The 50-hour yoga teacher training at Yoga Vidya Mandiram in Chiangmai, Thailand is a short yoga teacher training course over a duration of seven days and six nights.
05:00 - 06:00 Wake up
06:15 - 06:30 Mantra chanting
06:30 - 07:30 Shatkriyas and pranayama practices
07:30 - 09:00 Hatha yoga (classical)
09:00 - 10:00 Breakfast and free time
10:00 - 11:00 Yoga philosophy
11:00 - 12:00 Yoga anatomy and physiology
12:30 - 13:00 Karma yoga (Seva)
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Self-study or self-practice
16:00 - 16:15 Tea break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Relaxation and meditation
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Self-study or free time
21:00 Go to sleep
This short teacher training course allows those interested to study the arts of yoga in a structured and holistic approach. The program covers the essential basic foundation that is useful for those who are beginners or have been practicing yoga as a hobby. Yoga Vidya Mandiram aims to bring depth of understanding and practice into the foundations of yoga studies. The program is designed to integrate body, mind, and breath practices to achieve a well-rounded yoga study to inspire students in their personal and spiritual growth.
The curriculum covers the fundamental elements of yoga based on essential subjects consisting of pranayama, shatkriya, asana practices, yoga philosophy, yoga anatomy, relaxation (Yoga Nidra), and meditation. For asana practices, the school focuses on Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga styles of asana. You will go through six days of training with one rest day per week. The rest day is one of the weekdays to avoid tourists and traffic during the weekends. This training is suitable for those who:
This 50-hour yoga training will be scheduled on six days for the intensive study and practices and on the seventh day, there will be a half-day Holy Shrine and Temples visit. During this yoga teacher training, you will be provided with three yoga vegetarian meals including fruit refreshments and green tea. They encourage the students to go to sleep early about 10:00 pm as that is conductive to the yoga training. The first day of the course will start with an opening fire ceremony at 10:30 am
You will be served three vegetarian (no eggs) meals per day as well as afternoon tea or herbal juice throughout the days included in the price. The food is carefully prepared with organic vegetables and ingredients. Filtered water and herbal tea are also available. The menu is creative and balanced with proteins so you feel full and satisfied. If you are planning to have fasting on any day, please inform Yoga Vidya Mandiram to help them avoid food waste.
No consumption of non-vegetarian (ie meat, poultry, eggs, etc.), including eggs (Yoga Vidya Mandiram follows Indian vegetarian rules), within accommodation or school or resort premises. They realize that not everyone interested in the course is pure vegetarian. However, by signing up and booking for this course, you have agreed to their disciplines and diet requirements. You are responsible for bringing dietary supplements that they require during the duration of the course.
If you really need non-vegetarians from time to time, you may discreetly plan your meals outside the school. Please do not request Yoga Vidya Mandiram staff to prepare non-vegetarian meals, including eggs. Yoga Vidya Mandiram School has rented out 90 percent of the resort during the training. There will be guests from tour groups, not attending the training, who take their usual non-vegetarian diet and occasional beer within the resort.
Yoga Vidya Mandiram does not impose discipline on them as they are not their students. They also do not force the resort to omit these options from the menu. However, they expect their students to follow school rules and discipline while staying on the premises. The school has the right to ask a student to leave the training without certification if he or she does not follow or violate the school discipline.
The following meals are included:
The following drinks are included:
The following dietary requirements are served/possible:
A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price. The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled. The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
