In YTTC we will explain varoius  topic of yogic philosophy so the student can have clarily understanding of yoga .

• the origin of Yoga, Hatha Yoga,
• Yoga sutra of Patanjali,
• (4 paths), Yama, Niyama and how can you apply them into modern life-style;
• Theory of Evolution( Sankhya Yoga):-Purusha ,Prakriti, Intellect, Ego-sense, Mind,  
• Three Gunas, Five senses , Five organs of action, Five elements,
• ,Five major types of Prana and the role & location and Five Sub-Prana – five subtle elements,
• Panch Kosha (Five layer in over consciousness),
• Kundalini, Granthi(knot), Nadis ,Chakra according to Hatha-yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Shiva Samhita
• Bhagavadgita (Karma Yoga and Bhakti yoga).

Yogic-Lifestyle

YTTC students will learn yogic way of living a life by waking-up and sleeping early ,yogic diet ,silence, fasting , discipline and awareness and through Karma Yoga they will learn the art of giving which will spread peace ,love, joy and life of others . These are helpful elements during your practice and achievements

 

Yogic diet

atyāhāraḥ prayāsaścha prajalpo niyamāghrahaḥ |

jana-sangghaścha laulyaṃ cha ṣhaḍbhiryogho vinaśyati ||

                                 || Hatha yoga pradipika || I/15||

Yoga is destroyed by the following six causes:—Over-eating, exertion, talkativeness, adhering to rules, i.e., cold bath in the morning, eating at night, or eating fruits only, company of men, and unsteadiness.

For the practitioner of yoga ,the rules regarding food ,sex ,speech,exertion ,bath,sleeping time is very important ,just to practice yogic ashana, pranayama yogic kriya ,bandha , mediation did’nt bring change in his consciousness to get real expierence of  self which will be always with us, we have live yogic life and we to follow certain rules and regulation of it.

Among the foods ,those called sattvic (pure) are best, also referred to as a yoga diet is a diet based on foods that—according to ayurveda , Yoga, and having strong in the sattva guna , and lead to clarity and equanimity of mind while also being beneficial to the body.

Such foods include water ,cereal grains ,legumes,vegetables.fruits ,nuts unpasteurized and unhomogenized fresh milk, and fresh milk derivatives (mostly ghee, but also butter ,cream, cheese and yogurt , and raw honey.foods that extends the life span ,foods that increase sattavic qualities as well as strength,health,happiness ,love ,easy to digest , season foods.

   ahara shuddhau sattva shuddih |

           Sattva shuddhau druvasmrtih ||

                              ||   In Upanishads ||

When the food we take in is pure ,our minds become pure ,when our minds become pure memory becomes steady.

Sour ,salty or spicy foods on the other hands are not good for any part ot the body and should not be consumed much .if a person’s food is pure ,then the mind becomes pure .the practitioner of yoga should therefore eatonly food possessed of sattavic qualities .foods that’s give rise to passions and mental darkness should not be consumed.

Yoga Teacher Trainees will learn to chant mantra with their meaning, rules, regulation and time and learn the art of merging themselves in strong flow of energy of mantra. We practice yogic mantras in the beginning and ending of yoga and meditation classes. Also we teach how to use mantra to purify and balance the chakras and give you techniques of Mantra Dhyana.

Mantra

    tasya vâcakaï prañavaï 

                                        || patanjali yoga sutra || I/27||

                                                         Isvara is represented by a sound, om.

 taj-japas tad-artha-bhâvanam 

                      || patanjali yoga sutra || I/28||

                                                                        Through repetition its meaning becomes clear.     

At the beginning of creation mahaprana (suprime) manifested and sound also come into being with the first movement of cosmic energy the first sound manifested which was “ om ” this transcendental sound also called “nada”.the higest level of the medium of energy or prana and nada in the process of creation ,sound is one of the ,best vehicles for  the transmission of prana shakti.

Mantra are cosmic sounds , sounds that vibrate at particular frequency in each dimension of the personality  and with a particular psychic center .Normally one hears sound only within a certain range.beyond or better of  that range change the frequency and sound cannot be heard,however ,in the causal state of consciousness one become more sensitive and begins to hear and see many things ,what one hears are mantra and what one sees are yantras.

śrūyate prathamābhyāse nādo nānā-vidho mahān |
tato|abhyāse vardhamāne śrūyate sūkṣhma-sūkṣhmakaḥ

                               || Hatha yoga pradipika ||4/84||

In the beginning, the sounds heard are of great variety and very loud; but, as the practice increases, they become more and more subtle.

Sound is a form of energy that has frequency , pitch ,volume and tone as well as substle qualities .the pranas are the orientation of pranic flows or emphasized ,so that the mind and perception changes. when you start flowing in the energy of mantra fully inwardly and outwardly u start getting perfection and results of that mantra.

tāvadākāśa-sangkalpo yāvachchabdaḥ pravartate |

niḥśabdaṃ tat-paraṃ brahma paramāteti ghīyate

                     ||  hatha yoga pradipika  ||4/ 101 ||

       So long as the sounds continue, there is the idea of âkâśa. When they disappear, then it is called Para Brahma, Paramâtmana.                                         

• Om mantra
• Gayatri mantra
• Ganesh mantra
• Kalayna mantra
• Moksha mantra
• Shakti mantra
• Poorna mantra (finishing mantra)

In YTTC we will explain varoius  topic of yogic philosophy so the student can have clarily understanding of yoga .

• the origin of Yoga, Hatha Yoga,
• Yoga sutra of Patanjali,
• (4 paths), Yama, Niyama and how can you apply them into modern life-style;
• Theory of Evolution( Sankhya Yoga):-Purusha ,Prakriti, Intellect, Ego-sense, Mind,  
• Three Gunas, Five senses , Five organs of action, Five elements,
• ,Five major types of Prana and the role & location and Five Sub-Prana – five subtle elements,
• Panch Kosha (Five layer in over consciousness),
• Kundalini, Granthi(knot), Nadis ,Chakra according to Hatha-yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Shiva Samhita
• Bhagavadgita (Karma Yoga and Bhakti yoga).

Yogic-Lifestyle

YTTC students will learn yogic way of living a life by waking-up and sleeping early ,yogic diet ,silence, fasting , discipline and awareness and through Karma Yoga they will learn the art of giving which will spread peace ,love, joy and life of others . These are helpful elements during your practice and achievements

 

Yogic diet

atyāhāraḥ prayāsaścha prajalpo niyamāghrahaḥ |

jana-sangghaścha laulyaṃ cha ṣhaḍbhiryogho vinaśyati ||

                                 || Hatha yoga pradipika || I/15||

Yoga is destroyed by the following six causes:—Over-eating, exertion, talkativeness, adhering to rules, i.e., cold bath in the morning, eating at night, or eating fruits only, company of men, and unsteadiness.

