Yoga Teachers’ Training in English 2008
Dates
4 weeks intensive July 13 - August 10, 2008
About Yoga
A practical system for developing the entire personality, yoga's benefits include good health, happiness, professional success, and peace of mind. Yoga Vidya teaches a holistic approach to classical Yoga. It is an integral style, as developed by Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh. We present a synthesis of all the major techniques of yoga, and students find that continued practice enhances all aspects of life.
Teaching Yoga
Teaching Yoga is a a fulfilling task
that demands a dedicated personal practice as well as a comprehensive
knowledge of the ancient teachings of Yoga. According to varying needs,
we offer different types of education. You may pick the one most
appropriate to your personal circumstances.
Four-week-long intensive yoga teachers’ training courses are
held in English at the Yoga Vidya Centre in Bad Meinberg, northern
Germany. In addition, there is a vast choice of four-week intensive
courses in German, which are available in 2x2 and 4x1 week modules
throughout the year. A number of advanced teachers’ training
courses give you the opportunity to further develop your knowledge of
the various aspects of the science of Yoga.
Our courses provide you with a thorough educational base for your
personal practice as a teacher, as well as widely accepted
certificates. If your aim is to develop your personality or experience
Yoga at a deeper level, these courses are highly recommended.
Course Content
1. Introduction
Philosophy and Aim of Yoga
History of Yoga
Paths of Yoga: the Main Schools of Yoga
Masters of Yoga
2.
Hatha Yoga in survey
As a path to general well-being
Stress-management
Therapy and healing
As a means of developing mental powers
As physical approach to psychotherapy
As spiritual excercise
- Preparatory exercises
Sensitivity and physical awareness
Mental excercises
Warm-up exercises
Eye exercises
Sun Salutation
- Relaxation
Classical relaxation, Yoga-Nidra
Relaxation techniques for daily life
Autogene training according to Schulz
Progressive Muscle Relaxation according to Jacobson
Modern stress-research and stress-management
- Asanas (Yoga Postures)
Rishikesh sequence with its 12 basic postures
Asanas for relaxation
Yoga for the back and spine
Yoga in comparision to other forms of physical training
Yoga and sports training
Asanas and physiological research
Asanas for general fitness
Introduction to demanding sequences
Asanas for the flow of life-energy: prolonged performance of asanas, combined with chakra concentration, special breathing techniques, mantras, bandhas, mudras
Asanas for personal growth and development
- Pranayama (Breathing Techniques)
Breathing techniques for daily life
Breath control
Easy pranayama for relaxation and recharging
Samanu: psychic cleansing
Advanced pranayama according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Kriyas (Yoga Cleansing Excercises)
Shatkriyas according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Tratak (eye cleansing), Neti (nose cleansing), Kapalabhati (lung cleansing), Dhauti (throat- and stomach cleansing), Nauli (small intestine cleansing), Basti (colon cleansing). Shank Prakshalama (total intestine cleansing)
- Physiology and Health
Understanding the physical body in relation to yoga excercises
Muscle and bone structure
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Nerves and Hormones
Physiological effects of Yoga
Physiology of movement
Sport medicine theory and research
- Health
What is health? Reasons for disease
Healthy, holistic living
Yogic remedies for the treatment of minor illnesses like colds, hayfever, headache, allergies and constipation
Yoga as therapy: remaining healthy well into old age
Healing through mental training
- Ayurveda
Health and disease
The three Doshas
Correct living according to your body type
Ayurvedic food
- Nutrition
Natural nutrition. Reasons for a vegetarian diet
The mental and energetic effects of food
Nutrition and advanced Hatha Yoga
Fasting. slimming and staying slim
Special nutrition and diets
3. Tantra and Kundalini Yoga: energy training
Theory: Shiva-Shakti-Philosophy
The astral body: Prana, Nadis, Chakras, Kundalini
Astral World, spirits and life after death. Help for the deceased.
Opening of chakras
Parapsychological phenomena: clairvoyance, channeling, mindreading,
psychokinetics, extramental perception.
The Raising of Kundalini: methods, experiences, dangers and security
measures
Techniques of Kundalini Yoga: Mantra, Laya, Yantra, Nada, Hatha Yoga.
White, red and black Tantra.
