100hrs Multi Style Yoga Teachers Training/Yoga Holiday

Join The Yoga Cave Initiative for an unforgettable yoga journey in India, the home of yogis and sages. This 100-hour yoga teacher training course is inspired by Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. This teacher training is is inspired by Hatha, Vinyasa and Ashthanga and is a multi-style teacher training program for beginners and the students with experience & knowledge of yoga.

This multi styled course will give you the opportunity to learn various postures and styles of yoga. The idea is to give you diversity in your practice so you can pick your specialism in future. The course curriculum is designed to recognize the international requirements, The Yoga Cave Initiative aspire to give you the right tools, so you can spread the light of yoga around the world

Who Should Apply for 100 Hour Yoga TTC?

This is a 14 days intense and transformational yoga training course; your first step towards a life long commitment to the yogic life.

If you are an existing yoga teacher and are looking to go back to basics and diversify your practice and learn the fundamental of yoga as taught by Indian yoga masters then this could be a perfect refreshers course for you.  This 100 hrs course will also count towards your personal career development. This course could also be perfect for someone who is a beginner to yoga, and who wants to have a more intensive introduction to yoga. You could just be a holiday maker or a backpacker, looking for a yoga holiday in Goa. Then this course will be perfect for you to spend some time in Goa, relax, practice yoga, detox and go through this amazing experience in India of spiritual vibes, peace and happiness. You could be a dedicated yogi who is not yet ready to make a 21 day 200 hrs commitment but would like to  break the training in two semesters, then this course can be perfect for you, we can customise the time so you can eventually be a 200 hrs  teacher to attain insurance and teach anywhere.

This intensive course trains and guides the students to establish a harmonious lifestyle for themselves and share their experiences with others for the better life.

Learn Yoga in the land of its an origin

• All Courses are Yoga Alliance USA approved
• Learn various styles of yoga-inspired by Iyenger, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hatha Flow, Yin, Kundalini and many more…
• Learn Yoga from Authentic and exceptionally talented Indian Yoga Masters & Teachers
• Learn traditional yoga teaching methods and adjustment techniques
• Learn fundamental building blocks of each yoga posture
• Learn sequence formulations
• Engage in interactive yoga philosophy classes and learn ancient Vedic philosophy & culture
• Transform, Inspire & Change, join us for an unforgettable journey of learning, knowledge joy & Infinite possibilities
• Relax, rewind and rejuvenate! Immerse yourself in our many affordable Yoga Holidays & Yoga Retreats in India with prices starting fr. US$ 35 per day. 
• Choose from Budget to luxury Beach Yoga Holidays in Goa or Gokarna, Forest Yoga Holidays, Meditation & Chanting, Ayurveda Yoga Holidays & much more…
• Chose from four different venues in India, Goa, Mysore, Rishikesh, and Gokarna

A typical day during your course:

During your training you will have an opportunity to live by the rhythm of nature. The Yoga Training schedule begins at 6:15 am 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. Then we have two main sessions; one philosophy and the other yoga anatomy followed by lunch at noon. Then there will be some self-study and Self-practice time, before we begin the afternoon and evening sessions of Vinyasa-Yoga Asanas followed by Relaxation  & Meditation. There will be some inspirational cultural activities, such as satsang (devotional songs), lectures on yoga related subjects, audios and video lectures. The weekly assignments will be part of the training as that is conducive to gain in-depth knowledge of the subjects and experience through your yoga practices. During this yoga teacher training you will be provided with three yoga vegetarian meals including fruit refreshments and green tea.

We encourage the students to go sleep early about 10pm as that is conducive to the yoga training.

This is a holistic course that gives you a diverse introduction to a full yoga ttc course. You will be introduced to mantra chanting, cleansing techniques, breathing or pranayama techniques. Asana in different styles to give you diversity in your practice. You will learn about bandhas, mudras and sholkas.  Yoga anatomy and philosophy. Teaching methodologies and adjustment techniques.  If you are a budding/qualified yoga teacher or you could be a new yogi all full of energy and hope to enter the world of learning yoga, then our team of teachers will give you a gentle introduction to yoga and start you of on your yogic journey. Whatever is your level and goals our teachers are here committed to your development. We will give you practical tools to take in the world, share it with others.

