At Ashiyana, we believe that the most important aspect of teaching today is that you are able to express yourself from an open heart, discovering your inner peace and therefore having the capacity to truly give of yourself. We wish to create self-empowered teachers, who teach intuitively instead of merely following our or someone else’s ideas... It is not necessary that you go on to teach yoga after this course, our intention is to inspire you to be more of yourself – authentic, confident, loving, clear, and flowing with life. In this way, you will discover even more about your divine purpose here on earth.
Until 10:00 Mauna - silence
06:00 – 10:00 Morning Sadhana
10:00 – 10:30 Morning break & smoothie
10:30 – 13:00 Asana Lab, Applied anatomy, Philosophy etc.
13:00 – 15:30 Lunch & afternoon break
15:30 – 19:00 Teaching skills & lectures etc.
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Kirtan, Meditation, Sacred circle, Yoga Nidra, Sharing
SATURDAY ACTIVITY
Until 10:00 Mauna - silence
06:00 – 09:15 Morning practice
09:15 – 10:00 Sharing
10:00 – 10:30 Morning break & smoothie
10:30 – 13:00 Asana Lab, Applied anatomy, Philosophy etc.
13:00 Lunch & free afternoon
SUNDAY ACTIVITY
TILL 16:00 Free
16:00 – 18:30 Asana Lab, Applied anatomy, Philosophy etc.
18:30 – 19:00 Group sharing, Lectures etc
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Kirtan, Meditation, Sacred circle, Yoga Nidra, Sharing
YOGA ALLIANCE 200 HOURS CERTIFIED
At Ashiyana, we believe that the most important aspect of teaching today is that you are able to express yourself from an open heart, discovering your inner peace and therefore having the capacity to truly give of yourself. We wish to create self-empowered teachers, who teach intuitively instead of merely following our or someone else’s ideas...
It is not necessary that you go on to teach yoga after this course, our intention is to inspire you to be more of yourself – authentic, confident, loving, clear, and flowing with life. In this way, you will discover even more about your divine purpose here on earth.
OUR VISION
We aim to enable you to take yoga off the mat and into all aspects of your life, as a process of self-healing whilst you learn to be responsible for your own equanimity and joy. In that, Yoga moves beyond the body and becomes an inner journey. Our vision is to empower you, so that you can truly live who you are, teach what you love, and therefore 'become the teacher', rather than just teaching a class.
THE COURSE
The course will be framed around the four main paths of Yoga – Jnana, Karma, Bhakti and Hatha (Raja). There will be a thorough examination of the traditional and most common interpretation of yoga according to Patanjali’s eight limbs of Raja Yoga. However, this will be set against a varied backdrop of alternate perspectives of yoga and life, so that you may realise your own vision of what yoga means for you in today’s world. We intend to challenge, inspire and empower you.
After the training, you will receive either a Teaching certificate (200hr Yoga Alliance certified) or an Attendance certificate, depending on your overall performance and attitude throughout the 3-weeks training.
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
We place great emphasis on the ability to create a loving, nurturing and safe class, with due consideration for breath awareness and techniques (Pranayama), warming up the body (Pawanmuktasana), appropriate sequencing of postures, and then relaxation (Savasana).
We will empower you to teach and during the course we will focus on specific classical Hatha Yoga postures, seed sun salutations, and meditation. With this understanding, we will encourage you to be creative and explore “your” way of teaching.
The idea of the asana part of the course is that you learn the postures safely and correctly and then develop your own self-practice, which will inform your way of teaching.
There will be a variety of ways in which we will encourage and support you to learn and share. However, there will also be significant periods of alone time, aside from studying, where you are encouraged to practice silence, solitude, and meditation. This is supported by daily times of silence. There will be ongoing homework and assessment – including written, verbal and practical. Typically the main exams are in Anatomy (end of week 2), Philosophy and asana test and 1 hour taught class (week 3).
Ashiyana is a tropical retreat centre located on the beautiful and unspoiled Mandrem Beach and the enchanting Mandrem river in the very north of Goa. We warmly invite you to come and visit us between 1st October and 30th April. You can stay with us on one of our retreats, yoga holidays, yoga teacher trainings, massage trainings. Alternatively join us for yoga classes and workshops at the drop-in centre if you are staying in the area. You may also wish to enquire about our luxury accommodation.
Our prices are fully inclusive of tuition, accommodation (shared in Palm Grove), food, all of the facilities at Ashiyana Goa.