For the practitioner of yoga, the rules regarding food, sex, speech, exertion, bath, sleeping time is very important, just to practice yogic ashana, pranayama yogic kriya, bandha, mediation did’nt bring change in his consciousness to get real expierence of  self which will be always with us, we have live yogic life and we to follow certain rules and regulation of it.

Among the foods ,those called sattvic (pure) are best, also referred to as a yoga diet is a diet based on foods that—according to ayurveda , Yoga, and having strong in the sattva guna, and lead to clarity and equanimity of mind while also being beneficial to the body.

Such foods include water, cereal grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts unpasteurized and unhomogenized fresh milk, and fresh milk derivatives (mostly ghee, but also butter, cream, cheese and yogurt, and raw honey, foods that extends the life span, foods that increase sattavic qualities as well as strength, health, happiness, love, easy to digest, season foods.

   ahara shuddhau sattva shuddih |

           Sattva shuddhau druvasmrtih ||

                              ||   In Upanishads ||

When the food we take in is pure, our minds become pure, when our minds become pure memory becomes steady.

Sour ,salty or spicy foods on the other hands are not good for any part ot the body and should not be consumed much .if a person’s food is pure ,then the mind becomes pure .the practitioner of yoga should therefore eatonly food possessed of sattavic qualities .foods that’s give rise to passions and mental darkness should not be consumed.

YTT trainees will learn a proper understanding of the body structure, how they are related and function in Anatomy and Physiology, which is an important part in yoga to understand how the body functions in relation to yoga poses, pranayama, yogic purification , Bandhas, meditation and diet  which will help to understand more clearly  about the body and about the yogic science.

Understanding the science behind the poses is not an imperative part of the practice of yoga; however, learning how your body works and functions can help you as a yoga practitioner, regardless of whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, so our YTTC trainees will learn these major Anatomy & Physiology system of body :

 

• Cells and tissue
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Nerves system
• Circulatory system
• Musculoskeletal system

The practice of Bandha “controlling” and “locking’ the energy (Prana), and directing it upwards to the uniting of Prana and Apana to energy channel and then into the Shushumnanadi; Mudra “gestures” to channelis the energy in nadis. we put an emphasis on technique, contra-indications and benefits.We explain that it is necessary to teach and learn which helps to practice further kriya, mudra and pranayama.

Meaning of Mudra and bandha

The sanskrit word Mudra is translated  as “gesture “ or “attitude” . “Mud “ means delight or pleasure and “druvay “means to draw forth . It can be described as psychic ,emotional , devotional and esthetic gesture or attitude .Bandha means to hold, lighten or lock. the bandhas redirect prana and stroe it by blocking the flow in certain areas of the body, thus forcing it to flow or accumulate in other areas. During the practice, Certain parts of the body are  contracted. This action also massages and stimulates the muscles, organs, glands and nerves associated with that specific area. Its help in expanding the pranic field which is concentrated around the chakra and activating kundakine shakti.

• Mulabandha
• Jalandarabandha
• Uddiyanabandha
• Mahabandha

YTTC students will learn information and practice of the shatkriyas “six body cleansing methods”: Jala Neti, Sutra Neti, Agnisara,  Nauli, Tratak and Kapalbhati with emphasis on techniques, practice and theory, variations, awareness, contra-indications, benefits, etc. We will explain how to use kriya in daily life.

Kriyas (shatkarma)

meda-śleṣhmādhikaḥ pūrvaṃ ṣhaṭ-karmāṇi samācharet |

anyastu nācharettāni doṣhāṇāṃ samabhāvataḥ

                                       ||  Hatha pradeepika || 2/21|| 

||  If there be excess of fat or phlegm in the body, the six kinds of kriyâs (duties) should be performed first. But others, not suffering from the excess of these, should not perform them.||

Shatkarma. shat means ‘six’ and karma means ‘action’ the shatkarma consists of six group of purification process .the aim of the shatkarma (and hatha yoga) is to create harmony between ida and pingla (nadis). there by attaining physical and mental purification and balance.

They are used to purify the body of toxins and to ensure safe and successful progression along the spiritual path and to balance the three dosha or humours in the body: kapha (mucus), pitta (bile or fire) and vata (wind).

• Jala neti
• Sutra neti
• kapalabhati
• Vamana dhauti
• agnishara
• Nauli

What is meditation?

We are going to discuss about Meditation based on “Pantajali Yoga Sutra (Ashtanga Yoga)”. In his sutras the “Sage Patanjali” has explained 8 limbs of yoga (Ashtanga Yoga). Those are : Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, and Dhyan Samadhi. The initial four stage are the basic stages which help the person to attain “Sthiram” (stability of mind) which is the prior necessity for practicing the further stages of meditation. According to him meditation (Dhyan) means –

“Full concentration of the mind focused on one of those experiences”

In simple terms the spontaneous concentration of the mind on the object is Meditation.

Now let us see in detail what exactly he means to say about Dhyan(meditation), We all know that our mind is fickle, like a butterfly, which always flies from here and there and does not wait at one place for long. But the speed of our mind is far more than the butterfly or it may be greater than the speed of light.

Mind can recollect past experiences, keeps thinking about the future and experiences the present with all its might and we do not have any control over our minds journey.

‘Dhyan’(meditation) is the study of deep concentration, calmness and tranquility of the mind. It is the study of attaining complete control over ones mind. Meditation takes the consciousness beyond conscious, sub conscious & unconscious states to super consciousness.

How do we achieve that?

In the fundamental stages of meditation one has to decide some object upon which one can concentrate. He has to concentrate with the help of his sensors like ‘ Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth and Touch’ that means he can

• Look at the object whichever he wants
• He can recite a small mantra with the help of mouth
• And he can listen to the mantra with his ears
• Further more he is not permitted to think anything else, except the object.

What is an object?

An object would be anything, which ones mind would like to concentrate upon. It would be anything, which will give tranquility and serenity to ones mind.

For instance it would be a photograph of ones deity. In this case the photo frame is the object. In the fundamental stage one can look at the frame, the picture of the deity, the background of the picture. Think about all the above factors, recite or hear a mantra of that deity, but one has to see to it that ones mind does not run away beyond the target decided. One can develop his capacity of sitting in this stage from 5-10 minutes to any amount of time.