Sexuality and relationship.
4. Raja Yoga: mental training and meditation
The
human psyche:
subconsciousness, consciousness, super-consciousness.
Thought-power and positive thinking
Thoughts as creator of destiny
Development of memory, willpower, concentration, creativity and
intuition.
Dealing with feelings and emotions.
Contact the higher self: what is it I really want?
Affirmation and visualisation. Charisma and personal charm.
How to overcome negative habits.
Yoga-Sutras by Patanjali. Levels of consciousness. Expanded
consciousness.
Raja Yoga and modern neuroscience.
Indian and Western psychology in comparison.
- Meditation
Techniques of concentration
Awareness in daily life
Techniques of meditation: Mantra-Meditation, Tratak, Chakra-Meditation, Energy-Meditation,
Awareness-Meditation, Expansion-Meditation,
Abstract Meditation, creative visualisation.
Levels of meditation.
Overcoming obstacles in meditation
Experiences with meditation
Meditation and scientific research
5. Karma Yoga: Yoga of Action
Karma, the law of cause and effect
Dharma: right conduct
Reincarnation: death, life after death,
Ethics in daily life.
Ahimsa: non-violence
Swadharma and Swarupa: the art of right decision
Detached service and spirituality
Living in harmony
How to deal with difficult persons
Rhetoric training. Communication training
Enhancing your relationships
Win friends
Family and relationship
The ascetic way
Simple living - high thinking
Ecological consciousness and social engagement
6.
Bhakti Yoga: the devotional approach
Feelings and emotions.
The miracle of Love
What is God?
Experiences of the Divine
Contact the Divine
God in your daily life. Prayer.
Hindu mythology
Kirtan: chanting
Rituals: Arati, Puja, Homa
Possibility of Mantra Initiation
Guru and disciple
Christian, Jewish and Islamic schools of mysticism
7. Jnana Yoga: Yoga of Knowledge
Introduction to the classical scriptures of Hinduism, Vedas, Smritis,
Itihasas, Puranas
Important scriptures of the Yoga tradition: Upanishads, Brahma Sutras,
Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Bhakti Sutras
Physical, astral and causal bodies
Levels of spiritual growth (7 Bhumikas)
Cosmology and Creation. Time, space and causality
Vedanta: Philosophy of the Absolute. Who am I?
What is real? What is consciousness?
What is happiness?
Self as Existence, Knowledge and Bliss.
Modern Physics and Vedanta
8. Yoga teaching techniques
Basic principles of Yoga teaching
Personality and inner attitude of a Yoga Teacher
Rhetoric training, structure of a Yoga class.
Structure of courses and classes.
Beginners, intermediate and advanced courses, workshops.
Yoga for the back and spine.
Correction of posture through Yoga.
Yoga for pregnancy.
Yoga for children.
Yoga for senior citizens.
Benefits and restrictions of Yoga therapy.
Yoga-teaching as a profession and calling.
Yoga Vidya Teachers Association
Members of the Yoga Vidya Teachers Association are committed
to the ideal of classical integral Yoga. In cooperation with Yoga
Vidya, the Association offers teachers trainings and advanced courses,
publishes Yoga literature, cooperates with other Yoga associations and
supports its members in their work.
"Bund der Yoga Vidya Lehrer" is Europe´s leading institution
in the education of Yoga Teachers. It offers an extensive range of
continuing education, advanced training and courses in Yoga and related
issues to teachers regardless of their various and varying traditions.
Examples of this program include in-depth training courses in teaching
Yoga to children, Yoga during pregnancy, Yoga Therapy, Yoga
Psychotherapy, Relaxation Trainer, Breath Trainer, Meditation Course
Leaders' training, Ayurvedic Consultant and many more. The wide range
of courses is enabled by a close cooperation with the Yoga Vidya
Association of Health Consultants, a member of the European Federation
of Yoga Teachers´ Associations (EFYTA). Upon receiving your
certificate you may become member.
4-Week-Intensive Course
July 13 – August 10, 2008.
Also possible to divide into 2 x 2 weeks
Basic Information
An opportunity to connect to your intuition, awaken your
life energy, and enhance your personal aura. There will be lectures and
workshops giving you the necessary theoretical skills to teach. You
will also work in smaller groups to refine your practical skills. This
course is also recommended for people who simply wish to experience
Yoga at an in-depth level.
