500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India

500 Hour Residential Hatha, Ashtanga yoga teacher training course in Rishikesh, India registered with Yoga Alliance, USA at Arogya Yoga School. This course is for those who are already acquired the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course. If you have not done a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and still you may undertake one of our 200 hour Yoga TTC and then pursue 300 hour course for 500 hour Yoga certification. The course duration comprises of eight weeks. It is a wonderful space that you create for yourself for the eight weeks and learn to establish both as student and a teacher of yoga. The course nurtures physically and mentally. One can draw the corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive and more universal. Arogya yoga school can assist you towards excellence the art and science of yoga. This course will allow you to discover a new dimension to learn, teach and appreciate yoga

500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course objectives

• Develop your own self practice.
• D Develop and daily practice of asanas, Pranayama with bandha, mudras, kriyas and meditation practice
• D Learn about detailed Yoga Anatomy
• Learn about Yoga Therapy
• Study of classical literature of Yoga: Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hathayoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita and Upanishad
• Learn how to structure a class and then incorporate all these components into designing your own class. Learn to teach this class to your peers in a small group environment and then you will teach this class to your peers as your assessment

500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course syllabus

Yoga Philosophy

There exists at present a good deal of misconception with regard to the practices of yoga. Yoga philosophy is needed to get linked with tradition by a direct reference to the treatises. This class will allow students to understand and appreciate the classical literature of Yoga. The philosophy of yoga is an integrated view of life. It includes an understanding nature of existence, man and his role in investigating true self.

Introduction
Origin of Yoga
Different Paths of Yoga
Samkhaya Darshan
Vedanta Darshan
Obstacles in Yoga
 

Ashtanga Yoga (8 Limbs)
• Yama
• Niyama
• Asana
• Pranayama
• Pratyahara
• Dharana
• Dhyana
• Samadhi
 

Hatha Yoga
• Panch Kosha
• Annamaya Kosha
• Pranamaya Kosha
• Manomaya Kosha
• Jnanamaya Kosha
• Anandamaya Kosha

Orientation of Patanjali's yoga sutra:
In the Yoga sutras, Patanjali has provided a very scientific and practical exposition of the philosophy and practice yoga. One very important section of the book describes what is commonly called Ashtanga yoga or Eight Limbs of yoga which provides practical guidelines for experiencing the ultimate state of consciousness.

Orientation of Hathayoga Pradipika:
This is a classic text on Hatha Yoga written by yogi Swatmarama. The instructions given in the text is very useful in understanding the mechanics of the body and channelizing the energies to establish harmony. By bringing balance between sun and moon, one can prepare for a higher possibility. Hatha Yoga – Introduction, relationship of Hathayoga and Rajayoga, greatness of Hathayoga, Hathayogi lineage, importance of Hatha Yoga, Destructives and constructive of yoga, methods of Hathayoga Practice and Yogic diet

Orientation of Gheranda Samhita:
Gheranda samhita and Hathayoga Pradipika are two of the older main Hatha Yoga text available in India. Dated back a few hundred of years, they are still studied today to understand the therapeutic aspect of Hatha Yoga. Ghatayoga – Introduction, seven step yoga, benefits, purificatory techniques, classification practicing methods and benefits, a comparative study of Hathayoga and Ghata yoga.

Orientation of Upanishad:
The Upanishads (defined as "to sit with one's self" or "to sit in the presence of the master") are the insights gained by the yogis. It discusses liberation through wisdom. This is the end portion of the Vedas, and the subject of yoga is presented in a conversational form. It is very easy to comprehend the discussion of yoga through the Upanishads. The quality of discrimination between real and unreal unfolds during the study of the Upanishads. Studying the Upanishads helps the practitioner to implement yoga in their daily lives. A study of the Upanishads inspires the question of, Ko Ham? Who am I?

500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training : HUMAN ANATOMY-PHYSIOLOGY AND YOGA

This class provides a meticulous understanding of Anatomy and Physiology of the human organ systems key to one's yogic practice, with a brief discussion of the remaining organ systems. The correlation between the physiology and the psycho-philosophical nature of the human organ systems is also discussed.

Introduction
Skeletal System
Joints and Range of Motion
Muscular System
Postural imbalances
 

Physiology of Asana
• Standing
• Back Bend
• Forward Bend
• Twist
• Inversion
 

Digestive System
Respiratory System
Circulatory System
Physiology of Pranayama
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Stress and Homeostasis
Physiology of Meditation
Lesson Planning, Practical and Written Assessment
 

This class provides a meticulous understanding of Anatomy and Physiology of different systems.