But once the mind thinks of some other factors your meditation comes to an end . This stage is truly a very fundamental stage and needs a lot of practice because we are never used to control our minds.

Once you have achieved this for specific period of time you can try for the ‘Dhyan’.

To explain with Omkar as the object, we have been looking at it, reciting and listening the mantra, our mind stays (appeases) upon it for a specific amount of time.

Now further we close our eyes and recollect the picture of the OM.

At the same time we are reciting or listening to the omkar. Then again with closed eyes we are only hearing the reciting of the mantra on the cassette without reciting by our mouth. Further our minds only recollects the experiences taken by our eyes, ears and mouth. The actual Dhyan stage has only one dimension, now we concentrate on only a part of our object and in the next samadhi stage the person experiencing the object tends to be nobody. Only the experience remains. That’s what Osho used to  call Meditation…

At this stage the minds object as a number of dimensions. The mind thinks of all the factors, which it has experienced in the initial stages.

Meaning, Properties & Functions of Mind

It is very difficult to understand the nature of the mind because it has no physical existence. It is very subtle as well as hidden. But the existence of the mind can’t be denied, as many of our problems physical, mental and psychological are the outcome of our mental condition. Mind exists in the body but it is distinct from the body and organs.

Mind is also distinct from the spiritual self, ‘the Knower’ as he just observes the mind and its functions. The Knower perceives the external objects through sense organs but with the help of the mind. Perception of any event is not possible without the presence of mind. So in every event of perception there is an external object, an organ of perception (ears, eyes, nose tongue or skin) and there is mind and the ‘Knower’ or ‘self’. All these are connected very closely, inseparable but still distinct from each other.

The mind can multiply or divide the strength of the Body. The person can’t work if he is mentally not prepared for the work but a person can work with extra energy if he has mentally decided to work.

The mind has tremendous speed. It can travel from one point to another point at infinite distance within fraction of a second.

The mind interconnects the ‘Self’ with the physical body. The mind controls the physical organs through Brain, Autonomous Nervous System, and Endocrine Gland System.

We can summarize seven functions of the mind as follows.

Consciousness, Thoughts, Emotions, Perceptions, Memory, Intelligence and Judgment.

The Condition Of Mind

You have already seen that

1. Mind has no physical existence.
2. Existence of the mind can’t be denied.
3. The nature of the mind is to move from one point to another continuously.
4. The mind has tremendous speed.

It is clear from the points that the mind is very unstable. Mind doesn’t remain stable at any particular point or any object. It keeps moving all the time. Mind runs after the objects it likes but runs away from the objects that it dislikes.

Controlling The Mind

You have already studied that the mind is essential in the process of acquiring knowledge. For example when you are listening to a speaker in lecture, you learn through your ears. But if your mind is not concentrating on the lecture then you won’t understand anything there. As the mind is unstable, you cannot concentrate on lecture. So to learn what the speaker is telling, you must establish control over your mind and force it to listen to the lecture. Then only you’ll be able to acquire knowledge.

Hence you have to control movements of mind and make it stable whenever you want, as per your requirements. But this is the most difficult part because of unstable nature of mind. This process of making mind stable is called concentration.

This is true for any function of mind. If you want to remember a particular event, you will have to concentrate your mind till you remember that event.

It is clear from the above discussion that it is essential to control the mind. Only then, one can get what he wants. But controlling mind is the most difficult task.

Efforts are being continuously made to find out the ways and means to establish control over mind. Meditation is one of the very effective ways to control the mind.

This control can’t be achieved in short period. Meditation is a systematically designed technique to achieve this step by step.

Different Links To Access Mind

You have already studied that the mind is an inseparable part of the human being. It is distinct from brain, nervous system; it is distinct from all other physical organs, it is distinct from Pranic Force behind body activities.

The mind is distinct from all these systems but at the same time, it is closely associated with all these systems of the body. Mind is very difficult to access directly but all these systems are relatively easier to access. So mind can be accessed through these systems, we will discuss some of these links.

Body Movements And Mind –

We make body movements intentionally or automatically. The automatic movement doesn’t need presence of the mind. The intentional movements need the attention of mind similarly if you control the body movements you can automatically access the mind. You can’t control the movements for long so the scope is limited with this technique.

Sense Organs And Mind –

We get the knowledge of the external world through our five sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin). The presence of mind is essential for this perception. The senses are attracted towards their objects of desire and they involve mind in the process. The sense organs can be controlled to some extent. So mind can be accessed through the control of the sense organs.

Breathing Process And Mind –

Breathing is a continuous and very important process. The observation of this process helps to establish the fact that breathing and mind has a definite connection between them. When the mind is under tension or under emotional pressure, the breathing rate increases and when the mind is calm and quiet, rate of breathing decreases.

It is interesting to know that to some extent we can easily control our breathing with will. So we can easily control our mind to some extent.

The ‘Self’ And Mind –

The ‘Self’ or ‘Atman’ (Soul) is the owner of human beings and hence the owner of the mind as well. If one recognizes the ‘Self’ in its true nature, he will be able to control and order the mind. It may seem very simple but is the most difficult task in one’s life.

Techniques To Control The Mind

Body Movements –

Yoga has prescribed number of Asanas, the body postures to be practiced and attained in a particular way. These movements are special and needs the concentration of mind. After attaining the posture it is maintained for longer period and the whole body is relaxed completely in the posture. In this process the mind is initially engaged in body movements, then in relaxation and gets freedom from body and then it is directed towards the endless thoughts. The mind control is established during the process.

Sense Organs –

An interesting object is selected and the concentration of sense organs is directed towards this object. The mind, being connected to the sense organs is pulled towards the object. Intentional and continuous practice of this technique slowly establishes control over the mind. Slowly the span of the object is reduced to minimum to increase the control over the mind.

Breathing –

Breathing is under the control of the metabolism & emotions. Metabolism is reduced to minimum level with the help of steady and relaxed posture of Asana. The emotions are also reduced with the Asana posture. This results in a very low rate of respiration with little quantity of air in inhalation and exhalation. The mind is directed towards the breathing. As the breathing becomes slow, the mind also becomes calm and quite

            The ‘Self’ Control –

After proper realization of the ‘Self’ (Soul) it becomes strong enough that it can directly control the mind. This technique is the advance one and very difficult to follow for beginner. All the above techniques contribute to the system of meditation. There are a large number of meditation systems developed and many have used these systems to their advantage. We will learn Easy Meditation Technique, which is suitable to beginners.