Overview of Course Curriculum – What to expect

From ancient times sages, swamis, seekers, priests saints, and sadhus have been coming to India to experience the divine promise, the nectar of spirituality and a flavour of authentic yoga asana from Indian gurus.

Many from here went to the west and took with, the LIGHT of yoga to the world. But in today’s India, how do you choose a yoga school that can live up to this divine promise? Since the time of ancient sages till now, India has transformed into a new India and so has the way yoga is taught today!

Given the diversity of the experience of The Yoga Cave initiative teachers, no day will be the same. The morning classes will be two hours long and usually will be sequence driven. The evening asana class and teaching methodology class will be your opportunity to go deep into every asana and learn the variations and methods to teach.

Mantra/Chanting/Kirtan

You will start your day with either mantra recitation or some form of meditation or pranayama. You will be introduced to the science of mantra chanting, we will teach you basic popular mantras, morning and evening mantras, meal prayers, shlokas, bija mantras and surya namaskar mantras.   You will feel the essence of bhakti yoga in the morning with your chanting and mantra sessions.

YogaAsana – Hatha & Ashtanga

Yoga Asana is an important part of yogic life and thus you will do a lot of asana practice during your course.  You will learn:

• Step by step explanation of how to go in a posture, how to centre your concentration in the posture, how to breath in a posture and how to come out of the posture the classical and western way
• We will explore many different types and styles of surya namaskar to give you diversity in your daily practice.
• You will learn different mantras associated with different steps of surya namaskar
• You will learn most of the fundamental yoga postures taught internationally, you will also learn variations and names of the postures in Sanskrit
• You will learn therapeutic benefits of each asana.
• We will teach you traditional ancient adjustment techniques and sequence formation
• We will explore how “Sequential creative movements that interlink postures to form a continuous flow; It creates a “moving meditation” that reveals all forms as being impermanent and for this reason are not held on to” -Gregor Maehale. We believe the depth of an asana is it it’s breath.
• There are only 8.4 million yoga postures but the breath is infinite. When we practice creative movements, with ujjai breath (tantric breathing system) we learn how to make our postures spiritual or “movement meditation” from kumbhak to kumbhak, this intense yoga practice of what Patanjali called abhyasa vairagyam. We will do our best to teach the art of abhyasa vairagyam.

Following is a list of asanas from a 200 hrs course,   we will focus on many but not all of the asanas below in this 100 hrs course.

• TADASANA
• VRKSASANA
• UTTHITA TRIKONASANA
• UTTHITA PARSAVKONASANA
• VIRABHADRASANA, WARRIOR 1
• VIRABHADRASANA WARRIOR 2
• VIRABHADRASANA WARRIOR 3
• PARSVOTTANASANA
• SALAMBA SARVANGASANA
• PARIVRITTA TRIKONASANA
• PRASARITA PADOTTANASANA 1
• URDHVA PRASARITA PADASANA
• ARDHA CHANDRASANA
• HALASANA
• PARIGHASAN
• SHAVASANA
• SUN SALUTATIONS A
• SUN SALUTATIONS B
• PADANGUSHTASANA
• PADAHASTASANA
• UTTHITA TRIKONASANA
• PARIVRTA TRIKONASANA
• UTTHITA PARSVAKONASANA
• PARIVRTA PARSVAKONASANA
• PARSARITA PADOTTANAASANA
• PARSVOTTANASANA
• UTTHITA HASTAPADANUGUSTAHASANA
• ARDHABADDHAPADOTTAN ASANA
• UTKATA ASANA
• VIRABHADRA ASANA (A,B)
• DAND ASANA
• PASCHIMOTTAN ASANA
• PURVOTTAN ASANa
• HALF BOUND PADOTTAN ASANA
• TIRIANGMUKHAIPADA PASCHIMOTTANASANA
• JANUSIRSASANA(A-C)
• MARICHYASASANA(A-D)
• BHUJPINDASANA
• KURMASANA
• SUPTA KURMASANA
• GARBHA PINDASANA
• KUKKUTASANA
• BADDHAKONASANA
• UPAVISTA KONASANA
• SUPTA KONASANA
• SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA
• CHAKRASANA
• UBHAYA PADAGUSTASANA
• URDHVA MUKHA PASCHIMOTTANASANA
• SETHUBANDHASANA
• URDHVA DHANUR ASANA
• SALAMBA SARVANGASANA
• HALASANA
• KARNAPINDA ASANA
• URDHVA PADMASANA
• PINDASANA
• MATSYASANA
• UTTANA PADAASANA
• SIRSASANA
• YOGAMUDRA
• PADMASANA
• SAVASANA

