Intensive Cross-Cultural Yoga Teacher Training in Thailand Since the ancient times, Thailand has been closely linked to India, mainly in culture and in spirituality. Even the foothills of the great Himalayan mountain range of India begins from the highlands of Chiangmai, Thailand. Beyond the boundaries of religions and cultures, there is much ancient wisdom we both share. Our special highly intensive 24 Days 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training program in Chiangmai, Thailand is dedicated to many students who desire to step into the path of yoga and meditation but are still caught up in the midst of the modern lifestyle that allows only so much time one can take off from the fast-moving life. Our teachers have been brought up and spent their lives in traditional ashram and gurukulams with yoga and meditation as their sole purpose of life. In this special occasion, they are traveling to Thailand with the pure intention of transmitting authentic knowledge of yoga and meditation from the ancient Vedic scriptures. Our school has priced the course only enough to cover expenses required to hold this program, without any additional profit beyond necessary expenses to make this happen. 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Highlights 23 night’s accommodation. Sankhya and yoga philosophies Daily Hatha-yoga & Ashtanga-yoga classes Daily Mantra recitation guided & Karma Yoga Daily Relaxation & meditation practices Shat-kriya & Daily guided breathing and pranayama practices Yoga anatomy & physiology workshops Yoga practicum/practice teaching Instructions to teach and guide others 200-hours yoga TTC Certificate from Yoga Alliance, USA Healthy nutritious vegetarian breakfast Complimentary Thai Massage Traditional Northern Thai Dinner with Thai Cultural Performance Excursion to nearby ancient Buddhist temples and sightseeing on Thailand’s highest mountain range. Who Should Apply for 200 Hour Yoga TTC? floral-decor This 200 Hour Yoga TTC is designed and perfect for the students who; are either fresh beginners or beginners with basic knowledge of yoga, wish to go through a deep and intense life changing experiences yoga, are looking for a complete detoxification from their life through yogic wisdom, science and practices, are entirely dedicated and focused to become a professional 200 RYT yoga teacher and guide, wish to get an exposure to India culture and its spiritual values 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Certification 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course at our yoga School Yoga Vidya Mandiram is offered from a worldwide known organization Yoga Alliance, USA. After the successfully completing the program the students will receive a 200 RYS (registered yoga school). After which they can get registered at Yoga Alliance USA and become a 200 RYT (registered yoga tanner). 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Curriculum floral-decor 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. Here is the detailed 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course: Yoga Postures:- Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection Ashtanga-Vinyasa-Yoga flow – series 1 Surya-Namaskara (sun salutations) – dynamic surya namaskara, surya namaskara with breathe awareness, surya namaskara with mantra chanting Types of Yoga posture- standing poses, sitting poses, backward bending poses, forward bending poses, spinal twisting poses, fire series, inversion poses, shavasana Postural alignment and art of adjustment Counter pose Contraindications Pranayama:- Science of breath Sitting postures for pranayama practice How to establish diaphragmatic breathing before pranayama practice 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 breathing practices Types of pranayama – nadi shodhana pranayama, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari, brahmari, and anuloma viloma Practice Relaxation and Yoga Nidra:- Relaxation in daily life Tension and relaxation Systematic relaxation 31 pints relaxation 61 points relaxation exercises Preparation for Yoga Nidra Meditation:- What is meditation? Meditation in daily life Sitting positions for meditation Two to five minutes meditations So-Ham mediation Yoga Anatomy and physiology:- Introduction about anatomy and physiology The yogic study of digestive system The effects of yoga practices on digestive system Respiratory system The effects of yoga practices on respiratory system Effect of yoga posture on muscles and systems Nadis (energy channels) Chakras (energy plexus) Pancha tatwa (five great elements) Panchakosha (five sheaths) Pancha pranas(five vital energy Yoga Philosophy:- General introduction: Six school of Indian philosophy Samkhya and yoga Intro of Pattanjali’s Yoga-sutras Highlight of astanga yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and Samadhi Introduction to Upanishad Life style and yoga ethics Ayurveda:- Yoga & Health Basic principle of ayurveda Basic doshas Tri-gunas Balance of the mind and Ayurvedic diet Mudras:- Jnana-mudra Dhyana-mudra Vishnu-mudra Hridaya-mudra Mantra Chanting:- Om mantra Morning mantra Guru mantra Meal mantra Gayatri mantra and more Surya-namaskara mantras – 12 names of sun Satkriya(cleaning):- Jala-neti Sutra-neti Teaching Methodology and Home Work:- Lesson plan Assignments Practice teaching Feedback Group discussion Question and answer Homework