Easy Meditation Technique

Pre-requisites –

• This practice is to be done with empty stomach (3 hours after the meals and 1hour after drinking any soft drink.)
• You have to wear loose clothes or loosen your clothes (belt / tie).Remove the shoes, wristwatch etc. This can be practiced for any length of time with minimum 10 minutes so you should keep at least 10 minutes for this practice.
• The sitting arrangement must be comfortable. Avoid the disturbances like phone,bells or even excess light or any other disturbing reason.

Preposition –

Sit comfortably on easy chair or sofa. Straighten the legs but don’t stretch them. Keep your hands on chair or on your knees loosely. Keep your fingers relaxed. Close your eyes gently. Relax the body.

            Procedure –

Relax every muscles from toes to the top, one by one and slowly. Relaxation of muscles creates a feeling of pleasure in your mind and body. As the muscles are relaxed the breathing becomes slower and slower. Now focus your Mind on the breathing. Do not control the breathing but witness it. As the body is relaxing the breathing becomes slow. As the breathing becomes slow, the Mind becomes calm and quite. As the Mind becomes calm and quite, the body relaxes further, which further reduces the breathing rate and so on. After pre planned time elapses, be aware of your breathing, body parts, make the slow movements and slowly open your eyes and come to preposition.

Meditation is Witnessing

Meditation starts by being separate from the mind, by being a witness. That is the only way of separating yourself from anything. If you are looking at the light, naturally one thing is certain: you are not the light, you are the one who is looking at it. If you are watching the flowers, one thing is certain: you are not the flower, you are the watcher.

Watching is the key of meditation.

Watch your mind.

Don’t do anything – no repetition of mantra, no repetition of the name of god – just watch whatever the mind is doing. Don’t disturb it, don’t prevent it, don’t repress it; don’t do anything at all on your part. You just be a watcher, and the miracle of watching is meditation. As you watch, slowly mind becomes empty of thoughts; but you are not falling asleep, you are becoming more alert, more aware.

As the mind becomes completely empty, your whole energy becomes aflame of awakening. This flame is the result of meditation. So you can say meditation is another name of watching, witnessing, observing – without any judgement, without any evaluation. Just by watching, you immediately get out of the mind….

“Pranayama is control of Breath”. “Prana” is Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels prana represents the pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and “ayama” means control. So Pranayama is “Control of Breath”. One can control the rhythms of pranic energy with pranayama and achieve healthy body and mind.

Patanjali in his text of Yoga Sutras mentioned pranayama as means of attaining higher states of awareness, he mentions the holding of breath as important practice of reaching Samadhi. Hatha Yoga also talks about 8 types of pranayama which will make the body and mind healthy.

Five types of prana are responsible for various pranic activities in the body, they are Prana, Apana, Vyan, Udana & Samana. Out of these Prana and Apana are most important. Prana is upward flowing and Apana is downward flowing. Practice of Pranayama achieves the balance in the activities of these pranas, which results in healthy body and mind.

Pranayama – A Science of Breathing – 1

Breath and Prana

Breathing is a vital process which starts at the time of birth and stops at the death. The important Oxygen is provided to all the parts, organs and cells of the body. The maximum time a person can survive without oxygen is about 4 minutes. All the metabolic processes require oxygen. Oxygen is life, a vital force. This vital energy is called Prana.

What is Pranayama?

The process of controlling the Prana is called Pranayama. So pranayama is the science related to vital force supplying energy and controlling the body mind complex.

Breathing is the process of taking in this vital energy and removing the waste products out of our body and mind. Generally breathing includes inhalation and exhalation but pranayama includes retention of breath (known as ?Kumbhaka? in Sanskrit) as well. This is a very important process. The air can be retained in the lungs or out of the lungs. The ancient texts say that retention of air, increases the level of prana (energy) in the body, also it regulates the flow of pranic energy through out the body. So pranayama helps remove all the ailments and also can stop the aging process of the body.

Mind and breath

The mind, consisting of thoughts and emotions is closely related to the breath. When the mind is calm and relaxed, the breathing is smooth and slow. If you are stressed breathing is fast & shallow but mostly through chest. When one gets angry, the breathing becomes fast and forceful, in depressed states sighing, when in pain gasping, in anxiety shallow and rapid. In this way, the mental and emotional states affect breathing.

Rhythmic Breathing is Pranayama

All the processes and organs like heart, brain, digestive organs, endocrine glands in the body have rhythms. Also the breathing has specific rhythms. Pranayama is Rhythmic breathing, bringing the breath in natural rhythm by controlling the process of inhalation, exhalation and retention.

Physiology of Yogic breathing

In process of breathing, one uses diaphragm, intercostals muscles in the chest. The diaphragmatic breathing is called vertical breathing and is considered a more efficient way to inhale air than inhaling while expanding the chest which is called horizontal breathing..

In pranayama, one should utilize the diaphragm efficiently to get more oxygen without making more efforts. The diaphragm is attached to the organs like heart and lings, also the liver, spleen, pancreas and stomach from the bottom side. Efficient movement of the diaphragm makes the functioning of these organs more efficient.

Preparation for Pranayama

As people have attraction towards Yogasanas, similarly they have attraction to Pranayama. The process of Pranayama is concerned with the breathing, the indicator of life. And therefore, if it is done wrongly, it may do harm to the person. This fear dissuades many from taking up Pranayama. The second reason for its unpopularity is the absence of teachers who can teach it scientifically. However, it is true that if one does Pranayama unscientifically, without proper guidance, one certainly suffers. But it does not mean that it is such a difficult process, that it cannot be done by a common man. On the contrary, if it is learnt and practiced under an expert’s guidance, one learns soon and experiences the wonderful and even unimaginable benefits.

In Patanjali’s “Ashtanga Yoga”, Pranayama appears at the fourth stage. This means unless one observes Yama-Niyama and does Asanas well, he cannot reach this fourth stage. Even the Asanas discussed here are presented in their preliminary form. Therefore, for doing Pranayama, it is not enough to have done the Asanas as mentioned here. Even after learning these Asanas and having practiced them, one needs some preparation before actually taking up Pranayama. And an attempt is made to discuss that preparation. Actual Pranayama means the holding up of the process of exhaling and inhaling. And it is not possible to discuss or guide this serious aspect of Yogabhyasa in preliminary discussion. Therefore, as the preliminary exercises are discussed and which are to be done before the actual beginning of the Asanas: similarly, for Pranayama too, the preliminary exercises of breathing are designed and only this part is going to be discussed here.