Pranayama & Bandhas

We will introduce you to the yogic science of breathing(pranayama), we will explore the physiology of pranayama, establishment of diaphragmatic breath, 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 breathing practices. You will learn pranayama techniques like nadi shodhana, ujjai breath, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari and brahmari.  To create fire in your belly pranayama is of upmost importance, we will train you and give you the right tools to build a regular pranayama practice.

Bandhas, the art of locking the energy created during your asana.  In this course, you will learn about Mula- Bandha, uddiyana bandha, Jalandhara bandha, their benefits, and techniques.

Shatkarma and Kriya – cleansing exercises.

You will learn basic cleansing techniques like Jala neti and sutra neti.

Mindfullness, relaxation, meditation techniques and concepts.

During this course, you will learn about meditation, mindfulness and relaxation techniques from dedicated meditation guides and masters. We will help you build a daily meditation practice, yoga asana for meditation, So-ham meditation, introduction to the concepts and practices of relaxation and meditation and 31 relaxation techniques.

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Yoga Philosophy, Vedas and tantra

Apart from asana(postures of the physical practice of yoga) you will also learn the history and philosophy of yoga including but not restricted to:

-Patanjali yoga sutra – Samadhi and Sadhan pada – through storytelling and critical analysis we will explore this ancient text.  Every class will be interactive and full of factual information. Patanjali Yoga Sutra is one of the most prescribed text to understand yoga. Yoga is Chitta Vrithi nirodha. We will explore the concepts of Purusha and Prakriti, the seer, the Sakshi, Advaita and the programming of the mind and how to connect to our ancient self.  We will also do a brief comparative study of western ideology and culture compared Vedic philosophy and contemporary Indian culture.

– 8 limbs of ashtanga – Yama, Niyama, pranayama, asana, pratyahara, Dhyana, Dharana, samadhi: with an interactive discussion we will explore “Ashtanga” and how it is different from your 90 min primary series they are teaching down the gym!

– History of Hinduism/India – a factual history of what the term Hinduism actually means and what constitutes the hindu philosophy.

Through interactive discussions, visual graphics and group sessions we will explore the following concepts of Vedas & Tantra:

• the chakra and nadi system,
• kundalini energy,
• the panch kosha,
• Mudras
• Shlokas
• chanting
• yoga anatomy and Ayurveda.
• Mantra recitation (mantra – Japa),
• daily joints and glands practices (granthi – vimochana – kriya),
• yoga postures (yoga asanas),
• meditative steps of doing asanas,
• six cleansing exercises (shat karma),
• science of breath (pranayama),
• yoga energy locks (Bandha) and yoga gestures (Mudra),
• meditation (Dhyana),
• yogic sleep (yoga Nidra),
• history and philosophy of yoga (yoga Darshana),
• yogic anatomy and physiology of human body,
• basic principles of Ayurveda,
• asana alignment practicum classes,
• yoga teaching practice, and teaching methodology.
• Yoga psychology enhance the students’ learning at various levels; mentally and emotionally by which they learn to adopt the yogic disciplines in daily life.