Intensive courses may be compared to the rapid methods of learning
languages when living in a foreign country. During this intensive
coures, you will be living and practicing Yoga 24-hours a day, for four
weeks.
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06.00-08.30 a.m. |
Morning Meditation, Chanting, Lecture |
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08.45-11.00 a.m. |
Asanas, Pranayama, Relaxation class |
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11.00 a.m. |
Breakfast/Lunch. |
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12 noon |
Karma Yoga (selfless service), leisure time |
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2.00-3.45 p.m. |
Lecture, Workshop |
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4.00-6.10 p.m. |
Asanas, Pranayama, Relaxation, teaching skills in small groups of students |
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6.10 p.m. |
Dinner, Leisure time |
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8.00-10.00 p.m. |
Evening Meditation, Chanting, Lecture |
Exam
There will be written and practical exams at the completion of Yoga
Vidya Teachers’ Training Course.
Certificate
Upon completion of course and exam you will be awarded a yoga teachers
certificate by the Yoga Vidya Teachers Association. This certificate
enjoys wide recognition.
Meals
There are two nutritious lacto-vegetarian meals every day (brunch at
11.00 a.m. and dinner at 6.10 p.m.). The meals are prepared with love
and care; all ingredients are strictly organic. If you have special
requests, please notify us at least one week in advance.
Leisure
Fridays are reserved for your leisure, from 9.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m..
Tthere will be no classes. You may seize the time for walks, cycling
tours, swimming, sauna, trips into the country and relaxation.
Requirements
A basic knowledge of asanas and the philosophy of Yoga is required. You
need not be an advanced student to attend the Yoga Vidya Teachers'
Training Course. However, the Course is demanding and requires your
discipline. Participation in all classes, lectures and seminars is
mandatory. Meat, fish, eggs, tobacco, caffein and alcoholic beverages
are strictly forbidden during the course. Additionally, we recommend to read "The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga" by Swami
Vishnu-Devananda before entering the course.
Arrival and Departure
Arrival time on the starting day is 1.00 p.m., your room will be ready
from 3.00 p.m. onwards. There is a Yoga class at 4.15 p.m. and dinner
at 5.30 p.m. The course will officially commence at 7.00 p.m.
Departure time on the final day is 1.00 p.m. Due to the intensity of
training it won´t be possible to arrive later or depart
earlier, or to miss a day in between. There is a shuttle service from
the train station in Horn-Bad Meinberg (if please notify us at least 3
days prior to arrival).
What you should bring
"The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga" by Swami Vishnu-Devananda,
"Bhagavad Gita" with commentary by Swami Sivananda, towels, alarmclock, torch, notebook, bed linens (which may
be rented for a fee of 5 €), yellow shirt, white Yoga
trousers, comfortable indoor slippers plus personal items and
toiletries. Optional: musical instruments for chanting and talent
shows, all-weather clothing for country walks.
Locations
and Dates
In Bad Meinberg with Swami Atma:
4 weeks July 13 - August 10, 2008
If you know German, kindly ask for our detailed German brochures for:
- Teachers Training Introductory Courses,
- Advanced Teachers Training Courses,
- 4 weeks intensive Teachers Training Course.
Date and Fees
Bad Meinberg
YEAR 2007:
First two weeks July 29 - August 12, 2007;Second two weeks: second half of August, 2008
2 Weeks in 2007 plus 2 weeks in 2008: Single room 2.846 €, Double room 2.482 €, 4-bed dormitory 2.090 €, dormitory without beds/tent/caravan 1.810 €, half amount to be paid in 2007, second half in 2008; 102 € discount if you pay the whole amount in 2007.
YEAR 2008:
4 weeks complete: July 13 - August 10, 2008.
First two weeks July 13 - 27, 2008;
Second two weeks: fist half of August, 2009.
2 Weeks in 2008 plus 2 weeks in 2009: Single room 2.846 €, Double room 2.482 €, 4-bed dormitory 2.090 €, dormitory without beds/tent/caravan 1.810 €, half amount to be paid in 2008, second half in 2009; 102 € discount if you pay the whole amount in 2008.