Before examining the exercises of breathing it is necessary to understand the process of breathing. The breathing process chiefly involves two activities, viz., inhaling and exhaling. Of these the former is called “Puraka” and the latter “Rechaka”‘ in Yogashastra. These two activities continue non-stop right from the birth to the death of a person. The state when these two activities are made to halt is given the name “Kumbhaka” in Yoga Studies. The halt after inhaling, i.e., Puraka is called “Abhyantara Kumbhaka” and after exhaling, i.e. rechaka. It is called “Bahya Kumbhaka”. Two more types of Kumbhaka are mentioned. But instead of talking of them in detail, let us turn to the process of breathing.

According to the speed of breathing, it is divided into three parts:

The smooth breathing that continues naturally without any effort (Quiet Breathing)

The protracted breathing which is caused by deliberate slowing down of the breathing (Deep Breathing)

The quick breathing which is caused by deliberate increase in the speed of breathing (Fast Breathing)

Types of Pranayama

1. Quiet Breathing , Deep Breathing , Fast Breathing
2. Tribandha and Pranayama
3. Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama or Anuloma – Viloma (Alternate nostril breathing – I)
4. Anuloma – Viloma (Alternate Nostril Breathing – II)
5. Suryan Bhedan Pranayama (Right Nostril Breathing)
6. Ujjayi Pranayama
7. Bhramari Pranayama
8. Pranayama from Hatha Yoga (Surya Bhedan, Bhasrika, Ujjayi, Shitali, Sitkari, Bhramari, Murchha & Plavini Pranayama)

 

Pranava Mudra for Pranayama (Body Gestures & Mental Attitudes)

The first two fingers of the right hand palm are to be curved and last two fingers are to be kept straight and to be held together. Now straighten the thumb and bending the right hand in the elbow, place the curved fingers in such a way that they come near the lips. Keep the hand from shoulder to elbow glued to the chest. Keep the right hand thumb on the right side of the nose and last two fingers on the left side of the nose. Now by pressing the thumb, the nasal cavity on the right side can be closed and by pressing the last two fingers left side cavity can be closed. The pressure should be light and on just below the nasal bone, where the fleshy part begins. With this arrangement of the fingers, one can close any of the two nasal cavities. Here only the movement of thumb and the last two fingers is expected.

Movement of other parts should be avoided. The face should be kept quite gay and relaxed in order to practice breathing more effectively. Further, in order to practice the cycle of inhaling and exhaling, six supplementary types are given. In all these types, the speed of breathing is more. These are actually the types of quick breathing. While practicing these types one should first sit in one of the following Asanas: Padmasana, Vajrasana or Swastikasana. Then, the left hand should be kept in Dhyana Mudra and the right hand in Pranava Mudra. The eyes should be closed and the whole attention should be concentrated on breathing so that it will be possible to acquire it.

Type – 1

Keep both the nostrils open and then inhale and exhale with both the nasal passages. This type is nothing but quick breathing with both the nasal cavities. One should inhale and exhale with as much speed as possible and for as much time as feasible.

Type – 2

Take up Pranava Mudra and close the right nostril with the help of the thumb of the right hand, and inhale with left nostril and also exhale through the same nasal passage. In brief this type can be described as quick breathing with the left nostril.

Type – 3

In this type left nostril is to be closed and the quick breathing is done with the right nostril.

Type – 4

In this type close the right nostril, and inhale with the left nostril, and then immediately close left nostril and exhale with the right nostril. In this way try quick breathing by changing the nostrils.

Type – 5

This type of breathing is just opposite the previous one, that is, the left nostril is closed and inhaling is done with the right nostril, then immediately closing the right nostril, exhaling is done with the left nostril.

Type – 6

This type of breathing is designed by combining previous two types i.e., type 4 and type 5. First inhale with left nostril and exhale with right one, then inhale with right nostril and exhale with left nostril. Later continue the same process i.e. inhaling & exhaling with left and right nostrils alternately. Further switch to fast breathing by increasing the speed of breathing. After sufficient practice the speed of breathing can be increased immensely.

Initially one should start with eleven cycles of breathing, and it should be increased to one hundred and twenty one without any fear. However, later the breathing should be made a part of daily practice of other Asanas, and be practiced for two to three minutes. All these types can also be practiced with slow inhalation and exhalation. Here it is important to note that practicing these types of breathing does not mean doing Pranayama. This is simply a preparation of the actual practice of Pranayama.

Yoga teacher training students will learn 51 Asanas “postures” plus additional postures and their levels and variations. Practice includes different levels of positions according to students’ abilities from light for beginners up to intermediate level for each asana. We put an emphasis on adjustments, alignment, techniques, corrections, contraindications, physical & psychic awareness, and benefits.

Asanas will be divided into few categories: in group of standing and balancing asanas, forward and back bends, twists and side bends poses, seated and inverted poses, meditation poses, etc. All Asana groups will be taught from beginners to intermediate levels with their variations. In addition to that, the students will be taught how to enter and exit asanas, how to use the breath during the position, how to work out with alignments and how to assist other students in their postures.

Asanas

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Ashana means a state of being in which one can remain physically and mentally steady calm, quiet and comfortable in one position. ashana are the specific body position which is done to open the energy channels and psychic centers, by developing control of the body through asana the mind is also controlled. there is around 35 asanas to stimulate the chakras,distributing the generated energy of kundaline shakti all  over the body.the other ashana regulate and purify the nadi, facilitating the conduction of parnic energy throughout the body.

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Means is that position in which the yogi can sit comfortable and cecentrate his mind on the supreme spirit

Asanas release mental tensions by dealing with them on physical levels,acting psychically ,through the body to the mind.

Therefore asana divided in different category according to there nature:

• Cultural pose (to make body strong)
• Meditating pose (to set in one place comfortable for long time)
• Relaxing pose ( to relax whole body)
• According to posture (supine , proline , sitting ,standing )
• According to the anatomy and physiology of asana.
• According to correlation with the chakras.

