while chanting can enhance physical and mental health.

The method of teaching is traditional, where chants are taught orally to students. Chanting has multiple benefits when done under good guidance. The practice of mantra chanting generates certain vibrations in different parts of the body. Hence, when applied appropriately, can enhance physical and mental health. This sacred mantra opens you to your spiritual path.

• Chanting of different mantras which are universally relevant and acceptable.
• The basic rules of chanting, with explanation of the meanings of these chants *Correct rhyme and spelling of the mantras
• Kirtan chanting in group
• Positive effects on the emotions
• Correct pronunciation and mental attitude
• Mantra for the modern yogi *Mantra meditations
• Mantra yoga

Ayurveda and diet, yogic lifestyle

We offer you a basic knowledge of Ayurveda (traditional medicinal system), which can help in healthy living, how to use Ayurveda according to dosha and to diagnose and cure, and general use of Ayurveda. The practice of yoga should be complemented by the right kind of food in order to fully benefit from what yoga has to offer.

So you will learn what to eat, how to eat, how to balance the food, how to cook, and which foods are good to maintain a healthy life. You will be guided by our teachers in the following topics.

• Basic knowledge of Ayurveda
• Importance of attitude and yogic life
• Subtle aspects of the vegetarian diet
• Health tips
• Self-discipline
• Social discipline
• Mitahara or balance diet

Yoga detoxification

The yoga detoxification lesson will make you clear about yogic cleansing techniques and their practical application. In yogic detoxification, we will teach theory and practical aspects of Sat-Karma (six yogic cleansing) and fast for body detox. Sat karma (sometimes known as Sat kriya) has two components: ‘sat’ meaning ‘six’ and ‘karma’ meaning ‘process’.

The word ‘kriya’ or ‘karma’ is used in Yoga in a special technical sense regarding the techniques of cleansing. The main six cleansing process are Neti, Dhauti, Nauli, Basti, Kapalbhati, and Tratak.

• Neti. Nasal cleansing, including jala neti and sutra neti.
• Dhauti. Cleansing of the digestive tract.
• Nauli. Abdominal massage
• Basti. Colon cleaning
• Kapalbhati. Purification and vitalization of the frontal lobes
• Trataka. Blankness gazing

Shankhaprakshalana (intestinal cleansing)

Shanka prakshalana (sometimes referred as laghu shankaprakshalana) is a yoga kriya that cleanses the intestines. The word Shankhaprakshalana comes from two words. Shankha means “conch” and prakshalana means to wash completely.

The word shankhaprakshalana is used to cleanse the entire alimentary canal from mouth to anus. You will learn the proper practices for conducting this cleansing which includes drinking warm salty water and selected asana for cleansing. We will focus on perfecting the following five asanas, i.e. Tadasana, Tiryaka Tadasana, Kati Chakrasana, Tiryaka Bhujangasana and Udarakarshanasana.

Workshops

Every day the team chose a different topic for the workshop. The workshops will focus on topics such as hip opening, head stand, and inversions, back bending, arm balances, breathing science, diet, traditional medicinal system etc. and are conducted every day to help you understand and practice these safely and effectively. Workshops include hands-on adjustments, developing and implementing yoga programs, anatomy, meditation and more.

Therapeutic yoga for different diseases

Therapeutic yoga is the application of yoga postures, pranayama, meditation and yoga detox processes to treat the different diseases. This involves instruction in yogic practices and teachings to prevent, reduce, or alleviate structural, physiological, emotional and spiritual pain, suffering or limitations.

Yoga helps to recover to stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sleep disorder and enhances overall well-being and quality of life. Yoga is recognized as a form of mind-body medicine that integrates an individual’s physical, mental and spiritual components to improve the health.

On this advanced level yoga teacher training, you will learn yoga as a good therapy for different diseases. This covers the basics of therapeutic yoga. Our student will learn benefits of each posture and how to give one on one therapeutic yoga sessions.

We teach different issues from simple to complex. We teach therapeutic yoga for the following, but this can inspire ideas for other cases and diseases: yoga for back pain, yoga for stress and anxiety, yoga for depression, yoga for high blood pressure, yoga for constipation, yoga for heart disease, yoga for diabetes, yoga for pregnancy, yoga for looking young, yoga for positive health, yoga for headache and migraine, yoga for arthritis, yoga for asthma, yoga for sleeping disorder and more.

Teaching Practice and teaching methodology

Twenty hours teaching practice is required for every student. We manage the teaching classes and classes can be taught in the retreat location or at other yoga institutions. Teaching practice will build confidence for the students.

We have written exams after every 50 hours to sharpen the student’s knowledge. Our practicum Includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others, hearing and giving feedback, and also assisting students while someone else is teaching.

Students study the Patanjali’s Astanga Yoga and Hatha Yoga Philosophy with an emphasis on how you can incorporate this into your own practice and day-to-day life. Daily chanting, meditation, and pranayama provide spiritual structure and compliment the most physical practices of the curriculum.

• Principles of demonstration
• Observing, assisting and correcting
• Instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher
• Planning and structuring a class
• Alignment and hands-on adjustment
• Dealing with injuries and safety precautions
• Business aspects of teaching yoga
• How to teach for big groups
• How to manage classes for different level students at the same time
• Learning how to structure a class
• How to sequence a class
• How to customize a class
• Advanced modifications techniques
• How to teach meditation

Anatomy and physiology

At our 500-hour yoga teacher training in Kathmandu, you will learn very useful and detailed yoga anatomy and physiology. You will learn how to apply anatomy and physiology in classes which will improve your own practice as well your teaching and correction skills.

In addition, you can acquire more confidence in your knowledge of anatomy and gain more insight into the injuries and special conditions that your students may be dealing with. We will focus on practical applications of anatomy in postures. This Includes both human anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs) to incorporate in yoga practice.

• Various risk factors associated with asana practice, in both simple and more complex postures, as well as strategies that can help prevent injury
• Breathing and respiratory system
• Yogic energy channels (Ida, Pingala, and sussumna)
• Relation between yogic energy system (Chakras) and endocrine gland system.
• Study of the nervous system, brain, endocrine glands and how they relate to the practice of asanas, pranayama, and meditation
• Skeletal structure in depth
• Muscular system, connective tissue, major joint of body
• Information on the musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy of classical Hatha Yoga asanas
• Physiology of main yoga asanas *Physiology of breathing
• Physiology of stretching
• Common yoga injuries and more