YEAR 2007/2008:
4 Weeks: Single room 2.684 €, Double room 2.320 €, 4-bed dormitory 1.928 €, dormitory without beds/tent/caravan 1.648 €.
Advanced Teachers' Training
Precondition: Successful completed Yoga Teachers’ Training (any Yoga Tradition)
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
June 27 - July 06, 2008. 9 Days Intensive Advanced Yoga Teachers' Training; Instructor: Swami Atma Swaruparamananda, Sukadev Bretz
Hatha Yoga - An escalator to inner peace in 9 days. Practicing asanas without connecting them to their spiritual roots frequently results in loss of inspiration. Inner peace is the aim of yoga. The main tools are asanas, pranayama, kriyas, mudras, and bandhas to control the mind and prana. Good health, a flexible body and higher stress resistance are positive side effects. Detailed discussion of Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the classical foundations of Hatha Yoga practice. It contains precise, yet coded, instructions as to how the latent energy potential may be utilized dynamically by way of Sadhana (spiritual practice). We will cover yogic cleansing techniques for body, mind and prana. The course is recommended for yoga practitioners, wishing to attain a deeper understanding and perspective. A particularly attractive course for Yoga teachers wishing to convey a new spiritual dimension and depth to their classes and their own practice.
Shared room 579 €, double room 705 €, single room 822 €, dormitory/tent 489 €.
Upanishads
June 8-13, 2008 in Westerwald.*
Instructor: Swami Saradananda
The Upanishads present us with principles that are as applicable to modern life as they were more than 3000 years ago, when they were first formulated. They are the oldest living records of the conviction that there is a spark a Divine in every living being – and that to realise that divinity is life’s highest goal. Unlike chapters in a book, each of the Upanishads is complete within itself. In this 5-day seminar, we will begin an in-depth study of the first three Upanishads: Isha, also known as Ishavasya Upanishad, is poetic in nature. It teaches that life in the world and in the Divine Spirit are not incompatible. Its main purpose is to teach the essential unity of God and the world, being and becoming. It is interested in the relationship of the Absolute, the Parabrahman, with the world. „This whole world is pervaded by the Lord“. Kena: Who moves the world? What impels the mind to alight on its objects? By whose command does prana function? Without God’s Grace, fire cannot burn even a piece of straw. Katha: Given in the form of a narrative, freedom from death and the way to obtain Self-realisation are fully treated. In its elevation of thought, depth of expression and beauty of imagery, no other Upanishad equals the Katha Upanishad. This is a seminar for students who have taken a Jnana Yoga Advanced Teachers’ Training and would like to continue their study and stimulate their ongoing practice.
Shared room 387 €, double room 457 €, single
room 522 €, dormitory/tent 337 €.
*Near Cologne and Frankfurt/Main.
Yoga for Yoga Teachers
Lots of practice, little theory. 15-22 August, 2008 in Bad Meinberg. Instructor: Swami Saradananda
More practice and less talk. A seminar with Swami Saradananda for teachers/experienced yogis.
- An opportunity for yoga teachers to practice with their peers.
- Seminar has been created in the spirit of mentoring, enabling you to receive personal corrections and have your questions answered.
- The concepts and techniques to be explored are applicable to any yoga practice and/ or tradition.
- Discover ways to use of subtle energies to go more deeply into your hatha yoga practice and add dimensions to your teaching.
- The teachings are rooted in the Sivananda tradition and enhanced by Swami Saradananda's years of personal practice.
Shared room 521 €, double room 619 €, single room 710 €, dormitory/tent 451 €.
Training Course. August 22-31, 2008 in Bad Meinberg.
Instructor: Swami Saradananda
Not in the physical body, yet influencing every aspect of your body and mind, the subtle energy centres known as “chakras” are powerful psychic transformers. As energy is moved upward to higher consciousness, you may ascend to the planes of higher consciousness. But just as important is the stepdown work that your chakras perform, which enables you to manifest your ideas and dreams into a more creative embodiment. This seminar will look at the functions and reciprocal influences of the chakras on each other and on the unconscious and conscious minds. This on-going training for yoga teachers is unique in its practical as well as theoretical approach.
Topics to be covered include:
Chakra environment,creating a holistic balance. Balance within each chakra – and overall balance by which your energy may be moved up and/or down as is necessary.