Best Time to practice asanas

• Morning :- Two hours before and including sunrise
• Evening :-  Two hours Around sunset

Meals

• Ashana should be practice empty stomach
• Atleast there should be 3 to 4 hours gap between your practice and meal
• It is advice to fill half of stomach with food , one quarter with water ,one quarter empty

 

Hatha yoga

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Hatha yoga is a Traditional style of Yoga Introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a Sage of 15th Century India, and Compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The word Hatha is a compound of the words Ha and Tha meaning sun and moon, referring to Prana and apana, and also to the principal nadis (energy channels) of the subtle body that must be fully operational to attain a state of Dhyana or Samādhi.  Hatha yoga is what most people in the Western world associate with the word “yoga” and is most commonly practiced for mental and physical health.To Understand Traditional Hatha Yoga The Yogi or Yogini have follow these Principle of Hatha Yoga . Disciplines, Physical Postures (Asana), Yogic Purification (Shatkarma), Gestures and Locks (Mudra & Bandhas ), Breathing Exercise (Pranayama), and Meditation.All the Principle have Same Importants as other to  aquire a good result of his yogic sadhana.

In traditional style of hatha Yoga, there need a co-ordination with breath with each movement(poses) the yogi or yogini have to be fully aware of his/her breath with each movement to open the different channels of energies from his /her nadis he/she have to flow in breath. It slow style of Yoga its focus on holding the positions(Ashana),Alignements and Breatha and Bandha(holding your Breath).Hatha Yoga class is good for all yoga practitioners, even beginners, as once you have mastered a posture with integrity then it becomes effortless.  Hatha yoga having many benefits its therapatical yoga for mind and body both. It will help you to make your body strong ,flexibility, proper flow of pranic energy in your body, clarity and help u to grow your mediation help you to take in inner journey of self.

Hatha yoga is the base for all yoga styles. Like a tree having many branches , there is so much knowledge is hidden behind the wise words of ancient saints in scripture which is difficult for people of modern world to understand them properly. The yogis from time to time explore this ancient science to get success in their spiritual path and discover a different yoga styles to getting success in their yogic way by understanding and practing traditional style of hatha yoga, these different styles are focused in different aspects of this traditional art of yoga ,Hatha yoga.There are many branches of yoga some ancients and some are modern like raja yoga , jnana yoga, bhakti yoga , karma yoga ,mantra yoga, kundaline yoga ,laya yoga, tantra yoga , yantra yoga, kryia yoga ,ashtanga vinayasa, iyengar yoga and shivananda yoga.

Hatha yoga poses series for 200 hrs yoga teachers training

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Body loosening exercises

• Jogging
• Rotations of Hands
• Forward Bending
• Backward Bending
• Side Twisting
• Hip Movement
• Knee Movement
• Ankle Rotation

Standing Pose

• Tadasana
• Ardha kati chakrasana
• Ardha chakrasana
• Padahastasana
• Vrikshasana
• Garudasana
• Veerbhadrasana
• Natrajasana
• Vakasana
• Eka pad vakasana
• Tidivasana

Prone poses

• Bhujangasana
• Triyaka bhujangasana
• Sarpasana
• Ardha shalabhasana
• Shalabhasan
• Supine asana
• Pavan muktasana
• Vipareeta karni asana
• Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapeedasana
• Kandharasana
• Setubandhasana

Relaxing poses

• Pranamaasana
• Vajrasana
• Savasana
• Makarasana[/column_half][column_half_last]

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Astanga vinyasa

Astanga Vinyasa is a energetic style of yoga  transmitted  by the Sri. K Pattabhi Jois to modern world. This style of yoga involves synchronising the breath with a progressive series of postures – a process producing intense internal heat and a purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation,a strong and light ,body and a relax mind.

Astanga vinyasa, when practiced with proper sequential , gradually leads the practitioner to rediscover his or her fullest potential on all levels of his mind and body to get max physical and psychological benefit and grow his or her consciousness in spiritual path.

Driste – Ujjayi breath  – ashana (poses) – vinyasa (Moving) – bandha ( locks)

 

Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series for 200hrs yoga teachers training

The goal of the Yoga Experience India Teacher training course is to provide in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of Classical Hatha Yoga and its aspects like Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga along with proper teaching skills.  The teacher training course prepares the students to build their own Yoga practice as well as gives confidence to teach others.

In addition, the course also covers the knowledge and skills required to successfully take up Yoga as career. In this section we discuss about teaching Yoga professionally by opening own Yoga school / Yoga studio or by finding suitable job as a Yoga teacher. For those who wish to start their own Yoga center these discussions are extremely helpful as they discuss ideas and experiences on how to find suitable location, advertise / promote, maintain and avoid common mistakes in running a Yoga Studio.

Why intensive Yoga course of four weeks?

Closely supervised by the teacher, the student works physically and mentally and acquires the full experience of Yogic lifestyle. This way the rich tradition and wisdom of Yoga is being soaked up and integrated by the student.

The student is required to live with simple and basic facilities and limited communication with outer world. This helps the student to keep his mind away from his regular life distractions and attachments and focus completely on the teachings and self-reflection, hence increasing his learning capabilities by many degrees.

Yoga Experience India Ashram follow international standard for 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training programs which includes:

1. Techniques
2. Philosophy, lifestyle & ethics
3. Teaching methodology
4. Anatomy and Physiology
5. Teaching practicum
6. Asanas and Deep Relaxation
7. Pranayama (Traditional Yogic Breathing Practices)
8. Meditation Practices and Techniques
9. Mudras & Bandh, Kriyas (Yogic Health & Purification Practices)
10. Mantra, Chanting, Bhajans & Kirtan

1. Techniques

Our trainees will learn about its benefits, checkpoints and contraindications, as well as the learn how to teach, assist, adjust and correct to other students.

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Hatha yoga poses series for 200 hrs yoga teachers training

[column_half]Body loosening exercises

• Jogging
• Rotations of Hands
• Forward Bending
• Backward Bending
• Side Twisting
• Hip Movement
• Knee Movement
• Ankle Rotation

Standing Pose

• Tadasana
• Ardha kati chakrasana
• Ardha chakrasana
• Padahastasana
• Vrikshasana
• Garudasana
• Veerbhadrasana
• Natrajasana
• Vakasana
• Eka pad vakasana
• Tidivasana

Prone poses

• Bhujangasana
• Triyaka bhujangasana
• Sarpasana
• Ardha shalabhasana
• Shalabhasan
• Supine asana
• Pavan muktasana
• Vipareeta karni asana
• Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapeedasana
• Kandharasana
• Setubandhasana

Relaxing poses

• Pranamaasana
• Vajrasana
• Savasana
• Makarasana

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• Pranamasana (1)
• Hasta utthanasana (1)
• Padahastasana (1)
• Ashwa sanchalanasana (1)
• Parvatasana (1)
• Asthanga namaskara
• Bhujangasana
• Parvatasana (2)
• Ashwa sanchalanasana(2)
• Padahastasana (2)
• Hasta utthanasana (2)
• Pranamasana (2)

