200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Rishikesh

Our Yoga Teacher Training Course In Rishikesh

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training (1600$)

Our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh is designed to help you become a certified yoga instructor (RYT-200). This course, including yogic food and accommodation, is ideal for those who have completed a beginner’s course or have basic knowledge of yoga. It focuses on teaching meditation and yoga techniques, encouraging students to deepen their practice.

While yoga cannot be mastered in 28 days, this training will guide you on how to incorporate its principles into your life. During the course, you’ll be in a supportive environment that connects you to nature and inspires personal growth from within.

Join us for a transformative journey, guided by experienced teachers, where you’ll experience Indian culture, yoga, and traditional meditation in a natural setting.

Introduction to the 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program

This comprehensive curriculum offers an immersive journey into the fundamentals of yoga, combining theory and practice to prepare students for personal growth and teaching.

Our 200-hour yoga teacher training at Divine Rhythem Yoga School in Rishikesh offers a comprehensive residential program based on traditional Hatha yoga.

The course fee includes food and accommodation and is set at USD 1600. Students who join this program will have the unique opportunity to learn from experienced and enlightened teachers at Divine Rhythem, who are dedicated to preserving the authentic values of yogic discipline.

For those seeking professional training as a yoga teacher, this program will provide the deep knowledge and experience needed to transform your practice.

Below is a detailed look at the 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Syllabus.

Introduction to Yoga

Origin of Yoga
History of Yoga
Benefit of Yoga
Indian Traditional Yoga
Great Yoga Masters
Yoga Simple & Advanced Techniques
Connectionof Body & Mind
Guidelines of Yoga Class
Yoga as Exercise
Yoga Etymology
About Vedic Ascetic Practices
Yoga as Karma & Bhakti

Shatkarma (yogic cleansing)

About Shatkarma
History of Shatkarma
Benefits of Shatkarma
Jal Neti (Nasal Cleansing with Water)
Sutra neti(Nasal Cleansing with Rubber)
Kunjal Kriya (Vaman)
Nauli (Abdominal Breathing)
Vastra Dhauti Kriya
Danda Dhauti Kriya
Agnisar Kriya
Trataka (Concentrated Gazing)

Mantra Chanting (Recitation of Sacred Utterance)

Ganesh Mantra
Gayatri Mantra
Shanti Mantra
Guru Mantra
Aum Mantra
Mangala Mantra
Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Maha Mantra

Pranayama (Breathing Controls)

What is Prana?
Benefits of Pranayama
History of Pranayama
Kapala-Bhati (Frontal Brain Cleansing
Nadi-sodhanam(Psychic Purification)
Bhastrika (Bellows Breath)
Ujjayi (the Psychic Breath)
Sheetatli(Cooling Breath)
Sheetkari (Hissing Breath)
Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath)
Surya-bheda(Vitality Stimulating Breath)
Introduction of Kumbhaka

Mudras (Yoga Gestures)

About Mudras
Benefits of Mudras
Bhairava Mudra
Chin Mudra
Hridaya Mudra
Jnan Mudra
Vishnu Mudra

Bandhas (Energy Locks)

What is Bandha?
Benefits & Effects
Procedure of Locks
Mula bandha(Anal Lock)
Jalandhar Bandha (Chin Lock)
Uddiyana Bandha (Abdominal Lock)
Maha bandha(All Locks Same Time)

Sequence of Hatha Yoga Practise

Start with Sukhasana
Joint Movements (starts from neck, joint to toes
Marjariasana Series – Table top position
Adhomukha Svanasana Series
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana Series
Surya Namaskar with Mantra Chanting
Balancing Postures Series
Standing Postures Series
Kneeling Postures Series
Prone Positions Series
Supine Positions Series
Savasana

Yoga Asanas (Yoga Postures)

Surya Namaskar A (3 times)
Surya Namaskar B (3 times)
Padangusthasana
Padahasthasana
Utthita Trikonasana
Parivrtta Trikonasana
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Prasarita Padottanasana (A, B, C, D – Parsvottanasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
(A, B, C & D)
Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana
Utkatasana
Virabhadrasana A & B
Dandasana
Paschimottanasana A B C & D
Purvattanasana
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana
Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
Janu Sirsasana A B & C
Marichyasana A B C & D
Naukasana
Bhujapidasana
Kurmasana
Supta Kurmasana
Garbha Pindasana
Kukkutasana
Baddha Konasana A & B
Upavishta Konasana (A & B)
Supta Konasana
Supta Padangusthasana A & B
Ubhaya Padanghusthasana
Urdhva Mukha Pashimottanasana
Setu Bandhasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Sarvangasana
Halasana
Karnapidasana
Urdhva Pindasana
Matsyasana
Urdhva Padmasana
Sirsasana
Urdhva Dandasana
Baddha Padmasana
Yogimudra
Utplutih
Tolasana
Savasana

Yoga Anatomy

You will learn anatomy and physiology relevant to yoga in order to strengthen the classroom explanations, cues, and corrections of asanas. The class will cover digestives system, skeletal system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, muscular system, anatomical names of the body, planes of the body, major joints of the body, anatomical terms of movements, yoga asana alignment based on applied anatomy.

Yoga Philosophy

This class will focus on introducing you to the basic philosophy, concepts, and history of yoga. It will cover the various traditional philosophies and viewpoints, insights from modern research, and ways in which the essence of this holistic life-view can be integrated into a modern lifestyle.

Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga
Hatha yoga pradipika
Bhagwat Gita philosophy
Yoga sutras of Patanjali
Panch koshas
Mudras and chakras

Teaching Methodology

- Techniques of teaching yoga
- Adjustment and alignment techniques
- Basic class plans
- Student and teacher guidelines

Included Excursions

There will be weekly excursions with Narayan Yoga Sthal that includes activities such as river rafting, temple treks, trekking, Ganga Aarti, river meditation, heritage visits to Beatle ashram, trips to beautiful waterfalls, and beach outings.

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course in Rishikesh, India: Daily Schedule

As per the criteria and requirement set for the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course by Yoga Alliance USA, there will be a reasonably tight schedule. This 200 Hour Yoga Training will be schedule on 6 days for the intensive study and practices and on the 7^th day there will be Himalayan sightseeing, Holy Shrine & Temples Visits and Explore time as the related aspects of yoga training. In spite of such intensive schedule you could find this training an enlightening and interesting process of transformation. During your training you will have an opportunity to live with nature. The Yoga Training schedule begins at 5:30am with a short morning prayer followed by a pranayama session. Then there comes the morning session for the traditional Yoga Postures (Hatha-Yoga) before the breakfast.