Chakra anatomy: how each chakra links to the other centres of subtle anatomy, including associated minor chakras, and how this affects your physical and psychological health.
Breath meditations: practical breathing exercises to aid your meditations and enhance your lifestyle.
Moving meditations: practical physical exercises that help you to meditate on and cleanse your chakras.
Visualisation meditations: As series of visualisation exercises in which the chakras open, close and energy moves through them purified and unhindered. Sound meditations: using music and communication to stimulate your chakra, from mantras to inspirational incantations.
Diet and Lifestyle: how they affect your chakras.
A certified training course. Precondition: completed yoga teachers’ training course BYV, BDY or Sivananda (others on request) and at least 1 year daily practice of meditation.
Shared room 655 €, double room 781 €, single room 898 €, dormitory/tent 565 €.
Yoga Therapy
July 13 - August 10, 2008. Yoga Therapy Training 4 Weeks Intensive, Instructor: Acharya Harilalji
A highly qualified advanced Training Course for new and deeper expert knowledge, widened competence and qualification, enrichment of your yoga classes and additional professional chances. An excellent chance for trained yoga teachers to specialize in the field of therapeutic yoga and deepen their teaching expert competence decisively.
A certified training course. Precondition: completed yoga teachers' training course BYV, BDY or Sivananda, others on request or at least 350 units and 20 self-led practical yoga classes of a started yoga teachers' training course. With this advanced training course you can extend your class programme by offering classes for people with special needs such as yoga for asthmatics, handicapped, people suffering from pain, heart diseases, allergies, arthritics, depression etc.; you can do counselling and create classes for particular patients or make use of your therapeutic knowledge for your own health and yoga practice. English with German translation. Intensive Yoga Therapy Training according to the system of the renowned sVYASA-Instituts in Karnataka/South India. The sVYASA is a famous, approved non-profit institution in the sense of a yoga university which for 25 years has been executing studies about yoga and yoga therapy using most modern equipment at the Prassanthi Kutiram Campus, Karnataka with connected hospital.
Course content
You will learn:
- the model of Panchakosa Tatwa (the five sheet existence of life) from Taitariya Upanishad as the basic concept of yoga therapy
- the application of Yoga Therapy as described in the „Yoga Vasishta“, another classical scripture of yoga
- techniques used in Yoga Therapy and Yogic Physio therapy, breathing movements, Asanas, Pranayamas, Shat kriyas, cyclic relaxation, Prana chanalizing technique, counselling, meditation etc. which works in 5 different Kosas.
- exercises and techniques of Yoga Therapy which can be used for any psychosomatic diseases and for common diseases like asthma and allergy, back pain, knee pain, head ache, arthritics, anxiety and depression etc.
- to teach the practices and do counselling useful for a particular patient after enough consultation with the patient. The patients can practise themselves for a certain period and once the diseases are controlled or cured they can practise normal yoga for a better life.
1st week: anatomy and physiology for yoga teachers, basics of yoga philosophy, Indian scriptures and philosophy systems, basics of teaching yoga to non yoga teachers
2nd and 3rd week: training in different practical teaching techniques applied for different problems and diseases, breathing movements, special techniques, asanas, pranayamas, kriyas = the yogic cleansing techniques, cyclic relaxation, PCT = Prana Chanalizing Technique (Pranalenkungstechniken), different meditation techniques and much more
4th week: you will be practising and teaching the learned methods, practise consultations, counselling, diagnosis, treatment in groups of two or more participants.
Certificate:
This training course concludes with a written exam, a final ceremony with banquet, ceremonial presentation of the certificates and spiritual blessing. On the condition that you will be successful with the examination and fulfil the conditions for taking part in this course you will obtain the certificate „Yoga Therapeut/in BYAT“ (Yoga Therapist BYAT) of the Professional Association of the Yoga and Ayurveda Therapists (BYAT). 400 units.Required literature:
„The Yoga Teachers' Training Manual“, „The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga“ by Swami Vishnu Devananda „Anatomy of Hatha Yoga - A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners“ by H. David Coulter
Shared room 1.928 €, double room 2.320 €, single room 2.684 €, dormitory/tent 1.648 €.