 Sitting poses

• Marjari asana
• Vyaghrasana
• Sputa vajrasana
• Shashankasana
• Ardha uthtrasana
• Uthrasana
• Vakrasana
• Janu sirasana
• Ardha matsyendrasana
• Gatyatmak paschimottanasana
• Pada prasar paschimottanasana
• Titali asana
• Gomukhasana
• Dhanura – karshanasana
• Rajkapotasana

Meditative poses

• Padmasana
• Sukasana
• Siddha asana

Advance poses

• Chakrasana
• Dhanurasana
• Rajkapotasana
• Baddha padmasana
• Hanumanasana
• Vrishchikasana
• Eka pad sirsasana
• Ashtavakrakarasana

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 Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series for 200hrs yoga teachers training

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Sun Salutation “A” of
Ashtanga Vinyasa

• Samasthiti
• Urdhva Vrikshsana
• Uttanasana “A”
• Uttanasana “B”
• Chaturang Dandasana
• Urdhva Mukha Swanasana
• Adho Mukha Swanasana
• Uttanasana “B”
• Uttanasana “A”
• Urdhva Vrikshasana
• Samasthiti

Standing poses of Ashtanga Vinyasa

• Hasta padangustasana “A”
• Pada Hastasana
• Uthita tri konasana
• Parivartrita tri konasana
• Utthita parsva konasana
• Prasarit padotanasana (variation A,B,C,D)
• Uthita parsvotanasana
• Uthita hasta padangustasana (variation A,B)
• Uthita eka padasana
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Sun Salutation “B” of Ashtanga Vinyasa

• Samasthiti
• Urdhva Vrikshsana
• Uttanasana “A”
• Uttanasana “B”
• Chaturang Dandasana
• Urdhva Mukha Swanasana
• Adho Mukha Swanasana
• Veerbhadrasana”A”
• Chaturang Dandasana
• Urdhva Mukha Swanasana
• Adho Mukha Swanasana
• Veerbhadrasana”A”
• Chaturang Dandasana
• Urdhva Mukha Swanasana
• Adho Mukha Swanasana
• Uttanasana “B”
• Uttanasana “A”
• Urdhva Vrikshasana
• Samasthiti

Supine poses of Ashtanga Vinyasa

• Sputa Konasana
• Sputa Hasta Padangustasana (Variation A,B,C )
• Ubhaya Padangustasana (Variation A,B )
• Urdva Mukha Paschimotanasana (Variation A,B )
• Setu Dandhasana
• Urdhva Dhanurasana
• Paschimotanasana
• Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karna Peedasana
• Urdhva Padmasana
• Pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Uttan Padasana
• Shirsaasana
• Badha Padmasana
• Yoga Mudra
• tolasana

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Yoga teacher trainee students will learn major 8 kinds of pranayama ‘breathings’ techniques. Each breathing will be taught with emphasis on technique, duration, ratio, physical and psychic awareness, contra- indications and benefits.

Teacher trainees will learn Anulom-Viloma, Nadishodhan, Ujjai, Bhramari, Shitali, Shitkari, Bhastrika and Kapalbhati also they will learn how to perform these pranayamas with the bandhas (retention or Kumbhaka).

Trainee students will learn five techniques of each breathing from beginners to advanced levels with explanation how to perform them and how to use for their clients.

• normal breathing
• full yogic breathing
• nadishodhan
• Anulom vilom
• Surya bhedi 
• Bhramari
• Bhastrik
• Ujjayi

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Meditation

YTT students will learn and be guided into practice of 6 meditation techniques in accordance with each Chakra plus 5 additional practices of different meditations with emphasis on background, techniques & benefits.

What is Mediation

 Meditation is a tool for the re-discovery of the body’s own inner intelligence. Practiced for thousands of years, it’s not about forcing the mind to be quiet, it’s finding the silence that’s already there and making it a part of your life. From this field of pure potentiality we get our bursts of inspiration, our most intuitive thoughts, and our deepest sense of connection to the universe.From the ancient times the sages has try to explain the art of connecting with supreme present in the self by various methods by the ways of sutra.

                                           “tatra pratyayaika-tânatâ dhyânam”  II patanjali yoga sutra II III : 2 II

                                  In meditative absorption, the entire perceptual flow is aligned with that object.

Mediation is a process and it involves subject and object, subject is the person who is concentrating where as object is in which the person is concentrating .so we can say mediation is focusing our mind towards one particular thing or we can say in this state when the mind has one pointed focus.

In yoga sutra patanjali says :-

            “tad evârtha-mâtra-nirbhâsaä svarûpa-åûnyam iva samâdhiï ”   || patanjali yoga sutra ||  III : 3 ||

                                                                                                 “trayam ekatra saäyamaï ”   ||  patanjali yoga sutra ||   III : 4 ||

When only the essential nature of the object shines forth, as if formless, integration has arisen;Concentration, meditative absorption, and integration regarding a single object comprise the perfect discipline of consciousness.

 

Meditation is not about doing something; rather it is about doing nothing. Meditation is a state of awareness. It brings stability, happiness, clarity and peace of mind and help him in realization of self.

One thing has to be remembered about meditation; it is a long journey and there is no shortcut. Anyone who says there is a shortcut is befooling you. It is a long journey because the change is very deep and is achieved after many lives – many lives of routine habits, thinking, desiring. And the mind structure; that you have to do. Meditation is not a seasonal flower which within six weeks is there. It is a very very big tree. It needs time to spread its roots. Whenever we stop watering the tree it will get dry and die.

Mudra & Bandhas

The practice of Bandha “controlling” and “locking’ the energy (Prana), and directing it upwards to the uniting of Prana and Apana to energy channel and then into the Shushumnanadi; Mudra “gestures” to channelis the energy in nadis. we put an emphasis on technique, contra-indications and benefits.We explain that it is necessary to teach and learn which helps to practice further kriya, mudra and pranayama.
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Mudra and bandha

The sanskrit word Mudra is translated  as “gesture “ or “attitude” . “Mud “ means delight or pleasure and “druvay “means to draw forth . It can be described as psychic ,emotional , devotional and esthetic gesture or attitude .Bandha means to hold , lighten or lock .the bandhas redirect prana and stroe it by blocking the flow in certain areas of the body ,thus forcing it to flow or accumulate in other areas .During the practice ,Certain parts of the body are  contracted..This action also massages and stimulates the muscles ,organs ,glands and nerves associated with that specific area .Its help in expanding the pranic field which is concentrated around the chakra and activating kundakine shakti .

• Mulabandha
• Jalandarabandha
• Uddiyanabandha
• Mahabandha

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Kriyas

YTTC students will learn information and practice of the shatkriyas “six body cleansing methods”: which are emphasis on techniques, practice and theory, variations, awareness, contra-indications, benefits, etc. We will explain also how to use kriya in daily life.

Kriyas (shatkarma)

  meda-śleṣhmādhikaḥ pūrvaṃ ṣhaṭ-karmāṇi samācharet | 
                                                                          anyastu nācharettāni doṣhāṇāṃ samabhāvataḥ ||  Hatha pradeepika || 2/21|| 

||  If there be excess of fat or phlegm in the body, the six kinds of kriyâs (duties) should be performed first. But others, not suffering from the excess of these, should not perform them.||

Shatkarma. shat means ‘six’ and karma means ‘ action’ the shatkarma consists of six group of purification process .the aim of the shatkarma (and hatha yoga) is to create harmony between ida and pingla (nadis).there by attaining physical and mental purification and balance.

They are used to purify the body of toxins and to ensure safe and successful progression along the spiritual path and to balance the three dosha or humours in the body : kapha (mucus ),pitta (bile or fire),and vata( wind ).

• Jala neti
• Sutra neti
• kapalabhati
• Vamana dhauti
• agnishara
• Nauli

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Mantra, Chanting, Bhajans & Kirtan

Mantra
Yoga Teacher Trainees will learn to chant and present yogic mantras in the beginning and ending of yoga classes. Also we teach how to use mantra to purify and balance the chakras. Also we will give you techniques of Mantra Dhyana.

Mantra

                                                        ||   tasya vâcakaï prañavaï   || patanjali yoga sutra || I/27||

                                                                          Isvara is represented by a sound, om.

        ||   taj-japas tad-artha-bhâvanam  || patanjali yoga sutra || I/28||

                                                                        Through repetition its meaning becomes clear.    

At the beginning of creation mahaprana (suprime) manifested and sound also come into being with the first movement of cosmic energy the first sound manifested which was “ om ” this transcendental sound also called “nada”.the higest level of the medium of energy or prana and nada in the process of creation ,sound is one of the ,best vehicles for  the transmission of prana shakti.

Mantra are cosmic sounds , sounds that vibrate at particular frequency in each dimension of the personality  and with a particular psychic center .Normally one hears sound only within a certain range.beyond or better of  that range change the frequency and sound cannot be heard,however ,in the causal state of consciousness one become more sensitive and begins to hear and see many things ,what one hears are mantra and what one sees are yantras.

  śrūyate prathamābhyāse nādo nānā-vidho mahān |
                                   tato|abhyāse vardhamāne śrūyate sūkṣhma-sūkṣhmakaḥ || Hatha yoga pradipika ||4/84||

In the beginning, the sounds heard are of great variety and very loud; but, as the practice increases, they become more and more subtle.

Sound is a form of energy that has frequency , pitch ,volume and tone as well as substle qualities .the pranas are the orientation of pranic flows or emphasized ,so that the mind and perception changes. when you start flowing in the energy of mantra fully inwardly and outwardly u start getting perfection and results of that mantra.

 tāvadākāśa-sangkalpo yāvachchabdaḥ pravartate |
                                     niḥśabdaṃ tat-paraṃ brahma paramāteti ghīyate ||  hatha yoga pradipika  ||4/ 101 ||

So long as the sounds continue, there is the idea of âkâśa. When they disappear, then it is called Para Brahma, Paramâtmana.

• Om mantra
• Gayatri mantra
• Ganesh mantra
• Kalayna mantra
• Moksha mantra
• Shakti mantra
• Poorna mantra (finishing mantra)

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2. Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics:

We will explain and introduce the origin of Yoga, Hatha Yoga,

• Yoga sutra of Patanjali,
• (4 paths), Yama, Niyama and how can you apply them into modern life-style;
• Theory of Evolution( Sankhya Yoga):-Purusha ,Prakriti, Intellect, Ego-sense, Mind,
• Three Gunas, Five senses , Five organs of action, Five elements,
• ,Five major types of Prana and the role & location and Five Sub-Prana – five subtle elements,
• Panch Kosha (Five layer in over consciousness),
• Kundalini, Granthi(knot), Nadis ,Chakra according to Hatha-yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Shiva Samhita
• Bhagavadgita (Karma Yoga and Bhakti yoga).

 

YTTC students will learn yogic way of living a life by waking-up and sleeping early ,yogic diet ,silence, fasting , discipline and awareness and through Karma Yoga they will learn the art of giving which will spread peace ,love, joy and life of others . These are helpful elements during your practice and achievements

 

                                     atyāhāraḥ prayāsaścha prajalpo niyamāghrahaḥ |

                                     jana-sangghaścha laulyaṃ cha ṣhaḍbhiryogho vinaśyati || Hatha yoga pradipika || I/15||

Yoga is destroyed by the following six causes:—Over-eating, exertion, talkativeness, adhering to rules, i.e., cold bath in the morning, eating at night, or eating fruits only, company of men, and unsteadiness.

                                                    “ahara shuddhau sattva shuddih |

                                                     Sattva shuddhau druvasmrtih ||   In Upanishads ||

When the food we take in is pure ,our minds become pure ,when our minds become pure memory becomes steady.

3. Teaching methodology

Practical teaching methodology includes how to demonstrate poses, observe the class and assist other students. We will also teach the importance of correct language which is used to describe positions and teachings.

4. Anatomy and Physiology

YTT trainees will learn a proper understanding of the body structure, how they are related and function in Anatomy and Physiology, which is an important part in yoga to understand how the body functions in relation to yoga poses, pranayama, yogic purification , Bandhas, meditation and diet  which will help to understand more clearly  about the body and about the yogic science.

Understanding the science behind the poses is not an imperative part of the practice of yoga; however, learning how your body works and functions can help you as a yoga practitioner, regardless of whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, so our YTTC trainees will learn these major Anatomy & Physiology system of body :

• Cells and tissue
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Nerves system
• Circulatory system
• Musculoskeletal system

5. Practicum

YTT students will learn how to teach asana, pranayama, etc. and how to manage the structure of daily yogic practice for themselves and for their clients from beginning to intermediate levels)